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<blockquote data-quote="Bob Aberton" data-source="post: 116507" data-attributes="member: 1518">You know, if you want an interesting explanation, check out some out some of those occult sites/books/etc.&nbsp; They have some pretty interesting takes on what magic is (and it come from people who actually, honestly, belive in Magic.).&nbsp; But here's my explanation:Magic...Is.&nbsp; Magic comes from the Spirits, which are otherwordly and unseen, save to the Magician who knows of these arts to make things unseen Seen.&nbsp; Some might be termed Demons, others Angels, and still others Faeries.&nbsp; Magic is there, but unless you believe in it, no explanation will satisfy you. &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; -Arolas, Merlin of Avalon, successor to Taliesin, and head of the Sorcerer's Guild Circle, 189 A.R.D. (about 1412 A.D. in our reckoning).I read one interesting book on the subject, &quot;Good Magic&quot; by Marina Medici.&nbsp; It has a good explanation of &quot;Magic&quot; and &quot;Witchcraft,&quot;&nbsp; which is actually beliveable to your average post-modern skeptic.&nbsp; The explanation is something like this:&nbsp; Magic is, literally, in our mind.&nbsp; If you believe in Magic, then you will work magic, the same way as some people seeeverything as &quot;Acts of God.&quot;&nbsp; The &quot;World of Spirits,&quot; could be taken as an analogy for our own subconscious, and that is what the book makes its case on.&nbsp; Anyway, this stuff is really quite interesting to me, as I occasionally have been known to dabble in the Occult and Arcane.&nbsp; I actually have several &quot;how-to&quot; books on how to work &quot;real&quot; Magic.&nbsp; I myself am a skeptic to &quot;DnD&quot; style magic, but I find the above explanation quite reasonable&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &quot;Magic, in this sense, is a 'new' rediscovery of man's basic essence, that of the creator.&nbsp; It is the experience of going back inside yourself where nothing has ever happened yet and everrything is possible - where you can see yourself creating all of your reality.&quot;&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; -Marina Medici, &quot;Good Magic&quot;</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bob Aberton, post: 116507, member: 1518"] You know, if you want an interesting explanation, check out some out some of those occult sites/books/etc. They have some pretty interesting takes on what magic is (and it come from people who actually, honestly, belive in Magic.). But here's my explanation: Magic...Is. Magic comes from the Spirits, which are otherwordly and unseen, save to the Magician who knows of these arts to make things unseen Seen. Some might be termed Demons, others Angels, and still others Faeries. Magic is there, but unless you believe in it, no explanation will satisfy you. -Arolas, Merlin of Avalon, successor to Taliesin, and head of the Sorcerer's Guild Circle, 189 A.R.D. (about 1412 A.D. in our reckoning). I read one interesting book on the subject, "Good Magic" by Marina Medici. It has a good explanation of "Magic" and "Witchcraft," which is actually beliveable to your average post-modern skeptic. The explanation is something like this: Magic is, literally, in our mind. If you believe in Magic, then you will work magic, the same way as some people seeeverything as "Acts of God." The "World of Spirits," could be taken as an analogy for our own subconscious, and that is what the book makes its case on. Anyway, this stuff is really quite interesting to me, as I occasionally have been known to dabble in the Occult and Arcane. I actually have several "how-to" books on how to work "real" Magic. I myself am a skeptic to "DnD" style magic, but I find the above explanation quite reasonable "Magic, in this sense, is a 'new' rediscovery of man's basic essence, that of the creator. It is the experience of going back inside yourself where nothing has ever happened yet and everrything is possible - where you can see yourself creating all of your reality." -Marina Medici, "Good Magic" [/QUOTE]

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