Here's a hornets nest! Can a Christian practice Shamanism or so called, "White Magic"? [Spirituality & Religion]

@Wraithorn Christian prayer is a communication and meditation with God who is personal, interested and with whom there is a relationship. To try to sum up all prayer can be for the Christian in a few words would be impertinent, but it it far from invoking a magic spell to suit one's convenience or for supernatural effect. I'm still working at it.

@Frank52 In my opinion praying to a god (a supernatural being) in another dimension in an attempt at influencing one's life in this physical realm, is an attempt at magic. Regardless of the religion involved.

@Wraithorn I can understand that point of view. I was merely answering in the context of the Christian faith which is where the question placed the debate.

@Frank52 I understand. I'm not a christian though so I look frim a different point of view.

@Wraithorn It's magic. It as oft as not involves wishing that God would use its magical wishing power to grant one's wishes. Prayer isn't merely the one-way 'reporting in' kind of chit-chat.

@Success That's what I thought.