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Canterlot Journal of Arcane Theory

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CJ
In theory, it should be possible to provide Pegasus and Earth ponies with an implement allowing them to do magic.
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Deleted Account
I wouldn't encourage it.
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E
"Clear example of science going too far. I'm just saying it would be possible. It probably wouldn't be ethical, and I'm certain ponies would die as a result."
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Daddy Cambia
Who needs magic when you have THESE GUNS
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E
"Why trust high magic when there's #daddycambia ?"
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Adrian Coalhopper
KARL CLEARED HIS THROAT LOUDLY AND HID THE BOOK HE HAD UNDER HIS WING
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Adrian Coalhopper
"W-we'll talk later!"
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E
Nods their head and responds, "Comrade."
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Daddy Cambia
"I'll knock your beak backwards if you start anything, Redfeathers."
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CJ
//I've been really busy with work and other things. Hopefully there will be be some literature published in the next couple of days.
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CJ
//Because of the discussion on December 9th about unicorn horns, I wanna hear peoples' ideas about the anatomy of a horn as a magical implement. Feel free to draw quick sketches if you need to. Go bac... View More
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CJ
Unicorn Horns. How do they work? There are no stupid answers.
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Inigo
I guess another example of evidence to unicorns having a mana pool is that when unicorns lifted both the sun and moon, they burned themselves out permanently. They couldn't just gain more arcane stuff from the world around and only got their magic back when Tia and Luna gave them a refill.
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"I'm not sure what mana is, but it sounds relevant to the CJAT. Do you have some resources for the University to look into?
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Maxh Vezpyre
"If you loot a spell book from a monster, you can give it to some Unicorn to eat it, and learn the spell, or press it on their cheeks and say LEARN, and presto, spell learnt."
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E
"I've never learned a spell like that before. Big if true."
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Prince Artemis
"Unicorn horns work because the Unicorn is born of a couple of parents, whether they, themselves, are Unicorns aren't entirely relevant. Magic would run in the family, as does a flight gene if one parent, or grandparent, had either wings or a horn." Artemis started before coughing slightly, continu... View More
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Slurpee Hooves
There are always stupid answers
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CJ
If you'd like to help theorize about the arcane arts, or help with administrative duties, give this page a follow. More content to come later today.
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CJ
I think we should start with the absolute basics. Levitation. How do you think it works? In theory could non-unicorn / non-alicorn ponies do levitation somehow? Are there limits on the size, and do t... View More
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Star Catcher
I for one have always believed that unicorn magic has always been possible for the other races; in this case, the reason other ponies aren't normally seen practicing magic in this manner is because of the components of a spell; namely, that most (not all) spells require a spoken incantation, an unco... View More
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Hmmm. Maybe starting with levitation is actually a bit too much of a step. It's important to understand the essence of magic. What is magic and why can we perform it in the first place?
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Star Catcher
As for limitations, observation has shown that there are two major factors in how strenuous a levitation spell is - the weight of the objects being controlled, and the number of objects that can be levitated at once. Most unicorns are seen carrying one or two objects at most, only in the case of the... View More
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I agree that weight is probably one of the main limitations. If you see my response below, I implied that weight may could be a factor. In theory if we could go to other planets, we could easily test if it's a function of weight, or whether it's function of mass.
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PB
PB: As far as i know of it levitation lifts objects of any size granted that the pony has enough magic or magic capabilities. For example a pencil could be heavy to one when using levitation whereas somepony else could handle up to an ursa minor. Could this be applied to those without a horn? Probab... View More
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E
That's a very good point. I'm not very well-versed in anatomy, but it would be interesting to know what anatomical structures allow for magic in horned-creatures.
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Levitation may be basic and easy to perform, but it raises some interesting questions about properties of the physical universe and the world we live in. I have a hypothesis that there are other life-sustaining worlds similar to ours that have different properties. If levitation requires an actual p... View More
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