Magic

Magic or sorcery is either the force or art of manipulating natural or supernatural forces, causing change in the cosmos at fundamental levels, conjuring things up, healing, harming. Essentially, magic might be limitless. To some humans, magic is the application of beliefs, rituals or actions practises with the view that they can bring about this power. This was evident in the Old Norse religion in fact, where magic was believed in and practised, although it had a somewhat different conception than the mainstream notion of causing change in the physical world at will. Certain Norse gods and jotunns were famous for having done this, but in the very religion it was viewed as more of a shamanistic and spiritual concept, and most of all the ability to change the consciousness and thinking of individuals.

The two major known forms of magic are seið and galdr.