Apprentice of Mind
The elemental magick of Mind is one of the most abstract of all spheres, si? It has nothing to do with the physical brain that resides in your hard head... but it is rather a representation of pure thought, what "I" believe to be a person's soul. The magicks that come about from the use of this element rarely result in spectacular effects that will arouse attention. Instead, through its use, you may find serenity in the most stressful of situations, and concentrate your will on many matters at once without growing distracted... for you may think of them all at once, with different parts of your thoughts you did not even realize existed, si? Thought patterns that were once alien to you become familiar... you may think as a plant, or as a wolf, and gain insight as to why they are driven to do what they do. As a weapon, it is powerful, though less intense... you may subtly divert a target from its course, or order the same target to stop breathing on a subconscious level.
A hot debate among the spell weavers is whether or not a pure "thought" is actually akin to a force... whether or not it possesses a Quintessence charged pattern that we can not perceive, even in our enlightened state, is something that we may never know, si? For now, be content to know that the Mind sphere as I teach it, will serve as a connection for you to the One... while the Prime allows you to hear his voice, the Forces allow you to see his Fist, pure thought allows you to gain some enlightenment as to his thinking. Whether this is a positive or negative impression, will be a matter that lies within you to pursue, si? It will be determined now only by your present, but the events of the past. The bond will be forged however... and sooner or later you will gain an understanding, and transcend your mortal vices against his song. You shake your head no... I understand, I did the same before I walked the road I have walked. You will see when the time comes... or choose not to see... either way, the choice lies within you.
As a novice, I will teach you firstly to become attuned to the emotions of those around you. It will be far from being clearly written... matters that deal with Mind hardly are. You will begin to receive "hunches", as if you were trained only to read the language of emotions. You may feel resonance, or emotional traces left in an object or a person, si? After we are finished, your mind will also begin the process of being changed into a sentiment calculator, able to store and retrieve clear memories at a thought. You will no longer forget your keys, si? We will begin with two simple rotes... I will leave you to develop your others as new processes and streams begin to open within your thoughts.
Mind Empowerment
The first, and most important process you will learn will become subconscious after you have practiced with it, si? Grasp your foci, and close your eyes... follow my voice... once this is done once, you will want to kick yourself for not realizing how easily grasped it is... there are no words of power to work the effects of Mind... it all comes from your own pure thought provided by the One. Sometimes that which hides in plain sight is the most hardest to find, si? Now... imagine yourself in upon a road. Green pastures without end lie to either side of you, the sun is high, but not it is not hot... it is a perfect day, not even the slightest breeze. The only thing upon this road is you... walking... you are neither tired nor energetic, you just are... moving forward towards some unknown destination... measure your breathing with your steps... each time you take a step inhale, the next exhale... until finally you find a rhythm that suits you, and frees you from any conscious thinking. You come to a crossroad... and turn, finding that the old path is gone... there are paths that lie in every direction... you do not know which one to take... then you realize amigo, you can take them all. Imagine yourself walking all of these paths at once... as if your body has split... keep the same rhythm of breathing, and do not be afraid... you walk all these paths now, yes? Open your eyes compadre... open your eyes and think... think of everything at once and divide it among those paths... you are only limited by yourself as to how many you can walk at once. I will remain silent for a few minutes, and let you test the waters of your new reasoning.
I see you are back with me now, si? That is good... you now walk many roads, and may now ponder infinite possibilities and problems at once. Beware this however... the more paths you take within your mind at one time, the farther you will become removed from the real world... you may forget to eat, forget to sleep... you become lost in the intricacy of your own thoughts. Now... first and foremost, you will use your new found awareness to create a shield against others emotions. If you do not do so, you can become overwhelmed by the intensity that some feel... multiple burro at once... it can drive you insane, si? This "shield" will also give you some small protection from others reading your thoughts and emotions as well... though someone practiced can tear through it, you will be alerted, and have time to react. Close your eyes once again... and concentrate upon one of the paths you have have chosen to walk... will yourself to ignore others... I will probe you gently, to test your resolve, si?
Good... you have done well... now that you have some rudimentary knowledge of the shield, you may begin to read other's aura's, si? An aura, in case you did not know, is a pattern of emotion, not thought, that surrounds a pendejo. You will perceive colors and a melody, not to be confused with the colors of the different threads of magic. Instead of creation and destruction, these songs will speak directly to you, and cause you to feel something of their pain. Again, caution... do not drop your newly made shield... only let it fall only briefly, long enough to absorb, and then raise it once again, si? With the shifting colors and emotions they bring, you will be able to tell if a person means you ill or harm or is lying or being truthful... remember, some have shields themselves, so you will not feel their emotions... others may be telling the truth as they perceive it, but that does not make it correct, si?
No Mind
Let us move on... the previous effect I showed you has many more possibilities, and you will find them as time goes by. The next effect is very useful for situations in which you wish to sense all others nearby, si? Close your eyes again, and take hold of your foci... choose one of the many paths you have walked within your Mind, and make it the conduit for your will... as you have opened your thoughts to infinite possibilities within, open your thoughts to without... do not open your eyes amigo, but let your shield fall... and perceive those around you... there is much eh? From the rat under the cottage to the cockroach in the wall, you will sense all of them. After you have touched upon each briefly, and find that they are of no real intelligence, let them go... their thoughts will disappear from your mind, si? This effect is a close one, without certain other elements of magick... but it will serve you well, when its time comes.
Let the rote go as well compadre, both of them... you will find that the paths you have walked remain, once they have been trodden, they cannot be closed. You are now marked as truly enlightened, si? Now... go get me another Bud pandejo, I am starting to get tied of hearing my own voice.
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