Okay! So let's start off with my General Idea!
I believe ALL People once had access to Magic. Elves, Humans, Dwarves, and Qunari.
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As we know now, the Veil serves as a Prison Gate and a Debilitator. Solas has confirmed that the Veil weakens Magic, though it was not intentional. All Elves once had access to Magic and were Immortal, but the creation of the Veil took that away. Likely, people with a lesser Affinity to Magic and low-mana levels were cut off from accessing the Fade consciously. For example, Dwarves for many generations have lived underground around Lyrium, to which they have developed a resistence to Magic. Magic exist in the Waking World and the Fade, so Dwarves developing a resistence to Lyrium, could have resulted in being cut off from the Lyrium in the Fade as well. Also, Dwarves have always lived underground and it is stated by Ancient Elven Legend that they were denied Elgar'nan's light, which is most accurately translated to be the Fade. They were not in direct contact with the Fade for generations, much like a Plant needs the Sun or a source of Light to grow, Mages need exposure to the Fade to access Magic. Valta being an exception because she is hit with Pure, Raw Lyrium Magic, increasing her Mana Levels indirectly, without her ingesting Lyrium which would poison her, or "Fade Exposure Rays", making her a Mage.
Sandal Prophecy Analysis
"One day the Magic will come back. ALL of it. Everyone will be just like they were."
This implies that there is Magic in the world, but there was more before. When all People dream they go into the Fade, but Mages go in consciously. I believe when Solas tears down the Veil, everyone will have access to Magic, like they once had before. Solas says All Elves had access to Magic, but Humans, Dwarves, and Qunari came after all of that, after the Veil was created, so they would have no records to support this claim.
"The Shadows will Part, and the Skies will open wide."
The "Shadows" are likely referring to the Veil, the Skies are likely referring to the Fade.
"When he Rises, everyone will see."
He is most likely referring to Solas. (At first I believed he could be talking about the next Protagonist, but you can be Male or Female in Bioware games.)
Finally, My predictions for Dragon Age 4, or whatever name it will be.
Solas says, "The return of my people means the end of yours." Solas never explains why the current world must be destroyed to recreate the old world. Likely because the world being destroyed is unavoidable, like when the Veil was created. If my theory is true, the sheer chaos of all people becoming Mages, like Templars, Chantry Clerics and Mothers, Tevinter Slaves, Qunari, destruction will be inevitable. Qunari are all cautious of Bas Saarebas and Saarebas, but if all ranks of Qunari discover they are all Saarebas, Qunari religion would implode on itself. Likely, the Arishok, Arigena, and Ariqun will all accuse The Tevinter Emperium of corrupting the Qun and initiate a Full-Scale Invasion of Tevinter. Chantry officials and ranks will turn against their Religion, feeling lied to. They will question Andraste and the Maker, believing if all of the Maker's children are Mages, wouldn't that mean the Maker and Andraste are mages? This will likely cause Mass Suicides and Genocides resulting in the death of Millions. This would also give the setting of Dragon Age 4, as we know the Inquisitor is going to seek aid from Tevinter, which will likely inadvertenly be the Protagonist of DA4.
Last theory for now.
If all people are Mages, doesn't that make Andraste a Mage?
I do believe Andraste was a Mage, as the Tevinter Emperium states, she was an extremely powerful Mage. Now, you have to ask, what made her so Powerful? I have made a cool little connection between Andraste and... Flemeth. Andraste was born -203 Ancient(992 TE) among the Alamarri tribe. Alamarri tribal legends says they were fleeing a “shadow goddess”, but modern scholars believe they were escaping a sort of natural disaster. I believe that "Shadow Goddess" was Mythal. I think she first entrusted Andraste with helping her succeed in her plan to destroy Tevinter, obviously not telling her of her real intentions to destroy the Evanuris. I have reason to believe The Golden City is a reflection of Arlathan, because it is, as the Vir Dirthara, intrinsically tied to the Fade. Mythal showed Andraste what became of her home, and informed Andraste of what is happening to her people right now, which lead to Andraste's Exalted Marches. When one is possessed by a Spirit, the person and the spirit's thoughts become one, but neither Andraste or Mythal should've known of this because Mythal has never possessed anyone prior and Andraste has never been possessed. When Andraste started feeling Mythal's thoughts as her own, she may have discovered her real plan to either, Wake Solas, or Find his Orb, so the Veil can be torn down and Mythal can destroy the Evanuris as they will be considerabley weaker as a result of being sealed for so long. Andraste must have found out about this and realized the deal she made with Mythal was not genuine. Andraste realized that she had so many followers who believed in her power to be holy, she couldn't be open to them and tell them she was Possessed by what she likely referred to as a "Demon" that they were all misled and deceived. She had to die, but she knew if the people knew why she had to die, they would be outraged and deem her a False Prophet, or a Betrayer. Only one person would understand her situation, Maferath. Maferath loved Andraste so much, that he went through with her calculated plan to commit suicide and allowed himself to forever be known as "The Betrayer."
If you made it this far, let me know what you think! Fill some holes if you spot any! This is my first post ever, so be gentle 
If you have a theory as well, throw it out there 
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