We all have the same components and operate under the same natural laws. This enables us to identify correspondences and affinities between planets, gems, herbs, oils, colors, scents, etc. It cannot be destroyed and will always exist, even if as a subconscious memory. All things created by man are physical manifestations of what were once, ideas, or thoughts. Through scientific tests we know that the process of thinking makes small variations in the electrical system of the brain and, like all energy, may be altered, but not destroyed.
Thoughts are REAL things.
And so, we have two requirements to successfully practice Magick.