General Theory

((Under construction))

= General Theory of Spirit-matter and Arcanum manipulation and it's aplications =

Basic concepts
A living is composed of three basic parts. The Body, the Mind and the Soul. The Body is the physical manifestation of Life. It functions almost as a highly complex machine, capable of healing itself and reproducing itself. Once the body is seperated from the mind and the soul, it will generaly cease to function and decompose. The Soul is a Metaphysical manifestation responsible for most subconscious thought, instinct, control of unvoluntary movements and partly responsible for Emotions. It emits the essences, which are indispensable for the function of the body. The mind is the partly physical, partly metaphysical entity that links the soul and body and that is responsible for conscious and rational thought and movement. It is also responsible for differentiating Essences.

Essences is the intangible, mostly invisible material produced by any living creature as a reflection of will or reaction. It is produced mostly by the soul, though it can, in some cases, be produced by the mind or by other essences. The great majority of this essence passes through the mind, where it can be transformed. All essence will act acording to what is was created to do, being capable of complex behaviour that can mimic that of a conscious being. Essences can leave the body, and thus leaving the feild of biology and psycology and moving on to the field of magic.

All magic (this includes druidism, shamanism and Holy manifestation) is controled by a living creature through essnces. In fact, it is the transfer of essence and it's effect over another living being, the physical world or the body itself (here it may be harder to define where normal biology and magic begin and end). But these essences are easily destroyed once they leave the body, and thus require to be transported by arcanum. Some magic, such as teleportation and the creation of portals, uses the properties of arcanum itself.

Arcanum is (dispite popular belief) a completely neutral form of energy with very precise physical properties that obey specific mathematical laws. It can only be manipulated with relative freedom by the use of essences. Any magic that affects anything outside the body of the caster requires a variable amount of arcanum to function properly. Analogy: Arcanum is like a mechanical horse, and the essences the rider. The rider cannot stand alone as he happens to have no feet and the mechanical horse keeps the rider in a comfortable position.