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Aside from the Force, is there magic in Star Wars?


Is there any sort of magic, besides the Force, existing in the Star Wars universe?


What triggered me to ask this question were the Nightsisters. The Wookieepedia article refers to their powers as "magicks" and seems to present deeds unseen in other force users:



The most powerful of them could use that ichor to summon objects out of the thin air, transform people into ghostly versions of their true forms, or even reanimate the dead.



I have found one description of them in Star Wars Encyclopedia that almost alludes to the Dark Side of the Force once; however it does so without a proper citation, and only actually says "gifted with the power to wield dark magicks", avoiding the topic.



Answer






  1. As far as I'm aware, there's NO magic that is explicitly canonically noted to be NOT force based (with one disputed exception - see #2).


    In other words, anytime a magic or something similar is mentioned, it's either:




    • Force abilities being called "magic", by either practitioners or laypeople




      • This includes things like Sith magic/alchemy, Nightsisters, Rakata, various Ewok etc... shamans.





      • covered in some detail in Wookieepedia article on magic






    • More rarely, unknown magical connection that is NOT specifically noted to NOT be Force-based; but most likely is.







  2. Notable exception:


    Nightsister Mother Talzin claimed to use non-Force magic in Clone Wars Episode "Disappeared part 2" . However that assertion seems false - it's based on her OWN claim to have "no connection to the force". Which may or may not be true, we aren't told.




    • Evidence for: Her own statement:



      "I am not a natural Force wielder like the Jedi or Sith. I use dark magic to achieve power".



      However, her own claim aside, we aren't told what evidence there exists that said "dark magic" isn't simply another form of Force use, like all other magics in Star Wars.





    • Evidence contrary:




      • Palpatine wanted to learn her "magics". That seems to indicate they were Force-based




      • Her son (Maul) was Force-sensitive





      • It's known from the rest of canon and Legends that Nightsisters in general were Force users.








  3. Research done:





    • Somewhat surface text search of all of my digitized Star Wars Legends material. Excludes comics/cartoons.




    • Full search on Wookieepedia. That isn't conclusive in and out of itself, but a good indicator.




    • Generally good knowledge of canon.







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