Board Thread:Speculation House/@comment-203.177.28.219-20160108025030

“[T]ill thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.” Genesis 3:19

I have a theory that Dust is a dual allusion to firstly, pixie dust from Peter Pan and Neverland, and also to the BIblical creation account. Ww know that Semblance is just a bybroduct of Aura, the manifestation  of a soul, but dust remains steeped in mystery. This theory would explain the propensity for Dust and Aura to behave in similiar ways, and human's natural proficiency for dust manipulation. They are composed of the same thing. Similar to what someone else said before, Aura is passive magic; Semblance is unique magic; and Dust is utilitarian magic. But what about Real Magic?

Contrary to what we've been told, magic is actually very real in the world of Remnant. Currently there isn't enough evidence to really differentiate magic from Dust and Aura. In the fight with Amber, Cinder’s powers could counter the Fall Maiden’s own. Case in point-they even have the same sound effects: Cinder’s fire, Amber’s fire, and the strange Grimm glove. We don’t know if the Grimm glove is also some sort of magic, but magic seems strangely redundant. So throwing it into the mix of Aura and Dust accomplishes little; unless, magic is still an extension of Aura and Dust. Following the common thread that  humans are actually composed from Dust, than a Maiden may have the power to conjure Dust where it does not exist and control the  Dust in people. In other words, they can control people’s aura. Evidence for this is Ironwood’s plan to tether Amber’s aura to Pyrrha’s own to give her the Fall Maiden’s power. If magic was something separate from Aura, why would that work? I would like to note the theory of the relationship of Dust and Aura did not originate with me. This is pure conjecture, but a prefer if real magic was just the next level in dust and aura manipulation. So what do you guys think? Is this idea too far-fetched?  