Fear and Love

[outerheaven]

I still haven't seen how ritual sacrifice has any real power in the real world.

Have you attempted it?

I haven't, but I believe the effect is real.

Reading Ra, I was hoping that Ra would say something along the lines of -- "ritual magic is essentially pointless, the only thing that matters is the intention behind the ritual, harness that understanding and the need for the ritual is nullified."

Instead Ra implies that ritual magic has a very real effect because of the roots of the one mind.

I like to imagine a large mountain; there are an almost infinite number of ways of scaling the mountain and reaching the summit, but there are also well-worn paths that others have followed. It's much easier to go along someone else's path than blaze your own ... although I'd say you're much more likely to encounter other entities along such high-trafficked paths.

For that reason I don't have much of an interest in magic. I try to live my life as honestly as I can, following my own intuition. Following in the footsteps of others has only ever led me down the wrong path.