The modern practice of thaumaturgyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigThaumaturgy
Thaumaturgy Is a style of magic, codified and practiced by the Rasian Academy. Thaumaturgy and magic are terms often used interchangeably.
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Thaumaturgy means “work using thaumic energy”, also called Elemental Mastery, Elementalismmagicmagicmagiclanguagemagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagic divides study of magical theory and practice into numerous fields called the thaumaturgical disciplines.
Historically each discipline was the remit of an individual college of the Rasian Academyplugin-autotooltip__small plugin-autotooltip_bigRasian Academy
The Rasian Academy is the common name for the Grand Academy of Rasia, the greatest institution of magic and learning in the Anrel Isles., though this distinction blurred with time.
The Key Disciplines are the three fundamental fields which students must master before becoming a magister, or fully-fledged magician, since they are the foundation for most other skills. They are
| Aetherics | Aetherics Aetherics is one of the three major thaumaturgical disciplines, related to the manipulation of energy by elementals, notably light, heat, and electromagnetism. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. disciplines |
| Apotropy & Wardcraft | Apotropy & Wardcraft Apotropy and Wardcraft are the thaumaturgical disciplines of defence against magical and physical assault. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Apotropy is the discipline of protection from magical attack between primes and other elementals. Thaumaturgical duelling involves three methods of attack: attempting to break or override the opponent's |
| Farsight | Farsight Farsight is a thaumaturgical discipline enabling magical practitioners to see and sometimes hear people and places distant from their present location. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Farsight requires the mastery of many other disciplines, since it requires controlling at least two |
| Imagory | Imagory Imagory is the one of the three main thaumaturgical disciplines, that of creating an imago: a convincingly realistic image of real-world or imaginary object or scene. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Despite its seeming simplicity, creating realistic and aesthetically pleasing imagos is one of the most difficult to master, as it requires not only a great skill, finesse and a high level of rapport between the |
| Imprinting | Imprinting Imprinting is the thaumaturgical discipline of capturing the attention of an elemental, and giving it set of formal instructions. Magicians with the ability to summon and imprint an elemental are magisters. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. The most basic method of imprinting is verbal, reciting sequents aloud to a bound elemental in the human equivalent of the language |
| Kinesis | Kinesis Kinesis is one of the three key thaumaturgical disciplines, involving movement and interaction with physical objects. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Mastery of kinesis is fundamental to the all physical disciplines, from barriers and protection, to medical intervention or weatherworking. |
| Ligation | Ligation Ligation, often simply called binding, is the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, so that solid matter becomes a part of the elemental's physical matrix. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Elementals in nature will attach themselves to a physical object, particularly when it is near a regular and natural source of |
| Necromancy | Necromancy Necromancy is the magical practice of animating human or animal corpses, giving them a crude semblance of life. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Magic cannot restore life once a body is truly deceased, other than by resuscitating a person whose heart or breathing have recently stopped. Necromancy therefore treats bodies like puppets. An elemental attaches itself to the skeleton, and moves the bones and joints in a parody of li… |
| Neuromancy | Neuromancy Neuromancy is the thaumaturgical discipline involving electromagnetic manipulation of structures within the human brain. It is now both a lost art and a forbidden art, considered to be malefaction. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Historically it was the highest art of the |
| Onomastics | Onomastics Onomastics is a thaumaturgical discipline related to the study of magical languages and naming. At the Rasian Academy it was particularly associated with the Grammarian school of thought. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. disciplines |
| Phlogistics | Phlogistics Phlogistics is a thaumaturgical discipline, relating to creating heat and fire. It is specialism of Aetherics. disciplines |
| Quiristry | Quiristry Quiristry is the thaumaturgical discipline relating to the creation and replication of all kinds of books, documents and other records. At the Rasian Academy, this was taught and practiced by the College of Quirists. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. The college considered quiristry an art, encompassing both thaumaturgical processes as well as manual skills. It was unusual in operating facilities not only within the Academy grou… |
| Vinculum | Vinculum Vinculum is the bond or connection between a human thaumaturge and their prime elemental. This bonds gives a human mastery over the elemental and means that it will accept instructions only from that person. Vinculum generally grows stronger over time, with experienced thaumaturges able to easily command their primus. |