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@Oneironott What I find is that the weed and the alcohol and the sex and the music and the ritual are tools that make getting to the magic easier. Some tools have side effects, but faster results. Some tools are less predictable but more potent. Respect your tools, hone your practice, and remember that the magic is always there even without the tools, if you can get to it. If not, that's what the tools are for.
MtA calls them _foci_ for a reason.