Ceremonial magic 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 exten
Classic magic words
The Crystal Ball, by John William Waterhouse (1902), depicts a crystal ball, a skull, a wand, and a book of ceremonial magic.
Woodcut illustration from an edition of Pliny the Elder's Naturalis Historia (1582)
Portrait of Francis Barrett, author of the book The Magus (1801)
Magic, sometimes spelled magick, is the application of beliefs, rituals or actions employed with the intent to manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces. It is a category into which have be
Ceremonial magic
…Ceremonial magic (also known as magick, ritual magic, high magic or learned magic) 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…
The Magician, an illustration from the Rider–Waite tarot deck first published in 1910
One of the earliest surviving accounts of the Persian mágoi was provided by the Greek historian Herodotus.
Bronze protection plaque from the Neo-Assyrian era showing the deity Lamashtu
Mandaic-language incantation bowl