Directing Energy: Why Magic Works

Magic

is the process of moving and directing energy in order to achieve a desired result or outcome. By working magic, we hope to make changes in ourselves and the world around us.

We work magic to achieve self-improvement or empowerment; to find solutions to problems; and to meet our own and others' physical, mental, or emotional needs. The purpose of our ritual is to understand, experience, or feel the connection with Nyarlathotep. We invite Him in our midst during ritual. Magic is a natural force, not a religious practice.

This is how and why magic works:

1. Everything that exists is interconnected.

All reality is part of a grand circle or web of vibrating energy (think about the web of Atlach-Nacha).

2. The energy within the human mind is not separate from the energy in the physical world.

3. When a person visualizes an event (sees it as a detailed picture in the mind), he or she forms energy into patterns.

4. A person focuses mental power in order to move and direct the energy toward a desired outcome.

5. By moving and directing the energy, a person's mind can affect events or conditions in the physical world outside of the self. This process is called magic.

When we focus our minds, we can make change in the world. That's why magic works!