a : the state of a religious
b (1) : the service and worship of God or the supernatural (2) : commitment or devotion to religious faith or observance
2
: a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices
3
archaic : scrupulous conformity : conscientiousness
4
: a cause, principle, or system of beliefs held to with ardor and faith
Magic does not require the worship of a deity or devotion to a certain thing."
Well actually definition 3. archaic : scrupulous conformity( having moral integrity or to be very precise by compliance with a fixed standard, regulation, or requirement): conscientiousness(showing great care, attention, and industriousness in carrying out a task or role) could/would classify magic as a religion.
In my opinion, magick is all around and within us all. It is creating an effect on something through direction of energy. This can be done with something as simple as a thought. Just the fact that energy is constantly being transferred from one thing to another is a form of magick to me.
When you are conceived, your deriving energy from your mother, who gets it from the world around her. As you grow, you send energy out into the universe through your thoughts and actions. When your body dies, it feeds the earth, providing energy for the soil to help plants to grow.
Some look at magick on a spiritual level. To me they go "hand in hand" but are not one in the same. The ideology of religion is to have faith in something. To believe beyond a doubt that it is true. Some could call magick a religion, in that sense.
By believing in all of this, and allowing it to impact your daily life, you make it into a path/routine or way of life. I know my experiences have taught me that what I think, feel and do effects the world around me. I make decisions carefully now and truly say that magick is a way of life for me, because I cannot ignore what I see.
