Psychomancy

Psychomancy is the art in which a skilled mage influences the mind of another sentient being. This can be done directly, or indirectly, but requires great talent in manipulating one’s resonance, and arcana around another being. Any creature capable of warping the resonance of a sentient being can practice psychomancy, though it only effects creatures that have a noticeable resonance.

Mindbending
Mindbending is a practice in psychomancy that is highly complicated, and involves controlling another through suggestion. It begins as a psychomancer guides arcana to another being’s resonance. They then use the arcana to open the mind of this person to suggestion. This is similar to some psycho-active drugs, but it is far more direct. The Psychomancer then offers psychic whispers to the subject. With the suggestion vastly increased, the effects are most frequently the subject listening to every speck of guidance the whispers provide. In much the same way, the psychomancer can trick the senses of the subject, making them think they see or smell something that is not really there. In this technique, the mind of the subject is still entirely their own, merely more open.

Possession
Possession is a much more direct way in which a being exerts their will to the mind of another. In this process, the being possessing the subject will force large amounts of their arcana through a subject’s resonance, into their mind. From this point, they will sever the nervous system of the subject, and replace the control of it with their own arcana. In this way, the subject will be trapped within their own mind, seeing whatever the possessing creature allows them to see, while the creature controls their body like a puppet. Once the possession ends, the subject will die, as their nervous system is severed and no longer being supported. This process can only be done by creatures made of arcana, as they have the capacity to force themselves onto a sentient being in such a way, where a mortal would not.

Mind reading
Mind reading is far simpler than the other two. In this, the psychomancer will move a small portion of arcana through the resonance of the subject into their mind. Once there, this piece of arcana will then simply record the thoughts of the subject. In effect, this will allow the psychomancer to read the person’s mind.