Witchcraft

"Conjuring magic is not an intellectual endeavor. It's emotion. You must ask yourself, "Why am I doing this? Who am I protecting?" Feel it."

- Mr. Gold to Emma

Witchcraft is a type of Magic featured on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Once Upon a Time in Wonderland. It first appears in the first episode of the first season.

Uses
Witchcraft is a form of magic that requires the user to be adept in using spell books and incantations. When used, witchcraft often gives away a pink or violet glow and at times will manifest as a puff of smoke, which can vary in colors, depending on the practitioner. Some people, like Zelena, are born with these powers, but the person needs to be taught in order to control them.

The use of witchcraft is not an intellectual endeavor, but is tied to strong emotions like love and anger. One way to channel these emotions into magic is to think about and relive a moment that made you angry in the past. Another way is to think about your loved ones and how you want to protect them, and feel it.

Known Practitioners

 * Amara †
 * The Apprentice  †
 * Black Fairy
 * Blind Witch †
 * The Dragon
 * Emma Swan
 * Evil Queen/Regina Mills
 * Evil Queen (Serum)
 * Gideon


 * Hook
 * Ingrid  †
 * Jafar
 * Maleficent
 * Merlin †
 * Nimue †
 * Peter Pan †
 * Red Queen
 * Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold


 * Snow White
 * Trish †
 * Ursula
 * The Witch
 * Witches of Oz
 * Glinda
 * Witch of the East
 * Witch of the North
 * Zelena (formerly)
 * Zoso †

Magical Abilities
Some of the more common magical abilities include:

Trivia

 * -|On-Screen Notes=

On-Screen Notes

 * Sometimes, when using witchcraft, some incantations are used:
 * When Jafar's summons a dragon, he casts a spell, Ego vocare te dolor. Ego vocare te damnum. Ego vocare te faciam scelus, which is Latin for "I call you pain. I call you loss. I call do (will do) crime.
 * When Cyrus uses a Locator Spell to activate the enchantment, he uses the spell locus mirabilis, which is Latin for "wonderful place".
 * To light up the Jabberwocky's prison, Jafar casts a spell, fiat lux, which is Latin for "let there be light".
 * When Jafar uses Lizard's eyes to view the last person her eyes saw after death, he casts a spell: De visu intueri. Visione revelare, which is Latin for "Look out of sight. Reveal vision."
 * The incantations Jafar uses to take control over the Genie Lamps are:
 * Incipio.Tres genies in utres. Ego te coniungere. Da mihi virtutem! Which is Latin for "Begin. Three genies in bottles. Give me power!" [Note that there is no word for "genie" in Latin, so this word is plain English.]
 * When that doesn't work, he tries Magicae res tres. Vult totam!, which means "Three magic things. He wants all!" Unfortunately, that doesn't work either.


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Production Notes

 * According to visual effects supervisor Andrew Orloff, magic on Once Upon a Time is an elemental force that people can harness. This is the reason why it involves smoke, fire, dirt, wind and water. For example, when Cora pulls Regina off the horse in "We Are Both", she doesn't telekinetically lift Regina off the horse, but instead makes the trees reach out with their branches. Another example is when the Evil Queen throws a fireball in "The Thing You Love Most", she actually pulls the fire out of the fireplace and shapes it in her hand.
 * However, as seen in several episodes, telekinesis and conjuring fire out of thin air are possible.


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Prop Notes

 * Mr. Gold's spell book says:

Y     ou are ready to use your own

magical ability. You must be able to

concentrate. You must be able to focus intensity and visualize the

magic. What you want to happen

must be perfectly clear in your mind.

In performing a magical act, you will build up a massive

cone of energy with your powers at intention, then when

that energy is at its zenith, you will send it out to work

for you and effect physical changes in the material

realm.

I feel the need to remind you of the [two illegible words] principle: whatever energy or intention is sent out, whether it be ill or good, it will be returned to you in kind, three-fold. If you send out positive energies you will will get positive energies in return. It's akin to [illegible word] a rock into a pool of water. Energy positive [two illegible words] send out has the potential [three illegible words] and [two illegible words] this way, your life will [illegible word] expand and [illegible word].


 * The "cone of energy" is a reference to the cone of power, a method of raising energy in ritual magic. Traditionally, this is done by a group, although it can also be done without the assistance of other people. As energy is raised, a cone forms above the wielder(s). When the magic reaches its apex, that energy is sent out en masse, directed towards whatever magical purpose is being worked on.
 * The principle of magic energies being returned to the wielder three-fold, is a reference to the Rule of Three, a tenet held by people in some magical traditions, primarily Wiccans. It states that whatever energy a person puts out into the world, be it positive or negative, will be returned to that person three times.


 * Belle's library book says:

Spelle for the Removal of Errant Hairs on Any Parte of the body.

Stand ye in front of a large looking glass.

Looke fulle at the part of your body whereabouts the folicles [sic] are to be diminished. Thereafter fashion a concoction of clove spice, macerated rose-hips and milk whey.

Mix the ingredients together full well and apply to the glass that reflects the portion of the body to be acted on.

Say the incantation follicles be damned, get thee gone by wave of my hand.

[illegible] wave your right hand in a [obscured] a front of thine likeness [obscured] pasted into a pannie[obscured]

This mixtu[obscured] when the moo[obscured]

Appearances
Note: "Archive" denotes archive footage.