Agent since you did not pay much money such is an irrelevant matter i suppose. So you fear the usage of such spells? Perhaps you should invest in protective magiks and the like to counteract any unforseen consequences, like Pistgurl kind of suggested.
What is it that has you convinced that you will offend God? Perhaps he has made it so that you will come across this stuff, and is offended that you are not using the knowledge he has given you? Thing is you dont really know, and so I can see 3 paths:
First, do nothing and just pursue such on an intellectual level like you said.
Second you can go for it and invoke, gleaning personal experience (which is valuable on such a path), learning through the ups and downs.
Third, you can consult with yourself and God somehow, perhaps through prayer if you are into that. In this way you may find out which of the above two you should take.
I too used to be really into Wicca and the like. For me it was more like ‘earth spirituality’ which is pretty broad, for i was into like shamanism, druidism, wicca, all sorts of stuff rather than just one thing, it was my quest to find nature and the magic within it. That was like 2 years ago.
Personally, i believe that ‘magic’ does exist and that it is the power of our minds sort of tapping into the potentiality of the energy that lies within all things, the energy that IS all things. Identification with physicality is what limits us. Religion, which deals a lot (among other things) with matters of what is after physical death, is what frees many of us. Yeah, by the way those are my own views of course!
Hey mike_dpw i think your sig ownz, on another note.