Thaumaturgy

"“Thaumaturgy is man’s ability to work miracles. The ability to take one object, and draw energies from it in the form of magical Essentia, which in turn can be used to infuse objects to create something new; something with uses we could not have achieved before its discovery.” - Willius Brando"

Overview
Thaumaturgy itself is the ability to perform miracles. More specifically, it allows for its users to study and draw magical energies from objects around them and find a new use for them. In order to begin, one must understand how vis manipulation works. Objects can be scanned by a user by looking at everyday materials with a thaumometer. Many basic concepts are written in the Thaumonomicon, written by the Grand Curator William himself.

Disciplines
Thaumaturgy is split off into several disciplines, all of which may be required at some point for higher level studies and crafting. The modern Thaumonomicon recognizes the studies of Vis Manipulation, Artificery, Alchemical Study, and Golemancy. An addition tab of information is written towards the back of the book, but appears undecipherable to all but only the most well-read and studied thaumaturges.

Vis Manipulation
Vis Manipulation is the basic study of, and the ability to harness the magical elements found within common items, terrain, and magical nodes within the environment. Covered in the first chapter of the Thaumonomicon, it is a vital first step in a thaumaturge's understanding in order to move onto more complicated studies.

Alchemy
Alchemy is the art of transmuting or transforming an object by infusing it with the magical vis found in other objects. Objects are placed into a cauldron filled with water, and then burned down into raw magical aspects, which are then infused when the object intended to be transmuted is thrown into the cauldron with them. Alchemy is vital in the production of metals such as thaumium, and for liquidated vis required in advanced artifice.

Artificery
Thaumic artificers create or enhance tools wielded by normal people; essentially, they can craft more powerful, magical items than what normal humans can create.