What Is Magick?

By: Xi O'Teaz

Saculdyob@aol.com wrote:

>I would like you to explain what magick is for you.

to which Pat and VeeDub both wrote excellent replies.

Pat wrote:

>It means taking responsibility -- not guilt -- for
>the state of... well, everything. It's also being
>unafraid, knowing that no matter what, I have
>resources to deal with it, and although I still might
>fail, I'll at least have done something. So it's a
>cure for Bad Faith, I suppose.

amen

>What it is in another sense, I think, is the
>conversation the universe is having with itself.
>Magic is just talking back

agreed

and VeeDub literally used a few of the same exact phrases I use:

>magick is doing whatever i was doing anyway, but with
>INTENT.

I couldn't agree more--like I was saying regarding the healing-mom-thing--just show her your love.

Do normal things, only in a different Way(Tao).

And remember that E-MOTIONs mean Energy-(in)MOTION.

"Live with Passion!!!"

>magick is
>
>a state of mind
>transformation
>creation
>the space between the word and the thing
>jumping off the cliff

(e.g., taking the Leap of Faith/BeLIEf)

To me, Magick is defined in a number of ways, in a number of contexts. To add to the excellent aforementioned lists, to me, Magick is:

Yang to Divination's Yin

Projection (cf. Reception)

Active (cf. Passive)

Change (the Way of the Magi) rather than Acceptance (the Way of the Mystic)

Shamanic

Art

Science

a state of "in-between-ness" (what I call the Twilight Zone)

Fun

practiced by all (HVCW's and Humies are just damn sloppy)

often found in Paradox

Change

Process

Goal

Liberating

the Truth behind the Veil of Maya

that which is more easily done in an ASC

none of these

all of these

to
Know
Thy
Selves

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Coyotes
Dancing
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