Magic today, by any definition, is relegated to the category of 'new age', 'neo-pagan', and somehow progressive politics. Any number of books teaching the youth to cast spells, hex, curse, bind, etc., are available and put proudly on display at countless bookstores. Furthermore, these books often have the socio-political intent to cause harm to political or class enemies of a certain ideology in the name of stopping some elusive form of hatred or tyranny. Movies and television shows glorify and promote the use of the same for identical reasons. Is this really magic? It seems contrary to the idea that the pursuit of magic is the attempt to accomplish the Great Work of alchemy, i.e., to purify and exalt the spiritual nature in awareness of the Divine - which is held in reverence. Theurgy is working in divine realms to connect with the Divine. Magic facilitates this process. The Great Work is the esoteric journey towards awareness of that which is Divine by aligning oneself with the ALL. Magic involves memorization, creation, and ritual work, in order to change the internal components of the self in a functional manner to stimulate the will and imagination. The practicing magician creates intention through imagination by focusing the will on that which is to be achieved. After selecting certain correspondences with that which is below, in parallel with that which is above, the magician creates an image on the astral plane of what is to be accomplished. Using willpower through these steps, and visualizing the objective, is the essential practice of magic in an institutional and instructional manner.