Practical and Esoteric Magic

Natural Magic and Ritual Explained

Glossary Terms

In the true practice of magic it is increasingly important that we develop, refine, and maintain a consistent, internal terminology and nomenclature for discourse amongst ourselves, educating newcomers, and occasionally interfacing with those outside of our subculture. This glossary is my attempt towards this end, though it is most likely in vain. You may or may not see these terms echoed by other magic writers and bloggers.

good
1. generally anything beneficial but especially if the benefit is not accompanied by harm or drawbacks.
2. intent or activity for the aid, benefit, or betterment of another.
3. proficient, skilled, effective
gross

Class of energy that is the lower vibratory range and typical of the mundane, physical world. Available to the five senses, can be measured easily with various tools, and is accepted by academia. All oyhsical energy falls under this class, i.e. heat, magnetism, mechanical energy, etc.
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn

Probably the most overtly influential magical order in the modern era, having its heyday in the late 19th and early 20th century and remaining active to date. Most publicly available material attributed to this order suggests a strong emphasis on esoteric magic, ritual, Theurgy, and Kabbalistic work.
HOGD

Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn
immersion

the emphatic, often climactic practice of actualizing results of a magical operation. This work involves multi-sensory imagination, or sensory synthesis to complete not just a vivid scene of success, but a total experience engaging all five senses and the emotions to perfectly simulate the future moment when your magic delivers the desired result.
karma

originally a Hindu term, now in common usage around the world, karma is cause and effect, or action and reaction, stimuli and response, etc.
magic
1. mysterious causal force or agent that defies conventional cause and effect and works in unexplained ways.
2. use of this causal force to change or preserve reality in a desired manner.
3. the body of knowledge and work applied to fulfill 2, above.
4. making something from nothing, i.e. creation, changing something into something else, i.e. transformation or preserving things against stimuli for change, using methods of a particular nature to draw on forces not currently understood by science.