Prayer and Magic
Prayer is not a power, but a request. It is not so much a technique as a conversation. We cannot guarantee what Spirit will do with our prayers. If we use Prayer as the basis of our Spiritual undertakings we must understand that it's not our will which becomes manifest - but that of the Divine. We may not get exactly what we ask for. We may get more or less.
So if the
This is what takes Magic above and beyond Prayer. The practitioner, rather than the Divine, decides upon the desired outcome.
However, many religions use sacrifices and elaborate doxologies to induce the Divine to favour requests, grant wishes and perform miracles upon demand. Is this magic? Yes. Religion and magic are not mutually exclusive
If you do not ask, you do not receive. If you do not receive, it was not meant to be.
So if the
belief that supernatural forces can be controlled, influenced and manipulated by executing a ritualistic formula, either physical or verbalis the basis of Magic, then in order for Magic to be effective, it has to manipulate energy. This may be divine energy, elemental energy, herb energy, planetary energy etc.
This is what takes Magic above and beyond Prayer. The practitioner, rather than the Divine, decides upon the desired outcome.
However, many religions use sacrifices and elaborate doxologies to induce the Divine to favour requests, grant wishes and perform miracles upon demand. Is this magic? Yes. Religion and magic are not mutually exclusive
If you do not ask, you do not receive. If you do not receive, it was not meant to be.
