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| • | Magick is an alternate spelling of magic, coined by Aleister Crowley to differentiate "the true science of the Magi from all its counterfeits". In the broadest sense, magick is any act designed to cause intentional change -- for example, changing the channel on your television set. This term is often spelled with a terminal "k" to differentiate it from other practices, such as stage magic. The letter "k" is also the 11th letter of the latin alphabet; in numerology the number 11 represents hidden energies and thereby magick. Therefore it is thought that to add a "k" to magic makes the word itself more "magickal".
Magick is not capable of producing miracles or violating the physical laws of the universe (i.e., it cannot cause a solar eclipse), although "it is theoretically possible to cause in any object any change of which that object is capable by nature", according to Crowley. Crowley got the inspiration for the spelling from its usage by the famous English magician John Dee. His definition treats magic in the context of the paranormal and magic in the context of religion as special cases.
Despite these distinctions, specifically the assertion that magick cannot violate the laws of the universe, people often expect practitioners of magick (e.g., witches) to be able to, literally speaking, pull rabbits out of hats as they see illusionists do. Because the words are almost identical and the spelling of "magick" has not yet been widely accepted, some people are not aware of the differences and, indeed, think they are the same. Therefore when a witch fails to impress with a feat similar to the sleight-of-hand trick of pulling a rabbit out of a hat, magick is dismissed as phoney. However, if one is to make comparisons, it would be more accurate to compare magick to prayer in other religions, not sleight of hand. Just as a Christian wouldn't expect to offer a prayer and open his eyes to see his wish immediate
Source: [wikipedia: magick]
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