Psionics

Psionics is the school of magic that studies the power of the mind to use magic, and the psychic abilities of brains. Psychic energy is the energy generated by a mind, transferred to other minds and exerted on the external world.

The psionic ability is ubiquitous in magic in a limited way, in using the mind to cast spells. Psionic mages break telepathic and telekinetic barriers in order to develop stronger psychic abilities, although most of them are born with strong psychic energy.

The study of psionics also utilizes the brains of the living or dead to acquire or impart knowledge and experiences, to read into the life or memories of the brain, or to manipulate the psychic energy.

The psychic dimension or *dream dimension* is a spatiotemporal dimension of interconnected minds, of thoughts and imagination itself, that can be traveled to mentally, and thus physically in which the body has its own visceral experience from a distance, across the psionic expanse of time and space.

Mages skilled in psionics are known as *psions*, *telepaths*, or *mind mages*.

Also: *Mind powers*

Psionic Spell Types:

*Telekinesis* – The kinetic control of matter, i.e. people or objects, using only the mind's psychic energy.

*Psionic Transmission* – The transmission of psychic energy through touch, conveying thoughts, memories, emotions, experiences, and senses.

*Telepathy* – Communication through thoughts, or psychic phonemes, i.e. talking via psychic energy from a distance. This includes reading the direct thoughts of others, and exposure to deeper thoughts or memory depending on how receptive the target is.

*Mind Manipulation* - The manipulation of thoughts, emotion, imagination, and states of consciousness, often to induce states such as fear, anger, hallucinations, hypnosis, etc.

*Mind Control* - The psychic influence or control of thoughts and volition of the target, often to the point of total possession over their mind, controlling all of their actions.

*Mass Mind* - The psychic adhering of minds with the psion. These host minds are ultimately controlled or lead by the psion, as they serve the volition of the psion, forming a collective consciousness.

*Psionic Energy* - Emitting or discharging fields of psychic energy in the form of psionic waves, blasts, or concussive beams that invade the minds of others. Strong psions can also emit energy fields that can materialize into psi-weapons and armor, and psi-shielding.

*Psionic Projection* - The outward projection of the mind or body, as an image or hologram, or as a more energized projection.

*Psionic Clairvoyance* – The psionic ability to view the world from the mind or senses of another host mind or proxy mind. This may utilize only one sense, such as hearing, or a combination thereof. Mind traveling is when the psion gets several viewpoints from numerous locations. Psionic clairvoyance also includes psionic time travel.

*Transcognition* - The psionic ability of precognition: seeing into future events, as temporal magic, and retrocognition: seeing into the past.

\*Psionics are immune to memory and personality loss spells. They are also resistant to invasive telepathy from other psionics.

\*\*Telepathic mind manipulation and mind control can be defended against with strong mental defenses and willpower, especially at longer distances, until the powerful psionics overwhelm it. Electromagnetic shields also serve as barriers to psychic energy.

\*\*\*Psionic powers cannot teleport or transmute with psychic energy, other than using the mental means of magic.