Hellooo, just introduction... Options

hello from Croatia! I'm interested in magick so i have come across this page!
I have many questions but they can wait. One I am wondering is probably the basic one: Is magick only ritualistic? or does it exists like in the movies where one can summon a fire or lightning from his hand with a word or a thought...
I really would like that one answered because i'm just not the type to be doing rituals and God know what summoning and marking myself for life.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wizard.gif)

Magic isn't only ritualistic, but it is far more subtle than what you're describing.

Sigils and the like have an element of ritual, but not a full on ritual like you're thinking. Sigils and most other forms of magic will work subtly to cause a desired change(get a job, get a car, meet a lover, gain a personal truth, find adventure), but you're not gonna shoot a lightning bolt from the palm of your hand. Although that would be pretty cool.

Magic isn't only ritualistic, but it is far more subtle than what you're describing.

Sigils and the like have an element of ritual, but not a full on ritual like you're thinking. Sigils and most other forms of magic will work subtly to cause a desired change(get a job, get a car, meet a lover, gain a personal truth, find adventure), but you're not gonna shoot a lightning bolt from the palm of your hand. Although that would be pretty cool.

well...thx, but i'm not interested in getting a car or meeting a lover..that can be done without magic, as it should be!!
I'm just interested is there more to magick than chanting because even though you all say " I was chanting for an hour, and in the next month a girl i liked called me.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/001.gif) yay!!! " that's not magick..sorry if i offended someone but really!!
magick should be instinctual, should come from knowledge. When you decide to cast a spell you should use your energy, not a fictional from a candle or who knows what. It should be emotional but contained. Like using your hand to reach for an object, you shouldn't question the fact how you did... i guess i ask for a lot but bear with me...what's the point??
If you have a book or something to prove me otherwise, please do!!!