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Psionics is the study and/or practice of using the mind to induce things that would be considered paranormal. Examples of this include telepathy, telekinesis and other workings of the outside world through the psyche. Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis"

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History and terminology

B. P. Wiesner and Robert H. Thouless first proposed the term "psi" in 1942 as a more general term to include both extrasensory perception and psychokinesis. British academic Robert H Thouless (1894-1984 is best known as the author of Straight and Crooked Thinking (1930 1953 which describes flaws in reasoning and argument Psi is a term from Parapsychology derived from the Greek, ψ psi twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet; from the Greek ψυχή Extrasensory perception (ESP is the apparent ability to acquire information by Paranormal means independent of any known physical Senses or deduction from previous The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ψυχή, "psyche" meaning mind soul heart or breath; and κίνησις, "kinesis" The original terminology proposal divided psi into psi-gamma, for cases of cognition, and psi-kappa, for cases of action. These terms were later modified into "passive psi" and "active psi". [1][2] Later, John W. Campbell proposed the term "psionics", from psi (psyche) + electronics (machine), which implied that the powers of the mind could be made to work reliably. John Wood Campbell Jr (June 8 1910 – July 11 1971 was an important Science fiction editor and writer Psionics in terms of "the game" and "paranormal" was developed and spread on the internet by supporters of psionics. [3]

Fiction

Psionics (used as a term for psychic abilities) in fiction appear in almost as many varieties as magic does, and are often deeply entwined with many related paranormal or science fiction phenomena. Magic, sometimes known as sorcery, is a Conceptual system that asserts human ability to control the natural world (including events objects people and

It is often used to endow science fictional characters with abilities, which, if they were called "magic", would make the story fantasy. . [4] Psionics usually appear in science fiction or contemporary settings, although it is sometimes seen in medieval fantasy as well (mostly in role-playing games), sometimes with both magic and psionics existing side by side as two distinct phenomena.

The most widely utilized psionic ability in fiction is telepathy, which is often attributed to magical or highly technologically or mentally advanced cultures. Telepathy ( Greek τηλε tele meaning "distant" and πάθεια patheia meaning "to be affected by" describes the purported transfer As an example, the Star Trek Vulcans were given limited telepathic abilities in order to make them appear more alien. Vulcans are a Humanoid species in the fictional Star Trek universe who hail from the planet Vulcan, and are noted for their attempt Psionic abilities are often displayed by beings who do or are in process of transcending their physical existence (e. g. humans in the SF classic, Childhood's End). Childhood's End is a Science fiction novel by Sir Arthur C Clarke, dealing with the role of Mind in the cosmos and the plausible implications

See also: List of comic book superhero powers


Role-playing and other games

Main article: Psionics (role-playing games)

Psionics are used in a wide variety of role-playing games, often as a substitute for magic. In generalDO NOT ADD INFORMATION THAT DOES NOT CONCERN COMIC BOOK CHARACTERS Psionics, in Role-playing games is a broad category of fantastic abilities originating from the mind similar to the Paranormal psionic abilities that some A role-playing game ( RPG; often roleplaying game) is a Game in which the participants assume the roles of Fictional characters. Some Role-playing games or game systems can include a set of rules that are used to portray magic in the Paranormal sense In Tolkien-esque fantasy games with a magic system already in place, such as Dungeons and Dragons, psionics are often introduced to provide an alternative system that functions differently from existing magic systems. Dungeons & Dragons (abbreviated as D&D or DnD) is a Fantasy Role-playing game (RPG originally designed by [5] The first role-playing game to use the term psionics was Traveller, published by GDW in 1977, and published in different licensed versions to this day. Game Designers' Workshop (GDW was a Wargame and Role-playing game publisher from 1973 to 1996.

Psionics are a popular device in video games (such as Second Sight or Psi-Ops: The Mindgate Conspiracy), board games (such as Cosmic Encounter) and many other forms of gaming. Second Sight is an action-adventure Video game developed by Free Radical Design and published by Codemasters for Nintendo GameCube Psi-Ops The Mindgate Conspiracy is a Video game developed by Midway Games for the Xbox, PlayStation 2 and Microsoft Windows Cosmic Encounter is a Science fiction -themed Strategy Board game, designed by "Future Pastimes" (collectively Peter Olotka Typically such powers are used in a context where magic would not fit into the setting in order to introduce super-human, magic-like powers.


Types of psionics

These are some of the more commonly portrayed varieties of psionic abilities:

See also

References

  1. ^ Glossary of Psi (Parapsychological) Terms (L-R)
  2. ^ The History of Psi
  3. ^ Psionics
  4. ^ Poul Anderson, Magic and psionics however, are two different subjects"Fantasy in the Age of Science", p 270, Fantasy ISBN 48-51518
  5. ^ http://www.wizards.com/d20/files/v35/PsionicClasses.rtf

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psionics

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  1. (science fiction) Mental powers that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.
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