High Magick
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High Magick is the practice and study of esoteric disciplines specifically designed to complete the Great Work. The Great Work cannot be easily defined, but suffice it to say here that it entails the union of Spirit and Matter. Qabalah, Alchemy, and certain ceremonial ritual systems such as the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, and Aleister Crowley's A.'.A.'. are some examples of high magick.
All magick that does not have for its aim the completion of the Great Work is "Low" magick. Usually, these forms of magick are practiced in order to effect changes in material, emotional, or mental states. "Low" magick is a pragmatic approach, while "High" magick is teleological.
