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	MAGIC
		In ceremonial magic the aim of the ritual is to commune with God or a deity to achieve a higher consciousness.
		Magic was discredited by the Scientific Revolution in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, but interest revived in the nineteenth century, and various occult societies and magical fraternities were established.
		Magic squares have been found in ancient writings from many parts of the world, and in some cultures they were thought to possess magical or supernatural powers.
	www.horrorseek.com /horror/thedarkcoven/magic.html (3187 words)

	Doctor Strange... Sorcerer Supreme: magic
		Magic that employs ritual, symbols, and ceremony as a means of representing the supernatural and mystical forces linking the universe and humanity.
		In fl magic harm may be inflicted upon a victum by forming the magical image and then pricking it with pins, breaking its limbs off, or consigning it ti a fire.
		Magic performed for a spiritual, healing, or generally positive purpose, as distinct from fl magic which is performed for self-gain, to inflict harm or injury, or for other evil purposes.
	www.geocities.com /elzenaar/magic.html (1276 words)

	Secret Teachings of All Ages: Ceremonial Magic and Sorcery
		CEREMONIAL magic is the ancient art of invoking and controlling spirits by a scientific application of certain formulæ.
		Thus fl magic dictated the state religion and paralyzed the intellectual and spiritual activities of the individual by demanding his complete and unhesitating acquiescence in the dogma formulated by the priestcraft.
		True fl magic is performed with the aid of a demoniacal spirit, who serves the sorcerer for the length of his earthly life, with the understanding that after death the magician shall become the servant of his own demon.
	www.sacred-texts.com /eso/sta/sta24.htm (4273 words)

	Magic (paranormal) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alongside the ceremonial magic followed by the better educated were the everyday activities of folk practitioners of magic across Europe, typified by the cunning folk found in Great Britain.
		Manifest and Subtle magic typically refers to magic of legend rather than what many individuals who practise the Occult claim to use as magic, where Manifest magic is magic that immediately appears with a result, and Subtle magic being magic that gradually and intangibly alters the world.
		When dealing with magic in terms of "traditions," it is a common misconception for ousiders to treat any religion in which clergy members make amulets and talismans for their congregants as a "tradition of magic," even though what is being named is actually an organized religion with clergy, laity, and an order of liturgical service.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magic_(paranormal) (4087 words)

	Magic
		Originating perhaps with the dawn of civilization, magic is the manipulation of unseen forces to cause change in both the realm in which we live and the realm of the unknown.
		Magic played an everyday part in the lives of people living close to the land, as their survival depended on the health of their crops, and living in harmony with the earth is a basic tenet of many of the modern revivals of magic and witchcraft, such as Wicca and shamanism.
		He suggested the spelling of the word "magic" be made with a "k" at the end to signify the difference between stageshow conjuring magic and serious occult magic, and that device is used almost exclusively now in reference to the occult.
	www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/m/magic.html (758 words)

	Wand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Generally, in modern language, wands are ceremonial and/or have associations with magic but there have been other uses, all stemming from the original meaning as a synonym of rod and virge, both of which had a similar development.
		In Wicca and Ceremonial magic, practitioners use wands for the channeling of energy—they serve a similar purpose to the athame although the two have their distinct uses.
		There is some scholarly opinion that the magic wand may have its roots in the drumstick of a shaman, especially in Central Asia and Siberia, as when using it to bang on his drum or point, to perform religious, healing, and magical ceremonies.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Magic_wand (1182 words)

	CEREMONIAL MAGICK AND SORCERY - Hermetic Occultism - Magic - Hermeticism
		While the elaborate ceremonial magic of antiquity was not necessarily evil, there arose from its perversion several false schools of sorcery, or fl magic.
		Transcendentalism and all forms of phenomenalistic magic are but blind alleys -- outgrowths of Atlantean sorcery; and those who forsake the straight path of philosophy to wander therein almost invariably fall victims to their imprudence.
		Some understanding of the intricate theory and practice of ceremonial magic may be derived from a brief consideration of its underlying premises.
	www.geocities.com /collectumhermeticus/sorcery.htm (4170 words)

