Magic or Magick?

Admin · **Joined:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 12:20 pm **Posts:** 5

Ok this is a button pusher for me. Why is it that people seem to have the need to spell a word differently? Magic is Magic why put a K at the end of it?

remines4 · **Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 11:16 am **Posts:** 8

Probably for the same reason people spell "theater" as "theatre". Makes it sound more mysterious if you fancy it up!

meadowsage · **Joined:** Wed May 13, 2009 7:38 am **Posts:** 15

I know that some people say, that it is because it helps to differentiate between optical illusions (magic) and the manipulation of energy (magick). I personally don't care what they call it. Words are just symbols used to represent something that needs to be communicated through written language. They can call it magic, magick, majique, the big M as long as both the writer and the reader know what it means, I don't care. You know what I do find interesting people who are afraid of using the word spell. They will only call it a working.

How about someone who teaches Wicca and says it's not ok to teach children magic but has the children do affirmations and burn candles and burn flash paper with things that they want to come to manifest? I found that very interesting. People are funny about words. They give words alot of power and everyone seems to percieve words differently.

autumnwolf · **Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 10:08 pm **Posts:** 31

Then why Mystickal Voyage and not Mystical Voyage ?

Bunky · **Joined:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:56 pm **Posts:** 34

Lori named the shop. You would have to ask her. That does drive me nuts.

autumnwolf wrote:

Then why Mystickal Voyage and not Mystical Voyage ?

Bunky · **Joined:** Thu Feb 12, 2009 2:56 pm **Posts:** 34

Why on earth would you not want to teach children magic? I've heard that explination as well and always found it to be a bunch of bull. Isn't what you just described using magic? How silly those teachers must have been.

meadowsage wrote:

I know that some people say, that it is because it helps to differentiate between optical illusions (magic) and the manipulation of energy (magick). I personally don't care what they call it. Words are just symbols used to represent something that needs to be communicated through written language. They can call it magic, magick, majique, the big M as long as both the writer and the reader know what it means, I don't care. You know what I do find interesting people who are afraid of using the word spell. They will only call it a working.

How about someone who teaches Wicca and says it's not ok to teach children magic but has the children do affirmations and burn candles and burn flash paper with things that they want to come to manifest? I found that very interesting. People are funny about words. They give words alot of power and everyone seems to percieve words differently.

fionaciara · **Posted:** Thu May 14, 2009 2:03 am

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet." Romeo and Juliet

For me, I like the word spelled either way but that's just me.

meadowsage · **Joined:** Wed May 13, 2009 7:38 am **Posts:** 15

Response to all above....exactly.

autumnwolf · **Joined:** Sat May 09, 2009 10:08 pm **Posts:** 31

The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and the lightning bug. --Mark Twain

fionaciara · **Joined:** Thu May 14, 2009 10:55 am **Posts:** 20

Mr. Twain.....Another valuable perspective on this topic! By the way, I love lightning bugs..Has anyone else ever wished they would be able to light in the colors of the rainbow? How beautiful and magic(k)al would that be :?:

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