Regarding psychic abilities and the sixth sense
Lord Osmund de Ixabert:
You could very well be on the mark. However, my primary contention is that this constitutes an additional sense, over and above our customary five. It is a faculty possessed by all, yet due to our immersion in a particular paradigm, individuals often misinterpret thoughts of external provenance as their own, or as 'intrusive thoughts', and so forth.
Lord Osmund de Ixabert:
Most people have the ability to send and receive thoughts, but most people in our culture are deficient in the necessary self-perception to identify the difference (between their own thoughts and ones that came to them from without). This ignorance, in fact, serves as a method of mental manipulation. By convincing individuals that these external thoughts are born internally, they are led to act upon such thoughts, actions they might have refrained from had they identified the external genesis of these thoughts.
Lord Osmund de Ixabert:
Individuals whom you scarcely know and seldom ponder upon, if they suddenly permeate your dreams, are oftentimes those who are actively considering you, encroaching upon your mind during the realm of slumber. This happens especially if they have a crush on you, or want to be your friend, etc