The Equilibrium

The equilibrium: magic used carelessly upsets the order of the world.

The equilibrium is the idea, taught to Ged by Ogion, that magic can upset the natural order of the world if it is used improperly.

Lore & Background

Critics read the Earthsea books as carrying Taoist themes; Richard Erlich writes that the balancing of polarities such as light and dark, male and female, doing and being is central to the novels.

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