Comments on: What Is Magic?

By: Allison W

Allison W — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 17:25:01 +0000

In my opinion, magick is the practice of using the energy around and within us to cause some sort of change. It’s something that’s used to help one achieve something, whether it be finding love or being more confident, for example. It could be used through the means of will power, spells and potions, prayer, or whatever means one may use.
On another note, magick can also be the forces of which we don’t quite understand. For instance, certain things years ago were blamed on magick, while today they have a scientific explanation.
I personally believe that magick is something that makes everything around us work, as well as what many of us may use for assistance for some things. For me, magick has so many definitions that ring true.

By: coryfuci

coryfuci — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:52:45 +0000

It’s the combination of your own energy and the energies of Nature directed in a manner that brings about the change you will. And it’s magicK.
and it’s Aleister not Alistair.

By: Rube

Rube — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:08:31 +0000

Arthur C. Clarke: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
Robert Heinlein: “One man’s ‘magic’ is another man’s engineering.”
Or magic is simply deceptive, using sleight-of-hand or distraction to call attention to something inocuous while the magician does his “trick” unnoticed.
In other words, there is no real magic.

By: BAL

BAL — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:49:36 +0000

magic is nothing more than coinencedences that people choose not to understand

By: Valarian

Valarian — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:19:34 +0000

Magic is making people believe that books like the bible, quran and others were inspired by god and are free of error.

By: Antares

Antares — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:00:59 +0000

To paraphrase Alistair Crowley: Magic is the art of effecting change in accordance with will. Psychologists might call it “positive reinforcement”. Other religious types would call it prayer.