Re: My past and reasons being here.
But it's like does the pentagram indicate Satanism? As a norm no, if you'd said it was a Baphamet (sp) imposed over an inverted pentagram then perhaps it would have more of a Satanic occultism feel. Yet a pentagram by itself is more of a assumption of what it means and suggests than anything else which ties back into that pseudo teenage Satanism slant. I should note that because its called pseudo teenage Satanism doesn't mean it is always teenagers who are doing it but more a mindset of those who utilize it. Granted more often seen in teens than older groups but not restricted to them.
For the majority of people i'd say magic is more psychological in nature and how they presume it will work than actual magical workings. All you've indicated here so far is very much smoke, mirrors and perception of what is occurring or believe will occur. A lot of it, ie apple usage, is very sympathetic magic as well so by most accounts is very low or un-formatted which is a far cry from what one would expect of an ancient magical tradition that would more resemble a ceremonial or high magical system in my opinion. Nothing of which your describing meets those examples so appears very unlikely to actually be magical in that sense of exploitation or manipulation of elder entities or magical systems. That factor tends to be the reason I think what your describing is not seen in the light your trying to convey.
Of course that is all my opinion so I can't speak for how other's might actually be viewing it from their perspectives.
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For the majority of people i'd say magic is more psychological in nature and how they presume it will work than actual magical workings. All you've indicated here so far is very much smoke, mirrors and perception of what is occurring or believe will occur. A lot of it, ie apple usage, is very sympathetic magic as well so by most accounts is very low or un-formatted which is a far cry from what one would expect of an ancient magical tradition that would more resemble a ceremonial or high magical system in my opinion. Nothing of which your describing meets those examples so appears very unlikely to actually be magical in that sense of exploitation or manipulation of elder entities or magical systems. That factor tends to be the reason I think what your describing is not seen in the light your trying to convey.
Of course that is all my opinion so I can't speak for how other's might actually be viewing it from their perspectives.
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