A broader, more general proposition that some people possess a natural sensitivity or faculty allowing them to perceive information or influence the world through means other than the known five senses. This encompasses intuition, clairvoyance, precognition, and healing. Unlike the mechanistic "psionic" term, "psychic" often carries connotations of innate, intuitive gift, connection to a spiritual whole, or heightened emotional sensitivity. It's a faculty, not a technology.
Example: "My grandma's 'gut feelings' about people were so accurate we joked she was psychic. The Psychic Hypothesis we lived by wasn't about bending spoons; it was that her lifelong practice of deep empathy and observation had tuned her unconscious mind to pick up on micro-signals and patterns the rest of us missed, creating an impression of 'knowing' that felt supernatural but might just be hyper-attuned natural perception."
by Abzunammu February 2, 2026
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