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and an intriguing way of separating it.

It is hard to make what I was saying clear in regard to the difference between fantasy and magic/supernatural. Perhaps this short guest blog post I wrote for Joelle (whom you know) will help make my beliefs clearer: https://thepeninspired.wordpress.com/2022/01/11/guest-post-magic-vs-fantasy/

it is not seen as breaking the of the rules of nature

Since the blog post goes into this, I won’t here, but suffice it to say, this is what I consider true fantasy and what I like fantasy for. Gods, angels, demons, magic, wizardry, etc..are things that break the laws of nature (rather those laws were created by you in a fantasy world or in the real world), and I not only dislike them, I also believe it is wrong to read or write them (with some very specific exceptions).

Anyways, your essence system sounds quite interesting, but if I could give a piece of advice: if you don’t intend for it to be supernatural, then please don’t call it magic or treat it as such. Treat it as if it is intrinsic to the amazing natural world you have created. Again, the blog post goes more into why I say this and my reasoning behind it.

That being said, there are blessings and curses.

Hmm…from what power are these blessings and curses drawn? You seem to be saying that the book is ambivalent and ambiguous about it, which is usually not a good thing…