From:	Steadfast laughingman@*******.de
Subject:	What the Heck is Magic, anyway?
Date:	Fri, 19 Feb 1999 03:44:30 +0100

And so it came to happen that David Buehrer wrote in reply to Neil Clark:
>
> For the mere cost of a Thaum, wrote:
> /
> / what they heck *is* magic, anyway? ... is it an intangible force that
> / most of us are dead to? is it an aspect of the universe mundanes are tuned
> / out to by nature? if so, how far removed is magic from the domain of normal
> / human (mundane) comprehension?
>
> Magic is the result of the manipulation of mana, either consciously or
> subconsciously.
>
> For example, a mage manipulates mana to create a spell (magic). Astral
> perception is the result of the gifted person being able to manipulate
> mana on an unconscious (IMHO) level. Magic is sort of a special effect
> created by mana that has a real effect on the physical world.
>
> The real question is, "What the heck is *mana*?"

Well, hm, maybe the question should go on to "...*mana* and *how* we
actually manipulate this?"
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