Magick
Thelema does have an unfortunate association with the “occult”, due mainly to the fact that its founder, Aleister Crowley, was a prominent occultist and “magician”, and wrote extensively on these subjects. The core ideas and principles of Thelema are wholly separable from occultism, however, although some people consider “Thelema” to comprise Aleister Crowley's entire occult system, rather than the system expounded in The Book of the Law.
Since the practical side of Thelema requires a rigorous investigation of the real nature of the self, many practices may be employed by the Thelemite — such as meditation, divination and ritual — which are of a religious or occult nature. However there is no need to believe in any of the various supernatural “theories” which often accompany such practices.
