I'm not as knowledgeable about the lore as I COULD be when it comes to the magic classes and jobs, but I've been trying to be careful to keep myself from developing into a concept that might possibly break it.
Before Emiiresa journeyed to Gridania (the beginning of the game), she did nothing but study books and grimoires on magic and arcanima in general, be it how it was used, how it was studied, what it could be used for, etc. However her knowledge of the magic was not the only thing going for her. Her father was a "Sage" of sorts, one who mastered all magic, a gift of mastery that passed down to Emiiresa as well. Basically she was and still is capable of "complete magic mastery," or able to learn all the arcs of magic and effectively use all of them, although she has yet to obtain it due to some personal difficulties. She self-taught herself by reading books on magic and thus, knew a great deal of its workings and how it can be used, but she never actually implemented it until she actually traveled to Gridania, where the first thing she picked up was conjury. Her ability to use it effortlessly stems mainly from her father's side, which is composed of those who delved into the art as well as its science and sciences in general (i.e. Alchemy). That said, her father's generation have died early deaths partly because of the constant use of many different magics putting a strain on their bodies, and Emiiresa is no exception.
To fast forward, because of her priority to ensure there are no casualties amongst her companions, she has overused her White Magic excessively to the point where she has almost lost vision in one eye, and so she is always seen wearing glasses [IC]. She can still use it, but not as much as she used to, and thus she often depends on the teachings of the Scholar for most of her healing, an art which I OOCly believe is easier to handle and control, especially since you have a little fairy helping you out. ICly, she finds herself enjoying the art of the Scholar much more because there are measures and geometries that are drawn out in order to make proper calculations as to how a Scholar's skills should be handled. Even though Emiiresa's family is known for being able to master all magic, each of them specialize more in a specific kind out of all of them, based on the color of their eyes. Emiiresa's eyes are green and light blue, so she specializes in conjury and wind. She now only taps into her skills as a White Mage in times of great danger when nothing lesser than her best is required for a situation.
I believe I've said this before in another post, but I see White Magic and Arcanima as talent and application of knowledge, respectively. I feel as though White Magic/Conjury is something that comes from inside you, and delves more on that natural and using the world around you to help you perform powerful spells, much like Thaumaturgy. Arcanists/Scholars on the other hand, I believe it's more of being able to comprehend the tactics that you learn and thus use them to SHAPE the aether and magic around you into something you can use to assist those around you. I exempt Summoner from this because I feel as though the egi's are more of a "blood pact/soul binding/commitment" sort of thing to me, rather than tough calculation and power from the inside. She even has a slight personality shift when changing her jobs. As a White Mage/Conjurer she is found to be more caring but sort of has that "tough love" persona about herself. As an Arcanist/Scholar, she is much more focused but also much more strict and unforgiving, as she loathes mistakes in such a job as Scholar.
But yeah, to sum up everything, I kinda feel like White Magic is something that requires more talent to really be able to put to use, while Arcanima is something that must be practiced more than just having a talent.
Before Emiiresa journeyed to Gridania (the beginning of the game), she did nothing but study books and grimoires on magic and arcanima in general, be it how it was used, how it was studied, what it could be used for, etc. However her knowledge of the magic was not the only thing going for her. Her father was a "Sage" of sorts, one who mastered all magic, a gift of mastery that passed down to Emiiresa as well. Basically she was and still is capable of "complete magic mastery," or able to learn all the arcs of magic and effectively use all of them, although she has yet to obtain it due to some personal difficulties. She self-taught herself by reading books on magic and thus, knew a great deal of its workings and how it can be used, but she never actually implemented it until she actually traveled to Gridania, where the first thing she picked up was conjury. Her ability to use it effortlessly stems mainly from her father's side, which is composed of those who delved into the art as well as its science and sciences in general (i.e. Alchemy). That said, her father's generation have died early deaths partly because of the constant use of many different magics putting a strain on their bodies, and Emiiresa is no exception.
To fast forward, because of her priority to ensure there are no casualties amongst her companions, she has overused her White Magic excessively to the point where she has almost lost vision in one eye, and so she is always seen wearing glasses [IC]. She can still use it, but not as much as she used to, and thus she often depends on the teachings of the Scholar for most of her healing, an art which I OOCly believe is easier to handle and control, especially since you have a little fairy helping you out. ICly, she finds herself enjoying the art of the Scholar much more because there are measures and geometries that are drawn out in order to make proper calculations as to how a Scholar's skills should be handled. Even though Emiiresa's family is known for being able to master all magic, each of them specialize more in a specific kind out of all of them, based on the color of their eyes. Emiiresa's eyes are green and light blue, so she specializes in conjury and wind. She now only taps into her skills as a White Mage in times of great danger when nothing lesser than her best is required for a situation.
I believe I've said this before in another post, but I see White Magic and Arcanima as talent and application of knowledge, respectively. I feel as though White Magic/Conjury is something that comes from inside you, and delves more on that natural and using the world around you to help you perform powerful spells, much like Thaumaturgy. Arcanists/Scholars on the other hand, I believe it's more of being able to comprehend the tactics that you learn and thus use them to SHAPE the aether and magic around you into something you can use to assist those around you. I exempt Summoner from this because I feel as though the egi's are more of a "blood pact/soul binding/commitment" sort of thing to me, rather than tough calculation and power from the inside. She even has a slight personality shift when changing her jobs. As a White Mage/Conjurer she is found to be more caring but sort of has that "tough love" persona about herself. As an Arcanist/Scholar, she is much more focused but also much more strict and unforgiving, as she loathes mistakes in such a job as Scholar.
But yeah, to sum up everything, I kinda feel like White Magic is something that requires more talent to really be able to put to use, while Arcanima is something that must be practiced more than just having a talent.