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The effectiveness of an imprecation pronounced by the amateur is also heavily dependent on the circumstances that led to the malediction’s initial declaration. This should be no surprise because a curse is fundamentally a solicitation to a deity for a judgment regarding a dilemma. Typically, these predicaments develop from perceived injustices whose rectification are understood to be beyond human capacity to correct. A successful lay curse, when employed properly, ultimately seeks justice from the divine realm for the correct reasons.— Cursed Are You!, page 362