Are you trying to win the lottery with magic?

[SeekerPS]

Approximately 300,000 to 500,000 people win some kind of lottery prize every day worldwide, but let's say you are not aiming for winning just $50-$500, let's say that you want the millions, right? In 8.1 Billion people, approximately 2-3 persons daily become millionaires thanks to lottery. That’s still less than 1 in 5 million chance even after a year of daily play.


So, let's assume you are a magician, you can cheat probabilities, Don't you? After all, mathematically speaking, the chance still exists. It's not impossible. If you can make your crush fall in love into you, or win that job you dream of, why wouldn't you be able to win the lottery?

In my personal experience, I have used NAP with modest success (I got a better job but after some time) and I have used goetic spirits for naughty things (mainly love/sex related and curses). But I have tried the NAP spell for winning contest without any result that could say it is remotely working. I have been toying with the idea of trying something more complex, but I'm still gathering the equipment.

I would like to know your experiences, if you have, or your insights, if you have any, about this topic. Some people says that chances are too low, but, at the end of the day, each day, at least 1 person wins the lottery in the world. Other says that you are competing against other magicians, to which, at least from my experience, I would say we are not so packed up geographically as for that to really impact and the worst that could happen is a shared prize by 2-3 practitioners. A lot of people are armchair magicians and don't practice, etc etc. The last argument I have seen is about Karma, but that seems ridiculous to me, you are not doing any evil by playing the lottery.

 

[AlfrunGrima]

My view? This isn’t how magick works, like at all. And I don’t say that from cynicism. I say that from experience.

I think a lot of modern occultists short-sheeted the bed. They treat grimoires like recipe books instead of what they really are: windows into entirely different worldviews. Those spirits weren’t just summoned. They were participated in. The magick was in the whole life of the operator, not just in the ritual.

Yes, this is what is fundamental underneath the question of the OP. The spirits don't only exists in the ritual space that was created in a world that is almost spiritual and magical dead. The Grimoires and their instructions are not standalone technical user manuals, but part of an enchanted and vibrant world. One has to be able to recreate that enchanted world in his/hers own mind.

 

[pruner_tipster]

Nah I’d rather build a business (with magick) doing something I love with multiple streams of revenue rather than a one time lump sum maybe it works and maybe the price tag is astronomical…