Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
43. Is there a Difference between Magic and Magick?
Pagan Religions in Five Minutes - Suzanne Owen
Caroline Jane Tully [+]
University of Melbourne, Australia.
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Caroline Tully focuses on Late Bronze Age cultic traditions in the ancient Aegean, eastern Mediterranean and Egypt. Caroline also has a strong interest in Reception Studies, particularly as regards the uses of ancient Minoan and Egyptian religions, deriving from her longtime study of contemporary Paganism, Witchcraft, and Ceremonial Magick.
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This chapter explores the difference between “magic” and “magick”. While the former has been defined differently across cultures and eras, “magick” was introduced by Aleister Crowley to emphasise aligning actions with one's True Will. Subsequent adaptions have modified this concept, and “magick” has become the predominant term in contemporary practitioner literature.