The least studied of the original magics is the power of spirit. Those documented were typically of weaker ability, and their gifts might be nothing more than a sense of knowing—an unusual awareness of both the living and the dead. But it is believed that a powerful spirit witch can speak to the dead as easily as the living, and perhaps command them to do his or her bidding. Some have hypothesized that a similar sway might even be possible over the souls of the living.

—An Examination of the Original Magics