What are common challenges in spellcasting that Ariel Gatoga addresses in his teachings?

Ariel repeatedly comes back to a handful of core challenges:

• Unrealistic expectations: Wanting “movie magic” or instant, dramatic results instead of gradual, natural manifestations.

• Working outside your current magical sphere of influence instead of starting with goals you can actually move (small, short‑term wins).

• Weak “witches’ pyramid” skills:

  • Faith (doubting the work immediately)
  • Imagination (fuzzy or conflicted images)
  • Will (inconsistent effort)
  • Secrecy (oversharing and dissipating power)

• Misreading results: assuming a spell “made things worse” instead of understanding normal adjustment phases and ego pushback.

• Lack of discipline: sporadic practice, changing methods constantly, or abandoning a spell too quickly.

Which of these feels most relevant to what you are running into right now?