dealing with a fluffy....

I think someone who has been through all that can't get too much more from life by using magick lol. I would agree and teach him what you know. Assuming you are not a fluffy too (no disrespect meant, I'm just speaking situationally), start by teaching him the boring old basics of grounding and centering and creating sacred space, the moon phases, the elemental associations, etc. Take him seriously and he will either learn something, or be disappointed and leave you alone.

You can lead a horse to water...

I'd tell him that if he was really that old he should know how to teach himself by now.

That fact that these individuals haven't grown up enough or were missing the day when in life science they were told about dna and how it makes us what we are, If you feel put upon that the serious practitioners are tired of their antics I am sorry but this site is supposed to be about magick and witchcraft,and pagan studies, these people want to be twilight vampires, werewolves and mermaids, I after 45+ years of practicing find it offensive and disheartening. The fact that no amount of logic will desuade their desires is what is wrong with this site, and people whomake excuses and feel butt hurt because we bring it to light are just as guilty as the perpetrators. Grow up and become the witch, pagan, or what ever you want just as long as it is within the confines of natural science and biology. I toned this down as I was thinking like a military man and would have reamed some, but I am a civilized person and brought out my points.
Blessings:
Rogelio21

Yes it is kinda insulting but what do you expect after years of hollywood tampering, this is more of a beginner site and having kids come on hear should be expected, you shouldnt insult them. You shouldnt lauugh at them. You should try to lead them in the right direction. If you insult them then they will leave the magical path forever because you insult them. If you lead them in the right direction they could grow and mature.

Amane regardless of how your associate got to the results of thought he now believes, the best step you can take is to kindly explain to him what magick is and what it isn't. If he can grasp that concept then enforce the understanding with the fact that you can help lead him to the information needed to start down this type of path and ask him to remain open minded. Typically when starting out and after hours of reading and study, people with these types of grand illusions start to sort things out for themselves and come to the realization that what they thought to begin with isn't exactly how things really work.
But be aware if you choose to take this type of person on, you will need to remain open-minded, compassionate, and patient yourself.
Blessings & I hope it works out.

WE have tried to reason with them but their attitude is we are full of it and they are right, They just will not listen, how many spells for vamps,weres, mermaids, have you seen on here, or how they are becoming mermaids. I had one tell me he met areal vampire who has promisedto make him a vampire. We are not trying to insult them, their ideas and attitudes are an affront to those who really want to study the craft.
Rogelio21

I agree but calling something a fluffy is an insult i think we should just not respond

You think you shouldn't respond.
They think they should respond.

It's not your business what interactions others have. If you find it offensive there's a very useful red X at the top of your screen.

I do not not think arguing over this simple thread that didn't actually harm anyone is childish and takes up constructive space.

If you want to argue ethics in name-calling, this is not the site for you. It's annoying, disruptive, and sets a bad example.

Even though he might not listen, explain to him that magic does not work that way. If you have the patience, teach him what real magic is about. Thanks to the fiction novels and movies many of us love, some become deluded as a way of escaping their own lives. If you cant be patient and kind, perhaps just ignore it.

well, with dragon magic there is a ritual where you ride a dragon, but this is a very hard soul searching journey that will force you to confront those things about yourself you keep hidden.

that being said, just kindly, and calmly, explain to your friend what magic is, what wicca/witchcraft is, and what can and can't happen. when it comes to fluffies you need to be nice, hostility will make someone angrier because you're arguing faith, if they hav strong believe two spirits are within them, you can say 'there's the divine in each of us', or you could say 'you're a fluffy and an idiot, a god would not enter you to help get revenge. a god would just do it. that's why it's a god.' in all situations actually, you should be level headed and explain your views calmly. if hostility is the only answer, either walk away, or let them have it. it just comes down to what you feel is the better approach.