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* ConcentrationBoundMagic: Treasure digging has 3 basic pieces involved: 1) using magic to identify the location of buried treasure, 2) the physical work of excavating it, and 3) using magic to counteract the magical protections guarding the treasure. During Luman Walters' treasure dig, he demands silence from all his diggers. When Joseph interrupts them, Luman complains that this broke his concentration, which in turn broke the spell.
-->'''Luman:''' Damn kid broke my concentration. The treasure's sure to have ''moved!''
-->'''Luman:''' Damn kid broke my concentration. The treasure's sure to have ''moved!''
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'''''The Glass Looker''''' by Mark Elwood is a historical graphic novel about Joseph Smith (the founder of {{UsefulNotes/Mormonism}}) as a teen and young man, before Mormonism got going.
It focuses heavily on the folk magic of New England in the 1820s, such as treasure digging and seer stones.
It focuses heavily on the folk magic of New England in the 1820s, such as treasure digging and seer stones.
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'''''The Glass Looker''''' by Mark Elwood is a historical graphic novel {{graphic novel}} about an ordinary American farm boy in the 1820s who discovers he possesses a magical ability for seeing in stones. Or, put another way, it's the story of Joseph Smith (the founder of {{UsefulNotes/Mormonism}}) as a teen and young man, before Mormonism got going.
It focuses heavily on the folk magic of New EnglandSmith, {{UsefulNotes/Mormonism}}'s founder, in the 1820s, such as treasure digging and seer stones.
decade leading up to the church founding, from the ages of 15 to 25.
It focuses heavily on the folk magic of New England
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* RitualMagic: As a historical novel, the magic in ''The Glass Looker'' is more in line with historical ideas of magic rather than the modern fantasy idea of "magic systems". The pinnacle of ritual magic is a treasure dig, illustrated very evocatively in volume 1, chapter 2. [[GeometricMagic A circle is drawn]] and stakes placed. Luman Walters [[BloodMagic sacrifices a chicken]], [[LatinIsMagic speaks Latin]], and pulls out a toad. He insists on silence as they dig, to keep the magic bound.
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* RitualMagic: As a historical novel, the magic in ''The Glass Looker'' is more in line with historical ideas of magic rather than the modern fantasy idea of "magic systems". It focuses heavily on the folk magic of New England in the 1820s, such as treasure digging and seer stones. The pinnacle of ritual magic is a treasure dig, illustrated very evocatively in volume 1, chapter 2. [[GeometricMagic A circle is drawn]] and stakes placed. Luman Walters [[BloodMagic sacrifices a chicken]], [[LatinIsMagic speaks Latin]], and pulls out a toad. He insists on silence as they dig, to keep the magic bound.
