The magick of witchcraft is theoretically accessible to any who work within the framework and techniques of The Craft. This alluring aspect leads an ever-growing population into some level of practice of the “Craft of the Wise.” In application, and regarding the success level of the magick, there can be found evidence that there are individuals with more natural talent and ability in magick. In People Of The Earth (1996) Cerridwen Fallingstar explains, “Some people will have more of an aptitude for it, just as some people have more of an aptitude for languages or mathematics.” This minority is intrinsically drawn to witchcraft by way of some resonant energetic magnetism.

Magick is a co-creational process involving the vibrational life force of an individual or group interacting with all other elements of the present and future building forces of existence with greater than mundane influence. The belief framework of witchcraft is structured such that an increased resonant force of willpower, and or prayer, focused upon an idealized outcome will cause the outcome in some or all of its intention to be realized on the material plane.

Some of the popular working definitions of magick:

Simply stated by Oberon Zell-Ravenheart, magick is “coincidence control.”

Aleister Crowley’s definition is: “The science or art of causing change to occur in conformity with will.”

Starhawk writes: “The art of sensing and shaping the subtle, unseen forces that flow through the world, of awakening deeper levels of consciousness beyond the rational.”

Cerridwen Fallingstar discusses it as, “A magic spell is sort of like an active prayer. In some religions, people will pray for something. A spell just takes it into a little more active participation with the Universe instead of just passively asking God to give you X. It’s a matter of using your consciousness to change yourself in such a way that you would be more likely to attract what it is that you want. I like the Dionne Fortune’s definition of magic: that it’s the art of changing consciousness at will. With a spell, you are interested in shifting your own consciousness so that you develop psychic Velcro that will attract to you what you want.”

Because the steps to perform this action are all well within the capabilities of humans, the creation of magick is not supernatural or paranormal. It is currently less ordinary then simple action/reaction existence, but this is due to cultural doctrine not human limitations. Cerridwen Fallingstar is quoted in People Of The Earth (1996) “People talk about the ‘supernatural,’ but that is not a very good term. What we are doing here is completely natural. It is just that we’re dealing with some natural laws that are not yet commonly understood or defined. We’re working as pioneers in an area that has been neglected and feared even by this culture.”

Witches co-create change, and in this there is connection between the modern and the historic. The goal of outcome alteration, and manipulation of life forces, is the vocation of the witch. The processes by which the energies involved in magick are created, intended, focused and expressed, these are the major thrust of witchcraft.

The fear of change, and fear of the power that accompanies the ability to bring change about, is the basis for social alienation and stigmatization of witches. Embracing change and orchestrating some of the flow within the ever present condition of change, witches are set apart as a minority population in humanity.