(noun) /ˈsīəns/ – from “psych” + “sense”
A system of knowledge that influences or manipulates the senses and perceptions of reality, often under the guise of truth. Unlike traditional science, which seeks to understand, psyence is the illusion of understanding—knowledge constructed to psych, seduce, or suppress the intuitive senses.
Origin:
Coined by Joshua J. Horton in S.H.E. (Serenity Healing Eternal) book 1, to describe the subtle dissonance between natural knowing and programmed perception.
A system of knowledge that influences or manipulates the senses and perceptions of reality, often under the guise of truth. Unlike traditional science, which seeks to understand, psyence is the illusion of understanding—knowledge constructed to psych, seduce, or suppress the intuitive senses.
Origin:
Coined by Joshua J. Horton in S.H.E. (Serenity Healing Eternal) book 1, to describe the subtle dissonance between natural knowing and programmed perception.
Example 1:
“We were raised on psyence, not science. They didn’t teach us truth—they taught us to trust only what they could control.”
Example 2:
“So you really tried to psyence me like I’m slow! That’s manipulation in a slow cooker, man! I’m too aware for that!”
Philosophical Notes:
Psyence serves as both a caution and a compass. It warns of how easily humanity trades intuition for instruction. In the wrong hands, it is a veil. In the right hands, it becomes a key—because to psych the senses is also to understand how they work.
“We were raised on psyence, not science. They didn’t teach us truth—they taught us to trust only what they could control.”
Example 2:
“So you really tried to psyence me like I’m slow! That’s manipulation in a slow cooker, man! I’m too aware for that!”
Philosophical Notes:
Psyence serves as both a caution and a compass. It warns of how easily humanity trades intuition for instruction. In the wrong hands, it is a veil. In the right hands, it becomes a key—because to psych the senses is also to understand how they work.
by J. J. Johnson April 22, 2025