Sympathetic bonds

A sympathetic bond is a mental connection formed by a Caster between Space, Matter, Energy and their own cognition. It operations on the principal of Likeness.

• A simple example of the usage of Sympathy would be a Caster with 2 copper coins on a table. The coins are in no way magical, but if the Caster convinces a part of their brain beyond a shadow of a doubt that they are the exact same coin, they become sympathetically bonded. The Caster can now convince an separate part of their brain in the same way that if one coin moves, the other will move as well. These 2 parts of the brain need to be entirely separated, almost as if they were separate minds on their own. This is called Splitting. When done successfully, any force applied to one coin affects both coins.
  • If you were to lift this coin, you would feel that it weighs a little more than double its normal weight. This is because overall the coins are about 98% alike. They are the same material, shape, and carry the same significance. This is the principal of Likeness. In actuality, the coin would weigh slightly more than double, as Sympathetic bonds are imperfect.
  • One could also split their mind to bond them thermally. Tossing one coin in the fire would cause the other to glow red with heat sympathetically.
    • Other more complicated bonds could be formed. For instance, a feather of a raven could be used to hunt a partridge by snapping the birds neck. This is however extremely inefficient as they are only about 20% alike at best, and would require a great deal of Splitting and Energy.
    • Academic Arcana is based on finding very efficient, practical, and replicable bonds to create a Spell.
  • The usage of these bonds in an ad hoc manner is sometimes referred to as prestidigitation.

Matter is the most simple target to conceptualize. When you are able to form these these mental bridges between Space, Matter, and Energy, wonderous things can be achieved.