This sounds like a "sock puppet" asker and I don't think you're serious, but I'll play along anway. Here's an answer I've given in the past to similar question:
OK, first, read about the lives of famous occultists:
http://usminc.org/famous.html
Then decide if it's worth persuing. If you want to wind up broke and forgotten, go for it!
If there is any truth to the old saying "Those who can, do. Those who can't, teach.", that truth is found in the occult, and Wicca in particular. Silver Ravenwolf has written close to a dozen books on the subject of "The Craft", and claims she has been studying it since about 1969, which is almost as long as I’ve been alive. She has written a book on how to cast money spells, and includes a chapter on how to do so in her Teen Witch book. But the thing is, she doesn't particularly sound all that prosperous herself. Ravenwolf writes,
" For years I couldn't afford to go to a hair stylist (still can't, it's shop and chop for me). I got pretty good at stying my own hair from looking at magazine pictures" [SOURCE: Teen Witch, Llewellyn Publications, 2003 edition, page 145]
OK, she so rich she can't go to the hairdresser. Hey, get me a copy of that Prosperity Spell book!
Silver Ravenwolf seems to have inadvertently discovered that Wicca makes things worse, but won't ever admit it as such.
In Teen Witch she says
"A lot of people tell me how bad their lives have gotten after casting a spell and tell me they won't do Witchcraft anymore. I tell them their lives would have been much worse for not having cast the spell".
Gee Silver, you would think a lot of people would be saying things like "Hey, Silver Ravenwolf, my life has improved tremendously with Wicca!" if Wicca is as great as they claim. Instead it makes lives much worse, and even Silver Ravenwolf admits she hears this a lot!!!
Why? Because sometimes, things are just as you think they are. Most average people will tell you the occult deals with black magic and demons, and demons are evil beings who wish us harm. This is how it is my friend. The occult is evil, and brings bad happenings into a person's life, and Wicca is an occult religion. When you stop trying to rationalize it with inaccurate data and just use common sense you will realize this. Some occultists are of above average intelligence, and I think part of the problem is they have book smarts but not common sense. There are two forces at work in this universe: the counterfeit and the genuine. Wicca’s source of power is not the genuine. There’s just simply no way Wicca (and thus the copycat Neopagan religions) can be created from the black magic writings of “The Great Beast 666", the bizarre sexual practices of Gardner, the spiritual “guidance” of the Watchers (fallen angels) and still be a source of good!
None of the people who have answered your question can make it work either, Don't delude yourself. It's an incredible waste of time and money, and it's spiritual poison.
2007-01-24 09:57:47
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answered by The Notorious Doctor Zoom Zoom 6
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Sorry, nobody gets instant magical powers. Magic is something you learn and practice, not a switch that you can turn on.
That being said, it's a fascinating practice; I've been working with it for a decade and it's done a lot to help me. It won't solve all your problems, but it's a good thing to have in the tool belt!
I suggest starting at http://www.spiralnature.com and http://www.witchvox.com , and then move on to http://www.rendingtheveil.com and http://www.chaosmatrix.org.
I also highly recommend joining forums and other online communities. Spend a few weeks just *reading*, especially any threads related to basic material to help you get a good foundation, and a variety of viewpoints. http://groups.yahoo.com and the communities at http://www.livejournal.com are good starting places.
As to books, you can see some of my recommendations at http://lupabitch.wordpress.com . There are also plenty of good reviews up at Spiral Nature, as well as http://www.davensjournal.com and http://www.facingnorth.net
Hope that helps :)
2007-01-27 01:49:45
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answered by Lupa 4
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First, realize they aren't "your" powers. Magick does not work that way.
If you have enough discipline, meditate for a very long time. Reflect and get as much energy as you can to run through your brain; doing so can alter connections between neurons, bringing your mind to a greater state of awareness.
2007-01-24 17:55:31
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answered by Anonymous
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Why would you want them? Advanced yogis (practitioners of yoga) are taught that if/when they acquire siddhis (powers) through their meditation, they should never become a distraction because the desire for more would be too great, and it would seriously kill any merit they may have received through yoga. We're human for a reason, we have advanced minds, which is our greatest power. Why bother for anything else?
2007-01-24 17:57:13
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answered by lotusmoon01 4
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Ah,the power of a good book.
2007-01-24 17:55:13
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answered by Myaloo 5
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You do not get your magic powers, because there are no magic powers. You do not have them, will not have them, cannot have them. Time to grow up and enter the 21st century. Magic does not exist. If it did, don't you think we would basically have it packaged and on the shelves by now?
2007-01-24 17:55:46
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answered by Anonymous
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read The Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey
2007-01-24 18:02:16
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answered by The Dark Lord 2
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LOL!
OK, start first by buying me a few drinks. You might just get to use your magic wand if it's in the stars.
ROTFLMAO
2007-01-24 18:01:15
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answered by Raven Fuqfest 2
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didn't know there were magick powers that people possessed.
2007-01-24 17:54:03
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answered by Mystee_Rain 5
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Get a wand and go to Hogwarts.
2007-01-24 17:54:42
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answered by Zhukov 4
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