A ritual practitioner said my spells hav
Question
A ritual practitioner said my spells haven't worked. Can beginners really influence energy?
Answer
Nothing in tarot can confirm or deny that — and honestly, no reading I could pull would tell you whether a spell landed. So let me answer the question directly instead of handing you a spread that would just look like evidence.
On "beginners influencing energy": the honest answer is that nobody outside your own experience can verify energy influence, and most traditions that teach ritual are careful about this. They describe ritual as a way of focusing attention, rehearsing a decision, or shifting your own state — not as a lever that reliably changes the weather. A practice that promises reliable external results is a sales pitch, not a tradition.
On the practitioner saying your spells "haven't worked": that verdict usually comes with no test attached. Ask two things, plainly:
- What is the observable result they expected, and by when?
- How would they distinguish "the spell worked" from "something else happened this week"?
If they can't answer those, the feedback isn't about your technique. That's common in communities where a practitioner's standing depends on you believing you're still in their orbit.
What you can actually check this week: write down, before each working, one thing you'd notice if it landed and one you'd notice if it didn't. Three or four entries is enough to tell you whether you're tracking results or tracking mood. Most people who find their practice stopped working describe the same thing — they stopped writing it down, and the only measure left was how they felt afterward.
If what you want now is a look at *your* situation rather than a verdict on magic — where you are with the practice and whether this teacher is helping — say so and I'll draw three cards for that instead. That question the cards can sit with.