What Is The Real Definition Of Magic ?

Question

WELL TODAY I SAID A SPELL I GOT OFF OF CHARMED TO SEE WHAT MY PAST LIFE WAS BUT THE ONLY THING THAT WAS FUNNY AND KIND OF CREPPY WAS THAT IT WORKED IN A FUNNY WAY LIKE YOU DON'T GO TO YOUR PAST LIFE BODY WHA HAPPEN FOR ME WAS THAT I ACUTALLY WAS STANDING IN FRONT OF ALL MY PAST LIFE PEOPLE AND MOST OF THEM WERE GIRLS AND SOME OF THE WERE BOYS BUT I ASKED ALL THEM WERE THEY ALL WITCHES FROM BIRTH AND THEY SAID YES BUT THE FUNNY THING IS THEY DID'NT GET IT FROM THERE PARENTS THEY WERE JUST BORN AS A WITCH AND THE FUNNY THING WAS DEMONS AND WITCHES ARE ACTUALLY REAL 18 OF MY PAST LIFES WERE DEMONS AND THE REST WERE WITCHES AND I AM A NEW WITCH BUT THEY TOLD ME ON MY 15 BIRTHDAY THAT I WOULD COME INTO MY POWERS JUST LIKE THEY ALL HAVE BUT I KNOW THEY WERE THE ONLY ONES WHO BECAME A WITCH FROM THERE GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GREAT GRANDMOTHER SHE WAS A POWERFUL WITCH AND AS MY DESTINY GOES ON MY LIFE STARTS TO GROW AND MY POWERS GROW AS WELL SO IF SOMEONE TELLS YOU THAT MAGIC IS FAKE ITS NOT

Answer 1

To answer your question, "magic" is usually a complete misunderstanding of chemistry and/or psychology. Or just selective perception that filters out anything that casts doubt on one's fantasy world. As for the rest of what you said...sounds like a poorly written short story. But if you're convinced it's real, who am I to argue? Have fun with that, Sabrina...

Answer 2

Don't base your life or your opinion of yourself on what will almost certainly turn out to have been a bad dream or touch of upset stomach.

There is no 'real' definition of magic because the poor word is so misused and misapplied.

Prestidigitation and stage magic works, but it works 'behind the scene' to give an illusion of mystery for the purpose of entertainment.

Ceremonial or ritual magic works much like prayer does- there is no real cause and effect between the prayer and the real world. No amount of prayer or ritual magic has ever negated any physical law.

Look at healings as an example- people have been healed of arthritis, pain, etc. with some regularity- but no one has been healed of an amputation, a severed spine, kidney stones, etc. Healings that can be influenced by the mind itself happen often. Healings that require that the laws of nature be violated do not ever.

I do not think this invalidates the purpose and true usefulness of such magic or prayer- they have a power and a usefulness- it is just not in the area of affecting the physical world directly.



I agree that magic is real. Magicians work real wonders, and prayer accomplishes much. Other than that- the idea that magic, spells, voodoo, etc. can affect the real world in supernatural ways is somewhere between fantasy and delusion.

Answer 3

Spells are just ritual and prayer intermixed to increase the power of intent in invoking the "energies" that control this stuff called "Magick".

When you do a spell or candle ritual and say words you are doing the same thing as other religions do in prayer. That is why no matter what religion is out there they all have had success in prayer healing and other miracles that involve ritual prayer.

Even though spells on TV are more often than not made up by the writers could work because there is not a "real spell" because the magick is not in the spell or the ritual but the caster.

Answer 4

There are three types of magic in the world, as I see it.1. Pull-a-rabbit-out-of-a-hat magic. This is the sort of magic Harry Houdini did and David Copperfield does. This is the illusionary, trickery form of magic.2. Turn-a-prince-into-a-frog magic. This is the stuff of fairy tales, the sort of thing make-believe evil queens and witches (note the lowercase W) do. This is the storybook, fiction magic.3. Ritual religious magic. This type of magic is another form of prayer, this is what Wiccans/Witches (capital W here, there is a difference from "witch") and other Pagans do. This magic is as real as Christians saying rosary or Jews saying kiddish. What I mean is, if you believe that people can do things like communicate with deities through prayer, then there is such a thing as real magic. If you don't believe that, then magic is not real.

Answer 5

I do believe it is real. It is subtle and at times can surprise us. It is what some would call nature, miracles, the very life energies that keep us alive. What it is not is evil, or stuff in movies or on TV. That is all special effects. And it is not in the magic shows, that is all illusions. I have experienced it and on occasion used it. It is to be respected and not fooled with though because things can and do go wrong.

Answer 6

in entertainment its an Art of illussion a deceptive movement of the hand,but in some cases Magic is a work a bad elements like necromancy,sorcery,witchcraft that some say its an an Art of Black Magic by a supernatural Powers that can control or hurt someone by these type of wicked skill

Answer 7

The definition of "magic" is , conjuring tricks and illusions". The meaning of "Magick" is the manipulation of natural forces mentally or by our will to produce the desired changes.----having said that I'd like to make a personal observation----You're tweaking, aren't you!

Answer 8

magic is an experience that provokes a feeling of heightened reality, a more-than-real feeling. anyone can do magic, but some people never learn how, others forget. there's nothing supernatural about it.

Answer 9

Events that our present knowledge of the universe cannot explain,
because that knowledge is inadequate and incomplete.
Made by a powerful person,,

Answer 10

The real definition, according to Scott Cunningham, is "causing coincidence to happen."