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Ritual magic is the performance of a ritual for magical purposes. A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval. ... The ancient symbol of the pentagram is often used as a symbol for magic. ...


Practically all magical traditions include ritual magic. It may be highly complex and include nearly all of the magical system such as in hermetic or salomonicdfasdf magic, or be merely a more extensive form of intuitive and informal magical practices as in shamanism or chaos magic. Hermeticism is either of two things: The study and practice of occult philosophy and magic, of a type associated with writings attributed to the god Hermes Trismegistus, Thrice-Greatest Hermes, a syncretistic deity who combines aspects of the Greek god Hermes and the Egyptian god Thoth. ... This article is on medieval books of magic; for information on the term grimoire as used in the Source Mage GNU/Linux operating system, see the Source Mage article. ... Shamanism is a range of traditional beliefs and practices that involve the ability to diagnose, cure, and sometimes cause human suffering by traversing the axis mundi and forming a special relationship with, or gaining control over, spirits. ... The chaos star (called a chaosphere by some practitioners) is the most popular symbol of chaos magic. ...


As opposed to religious and social rituals, magical ones are not necessarily repeated in the same or a similar way on certain occasions. However, there always are elements and symbols that appear throughout a single tradition and just like other rituals, ritual magic usually uses a special ritual space. General forms of ritual such as the rite of passage or the rhythmization of daily life are usually incorporated into a magical context by magic practitioners. A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a persons social or sexual status. ...


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  • RitMag Thoughts on ritual magic
  • ritualmagick.org A Wiki dedicated to Ritual Magick

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Ritual magic - definition of Ritual magic in Encyclopedia (162 words)
Ritual magic is the performance of a ritual for magical purposes.
It may be highly complex and include nearly all of the magical system such as in hermetic or salomonic magic, or be merely a more extensive form of intuitive and informal magical practices as in shamanism or chaos magic.
General forms of ritual such as the rite of passage or the rhythmization of daily life are usually incorporated into a magical context by magic practitioners.
Encyclopedia: Ritual magic (359 words)
A ritual is a formalised, predetermined set of symbolic actions generally performed in a particular environment at a regular, recurring interval.
It may be highly complex and include nearly all of the magical system such as in hermetic or salomonicdfasdf magic, or be merely a more extensive form of intuitive and informal magical practices as in shamanism or chaos magic.
A rite of passage is a ritual that marks a change in a persons social or sexual status.
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