If you're ever interested in reading a novel with some great ways to view the craft of magic, I recommend reading the Dresden series. Most specifically, Dead Beat if you like the necromancy side of things. There was a great description of how to "gather" the energy of death - by seeing all the death around us on the small scale. When you think about it, there are aspects of death all around us - skin cells, insects, small animals, plants, etc.
Magic always seems to be made too simple by most folks... I like it a bit more when using magic takes something out of you. Forcing the energies around you to bend to your will should never be an trivial thing.
Magic always seems to be made too simple by most folks... I like it a bit more when using magic takes something out of you. Forcing the energies around you to bend to your will should never be an trivial thing.
