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The interior of St. Peter\u2019s Basilica in Vatican City\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n BY\u00a0JONAH LOCKSLEY<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n Have you ever wanted to study magic in an official capacity? Do castles, potion-making classes and robe-wearing faculty appeal to you? If you said yes to the above questions, you can apply to a\u00a0Hogwarts like LARP experience in Poland<\/a>\u00a0or enroll in this\u00a0elf history course in Iceland<\/span><\/a>. But if you desire instruction in the subtle art of\u00a0magick<\/i>, at a true, real-life Hogwarts, I\u2019d encourage you to keep reading. What do I mean by\u00a0magick<\/i>? Simply this (as described by\u00a0Ultraculture\u2019<\/em>s\u00a0founder Jason Louv):<\/p>\n \u201cBroadly speaking, I use the word \u2018magick\u2019 as a simple and taboo-tweaking shorthand for a vast spectrum of religious and consciousness-altering techniques from across the world\u2019s cultures and world history, incorporating shamanism, yoga, martial arts, prayer, meditation, self-hypnosis, study of world religion, trance, inspired art, dancing, the grind of daily living and everything in between. More practically speaking, anything that helps in disciplining the self into becoming a greater and more broadly helpful individual.\u201d<\/p>\n Believe it or not, schools just like Hogwarts that taught these disciplines once existed. Some still exist today. Others are\u2026 let\u2019s say \u201clegendary.\u201d You\u2019ll have to come to your own conclusions about them. The following list is the result of my researches into the recondite curricula of the magi and ascended masters around the world. That\u2019s right, it was revealed to me in abstruse initiatic sibilations from my super-secret rainbow-aureoled advisors in the occult sciences. Now that\u2019s either a load of BS, wishful thinking or brutal truth. Which is why you need to remember that this is your path. Take it or leave it.\u00a0Do as thou wilt<\/i>with the information below. Here\u2019s my list of ten real-life Hogwarts:<\/p>\n Arabic manuscript illumination from the 12th century CE showing the Brethren of Purity\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n This 10th\/11th century consortium of philosophers and physicians from Basra (in modern-day Iraq) was a legit secret society with a knack for productivity. Their greatest work was a fifty-two treatise volume on alchemy, mathematics, theology, and cosmology called\u00a0Ras\u0101\u2019il al-Ikhw\u0101n al-saf\u0101\u2019<\/a> Teaching at Paris in the late 14th Century. Image via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n In the 1370s, Charles V, the king of France (also known as \u201cThe Wise\u201d) established a College of Astrology at the University of Paris. Believe it or not, the college (which also taught \u201castrological medicine\u201d) was supported by the pope and was given class materials and two endowed fellowships.<\/p>\n Image from Francis Barrett\u2019s\u00a0The Magus\u00a0via Wikimedia Commons.<\/p><\/div>\n This 18th century institution was run by the self-described arch-wizard, Francis Barrett. Barrrett was the author of\u00a0The Magus<\/i>, a magical textbook that,\u00a0as I\u2019ve written elsewhere<\/a>, borrowed a lot of material from Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa. Barrett only accepted twelve students at a time and taught classes on \u201ceternal wisdom\u201d and the \u201chidden treasures of nature.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/h1>\n
Hogwarts Actually Exists?<\/h1>\n
Here\u2019s 10 Real-Life Schools for Magick<\/h1>\n
Hogwarts might be fictional, but schools for magick are real\u2014they were common not only in the ancient world, but still exist in our current day and age. Here are ten real-life magick schools.<\/h4>\n
1. The Brethren of Purity<\/h4>\n
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2.\u00a0The College of Astrology at the University of Paris<\/h4>\n
\u00a0The Norton Street Magic School in Marylebone, London<\/h4>\n