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Magick is an old way to spell the word "magic." This special spelling was used by a famous writer named Aleister Crowley. He used it to talk about a type of magic that was about changing things with your mind and spirit, not like the tricks a stage magician performs. He wanted everyone to know he wasn't talking about pulling rabbits out of hats!

Crowley said that magick is "the science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the will." This means he believed magick was about making things happen by focusing your strong desire or intention. This could be simple everyday actions, or more focused, special actions.

What is Magick?

Magick, with a 'k', is a term used to describe a specific kind of magic. It's not about illusions or tricks you see on a stage. Instead, it refers to practices that aim to bring about real changes in the world or in a person's life. These changes are believed to happen through the power of one's mind, spirit, or special rituals.

Magick and Your Will

When Aleister Crowley talked about "will," he meant your deepest desires and intentions. He believed that if you truly want something to happen, and you focus all your energy on it, you can make it come true. This idea is central to understanding what magick means to those who practice it. It's about using your inner power to shape your reality.

Why the Special Spelling?

The spelling "Magick" was chosen to make it clear that this was different from common ideas of magic. It helped people understand that it was a serious study of how to make changes happen. It was about a deeper, more personal kind of power, not just entertainment.

Images for kids

  • Aleister Crowley, Golden Dawn

    Aleister Crowley in Golden Dawn garb

  • Historia Mundi Naturalis, Plinii Secundi

    Woodcut illustration from an edition of Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia (1582)

  • Francis barrett portrait

    Portrait of Francis Barrett, author of the book The Magus (1801)

  • Eliphas Levi

    Éliphas Lévi

  • Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers in Egyptian getup

    Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers (1854–1918), in Egyptian costume, performs a ritual of Isis in the rites of the Golden Dawn

  • Aleister Crowley, thinker

    Aleister Crowley, c. 1912

  • Llandudno, from the parade

    An illustration of Fortune's hometown, Llandudno, in 1860

  • Jack Parsons 2

    Parsons in 1941

  • Kenneth Grant

    Grant in the library of his Golders Green home (taken by Jan Magee in 1978)

  • Liber AL - page 60

    The mysterious 'grid' page of Liber AL's manuscript. "for in the chance shape of the letters and their position to one another: in these are mysteries that no Beast shall divine. ... Then this line drawn is a key: then this circle squared in its failure is a key also. And Abrahadabra."

  • Talis02

    This design for an amulet comes from the Black Pullet grimoire.

  • Abracadabra triangle (cropped)

    Classic magic words

  • Circle of Solomon and Triangle of Solomon from The Lesser Key of Solomon

    An example of the magic circle and triangle of King Solomon

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