21 What is magic(k)?
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This article is from the Spell/Hex FAQ, by cat cat@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.
21 What is magic(k)?
Magic has been defined by many people in many different
ways. Aleister Crowley defined it as "the Science and Art
of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will" *03
and many people today who do not consider themselves
followers of Crowley still use that definition.
Some see magic as a kind of energy which pervades the cosmos.
Others see it as a psychic tool by which we may influence the
material world using symbols and ritual. Many see it as a
means of coming to unite with the divine, some consider
it to be the exercise of will or Will, or the manipulation
of reality.
Whatever the word means, 'magic' is the subject, generally,
of the newsgroup, and will likely be given many differing and
contradictory meanings during discussions there.
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