Artificial Distinctions In Fantasy Magic
From a practical point of view, most distinctions made between “magic,” “psychism,” “sorcery,” “witchcraft,” “psionics,” “shamanism,” or “miracle working” are simply not relevant to magic in the real world, although as artificial distinctions, the terms are useful for anthropological classification and to add variety in games.
— Authentic Thaumaturgy, p. 19
Author’s emphasis.
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