Magic takes us to alchemy as one tries to understand and master the rules of physics and nature for whatever their goals might be.

Magic keeps reality in motion.

Reality is myth, math, metaphor, and a sprinkle of magic to instill hope and protection in the believer.

The origins of magic go back to the beginning of the simulation of reality when humans gave magical powers to things misunderstood.

Magic takes us to the Magi or the Zoroastrian Priests and Jesus/Alien mythology. As always it goes back to Z as Thoth, Hermes, Merlin the Magician, the god Mercury, the alchemists, more.

You are experiencing in his illusion.

In magic we often find belief systems, rituals, symbols, talisman, tools, as ancient as their inception back in the days of early civilizations where magic was used in religion, medicine, and divination. Magic and religion are categories of beliefs and systems of knowledge used within many societies, which today should seem outmoded to you.

Speaking of Inception one of my favorite films is Inception - reality as a dream or illusion. Leonardo DiCaprio and Ellen Page use their minds to create dreams/illusions of reality.