Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20161003213811/@comment-26116863-20161005171724

I would say that, yes, magic is internal. Rumple said that magic is about emotion. Emma thinking of the place she wants to poof to could also involve longing to be there, I suppose. Magical objects and "hand" generated magic are two different things, of course. One type comes from the magical object, and can be wielded by anyone, and the other comes from within.