Ceremony is a somatic metaphor for magical action

If Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with WillMagick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will

Magick is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will


–Aleister Crowley, Book 4, Part III

This is a famous quote from Aleister Crowley, and for good reason. The...
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is the visible part (the material part) of the process. MagicMagic

What is Magic

A taxonomy of Magical Techniques
The central operation of Magic is the alignment of the magician with their true will
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encompasses a whole sequence of spiritual, mental, and physical effects. The magical ceremony then almost acts as metaphor for the unconscious processes that are playing out during a magical working.

For example, when we physically draw a pentagram and invoke the element of Air- that physical gesture represents a deeper alignment mentally around all the concepts represented by air.

Just as By creating magical tools, we are creating important symbols in the astral planesBy creating magical tools, we are creating important symbols in the astral planes
When making magical tools, it is important to remember that the physical object is not the true tool. In fact the physical object that results from the creation of a magical tool is simply the by-p...
- by performing actions in the ceremony, we also perform enacts within the AstralAstral

Mental, Astral, and Etheric projection
Astral Projection Techniques
Incarnate beings are not fixed in one plane of existence

plane (or the subconscious mind depending on which lens you are using)