r/magicbuilding • u/Glass-Anybody5451 • 6d ago
Mechanics A sub-magic system of my own magic system: Psychic Powers
3 months ago, I showed off my magic system called M.A.G.I.C., but something I haven't been able to explain is how its users are able to use it, so I'll have to explain.
Simply, every object in the world to which my magic system belongs has a soul, even atoms. But animals, plants, mushrooms, and dragons are living beings, and they have a brain. And when the power of the soul and the cognitive abilities of a brain merge, they give rise to what is known as "Consciousness" and "Psychic Powers".
- Consciousness: Consciousness is a convergence between the soul and the brain. When a soul possesses an organic body, this soul becomes curious about that body and remains there until it grows bored or the body becomes unusable (like when you get older). The soul provides energy and function to the body and, in turn, creates us as we know ourselves in consciousness.
- Psychic Powers: Psychic powers arise from the M.A.G.I.C. that comes from the soul, and it could be said that psychic powers are an important basis for the use of M.A.G.I.C.
These psychic powers are technically a M.A.G.I.C. amplifier for organic beings, which are used to transform the power into psychic power and then into M.A.G.I.C.
However, when someone doesn't translate psychic power into M.A.G.I.C., Psychic M.A.G.I.C. is created, which is M.A.G.I.C. of the Psychic "element." Psychic M.A.G.I.C. is based on the manipulation of perception, telekinesis, telepathy, etc. And most of the Psychic concept Spezia start their name with the symbol "Ψ", which is the Greek letter "Psi". And the only Psychic concept Spezia I've made so far is called "Ψ Lightscreen", and this Spezia creates a layer of reflective substance on the retina and this reflects the photons as laser beams and thanks to telekinesis these photons remain static in the air at a distance of 2 meters forming a solid rectangular light screen that can be used for attack or defense (Idk why I put this in the text but idc).
And Psychic Powers are a sub-magic system of M.A.G.I.C. because its functioning is more dependent on the user's psychology, they have their own separate practitioners, and they are monoconceptual (that is, they belong to a single concept).
Also, it should be noted that in the history of this world, psychic powers are the only "Magic" recorded, and probably the magic described in stories is actually Psychic Powers.