Aleister Crowley | MAGICK IN THEORY AND PRACTICE | True to Original Copy
| "Magick in Theory and Practice" is part III of "Magick, Book 4" by
the occultist Aleister Crowley. Widely regarded as his major work, it is
an extensive treatise on magick, a system of Western occult practice
synthesized from many sources, including Eastern yoga, hermeticism,
medieval grimoires, contemporary magical theories by authors such as
Eliphas Levi and Helena Blavatsky, and Crowleys own original
contributions. Part III is perhaps the most influential section within
Book 4. In this part, magick is defined in Crowleys famous
"Introduction", which is the source of many well-known statements, such
as "Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in
conformity with Will." | "Magick is the method of science and the aim of
religion." | "Every intentional act is a Magical act." | "Magick is the
Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions. It is the Art of
applying that understanding in action." | "Magick is merely to be and
to do." The book contains many influential essays on various magical
formulae, such as Tetragrammaton, Thelema, Agape, AUMGN, and iao. The
section also addresses fundamental magical theorems, essential
components of ritual, and general practices (e.g. banishing,
consecration, invocation, divination, etc.).
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