psionics
Noun
Meaning
psionics (uncountable)
(science fiction) Mental powers, especially those under conscious control, that affect physical matter, such as telekinesis.
Examples
Psionics Extra-sensory perception, telekinesis, telepathy, and other magical skills are organized and standardized into "psionics".
It is an extension to the main storyline which takes place between Second Stage Lensmen and Children of the Lens, and introduces a different type of psionics from that used by the Lensmen.
None were interested, so he turned to his editor John W. Campbell, who was more receptive due to a long-standing fascination with fringe psychologies and psychic powers (" psionics ") that "permeated both his fiction and non-fiction".