Does anyone know how to spell magic anymore???

Question

Majick, Magick, Magik, Majik, majyk.

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON WITH THIS WORD!!!!!

It's spelled 'Magic,' right??????????????

And i get why people spell it MagicK

because they want to seperate it from Stage magic.

But whats with the rest???

Answer 1

I always avoid "Special K"

If you don't know why "Special K," is used, it's because Crowley wanted to distinguish it from tricks, to make it 6 letters [a magical number]. Essentially, these days, if you aren't a Thelemite, and you use a K, you should be accused of bad spelling.

Answer 2

Aleister Crowley is the one responsible for adding the word "magick" to the occult vocabulary. Apparently to separate "real magic" from stage magic and also gave reasons being the mystical significance of the numbers. Although I see no reason why this is needed. The English language has tons of words with unrelated meanings. While some people have specific reasons for speaking of magick, a great many users of this term are simply looking for attention. That reason has generated such English language abominations as "majik", "majick", "magik", and "majic". It's an attempt to be "kewl". It doesn't prove you're more knowledgeable. It just shows you can't spell. More extreme Fluffies will even speak of "majick" or (good grief) "mayjik".

Answer 3

The father of modern Paganism, Gerald Gardner started spelling his version of "answered prayers" as Magick, yes to seperate it from illiusion and parlor tricks. In his several note books and in note books of his followers, the word was misspelled to through off any outsiders who might find them. This worked. One of Gardners students, Alex Saunders, got a hold of a book and started his own tradition, keeping all of the misspellings and misdirections in tact. Other people did the same thing with the Alexanderian tradition, or have started their own ways of spelling it to "prove" that they are a level 27 witch or are decended from druids.
If it is spelled magic, you are talking about David Copperfield or Sigfred and Roy. If it is spelled anyother way, it is the Pagan equivliant for answered prayers.

Answer 4

the magick spelling was started by a few new age authors as a way to set apart

magic,

illusions slight of hand, parlor tricks, (david copperfield type things)

from

magick.

a spiritual ritual practice of most Pagan Religions.


I do find it somewhat silly myself. but it does help sometimes when discussing Magic and Spiritual Magick.

(yes folks i consider Crowley new age)

Answer 5

Notice that all the ones you typed had a letter "K" except for magic. "Magic" is the one found in English dictionaries. But people add the K and Y because it looks more mystical and fantasy-like. Face it: k is a much better looking letter than c.

Answer 6

Magic is just not TRENDY enough, okaaaayyy....?!?! I mean, everyone spells it like that, so the teenage girls with TOO much black make-up who want to be SOOO much different, have to spell that differently, also!!!!

Oh, excuse me, they're not "teenage girls", I stand corrected, they're "young independent wymyn". Or whatever.

Answer 7

In Wicca its NOT spelled Magic, its spelled Magick. The reason is that the k is added to differentiate Wiccan magick from stage magic.

And please don't be so rude. You could have just asked why so many people on here spell it magick.

Answer 8

the rest is for RPGers who have gone too far--seriously, people have been making religions out of role playing games for the past decade, and they include their own buzzwords and spellings

Answer 9

I spell that word "kfjgytign".

Answer 10

MMMMMMMMagic Johnson.