Magic alters pre-material conditions to cause material expressions to manifest(Magic Aligns The Personal Chain of Desire Private or Broken Links
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). Because all things material must eventually come to us through material- they are still bound by the laws of the material plane.
This means that if we wish to see Paris, our magic will likely not result in us being transported to Paris, but rather we may win a plane ticket or be invited by a friend to travel through mundane methods.
What is possible is broad however, and this principle explains the axiom Knowledge is Power Private or Broken Links
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, for if one knows the processes through which something could happen- they can then perform magic to alter and affect those processes.
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Another gem of wisdom from the mind of the man whose been there before. Don't enchant for something and then DO NOTHING about it. You can't meet the man/woman of your dreams by sitting at home all night, you can't pass that physics test by not studying. You can't get a big pay raise by always showing up late for work etc.. As your workings become progressively more difficult seek to tip the hand of chance by creating "avenues of manifestation" � help the universe give you what you want.
Gordon White, Chaos Protocols