Para-Magic

Para-Magic is the term used to define the "magic used by regular humans" in Final Fantasy VIII. Magic can otherwise only be used naturally by a sorceress, or via a Limit Break or a summoned Guardian Force ("GF").
Because ordinary people cannot usually use magic, Dr. Odine developed Para-Magic. By studying a sorceress, he devised a way to manipulate energy to replicate spells. The would-be spellcaster must "draw" a spell from an enemy or from a draw point. Using this drawn energy, the person can manipulate the energy in the battlefield to cast the spell.
Drawn spells can be junctioned to a GF to enhance battle prowess. Balamb Garden uses this method, teaching it to its SeeD cadets. Galbadian military, meanwhile, appears to use para-magic without equipping a GF, through their weapons. 
==Etymology==
In Final Fantasy VIII the name is used to differentiate magic developed by Dr. Odine, which is used by ordinary humans (SeeDs, Galbadian troops, etc.) from natural magic (wielded by sorceresses and monsters).
==Citations==
Category:Final Fantasy VIII
Category:Technology