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A
magician is a person skilled in the mysterious and hidden art of
magic, the ability to attain objectives, acquire knowledge, or perform works of wonder using
supernatural or nonrational means.
Some modern magicians, such as
Aleister Crowley and those who follow the traditions of the
Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and
Ordo Templi Orientis, describe
magic in rational terms, using
definitions,
postulates and
theorems.
The latter kind of magician can also be referred to as an
enchanter, sorcerer,
wizard, mage, magus,
necromancer, or
thaumaturgist. These overlapping terms may be distinguished by some traditions or some fiction writers. When such distinctions are made, sorcerers are more often practitioners of
evocations or
black magic, and there may be variations on level and type of power associated with each name.
Some names, distinctions, or aspects may have more of a negative
connotation than others, depending on the setting and the context. (See also
Magic and
Magic and religion, for some examples.)
Historical figures
A wizard, in this case, is a person who claims to be skilled in arts considered hidden or arcane.
Throughout history, there have been many who have claimed that to have secret knowledge, meant having great, often supernatural,
power. Some claimed to know
occult (literally, "hidden") techniques that they felt could be of great aid. Perhaps the oldest example of this is knowledge of the jealously guarded secret of the making and tending of
fire.
Alchemy, in particular, contained many elements that would now be considered magical, but many others that have been incorporated into the science of chemistry.
Legends in medieval Europe attributed
Virgil with prophetic powers, and sometimes more magical abilities, as in the fairy tale "
Virgilius the Sorcerer" collected in
The Violet Fairy Book. The figure of
Faust appears to have been based on an actual alchemist,
Johann Georg Faust, who was accused in his lifetime of practicing magic.
Jehoshua Ben-Pandira - An
Egyptian wizard suggested by scholar
Gerald Massey to be the original
Jesus.
The "Atsinganoi", early
Roma people as described in the time of
Constantine IX,
Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa occult writer and alchemist,
John Dee, Queen Elizabeth's court astrologist, and the controversial figure
Aleister Crowley are among examples of these.
In contemporary
religious beliefs, it's believed by those adherent to the
Ascended Master Teachings that
Ascended masters such as the
Master St. Germain have magical powers.
Magicians
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