[quote=@Tsar Gatto]
Eh.

Telepathy? Not much else is springing to mind.

The type of connection you are talking about generally seems to be linked to Telepathic communication - telepathy (mutual empethy apparently being key to such a connection, if you believe in such things). 

That it?
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Hmmm... that's the MEANING of it, I think. Lol. Definitely explains the word better. 
This is killing me! XD