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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 2380400" data-attributes="member: 19675">Actually, there was.Divine magic sourced from God.&nbsp; You could smite thine enemies with His power before you, drive out unclean spirits, etc.&nbsp; This was good.Evil magic came from false gods, fallen angels, etc.&nbsp; (after all, even Pharoah's sorcerers could do Sticks to Snakes...).Then there were the mysteries man uncovered, usually termed &quot;arcane&quot; or &quot;alchemical&quot; secrets.&nbsp;&nbsp; (Yes- we now recognize this as the beginnings of the revival of science- but then it was called magic.)&nbsp; Some decried such studies as being Satan's work because it questioned God's creation.&nbsp; Christian alchemists (some of whom were clergymen) claimed it was just discovering the previously undiscovered beauty of God's creation- like the work the ancients did discovering the principle of simple machines (levers, screws, etc) or more complex things like alloys of metals.&nbsp; That debate wasn't just about divine vs diabolic, it was whether the source of the knowledge was good, evil or neutral because no one could discern the hand of God or Devil in it- it was Man's quest for knowlege.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 2380400, member: 19675"] Actually, there was. Divine magic sourced from God. You could smite thine enemies with His power before you, drive out unclean spirits, etc. This was good. Evil magic came from false gods, fallen angels, etc. (after all, even Pharoah's sorcerers could do Sticks to Snakes...). Then there were the mysteries man uncovered, usually termed "arcane" or "alchemical" secrets. (Yes- we now recognize this as the beginnings of the revival of science- but then it was called magic.) Some decried such studies as being Satan's work because it questioned God's creation. Christian alchemists (some of whom were clergymen) claimed it was just discovering the previously undiscovered beauty of God's creation- like the work the ancients did discovering the principle of simple machines (levers, screws, etc) or more complex things like alloys of metals. That debate wasn't just about divine vs diabolic, it was whether the source of the knowledge was good, evil or neutral because no one could discern the hand of God or Devil in it- it was Man's quest for knowlege. [/QUOTE]

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