Magick is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Magick meaning
- Obsolete spelling of magic.
- Actual magic or sorcery in fiction or in e.g. Wicca, neopaganism or modern witchcraft, as opposed to illusion or stage magic.
Using Magick
- The main meaning on this page is: Obsolete spelling of magic. | Actual magic or sorcery in fiction or in e.g. Wicca, neopaganism or modern witchcraft, as opposed to illusion or stage magic.
- In the example corpus, magick often appears in combinations such as: magick book, magick and, magick in.
Context around Magick
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 7 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magick
- In this selection, "magick" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rapid, thelemic, practice, book, gain and secrets stand out and add context to how "magick" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and mountainfolk magick and as black magick. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magick" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magick
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For Alan Moore, stories are Magick. (6 words)
He can fly, blast blue magick, and manipulate through telekinesis. (10 words)
Just found one called Modern Sex Magick: Secrets of Erotic Spirituality. (11 words)
Based on Desti's statements when in trance, Crowley wrote the two-volume Book 4 (1912–13) and at the time developed the spelling "magick" in reference to the paranormal phenomenon as a means of distinguishing it from the stage magic of illusionists. (43 words)
That vision cemented his faith in magick, spelled with a – which, he emphasizes, has nothing to do with the hat-trick illusions of David Blaine, nor does it involve Harry Potter-style spell-casting. (34 words)
The undead Salem’s Seven captured Wanda and, in the dead realm of the demon Samhain, who sought to obtain life through Wanda’s magick and the life she created: her child. (32 words)
In Magick in Theory and Practice, Chapter XIV, Crowley says: : What is a Magical Operation? (15 words)
Example sentences (20)
You'll have to use dash-strikes at times to get your Magick back before returning to Omega Attacks, but its rapid Magick gain makes it the next best thing.
Magick in Theory and Practice sfn He goes on further to state: Magick is the Science of understanding oneself and one's conditions.
The emphasis of Thelemic magick is not directly on material results, and while many Thelemites do practice magick for goals such as wealth or love, it is not required.
He can fly, blast blue magick, and manipulate through telekinesis.
The undead Salem’s Seven captured Wanda and, in the dead realm of the demon Samhain, who sought to obtain life through Wanda’s magick and the life she created: her child.
Even though there is plenty of magick that could legit soothe and alleviate the suffering of the population, that sort of magic requires dedication and study.
For Alan Moore, stories are Magick.
Just found one called Modern Sex Magick: Secrets of Erotic Spirituality.
There is Magick inside everyone whether or not they use it for Witchcraft.
The result is a record that feels like a yellowed storybook of 19th-century Americana, a compendium of fur-trader folklore, mid-western mythology and mountainfolk magick.
That vision cemented his faith in magick, spelled with a – which, he emphasizes, has nothing to do with the hat-trick illusions of David Blaine, nor does it involve Harry Potter-style spell-casting.
Although he has no formal training in Magick, he has an extraordinary amount of experience and understanding in the field.
Based on Desti's statements when in trance, Crowley wrote the two-volume Book 4 (1912–13) and at the time developed the spelling "magick" in reference to the paranormal phenomenon as a means of distinguishing it from the stage magic of illusionists.
Crowley, Magick, Book 4, "Liber E" Other items he suggests for inclusion include the physical and mental condition of the experimenter, the time and place, and environmental conditions, including the weather.
Crowley wrote of two keys to success in this arena: to "inflame thyself in praying" (Magick, Book 4, ch.15) and to "invoke often".
However, he defined any attempt to use this power for a purpose other than aiding mental or mystical attainment as "black magick".
However, within Magick, it takes on a special meaning—the transmutation of ordinary things (usually food and drink) into divine sacraments, which are then consumed.
In Magick, Book 4 (ch.13), Crowley writes: The ritual here in question should summarize the situation, and devote the particular arrangement to its purpose by invoking the appropriate forces.
In Magick in Theory and Practice, Chapter XIV, Crowley says: : What is a Magical Operation?
It is an accepted truism within Magick that divination is imperfect.
Common combinations with magick
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- magick book 8×
- magick and 6×
- magick in 4×
- in magick 4×
- and magick 3×
- magick is 2×
- magick that 2×
- sex magick 2×
- within magick 2×
- be magick 2×