Kimberly Steele

From my limited experience, it has become apparent to me that ritual magic is a great deal like practicing the piano or the guitar. When you start, it seems absolutely hopeless. When you hear musicians who are far better than you, you feel mystified and like you should give up. As much as it is going to suck, you have to keep practicing until the dinky little song you've been given is perfect. You can now play Twinkle Twinkle Little Star with grace and you can play it in your sleep because you know it so well. That's what I mean by "effortless". Sure, it's only Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and you are going to sound like ass for anywhere from 2 weeks to a year. Nevertheless, you just have to ignore that, put aside your feelings of embarrassment and unworthiness, and keep plugging away every single day, sometimes twice a day.