I am a spellcaster. I feel it benefits my moral and spiritual development tremendously and gives me a coping mechanism for life. Magick is the art of manipulating unseen forces according to unexplained laws of nature.
Some view spells as prayers with toys.
The definition sounds much more drastically powerful than it is. Spells work subtly, much like herbs do. If used with ethics and caution, sometimes they can perform miracles, just like herbal mixtures. If used improperly they can do lots of damage. Using spells to influence others by taking control of yourself is against ethics of most practitioners.