It is a natural human trait to get curious and want power. Especially recent pagan, Wicca practices are on the TV and more and more coming out of the Woodwork (at least in the US).

After I had a hard landing, break with the spiritual teacher I had for 3-years, I meandered and eventually got into the occult. Especially Sigil magic. Then all of a sudden I had the weird notion that I was the reincarnated Austin Spare the artist magician who passed away in 1956, the year I was born. There were uncanny similarities -likes, dislikes, art and magic as traits that were perhaps passed on. Or the whole thing was a coincidence? At any rate, this is a good way to become manic with borderline psychosis.

After this episode, I have realized that paradoxically power comes to those who surrender to the fact that it cannot be gotten.