magick is real, yes. do you, or will you ever, have the intelligence to understand and employ it? from your post the answer is a clear and resounding no, move on with your life. making anything of magick requires years of research into synchretizing various hard to find and harder to understand texts, and the right combination of discipline, spirituality, curiousity, and intellect that is incredibly rare, and can only be born into, not acquired through "hard work." you're right that religion and prayer give you most of the benefits when applied with sincere faith, and takes way less natural aptitude. stick to that.
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