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Chapter 2 - MESS(Magic, Element, Science and Supernature)

The MESS system of powers classified superpowers into four categories: 

1. Magic: beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces, beliefs and actions employed to influence supernatural beings and forces and the belief that unrelated events are causally connected, particularly as a result of supernatural effects. High magic is based on the supernaturality, while low magic is sub types of magic based on humanity.

Types of High Magic:

1. Apotropaic magic: Type of magic intended to turn away harm or evil influences

2. Black magic: Magic practiced outside Europe affiliated with the mythologies and religions of members of United Countries 

3. Ceremonial magic: Magic based on rules and laws

4. Chaos magic: Magic which is unpredictable and chaotic in nature

5. Grey magic: Non-religious and secular magic practiced outside Europe.

6. Natural magic: magic that deals with natural forces, nature and elements 

7. Sympathetic magic: Type of magic based on imitation or correspondence.

8. White Magic: Religious and permitted magic only practiced in Europe

Types of Middle Magic:

1. Inherent Gift: Magic of users unique from birth

2. Rule Magic: Magic based on and enforces rules

3. Force Magic: Magic that tap into and control or weave together forces. 

4. Device Magic: Magic performed with devices and relics.

5. Ritual Magic: Magic that is performed in rituals.

6. Vancian Magic: Magic whose effects are packaged into distinct spells; each spell has its own specific, fixed purpose which must be prepared in advance of actual use, and each prepared spell can be used a limited number of times before needing to be prepared again and a finite capacity of prepared spells.

7. Language Magic: The use of a specific language to control and shape magical effects.

8. Wild Magic: Magic that is sentient and has thoughts.

9. Pact Magic: Magic that is granted by entering into a pact, a contract, or a deal.

10. Elemental Magic: Magic dealing with one or more elements

11. Transmutation: Magic transforming something into something else. 

12. Equivalent Exchange: Magic that requires a sacrifice of equal value to work.

13. Nature magic: Magic over all things living

14. Summon Magic: Magic that summons

15. Utility Magic: Magic that is heavily involved.

16. Minovsky Physics: Magic of science of subatomic particle, molecule, mineral, element or form of energy

17. Xenoarchaeology: Magic of unveiling foreign artefacts

18. Psionics: Magic that deals with psychology

Types of Low Magic: 

1. Stage illusion: Magic that can distort the human senses at a large area of effect. The most dangerous type of types, the aftereffects are severe sensory deprivation

2. Parlor Magic: Type of magic with medium to large-scale effects on victims except illusions.

3. Close-up Magic: Magic that is used at the tiniest area of effect which is safe and gives efficiency in everyday life. 

4. Escapology: magic that deals with escapes from confinement or restraints.

5. Pickpocket magic: Magic that misdirects victims while removing the victims' possessions

6. Mentalism: Creates the impression in the minds of the victims that the user possesses special powers to read thoughts, predict events, control other minds, and similar feats.

7. Séance: Simulate spiritualistic or mediumistic phenomena 

8. Children's magic: Premature magic used by children, which is dangerous because children are hard to fool, because they watch closely and don't listen.

9. Online magic: Known as technomagic or digital magic, this type of magic is designed to function on software and digital technologies.

10. Theatrical magic: Type of magic that is harmless and can spare time and efficiency on audio, visual and special effects for theatre and performing arts.

11. Mathemagic: Application of mathematics to decipher magical mechanics and magical systems while is an application of magic that deals with magical theorems, axioms, lemmas, equations, paradoxes and formulas.

12. Corporate magic: Magic requiring two or more people to perform this type of magic and combine their powers

13. Trade Show Magic: Magic as a communication and sales tool and is commonly used to generate leads during events where there is steep competition.

14. Gospel magic: Magic that focus on restoration and moral purposes.

15. Street magic: Magic whose effects can be controllable

16. Bizarre magic: Magic that creates unique and scientific effects through its fusion of science and esoterism

17. Shock magic: Magic that can create effects in the shortest amount of time

18. Comedy magic: Magic that is combined with humor, comedy and stand-up comedy

19. Quick change magic: magic that enables users or victims to change in a short amount of time, usually within seconds, from one form into another

20. Camera magic: magic that appears on photography and videography including magic based on the restricted viewing angles of cameras and clever editing.

21. Classical magic: Type of magic that conveys feelings of elegance and skill akin to prominent magicians in history.

22. Mechanical magic: Magic that uses a variety of mechanical devices whose aftereffects that appear to be physically impossible.

2. Elemental Powers: The generation and manipulation of elements, which are Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Wood, Metal, Electricity, Snow, Weather, Sound, Mist, Light, Shadow, Poison, Lava, Sand, Crystal, Glass, Explosion, Ash, Beast, Slime, Radiation, Magnetism, Technology, Sun, Moon, Star, Space, Gravity, Love, Soul, Energy, Life, Death, Blood, Illusion, Time, and Rainbows.

3. Science-explainable Powers: Powers like Superhuman Strength and Speed are powers explainable by formal science and natural science. 

There are numerous fields of the sciences:

Mathematics

Statistics

Systems science

Data science

Computer Science

Cryptography

Astronomy

Physics

Chemistry

Earth science

Biology

4. Supernatural: Phenomena or entities are those beyond the laws of the nature, magic, science and technology. All concepts in supernatural powers:

1. Deity - supernatural being considered divine or sacred

2. Angel - humans with bird-like wings

3. Prophecy - messages are communicated by deities

4. Revelation - revealing or disclosing of some form of knowledge through communication with supernatural entities

5. Reincarnation - a person who has memories and behavior of the deceased

6. Karma - the spiritual principle of cause and effect where intent and actions of an individual (cause) influence the future of that individual (effect)

7. Process Theology - the ensemble of effects exceeding the powers of the created universe and the nature of things that the many enter into complex unity

8. Heaven - the highest place where deities and angels lived

9. Underworld - the residence for demons

10. Spirit - a supernatural being metaphysically to refer to the consciousness and personality

12. Demon - supernatural and often malevolent creature from the Underworld 

13. Witchcraft - Art of inscribing runes and sigils, herbalism and sexuality magic based on Wicca and Dianic religions

14. Shamanism - interaction with the spirit world through altered states of consciousness, such as trance to produce miracles, which are unexplainable by scientific and natural laws

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