Age Restrictions?

[blackbelt]

ok i joined this thing a little bit ago. but im wondering at what age should you be about to perform psionics. and if you are younger does that affect what you can do. because i am young . not like 5 or 6 but i am 12 so does that mean i can only do so much because i can do some cool stuff. i mean i can ake a psi ball. i can make a construct. i can make an ok advanced construct, and i can do other non psi related stuff. so just humor me please

[Illyrianna]

At what age should you be performing psionics? I don't think there is an age limitation, in fact some of us used psi all (or most) of our lives without even knowing... As for how much you can achieve? That depends on how hard you work really... If you have some initial talents, good for you, if not, you'll just have to work a bit harder to get there (unless you have psion disabilities, but thats a whole other topic, and i don't want to scare you...).

[blackbelt]

well thanks for the concern. but i know im not psionicly retarted (no offense to any one who is) but i can do a lost of the basic skills. and im working on the harder stuff. but 2 questions. if your "disabled psionicly" can you still do things wiht psi. and 2 does having parents wo do physic and psi stuff greater your chance for having natural abilities?

P.S. i can't spell

[innerfire]

blackbelt said:

well thanks for the concern. but i know im not psionicly retarted (no offense to any one who is) but i can do a lost of the basic skills. and im working on the harder stuff. but 2 questions. if your "disabled psionicly" can you still do things wiht psi. and 2 does having parents wo do physic and psi stuff greater your chance for having natural abilities?

P.S. i can spell

If you can spell then do so, it's annoying to try and read that

[Illyrianna]

Taking them in order:

1. It depends on the disability itself, its not the 'regular' disability you can see nowadays, so you might be perfectly normal (physically and mentally) and still be unable to do some (or all) aspects of psionics... You see its still unknown how psionics actually works. Some have their speculations and theories, that have yet to be proven. However, there is one thing that affects your psionics ability, thats your ability to concentrate (thats at least in my opinion)...

2. If our psionic abilities depend on our predispositions (DNA) then yes, our parents can pass their talents on ourselves... But no one knows for sure how these particular talents are developed, or what they depend on. However having psionic parents does help, cause they can teach you, help you understand, give you tips etc, thus giving you a head start. Simple as that.

[The Devil's Advocate]

Your profile says you are 14... if you are 12 as you said in your first post you should not be on this site. While there are few limitations (other than natural) to timing on Psi... there are legal issues with anyone under 13 on ANY public forum without express, written consent of the parent. Is your profile accurate? Or were you deliberately being vague about your age? (The latter is not a major issue, you just chose a bottom age unwisely. Might I recomend using "Jr. High" or something similar next time? It causes fewer issues with the legalities.)

Now to the main questions:

It is highly probable that some people have less ability with psi, even as some people have more. I have met individuals with no ability with Empathy at all, who have tried, and failed, to learn it and are difficult to get through to (impossible without a direct link) on an Empathic level. This implies that yes, people can have a psionic 'disability'. Check the thread in the advanced forum for a good detailed discussion of the issue.

Amongst "natural Psions" (That is people who can use psi prior to recieving any kind of training or making any attempt to actually learn it. It is not a mark of skill, just a pre-existing aptitude rather than a learned one. I can go into more detail on that in another thread.) there seems to be a trend through families. I am an Empath. My mother is an Empath. In a friend of mine's family, Telepathy runs through the female line. Her daughter seems to have gotten some of the telepathy and some empathy from other parts of the family line.

There are other trends, precognition in some families. There appears to be a genetic component, at least amongst naturals, so yes, Psionics CAN be a 'trend' in some families. But it's not even as simple as hair and eye color (which are fun and complicated to start with!)

~The Devil's Advocate

[wolfdancer]

*nods* Agreed. Also, I have noticed that many naturals start noticing their ability to consciously use certain abilities around the ages of 6-8. Other psions will often be able to tell a child's natural tendencies much earlier.

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~Wolfd@ncer~

[symphonyx]

Just a short reaction of mine.

Whether or not I'm a 'natural' psionic, I just wish I would have stumbled upon this site (or maybe at least PsiPog) when I was maybe 6 to 8 years old. I would have a lot of time to practice if that happened and my mind would easily adapt and learn, much like how most children greatly increase their proficiency at a second or third language at this stage. It's just sad now that I'm much more busy now, at least compared to when I was still in elementary school. I would have probably appreciated psionics more if I had learned it prior to now. It's hard for me to appreciate it now because it's actually frustrating me instead of exciting me since the learning curve is quite steep compared to what it would have been like if I was around 7 years old.

[wolfdancer]

May I offer the perspective of a parent with an 8 year old? She has been exposed to the concept and terminology and while she is a natural at some aspects of psionics a lot is confusing. The way we talk about psionics is above the comprehension of even most well above average students of this age. I'm actually surprised that you see children as having an abundance of more time to practice. Those I know would be squeezing in the practice around other activities the same way adults are forced to. Also, have you ever spent a lot of time with a child exploring a new subject or another language? Yes, they are adaptive and have aptitude, however it is not absorbed as quickly as everyone seems to think. They must still work diligently and tend to approach subjects very differently. I am learning that often their ability to answer questions or learn the rules does not reflect an understanding of the material. That dawns later. Just a few things to keep in mind from the mother of a natural telepath/empath who has tried teaching and explaining things to her daughter. She is learning and growing and someday might understand what I've said. No I don't sit her down and give lessons, they come out of discussion and life. That is an effective approach with children.

~Wolfd@ncer~