I think it depends on the pratitioner, what they're trying to accomplish and their perceptions of how the universe works. One person's 'god' is another person's battery.
So I guess I'd be another fence sitter in that regard.
On a personal level, I think Divinity has much better things to do than to pander to my wants and needs, even on a magical basis. Maybe the Big D helps, maybe it/s/he/it/they doesn't. And maybe that's why there's so many aspects (angels, gods, spirits, totems, etc) that are credited with being the Beings to Petition For Help. But I'm not going to worry my head over it, either. If it works, great. If it doesn't, well then, it doesn't.
ETA: I'm also a firm believer in the idea that 'sometimes the answer is 'no'', which means that even if you do everything 'right', it still might not work. So I guess that that's where my belief in the Divnity side of things comes in (as opposed to the part of me which thinks magic(k) is really another form of 'science' we don't understand well enough to quantify in a lab just yet).
...I probably should have quit on this while I was ahead. *g*
So I guess I'd be another fence sitter in that regard.
On a personal level, I think Divinity has much better things to do than to pander to my wants and needs, even on a magical basis. Maybe the Big D helps, maybe it/s/he/it/they doesn't. And maybe that's why there's so many aspects (angels, gods, spirits, totems, etc) that are credited with being the Beings to Petition For Help. But I'm not going to worry my head over it, either. If it works, great. If it doesn't, well then, it doesn't.
ETA: I'm also a firm believer in the idea that 'sometimes the answer is 'no'', which means that even if you do everything 'right', it still might not work. So I guess that that's where my belief in the Divnity side of things comes in (as opposed to the part of me which thinks magic(k) is really another form of 'science' we don't understand well enough to quantify in a lab just yet).
...I probably should have quit on this while I was ahead. *g*
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