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The power to use mysticism, the personal experience of your inner power. Form/Expression of Supernatural Force Manipulation and Inner Power. Lesser version of Mysticism Mastery. Not to be confused with Occultism or Magic.

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The user can utilize mysticism, the experience, knowledge, and use of divine (including holy and/or unholy) forces through a fundamental shift in an altered state of consciousness. This allows users to perform extraordinary feats such as commanding concepts, attaining vast knowledge, possessing powerful dominion, and perhaps even transcending life, death, and beyond. This can include being able to alter the environment around them such as classical elements and being able to alter energy around them into whatever they can imagine. It is a practice mostly associated with massive religious organizations; however, under certain circumstances, anyone can achieve this ability to a degree.

Because the experience is "absolute", only the user has, and can fully control, their power, as the divinity one has experienced is uniquely and wholly connected to them. Due to its subjective nature, mysticism (at its purest) doesn't rely on any particular ideology or concept, making it the source of all ideas, concepts, etc. In rare cases, mysticism can be used in conjunction with Magic, allowing some users to understand, and thus directly command all matters of esoteric and supernatural forces. However, most users access power through either direct intervention of their supernatural patron or through mechanisms created by the patron.

Mysticism is predominantly wielded by religious practitioners, but it can also be seen to be used by occultists. Mystic-Occultists may not seek mysticism solely for religious means, opting to use them, as well as personal beliefs, desires, experiences, and understandings to develop, and thus experience, their inner power. This can make the power completely unique. While most magic users are not practitioners of mysticism, it is common amongst wizards and witches. Although rare, one may experience mysticism from their neurophysiological origins, persistent bouts of thought, consumption of psychedelic drugs, or simply out of nowhere.

Mystic powers draws upon the unity of one with any/all things. This forever bonds them with their true power. In some fictions mysticism or mystic powers can be used by or taught to really anyone. However, in some fictions, it can only be applied by selected people or followers of a secret doctrine.

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  • The nature of user's powers may solely depend on the source they are connected to.
  • May require the users to be devoted to their power source (deity, angel, spirit etc.).
  • Lack of faith may result in a decrease in power proportional to said loss of faith.
  • If the user lose focus than the users' powers can secede and they are vulnerable to attack.
  • The nature of the user can limit their powers such as their emotional state can strengthen or weaken their powers or completely leave their powers temporarily or permanently lost.

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Anime/Manga

  • Tessa (CAPCOM)
  • Five Great Families (Highschool DxD)
  • Shamans (Shaman King)
  • Lina Inverse (Slayers)
  • Index Librorum Prohibitorum (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
  • Bernkastel (Umineko Mo Naku Koro Ni)

Cartoons/Comics

  • Mammoth Mogul (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Rory Regan/Ragman (DC Comics)
  • Doctor Fate (DC Comics)
    • Kent Nelson
  • Al Simmons/Spawn (Image Comics); temporarily
  • Doctor Stephen Strange (Marvel Comics)
  • Hecate (Hercules)
  • Yo (Yin Yang Yo!)

Literature

  • Randolph Carter/Wizard Zkauba (Cthulhu Mythos)
  • Wizards (Lord of the Rings)
    • Gandalf (Lord of the Rings)
    • Saruman (Lord of the Rings)
  • Sisters of the Dark (Sword of Truth)
  • Darken Rahl (Sword of Truth series)

Television/Movies

  • The Elders (Charmed)
  • Magirangers (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
  • Masters of the Mystic Arts (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Video Games

  • Ganondorf (Legend of Zelda); via the Triforce Power
  • Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden)
  • Various Characters (Skyrim); via Mysticism
  • Light Mystic (Valkyrie Crusade)

Folklore/Mythology

  • Buddhas (Buddhism)
  • Philosophers (Greek Mythology/Platonism); via becoming Sages
  • Prophets/Holy Men (Various Mythologies/Religions)

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