Fantasy Magic System: Thaumaturgy
##What is Thaumaturgy?
Thaumaturgy is the art and study of supernatural phenomena, often referred to as "Miracles" or "Mysteries" by ordinary people, harnessed through human techniques and resources.
It taps into Asterion—a primal energy-matter essence that courses through everything, both living and non-living, a force born from the stars and extending across the universe.
Asterion reacts to the will of the thaumaturgist, where the outcome is certain, yet the form it takes is influenced by the practitioner's emotions and intentions.
##How does it work?
Functionally Thaumaturgy manipulates energy and matter (Also call 'Physis') to achieve a "Miracle"
For example, When a thaumaturge aims to conjure a Flame, they harness [Positive and Active] Asterion to heat or ignite air or a gas. It's like a natural combustion process, but one that is accelerated and amplified by mystical means.
Generation of Ice, involves the use of [Negative and Passive] Asterion to quickly freeze the (Vapor) water through air. This too is a natural process hastened and controlled through the power of thaumaturgy.
Thaumaturgy just simulates an already existing natural event, that is, thaumaturgy does not create new supernatural type events but amplifies them
This happens because of our human condition (We are bound by the same laws as the universe, and we cannot imagine anything that is completely new) and because of the law of conservation of Matter and Energy (Thaumaturges only manipulates energy and matter, They neither create nor destroy them)
##How Thaumaturgy Manipulates Physis?
Thaumaturgy It is an "Elemental"/"Natural" magic system, so Magic is based on the elements.
The Physyis Manipulation is base in 4 "Dominium" (Meaning Domain):
Nucleus: Represents Power and Energy, its most basic form is Fire.
Caelum: Represents Freedom and Movement, its most basic form is Air.
Oceanus: Represents Fluidity and Adaptability, its most basic form is Water.
Tellus*: Represents Firmness and Fertility, its most basic form is Earth.
**'*The word "Tellus" comes from Latin and means Earth, but normally land would be called "Terra". However, I wanted to put it this way to differentiate the element from "Dominium".**
Although Fire, Earth, Water and Air are more basic, there are more "elements" in each "Dominium", These (usually) arise from the intersection between "Dominiums" where one of them is Dominant.
Ex:
Magma (Nc and Ts)
Ice (Oc and Cm)
Lightning (Cm and NC)
Etc.
##Questions
What are your tips?
Any (constructive) criticism?
It feels more like a hard magic system or a soft one? I want it to be a "softened" hybrid (but I don't know how to make it ,feel like that, well)
Somethings are missing?
PD: Even though it is supposed to be the main thing, the argument or plot is not well defined.