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### Aliases

Sorcery, Magik, Magick, Necromancy, Necromantic Forces, Mysticism, Mystic Arts, Dark Arts, Hocus Pocus

A sub-race of naturally magic-wielding humans are called Homo Magi. They are naturally adept at magic; since many humans possesses the Homo Magi gene because of their relationships in the distant past, these humans can learn to use indirect magic by performing rituals, but pure Homo M

 *I must perform a **deeper analysis,** but I see this **power** you **harness** is in reality the **scraps** of **creation.** Like the **random errors** in **computer code,** discarded and forgotten... left to be picked up and used by those who **also** find themselves **discarded** and **forgotten.***
—**Doctor Manhattan**src

**Magic** is a natural, primal force able to influence events and beings without recourse to the physical world.

## History

### New Earth

A sub-race of naturally magic-wielding humans are called Homo Magi. They are naturally adept at magic; since many humans possesses the Homo Magi gene because of their relationships in the distant past, these humans can learn to use indirect magic by performing rituals, but pure Homo Magi or their direct descendants can use direct magic. They have existed for as long as the human race, but due to their special abilities, they did not expand as the Homo Sapiens did. Eventually, they started to interbreed with normal humans, resulting in many generations of Homo Magi / Homo Sapiens hybrids.

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### Prime Earth

#### Origin

The first Lords of Order and Chaos, magical beings representing both the cosmic forces of order and chaos, were first created shortly afther the Big Bang from the Source. They were the first race to be created in the universe, predating both Old Gods and New Gods alike.

During the dawn of time, magic was raw and had surrounded the still forming Multiverse. Though the domain in which it surrounded would later be named the Sphere of the Gods, its early beginning happened before the known existence of gods. Two beings were then created within this region of the Multiverse; the girl who would later be known as Hecate and Upside-Down Man, whom resided and was tied to the Dark Multiverse. Fearing the being's power, Hecate formed a barrier between the Multiverse and the Dark Multiverse to prevent its influence in her residing region of the Multiverse. Eventually, Hecate visited Earth 0, the center of the Multiverse, where she watched humanity grow and gifted them with magic. In turn, it is beleived that humanity's belief affected the Sphere of the Gods, creating other pantheons of gods. These pantheons gave her the name Hecate, meaning "far off" and some attempted to win her favor. Because the rules of reality were becoming stricter, Hecate was transformed from the Maiden (an innocent and optimistic child) to the Mother (a more responsible version of the Maiden). Eventually, she would accept a place within the Gods of Olympus and took the hand of Greek god, Hades. Despite being Zeus's superior, she was expected to adhere to their vision for the pantheon.

However, there were some men and women who recognized Hecate's greater power and sought to supplant themselves as beings capable of enforcing their own version of order. Mimicking the incantations witnessed from her visits, they managed to summon and bind her. Torturing her with their demands, Hecate hoped that her adopted pantheon would come to rescue her. Ultimately, she was betrayed when Hades came to give a simple message: he had found a new bride in the form of Persephone and that the Gods of Olympus no longer recognized her as one of their own. Angered at such betrayal, she felt the very presence of the Upside-Down Man for the first time in an eternity. With all her might and fury, she reached through the veil of the Multiverse and into the Dark Multiverse, pulling a piece of that form of magic and bestowed that onto those who subjugated her. Although she fulfilled their wishes, she had given them magic from a darker source that would corrode and destroy them from the inside.

Some of these beings would be counted among the Lords of Order. Her betrayal would also cause her to take on a new aspect of herself, the Crone (her hatred incarnate), and unleash this form of magic to mankind.

#### Ancient Eras

Bestowed with the power they sought, many of the Lords of Order would come to realize that their power corroded and ate them from the inside, forcing them to withdraw their consciousness into enchanted artifacts to facilitate their continued survival. Due to this, the Lords of Order began learning and then teaching methods to guide and control this magical power, tools of languages, mystic items capable of controlling such power like wands and staves, rules, and counterbalances. This would create a "Magic of Order".

