After college, a girlfriend was interested in Paganism, specifically Wicca. I went with her to take a 6 month weekly course on the religion, assuming that it would be merely educational. About halfway
Blackcatter: Thank you for sharing your story.
After my OBE; I read four different translations of the bible cover to cover, then I explored more religions than I can easily name or remember.
through the course, I realized that my belief in a Universe that is controlled by laws and not by any capricious god could fit pretty well with what I was learning. I saw that magic can be effective and still fit into my personal cosmology. To me Gods and Goddesses are achetypes like Jung and Campbell taught. Magic is just another force of nature, available to all, just like electricity is available by plugging into an outlet. I honor the changing of the seasons (sort
Same here. the God on the throne with a long white beard did not do much for me either.
Of course magick works. The energy used can be directed for a wide variety of tasks. I primarily use that energy (called ch'i, akasha, mana, manitou, Itaki, nuwati, etc) for healing, and weather modification every now and then.