Remember, while magick is the manipulation of life-force in the universe, it is only a part of how we as individuals and as part of the grand scheme of things present and future would develop and achieve the ultimate goal: to become one with the All-Father, the God - whatever his/her/their name or form would be - the universe in all its aspects.
So what does all this have to do with the title of this post? One observation I've noted in the various resources that discuss and teach magick is that while there is a study on how spells are cast and what specific rituals and spells can be done for whatever purpose is deemed necessary, there seems to be a lack in information regarding the continuous development of magick, even as a pseudoscience, much less as an actual metaphysical study. It's mostly about spiritual development, and yes the more spiritually developed you are the better your spells would become, but frankly all I've seen is give or take a revival of what has already been found in the past. What else are we going to do other than dig up spells crafted by our forefathers and whatever beings gave them those spells, just stick to those spells and nothing else?
I may be a little eccentric in suggesting this, but I believe that aside from my original purpose in this world as both observer and host for my alpha incarnation, I - and pretty much every other sentient spiritually developed being in the universe I hope - would like to further delve into the development of magick as both a spiritual and practical practice; go beyond what is the stereotypical and the conventional spells, and find ways to make spells more useful on a day-to-day basis without the need for the "strong stuff". This is probably more apt in the low magicks of course, since high magicks would likely be best done in the "traditional" ritualistic sense... and although yes magick is still powerful when done with rhymes, chants, and so on, why go about all the hubbub when simple flicks of the hand and focusing of the mind would be just as appropriate? Why send a thunderstorm when a simple shower could do just as well?
So if anyone actually reads this, I'd like to leave you with a little question, a little challenge even: how do you make spellcasting better, quicker, or easier?
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For those who wish to read past this, as this is completely off-topic already, go ahead :P
Before I reached the age of 25, I've always considered myself a useless piece of meat, just good for spreading my family's genes then completely expendable after that. I never expected reaching the age of 30, and even now I secretly hope that I would be more of a spirit guide than a father to my child since I have all this knowledge on mundane and spiritual stuff, but no knowledge on being "grown up"; blame me for not listening to my parents and complaining about everything when I was told to do stuff, and also for not exercising enough leading to myself being easily exhausted when I shouldn't be... and blame my family for not being able to properly instill upon me the necessary things to survive on my own (always had depend on each other, which was both good and bad, although with the way things went here, it slid more in the bad).
If I'm going to be a father though, I really have to go now from thinking "I'm a useless dolt", to "I'm a good father and husband"... assuming that the law of attraction and what I've learned as a magician are both correct and aptly applied in this situation. Otherwise I may as well commit suicide, throw my soul into the very depths of the 13 hells, and just pray that every soul and spirit I've touched would do better without me.
Then again that'd make me too much of an emo, and I don't think anyone would appreciate me doing that.
Faced with several problems - clumsiness in housework, laziness in studies and work, weakness in physique, and overall inefficiency - and the need to up the ante, so to speak, there's only one thing I'm probably good at that I can do, and will have to do:
Learn.
