Magick

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King Solomon, in his Lesser Key of the Goetia, says:

"Magic is the Highest, most Absolute, and most Divine Knowledge of Natural Philosophy, advanced in its works and wonderful operations by a right understanding of the inward and occult virtue of things; so that true Agents being applied to proper Patients, strange and admirable effects will thereby be produced. Whence magicians are profound and diligent searchers into Nature; they, because of their skill, know how to anticipate an effect, the which to the vulgar shall seem to be a miracle."

Aleister Crowley, in Book 4, explains:

"Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will" and

"Every intentional (Willed) act is a Magickal act." [1] (http://www.hermetic.com/crowley/aba/defs.html)

For Crowley, the practice of magick—although it equally applies to mundane things, like balancing the checkbook—is essentially to be used for attaining the Knowledge and Conversation of one's Holy Guardian Angel. Since achieving this state with one's 'Silent Self' can be extremely arduous, magick can be used not only to reach that particular goal, but to clear the way for it as well. For example, if one needed a particlar dwelling to perform the operation, one could use magick to obtain a suitable home. Crowley stated that magick that did not have one of these goals as its aim was 'Black Magick' and should be avoided.

Systems of Magick

Chaos magick

Enochian magick

Goetic magick

History of Western Magick

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