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Psionic Abilities: Difference between revisions
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===Passive or Active Abilities=== | ===Passive or Active Abilities=== | ||
* '''Empathy''': The ability to sense the emotions of another being. Generally, empathic abilities are quite non-specific, and any type of reading across species may be difficult depending on how different the two species are. | * '''Empathy''': The ability to sense the emotions of another being. When used passively, this ability simply allows the reader to feel the other person's emotions. If a reader has an active empathic ability, then can then force another party to feel a certain emotion. Generally, empathic abilities are quite non-specific, and any type of reading across species may be difficult depending on how different the two species are, but most readers are able to discern intentions and emotions. As an example, a reader could sense when someone is being dishonest. | ||
* '''Telepathy''': The ability to sense the thoughts of another being. | * '''Telepathy''': The ability to sense the thoughts of another being. When used passively, this ability simply allows the reader to mentally "hear" another person's thoughts. If a reader has an active telepathic ability, they can then force another party to ''have'' certain thoughts, which in turn can affect the other party's actions. For a telepathic discussion to occur, either both parties would have to have telepathic abilities, to allow them both to read each other's thoughts, or at least one person involved would have to have an active ability, to allow the other party to have the thoughts of the reader "inserted" into their head. | ||
* '''Mediumistic automatism''': The ability to perceive messages, or the expressions of such a message, from entities which do not exist in living forms. (i.e.- ghosts, spirits, dead individuals.) The act of perceiving expressions is sometimes called "channeling." | * '''Mediumistic automatism''': The ability to perceive messages, or the expressions of such a message, from entities which do not exist in living forms. (i.e.- ghosts, spirits, dead individuals.) The act of perceiving expressions is sometimes called "channeling." | ||
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===Active-only Abilities=== | ===Active-only Abilities=== | ||
* '''Telekinesis''': Sometimes called "psychokinesis," is the ability to influence the behavior of matter. This term refers specifically to the ability to move matter, without the ability to influence mental though-processes of others. | * '''Telekinesis''': Sometimes called "psychokinesis," is the ability to influence the behavior of matter. This term refers specifically to the ability to move matter, without the ability to influence mental though-processes of others. | ||
* '''Psychoprojectivity''': A variant of active telepathy, this is the ability to manipulate another being's mental state, including their visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or olfactory senses. An example, as displayed by the | * '''Psychoprojectivity''': A variant of active telepathy, this is the ability to manipulate another being's mental state, including their visual, auditory, kinesthetic, or olfactory senses. An example, as displayed by the Reman Viceroy of Praetor Shinzon in 2379 (immediately preceding the [[ma:Battle of the Bassen Rift|Battle of the Bassen Rift]]), would be the psychoprojective telepathic "rape" of Counselor Troi. | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||