more on mind to mind

The conspet of mind-to-mind (bypassing the brain) would be more appealing. However it opens up a whole new can of worms *more like a barrell actually). At what point do people "become" people? Is it in their physical bodies or is it in another realm (in the "astral plane" perhaps)? At what point is the "mind" something more than the brain? And what would this imply for "mind control"?