A powerful shaman was once asked,
"What would you do if someone pointed a gun at you, with the intent to kill you? How would you be able to avoid being injured or killed?"

He replied, "I'm wise enough to be able to foresee and avoid being in such a circumstance".

Magic is a personnl exploration of realities. What you do with the knowledge gained from this experience depends on your personal wisdom.
Stupid Magicians make mistakes!
On the other hand "religion" is a pre-packaged system that is imposed on the believer by others. -- without his/her need to have personal experience or testing of the beliefs.