Magic Vs. Magick

"I don’t think we as witches need a word to specify we are speaking about magic."

Hi you, reader.
There is an issue that has bothered me a lot, and I mean a lot, when it comes to magic, or magick, since I first saw it and tried to understand it. I don’t mean to show off or to attack anyone (maybe the issue could offend someone, you never know), but after almost five years practicing, reading, learning and watching videos (at my own pace, truth be told), I still haven’t found a reason for this division to exist.
It doesn’t matter where I look at or who explains it, everyone who uses the term magick gives the same response: It is a way to difference between the Craft and the stage acts performed by illusionists. To be completely honest about this subject: this makes no sense at all to me.

"It makes no sense to use such a separation
if you are not using Crowley’s teachings."

I don’t think we as witches need a word to specify we are speaking about magic, witchcraft, the Craft, or any other similar terms we could include, and it always hurts my eyes to see this written in great books and articles that I enjoy and learn from.

As far as I have seen, magick was a word introduced by Aleister Crowley for Thelema, the belief system he created. I remember reading the meaning behind it, an actual reason for the K to be included in this context, but since I am not a Thelemic witch and don’t feel an honest interest towards Crowley, I forgot it.

A Celtic Wiccan witch said in her web that it makes no sense to use such a separation if you are not using Crowley’s teachings in your witchcraft, and I totally agree with this. As a writer, I’m connected with my words, mostly those I write, they must reflect my exact intention and desire, and having a term that has no relation with me feels wrong, completely wrong.

Just like this same witch said, it seems like these people are trying to convince themselves that what they do, what we do, is not illusionism. Despite this word does not deny the usefulness of books and articles on subjects I’m interested in, I would like them all even more if they simply used magic.

What do you think about this, pornies? Give a thought, read a little on the subject or express how you feel about this subject. I always like to exchange as long as both parts remain respectful to each other!

Kinky regards, K!