![]() It’s easier to hide in plain sight when your magic item simply makes you cleaner or more approachable, rather than spout wings or travel in time. This is facilitated by the first rule of realist magic, that is is inherently downscaled, common place, and relatively contained. ![]() The stories of magical realism are filled with accidents, bumbling fools, well-meaning explorers, and unassuming objects which end up being more than meets the common eye. ![]() In addition, usually a practitioner of realist magic can come from any background often times they practice some sort of "skillful trade" (like engineers or scholars or storytellers) which gave them access to magic but, more often than not, the practitioner of realist magic is accidental, at least to begin with. Actions have specific, causal consequences which they lead to, even if they are fantastical or impressive. That is, that magic is governed by a set of defined rules which make it intelligible, develop-able, observable and approachable. Another way to say this is that magic is mechanical or technical or even scientific. Furthermore, their magic is commonplace it augments human actions and can lead to fantastical occurrences but doesn't fundamentally alter the imaginary space's reality. Magic realism can be broadly defined as the description of a space (whether in literature, art, music or other media) in which most things are "real" (that is, normal, as we know them in our world) but other things are magical. On the Radical Escapism of Magic Realism or how to become a god in late capitalism
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