This is the simplest of spells, and foundation to all others. Magic seeks to better understand, and eventually to build on, the connection between minds and bodies. Even to calm a storm, you treat the wind and rain as if they were alive and corporeal. That is why blood is part of the spell, along with words and symbols. Ruthanna Emrys
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Magic aims to understand how magic works, and then to build upon that understanding. Magic studies the way that inner thoughts influence outer actions. It seeks to control these influences, because it recognizes that knowledge is power. The ancient Greeks believed that there are three parts to magic: words, symbols, and blood. Words are the spoken or written words, symbols are images or sounds, and blood is the physical substance of blood running through our veins.

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