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    1. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      Rereading the Young Wizards series and thinking about sorting fictional magic systems by how left hemisphere / right hemisphere they are. LH: explicit laws, fixed effects, magic a kind of physics / engineering. RH: implicit, unpredictable, magic an art, a living thing.

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    2. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      One way to get at the distinction: is magic something you use (LH), or is it something you relate to (RH)? In Young Wizards (RH), magic often uses the heroes. It has intentionality, and also a moral component. Compare to e.g. Harry Potter, esp. HPMoR (very LH).

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    3. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      In Young Wizards things often happen because 1) magic wants them to, and/or 2) someone made a promise which is being fulfilled. The heroes are not in control, nor are they trying to be (RH). Meanwhile in HPMoR Harry is trying to control everything (LH).

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    4. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      Books with RH magic are crypto-spiritual guides. Narnia is maybe the most explicit example of this. In Young Wizards, magic involves open awareness (RH) - the heroes often make progress by noticing e.g. subtle hints about others' emotional states. Also they fight the Devil!

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    5. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      RH magic captures something vital that spiritually starved modern people badly want - the feeling of being able to trust and take refuge in something bigger than themselves. Meanwhile LH magic is science fiction with a sparkly coat of paint.

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      QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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      Been increasingly feeling this fantasy-as-crypto-spirituality thing lately. It feels like some authors only express their full spirituality through their fiction. I mostly didn't pick up on this before but it's getting clearer now.

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        1. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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          QC Retweeted Malcolm  🙃cean

          For more context, @Malcolm_Ocean's thread of threads about hemisphere stuff:https://twitter.com/Malcolm_Ocean/status/1128389775134687234 …

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          Malcolm  🙃cean @Malcolm_Ocean
          Meta-thread of various threads (mostly mine) about Iain McGilchrist's brain hemisphere model! pic.twitter.com/iZHEKsKnOF
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        2. QC‏ @QiaochuYuan May 31
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          QC Retweeted myk BOO-lokonsky

          Also @mykola's thread about magic and stories:https://twitter.com/mykola/status/1102009585328631808 …

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          myk BOO-lokonsky @mykola
          Quick thread on coincidences, synchronicity and magic. I think it was Gordon White who defined magical practice as working to maximize the number of meaningful coincidences in life. Coincidences are powerful, in a way that's hard to understand at first.
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