Editing Telepathy

[[Telepathy]] is the ability to contact other minds directly. 
* In rudimentary forms, it allows the communication of feelings and emotion; in advanced forms it allows the transfer of information.
 
== Description (Specifications) ==
[[Telepathy]] is not a well understood science. What is well understood is that telepathy, while very effective as a communicative medium, has strong limitations and does not appear to work on more than a very basic level with some exotic [[lifeform]]s and [[sophont]]s. 

=== Telepathic Powers ===
Telepathy can be manifested in the form of many different powers and these are a selection of some of the better known ones:

====Shield====
All telepathically able sophonts learn how to create a mental shield which protects the mind against unwanted telepathic interference. Such a shield is automatically in force at all times and requires no effort to maintain.

Artificial [[Psionic Shield Helmet|psionic shields]] can be purchased; they are clumsy helmetlike devices which function in much the same manner.

====Life Detection====
The most elementary form of telepathy is the ability to detect the presence of other minds.

====Telempathy====
The communication of emotions and basic feelings is accomplished by telempathy.

Telempathy also allows the emotions and feelings of others
to be read by a psi.

====Read Surface Thoughts====
The most commonly known feature of telepathy is the ability to read the thoughts of other individuals.

====Send Thoughts====
Complementary to the ability to read surface thoughts is the ability to send thoughts to others.

====Probe====
The application of great [[Psionic Strength]] will enable a telepath to delve deep into the mind of a subject and then to read their innermost thoughts.

====Assault====
Violence may be dealt by a telepath.

== History & Background (Dossier) ==
While the Third [[Imperium]] has a relatively limited understanding of telepathy and psionics, the civilizations of a number of other [[sophont]] species possess far more sophisticated masteries of this fundamental [[psionic]] science.

=== Telepathy and the Third Imperium ===
At one time, the Imperium held a [[Psioniphilic]] stance, but after the [[Psionics Suppressions]], this stance led to a [[Psioniphobic]] stance. At one time this might have beena  cultural common ground between the [[Third Imperium]] and the [[Zhodani Consulate]], but the [[Psionics Suppressions]] plunged Imperial society back into the stone ages as far as [[psionics]] is concerned. The Imperium once held a vast number of very progressive [[Psionics Institute]]s and now all of them have been officially closed.

== References & Contributors (Sources) ==
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