#### Modern Era

##### The Gauntlet

 *Main article: Secret Six: The Gauntlet*

Following the Secret Six showdown with the Riddler, Black Alice mysteriously passed out, and Ralph Dibny takes her to hospital. Alice had become a problem to the magical community, draining their magic and crippling their ability to defend the White Gate that prevented eldritch cosmic deities from invading and destroying Earth. Concerned about how she affected the arcane network, a gathering of magic users led by Doctor Occult debated on what should be done about her, and even though eliminating her seemed to be the most rational option, Klarion proposed an alternative; exiling her to Limbo for eternity. A failed attempt to capture her was made by Klarion, Cheetah, Felix Faust and Black Orchid, and that, along with a group of cultists who called themselves the Children of Arion tricking the rest of his team into believing that the four columns that composed the White Gate had to be destroyed to save Alice, drove Big Shot and the others to unwittingly start awakening the dark gods.

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##### A New Age of Magic

 *Main articles: Justice League Dark: The Last Age of Magic and Justice League Dark: Lords of Order*

After the Justice League fought the threat of the Omega Titans, the Source Wall was broken with many consequences that shook the foundations of the Multiverse itself. The dimension of magic was different, almost troubled, after the battle with the Titans, especially since the Tree of Wonder appeared in the city of Salem.

When Mordru gave both Wonder Woman and Zatanna power over Chaos, he transformed them in Lords of Chaos. Reuniting with the Justice League Dark, who was meanwhile in a conflict against the Lords of Order, Diana and Zatanna gave to their comrades the same powers they obtained from Mordru and thanks to them, they defeated Nabu and his allies.

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## Overview

A power in which allows for manipulation over creation, in order to practice magic, a person must become aware of magic and understand that magic itself and understand that magic can be shaped at will. A person's ability to do so is considered **magic sensitivity**, a topic considered subjective and difficult to grasp even with other sorcerers.

Spells used for magic possess two competents; a external and internal component. The external component refers to an incantation, rune, or a combination of the two similar to a mathematical formula in which binds two previously attempted spells to achieve a desired result. The external component is considered the easier aspect to understand, requring a certain level of research. The internal aspect refers to the component in which represents the desire to rewrite reality and is considered the most difficult component to achieve when performing magic.

### Renown Magic Users

#### Sorcerer Supremes

**The Sorcerer Supreme** (alternatively **Sorceress Supreme**, **Supreme Sorceress**) is a title used by one claimed to be the most powerful known practitioner of magic. However, dependent on location, the title of Sorcerer Supreme also carries responsibilities. In Wizard World, a Sorcerer Supreme was the most powerful magic user in the dimension and an affiliate of the Wizard Kings of the Seven Cities. Chiefly, the dark Wizard Wralf was Sorcerer Supreme until his death by a time-displaced Warlord. Many candidates have attempted to take his throne but were later targeted by a dark entity known as the Evil One. The first known usage of the title was first used in *Warlord* #28 (1979).

#### Elemental Avatars

The Elemetal Avatars are physical representations of various elemental forces on Earth, granting them power over their purview from one of the Parliments. As dictated by the Pariliment of Life, each of the Parliments and it's avatars are bound to uphold balance of life, death, and magic in the world through their represented purview although despite this, some of the Parliments secretly plot against one another for supremacy.

Out of all the Elemental Avatars, the past Avatar of the Green and Swamp Thing, Alec Holland, was considered to be the most powerful of al Avatar and most powerful member of the Justice League Dark.

**Current Avatars**

* Levi Kamei/Swamp Thing - Avatar of the Green for Parliament of Trees
* Bernhard Baker - Avatar of the Red for Parliament of Limbs
* Abigail Arcane/Black Queen - Avatar of the Rot for the Parliament of Decay

#### Doctor Fates

 *Main article: Doctor Fate*

Doctor Fate, also sometimes called simply "Fate", are powerful sorcerers and/or sorceresses whom have inhertied the mantle and artifacts associated with Doctor Fate: the Helmet of Fate, Amulet of Anubis, and the Cloak of Destiny. Typically patroned by Nabu and the Lords of Order, those whom have been chosen as Doctor Fate often supernatrual threats and beyond, their opponents often being the Lords of Chaos.

While there have been numerous Doctor Fates, some are distinguished in being among the most powerful sorcerers on Earth; On Prime Earth, the first bearer of the mantle, Kent Nelson, was considered among the most powerful sorcerers in the modern era. His successor, Khalid Nassour is currently considered to be one of the two finest mystical warriors on Earth alongside Zatanna Zatara.

