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"If you're trying to tell me that it gets better--"
"Oh, God, no. No, it doesn't. I'm trying to tell you, you are not alone here. Funny little irony they don't tell you, magic doesn't come from talent. It comes from pain."
Quentin Coldwater and Eliot Waugh[src]

Magic is the practice of harnessing the arcane energy that exists and flows through the universe that allows practitioners known as Magicians to manipulate aspects of reality through the application of spells.

Overview[]

"The study of magic is not a science, it is not an art, and it is not a religion. Magic is a craft. When we do magic, we do not wish and we do not pray. We rely upon our will and our knowledge and our skill to make a specific change to the world."
Professor March[src]

Magic encompasses many different activities including astral projection, telekinesis, teleportation, and spell casting. It includes the practices of many cultures, nations, and religions, as well as many books and writings from ancient times. The most commonly used magic in the universe emanates from a place called the Wellspring.

Types Of Magic[]

Human Magic[]

Humans who practice magic act as conduits for the Wellspring, in that they channel its power to cast their spells. While many humans have the capacity to practice magic, most cannot for several reasons; firstly, casting spells is very difficult and most beings are not intelligent, obsessive, or unfortunate enough to dedicate themselves entirely to perfecting their craft. It is also implied that those with a high moral firmness cannot access the tools necessary to manipulate magical energies. However, some can have all the necessary requirements, say the right words, move their hands the right way, and still, nothing will happen. Magic comes easiest to those who have experienced tremendous pain in life, the more the better. Humans who are admitted to magical institutions to undergo the arduous training in the disciplines of magic are known as Magicians, while those not admitted usually lack the proper guidance offered by them, which leads to them becoming Hedge Witches.

Deity Magic[]

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God Magic is the inherent power possessed by a god. Gods or deities do not draw power from the wellspring but possess a seed of power within them to produce their own incredible source of magic. God magic can be transferred from a deity to a human, as when Alice and Julia were granted temporary enhanced power to the level of a Master Magician. A human can be given the power of a god permanently as in Julia Wicker's case when she was awarded Reynard the fox's seed of power by Our Lady Underground, after her resolve and change of mind to not kill Reynard. If the magic of the wellspring has stopped flowing (eliminating the means for magicians to practice magic) magicians with God magic implanted within them can bypass this limitation - therefor giving them the ability to still practice magic and eventually harness it on equal levels to that of a god. Once fully developed a human with a source of God magic, can apophysis into a full god. Under normal conditions a god doesn’t run out of magic. However, their power can be surrendered by creating something with every atom of their being. Even without their power a god is still unageing and almost unkillable.

Fairy Magic[]

Like gods, fairies have the ability to draw magic from within themselves, as they are the Living Embodiment of Magic. Their magic gives them great longevity. They can live for hundreds of years, longer than even the Dwarves of Fillory. Fairy magic is much more powerful and capable than that of normal magic and considered darker. The Fairy Queen is said to have the power of fifty fairies. One distinct ability of a fairy is that their magic can accomplish feats regular magic cannot and they don't need spells or even finger movements to perform magic. This particular trait is what makes people seek their power in order to make deals with them.

Wild Magic[]

Wild magic is a powerful type of spellcasting that is impossible to do with regular human hands, instead it requires a user to have twelve fingers. Martin Chatwin is the only known user of this magic. Martin could travel between dimensions, briefly incapacitate deities, perceive magical wards without aid, manipulate the inner workings of a soul to access the Shade, possess others, telepathically communicate, and even paralyze a large group of people with ease. It’s still unknown where wild magic comes from only that it is very hard to master and requires a human to alter their body to control it.

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