The Magic Circle (organisation) The Magic Circle (organisation) The Magic Circle is a British organisation, dedicated to promoting and advancing the art of magic. Applicants must qualify for membership, either through a performance exam or by a written thesis on a branch of magic, after which they will be designated Member of the Magic Circle (M.M.C.) Further distinctions may earn them the title Associate of the Inner Magic Circle (A.I.M.C.), and Member of The Inner Magic Circle (M.I.M.C) a select group limited to 300 members. The Circle was founded in 1905, and was male-only until 1991. There is a junior branch, the Young Magicians
Nec Temere, Nec Timide surname Bent, Buckley, Sherborne, and the Welsh Cradawg, Latinized as Caratacus and Anglicized as Craddock. Today, it serves as a motto by various institutions: Nec Temere, Nec Timide Nec Temere, Nec Timide is a Latin phrase, which translates to "“Neither rashly nor timidly”". Its exact origin is unknown although Aristotle in "Ethica Nicomachea", Book III, mentions, along with other examples, that the virtuous man is not temerarious nor timorous, but courageous; but through time it has been used by several families. It is best known as the motto of the Dano-Norwegian naval hero Niels Juel, who supposedly used it first