Recently, there has been a tremendous amount of discourse surrounding the "proper" spelling of Magic/Magick in English. This is not something of relevance in other languages as they use the same word and spelling to represent both ceremonial magick and other forms of non-ceremonial magic (or even stage magic).
For us at Astarte's Temple, we have no personal preference on how other people choose to spell the word. We have opted to use the spelling of "magick" with a "k" for the purposes of our online presence for a few different reasons and want to be clear and intentional as to why we've made this choice.
First off, the earliest use of the spelling of "magick" that we know of is the work of Heinreich Cornelius Agrippa, who was a 15th and 16th-century physician, occultist, and philosopher. Philosophy or to be a philosopher, is to quite literally be a lover (philo) of wisdom (sophia), and at the end of the day, that is our heart at Astarte's Temple.
Agrippa was undoubtedly the most influential writer of the Renaissance Esoterica. His magnum opus, De Occulta Philosophia – Three Books of Occult Philosophy, remains one of the leading texts of Western esoteric thought even 500 years later. Do we 100% agree with everything Agrippa wrote or believed, no, but we would say that for most writers, teachers, and philosophers throughout all traditions of occultism, esotericism, and metaphysics.
Of course, as most know in modern times, the spelling of "magick" with a "k" was re-popularized by Aleister Crowley in the 20th-century, as he was influenced by Agrippa's work, and many were (and still are) influenced by Crowley's work to this day. We feel it is important to note that at Astarte's Temple, we don't use the "k" in magick" due to Crowley's use of this spelling, nor do we adhere to Crowleyan traditions.
Ultimately, as with everything in someone's spiritual craft, the choice in how they practice and share their practice with the world is their own. A choice to argue about how someone else should spell a word they use in their craft is time and energy that could be directed into the magic/magick/majick being cast. Remember, everyone has their own views, ideology, and reasoning behind what they believe and how they share it with the world. And no matter how a person spells it, if their goal is to bring more magick into the world, heal, grow, evolve, and draw nearer to wisdom, we are supportive.
