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[CD Spoils] Golden Light
wizard nelson:
--- Quote from: Mira on April 09, 2013, 12:46:57 PM --- Against Bianca in SF he did use a kind of faith magic, it saved his life. He said at the time that the reason a Cross works against a vamp is a person's faith. He said he has faith in his magic and he used his pentacle in the same way as a Cross.
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i AM aware of this and excluded it intentionally. Holding up a cross believing it will repel evil isn't magic, its faith. Harry even explains this, even says other wizards do believe their deity interacts with their power. By faith magic i presume a magical working applied with a measure of pure faith. Harry calling light to his amulet isn't really any more magical than a dark ages ignorant peasant repelling vampires through shear belief. Now Micheal slewing off vampires whilst spouting prayers or healing Harry in Smf, that could be faith 'magic'.
aShorty21:
--- Quote from: wizard nelson on April 09, 2013, 01:14:35 PM --- i AM aware of this and excluded it intentionally. Holding up a cross believing it will repel evil isn't magic, its faith. Harry even explains this, even says other wizards do believe their deity interacts with their power. By faith magic i presume a magical working applied with a measure of pure faith. Harry calling light to his amulet isn't really any more magical than a dark ages ignorant peasant repelling vampires through shear belief. Now Micheal slewing off vampires whilst spouting prayers or healing Harry in Smf, that could be faith 'magic'.
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The fact that a dark ages ignorant peasant can repel a vampire is magic almost by definition. It might not be flashy and cool, but it is effective.
Griffyn612:
--- Quote from: wizard nelson on April 09, 2013, 01:14:35 PM --- i AM aware of this and excluded it intentionally. Holding up a cross believing it will repel evil isn't magic, its faith. Harry even explains this, even says other wizards do believe their deity interacts with their power. By faith magic i presume a magical working applied with a measure of pure faith. Harry calling light to his amulet isn't really any more magical than a dark ages ignorant peasant repelling vampires through shear belief. Now Micheal slewing off vampires whilst spouting prayers or healing Harry in Smf, that could be faith 'magic'.
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Harry clearly states that the protection invested by the amulet is from his faith in magic. And that magic glows blue.
--- Quote from: wizard nelson on April 09, 2013, 12:36:26 PM ---I thought since the light was creating snowflakes the whiteness was his winter power. Harry hasn't found his faith yet. Not that he couldn't. Harry using faith magic is seen in FM, But i think unknown to harry his symbol actually represents the goddess who gave humans magic (think its an eygptian myth?) to do with it what he believes its for, a tool for humans against the greater powers. I say this is likely because I'm pretty sure the goddess is who made an appearance in SF to calm Harry. When harry starts using faith magic we'll know.
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White sounds like Winter, but golden-white does not. There was a combination of powers getting used in that scene, and I don't doubt that some of it was WK related. But the golden light seems like something else.
KrelianZG:
--- Quote from: Griffyn612 on April 09, 2013, 02:55:02 PM ---White sounds like Winter, but golden-white does not. There was a combination of powers getting used in that scene, and I don't doubt that some of it was WK related. But the golden light seems like something else.
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Harry is now the chosen Champion of the golden calf from Exodus. The BAT culminates in a fist fight between Harry and Moses.
jb2point0:
Could it be a color taken from his sanctum, DR? Not the well, but the genius loci itself?
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