Post by Bricingwolf on Oct 29, 2015 18:43:04 GMT
OK, so how does magic work? What does it do, on a fundamental level, that creates the effects we see and go, "hey! magic! neat!"?
First, there is a field, much like electromagnetism, or the Higgs Field, or Gravity, which "creates" magic. Let's call this The Thaumatological Field, or Thaumic Field, for short. The study of said field, and more generally the study of magic based on the field, is called Thaumatology. Originally that term referred to the study or performance of miracles, but scholars in the new age found a better use for it here.
This field creates force carrying particles when excited, just like the electromagnetic field, and electrons. In this case, Thaumatons.
Second, magic isn't miraculous, strictly speaking. It exists within, and is a fundamental part of, the natural order. It forms the last puzzle piece of the New Standard Model of the Universe, alongside things like gravity.
Third, magic creates the Observer Effect in physics, ie changes that the act of observation will make on a phenomenon being observed. This is because most matter in the universe carries Thaumatons, which are effected by any application of "will". In the trained Thaumatologist, this can alter the state of something, creating diverse effects, including blowing things up, moving them by force of will, etc. In general, simpler elemental composition makes this easier, which is why it's fairly easy to more air, water and many types of "dirt" or stone around, but chucking cars with your mind is more difficult. ALso, exciting particles is fairly simple, thus the ease of creating electromagnetic discharge and setting things on fire.
Lastly, for now, Thaumatological magic is not the only kind of magic. It's just the only one that is scientifically quantifiable. Spirit magic, divine magic, much of what Fey beings do, and the whole existance of gods and elder ones/first gods is just plain unexplainable. Gods can exist in an infinite number of places at once, it seems, at multiple points in time, and in pretty much any form they wish. They seem to follow no common "rules", and there is strong evidence that they can't be permanently destroyed. More on gods in another post, however.
First, there is a field, much like electromagnetism, or the Higgs Field, or Gravity, which "creates" magic. Let's call this The Thaumatological Field, or Thaumic Field, for short. The study of said field, and more generally the study of magic based on the field, is called Thaumatology. Originally that term referred to the study or performance of miracles, but scholars in the new age found a better use for it here.
This field creates force carrying particles when excited, just like the electromagnetic field, and electrons. In this case, Thaumatons.
Second, magic isn't miraculous, strictly speaking. It exists within, and is a fundamental part of, the natural order. It forms the last puzzle piece of the New Standard Model of the Universe, alongside things like gravity.
Third, magic creates the Observer Effect in physics, ie changes that the act of observation will make on a phenomenon being observed. This is because most matter in the universe carries Thaumatons, which are effected by any application of "will". In the trained Thaumatologist, this can alter the state of something, creating diverse effects, including blowing things up, moving them by force of will, etc. In general, simpler elemental composition makes this easier, which is why it's fairly easy to more air, water and many types of "dirt" or stone around, but chucking cars with your mind is more difficult. ALso, exciting particles is fairly simple, thus the ease of creating electromagnetic discharge and setting things on fire.
Lastly, for now, Thaumatological magic is not the only kind of magic. It's just the only one that is scientifically quantifiable. Spirit magic, divine magic, much of what Fey beings do, and the whole existance of gods and elder ones/first gods is just plain unexplainable. Gods can exist in an infinite number of places at once, it seems, at multiple points in time, and in pretty much any form they wish. They seem to follow no common "rules", and there is strong evidence that they can't be permanently destroyed. More on gods in another post, however.