Charmed, to be sure…
Charisma refers to “a spiritual power or personal quality that gives an individual influence or authority over large numbers of people.” Who among the readership hasn’t met the guy who everyone can’t help but listen to, or the woman who projects an aura of serenity that calms everyone in her vicinity? Natural leadership ability like this is explained by psychologists as an aggregation of distinct character traits that functions collectively to create a persuasive gestalt, a magnetic personality. While most will agree that some degree of leadership skill can be acquired with proper training, there are others who have an almost supernatural ability to exert their will upon others… Mind control is a concept that describes a direct or indirect ability to influence another person’s thinking, regardless of that individual’s willingness to co-operate. Though seemingly paranormal in some cases, secular methods of behavior modification do exist and have been broadly employed, from theaters of war to clinics of healing. Such strategies are employed by government PSYOP divisions, in which attempts