Why High Magick?
Below we've listed a few questions about what high magick is, why it's important, and a short jaunt into it's history.
Firstly, we should define "low magick". Low Magick is anything from folk magick to just your basic spell and ritual. I'm not saying basic because it's easy and no work involved. But it's certainly less involved than high magick.
What's the difference you say? In low magick, you needn't feel you have to "stand here, hold this, say this, do this" in order for your spell to work. You just let it out and let Nature take it's course. You change the spells to suit your needs, preference or budget. High Magick, however, you don't really have a choice. The spells and incantations have been worded precisely so that the effect they're said to cause will result. If you try to change the words (which is sooo common in low magick) or change the items involved you won't get the same results. So if a ritual calls for thread woven by a maiden, while it may seem impossible to find (but isn't really).. then you'd better do your darndest to find it. High Magick is a lot like making a cake from the box. If you try and substitute powdered sugar for sugar, you're going to end up with a cake unlike anything else! Sure it's still a cake, but something's very different.
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