	What Path Should I Take: Part II
		To begin, although there are many systems of magic, there are some major differences between natural magic, as is practiced by many Wiccans, and ceremonial magic.
		The same is true of ceremonial magic ("CM"), although I believe that currently there are far fewer paths in CM than in the Pagan traditions.
		Ceremonial magic is often focused on an early version of the spiritual system that eventually became represented by Judaism and Christianity in the West.
	www.llewellynjournal.com /print.php?id=416 (3100 words)

	The Wiccan Coven
		It was strongly influenced by Ceremonial Magic, which Gardner was familiar with both through the OTO and the Co-Masons.
		Ceremonial Magic is what most people think about when they think of "Occult." Ceremonial Magicians practice high magic, involving lengthy, complex rituals, numerology, astrology, and the study of such texts as the Qabala.
		Ceremonial Magic is primarily concerned with shaping reality according to one's Will.
	www.angelfire.com /freak2/wicca1 (665 words)

	Norwich Moot's Page on Ceremonial Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Magic is a spectrum, from the 'grubby' end of 'village' Witchcraft, with its herb-growing, off-the-cuff divination by scrying in the washing-up bowl, and ready cures for ailments from the home-made lotion cupboard, to the highly-scripted, highly powerful, formal workings of high-magic lodges.
		The overlap became less clear in the twentieth century, even though ceremonial magic was a major force in the birth of modern Pagan Witchcraft, whether through the direct influence of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, or via more secret traditions.
		Ceremonial Magic is a path to the Mysteries, as is Witchcraft, and the Mysteries overlap and transcend all professed religions.
	www.norwichmoot.paganearth.com /cmagic.htm (282 words)

	Difference Between Ritual and Ceremonial Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		A marriage ceremony, for instance, is considered a mating of Intent and Ideal, and is perceived as a hallmark acknowledgment and celebration of that expression.
		The ritual that might be applied at a function of marriage ceremony might be the exchange of vows, or the frithgard (the circle created by the Priest or Priestess of the ceremony) that encloses positive energy, and shuns that energy not beneficial or appropriate to the intent of the ceremony to be performed.
		Ceremonial magic serves to enforce the expression of All.
	www.wizardrealm.com /Galadriel/ritual.html (1215 words)

	Ceremonial
		Ceremonial Magic is a method of doing Magic.
		Magic is the tool that is used to influence those events that we do not have direct control over.
		In the classical period, magic as we would define it today was done primarily by the Priesthood.
	members.iinet.net.au /~johnsteer/wapn/Trads/Ceremonial.htm (477 words)

	Straight Talk on Harry Potter
		While Colson does not exactly define his term, mechanical magic, he implies it is something on the order of ray guns or time travel in the science fiction genre — a fictitious construct designed to entice the reader and move the plot along — part of an entirely fictitious universe.
		A newborn baby can be "magical." Although it may be poetic to say that your new girl friend’s smile is magic, what has happened is that "magic" has come to mean anything that induces a sense of awe or wonder.
		He would be armed with a magic wand (not a stick with a sparkly star on the end) because wands are usually attributed to the air element.
	www.withoneaccord.org /store/potter.html (4758 words)

	Ceremonial Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		As one who began studying and practicing magic all those years ago, I not only saw the confusion, frustration and disappointment so many of the newly emerging books on the subject caused other sincere students whom I knew, but I experienced those agonizing states of bewilderment and disappointment myself.
		As Regardie pointed out, such attempts by individual authors or a particular magical order or group are simply blends of their own a priori system of chosen doctrine and dogma placed within the contents of a specific Grimoire.
		That august writer or magical group then solemnly promises the desirous student of Magical Art that he or she will have their fill of spiritual treasures.
	www.newfalcon.com /excerpts/ceremonial_magic_e.htm (551 words)

