Board Thread:Skyrim/@comment-11344160-20130802031609/@comment-24081142-20131024011511

I agree that Mysticism should be brought back. Detect Life has no noticeable connection to Alteration and doesn't fit properly into any other discipline either. Clairvoyance doesn't seem to make much sense as an Illusion spell - Illusion is defined in-game as manipulating the minds of others, while both Clairvoyance and Detect Life would seem to be more related to expanding your own mind. Soul Trap could sensibly stay in Conjuration or move back to Mysticism. It might also reasonably include a few perks that affect all spells - for example, a small increase in duration, percentage increase in effectiveness and at very high levels the ability to effectively dual-cast a spell using one hand only (thanks to an improved understanding of the technical theory of magic).

While Restoration is stated to relate to the control of life-forces, presumably it also has some relation to controlling flesh (hence the ability to heal physical injuries). In my personal opinion, therefore, Turn Undead should be moved to either Conjuration or Mysticism (if it existed), while things like Oakflesh, Water Breathing and Night Eye could be either Restoration or Alteration (depending on whether they work by physically changing the caster's body - thicker skin, gills, cat-like eyes - or distorting the laws of physics - dissipating inertia, trapping a bubble of air around the head, shifting non-visible light into the visible range).

Also, if Mysticism existed, it should include the Ward spells, since they have no sensible connection to Restoration. Oh, and bring back Levitation!