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Why are people of Today, so willing to try to work 'Magick' & 'Witchcraft' from modern books?

Why are people of today, so willing to try to do magick & witchcraft that they read in modern magick & witchcraft books, but not magick seen in the movies? ...... This amuses me. Magick & Witchraft which actors perform in the movies, is usually well researched & has some historical basis whether it is real or not. Modern books on Witchcraft or Magick written by modern writers, is usually "just made up" (to quote 1 witch writer) & has little if any basis in anything real -magickally speaking that is. Yet people of today are willing guided by such books. My question is simply, "Why?"

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::::::::EDIT::::::: (For those too thick to know) ::::::: The word MAGIC, refers only to stage type magic, or properly called "Illusionism". .. The word 'MAGICK' is often used by practicioners of the Magical Arts, Witchcraft, & so on, as a means to differentiate themselves from the practice of Illusion magic. The K has special meaning, it is not just the sound of the letter, only people deeply into this study for many many years have any idea of the meaning of this. .. When I said "People" I was refering to Adults of at Least their mid 40's!! .. I was thinking of movies about mediaval times, but it is funny you mention Harrt Potter! here is more realism in those movies than you can know. The stories were based upon a collection of ancient Celtic Legends, & even some Real People who did live many centuries ago! ....... I Suggest that you study History instead of going to sleep.

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  • 8 years ago
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    First off, the "K" is a fad that not all Witches use. I am a Witch and find it looks ridiculous to add a "k" to the end of magic. Period! The "k" is only to give it an old world feel. No one spells "old" with an "e" anymore, so why is it necessary (if not mandatory according to you) to spell magic with a "k"?

    Second, magic in movies is so far from reality, reality cannot be seen anymore. They may "think" they're using historical basis for their shows, but really? You honestly think the stuff on "charmed" and "the craft" use anything realistic and historically based? Hardly.

    Thirdly, because ONE Witch writer claims all modern writers just make stuff up, means they're right? How do you think historical Witchcraft was done? By making stuff up. There's nothing wrong with that, so why make it out like the only thing legit is something that comes from a worn, beat up book? Whose really to say that what comes out of that torn, beat up book is any more legitimate than something I write? Certainly not you.

    My question to you is, who are you to determine what's legitimate or not?

    Source(s): Witch...for long enough
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    4 years ago

    There are books about witchcraft, yet that couldn't the position you'll study about demons. in case you want to study about the flexibility of demons and the thanks to regulate them, then you genuinely opt to understand what's termed intense magic or ceremonial magic. those are the flaws that were studied (and are nonetheless by technique of a few) by technique of occult communities including the OTO and others.

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