You are a true Philosopher, Coren.  Excellent read.  I think sometimes I hate you when I read this and I think back to my magic system.  Wish I could have explained it with as much detail and depth as you do.  Truth be told, sometimes I had to reread sections to fully understand it.  An aura for you for this.

I take it you are looking for a word for rigpa?

Thanks for the comments.

Amabella, I'll get back to you on the reagents in a few days, if that's ok? (Oh, and welcome!) In the meantime, here is the link to the entry on Flowmancy.

AND I AM HOME! 

Hi Coren, this was interesting to read.  

I just have a question, since I am interested in what is and is not feasible as a trade item.

(Disclaimer - I am certainly no expert in magic!)

I was wondering if flowmancy fundamentally differed from the Ximaxian system in terms of reagents. That is, while beginners of the Ximaxian system spend a lot of money on them (and go to an expensive school too), I would imagine that even if a flowmancer did not have any sans at all, it would make no difference on the speed of a student learning it. My impression of flowmancy is that there would be no physical object besides the caster and the target, and so no equivalent of a flowmancy "reagent" which could be bought or sold.  Similarly, if flowmancy comes from within, I can't imagine a flowmancer using/creating/desiring a "relic" or "artifact", as flowmancy comes across to me as a force which must be liberated from the physical and material world.

If I understand it correctly, even the children who play with the rubber hoses (in the other thread's document), are not described as actually practicing flowmancy itself, and thus the hoses are not equivalent to "reagents"?

Similarly with witchcraft (as the name implies) magical physical items can be crafted, whereas a monk does not seem to "craft" any physical magic objects, only a state of mind?

Basically my question is - Is it possible for flowmancy "reagents", "relics", "artifacts", or magic items of any kind to exist anywhere in Caelereth (and be traded), or is this the antithesis of the nature of flowmancy?

I enjoyed the update, even though I had only time to take a peek at the pictures. Thanks as always, Arti!

And special congratulations to Amabella from me, too! I hope we'll meet properly soon, when life allows me to return to Santharia for longer than a fly-by on a broomstick ...

Hi Coren,

interesting concept!

No objections from me, as far as your descriptions of witchcraft are concerned.

*Vanishes back into his world of illusion, far away from experiencing the skymind that allows him to visit Santharia ...*

*curtseys* thank you both.

I was very excited to see my first entry go up. 

For the first time, now I can see the picture of the pheasant grass up close. I see by the larger picture that perhaps my description of it was a bit off, as the decorations on that particular wreath more resemble lýth’bél blossoms rather than the berries, but this is minor.

Otherwise, I am very satisfied with the way the entry turned out. 

I have also updated my development schedule - The next entry I am working on is the Heath of Jernais. Not sure if I can get it in before the next update, due to the complexity that a place entry demands, but once I have a rough draft and some questions I'll give it a thread on the dev side.

*takes a bow* Congratulations Amabella! Welcome to the Dream ^^

*turning around, he frowns disapprovingly at the sorry look of his dust-cloaked study*

Site update has just been uploaded - check it out Took some liberties in order to integrate a couple of pics, hope you like. Congrats on her first entry up on site goes to Amabella, who now got the new title of "Aspiring Member"!

Pfft, this has been underway since 2006, and among other things it lead to the entire Serphelorian tribe entry, so I think it's got a fair way to go before I despair.  I'm far more likely to despair of ever finishing that picture of the mountains... THAT is my bugbear!