Intelligence And The Strength Of One's Will, Are they related? Options

What do you think?

Personally, I'm not sure. But in my experience there isn't any reason to suspect that a more intelligent person is more capable of doing Magick. I'd say Magick comes from the spiritual essence of a person, and that intelligence and Will are not related.

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I love this topic! You have so many variables lurching around...*grin* I don't think that intelligence necessarily procures a better quotient for magic ability. A strong will is not dependent upon ones intelligence. With my experience over the years it has shown me the case (or so one would be led to believe) that some of the more powerful magicians came from middle range intelligence or even lower! Intellectualizing can be detrimental to creative flow (for a host of reasons). Alternately, I've found that those of extremely high intelligence can find themselves operating in spheres quite removed from the 'norm' and thereby granting them the 'protections' of that difference in thinking. All this is predicated upon the individuals capacity to be in tune with their creative flow and the universe around them. This is not so easily answered...It's not that easily categorized. Sorry, but I hate these polls, they're too black and white and we all know that magic is multi-hued! There are certain facets of magic that lend themselves to a more scholarly approach and others that rely on gut-level reaction, no intelligence required. Armchair magicians tend to be of higher intelligence as they delve into antiquaties, dead languages and conceptual magics whereas some 'hedge witchery' doesn't necessarily need nimble minds. The Will is needed and it could be dumb as a post! Theoretically a combination of high intelligence, the will power of a rock and the ability to sense and understand the energy flows/universal tides will give you a good magician. The ability to affect reality is different from just creative flow but it goes a long way! I've noticed that those with strong gifts in creative flow make good magicians. But...again, this generalization can take us just so far. LOL! This is becoming long winded and of little content. Anyone need some snake oil? LOL! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blablabla.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/horse.gif)