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The term used to describe (a) the ability of a worldgate to be opened, (b) its relative permeability. A worldgate in op See also [[Worldgating, theory and practice]].

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Having the qualities of a [[demiurge]], ''q.v.'' [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...thorized or activated by the [[Powers That Be | Powers that Be]]. The lack of enacture is what keeps non-wizardly [[Speech, the | Speech]]-users from bei (See also: [[Science of mind, the]]; [[Enactive recension]]; [[Spells, theory and practice]].)

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In YW, usually one of the [[Powers That Be | Powers that Be]]. (See also: [[Demiurge]]) [[Category:History of wizardry]]

The second-lowest level of supervisory wizard, just above [[Advisory]]. [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

The use of [[illusion]] or other vision-based wizardry to make it appear that someone or something has changed its shape. This mod [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...relative and subjective term. Also: forms of magic which are not strictly wizardry, but have operative or structural aspects in common with it. The study of xenomagia is [[Xenomantics | xenomantics]].

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..., the term is also often used to refer to the specific kinds and styles of wizardry performed by whales. ([[DW]] ''et al.'') [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

One of the interior sections or subcircles of a [[spell circle]], q.v. [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

All of existence, including all extant ''and'' potential dimensions, universes and [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

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...way wizardry and its use affects the relationships among large aggregates of sentient beings such as interstellar empires and trading groups. [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...plural, the complete "sheaf of sheaves of universes"; the whole aggregate of merely physical existence. (See also [[Pleroma]]). ([[TWD]]) [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

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...recognition of its own sentience and relationship to its universe (or lack of such recognition). [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...ends to require a wizard largely, if not completely, immune to the demands of ego. See also: [[Spells, power management of]].

A blanket term for any one of the processes by which the [[Lone Power]] causes a wizard to do Its will, u [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...ters in the [[Speech, the | Speech]] physically written into the structure of the [[spell diagram]], ''q.v.'' [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...eds a certain threshold value, spontaneous worldgates may open in the area of greatest concentration. The danger of this condition is offset by the ease with which wizards aware of the worldgates can control and manage them, their spells being made more ef

...of the universe. A species must have achieved eclesis before being offered wizardry and [[Choice]] by the [[Powers That Be | Powers that Be]]. ...dem. On [[Earth]], eclesis tends to be manifested most clearly at the tops of [[Food chain | food chains]].

...executed [[spell]]. Normally this is distinct from the verbalized version of the [[Wizard's Knot]] which completes the spell's structure ''per se''. ( [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...prestidigitator, or other similar entertainer, so as to be able to perform wizardry in public without causing surprise or alarm to the general public. ..., or become, more trouble than it's worth. A wizard who wants a break from wizardry can always fall back on concentrating on his, her or its work: whereas a wi

...s they are used and managed almost exclusively by wizards and are not part of mainstream human life.) ...ary engineering knowhow (or who, in some unusual cases, have been deprived of it). ([[AWOM]] ''et seq.'')

...ally find themselves wearing the huge and powerful bodies of the ancestors of tigers and lions. ([[TBONWM]], [[OHMWS/TVTQ]])</p> <P>See also: [[World-sheafs]]: [[Event propagation theory]]: [[Seniority (physical)]]. </p>

The ability to be in more than one place at a time. The physical structure of the Universe powerfully resists this phenomenon, so it is rare, and the pow The ability to colocate is often one of the symptoms that a person is an [[Abdals | abdal]]. ([[AWAL]] ''et seq.''

...t of turning someone or something into a frog: also (less frequently) the wizardry used to return something to its proper shape or state after it's been a fro ...al type) are only sanctioned when a creature's own growth or life, or that of its host system, are threatened. It's left to the wizard, as usual, to dete

...y a short [[spell]] or part of a [[spell subset]]. As a structure, a group of concept syllables is roughly analagous to an acronym. ([[AWOM]] ''et seq''. [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...ience) that they are thinking beings inhabiting a world which is comprised of more than its merely visible and physical elements. Normally, the achievement of this state ([[eclesis]]) means that the species in question will shortly be

...days, minutes and seconds): the time it takes for the five inner planets of the [[Solar System]] to come back into the same configuration in relation t [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...g globular clusters, or regions in less structurally-classifiable galaxies of the sphericals or irregular type. ...he way wizardry affects the relationships among large arm-based aggregates of sentient beings such as interstellar empires and trading groups. Matters ar

...eing using or performing them is not a wizard, and may not even believe in wizardry. Also, the ability to use paramagia successfully. ...age used to build the Universe, has its own inherent power, even fragments of it will often have ''some'' effect.

