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<blockquote data-quote="PsyzhranV2" data-source="post: 8298524" data-attributes="member: 7015332"><p><a href="https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/shamans-cause-2008-03-26" target="_blank">As per this old article from 2008</a>:</p><p><em>"Mage" is a broad term in the <strong>Magic</strong> multiverse. It doesn't just mean the studious spellcaster with his nose planted firmly in the brittle pages of an ancient grimoire (in other words, a wizard). It also means the shaman, the mage who wields magic from the gut, who lets her emotions and personal experiences of nature guide her enlightenment. The shaman derives magical power and inspiration directly from the world around her, without allowing too much abstract, ivory-tower thinking to get in the way. A shaman derives power from her passion and her instincts. Many shamans believe fervently in the importance of the fundamental forces of nature, including their own instincts... Shamans are tightly tied to the green and red part of the color wheel. The values of self-expression, motivation by instinct and passion rather than forethought, and individual freedom hit both those colors and the flavor of shamans right on the head.</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PsyzhranV2, post: 8298524, member: 7015332"] [URL='https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/shamans-cause-2008-03-26']As per this old article from 2008[/URL]: [I]"Mage" is a broad term in the [B]Magic[/B] multiverse. It doesn't just mean the studious spellcaster with his nose planted firmly in the brittle pages of an ancient grimoire (in other words, a wizard). It also means the shaman, the mage who wields magic from the gut, who lets her emotions and personal experiences of nature guide her enlightenment. The shaman derives magical power and inspiration directly from the world around her, without allowing too much abstract, ivory-tower thinking to get in the way. A shaman derives power from her passion and her instincts. Many shamans believe fervently in the importance of the fundamental forces of nature, including their own instincts... Shamans are tightly tied to the green and red part of the color wheel. The values of self-expression, motivation by instinct and passion rather than forethought, and individual freedom hit both those colors and the flavor of shamans right on the head.[/I] [/QUOTE]
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