**Doctor Fates**

* Kent Nelson - Doctor Fate I
* Khalid Nassour - Doctor Fate II

**Current Patrons**

* Hauhet, Thoth, and the Egyptian Gods - Khalid Nassour's patrons

**Former Patrons**

* Nabu and the Lords of Order - Khalid and Kent Nelson's patrons

#### Champions of Shazam

The **Champions of the Wizard Shazam** (sometimes called the **Champions of Magic**, **Champions of Shazam**, **Keeper of Magic** or simply **Champion**) are a legacy of heroes and villains whom are typically associate with the aformentioned entity known as Shazam. The responsibilties and abilities of the Champions are depedent on continuity with each Wizard Shazam, while being the same entity, bearing different backgrounds. Additionally, many of the Champions of Shazam possess.

On Prime Earth, the Champion's benefactor is Mamaragan, a powerful thunder god of Australian Aboriginal origin and leader of the Council of Eternity, a council of magic users created by the Presence based at the Rock of Eternity whom protected the world, presided over supernatural matters by judging the guilty for their sins, and were defenders of one of the Seven Magiclands until their demise by Black Adam. Mamaragan has since worked to re-create a new iteration of the Council by selecting his successor to his seat, whom will then select six others. The newest iteration of the Council is prohesized to be the Shazam Family.

**Current Champion of Magic**

* Mary Marvel
* Shazam
* Black Adam
* Bolt - Sharing spell under Black Adam

**Current Benefactors**

* The Wizard - Shazam, Black Adam
* Conclave of Shazam - Shazam
* Hippolyta - Mary Marvel

**Previous Champions**

* Osiris - Sharing spell under Black Adam
* Isis
* Shazam Jr. - Sharing spell under Shazam

#### Mystic Menaces

The mystic community contains several dangerous magical menaces whom are infamous. Though few in the general public are privy to the existence of these magical villains, some of these dark sorcerers rank among the greatest threats to the superhero community :

* Enchantress
* Circe
* Sebastian Faust
* Gray Man
* Houngun
* Tannark
* Wizard (William Zard)

#### Other Master Magic Users

Throughout history, there have magic wielders who held notable mastery over magic:

* John Constantine
* Nick Necro
* Zatara
* Baron Winters
* Mister E

#### Deities & Entities of Magic

* Hecate - Greek Goddess of Magic, Witchcraft, and Necromancy
* Calculha - Atlantean God & Beneign Master of All That is Pure in Magical Arts
* Thoth - Egyptian God of Magic, Moon, and Writing

### Atlantean Magic

Prime Earth Atlantean Magic

New Earth Atlantean Magic

### Order Magic

A form of magic in which usage can corrode a magic user from the inside or come with a "cost", requring powerful entities governing magic to adopt various magical systems to allow it's practice without immediate consequence to the user. Most forms of magic fall under this category, including magic that is limited in use, magics focused through enchanted objects, and pentagrams,

* **Logomancy**: Also known as "backwards magic", it is magic that allows creating an effect by speaking backward.
* **Blood magic**: A type of magic that uses blood as a conduit for casting spells, incantations, and even other forms of magic.
* **Source Magic**: A potent form of magic that draws its power from The Source itself. This form of magic powers the Otherkind of the Dark Multiverse.
* **Sigil**: A form of magic in which an inscribed or painted symbol invokes an effect.

### Magic of Shazam

* **Seven Spells of Shazam**: An unknown set of spells possessed by Mamaragan; these seven spells are within an unknown artifact.
* **Size Altering Spell**: A spell that can shrink or enlarged the spell-caster by reciting "Big and tall. Short and small. Subtraxerin! Shazam!".
* **Soul Separating Spell**: A spell that can separate a person's soul/astral self into the Darklands by citing "Novis Fulgur. Tenebris Eorum Imperium."

##### Living Lightning

The **Living Lightning Spell** (sometimes just called the **Living Lightning** or the **Power of Shazam**) is the magical lightning in which bestows the powers of the Champions by transforming the individual into their mental and physical peak, granting them their full potential; with children, this transforms them into an adult form. This also grants the user aspects of powers based upon various divine entities, decided by the benefactor of said Living Lightning Spell. This system also comes with the requirement that each gods's given name must make up the of the corresponsing SHAZAM acronymn.

The Living Lightning includes safeguard against those whom seek to abuse their power outright: those whom steal the power unceremonsiouly by the chosen Champion are unable to fully utilize the power granted abd experiences both immense pain and internal damage until the user reclines the power or is killed as a result.

