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The Order wasn't specifically founded to return to the Old Ways so much as it was founded by the keepers of the Old Ways. I think the correlation would be that of a Christian comedian and a comedian that is Christian in our society. The Psijics, in my understanding, were more against the corruption that was happening within society. They were founded by Mer that followed the old way, whch was a form of ancestor worship, but I don't think they had an official religion within the Order. I say that because they were regularly bringing in new members from outside the Order on the Summerset Isles and Tamriel Proper.

I do not know about all the ancient Mer having the ability to communicate telepathically, but it would be plausible to say they all had that potential. The Psijic's have a lot of large abilities and are able to communicate in a wide variety of ways - stopping time, as we see in the College quests, is a pretty neat one, assuming that's actually what it is. It'd be a matter of the brain activity and/or the use of magical intervention.