I didn't come here to be judged, [ Matt protests, amusement coming through clearer and stronger now. ] But I mean, I guess ...

I think the magic came first? I started using poems and prayers to focus when I cast spells, because it was easier for me to keep an intention in my mind when I had words that weren't my native language at the forefront, or that weren't like, overly literal.

And then ... I don't know. I used to feel like when I cast spells, I was asking the gods of my world for their help. And they'd usually give it to me. Prayer felt like the right attitude for that, for how ... lucky I felt. Blessed.