what does it take to practice magic

[evergardens]

Is there any form of spiritual power or energy you need to have in order to successfully carry out a spell, or any form of magic?

To elaborate Ill create a fake scenario. Let's say you want to cast a spell, and you have the steps to the spell you want to do. Would you need to have a built talent or ability for spell work in order to do successfully carry out the spell or would you just need to follow the spells steps accurately?​

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[solxyz]

"Spiritual energy," which is really more of a functional category than the name of a specific thing, is certainly a factor in spell success, and any half-way decent long-term practitioner is engaged daily in practices to help build their "spiritual energy" in whatever way that is understood in their tradition or approach. That said, there are means that almost anyone can access to build the necessary energy for a simple spell. Whether this involves wanking to a sigil, dancing oneself into a frenzy, acquiring various specific spell ingredients, or a lengthy build-up of daily purifications and preparations, it is all very tradition dependent.

 

[Anomander Rake]

Visualization, intent, focus etc if you must say.