Praying To God Options

yeah so i was thinking in the shower
not about magic
yet for some reason i had some sort of idea.

Is praying to god magic?
is it magic under the paradigm that if you ask this enigmatic being for a favor that he will reply and help with good faith?

and then i thought more?

isnt ordinary magic the exact same thing, except instead of asking a being
we tell the universe...
and in some cases we do ask a being
like in a summoning of a demon?

And if that's true, then if you replace God with universe in the bible, it is more like things were guided into place by fate, and not by a bearded sociopath?
and it becomes something entirely different?

idk really
i just dont think much about Christianity because i am not a christian at all so

whatever.

yeah so i was thinking in the shower
not about magic
yet for some reason i had some sort of idea.

Is praying to god magic?
is it magic under the paradigm that if you ask this enigmatic being for a favor that he will reply and help with good faith?

and then i thought more?

isnt ordinary magic the exact same thing, except instead of asking a being
we tell the universe...
and in some cases we do ask a being
like in a summoning of a demon?

And if that's true, then if you replace God with universe in the bible, it is more like things were guided into place by fate, and not by a bearded sociopath?
and it becomes something entirely different?

idk really
i just dont think much about Christianity because i am not a christian at all so

whatever.

I believe in God (however I do not identify as "Christian" or any form of organised religion.) I practise angel and saint magic which can involve prayers to God.

It nearly is the same thing. I think with angel and saint magic generally is used to better yourself. For example: The use of colours and scents with a psalm to energise you in the morning.

There are many cases in the bible where rituals and majick are used. In fact, there were even men in priesthoods called Magus which nearly did the same thing as the pagan priests and priestesses did. Many reasons churches consider majick and rituals "black and evil" in the beginning was because people started trying to change big outcomes of things or try and cause harm to others. Mix that in nowadays with the fear of losing their handy-work (a converted soul) to another religion and you have a nice big stew pot of exaggerations and concern from many churches.

So in summary: Praying is more an affirmation then magick but can be used in majick.