“In magic man depends on his own strength to meet the difficulties and dangers that beset him on every side. He believes in a certain established order of nature on which he can surely count, and which he can manipulate for his own ends.”
― Sir James George Frazer, The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion
The term magic has two related meanings; first, it refers to a supernatural force or energy described as “the essence of life and creation,” and second, it refers to the practice of harnessing this force to produce changes in reality. Most supernatural entities, and some mortals, are capable of wielding magic, and those who shape and utilize these energies are referred to, generically, as mages…