...he way wizardry affects the relationships among large arm-based aggregates of sentient beings such as interstellar empires and trading groups. Matters ar It is relatively rare for an individual wizard not part of the supervisory structure to hear from an Arm coordinator, so when [[Callah

...ange type K1 star with the luminosity of approximately 11 Suns. It is one of the stars that take a turn being [[Earth | Earth's]] north Pole Star: it w [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...ly no doubt that deity or deity's designated agent is present. An example of a non-otiose creator would be [[Iau]], whose presence and existence are see [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

The response of a species to [[xenognosis]]. ...advanced, may prove far more flexible. The problem from the wizardly point of view is that there is frequently no way to find out what the response will

...entient asset cooperating with a wizard on [[errantry]] for the completion of a specific task. The adjunct does not itself have to be a wizard, but is no ...lly due to the [[Catalyst | catalytic]] or partially catalalytic influence of another being, usually a wizard. This usage also implies a relationship bet

...he case of [[Temporospatial claudication | temporospatial claudications]]) of spacetime. ...entler version of which manifests itself as gravity), many wizards use one of these to keep personal belongings in. A claudication can be "hooked to" or

...source]] or [[power routine | routine]]. Also, the object in which such a wizardry is embedded. ...knotting the string would limit this small spell's effectiveness in terms of energy output, and so has simply used a "five-half wind" which is sufficien

...uctantly -- about to embark on a course of action that may involve the use of deadly force. ...and through me, toward Them, will determine the continuance or revocation of your present status. Be warned by me, and desist!</i></blockquote>

...um | continuum]] described is lost almost as much to hope as to the powers of darkness. Such a place is routinely presumed to be beyond redemption until [[Category:Theory of wizardry]]

...lane in which energy supplies are purposely limited so that the activities of the being or beings secured or confined in that plane are also limited. In ...ource of the avatars is also so confined, in a volume with a similar level of seniority to [[Timeheart]].

...Breaking or violating a ''geas'' always has bad results -- often the death of the person who bears the ''geas''. ...requiring him not to eat dog meat...so that, when the [[Morrigan]] in one of her many disguises offered him a meal, and the meal turned out to be spit-r

...wizardly [[construct]]. Also used specifically to denote the original type of construct which gave the class its name. ...paper have been used, as have -- in the earliest versions -- small tablets of clay.)

...dering of the standard Wizard's Knot]]The most basic energy-locking symbol of the Speech, used to end or begin many wizardries in their written forms. T ...ough wizards) in the universe they assisted in creating under the auspices of the [[One, the | One]].

...ch, the | Sp.]] ''elelethaimre't'') for unforeseen effects or aftereffects of high-power or long-term wizardries on the environment around them: especial ...peculiar abilities and is told that wizardly leakage may be at the bottom of the situation. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'')

...rg/wiki/Demiurge Wikipedia entry] on the term for a much fuller discussion of the term.) ...t has also been shed on this subject by the Power which inhabited the form of [[Biddy O Dalaigh]] in [[AWAB]].) ([[HW]] ''et seq.'')

The act of turning oneself into a frog: also (less frequently) the wizardry used to return oneself to one's normal shape afterwards. ...the need to turn into a frog (within reason), the [[Troptic Stipulation]] of the [[Wizard's Oath]] does not pertain. (However, if the wizard finds hims

..., mostly involved with the art of philosophy: the word is the distant root of such terms and concepts as "asceticism".) ...of testing a spell to check whether it has the desired effect. The concept of aschesis does not invalidate the received wisdom that "a spell always works

...r (possibly due to some confusion with the [[Phoenix]]) to have a lifespan of 1700 years, after which she plunges herself into a great fire, is immolated ...as there have been no direct contacts or even sightings for many thousands of millennia. ([[AWOM]])

...re ecosystem, from the location where it is threatened, with the intention of re-establishing the population under threat in some new, safe place where i ...question. The matter of transport itself normally uses the largest tranche of the energy budgeted for such a project, and rafting projects are usually ca

...used physical wizardly tools, especially for wizards in the earlier stages of their careers. ...erties and powers, or as a [[channeling device]] used to direct the forces of a spell in a specific manner or direction.

The part of the [[Wizard's Oath]] that deals with the ethics of change (for example, changing a thing or creature into something else). The Stipulation appears in all versions of the Oath, from the most basic to the most complex. Its simplest version is

...en. Before activation a whalesark manifests as an irregular web or network of greenish-white or bluish-white light, with glowing or flashing spell nodes ...doing prolonged undersea work, where having to deal with the side effects of "lighter" shapechanges would be troublesome. Contact with the sark and the

...ards working in their area, assisting them with the logistics and planning of personal [[spelling]] and advising on strategies for handling [[active assi ...rcumstance; they then fall back to Advisory status without any implication of demotion.

