24 Is spell casting guaranteed to produce results -- and if not, why bother to practice magic?
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This article is from the Spell/Hex FAQ, by cat cat@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.
24 Is spell casting guaranteed to produce results -- and if not, why bother to practice magic?
This question comes up regularly in the newsgroup, and is also
often asked by potential customers of spiritual supply stores.
Here is how one store-owner, cat yronwode (cat@luckymojo.com),
replies to the query:
"The question of whether a mojo hand, spell kit, or other
occult item is "guaranteed to bring in results" is one that
i am often asked. As most hoodoo practitioners know, every
supplier in America sells their products as curios only,
for legal reasons which i am sure we can all appreciate.
"I can certainly go on record stating that we have had many
customers provide us with feedback that they have had
successful results with our spell kits, mojo bags, oils,
candles, incenses, and other products -- or those of our
competitors -- but due to the nature of magic and the
differentiation of attention and power among those who
employ these spells, combined with the irregularity of
feedback, we cannot be absolutely certain of their
success rate.
"What i tell my customers and clients is this: even if
you use magic only to concentrate upon your desires and
to pray, you will at least haveclarified what it is you
want. If it works for you, however, as it very often does,
then you will not only have clarified your desires, you
will have achieved them.
"Remember this: every farmer who plants seeds fully hopes
and expects the seeds to germinate and the crop to grow.
Most years, this is exactly what happens -- but some years
the seed is of poor quality or the weather is bad, or an
infestation of insects, or a disease, or even the work of
a malicious enemy may somehow ruin the crop before it
matures. A reputable spiritual supply store will endevour
to supply good "seeds" -- authetntic prodects, prperly
labelled, with instructions for use according to custom --
but beyond this, no supplier can guarantee results because
the outcome of spell-work is determined by factors such as
the experience and beleief of the pracitioner, possible
opposition against the spell being cast by other parties,
and ephemeral conditions analogous to the "weaether" (such
as transitory astrological conditions) that may be a
ffecting people in general at the time the work is
being performed."
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