Mind (MTAw)

Mind

Purview: communication, hallucinations, mental projection, mind control, telepathy

This is the Arcanum used to connect with the Universal Consciousness shared by all beings possessed of thought: humans, animals, spirits and anything capable of in any way distinguishing between itself and its environment. It is an Arcanum of thoughts, dreams, emotions, motivations, memories, primal instincts, elevated precepts and ideas. Those who seek to master Mind are attempting to grow closer to the unity of thought shared by all intelligent life, turning their mystic will inward, there to discover the simple truth that all Creation exists only in the eye of the beholder.

Mind is an Arcanum for those who are introspective without losing themselves in self-important reverie, and also outgoing, but not to the point of being incapable of useful reflection. Mind Arcanum mages are interactive sorts of people, whether that interaction takes the shape of social dealings with others or intense contemplation of a rich and vibrant inner life is immaterial. Surprisingly few of these individuals ignore the physical in favor of the cerebral, employing a more well-balanced approach to existence, though there certainly are no few seemingly half-mad ascetics out there, denying the needs and desires of their "crude terrestrial forms." Of all the different types of mages, those who pursue the study of the Mind Arcanum are the most apt to change radically as they grow in understanding, becoming open to avenues of thought literally unfathomable to them previously, as time goes on.