The misinterpretation of a private magical working.

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I honestly doubt in those who say they do magical workings usually because they also seem to be unaware of what they're working with but merely think they do.

Sort of like a 10 year old IT veteran in an office job working on new technology, he looks confident but underneath that facade it's all new to him too, yet he speaks so surely of himself.

I feel like that is most people that speak of using magic.  It gets especially absurd once they begin talking about summoning entities, at that point I'm so frustrated with the lack of honesty from people that I just assume anyone speaking of doing such is either delusional or a megalomaniac or narcissistic or just fishing for attention.

Now few exceptions apply.  If the person seems respectful of their magic and is humble in discussing it, I usually feel a tinge of honesty, that they're aware of the depth of honour they have uptaken, that it's not a game to them or a way of life, but working with life itself.

So, forgive me if I might seem skeptical dipping into cynical.

How do you distinguish such differences in magic, Turtle?  How are we supposed to tell the difference at face value?  Is there a cover to judge on the book called Magic?