Hats in general seem to have a history of being associated with some kind of magical power. Egyptian royalty wore hats, the Pope wears a hat, and I suppose the

Hats in general seem to have a history of being associated with some kind of magical power. Egyptian royalty wore hats, the Pope wears a hat, and I suppose the crown of a king is also a kind of a hat. About the pointy hats of wizards - in addition to conducting lightening and inspiration, I imagine it can serve as an antenna also, as a tranceiver that receives and transmits aethereal vibrations. Why they often live in towers.. I think they like to breathe the atmosphere high above the mundane. It's where wizened philosophers, academics and scholars pursue their thinking and magical meditations, closer to the stars.