>>67615Magic is actually something you should empirically test, in that regard, it is akin to science.
The difference is that the results of magic are highly subjective, as they are in the domain of the subconscious and superconscious. They do not pertain to physical matter but to your own deep psychology, and western science has made virtually no progress whatsoever in this area. As a corollary, magic is also not quantifiable or measurable, therefore not apt for the methods of science.
There is also a very great deal of charlatanery surrounding it, and much of what is of substance is obscured by arcane language, such as with alchemy, and unfamiliar imagery from mystical traditions long neglected in our rationalist/materialist mindset.
It is imperative that the practicant be a sceptic at all times.