anything is possible. To will; fire up the intent and put energy into it. To know; be confident that everything will work out and be okay. To keep still; be calm within yourself and the world will be at peace around you. These natural forces as described as a Pagan axiom, show that they cannot be controlled by anyone except the one who makes the effort.
Magic is a strategy. If a magician is set in his intent, has gathered the energy and is focused to the task, anything can happen. We call it magic, others may call it a miracle or just coincidence, however, if the idea is in place and an expanse of time is taken into consideration a manifestation of need and want is very visible.
“If it is to be-it is up to me!” ~the Kaballah
In Tarot, the Magician card is the agent of change and creation, but there is a catch. The Magician can fool, trick and distract from purpose and the straight path. Thus it is important to distinguish between the use of power and energy. Both are important in creating magic, and although some believe the terms are interchangeable, there is a difference in meaning.
Energy is the building block, ever changing, growing and diminishing that allows you to carry out tasks. Energy is used with the idea of ‘how much’ and is described in amounts.
Power is a measure of exactly ‘how much can be produced’, or how we describe something in size.
We raise energy to conduct a spell, and we need ‘so much’ energy to have the power to see that the spell is correctly cast. Energy, transformed into the proper amount can achieve the magic, the manifestation of will.
The voice that tells me magic with a ‘c’ is real, the manifestation of my free will, also questions why others never take the concept seriously. Perhaps turning magic into a science can clarify and help rationalize what most can’t understand. But that’s an after-thought.
Aleister Crawley ~ “ …magic is the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with will”.