QUOTE(Chorozon @ Jun 29 2006, 10:05 AM)
How long has evryone been practicing magic/sorcery? And how long des it take to get quite good at it? I havent practiced much, but I've read extensively on the subject and am interested in the practice. (IMG:
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Only practice will yield any results. I started practicing - we'll say, I formed the intention to become a sorcerer - when I was fourteen, had my first direct magickal experience when I was 16, and and began to accelerate from there. I would say, in practice devote yourself entirely to the intention. If you are diligent and have faith in yourself, you'll have a 'breakthrough experience' and after that you'll grow exponentially as long as you do not get discouraged by apparent 'failures'. It's been my observation that no one can actually fail at magick - there is simply a wide spectrum of success. No matter what happens, you'll most likely learn a lesson, though it may take time.
As far as manifesting abilities directly - TK, AP, OBE, weather control - those things happen naturally if you constantly push for them throughout your magickal career.
Daily meditation, weekly ritual of any sort, a hefty amount of faith and devotion to the intention, and you will be a competent sorcerer within five years. Individuals vary of course, but I know people who became quite powerful in three or four years, and some who took upwards of ten to truly grasp and apply their magickal potential.
peace