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Why does magic work? I still can't get it. If the universe is 'mental', why do people go through elaborate rituals, with candles, sigils, symbols, robes, etc? What if I do the ritual wrong? Will something bad happen? Why? Is it because I believe I should be punished for the bad ritual or...?

Can I even look at traditions through the prism of 'mentalism'? Is WWA any good? Some people have directed me at Chaos Magic but I would like to understand what I'm doing, right?
What even makes Chaos Magic rituals devoted to Southpark characters work? But what if the ritual involves speaking to an entity, that doesn't really add up to the 'it's just psychological' theory?
gpt
>elaborate rituals, with candles, sigils, symbols, robes, etc
they are props