operancy

Some of them reject the Torc and will die, in general, but Elizabeth and Marc know techniques that may help, and lead the Tanu to operancy, something the Firvulag already enjoy.

Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror: The Adversary - Julian May Blue Tyson 2006

Instead of waiting thousands or even millions of years to achieve operancy, we could see it within our own lifetimes ...

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

All of the well-worn psychoenergetic circuits leading from the torc would have to be rerouted through the syncytial mazes of the right cortex, reeducated to operancy within the refining flame of the ultimate pain that the universe could inflict upon a thinking, feeling creature.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

He has also urged that, for the speediest achievement of race operancy, we should implant her ova in surrogates.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

You tricked me once to attain full operancy, to become adept.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

The Tanu wear mind-amplifiers, collars called golden torcs, to bring their powers up to operancy.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

It is our way Elizabeth the only way we know how could we turn away from even this simulacrum of operancy once knowing it could you?

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

Certain latents can be shocked into operancy by some profound trauma.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

In my own world, latent humans have attained operancy when certain psychobarriers were overcome through sublimation of the will to the cosmic Unity.

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981

And will the Tanu be any different when they in turn achieve true operancy, delivered from their golden torcs?

The Golden Torc May, Julian, 1931- 1981