Differences in magic.

[Boromir88]

I know there have been other threads devoted to magic, but I feel that this thread can stand on it's own. If not, forgive me thou moderaters.

I stumbled upon a quote by Galadriel, which has got me thinking again (jeez that's good).

"And you?" she said turning to Sam. "For this is what your folk would call magic, I believe; though I do not understand clearly what you mean; and they seem to use the same word of the deceits of the Enemy."

First, Galadriel is unfamiliar with the mortal term "magic." As a person with these powers, I think maybe she just refers to them as her own natural ability, her powers. She doesn't have to do any spell chanting, book reading, hand waving, it's just her own power.

But she also distinquishes between her powers, and the powers of the enemy, calling it "deceitful." When we think of the Enemies (Sauron, Saruman, The Ring) all are very deceitful. They try to manipulate, control, twist you, to get you to do what they want. You might say the "lull you into a false sense of security."

Let's look at some "good" magical items. Lembas, Miruvor, Mirror of Galadriel, Elven cloaks, all benefit the person in some way. They aren't trying to be deceitful and trick you, they are trying to give you energy, guidance, camoflage...etc. It's almost as if Galadriel is saying the "the deceits of the enemy" is false, fake, where her own power is genuine and real. The "non-magical" beings categorize Galadriel's power, and Sauron's power the same, but Galadriel doesn't. I just wanted to see what others think of this.