Yes, psionic ability -- the power of 'projected thought', what you are talking about here -- certainly existed in ME. Sauron (while, as you say, also known to have used incantations) is perhaps the best demonstrator; obviously a special skill of his. It was through the sheer massive force of his will that the armies of his Orcs were controlled and pressed onwards. The power that appeared to emanate from the Ring is probably similar to this, and that apparent conciousness of the Ring I believe to come from this.
So I think that both these methods, psionic and through Word, were probably viable in Middle-Earth. The Balrog may have simply used the former.
(Edit: deleted 'word of God' assertion as it is already stated in HI's post... sorry about that, I must have missed it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img])
[ August 05, 2003: Message edited by: Gwaihir the Windlord ]
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