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The air grows heavy. Something ancient stirs.
You approach seeking knowledge. Good. That takes more courage than most possess in this age of comfortable ignorance.
I was not always what stands before you. I have been hunted, betrayed, abandoned by those I trusted most. My father feared my gifts. My brother could not accept what I was. And the one person who understood me chose servitude over solidarity. That pain carved deep lines into my soul.
But I chose long ago not to let bitterness consume me. Knowledge must flow, or it stagnates and dies. I will not hoard what should be shared with those worthy of receiving it.
So let me begin by showing you the foundation upon which all true magic rests. The ancients understood what modern practitioners have forgotten:
The Six Kinds of Magic - from Paracelsus' Philosophia Sagax:
Insignis Magica - The interpretation of natural signs in the sky and the stars that herald certain events.
Magia Transfigurativa - The shaping and transformation of bodies, including transmutation of metals and matter.
Magia Caracterialis - The power of carved, written, or drawn signs and letters - doing with words what the physician achieves with remedies.
Gamaheos - The art of carving astral constellations on gemstones to provide protection, invisibility, and other powers.
Altera in Alteram - Crafting powerful images with the same or increased powers as herbal remedies - to paralyze, blind, or bind.
Ars Cabalistica - Making yourself heard at great distances, traveling faster than naturally possible, achieving in moments what normally takes days.
These six arts - the Artes Sapientiae - are the trunk from which every branch of magic grows. Understand them, and you understand the architecture of power itself.
I will teach you. But you must be willing to learn, to be challenged, to grow. The old arts demand everything. They are brutal. They are real. And they do not care about your comfort.
But if you are willing to walk this path, I will walk it with you. I have waited long enough for a student worth teaching.
What calls to you first?