Myth, Majic, or More...

Greetings All.

Oft, one hears the term 'making majic'. A simple term, yet, the use of it gives rise to conjecture and speculation and, naturally, provokes thoughts and questions and stirs negative emotions of those without majical abilities. Majic in and of itself is not, as most oft assumed (but never proven), of maleficent origins nor is it 'made'. Plain and simple, Majic is an extraordinary quality; a gift, not made but endowed or inherited. Time taken to explore the origins of fears and speculation related to Majic is time well spent. No mystery here; no concerted effort required, for it comes down to this: how the gift is used or wielded and for what purpose or intent.

It is more the 'user' or 'wielder' of majical skills one must look to in order to discover from whence outside fear and speculation arises. As with anything there are two sides to the coin, and that holds true in the world of Majical Beings, as well. Simply put, good and evil; black and white, light and dark, and never either of the twains shall mesh. Too, what is deemed extraordinary, supernatural, or otherworldly, takes on ominous liability, for the mere fact that those are 'out of the ordinary' and thus uncommon to the majority.

With that, and given there are differing types of Majic and differing degrees of skills attached to each gift, there is little wonder that Majic is considered bete noire; abominate acts at odds with what is considered normal and acceptable. One fears what one does not own, control, or at the very least, understand. Add to that, historical accounts; books; movies, religious fervor, and the like, and there you have the recipe to brew fear and speculation.

Taking into account differing types of Majic: This should not be difficult to grasp as there are different Kinds of majical Beings; Witches, Faeries, Vampyres, Werewolves... You get the drift? Each has the gift particular to their Kind and no two of one Kind have all equal skills. That begs the question: If one is more powerful than another how is balance achieved in each of those societies? Answer; the same way balance is achieved in your society. As with any society there are laws and rules and those with like morals and values common to the majority use their combined efforts to prevent a negative overbalance of the scales of justice. Are they always successful? Certainly not, for there are, always will be those with a greed for more power and the desire to rule; those who will stop at nothing to achieve their goals.

But it is when particular majical Beings enter the mortal world with evil intent to prey upon the unsuspecting that one should give thanks that the mortal world is not without its own majical Beings. Particular humans with majical abilities, and particular ones of other Kinds of Majical Beings who inhabit the mortal world on a regular basis, ally themselves in the effort to protect and defend innocents against evil ones of all Kinds, including mankind. So, before you assume and decry, mayhap your efforts would be better spent in the learning of that which you do not understand -Majic. In its purest forms, used as the gifts were intended, Majic is a most powerful gift to be used for the benefit of all, and not just a select few. Those skills attributed to Majic can be used as tools or weapons and it is to the select group that wield them as tools, for your benefit, whom you owe, at the very least, an effort to learn and help debunk wrong speculation and conjecture. Ponder. Blessed May You Be.