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Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) [1] encompasses a wide variety of rituals of magic. The works included are characterized by ceremony and numerous requisite accessories to aid the practitioner. It can be seen as an extension of ritual magic, and in most cases synonymous with it.
Theurgy is a series of rituals and operations aimed at recovering the transcendent essence by retracing the divine 'signatures' through the layers of being. [9] Education is important for comprehending the scheme of things as presented by Aristotle, Plato, and Pythagoras.
The ancient Mesopotamians also performed magical rituals to purify themselves of sins committed unknowingly. [39] One such ritual was known as the Šurpu, or "Burning", [40] in which the caster of the spell would transfer the guilt for all their misdeeds onto various objects such as a strip of dates, an onion, and a tuft of wool. [40]
This category comprises articles related to ceremonial magic, including magia ceremonialis, goety and theurgy in the Renaissance era as well as the synthetic body of esoteric teachings and practices in modern times, that is involved with magic rituals and other disciplines, such as Hermetic Qabalah, meditation and divination.
Pages in category "Magic rituals" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B. Babalon; Banishing;
The ancient Mesopotamians also performed magical rituals to purify themselves of sins committed unknowingly. [4] One such ritual was known as the Šurpu, or "Burning", [5] in which the caster of the spell would transfer the guilt for all their misdeeds onto various objects such as a strip of dates, an onion, and a tuft of wool. [5]
[7]: 235 Magical speech is therefore a ritual act and is of equal or even greater importance to the performance of magic than non-verbal acts. [8]: 175–176 Not all speech is considered magical. Only certain words and phrases or words spoken in a specific context are considered to have magical power.
Magic is an attempt to understand, experience and influence the world using rituals, symbols, actions, gestures and language. Modern theories of magic may see it as the result of a universal sympathy where some act can produce a result somewhere else, or as a collaboration with spirits who cause the effect.