Umbrakinesis

Is Umbrakinesis an actual kinesis

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I'm not sure you would have to ask a Priest or Priestess.

Umbrakinesis, also called Sciakinesis, Scotokinesis or Shadow/Darkforce/Darkness Manipulation is the ability to mentally generate and manipulate darkness (deactivated photons, not the absence of light). One with this ability can even deactivate and/or repulse photons or travel through shadows (called Umbrageous Teleportation), by converting deactivated photons into a dark version of a portal. One with this power could surround foes in pitch black clouds of lightless space, turn deactivated photons into constructs (similar to Photokinesis), or shoot bolts of solid darkness at foes.

Source - activatingevolution.org

The source sited in the previous post refers to a site that is outlined as though it were created by characters from the show "Heroes," and I would not take that as a gospel source. If you are looking for actual magical study, please consult the basics.

Otherwise this is RP and, as I understand it, not allowed on the SoM website.

I don't see asking and answering this question as 'role play'. Of course producing said effects are impossible. Even the so called 'basics' are varied, and some of them adaptable to a individuals personal taste.

Quite true, there. I'm more frustrated with how seriously such studies are taken.

So far as the basics and their variations, they all boil down to the same things. Even the assorted "kinesis" concepts are rooted in the basics, to some extent. It's just the outrageous claims and the influence they have on those newly discovering magical studies that bother me.

OK - point taken.

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As far as I know, Umbrakinesis is an actual kinesis. A lot of people think that it doesn't exist because they are under the misconception that you are actually manipulating the darkness. Strictly speaking, you are not. Theoretically, you would be manipulating the photons (light) AROUND the darkness, to create an absence of light, therefore 'manipulating darkness' which would technically be Umbrakinesis. I hope this helps. Blessed be!