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what is magick?

  • 19-12-2005 12:16pm
    #1
    [Deleted User]
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    what is the difference between it and ordinary magic?


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  • #2
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Could you first define "magic" for those of us who have no idea what the hell you're talking about?


  • #3
    stevenmu
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 9,689 Mod ✭✭✭✭stevenmu


    AfAIK, the difference is literally just the spelling. I think (and I probably read it here somewhere), Aleister Crowley first used the 'k' to distinguish between 'real' magic and the Paul Daniels kind.


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 8,647 ✭✭✭ [Deleted User]


    cool!thanks:)


  • #5
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Wikipedia has an entry on this.


  • #6
    Sapien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Sapien


    stevenmu wrote:
    AfAIK, the difference is literally just the spelling. I think (and I probably read it here somewhere), Aleister Crowley first used the 'k' to distinguish between 'real' magic and the Paul Daniels kind.
    Well, more accurately, he revived the archaistic spelling. The word was most often spelt with the appendant 'k' before the language was standardised.


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  • #7
    Sapien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Sapien


    Goodshape wrote:
    Wikipedia has an entry on this.
    :confused: Sheesh! That is an awful Wikipedia entry.


  • #8
    Nevyn
    Closed Accounts Posts: 43,045 ✭✭✭✭Nevyn


    I was thinking that myself, really the wikipedia has certainly started to go down hill.


  • #9
    Goodshape
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Thaedydal wrote:
    really the wikipedia has certainly started to go down hill.
    Well, I doubt that "magic with a K" is that important an article, and if you don't like it - change it. (the regular spelling also has an entry or two)

    On the whole, there is nothing wrong with wikipedia.


  • #10
    Sapien
    Closed Accounts Posts: 997 ✭✭✭Sapien


    Goodshape wrote:
    Well, I doubt that "magic with a K" is that important an article
    Well, precisely. If the article was remotely satisfactory, it would make clear quite how important "magic with a K" is!


  • #11
    Kernel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,388 ✭✭✭Kernel


    Thaedydal wrote:
    I was thinking that myself, really the wikipedia has certainly started to go down hill.

    Get Harry Potter on the case, he'll sort that article out.
    :v: :v: :v:


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  • #12
    mark13
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 198 ✭✭mark13


    the difference between the 2 is,magic relies on secret methods and gimmicks to achieve something vaguely meaningful and entertaining,whereas magick relies on gullible losers who'd like to thing they can achieve something in life(which they can't),via the power of reciting some inane gibberish,usually for a price.


  • #13
    Zillah
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,371 ✭✭✭✭Zillah


    Dude, stop insulting people or you'll get banned. As I much as I'd like that to be a threat, its just a warning.


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