What are you using this for?

[Razzmatazz]

I feel a fundamental disconnect between our magickal practices. Obviously, the exploration of human consciousness produces different results in different people, but so many seem to lack an aim, such as I have carried, and so I ask: what is magick "about" for you? what is the aim? For me, it's an enlightenment technology. For expanding awareness, discipline, executive function, and love (in the divine, all-accepting sense), with wondrous powers being only a byproduct of the process. Why do YOU do magick, really?

 

[Robert Ramsay]

Once I discovered magic and understood what it was, I was unable to see the world any other way. Magic is not just a thing that you do, it is a thing that you are. Magic is how you navigate your path through life. Looking back, I can see that I walked that path even before I knew what it was.

 

[nargile57]

Spiritual self-development.

 

[Aldebaran]

I initially was drawn to the occult because i beleived it was dark, mysterious, and dangerous. I would find old books and imagine that I had stumbled upon ancient magick secrets or workings that, if I could just do it right, then the effect would be mine. As my understanding of occult teachings deepened, I realized that most occult teachings are for spiritual self-development. As my understanding of the spiritual deepened, I realized that magic is a form of interaction with the world and a tool for aligning and manifesting your Will.

Now, it just is. It is an understanding of the properties and scaffolding of our reality. How I use or interact with these differs based on the effort I am willing to put in. I guess i am trying to say I do magick because of how it affects the nature of our reality.

 

[Robert Ramsay]

I initially was drawn to the occult because i beleived it was dark, mysterious, and dangerous. I would find old books and imagine that I had stumbled upon ancient magick secrets or workings that, if I could just do it right, then the effect would be mine. As my understanding of occult teachings deepened, I realized that most occult teachings are for spiritual self-development. As my understanding of the spiritual deepened, I realized that magic is a form of interaction with the world and a tool for aligning and manifesting your Will.

Now, it just is. It is an understanding of the properties and scaffolding of our reality. How I use or interact with these differs based on the effort I am willing to put in. I guess i am trying to say I do magick because of how it affects the nature of our reality.

Yeah, it's the 'mysterious old books that contain untold forbidden power' that I miss the most. I mean. they're still brilliant, but it's coming from you and not the book.

The description of "The Book of Thoth" as containing "all knowledge of laws, magic, nature and the afterlife" and it only has two spells in it! Mad stuff!

 

[rekker]

It changes with time, sometimes I am more focused on practical site, in other times on spuritual and in other a social aspect. But I like to follow that hard to explain feeling or state jou experience once the spell happens. Magic helps me to feel surreal and I love it. It is a source of enjoyment in my life.

 

[Post Tenebras Lux]

I adhere to the definition of magick given by Crowley, who described it as "the science and art of causing change in consciousness in accordance with the will." From this perspective, my magical practices are primarily directed toward self-knowledge, while also providing a routine that brings discipline, structure, and focus to my daily life.

In my view, magic is not merely a hobby, but a way of seeing and engaging with life. Once you truly immerse yourself in it and begin to understand it, there is no way to look at things in the same way again.

From a Thelemic perspective, the ultimate aim of magic is to discover one’s True Will. Along that path, the practice itself gradually provides the tools necessary to gain a deeper understanding of reality and, above all, of oneself.

For me, and for many others, the motivation lies in attempting to find meaning in life and in its mysteries. It is not about fantastical powers, but about an inner search with outer consequences, shaped by the attitude the magician takes toward them.

 

[beardedeldridge]

Curiosity and a need-to-know got me started.

Both those plus practical results kept me going.

Curiosity and a desire-to-know keeps me going.

-Eld