On Prime Earth, Champions whom are chosen as Mamaragan's direct successor (Billy Batson and Teth Adam) are imbued with the power permanently, with them unable to be depowered by him although those whom are empowered by a successor's sharing spell can be depowered by his hand.

* **Sharing Spell**: The Sharing spell refers to the magic in which allows a chosen Champion to share their power with others. A prerequsite of the power includes that the one whose power is to be shared with must be seen as family (biologically, found, otherwise) to be used. The sharing spell's effectiveness is also based upon the chosen Champion of Shazam's regard for their sense of family.

### Other Magics

* **Soul magic**: A type of magic that is powered by the souls of others; it allows its user to view one's aura, manipulate the soul to reveal knowledge within another, steal the powers of others, and recharge mana by grazing through other's souls. The Faust family line are notable practitioners, as it requires a user to have either no soul or a tattered soul and to be demonically empowered to cast.
* **Demonic magic**: A form of magic usually used by demons. Working through the corruption of one's will in order to overpower and subdue, it can be resisted.
* **Egyptian magic**: A magic system that originated from Egypt. The magic of Egypt allows the wielder to invoke and channel the power of past Egyptian gods and mystical beings of lore within its spells for a variety of effects.
* **Elemental magic**: Also called "elementism", it is a form of magic that deals with manipulating the natural elements of earth, wind, fire, and water.
	+ **Air magic**: Magic that allows for the manipulation of air.
	+ **Earth magic**: Magic that allows for the manipulation of earth.
	+ **Fire magic**: Magic that allows for manipulation of fire.
	+ **Water magic**: Magic that allows for manipulation of water.
* **Techno-alchemy**: A unique system of magic that uses technology and alchemy to replicate and utilize actual magic at will. Elphius Levi is credited as its creator and uses "computer mysticism" and electricity as a conduit between the physical and metaphysical realm. With sourced lipids exorcisms can be performed.
* **Adaptive Magic**: A form of magic designed to adapt to any attack from every known science, force, and element on Earth. This allows its user to intuitively learn new spells to adapt to any current situation.
* **Lazarus Magic**: A form a magic that is fueled by the use of Lazarus Pits or consumption of Lazarus Resin. The primary use of this type of magic is to grant its user immortality, however there is an entire spell book of this magic, written by Rúh al Ghul. The Lazarus Demon was the physical embodiment of the Lazarus Magic, however it was eventually killed.
* **Sympathetic magic**: A form of magic based on imitation or correspondence. It allows the user to magically affect others through actions performed towards something that represents them.

## Notes

* According to Paul Kuppenberg's proposal, Atlantean Magic is a distinctive form of magic in the DC Universe; this was done in order to separate the magical- concepts (i.e magic and the Lords of Order) referenced in *Arion, Lord of Atlantis* and presented in *Arion the Immortal* from other tites such as *Doctor Fate*.
* According to several sources such as *Magic Masters* in DC Nation, *The DC Book: A Vast and Vibrant Multiverse Simply Explained*, and *The DC Book of Lists: A Multiverse of Legacies, Histories, and Heirarchies*, there exists seven different schools of magic in which magic users of the DC Universe may fit into.
	+ **Magicians** : The most basic classification of all magic users, the magician category encompasses every practitioner of magic from a magic pupil who can perform a single spell to the most skilled and dangerous magic practitioner.
		- Alchemaster, Ali-Ka Zoom, Black Alice, Extraño, Blackbriar Thorn, Empress, Sebastian Faust, Flying Fox, Graceful Moon, Jinx, Kadaver, Montgomery Kelly, King Inferno, Elphius Levi, Jinxl Map, Mister E, Nick Necro, Rose Psychic, Sindella, Slizzath, Spellbinder, Tor, Traci 13, Witchfire Wizard (William Zard), Giovanni Zatara, Zatanna, Circe
	+ **Sorcerers**: Magicians who used enchanted artifacts to enhance their abilities and serve as protection from risker aspects of spell-casting. From the focus of these magical objects, these magicians are capable of tapping into a deeper well of magic.
		- Arion, Calculha, Circe, Corum Rath, Doctor Fate, Doctor Mist, Doctor Occult, Effron, Felix Faust, Garn Daanuth, Gray Man, Houngun, Tim Hunter, Ibis the Invincible, Klarion, Kraklow, Madame Xanadu, Dark Majistra, Manitou Raven, Manitou Dawn, Mordru, Morgaine Le Fey, Jennifer Morgan, Papa Midnite, Questing Queen, Sargon the Sorcerer, Silver Sorceress, Tannarak, Baron Winters, Wotan.
	+ **Magic Blood**: Living beings who carried the blood of fully magical beings in their veins, be it from blood or intervention. They are capable of handling an amount of magic in which the human body is unable to contain.
		- Amethyst, John Constantine, Merlin, Nightshade, Raven, Tiamat.
	+ **Champion**: Magical beings of celestial origin whom are bound to human souls.
		- Enchantress/June Moone, Etrigan/Jason Blood, Prince Ra-Man/Mark Merlin.
	+ **Guardian**: Chosen protectos of the elemental forces of Earth.
		- Abigail Arcane, Animal Man, Floronic Man, Miki, Swamp Thing.
	+ **Archmage**: Sorcerers who ascended past the need for enchanted objects and have become enchanted themselves as well as higher beings of magic that fell to the physical plane of existence.
		- Kingsbutcher, Phantom Stranger, Queen of Fables, Zor, Arion
	+ **Judge**: The most powerful of the schools of magic, these magical beings are given power by The Presence itself, tasked with specific roles and are considered virtually unstoppable unless bound to a human soul.
		- Eclipso, The Radiant, The Spectre, The Word.

