![]() ![]() William Blake said, “No bird soars too high, if he soars with his own wings.” This is how I approach magic in my stories. In the Shannara series, Terry Brooks creates a world where the use of magic by those not born to it involves personal sacrifice. The evil magician in Sinbad uses black magic to create a creature, and when it dies he ages painfully and suddenly. With great magical power comes great responsibility-it’s misuse often has unpleasant consequences: often taking life from its users. ![]() This might be unlocking the power of the unconscious mind, and/or it might be accessing a universal power. It can mean touching a mysterious hidden power of the universe. There are many types of magic in fantasy: spells and potions magical objects psychic abilities black magic white magic superpowers general or specific powers the power of the faerie world and more. By doing this he strengthens its power when it is used. Martin hardly uses magic at all in his Game of Thrones it’s a little understood force in his novels. Who needs microscopic organisms in the blood to explain magic. ![]() Like many others, I was let down by the ‘midi-chlorians’ scene in Star Wars. There are many types of magic in fantasy, but whichever type is used, if the magic is rare and mysterious, and possibly not believed in by the majority of the population in the story world, then it increases the mystery and magic of the story, and it makes it more believable.Īnother good way to kill magic is to explain it scientifically, so reducing it to something mundane. ![]()
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