It was always there, just that at some point in tng S2 telepathy became less of a prominent identity for characters who possessed it.
There was always this thread of exploring beyond the dimensions of space and time in star trek, beyond what our minds are capable of grasping, beyond the information channels that we can immediately perceive. Getting closer, occasionally with the help of other aliens who are on that same voyage, on the nature of reality that brought us all here.
"That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence."
There was always this thread of exploring beyond the dimensions of space and time in star trek, beyond what our minds are capable of grasping, beyond the information channels that we can immediately perceive. Getting closer, occasionally with the help of other aliens who are on that same voyage, on the nature of reality that brought us all here.
"That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars and studying nebulae, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence."