Magician

A is an individual trained in using magic. Inadequate training leaves these individuals prone to the consequences of unsuccessfully using magic. It has been stated by Index that those without mana cannot perform magic, such as herself. However, all forms of life can produce mana, and Index, however, cannot directly harness mana outside of her John's Pen Mode state.
==Principles==
Toaru Majutsu no Index E02 18m 09s.png|Magicians and a magic circle.
Magician.jpg|Magician casting a spell from a wand.
The ceremony and practice of magic was created due to "those without talent" wanting to produce the effects as "those with talent". Chapter 2 It is stated that the most important part about magic is its proper preparation; magic that is properly prepared allows even talentless middle schoolers to cast spells; the opposite stands true as improper preparation leads to both malfunction and backlash that inflicts damage on the practitioner's brain.
Magicians tend to operate in secrecy and deny the existence of "magic" when questioned. Epilogue It is because of this that the vast majority of people, such as most espers concentrated in Academy City, are ignorant to their existence; Shirai Kuroko for example, mistook Sherry Cromwell as an esper after the latter summoned a golem to their aid.
Magicians are distinguished from espers due to the former's use of items with occult properties and their capacity to exploit multiple supernatural powers (such as magicians that can use more than one element, as the case of Oriana Thomson). The latter on the other hand can only access one supernatural power, and there is currently no method for accessing more. Although, despite this, esper abilities are versatile, which, provided that the user is competent enough, allows them to be used for various purposes.
===History of Western magic===
Carving one's magical name to their soul is an activity that has been practiced by western magicians (though seemingly isolated to English magicians) since the 19th century. Their respective magic names are often related to the reason behind their decision to learn magic or the one dream which they would sacrifice their life for. Chapter 2 An exception are Saints, who may carve it onto their chest/heart instead, as shown by William Orwell. Stiyl Magnus once said the real reason for having magic names is long forgotten, now it is only used in battle as a gesture to say 'it will now be a fight to the death'.
Western Magicians since the end of the 19th century, according to Tsuchimikado Motoharu, are beings that "whose wishes are not fulfilled, whose prayers to God went unanswered - people who have lost their way and turned towards this back door called Magic". According to him, most magicians are like children in the aspect they fight honorably and let emotion cloud their judgment - whereas other professionals such as soldiers will shoot without remorse; magicians are like "Children who hold knives. And also as Children who have been betrayed by the world, trembling and crying at the same time". As such, magicians have very little loyalty to organizations - they are willing to betray the group to which they are affiliated to if it somehow clashes with their own dreams/goals.
Other magicians (like the Etzali of the Aztecs) might not follow the Western rule of magic names, or became magicians for the same reason.
A common pattern followed by European magicians who practice 'modern western magic' is that when they run into a dead-end in their research which can be overcome with their existing resources and discovered that their objective can't be granted with just their own rules, they come to believe that the answers lie hidden in some as yet unseen paradise and seeking them out. Chapter 2 Part 4 Some of the ideas considered by such magicians are somewhat nonsensical, such as finding some strange grand master in Tibet and gaining to the key to the gates of heaven through his teachings, sunken continents and civilizations such as or , or even receiving divine knowledge and wisdom through radio signals from the Sun. With the colonial period, influences from various foreign cultures (from Central and South America, the Pacific Islands, Southeast Asia, India etc) were introduced, however the biggest influence came from , known as the Dark Continent. Being a large place with a melting pot of tribes, cultures and legends, and conveniently located just across the Mediterranean, many magicians have visited it in order to gather information to make a breakthrough, including Aleister Crowley himself. Between the Lines 3
==Types==
Western magicians dabble in a multitude of skills to do with magic, such as Alchemy, astronomy, and summoning. Aureolus Izzard was called an because that was all he was good at out of the myriad of sub-sets of magic. In Toaru Majutsu no Index, Alchemy in general is useless compared to other magic, and was renowned for being a trick for gullible nobles in the 16th century where they believed turning lead into gold was possible. Chapter 2 Part 2 Ars Magna was an exception in that it held exceptional power.
 are magicians that have the purpose of spreading magical knowledge with the objective of raising the next generation of magicians, Chapter 5 Part 3 according to Stiyl and Tsuchimikado these magicians are normally strong enough to handle the power of a grimoire and use it to teach the magical knowledge to their apprentices, Chapter 2 Part 9 Index also explained them with such characteristics. Chapter 2 Part 2
 is the highest possible position available to magicians where the magic of the user is almost considered divine and can overwrite the laws set by common sense. Chapter 1 Other positions are possibly other than that, such as or , but they cannot be reached by 'normal' magicians and depends almost entirely on factors like talent or birth.
==List of Magicians==
Name 	Magic Name 	Organization 	Notes
Acqua of the Back (William Orwell)	Flere210, "The one who changes the reason of tears" 	God's Right Seat (Formerly) 	Ex-Saint
Aleister Crowley 	Beast666 	Academy City 	He was considered the greatest magician of the Magic Side.
Alice Anotherbible 	Unknown 	Bridge Builders Cabal 	Center of the Bridge Builders Cabal. Named after protagonist of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
Ange Catacombs 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Anna Kingsford 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Mentor of Mathers and Westcott.
Anna Sprengel 	Unknown 	Rosicrucian Order/R&C OcculticsBridge Builders Cabal 	Point of contact/priestess for the Secret Chiefs and CEO of R&C Occultics.
Aradia 	Unknown 	Bridge Builders Cabal 	Goddess of Witches.
Arlands Darkstreet 	Unknown 	Dusk Waiting to Awaken 	Leader of Dusk Waiting to Awaken.
Arthur Edward Waite 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Member of the Golden Dawn.
Aureolus Izzard 	Honos628, "My honor is for the world" 	Roman Catholic Church (Formerly) 	Alchemist
Balbina 	Unknown 	Roman Catholic Church 	
Bayloupe 	Unknown 	New Light 	Leader of New Light.
Bersi 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Brassa P. Marhaisk 	Unknown 	Russian Orthodox Church 	
Biagio Busoni 	Unknown 	Roman Catholic Church 	Bishop of the Roman Church.
Brunhild Eiktobel 	Unknown 	None 	Valkyrie & Saint
Carissa 	Unknown 	England 	Second Princess of the British Royal Family.
Cendrillon 	Unknown 	(Norse) (Formerly) 	
Chimera 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Citrinitas 	Unknown 	United States of AmericaR&C Occultics 	Vice President of the United States.
Cutia Virginroad 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Cynthia Exment 	Unknown 	Royal Astronomical Research Organization/Amakusa Church Overseas Branch	Leader of the Royal Astronomical Research Organization
Dion Fortune 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Member of the Golden Dawn.
Elizard 	Unknown 	England 	Queen of England.
Elizalina 	Unknown 	Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations 	Leader of the Elizalina Alliance of Independent Nations, Sorcerer
Ellasone 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Elza 	Unknown 	Kamisato Faction 	
Emilie Fordia 	Unknown 	 	
Etzali 	Unknown 	 	Formerly from Return of the Winged One, the Aztec grimoires recognize him as a Sorcerer.
Fenrir 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Fiamma of the Right 	Unknown 	God's Right Seat 	Leader of God's Right Seat.
Flack Anchors 	Unknown 	Dusk Waiting to Awaken 	
Fleiss 	Unknown 	Dawn that Wipes Away Darkness 	
Floris 	Unknown 	New Light 	
Forgotten God 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Freadia Strikers 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Hel 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
High Priest 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Iðunn 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Index Librorum Prohibitorum 	Dedicatus545, "The dedicated lamb protects the knowledge of the strong"	Necessarius 	Holder of the 103,000 grimoires banned by the Roman Catholic Church.
Isabella Theism 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Isahaya 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Itsuwa 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Jane Elves 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Jeans Slasher 	Unknown 	None 	Valkyrie
Jeans Shop Owner 	Unknown 	Necessarius (temporary) 	
Johann Valentin Andreae 	Unknown 	 	Inventor of the legends revolving around Christian Rosencreutz.
Jörmungandr 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Kanzaki Kaori 	Salvare000, "Be the salvation of those who cannot be saved" 	Necessarius 	Saint
Karasuma Fran 	Unknown 	Anglican ChurchKamisato Faction 	
Kouyagi 	Unknown 	Amakusa Catholics 	
Knight Leader 	Unknown 	Knights of England 	Leader of the Knights of England.
Lancis 	Unknown 	New Light 	
Laura Stuart 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	Archbishop of the Anglican Church, and leader of its magic sub-organization, Necessarius.
Leasic 	Unknown 	None 	
Leep 	Unknown 	None 	Priestess of Bastet.
Leivinia Birdway 	Regnum771 	Dawn-colored Sunlight 	Leader of Dawn-colored Sunlight.
Lessar 	Unknown 	New Light 	
Lidvia Lorenzetti 	Unknown 	Roman Catholic Church 	
Loki 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Madame Horos 	Unknown 	Unknown 	Impersonated Anna Sprengel and hijacked her body.
Maiden of Versailles 	Unknown 	France 	
Mallybath Blackball 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Marian Slingeneyer 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Marie Spearhead 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Mark Space 	Armare091 	Dawn-colored Sunlight 	
Mary 	Unknown 	Bridge Builders Cabal 	
Mina Mathers 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Member of the Golden Dawn.
Mjölnir 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Nephthys 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Niang-Niang 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Nics Everblind 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	Specializes in signs and prosthetics.
Nikolai Tolstoy 	Unknown 	Russian Orthodox Church 	Bishop.
Nomozaki 	Unknown 	Amakusa Catholics 	
Nuada 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Ollerus 	Unknown 	None 	Closest Magician to become a Magic God
Oriana Thomson 	Basis104, "The one who carries the basis" 	None 	Mercenary, temporarily affiliates with anyone who can pay her. Presumed to be a Sorcerer.
Orlentz Trice 	Unknown 	None 	Was performing research in the field of immortality, but an investigation by a separate unit made it clear that his theory has already failed.
Othinus 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	Magic God, Leader of GREMLIN
Paul Foster Case 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Member of the Golden Dawn.
Priestess of Sekhmet 	Unknown 	None 	
Proserpina 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Richard Brave 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Robert William Felkin 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Member of the Golden Dawn.
Salome 	Unknown 	Kamisato Faction 	
Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Co-founder of the Golden Dawn.
Saronia A. Irivika 	Unknown 	(Norse) (Formerly) 	
Sasha Kreutzev 	Unknown 	Annihilatus 	
Sherry Cromwell 	Intimus115, "I offer everything to my lost friend" 	Necessarius 	
Sif 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Sigyn 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Silvia 	Unknown 	England 	Saint
Skogsfru 	Unknown 	Annihilatus 	
Smartvery 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	Witch
Sozty Exica 	Unknown 	Gate of the Gods Come from the Heavens (Formerly) 	
St. Germain 	Unknown 	None 	Collective identity.
Stiyl Magnus 	Fortis931, "I prove why my name is the strongest here" 	Necessarius 	
Tatemiya Saiji 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Tecpatl 	Unknown 	Return of the Winged One 	Leader.
Tezcatlipoca 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
Terra of the Left 	Unknown 	God's Right Seat 	
Theodosia Electra 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Thor 	Unknown 	Gremlin (Formerly) 	
Tochtli 	Unknown 	Return of the Winged One 	
Torquay Shadowmint 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
Toyama Luca 	Unknown 	Kamisato Faction 	
Trismegistus 	Unknown 	Bridge Builders Cabal 	
Tsuchimikado Motoharu 	Fallere825, "The backstabbing blade" 	/Necessarius 	
Sole successful Magician-Esper hybrid. Operative of multiple other organizations.
Tsushima 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Uragami 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Ureapaddy Exica 	Unknown 	Gate of the Gods Come from the Heavens (Formerly) 	
Ushibuka 	Unknown 	Amakusa-Style Remix of Church 	
Útgarða-Loki 	Unknown 	(Norse) 	
Vase 	Unknown 	Dusk Waiting to Awaken 	
Vasilisa 	Unknown 	Annihilatus 	Leader of Annihilatus
Vento of the Front 	Unknown 	God's Right Seat (Formerly) 	
Víðarr Shoes Woman 	Unknown 	Necessarius 	
William Wynn Westcott 	Unknown 	Golden Dawn 	Co-founder of the Golden Dawn.
Xochitl 	Unknown 	 	Actually an agent of Return of the Winged One.
Yamisaka Ouma 	Unknown 	None 	
Ymir's Ocean Girl 	Unknown 	None 	
Zombie 	Unknown 	Gremlin (True) 	Magic God
==References==
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