magic vs fate?

I suppose you could think of magic as having to conform to newton's third law in a way, because magic cannot alter fate, we have to work around fate and go with it. Say if you cast a spell for $200, you would initially get the money, but then, you might get $200 less than what you usually get later because of a backfire, balance is then restored.

Thank you! All you guys nailed it! Michael what you said was not only eloquent it was beautiful and touching, i thank you. And oakgrove, exactally! I guess i just need to work on finding my own balance. Ive never meditated much (never have time, ha!) But im thinkin mabe its something i should do more diligently! Blessing to all!

"The future is like a cloud alvays chainging and alvays up ahead"
"whee are just mortals, then how dos it come that whee created the Devine"
"no ones faith is certain or decidet"
in other words not to stand against anyones balives, but there is no grand sceme, wee decide aur destiny, and even if there whas a grand scheme than it would have already have accounted for magic, wouldn't it, afther all wouldn't it be in it, just means to its goal, its how its inventors looked at it anyway, so eighter way magic is just find
p.s. The dont harm anyone rule is a culture rhing, most well known as the Wicca'n thre fould law
and if in some way I have upset someones belief I am sory

If it were all decided, what would be the point of living it? If life is predestined, I want the Cliffnotes. What's the point of making choices if it's just going to be a certain way anyway? In my opinion, that is a lazy man's philosophy. Thinking it will all happen for you no matter what. This is why happiness is always sought and hardly ever found. This is the problem with the world. I hope most of you actually feel you can make your future and that is why you are here, and why you practice magic--to better your existence and the existence of those around you. To advance your own self growth and break free from such thinking. If predestiny were the case, and our future is written, then our gods are truly cruel and we are nothing but pawns. Those that are suffering were "chosen" to suffer, even children. No, we choose and our choices effect not only us, but those around us. That's why our world is being destroyed. People don't take responsibility for their actions. They do not realize how much power they really hold, how much good they could do if they tried.

WhiteRav i doubt that my post is the problem with this world. I think that apathy is.