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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Dr. Strangemonkey" data-source="post: 1179239" data-attributes="member: 6533">You know I find myself more and more skeptical of this whole magic is rare in and truly wondrous in Middle Earth.It certainly seems to be true for many of the main characters in LotR and the Hobbit, but that limits that point of view primarily to halflings.There seem to be a lot of magic tools and toys around, however, and plenty of more or less magical arms and armor.  Dwarves, Elves, and some of the breeds of men appear to be able to make magic come up very regularly and without a lot of effort.  I think there is a nice Tolkien quote on how most of their magic is of the crafting kind.In that sense, psionics may be very rare or non-existent given that sorcery as sorcery rather than a manifestation of phenomenal levels of skill and knowledge seems to be a very minor component of most of Middle Earth's cultures.  The ability seems to be out there but not very well known or used.If, on the other hand, psionics are a form of 'natural' magic then they are probably part of a culture's general manifestation.  I mean most magic seems to be Elven, Dwarven, Beorning, or Westernesee rather than arcane or divine.  So an unknown culture with a psionic capability might be possible if not detailed.The sorcery of the westernessee and black numenoreans might have psionic components.The michigan information does explain why American made car product technology seemed to suffer through the 70s.</blockquote>

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