Does anyone know of the earliest date and the author that used the spelling "Magick" in Books?

Question

No, it was not Aleister Crowley.

I'll give the date and later probably place some of the books on the table.

1651

I'll give the date and later probably place some of the books on the table.

1651

If you know of a usage even earlier, please post it.

Answer 1

Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa., de occulta philosophia, 1509-1510. book III. k=khu, egyptian, magical force.

Answer 2

As far as I know mid to late 1800s and I do believe it was Crowley that started it to make the distinction between the stage magic and that of a practitioner of the ancient arts. He most likely picked it up from the Greek words Magike Techne which pretty much means art of the Magi. Other names you might try to look up would be Mathers or Levi.

Answer 3

Probably Allen Bennet Crowleys mentor.

Answer 4

It was Alster Crowley, in the 1900's. He practiced a type of magick called Thelma or Chaos Magick. He used the "k" because he thought it was more traditional and it seperated true, deep, genuine magick from that of pulling rabbits out of hats.

Answer 5

Be careful with your answer because the grand poo bah terry only wants answers that match his way of thinking.

Answer 6

Whew, The word magic was use in writing that date back to ancient Egypt.... The ancient Greeks use the word magic in many of their writting as well the word magic is really a very, very old word..............................................................................

Answer 7

http://wicca.timerift.net/magic.shtml