What Makes Magic
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What Makes Magic
What this book so far has me thinking about is what 'makes' magic? In a fantasy context, I think of magic as a power wielded by certain groups of people who have the ability to directly influence the world around them with a non-human power. Yet this book is making me consider whether people in reality have a type of magic. Not in the "hold a wand, say an incantation, and presto" kind of way, but I never gave much consideration that mindset can be its own kind of power.
What do you think? Is manifestation a real world example of a power in line with the fantasy concept of magic? Or is it purely the perception of change without the power behind it?
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Manifestation: "If you speak it into existence, it will occur." The way Delvin has visions that you mention are precursors to something happening, however he doesn't see the entire picture in the vision.
Fantasy books are whatever the writer imagined them to be. Magic can be controlling people, elements, protection, etc.
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I am not sure if that makes since but A) I never thought of this before and B) find it difficult to put magic into words, for it's like faith, something that will never materialistically be, it will only live within each of us in different ways at different levels.
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I like your term "mindset." It makes me think about our reaction to our own magic. When we succeed in making something happen, some say it's "dumb luck," others say it is "God's miracle," or we might call it coincidence. My point is that we rarely take any credit for the magic we create in life.
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