List of terminology related to the field of magic.
| Aliment | Aliment Aliment is a somewhat archaic term for the natural magnetic force in the unusually strong magnetosphere of Helevos, which is the natural source of sustenance for elementals. Aliment is consumed and stored in the ethereal bodies of elementals, and can be used to power |
| Binding (disambiguation) | Binding (disambiguation) In thaumaturgy, binding can refer either to: * Vinculum, the bond of authority between an elemental and a thaumaturge which makes the elemental carry out instructions, or * Ligation the thaumaturgical discipline of physically binding an elemental to a solid object, in order create a magical device or |
| Call | Call A Call is a magickal summoning, particularly calling elementals as sources. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. “The Call” is a magister's first summoning of his Primus, the prime source of his power that he will use throughout his life |
| Cantrip | Cantrip In the Chantry Style of magic, a cantrip or tript is a word or short phrase used to trigger an elemental to perform a sequent, a pre-learned set of instructions. Cantrips consist of the name of the command, and any additional instructions that relate to it. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about |
| Charge | Charge A charge is a single-word command issued to a primus, which are to be carried out immediately. Charges usually include the key-word for one or more sequents. magic_terms |
| Deital (God) | Deital (God) A deital [DAY-it-ul], also called a deivat or god-spirit or god, is an elemental which has achieved a great power and a degree of consciousness from being the focus of human worship. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. “Deital” is a magicAnásthiasmagic |
| Dreikmen | Dreikmen Dreikmen are creatures of legendary horror, animated corpses driven by unnatural powers. In tales they are often men killed in unjust wars, their souls bound to their decaying bodies for eternity as punishment for their crimes. They particularly feature in the folk tales of the |
| Factor | Factor In thaumaturgy, a factor is a spoken word or symbol, which represents a predefined physical action, process or thing. Factors are words which are deliberately meaningless in any human language. In Rasian thaumaturgy, factors are constructed from a standard set of syllables or |
| Haulm | Haulm A haulm or holm is a thaumaturgical indjinn or lamenary, capable of interacting directly with the human brain using neuromancy. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. The word is a portmanteau of thaumic helm. Since they must be in direct contact with the skull, they are produced in the form of a metal crown or helmet, often elaborately decorated with symbols indicating their function and ownership. They were perfected by the |
| Houlm | Houlm A houlm, also called a thaumaturgical helm or a magister's crown, is a thaumaturgical device that interacts with the human brain, providing knowledge, calculation or perception abilites, or for medical reasons. Houlms were most famously used by the Holisticians of the Rasian Academy, a crucial tool of their work. |
| 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 |
| Lamenary | Lamenary A lamenary is a thaumaturgical device, designed to perform a specific function, in response to a trigger action. Lamenaries are often created to perform simple or repetitive tasks, such as thaumaturgical lamps or shields for personal protection. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about |
| Luminate | Luminate Luminates are individuals with the rare ability to form a mental connection with an elemental. This can happen unconsciously and without training, making such connections potentially dangerous if the elemental carries out the violent subconscious desires of a child, rather than the conscious will of a trained |
| Magister | Magister Magister is a term in the Anrel Isles for a thaumaturges, or full practitioners of magic. More specifically, magisters are thaumaturges of the Rasian Academy with the ability to summon, bind and instruct elementals on their own, with no assistance from others. Sorcerors are practitioners with the skill and knowledge to instruct elementals, but without the ability to summon and bind them.magic |
| Primus | Primus A primus or prime source, vulgarly called a familiar or shadow, is an elemental is imprinted to a magister, being permanently bound with vinculum. The primus is the focal instrument and agent of his magical power. Primus is the official term used by magicians of the Rasian school of magic, though many other terms are used. |
| Sequent | Sequent In thaumaturgy, a sequent is a set of instructions in the Erida language, which when given to an elemental will cause them to perform specific actions or produce a defined outcome. Sequents are magical tools, the building blocks of Rasian thaumaturgy. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about |
| Sorcerer | Sorcerer A Sorcerer is a thaumaturge, or magical practitioner, who lacks the ability to summon an elemental themself. Sorcerers may be skilled in Erida, the magical language of the elementals, but relies either on using elementals who have been assigned to them by a magister, or by using lamenaries, magickal objects which have an elemental physically bound to them. |
| Terms for Practitioners of Magic | Terms for Practitioners of Magic Thaumaturge In the Rasian Academy style of magic, a thaumaturge (proto-Ahngrit “miracle worker”) is a practicioner of thaumaturgy, vulgarly called as magic. There are many names for magical practitioners, largely dependent on the culture of both the practitioner and the attitude of the speaker. |
| Thaum | Thaum The thaum is a unit of measurement of thaumaturgical capacity; essentially a measure of magical energy. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. One thaum is the standard energy potential contained in a single shell of an elemental. In energy terms this varies between elementals and even between shells, since outer shells tend to be weaker than inner shells. One thaum is colloquially said to be |
| Thaumatrope | Thaumatrope A thaumatrope, also called an imagoricle or moon lantern, is a device for displaying images by thaumaturgical means. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. The simplest thaumatropes are a box with a single open side, into which the image is projected creating the illusion of reality. The most complex devices have a glass panel covering a layer of coloured sand or beads, which are manipulated by the source to form an image. The sim… |
| Thaumaturgy | Thaumaturgy Thaumaturgy Is a style of magic, codified and practiced by the Rasian Academy. Thaumaturgy and magic are terms often used interchangeably. Magic magic This is in a series of articles about magic, thaumaturgy and esotericism. Thaumaturgy means “work using thaumic energy”, also called Elemental Mastery, Elementalismmagicmagicmagiclanguagemagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagicmagic |
| Theurgy | Theurgy Theurgy, also called Theosophy, Theosophical magic or holy magic, is a style of magic that instead of using the power of an ordinary elemental, invokes the power of a deital or god-spirit. Theurgy requires no understanding or even awareness of thaumaturgy or other styles of formal magic. Instead, practitioners follow a specific ritual format depending on the action required, usually involving ritual prayer, sacrifice and other activities which induce a heightened level of consciousness.… |