The questions that are always on the mind of a beginner magician – will it work? If yes, when? And so on.
I also had such questions when I was just starting out in magick.
After years of experiments and practice I have amassed some experience and it allows me to conclude that every ritual works, but not like you might think it will work and perhaps not as fast as you expect it to.
There are various factors and variables at work here when considering the probability of success of magick those can be summed up as the next equation:
M = magick success, amount of magical influence produced by the ritual
Positive Factors
I – integration of runes into your being, how well connected you are with the rune, how good and deep you understand each one, how strong the runic energies are awakened in your subtle bodies. This aspect is built up by passing the runic initiation circle that we will start on the complete rune magick course.
G – your connection to the gods, how well you understand the concept of the particular god that was invoked for the ritual and what is your history working with this god. There is a similar initiation process like with runes, but with gods.
C – criticality of the intent for you. If it is a life and death question, the results are much stronger.
E – the amount of energy you have supplied. Either the time you spend supplying the energy or the intensity of emotions or both combined.
B – your belief in yourself and in belief in magick, belief that you deserve the result and that it is possible to achieve. This is built over time as you gain confidence in magick and in yourself in general.
S – the state of mind in which you do the ritual, depth of the altered state. This is improved by mastering your mind with meditation or using shamanic substances or both.
Negative Factors
O – obsessing over the result, not letting it go – this anchors the energy to you not letting it fly away and do its work. Such not letting go can come only out of doubting yourself and the sanity of what you are doing.
To improve this factor it’s important to gain experience doing magick and seeing the results and also mastering your mind to be able to direct your compulsive thought flow.
R – subconscious resistance, how much you are conditioned to believe that magick doesn’t work or that your desire is unreachable or that you think you are not worthy of achieving your desires.
In regards to this variable, believing in yourself and trusting your intuition is the main aspect, and also clearing negative magical influences that live in the subconsciousness.
Playing and experimenting with these concepts and variables will allow you to come up with your own unique approach to magick that works for you.