10/13/2006 - Magick vs Magic

As you have all noticed I am given to use the word Magick opposed to Magic, now most of those of you who are Pagan or famillair wigh Paganisim probaly already understand this, but those who might be new to it, or who perhaps are not of the Pagan beleif but just happend to glance upon my Book of Shadows might be confussed or just think that I am given to make the smae mispessing repetedly so I thought I would take some time to talk about the very word itself.

Pagans have adopted the use of the word Magick to distinct themselves and what they practice from the more common understanding of Magic and the usual images and ideas that go along with that word.

As magic is commonly understood in this day and age to be the trick of hand an eye. To be illusuon used mostly for the sake of enterainemnt.

This is not what Magick is. Maigck is not a con, or an act, or parlor tricks, it comes from within, and it is viewed as genuine by those who practice it, there is a spirituality conected to Magick.

And so though your spell checkers and dictionaries might not acknolege or recgonize the word Magick, it has become you might say cultueraly and socially acceptiable and correct for it comes with its own meaning and understanding and it put to rather common use in many books reguarding Pagansim and Wiccan practices and beleifs, as well it is the word that is used by the marjority of people in Pagan circles.