I recently thought of grouping magics, things accomplished by magic, and other things linked to magic. In my eyes, this would aid RPG players and creators, as well as anyone else attempting to create a magic system (or just find one). The list would have cohorts of similar magics, and perhaps a description of them. If anyone is interested in helping, just add to the thread and I'll edit the original post to keep things looking tidy. Nothing is set in stone, so if you believe you have a better way to organize the magics, by all means, speak up!

Damn, I just noticed that the title is missing an extra 'c'. Let that be a lesson to you little kiddies, don't try to spell multi-syllable words when you've stayed up to 4 in the morning.

The Encyclopedia (a work in progress) is Listed Below...

Traditions

Internal and Unlearned Sources
Genetic
- Mutation
Mind
- Psionic
- Psychic
- Illusionary
Chakra
- Martial Arts
Connection to Nature

External and Learned Sources
Sigil
Object
- Talismans
- Amulets
- Runes
Summon
School of Thought
- Alchemy
- Arcane
Ritual
- Divine
- Sex Magic
- Scrying
Spells and Effects
Elemental
Fire...Lightning
- Fireballs
- Thunderbolts
Earth...Wood
Air, Wind
Water...Ice

Time, Spatial
Teleportation

Life, Death
Necromancy

Entropy, Correspondence, Luck

Matter

Mind
Extra Sensory Perception (ESP)
- Precognition
- Retrocognition
- Remote Viewing
- Clairvoyance
...Clairsentience (touch)
...Clairaudience (hear)
...Clairalience (smell)
...Claircogizance (know)
...Clairgustance (taste)
Mind Reading
Astral Projection
Psionic Blast
Illusions
Mind Control, Hypnosis
Kinesis
- Pyrokinesis, Cryokinesis (Temperature)
- Telekinesis, Psychokinesis
- Hydrokinesis
- Aerokinesis
- Photokinesis
- Gyrokinesis (Gravitational Pull)
- Geokinesis
- Magnokinesis (Magnetic Fields)

Spirit, Holy

Energy, Heat, Light
Items and Concepts
Magical Fantasy
Amulets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amulet), Talismans
Sigils (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigil_%28magic%29), Religious Symbols (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_symbolism)
Rune Stones (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rune_stone)
Tarot Cards (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot)
Crystal Balls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_ball)
Potions (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potion) (Elixir of Life (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elixir_of_life))
Besom Brooms (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Besom_broom)
Flying Carpets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_carpet)
Wands (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wand), Staffs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staff_%28stick%29)/Staves
Invisibility Cloaks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloak_of_invisibility)
Swords (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_sword), (Magic Weapons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_magical_weapons))
Prophecies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prophecy)
Magic Guns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic_gun)
Crystals (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal) (Non-Magic)
Ores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ore) (Non-Magic)
Totems (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Totem)
Poppets (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poppet)
Alternative Medicines (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternative_medicine)
Curses (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curse)

Science Fiction
Powered Exoskeleton (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_exoskeleton)
Rayguns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raygun), Plasma Rifles (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plasma_rifle)
Particle Beams (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Particle_beam) (Weapon)
Directed-Energy Weaponry (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Directed-energy_weapon)
Railguns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Railgun)
Brain-Computer Interface Technology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-computer_interface)
Jet Packs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jet_pack)
Starships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starship)
Warp Drive (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warp_drive)
Stasis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasis_%28fiction%29)
Faster-than-Light Travel (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faster-than-light)
Bioships (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bioship)
Floating Cities (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floating_city_%28science_fiction%29)
Anti-Gravitational Technology (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-gravity)
Terraforming (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terraforming) (The process of making a planet more like Earth)
Space Habitats (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_habitat)

Creatures, Spirits, and Beings
Half-Human
Gorgons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon)
Centaurs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaur)
Minotaurs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minotaur)
Merfolk (Mermaid (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mermaid), Mermen (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merman))

Humanoids
Faeries (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy)/Fairies
Elves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elf)/Elfs
Nymphs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nymph)
Ghosts (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost), Spectres
Zombies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zombie)
Vampires (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire)
Giants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giant_%28mythology%29)
Goblins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goblin)
Oni (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oni_%28Japanese_folklore%29)
Gremlins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gremlin)
Orcs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orc)
Ogres (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre)
Cyclopes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyclops)
Dwarves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf)/Dwarfs
Trolls (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll)
Mutants (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_%28fictional%29)
Demigods (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demigod)
Demons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon)/Daemons
Tengu (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tengu)
Genies (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie)

Shapeshifters
Werewolves (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf)
Kitsune (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kitsune)

Other Fantasy Beings
Dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragon), Wurms, Drakes
Imps (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp)
Leviathans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan)
Basilisks (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basilisk)
Krakens (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraken)
Tanuki (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanuki)
Kappa (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kappa_%28folklore%29)
Orochi (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamata_no_Orochi)
Hydra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lernaean_Hydra)
Griffins (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Griffin)
Sylph (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylph)
Egregores (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egregore)
Unicorns (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn)
Qilin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qilin)

Science Fiction
Androids (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Android)
Robots (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robot)
Transhumans (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism)
Cyborgs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyborg) (CYBernetic ORGanisms)

surely there must be such compendiums out there in print... have you looked, to see what they are?

check it out [54 items on amazon alone]:

Amazon.ca: : generic (http://www.amazon.ca/s/ref=nb_ss_b/701-6130554-2545902?initialSearch=1&url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=encyclopedia+of+magic&Go.x=13&Go.y=10)

silly me!... i guess you meant to have one posted as a sticky or something here, and not actually be writing another book of them...

if so, it would be helpful to refer to the books already available, don't you think?... since you can't really give much if any info on all of the multitude of magick-minutiae in a thread...

I'm not trying to get every little thing, just enough so that people could experience other things they may not have seen other wise. Something concise. A bit of a reference.

Though I only did a meager search, there wasn't much that seemed to be what I wanted. And then I got a virus. So I stopped looking.

Hmm I can see the point in this, especially from the point of view of the RPG section... but then wouldn't this post be better off there?

I didn't mean that to sound rude by the way, its just that because it was in plot creation it seemed as though you were asking help to write a book on it.

Well, it actually would help for my book (and may inspire some for others). Though as I was making the post, I realized the potential it could have in a RPG setting. However, it doesn't seem anyone is interested in doing anything with it. So yeah.

The mental arts: Mind reading, controlling, modification; telekinesis; pyrokensis.

Thanks for the input Ferret. Simply due to that, I've went on a little streak with the list. Do you think that the format seems okay? As I'm going to be busy reading for a while, I'll take a little hiatus. When that's done, I'll be adding more items to the categories and also writing a little about them.

Please, add to the Encyclopedia! Writing information on topics is good writing practice. :)

Not that anyone appears interested, but I've added a lot to both the 'Items and Concepts' and 'Creatures, Spirits, and Beings' sections. They link to Wikipedia articles, but I'll eventually put up a small description of most/all.

Also, I'm starting to add Science Fiction sections.