...t can survive at the highest latitudes where trees can grow -- and because of its sturdy resistance to air pollution and other environmental abuse. Its w ...g history in bardic tradition as one of the major [[Trees of light | trees of light]], deeply affiliated with the Sun (and by reflection, the Moon) and i

...tropy]] to the [[Physical universe | physical universe]] limits the amount of expendable energy for It as well as for all the other Powers.) ...cies whose members do not experience some brief periods of unconsciousness of themselves or what they're doing: sometimes during sleep or similar states,

...as usual) several [[Speech, the | Speech]]-words involving the association of spirit or power with matter. ...| constructs]] like [[Golem | golems]], animated by direct or indirect use of the Speech.

...of things to assist the [[One, the | One]] in the creation and management of the [[Universe.]] ...'s fall ([[HW]]): and that they continue to manage or care for some parts of physical existence, in some case continuing to create new things under the

...hysical natures to change their bodies at will, without recourse to normal wizardry, or travel great distances, or appear in two places at the same time. ...wer without obstruction into the strengthening of the world. Their portion of that power is then lost to the Worlds, and with its loss, the abdal dies.</

In [[metallurgical wizardry]], a reference (generally) to ferrous metals worked at a time when natural ..., especially to creatures or objects that have fallen under the domination of the [[Lone Power]].

...used to indicate merely the outermost circle or spell/world interface of a wizardry. ...d enough that the standard terms for the most significant component parts of the structure are "[[chord]]" and "[[arc]]".

...e central are the "earth Immortals", who live for an unusually long period of time in the mortal realm, far beyond the normal human lifespan. More centr ...of gods. Others were thought to have been promoted to this status because of tremendous service done to the One in the mortal and immortal realms.

...seful to a wizard about to go out on Ordeal, and therefore acutely in need of the ability to push past preconceived limits -- if only to spite the [[Lone ...ested in physically intimate relationship and its associated issues as any of their yearsmates. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et al.'')

...mputer itself than any weirdness in its logo, this difference is initially of no interest. But when she clones the computer and takes off with its portab [[Image:SmallResampledBlueGlassApple.png|right|thumb|150px|Dairine's version of the glass Biteless Apple]]

...events can happen either in the past or the future, but the vast majority of persistence manifestations have to do with events in the past. ...time. These echoes often manifest as apparent repetitions in present time of events long past.

A [[Wand | wand]] made from [[Rowan | rowan wood]] and treated using one of several different methods. Normally intended as a defense against dark forc ...ul affiliation with the [[Powers That Be | Powers that Be]] and the forces of the light. It can also be used simply as a light source, by requesting the

...the Speech]] that lists all properties of matter and energy in that volume of space and the values to which those properties are set. ...[[aschetic universe]] so that they can get to grips with the finer points of kernel management without breaking a real universe and thereby really annoy

...self -- is required to abide by the Oath's terms on pain of the withdrawal of all energy which has been invested in the being by the [[One, the | One]]. ...the fulfillment of which will signal the oath's completion and the release of the being doing the swearing.

...Without a Bite]]. WizPods may be assumed to be part of the same [[digital wizardry initiative]] that [[Swale, Thomas B. | Tom Swale]] alludes to in [[HW]]. ...k-trap lattice solid rated at 120 yottabytes (though theoretically capable of much more if you ask it nicely).

...[[Worldgating facility | worldgating facility]] in the [[Sagittarius Arm]] of the [[Milky Way]] galaxy. ...an acreage which (in [[Nita]]'s estimation) is probably equivalent to that of a very large city, or a very small state.

...mmortals (Chinese) | "spirit Immortal"]] who has become the special patron of literature, examinations and civil servants, though he was most famous duri ...s or [[liminal states]] between human life and death, and of the thousands of [[Exoplanars | exoplanars]] or inhabited planes surrounding the merely phys

...had the slightest suspicion that one of the most notable careers in modern wizardry was starting to unfold right under their noses.</p> ...y long time it took to pay off would also have been a surprise: the onset of Avery's [[Ordeal]] was delayed until he was nearly sixteen. </p>

...ting and/or printing are a commonplace, the Manual normally takes the form of a book (though there are often variations on this theme, depending on cultu ...cultures, this may happen to spare the probationer the immediate attention of the [[Lone Power]].