11 Why do you spell magick with a K?
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This article is from the Magick FAQ, by tyaginator nagasiva@luckymojo.com with numerous contributions by others.
11 Why do you spell magick with a K?
alt.magick was created with a 'k' to avoid confusion with stage
magic. @01
'Magick' is a spelling popularly associated with Aleister
Crowley, yet the spelling precedes him by hundreds of years. @02
Many people presume a difference between conjuring tricks and
occult spells; between magic and magick. There may be grounds
for comparing them metaphorically to chemistry and alchemy.
Sr. Virakam and others maintain that it separated Crowley from
his competitors (and thus served as a marketing or elitist
scheme). @03
Symonds and Grant contend that the 'k' is a conceit of
Crowley's and that it is related to potentially dangerous
("demonic and chaotic") energies, as well as life-oriented
symbols such as 'khu' and 'kteis', for which they say it
stands, "the complement to the wand (or phallus) which is
used by the Magician in certain aspects of the Great Work." @04
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