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-'''Magick''', in the broadest sense, is any act designed to cause intentional change. The spelling with the terminal "k" was repopularized in the first half of the 20th century by [[Aleister Crowley]] when he made it a core component of his mystical system of [[Thelema]]. +'''Magick''', in the context of [[Aleister Crowley]]'s [[Thelema]], is a term used to differentiate the [[occult]] from [[magic (illusion)|stage magic]] and is defined as "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will", including both "mundane" acts of will as well as [[ritual magic]]. Crowley wrote that "it is theoretically possible to cause in any object any change of which that object is capable by nature".
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 +The spelling with the terminal "k" was repopularized in the first half of the 20th century by [[Aleister Crowley]] when he made it a core component of his mystical system of [[Thelema]].
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 +[[John Symonds]] and [[Kenneth Grant]] attach a deeper occult significance to this preference.
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 +:The Anglo-Saxon ''k'' in Magick, like most of Crowley's conceits, is a means of indicating the kind of magic which he performed. K is the eleventh letter of several alphabets, and eleven is the principal number of magick, because it is the number attributed to the Qliphoth - the underworld of demonic and chaotic forces that have to be conquered before magick can be performed. K has other magical implications: it corresponds to the power or ''shakti'' aspect of creative energy, for k is the ancient Egyptian ''khu'', ''the'' magical power. Specifically, it stands for ''kteis'' (vagina), the complement to the wand (or phallus) which is used by the Magician in certain aspects of the Great Work. --[[John Symonds]], [[Kenneth Grant]]
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 +Crowley saw Magick as the essential method for a person to reach true understanding of the self and to act according to one's [[true will]], which he saw as the reconciliation "between freewill and destiny." Crowley describes this process in his ''[[Magick (Book 4)|Magick, Book 4]]'':
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 +:One must find out for oneself, and make sure beyond doubt, ''who'' one is, ''what'' one is, ''why'' one is ...Being thus conscious of the proper course to pursue, the next thing is to understand the conditions necessary to following it out. After that, one must eliminate from oneself every element alien or hostile to success, and develop those parts of oneself which are specially needed to control the aforesaid conditions. (Crowley, ''Magick, Book 4'' p.134)
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 +==See also==
 +;General
 +* [[Folk magic]]
 +* [[Magic and religion]]
 +* [[List of occult terms]]
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 +;Other types of magic
 +* [[Chaos magic]]
 +* [[Enochian magic]]
 +* [[Greater and lesser magic]]
 +* [[Natural magic]]
 +* [[Theurgy]]
 +* [[Witchcraft]]
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 +;Other magical practices
 +* [[Amulet]]
 +* [[Curse]]
 +* [[Initiation]]
 +* [[Oath]]
 +* [[Sigil (magic)|Sigil]]
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Magick, in the context of Aleister Crowley's Thelema, is a term used to differentiate the occult from stage magic and is defined as "the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will", including both "mundane" acts of will as well as ritual magic. Crowley wrote that "it is theoretically possible to cause in any object any change of which that object is capable by nature".

The spelling with the terminal "k" was repopularized in the first half of the 20th century by Aleister Crowley when he made it a core component of his mystical system of Thelema.

John Symonds and Kenneth Grant attach a deeper occult significance to this preference.

The Anglo-Saxon k in Magick, like most of Crowley's conceits, is a means of indicating the kind of magic which he performed. K is the eleventh letter of several alphabets, and eleven is the principal number of magick, because it is the number attributed to the Qliphoth - the underworld of demonic and chaotic forces that have to be conquered before magick can be performed. K has other magical implications: it corresponds to the power or shakti aspect of creative energy, for k is the ancient Egyptian khu, the magical power. Specifically, it stands for kteis (vagina), the complement to the wand (or phallus) which is used by the Magician in certain aspects of the Great Work. --John Symonds, Kenneth Grant

Crowley saw Magick as the essential method for a person to reach true understanding of the self and to act according to one's true will, which he saw as the reconciliation "between freewill and destiny." Crowley describes this process in his Magick, Book 4:

One must find out for oneself, and make sure beyond doubt, who one is, what one is, why one is ...Being thus conscious of the proper course to pursue, the next thing is to understand the conditions necessary to following it out. After that, one must eliminate from oneself every element alien or hostile to success, and develop those parts of oneself which are specially needed to control the aforesaid conditions. (Crowley, Magick, Book 4 p.134)


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General
Other types of magic
Other magical practices





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