	The Word of Kromm: Magic Questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		However, a lot of people feel that GURPS magic items are a bit pointless: they cost the user fatigue, they require the user to take the time to activate them, they count against the user's "spells on" and they cost a small fortune.
		Special Magical Ammo: Ammunition is occasionally enchanted by a megacorp and given to a hit team when their target is a mage or a magical creature.
		A fireball is not an attempt to work magic on you; it's an attempt to work magic at a distance and then hurl the results in your face.
	www.krommnotes.org /krommmag.html (20941 words)

	Ceremonial Library \| Sacred-Magick.Com
		The Book of Ceremonial Magic (266 pages) First published in 1911, Arthur Edward Waite's The Book of Ceremonial Magic is well-known for being a rather enigmatic text.
		Bardon outlines a totally new and original hierarchy of magic, from the spirits of the four elements to those of the various planets, and even to each degree of the zodiac.
		Ceremonial Magic Unveiled (8 pages) This article first appeared in the Occult Gazette in January I933 and has not been available for a wider audience since.
	www.sacred-magick.com /pdf/Ceremonial.html (2494 words)

	Introduction to Ceremonial Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Magic is the tool that is used to exercise control over those events that we do not have direct control over.
		In the Classical period, magic that we today would classify as ceremonial was usually the domain of the Priesthood.
		The primary cosmology of Renascence Magic was Astrology.
	www.cyberwitch.com /wychwood/MagickalLodge/cmIntro.htm (1172 words)

	Ritual Protocol for The Wyoming Valley Society for Esoteric Studies
		When making the circular passes around the circle, or altar, it is customary to imagine oneself being elevated, as well as a counter-spiral of light being pulled down into the circle and being anchored at the central focus point of the altar.
		The principle ceremonial tools used in magic are the Elemental Tools, also known as Weapons, which correspond to the Four Quarters and their associated powers, attributes, and qualities.
		The application of the mind to carve and etch the magic figures and sigils which give us a means of entering into the Invisible, or for it to become visible to us in the world of Duality.
	www.hermetic.com /stavish/outlines/ritualprotocol.html (4852 words)

	RITUAL MAGIC AND CEREMONIAL MAGIC BOOKS
		Magical Practice deals with the daily practical application of all of the many techniques learned in training to be a magician.
		This is a source work of medieval magic that gives complete sets of zodiacal lamens, characters, and planetary sigils, with full details for their manufacture and consecration, often omitted by later writers.
		Further, it is a collection of the ceremonies, liturgies and correspondences which make it all go; the tables of planetary correspondences at the end of the book are most thorough and illuminating.
	www.anathemabooks.com /ritual.shtml (4134 words)

	CEREMONIAL MAGIC UNVEILED
		The signs of the times are to be seen in the publication of certain books on magic in which the genuine secrets are given, and given in a form available for any reader with a capacity for metaphysical thoughts.
		One was put through the ceremonies, given the bare bones of the system in the knowledge lectures and a few commentaries on them called side lectures, for the most part of very inferior quality, and left to one's own devices.
		Nevertheless, anyone with any psychic perceptions at all could not fail to realise that there was power in the ceremonies and formulae; and anyone who made a study of them also speedily found out that in the system of correspondences taught in the G. they had got something of inestimable value.
	www.innerlight.org.uk /journals/Vol24No1/cermagic.htm (3696 words)

	Steve Jackson Games Forums - The Value of a Spectator in Ceremonial Magic
		Some 30 more always respond with a +4 reaction to requests for aid (ie working in ceremonial magic) and the rest of the village couldn't care less one way or another (ie, no bonus to reaction rolls for requests for aid).
		When a Mage desires to cast a ceremonial spell, he is in effect, asking for aid in the casting of his spell.
		You begin your chanting of the spell and towards the end of the ceremony, you begin to channel the energy of the crowd towards your desired goal.
	forums.sjgames.com /showthread.php?t=2895 (2328 words)

