I need a huge list of words that represent "spiritual energy", "elemental energy" and other magical means. Magic Quintessence Aether (ether) Seid Mana Awen Chi Chakra Ki
Hmmmm....I am not sure exactly what your looking for, it is such a broad area. I will keep looking...I have couple of sites I go to from time to time. I'll check back here later! ~Alchemy ~Incantation
Eh, let's see if I can think of a few (they may be repeats of what you've put down, so sorry if they are). - Esper - Mana - Aeons - Energy - Magicka - Essence - Vitae Eh, don't know much more than that. Hope that's what you were looking for :/
ok, now that the "magical words" list is bigger, let's post about magic systems! Mana - A root magical concept in which various fields of magical energy exist along side of the fundamental forces of physics like gravity and electromagnetism. Certain people, or races, or objects (or even technology) are capable of manipulating those fields in a variety of ways to produce a variety of effects. These fields may be elemental in nature (like fire, earth, air, water, life, and death), moral in nature (good or evil), it may just be that thought or consciousness is as fundamental a force as gravity (like the Force in Star Wars). The key is how the characters in your story manipulate them. Vocal - Magical forces are manipulated by the spoken word. This can mean that the spoken word is simply a focus for the mind to manipulate the magic (as in the case of a magician that always says "presto" no mater what spell she is trying to cast). Or it could mean that saying a certain string of syllables causes a specific effect. In this case what is important is the words and phrasing (and perhaps the language) of the incantation. Check out "A Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula LeGuin for an example of a magic system based on a "true language" where things can be controlled by knowing their names in the true language. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also, in the novel I'm working on magic is divided into four types, each represented by an element: Fire -Offensive, Destructive Water - Healing, Warding Earth- ??? Air - ??? Help me with it!
Earth- Defensive, nature-bending Air/Wind- Weather, flying, teleportation/transportation Just my ideas
Tarot deck. Summoning spirits to work the magic for you Shamanism: being guided through the underworld by guardian entities or spirits Psychic powers: latent powers within the mind
