Magic Applications: Control Magic

Magic Applications: Control Magic / noun :

First Page Mentioned (By Name) : ch. “Condemned Complex” – pg. 74

Control magic is more a description of a skill than anything else. Before you can use magic properly, you need to control it. Lack of control could mean sleep casting, waving your hands around like a fool with no magical effect, or turning your hands into a set of firecrackers while attempting to levitate your television remote control. Yes, it's that important, and no, nobody ever rebels against learning how to control magic. The good news is, learning the basics of control magic is like learning to walk, or manipulate all the digits on your hands. Babies may make mistakes, but their lack of concentrated thought minimizes those mistakes to harmless flashes of lights, and by the time the child enters pre-school, their magical control matches their ability to breathe (minor magical feats, such as flicking magic touch lights on and off, or making bubble swirls in their milk, is second nature by this point).

This isn't to say there aren't finer points of control that must be learned for advanced spells. Everyone can color with crayons, but not everyone can replicate the Mona Lisa with a box of 64 colors, the same is true for those who learn magic. That's where advanced courses in control magic come into play, as it opens doors for the residents of Geb to learn how to properly learn and manipulate magic without risk of injury to themselves or others.

Related Entries: Geb (The Island Of); Magic Applications (introduction); School; Television

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