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fandomtownies2012-08-14 02:50 pm
icecoldfrost) wrote in fandomtownies2012-08-14 02:50 pm
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Community Center Class: Psionics for the Headblind Herd
"Given the interests of the class, as well as incidental events, we got a little off-track and focused more on telepathy than originally planned," Emma began. "Which is unsurpising, as it is what most people immediately think of when you use the term 'psi.'"
"Today we're going to look at some of the other branches; telekinesis, psychometry, clairvoyance and precognition."
"Nearest in scope to telepathy is psychometry, occasionally called psychoscopy. It is a form of extra-sensory perception characterized by the claimed ability to make relevant associations from an object of unknown history by making physical contact with that object, and some supporters assert that an object may have an energy field that transfers knowledge regarding that object's history. The most common type of psycometry has the practitioners able to see into the past of an object from the object's point of view, although some claim to be able to see future events as well, since inanimate objects may not view time as we do."
"Many people believe that clairvoyance and precognition are the same thing, when in fact they are not. Within parapsychology, clairvoyance is used exclusively to refer to the transfer of information that is both contemporary to, and hidden from, the clairvoyant. It is very different from telepathy in that the information is said to be gained directly from an external physical source, rather than being transferred from the mind of one individual to another. While outside of parapsychology, clairvoyance is often used to refer to other forms of anomalous cognition, most commonly the perception of events that have occurred in the past, or which will occur in the future or to refer to communications with the dead. Types of clairvoyance can include precognition, clairsentience, clairaudience, clairalience, claircognizance, and clairgustance."
"Precognition, or 'second sight,' is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics or nature. History records many instances of apparent precognition, such as the Ides of March, and belief in its occurrence as a form of seeing into the future; this can be through visions, déjà vu or through dreams. It is not uncommon for a telepath to have a few precognative episodes, but not all precogs are telepaths."
"And last, but far from least, is the brute-force member of the family, telekinesis, which is the catch-all term often used for psychokinesis which, no, does not mean a super-powered psychopath. Telekinesis, however, tends to refer to movement of matter at the micro or macro levels; move, lift, agitate, vibrate, spin, bend, break, or impact, by the direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy. Psychokinesis can cover abilites such as teleporting, magnetism, transmutation, and other mutations, but has yet to be proven on as all being part of the same type of brain function."
"So now I'm interested in hearing from you." No, really, she was. Ignore how she was checking her nails. "What other type of psionics are you familiar with, and what do you wish you knew more about?"
[OOC: Go forth!]
"Today we're going to look at some of the other branches; telekinesis, psychometry, clairvoyance and precognition."
"Nearest in scope to telepathy is psychometry, occasionally called psychoscopy. It is a form of extra-sensory perception characterized by the claimed ability to make relevant associations from an object of unknown history by making physical contact with that object, and some supporters assert that an object may have an energy field that transfers knowledge regarding that object's history. The most common type of psycometry has the practitioners able to see into the past of an object from the object's point of view, although some claim to be able to see future events as well, since inanimate objects may not view time as we do."
"Many people believe that clairvoyance and precognition are the same thing, when in fact they are not. Within parapsychology, clairvoyance is used exclusively to refer to the transfer of information that is both contemporary to, and hidden from, the clairvoyant. It is very different from telepathy in that the information is said to be gained directly from an external physical source, rather than being transferred from the mind of one individual to another. While outside of parapsychology, clairvoyance is often used to refer to other forms of anomalous cognition, most commonly the perception of events that have occurred in the past, or which will occur in the future or to refer to communications with the dead. Types of clairvoyance can include precognition, clairsentience, clairaudience, clairalience, claircognizance, and clairgustance."
"Precognition, or 'second sight,' is a type of extrasensory perception that would involve the acquisition or effect of future information that cannot be deduced from presently available and normally acquired sense-based information or laws of physics or nature. History records many instances of apparent precognition, such as the Ides of March, and belief in its occurrence as a form of seeing into the future; this can be through visions, déjà vu or through dreams. It is not uncommon for a telepath to have a few precognative episodes, but not all precogs are telepaths."
"And last, but far from least, is the brute-force member of the family, telekinesis, which is the catch-all term often used for psychokinesis which, no, does not mean a super-powered psychopath. Telekinesis, however, tends to refer to movement of matter at the micro or macro levels; move, lift, agitate, vibrate, spin, bend, break, or impact, by the direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy. Psychokinesis can cover abilites such as teleporting, magnetism, transmutation, and other mutations, but has yet to be proven on as all being part of the same type of brain function."
"So now I'm interested in hearing from you." No, really, she was. Ignore how she was checking her nails. "What other type of psionics are you familiar with, and what do you wish you knew more about?"
[OOC: Go forth!]
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