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<blockquote data-quote="Feir Fireb" data-source="post: 1442996" data-attributes="member: 14074"><p><strong>from Matteo's journal, Summer 1221</strong></p><p></p><p>It is a pity that the girl, Daniela, and Samuel chose not to continue with the covenant beyond its formation. May they fare better in other endeavors. I had hoped especially to talk at length with Daniela on the matter of arcane connections once we'd had the opportunity to turn our attention from the political to the thaumaturgical. Her views on the subject are fascinating, and the matter ought to be of great interest to any Quaesitor. But I wonder if she isn't going down the wrong track in studying Intellego. Take, for example, the spell "Image from the Wizard Torn", which relies heavily upon the use of Intellego. Once the image leaves sight of the Wizard, unless an arcane connection is used, the spell ceases, even though the Wizard can perceive clearly from the locus of magic. I wonder if she ought not try Muto Corpus instead, to attempt enhancement of they eyes, allowing sight at great distance (as a hawk's) and through objects. According to Plato, sight results from the eyes' penetration of the objects they see, though Aristotle would differ on the specifics of this, and Alhazen rejects the idea completely. </p><p></p><p>In any event, "Eyes of the Cat" is well-known to allow spellcasting through a darkness that would ordinarily prevent magics without arcane connections. Depending upon the inherent potential for the ocular organs to penetrate solid objects (such as glass) it may be necessary to use Imaginem as well--Perdo or Rego--to bypass barriers to seeing. Or perhaps one might try a Mentem spell to extend the limits of one's consciousness to the objects one wishes to affect. Creo, Muto, or Rego might work. "Exchange of the Two Minds", for instance, is a difficult and problematic spell, but it demonstrates a way in which a magus who has gone beyond the limits of his own body retains the capacity for spellcraft. It would thus appear that the limits of arcane connections arise not from the inability to perceive an object with sufficient clarity, but rather from the inability to interact with it directly.</p><p></p><p>If she is indeed going the wrong track, I can only hope that she can make good on her mistakes. God knows how many magi have sought to understand one thing but in the end discovered something completely different. She strikes me as young and headstrong, even for one who has passed the gauntlet as recently as I. She has many years to pursue her route, wherever it may lead her. And I now have an interesting possiblity to research. But for the moment I must concentrate upon my transcription efforts. Strange that I should spend my spare time away from writing, writing! But if I do not record these thoughts now, I may not have them when I have the time to pursue them. Lucia approaches Aquam from an interesting perspective, and I look forward to reading her Summa more thoroughly, but does she ever write with a cramped hand!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Feir Fireb, post: 1442996, member: 14074"] [b]from Matteo's journal, Summer 1221[/b] It is a pity that the girl, Daniela, and Samuel chose not to continue with the covenant beyond its formation. May they fare better in other endeavors. I had hoped especially to talk at length with Daniela on the matter of arcane connections once we'd had the opportunity to turn our attention from the political to the thaumaturgical. Her views on the subject are fascinating, and the matter ought to be of great interest to any Quaesitor. But I wonder if she isn't going down the wrong track in studying Intellego. Take, for example, the spell "Image from the Wizard Torn", which relies heavily upon the use of Intellego. Once the image leaves sight of the Wizard, unless an arcane connection is used, the spell ceases, even though the Wizard can perceive clearly from the locus of magic. I wonder if she ought not try Muto Corpus instead, to attempt enhancement of they eyes, allowing sight at great distance (as a hawk's) and through objects. According to Plato, sight results from the eyes' penetration of the objects they see, though Aristotle would differ on the specifics of this, and Alhazen rejects the idea completely. In any event, "Eyes of the Cat" is well-known to allow spellcasting through a darkness that would ordinarily prevent magics without arcane connections. Depending upon the inherent potential for the ocular organs to penetrate solid objects (such as glass) it may be necessary to use Imaginem as well--Perdo or Rego--to bypass barriers to seeing. Or perhaps one might try a Mentem spell to extend the limits of one's consciousness to the objects one wishes to affect. Creo, Muto, or Rego might work. "Exchange of the Two Minds", for instance, is a difficult and problematic spell, but it demonstrates a way in which a magus who has gone beyond the limits of his own body retains the capacity for spellcraft. It would thus appear that the limits of arcane connections arise not from the inability to perceive an object with sufficient clarity, but rather from the inability to interact with it directly. If she is indeed going the wrong track, I can only hope that she can make good on her mistakes. God knows how many magi have sought to understand one thing but in the end discovered something completely different. She strikes me as young and headstrong, even for one who has passed the gauntlet as recently as I. She has many years to pursue her route, wherever it may lead her. And I now have an interesting possiblity to research. But for the moment I must concentrate upon my transcription efforts. Strange that I should spend my spare time away from writing, writing! But if I do not record these thoughts now, I may not have them when I have the time to pursue them. Lucia approaches Aquam from an interesting perspective, and I look forward to reading her Summa more thoroughly, but does she ever write with a cramped hand! [/QUOTE]
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