Magick in Theory and Practice
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Magick in Theory and Practice is Aleister Crowley’s influential occult manual that systematically outlines his philosophy and methods of ceremonial magic within the Thelemic tradition.
All labels observed (1)
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| Magick in Theory and Practice canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5685879 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magick in Theory and Practice Context triple: [Aleister Crowley, notableWork, Magick in Theory and Practice]
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A.
Good Magic
Good Magic is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the 2018 Haskell Invitational.
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B.
Magia
Magia is the first studio album by Colombian singer Shakira, recorded when she was a teenager and showcasing her early pop and Latin music style.
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C.
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie is a foundational 19th-century occult treatise that systematizes Western ceremonial magic, symbolism, and esoteric philosophy.
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D.
De crimine magiae
De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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E.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Magick in Theory and Practice Target entity description: Magick in Theory and Practice is Aleister Crowley’s influential occult manual that systematically outlines his philosophy and methods of ceremonial magic within the Thelemic tradition.
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A.
Good Magic
Good Magic is a champion American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 2017 Breeders’ Cup Juvenile and the 2018 Haskell Invitational.
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B.
Magia
Magia is the first studio album by Colombian singer Shakira, recorded when she was a teenager and showcasing her early pop and Latin music style.
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C.
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie
Dogme et Rituel de la Haute Magie is a foundational 19th-century occult treatise that systematizes Western ceremonial magic, symbolism, and esoteric philosophy.
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D.
De crimine magiae
De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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E.
Spellmonger
Spellmonger is a long-running epic fantasy novel series by Terry Mancour that follows the rise of a battle-weary mage in a richly detailed, war-torn world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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occult manual ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Book 4, Part III
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Liber ABA, Part III ⓘ |
| associatedWith | The Book of the Law ⓘ |
| author | Aleister Crowley ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
True Will
ⓘ
initiation ⓘ magical oath ⓘ ritual symbolism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| defines | magick as “the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will” ⓘ |
| explains |
astral work
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invocation and evocation ⓘ practical methods of ritual construction ⓘ use of correspondences ⓘ use of magical weapons ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serial publication ⓘ |
| genre |
Thelemic text
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ceremonial magic ⓘ esotericism ⓘ occult literature ⓘ |
| influenced |
Thelemic magical practice
ⓘ
chaos magic ⓘ contemporary occultism ⓘ modern ceremonial magic ⓘ modern pagan witchcraft ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Eastern mysticism
ⓘ
Golden Dawn magical system ⓘ
linked to:
Golden Dawn manuscripts
Hermeticism ⓘ Kabbalah ⓘ Western esotericism ⓘ yoga ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of theory and ritual practice
ⓘ
systematic presentation of Crowley’s magical theory ⓘ |
| originalMedium | periodical ⓘ |
| originalSerial | The Equinox ⓘ |
| partOf | The Equinox, Volume III, Number 4 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Thelema ⓘ |
| subject |
ceremonial magic
ⓘ
magical ethics ⓘ magick ⓘ mysticism ⓘ occult philosophy ⓘ ritual practice ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
practitioners of ceremonial magic
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students of Thelema ⓘ |
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