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I remember my first manifestation very clearly. I was, as you probably know, the first Psychologist to graduate from the University at Vidava, the first to establish an office for the mentally unwell in that fair city. I thought so highly of myself in those days... and why shouldn’t I? A young graduate at the forefront of a new science, a dapper young gentleman always dressed in fine vests with silk bow-ties and golden chains... Ah, what a dashing figure I must have cut! I was on top of the world, with my ideas published in scientific journals across the span of the world!
But alas, the world is not a simple place where happiness is nothing more than velvet hats and beautiful possessions. As I went through life I discovered that life is ultimately failure. I failed over and over and over. I failed at courting, failed as a father, failed as a son, failed as a brother, failed, failed, failed. Within a year I was a broken man. I was mean and ill-content despite my wealth. Ah, the wealth I had. You see, the only thing that didn’t fail was my business. My business was veritably exploding with activity and vitality. I took refuge in my business. It became my solace and my sanctuary.
The day of the manifestation I was treating a man suffering from Depressive Hysteria. I recall very distinctly the words he said to me before he left. “Doctor,” he said “I suppose really what it comes down to is that, for all my wealth and achievement, I feel like a stranger to myself.” The words could have been my own! I was flabbergasted! Astounded! Suddenly, everything became clear in my mind! And just like that, I had the answer that I had to give him, that I had to give myself. “Well,” said I “Then you must look deep within your psyche, and really get to know yourself. Find some secluded spot and search your soul for who you are and in that moment, decide who you want to be.”
As soon as he left I immediately acted on my own advice. I told my assistant to close the office for the day and then sat down behind my great mahogany desk, that mahogany desk which for me was a great monolith of my hollow success, covered in books filled with empty words and bound by false promises. There behind that terrible memoriam of my failure, I closed my eyes and went to find myself.
I was not pleased by what I saw. Not in the least. I struggled for an unmeasurable time, until at last I came to terms with who I was. In that moment I decided that I would no longer be an observer in my own life. I would always strive to be the person I wanted to be, no matter the obstacles.
And then I opened my eyes. Oh, the wonder and astonishment! To see the paraphernalia of my occupation floating in the air around me! And the surprise when I realized that it was I who was lifting them! Not some specter or sorcerer, but me! Myself! And I could move them, throw them, juggle them, control them! All with the power of my mind! It was wonderful, so freeing, like I was seeing myself in the mirror of life for the first time! Since then I have never turned back.
I have reached out to my heart and soul, and power has reached back.
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Is it safe to assume that this is just the first round of psionic feats?
You are absolutely correct. This is simply the telekinetic line of feats. The telepathic line will be released at the beginning of next week.
And I have decided that they are not "psionic" feats. That word is a word that was invented in the current era specifically so that all sorts of effects could be lumped under a single descriptor. We're using Psychic because it is a classical word, one that was certainly around during the Victorian Era.