![]() In David Brin's Startide Rising the humans working with the alien starship had to check all the psionic " impedance" of all the connections in order to avoid leaking telekinetic static. Science fiction authors occasionally mix scientific terms with the psionic terms to make it sound more plausible. ![]() In Star Wars it is called " The Force." In World of Ptavvs it is called " The Power." In Rocket to Limbo it is called " The Strength." In science fiction psionic ability in general usually has a very dramatic title. In other words, psionics is Magic with a fancy science-fictional name. These are powers such as telepathy and psychokinesis Psionics are mystical powers of the human mind that always seem to be absent when tested for in a research lab. ![]() ![]() Not to mention the Lensmen, Slans, Vulcans, and the nasty Psi Corps. But, like faster-than-light starships, it shows no signs of going away. Putting this section into this website is really straining things to the breaking point since there is little or no hard scientific evidence that such a thing exists.
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