Is magic inherent in all things within Equestria?

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

In the show Tirek is shown stealing "magic" from all types of ponies, am i to believe there is magic everywhere and a unicorn is just better at "chanelling" this magic. How would you support or refute this. I would apreciate thought on this verily.

[WindShear 543]

Well I assume that each of the pony races has their own type of magic. Unicorns channel their magic through their horns into spells, Pegasi channel their magic through their wings in order to fly, and I guess Earth ponies have passive magic that enhances their strength and stamina, and helps them be more in tune with the land.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

I think it is.

 

It seems to be an element of their world like time, matter, gravity, etc. The different pony races have ways of manifesting it in the world around them. Unicorns via spell casting, pegasus through cloud walking and weather manipulation, earth ponies via their connection to the land. (Consider that Smart Cookie was able to make a plant sprout right on the soil of her hoof just because it was fertile enough.)

 

It also would explain why Equestria is a very "high maintenance" world. I mean, say what you will about the human race, Mother Gaia will keep trucking along long after we're all gone. Equestria actually demands more of the ponies as wardens of pretty much everything. The weather, the seasons, the movements of the heavens themselves.

 

In addition, much magical phenomenon happens without conscious interaction. Magical plants grow on their own, rainbows fall to the ground as liquid, and whatever the Hell the mirror pool does/is!

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

So in theory I could have an earth pony that was "in tune" to magic and able to cast spells similiar to a unicorn through natural talent and training?

[WindShear 543]

I don't think an earth pony would be able to cast spells. Even though they have magic within them, I think they would need a horn in order to channel that magic into a spell. Sort of like how wizards and magicians in other media often need a wand or a staff in order to cast spells.

[ggg-2 3,553]

that's a definite probably

[Steel Accord 6,660]

So in theory I could have an earth pony that was "in tune" to magic and able to cast spells similiar to a unicorn through natural talent and training?

 

Maybe not "spells" in the sense of ethereal magic. However, I read good fanfiction that postulated earth ponies have the ability to become a literal immoveable object. That they can "stand firm" and no being or force can budge them from that spot.

 

If you want to extrapolate, an earth pony might be able to take what Applebloom was learning under Twilight in being able to manipulate plant life, Poison Ivy style. Or, most popularly and closest to canon, that earth ponies are naturally stronger and more resilient than the other two races. 

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

Discords magic seems to be quite different than the usual run of the mill, do you think his magic has the same base as the rest of the magic in equestria or is using magic like discord an entirely different than regular magic. Would a earth pony imbued with some of his magic be able to control it or do you believe the same principles apply to this?

[Fractured 2,684]

I don't think it's just ponies; it's likely everything in Equestria has magic running through it. Look at Timberwolves and phoenixes,dragons and Wendingo's; they have definite magical properties in them as well.
Discord's powers would lie outside of Equestria, I believe; Chaos magic runs entirely opposite to Harmony magic that's the basis of Equestria. A normal pony wouldn't be able to handle it anyways, though, much like they couldn't handle Celestia's power if it was transferred into them.

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Discords magic seems to be quite different than the usual run of the mill, do you think his magic has the same base as the rest of the magic in equestria or is using magic like discord an entirely different than regular magic. Would a earth pony imbued with some of his magic be able to control it or do you believe the same principles apply to this?

 

I think Discord is something "other." In D&D terminology, Discord is reminiscent of an "extraplanar" being. His entire schtick is that he doesn't make sense. Where Equestria is all about Harmony in the sense of a grand cosmic balance and coexistence, Discord is the incarnation of it's antithesis.

 

He is not natural to the world's magic. He can do many things with seemingly no limitation, but his nature means that not making sense paradoxically, makes sense. The only evidence that Discord can somehow bestow his powers upon another creature is when Tirek drains him of his magic as he has everypony by that point.

 

Tirek does Discord's "snapping fingers" trick, to make the  Mane Six and Discord appear, trapped in bubbles. Strictly speaking though, Discord doesn't actually have to do anything to use his powers, he just snaps his fingers to make it look nonchalant when he violates the laws of physics and causality.

 

For your OC, yes I can tell that's what you are getting at, it would be best to focus on a kind of herbal magic. Consider, using vines to handle objects, making trees animate, plants spontaneously sprouting around his/her hooves. Maybe even take a few cues from Zecora, who's magic is very reliant on herbal regents, but nopony would deny how potent she is nor her knowledge of magic.

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

Of course this thread is to discuss magic like the title says, just with a not so subtle push to see how the fandom views an earth ponies potential magical abilities.Speaking of earth ponies when tirek stole their "magic" what did they lose? If they lost their strength are you telling me all their strength is this "magic" and not muscle? The same could go for pegasi. So what did each of the races lose when Tirek stole their "magic"?

[Steel Accord 6,660]

Of course this thread is to discuss magic like the title says, just with a not so subtle push to see how the fandom views an earth ponies potential magical abilities.Speaking of earth ponies when tirek stole their "magic" what did they lose? If they lost their strength are you telling me all their strength is this "magic" and not muscle? The same could go for pegasi. So what did each of the races lose when Tirek stole their "magic"?

 

Really quite a lot. Their cutie marks disappeared as well. As we've established, magic is in everything in Equestria. When Tirek was sucking away the ponies magic, he was taking not only what made their powers but what made them special and their very life essence. In any other show, he very well may have left them lifeless husks.

[Cwanky 17,657]

It most certainly is. 

 

Magic is the equivalent of a life force in Equestria or qi as its called in Chinese that exists within all and can be channeled. Pretty much think chakra. Different creatures seem to channel and manifest their magic differently. Unicorns can channel magic directly, while pegasi do so via their flight abilities, and earth ponies do so via their connection to nature.

 

Also as we've seen with Zecora, directly channeling magic doesn't require something like a unicorn horn.

 

 

Regardless whether its a different type of magic that zebras use, its definitely interesting to see how magic can be used in different ways. 

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

Well this was informative. Wait a second so your saying magic is keeping these ponies alive more than there biology is? Isn't a cutie mark just a symbol, a magical symbol yes but still a symbol. In magical mystery cure the mane 6 "True selves" were changed through magical intervention, but i would assume that draining magic wouldn't remove anything other than magic. Making them blank flanks with no magic not lifeless husks as you say. Or could you say that living with magic all their lives their bodies had an adverse physical reaction to the absence of said magic?

[Fractured 2,684]

Well this was informative. Wait a second so your saying magic is keeping these ponies alive more than there biology is? Isn't a cutie mark just a symbol, a magical symbol yes but still a symbol. In magical mystery cure the mane 6 "True selves" were changed through magical intervention, but i would assume that draining magic wouldn't remove anything other than magic. Making them blank flanks with no magic not lifeless husks as you say. Or could you say that living with magic all their lives their bodies had an adverse physical reaction to the absence of said magic?

Magic in Equestria is pretty much analogous to electricity in our world. It's a form of energy that runs through the fabric of living beings and keeps them alive. Ponies are basically magical batteries, and Tirek discharged them when he stole their power. If this was another show, they probably would've died, like if you were to have 90% of the electricity stolen from your body.

[__Duck-Quack__ 151]

Magic in Equestria is pretty much analogous to electricity in our world. It's a form of energy that runs through the fabric of living beings and keeps them alive. Ponies are basically magical batteries, and Tirek discharged them when he stole their power. If this was another show, they probably would've died, like if you were to have 90% of the electricity stolen from your body.

Well I guess that would make sense.