I don't have a question, but I do have an observation. The "science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the will" could be the definition of

I don't have a question, but I do have an observation. The "science and art of causing change to occur in conformity with the will" could be the definition of a lot of disciplines: business, hacking, engineering, painting, politics. It's unfortunate that you felt you had to register anonymously to talk about this particular form of magic. Okay, I do have a question: how do you feel the "occult" type of magic is connected with what the author is talking about (i.e. magic = imagination + determination)? Are they completely different beasts? Is one a subclass of the other?