Jadespear

The lords of karma? Sounds like the spirit beings of Saturn. Magic as low? Clearly you have a strange idea of what magic is... an actual "magician" is someone like Jesus or Buddha - who has the power to change another persons very destiny at will. Entities offering you things? Seems like you've been targeted as a sucker. ..."The way that can be followed is not the eternal way. The name that can be named is not the eternal name."

I'd say it all depends - speculation on the intention of anyone (visible or invisible) isn't really worth much is it? Why don't you find them and ask them yourself? God cares. Enough events have transpired in my life to convince me that God cares enough to reveal his hand at times. Albeit, I was looking for him though. Can't say anything about random people who have no spiritual aspirations...