Give me books with/about wizards, sorcerers, mages and shitNo dumb bullshit like Harry Potter, and I already enjoyed a little of DresdinI just want to learn more about Wizards so I can write mine better
I think that's an orthodox priest
>>24106439shit man jesus was probably some high-level practitioner himself, I don't judge a wizard by the color of his magicAt the end of the day its all reality-bending shit
>>24106433Portal warsEverything else Wisher made is mediocre at bestAlso free on youtube
>>24106433the face in the frost byJohn BellairsThe Sorcerer's House by Gene WolfeMasquerade of a Dead Sword: A Tragedie by thomas liggoti (short story)
>>24108217>Thomas LigottiAbsolutely sold, had no idea he had a story like that
>>24106448Wendy and Richard. Nice couple.
Sorcerer Scrapbook
>>24106433
Well fucken duh.
Idylls of the King by Tennyson & The Once and Future King by T. H. White are both about the story of King Arthur (including Merlin the Wizard).
>>24106433Study Paracelsus and Agrippa.
very short, very comfy, and very kino, was apparently a massive influence on D&D. highly recommended.
Is this like HERMITMAXXING? Or is that a separate sub-genre?
>>24106439it's a schemamonk.and yes, they are as high level as they appear.>>24106448yeah reality warping is a good modern analogy.gestalt reality warping following God's Will (miracles).
>>24111659>gestalt reality warping following God's Will (miracles).also makes sense, doesn't it?like, you wouldn't give the most powerful superpower: reality-warping, to just anybody's will.you'd need a safety on it, so you just let saints that follow God's Will (aka Do-Gooders) that power to bend reality (perform miracles).It would suck SUCK in this reality's metaphysics if evil people just kept coming back to life. Instead it only seems to happen to good people/saints. How fortunate...
>shit man jesus was probably some high-level practitioner himself, I don't judge a wizard by the color of his magic>At the end of the day its all reality-bending shit
>>24111687>so you just let saints that follow God's Will (aka Do-Gooders) that power to bend reality (perform miracles).Bros never heard of Satan.
>>24106433Study things like quantum field theory, quantum chemistry, general relativity, and category theory. You'll be a real wizard.
>>24113832Not quite. You need the corresponding metaphysics and idealism-based practical psychology.
Dying Earth - VanceWizards (anthology) - Asimov
The magic goes away by Larry Niven
>>24111509good rec, thank you
What are the different states of consciousness and what is the best way to represent them visually? Is there a clear difference between “states” and “levels” of the aforementioned? What is the easiest way to tell “planetside” trips apart from “off-world” ones?>Center Of The Cyclone
>>24106433The Magician by W. Somerset MaughamLolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner
>>24106433My diary desu
>>24111699Holy fuck anon you didn't have to murder him like that.
>>24111509Just finished this, great read_ thanks
