you know the one.
same goes for prayers too…
I dunno, supposely someone took out a magical hit on Kirk and he got got. I think Herr Diapershitter has the backing of the demiurge or something.
For me, the best proof that magic does indeed work in a sense, is the Pulitzer prize photo of the burning monk from Tibet, and in general the self-immolating budhists.
It’s a proof that once you get your subconsious under reins, you can affect your life to an extreme degree. Budhists learn to do it through sheer training and willpower, western magic does it through rituals, belief and symbols, but I think the goal (and the mechanism that makes it work) is the same.
Of course, it means that it’s limited just to things you can reasonably affect, so no i.e cursing people.
But, if a ritual nudges your subconscious to i.e. make you study more instead of procrastrinating and you thus pass the test, it did work after all. It’s just not as flashy as people expect.
This is my theory about how it works, and at least for me it makes sense. Plus, it’s fun!
That isn’t magic, it is just how brains work.
I dont think they’re saying its literally magic
To be fair, esoteric Buddhism does exist. You’re correct that the photo in question is not of that.
Yes. Magic works if you redefine magic to be different than what people typically call magic.
People can control their minds more than they realize, and it improves with practice. Some people wrap that in unnecessary mysticism.
“Magic” has many definitions. There’s fantasy magic, stage magic, Hollywood magic.
Magick has had a consistent definition of “the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will” for a century. The “mysticism” is a very potent system of exploiting the associative nature of the mind to focus one’s will, and train the subconscious.
Counterpoint: Etsy witches
Something not happening isn’t proof that it doesn’t happen or can’t happen. If anything it’s only proof that if that thing could happen, we don’t yet understand how.
Would you apply this rationale to things besides magic and religion? Do you generally believe that if something doesn’t happen the way you expect it, when you expect it, then it can never happen?
Ok, let me rephrase for OP.
Magic might exist.
YOUR specific definition of magic doesn’t exist.
I don’t believe in magic or religion lol. I just prefer to be open minded, respectful, and logically consistent. You should try it.
I don’t understand the need to respect other people’s fantasies. Can you explain why that’s important? And not, say, akin to respecting an adult that still believes in Santa?
His wards deflected it onto Charlie Kirk
There are more people praying for him than cursing him: so far he has escaped a fried chicken demise.
if we consider the 8 billion people on earth, and only 25% of them are praying, asking, or magicallying, that leaves 2 billion people actively seeking this persons demise.
that’s got to be way more than those who are actively “protecting” them.
I’m not sure I follow that math.
I’m sure the curses are working.