## Related Articles

* Demons
* Dark Multiverse
* Otherkind
* Homo Magi
* Atlanteans

## Links and References

1. ↑ *Justice League of America*  #165
2. ↑ *Green Lantern* (Volume 6) #8
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 *Justice League Dark and Wonder Woman: The Witching Hour* #1
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #11
5. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #2
6. ↑ *Secret Six* (Volume 4) #6
7. ↑ *Secret Six* (Volume 4) #7
8. ↑ *Secret Six* (Volume 4) #8
9. ↑ *Secret Six* (Volume 4) #9
10. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #11
11. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #12
12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #8
13. ↑ *Warlord* #34
14. ↑ *Warlord* #65
15. ↑ *DC Nation* (Volume 2) #0
16. ↑ *Warlord* #133
17. ↑ *Justice Society of America* (Volume 3) #46
18. ↑ *Showcase '95* #7
19. ↑ *Warlord* #56
20. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #23
21. ↑ *Infinite Frontier* #0
22. ↑ DC Comics Encyclopedia: New Edition
23. ↑ *DC Comics Ultimate Character Guide: New Edition*
24. ↑ 24.0 24.1 24.2 24.3 24.4 24.5 *DC Nation: Magic Masters*
25. ↑ *Justice League* (Volume 4) #72
26. ↑ *The Phantom Stranger* (Volume 4) #0
27. ↑ *Shazam!* (Volume 3) #14
28. ↑ *The Power of Shazam!* #10
29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 29.2 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.7 *DCU Villains Secret Files and Origins* #1
30. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #26
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32. ↑ *Wonder Woman* (Volume 4) #49
33. ↑ *Atlas of the DC Universe*
34. ↑ 34.0 34.1 *Arion the Immortal* #1
35. ↑ *Justice League Dark* #26
36. ↑ *Aquaman* (Volume 8) #37
37. ↑ 37.0 37.1 *Shazam!* (Volume 3) #13
38. ↑ *Who's Who in the Legion of Super-Heroes* #5
39. ↑ *Day of Judgment Secret Files and Origins* #1
40. ↑ *Aquaman* (Volume 8) #27
41. ↑ 41.0 41.1 *Aquaman* (Volume 8) #25
42. ↑ *Aquaman* (Volume 8) #29
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45. ↑ *Red Hood and the Outlaws* #21
46. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #27
47. ↑ *Justice League Dark* (Volume 2) #3
48. ↑ *The New 52: FCBD Special Edition* #1
49. ↑ *Shazam!* (Volume 3) #12
50. ↑ *Justice League* (Volume 2) #0
51. ↑ *Justice League: The Darkseid War: Shazam!* #1
52. ↑ *Constantine* #5
53. ↑ *Shazam!* (Volume 3) #11
54. ↑ *Shazam!* (Volume 3) #9
55. ↑ *Superman* #664
56. ↑ *The Demon: Driven Out* #3
57. ↑ *Batman/Superman: World's Finest* #5
58. ↑ *Batman vs. Robin* #3
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60. ↑ *Lucifer: The Morningstar Option* #2
61. ↑ Arion the Immortal Proposal
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