Magick, as famously defined by Aleister Crowley, is the Science and Art of causing Change to occur in conformity with Will. It is generally understood that by this definition, the magician undertakes to understand himself and his conditions and applies that understanding in action to effect the desired changes in his present circumstances.

It has always been assumed that the process of skillful application of the right type and amount of life force in an accurate manner, through the appropriate medium to the correct object, and the changes brought about by successful execution of the aforementioned process, all take place within the magician’s universe, which is also assumed to be a closed system.

But there are tantalizing indications from Eastern mysticism and recent discoveries in quantum physics, that this may not be the case.

Buddhism promotes the belief in a universe with no beginning and no end and also asserts that an infinite number of probabilities actually exist. Interestingly enough, the quantum mechanical theory known as the Many Worlds theory, echoes this Buddhist perspective of reality. In effect, what this tells us is that there are an infinite number of universes existing all at once, where anything and everything is possible. It is only because of the limitations of the hardware we are born with (our brain) that we are able to perceive only a small slice of the entire multiverse, and this is what appears to us as our reality.

Integrating this concept with our previous definition of magick, we end up with a radical approach to actualizing magickal intentions. Magick can be defined as a method of shifting probabilities in one’s favor. But instead of being limited to shifting probabilities within a single universe, we are now presented with a virtually infinite number of probability lines to choose from where, in a number of them, our magickal objectives are realized. In this case, the magician either shifts the desired outcome into observable space or he shifts his perception from the current probability line to another where the desired outcome exists.

To take this a step further, we can now see the magickal act as the process that allows for the magician’s consciousness to make a quantum leap from one universe to another. The degree of difficulty of the leap would depend on how much divergence there is between the originating and the destination probability lines. So importance has to be given to the process of observation and selection of a probability line, so that a choice is ultimately made from the ones that are almost identical to the current line but with the desired outcome. To increase the chances of a successful leap taking place, the magician has to engage his senses, intellect, belief and will to the best of his ability and hope this is enough to override the general consensus reality structure that binds him to the current universe.

Unfortunately, this post oversimplifies what is, in truth, a process that requires a multidisciplinary approach to even begin to do it justice. Nevertheless, there is enough information here for the interested reader to pursue his own research into this new and exciting approach to magick.