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Like prayer, laying on hands, or chanting? Absolutely.Rejected said:Do you think its possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your deity through intercessory methods such as rituals, tarot, spells, etc?
I believe god will intercede on my behalf, and sometimes I feel that I need that assistance.Rejected said:Why or why not.
Do any external procedures that help you focus (before or during).Rejected said:If yes, how does it work?
Improved health. Improved emotional health. I got bailed out of a couple impending conflicts. And I got one miracle.Rejected said:What results have you achieved through the use of magick?
Silicon Hero said:No, because My God does not condone those actions. And personally I am a skeptic on them.
You don't have to use props with magick. Also, there are a lot of prayers and other Christian rituals that do use props.Karl R said:I believe magick is just prayer with props. I generally prefer not to use props, but that's a personal preference.
Why should this be obvious? It really depends on what religion you are as to whether it would be prohibited or not. Define Black Magick. Most magickians I know no longer rely on such over-simplified concepts as White and Black Magick.Doktormartini said:Although I haven't done it, I think it's possible and ok. Well, obviously as long as you aren't doing Black Magick.
Rejected said:Do you think its possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your deity through intercessory methods such as rituals, tarot, spells, etc?
Why or why not.
If yes, how does it work?
What results have you achieved through the use of magick?
kai said:i would consider all the ritual in christian religion magic the prayers the mass its all the request of intercession by the practitioner to the diety, whats the difference?
This is only because of translation. I would like to make note that the word witchcraft in the bible is translated from the Greek word pharmakia (the root word for pharmaceuticals). And the verse. "shall not suffer a witch to live", the word suffer means to employee, or pay for services.Silicon Hero said:No, because My God does not condone those actions. And personally I am a skeptic on them.
I don't believe that the Bible does say astrology is evil. Can you quote the passage, please?Doktormartini said:Although I haven't done it, I think it's possible and ok. Well, obviously as long as you aren't doing Black Magick.
Sure, the Bible says it's wrong, but seriously, it's not. Just because it says it is doesn't mean it is. The Bible says Astrology is evil, yet that is probably how the earth's lands were discovered.
No. I don't believe that it is possible to 'tap into divinity' per se. I do believe it is possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your own divinity through such means.Rejected said:Do you think its possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your deity through intercessory methods such as rituals, tarot, spells, etc?
Why or why not.
If yes, how does it work?
What results have you achieved through the use of magick?
Doktormartini said:The Bible says Astrology is evil, yet that is probably how the earth's lands were discovered.
Rejected said:Do you think its possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your deity through intercessory methods such as rituals, tarot, spells, etc?
Why or why not.
If yes, how does it work?
What results have you achieved through the use of magick?
Doktormartini said:Although I haven't done it, I think it's possible and ok. Well, obviously as long as you aren't doing Black Magick.
Rejected said:So this begs the question, why does the church forbid the use of these practices, on fear of death, if there is no power in them.
And for that matter why does the church use them at all themselves?
Is there power in these practices?
Magic, as I understand it, is little more than the combination of ritual, prayer, and meditation through the foci of correspondences. Items (be they powders, stones, herbs, cards, or idols) correspond to things that the magician seeks to awaken in themselves or in the world. It's a superstitious behavior that I'm surprised is not more readily accepted in the civilized world. Personally, I have little time or inclination for magic, but it doesn't seem that strange to me.Rejected said:Do you think its possible to tap into the power/essence/knowledge of your deity through intercessory methods such as rituals, tarot, spells, etc?
Why or why not.
If yes, how does it work?
What results have you achieved through the use of magick?
Doktormartini said:Although I haven't done it, I think it's possible and ok. Well, obviously as long as you aren't doing Black Magick.
Sure, the Bible says it's wrong, but seriously, it's not. Just because it says it is doesn't mean it is. The Bible says Astrology is evil, yet that is probably how the earth's lands were discovered.
actually, a lot of pagans spell magick with a k on the end nowDanDanTheCoffeyMan said:First of all, its magic not magick