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From: steward@shell.portal.com (steward)
Newsgroups: alt.religion.wicca
Subject: Re: Magic with a k is sex magic
Date: 6 Apr 1996 23:14:14 -0500
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phranqulyn@aol.com (PHRANQULYN) writes:

>The spelling w/ a K  is an archaic revival (Middle English?)...it predates
>good ol' "Uncle Al" Crowley by a few hundred years.  Not to say the man

The spelling w/ a 'K' was the standard spelling prior to late Middle
English (1350-1469 CE).  After that point, the accepted spelling was
without a 'K', and remained so for all purposes until the early 20th
century.  (The New Shorter Oxford Dictionary, p. 1661.)

Given that even Oxford acknowledges the revival of the 'k' spelling
for limited purposes in E20, I'd say attributing said revival to 
Crowley would be a good bet.

steward@shell.portal.com
(corrected article reposted, old article cancelled)