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		THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF BLACK MAGIC Baphomet: The Goat of Mendes The practice of magick - either white or fl - depends upon the ability of the adept to control the universal life force - that which Eliphas Levi calls the great magical agent or astral light.
		Amen." From The Complete Book of Magic Science (unpublished) _________________________________________________________________ MODUS OPERANDI FOR THE INVOCATION OF SPIRITS The following condensed extract from an ancient manuscript is reproduced herewith as representative of the ritualismm of ceremonial magic.
		But should the operation be performed in a retired part of a house, et cetera, the circle may remain, as it might serve in a like future operation, but the room or building must be locked up to avoid the intrusion of strangers." The agreement set forth above is purely ceremonial magic.
	www.hollyfeld.org /heaven/Text/Magick/Misc/manly.txt (3880 words)

	Candle Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		In Witchcraft consecrated white candles are placed on altars and at the four corners of the magic circle.
		When it is called for in ceremonial magic candles are positioned to form a pentacle.
		When using candle magic in healing try to apply similar principles as used in color healing.
	www.themystica.com /mystica/articles/c/candle_magic.html (283 words)

	Learning Witchcraft
		Ceremonial Magic 101 is an introductory course for those who are completely or relatively new to the study of modern ceremonial magic.
		Those who have been practicing magic for a while will be able to gain new insights about the various strands of occult thought that make up modern ceremonial magical practices.
		Throughout the course there will also be magical practices and visualizations for the student to engage in.
	www.learningwitchcraft.com /ceremonial101.htm (401 words)

	Book of Ceremonial Magic Index
		The result is an unparalleled look at the details of ceremonial magic.
		Section 3: The Unprinted Literature of Ceremonial Magic
		Section 7: The Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage
	www.sacred-texts.com /grim/bcm/index.htm (495 words)

	Esoteric School of Shamanism and Magic
		Tribal people regarded what we call "magic" as ordinary knowledge - they didn't attend esoteric or mystery schools to learn magic because it was available as everyday information.
		The Esoteric School of Shamanism and Magic is open to practitioners of all faiths and doctrines on the basis that Truth is the same no matter the form of practice.
		If you are interested in any magical or shamanic practice or technique, including the following, we welcome you: wiccan spells, witch spells, witchcraft spells, astral projection for beginners, casting magick spells, aboriginal spirituality, native american rituals, native american spirituality, elemental magic, high magick, candle magic, aleister Crowley, druids or book of shadows.
	www.shamanschool.com (631 words)

	Joseph Lisiewski--Ceremonial Magic (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		From the Sworn Book of Honorius the Magician, to the Greater Key of Solomon and the Goetia; from the Grand Grimoire, to the complete treatise of the Lemegeton, all give direct, yet difficult, directions to the individual desiring to have the 'good life' in the here-and-now.
		Ceremonial Magic lays bare the operation of the Heptameron.
		Its Magical Axioms, extensive Commentaries, copious notes, and personal instructions to the reader---all gained from Dr. Lisiewski's forty-years of study and practice in Ceremonial Magic---make this a resource that no serious student of Magic can afford to be without.
	www.newfalcon.com /books/ceremonial_magic.htm (337 words)

	Amazon.com: Ceremonial Magic & The Power of Evocation: A System of Personal Power: Books: Joseph C. ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		I feel his use of the word "reject" is incorrect, rather he should say "despise" as rejecting something and despising it are two totally different views and there is nothing wrong with rejecting your childhood belief system however it's all well and good to not despise it.
		As I study these ancient magical writings, I can't help wondering if there is really anything to them.
		I have been practicing Magic for a little over a decade.
	www.amazon.com /Ceremonial-Magic-Power-Evocation-Personal/dp/1561841978 (2917 words)

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