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The extremely rare psionic ability to discern the thoughts of the dead or other noncorperal concepts and use the resulting force in various ways. A sub-power of Omnipathy and [Omnikinesis]], or a Power Mixture of Mental Manipulation, Mediumship and Dimensional Awareness.

Also Called

 * Telepathic Order
 * Psychosomatic Manipulation
 * Spectral Telekinesis

Capabilites
This power is an extremely rare psionic ability that is usually only performed by deceased telepaths and/or mediums. On the ethereal plane this power is used to keep malefic spirits and apparitions in check. However, this power can be expressed on the worldly plane on rare occasions usally from users with raw psionic potential. A clear link to other dimensions is needed in order to percieve the thoughts. Once users have absorbed the left over thoughts their mind refocuses the echos into pure disentigrating energy. That energy is then reinforced throughout the users body and takes on an aura-like appearence. The user then expells the energy through semi-cohesive whisps (mimicing the classic ghost appearence). Due to its returning to this plane, the energies disentigrating properties add to it a blazing quality that is capable of tearing and burning through the intended target. Like most mental attacks this force can be highly draining of the user and is usally only used as a last resort.

Applications

 * Memory Absorption of the deceased.
 * Telepathy using the information of spirits and concepts to relate the thoughts of those on the worldly plane.
 * Quintessence Force
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Minor Illusion Manipulation
 * Sensory Deprivation
 * Minimal Mediumship
 * Charged Attacks
 * Disintegration Beam
 * Spiritual Flame Manipulation
 * Ancestral Evocation The user can call upon the thoughts of ancestors to increase their power tenfold.
 * Power Augmentation If the user does no expell the energy right away.
 * Conceptualization If absorbing the thoughts of incorporal concepts.

Associations

 * Omnipathy
 * Omnikinesis
 * Mental Manipulation
 * Spirit Physiology
 * Psionic Power Mixture
 * Dimensional Awareness/Communing
 * Death-Force Manipulation

Limitations

 * Takes time to master.
 * May only be able to absorb the thoughts of one deceased person or concept at a time.
 * The amount of time needed to charge the power to full compacity.
 * Echos of the deceased may be overpowering.
 * User could be driven insane.
 * Ghostly thoughts may haunt the user.
 * Cannont read the minds of living beings without first communing with a closely related spectre.

Known Users

 * Deceased Telepathy/Mediums (Comics)
 * The Spectre (DC Comics)
 * Martian Manhunter while Intangiable (DC Comics)
 * Hades (Greek Mythology)
 * Osiris (Egyptian Mythology)
 * Various Underworld Dieties (Mythology/Folklore)
 * Death (Mythology/Folklore)