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.

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.

I answered "no" since intelligence is more of the realm of the phisical rather then the energetic side of things(in my view). I think it can help but(!) when approached by the right field of study where it is required. I think this "field" has so manny approaches to it that no matter the person or what they are lacking(phisicaly) can be compensated by the right approach. My personal methods require a lot of memmorising of theories, practical use and diffrent reactions to what you did energeticaly. Thus knowing what to do to cause a certain "effect" or "reaction. It requires i would say not only a sharp mind but also a creative one since thinking of new theories and achieving new goals requires considering all the information that i gathered so far and thinking of a new way to use it to uncover a new ellement\reaction to further my studies and reach new goals. I of course read a lot of metrial when i am faced with something my current understanding seems to be lacking but its a long proccess of mix and match and then trial and error. Anyway my point is that this specific approach is my cup of tea. Someone else might find it hard or confusing. You get where im going with this? Your question is a valid one but it has no room here simply because if you lack something to a certain approach there is allways a more suitable one waiting behind the corner. Some have certain ellements to them that shine more and others that shine less and thats correct for all of us but it doesnt stop us from achieivng the same goals just means we take diffrent roads to get there, ones that suit us best.

So in conclusion your question should be "What magick path is more suitable for a person like (put set of random skills\mental dissabilities here) in your opinion?" (IMG:style_emoticons/default/13.gif)

Further more to my personal conclusions(and im sure that they are quite general ones for manny others) regarding spiritual structure vs intelligence and will. I believe that everything within you has a part to play to make the end result come about. At least in my practice and im sure in manny others there is no result without its base structure such as: will(intent)+imagination(plan\wanted change\result)+energy(building blocks). There are manny more smaller and diffrent parts both within you and outside that also play an importent part in all that is "magick"(as popularly regarded lately). So yeah.

I think i said enough all throughout this thread there are just too manny ideas to go with and id rather keep it short. ^^;

This post has been edited by Shimi: Feb 21 2010, 06:06 PM