To secure a magic needle, one must first understand its significance and power. A magic needle is believed to possess mystical qualities that can bring about positive changes in a person's life. It is said to have the ability to grant wishes, heal ailments, and even guide individuals on their spiritual journey. Therefore, it becomes essential to keep such a precious item safe from harm and misuse. There are several ways to secure a magic needle, and each method has its own set of rituals and precautions. One common practice is to create a sacred space where the needle can be kept.
But this is flavoured by the ‘chicken or egg’ nature of their seminars, which served as both experiments on and training for ‘people helpers’. Concepts such as the meta-question (“I’m angry about losing my job.” / “And how do you feel about being angry?” – gleaned from Virginia Satir’s wisdom), and insights such as a feeling therapist at odds with a visual client, must have been very potent. They were therapizing therapists.
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One common practice is to create a sacred space where the needle can be kept. This can be done by performing a cleansing ritual to remove negative energies, followed by consecrating the space with positive energies. This helps to establish a protective barrier around the needle, making it inaccessible to anyone without the necessary knowledge or permission.
How to Structure Your Magic Like Allomancy
Are you ready? I hope you are. Because this is a topic I’ve been wanting to talk about for a really long time now. In this article, we’re going to be talking about the structure of Allomancy in Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn trilogy.
I’ve wanted to do this for so long. Oh my God, this is going to be great!
I want to be clear upfront, this is not going to be an in-depth analysis of Allomancy. We aren’t going to be looking at the types of magic or any of the variables you would find on the magic system blueprint. Nor will we be diving into the limitations or the various ways that it’s used throughout the story.
No. What we’re looking at here is the structure, that underlying formula that Brandon built the entire rest of the magic system around. After we identify the structure, we’re going to talk about why it’s cool and why you might want to use it. Last, we’ll apply the structure to a brand new magic system.
There are several key elements that make up the Allomancy magic system structure, and we’re going to go through those one at a time.
Categories of Magical Effects
One of the things that I find cool about Allomancy and all of the metallic arts is how Brandon broke it all down into several large categories.
First, you have physical effects. These are any of the magic effects that alter the magic user’s physical abilities and senses or have a direct impact on physical matter. Then there are the mental effects that allow mental manipulation of people’s emotions, or even the mental ability to sense or cloak the use of magic. Next, are the enhancement effects that allow a magic-user to either enhance or neutralize the magical abilities of either themselves or another magic-user. Last are temporal effects that alter the flow of time or can provide information from either the past or the future.
Opposing Action Verbs: Push / Pull
These action verbs are a big part of what makes Allomancy stand out, and Brandon Sanderson uses the terms push and pull to describe different types of magical effects. In some cases, the push and pull are very literal. Take steel and iron, for example, where the metal allows the magic-user to push the metal directly away or pull it directly towards themselves. In other cases, like with copper and bronze, it’s a bit more of a metaphorical push or pull.
Whether literal or metaphorical, Brandon keeps the parallels throughout the entire structure. He even strengthens the metallic theme by making the pushing metals be alloys of the pulling metals.
Positional Words: Internal / External
Brandon also used positional words to create an additional level of distinction between specific magical effects. In the case of Allomancy, they are internal and external. Now, when you combine these three elements of the structure, you end up with this four-by-four grid, which allows us to have up to 16 powers right away.
With the grid in place, we can see pairings and parallels, which automatically makes things more comprehensible and easier to follow. That’s part of the reason this structure is so awesome.
Distinct Performance Action: Burning
In the case of Allomancy, magic users consume the metals and then burn them within themselves to fuel the magic. So you have a bunch of words related to that like burn and flare. They’re both very distinctive from what I had seen in most other magic systems, which helped it stand out even further.
Now that we have this grid of sixteen boxes and we know what category it falls under, whether it’s supposed to be pushing or pulling internal and external, it’s just a matter of filling them in. This leads to the final part of the Allomancy magic system structure.
Distinct Magical Effects
Each of the sixteen powers in Allomancy is incredibly distinct. There’s not much overlap between the two. They’re connected, but no two metals really produce the same thing, and, to a certain extent, no two metals can even imitate the other. There is some room for deception over the course of the series, but it is usually clear which metal is being burned and which effect is being produced based on what’s happening.
If you aren’t familiar with Allomancy and you want an overview of the rest of the system, I really recommend that you check out the Allomancy Overview video by Daniel Greene[]. I really enjoy it. It’s quite simple and he covers the basics of the system, as well as the basics of the other two magics systems in the story.
There you have it. That’s the underlying structure of elements, and we can now use that for our own magic systems.
Another way to secure a magic needle is by invoking the assistance of spiritual entities or guardian spirits. These entities can be called upon to guard the needle and ensure its safety. It is important to establish a relationship with these entities through offerings, prayers, and regular communication to maintain their protection. It is also advisable to keep the magic needle hidden from prying eyes. This can be done by placing the needle in a secure container or wrapping it in a sacred cloth. Some practitioners even go as far as burying the needle underground or hiding it in a secret location known only to them. Regular maintenance and cleansing of the magic needle are crucial to its security. This involves periodically cleaning the needle with specific rituals and purifying it with sacred substances such as incense or blessed water. This not only keeps the needle free from negative energies but also strengthens its connection to higher realms. In conclusion, securing a magic needle requires a combination of spiritual practices, rituals, and precautions. By creating a sacred space, invoking divine protection, keeping it hidden, and maintaining its cleanliness, one can ensure the safety and power of the magic needle. Remember, the magic needle is not just an ordinary object but a gateway to mystical realms and the key to unlocking extraordinary potential..
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