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EU-FUCKING-REKA

Posted by KING OF NIGERIA | 22 Feb, 2010

After months of pondering, I finally got it. The magicians' magical names are their own AIM. Unlike the psychics, though, their brand of AIM isn't An Involuntary Movement, but, rather, AOL Instant Messenger. Seriously. This shit is deep.

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No. I still don't get it.

This entry was posted on 22 February, 2010 20:13 and filed under Depraved Jap Cartoons .
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The pattern probably exists because in this universe, Aleister Crowley was a bona fide successful magician, and now he secretly runs Academy City. In the real world, when Crowley founded the Abbey of Thelema (which he intended to be a worldwide school of magic), his magical name then and until his death was "The Beast 666." So it makes sense that other magicians would use that name scheme afterwards.
Posted by 2DT 28 Feb 2010, 01:52
But what I don't understand is the function that the names perform, because, apparently, they have to tell their opponents their magical names before they use their magic.
Posted by llxwarbirdxll 28 Feb 2010, 02:24
This is probably also an occult thing. Your magical name is a persona that you take on when performing magic. It's an interface to access arcane power, or it's the name of your "true" self, or whatever your philosophy says it is. The point being, you're not John Smith when you're using magic. You're Lysander, practitioner of the craft, or what-have-you.

As for why they have to say it to their opponents specifically in Index... No idea. I didn't watch the show very far. :) But I hope I'm helping!
Posted by 2DT 28 Feb 2010, 04:14
The reason is never stated in either the show or the novels, which is why it's so baffling, and you are helping a little.
Posted by llxwarbirdxll 28 Feb 2010, 11:02

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EU-FUCKING-REKA Posted by KING OF NIGERIA \| 22 Feb, 2010 After months of pondering, I finally got it. The magicians' magical names are their own AIM. Unlike the psychics, though, their brand of AIM isn't An Involuntary Movement, but, rather, AOL Instant Messenger. Seriously. This shit is deep. ... No. I still don't get it. This entry was posted on 22 February, 2010 20:13 and filed under Depraved Jap Cartoons . «next post ; previous post» 4 Comments & 0 Trackbacks of "EU-FUCKING-REKA" The pattern probably exists because in this universe, Aleister Crowley was a bona fide successful magician, and now he secretly runs Academy City. In the real world, when Crowley founded the Abbey of Thelema (which he intended to be a worldwide school of magic), his magical name then and until his death was "The Beast 666." So it makes sense that other magicians would use that name scheme afterwards. Posted by 2DT 28 Feb 2010, 01:52 But what I don't understand is the function that the names perform, because, apparently, they have to tell their opponents their magical names before they use their magic. Posted by llxwarbirdxll 28 Feb 2010, 02:24 This is probably also an occult thing. Your magical name is a persona that you take on when performing magic. It's an interface to access arcane power, or it's the name of your "true" self, or whatever your philosophy says it is. The point being, you're not John Smith when you're using magic. You're Lysander, practitioner of the craft, or what-have-you. As for why they have to say it to their opponents specifically in Index... No idea. I didn't watch the show very far. :) But I hope I'm helping! Posted by 2DT 28 Feb 2010, 04:14 The reason is never stated in either the show or the novels, which is why it's so baffling, and you are helping a little. Posted by llxwarbirdxll 28 Feb 2010, 11:02
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