Casting Blessings/Maledictions

So this is a question that came up in one of my games and i'd like to see what the majority of you guys think is the correct way of doing it.

The rules for casting a blessing and maledictions are as follows.

Blessings are manifested at the start of the Psyker's Movement phase

Maledictions are manifested at the start of the Psyker's Movement phase

Now does that rule mean it is cast at the beginning of the movement phase or before you move the psyker?

My belief is that it is cast at the beginning of the movement phase. An example that i know well about is the eldar farseer powers. If you'd hypothetically group fortune and guide into one of the types of spells, they'd probably fall into the blessings category as there are already spells strikingly similar there. Also doom would probably fall under a malediction spell, and in the eldar codex they specifically state that those spells are cast at the beginning of the turn which leads me think that that might be the case for all types of blessings/maledictions.

The only threads i can find about this are these:
http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/490424.page
http://www.40konline.com/index.php?topic=223326.0

If you can find anymore, or any that says the otherwise, please post it here.

Let me know what you guys think on the matter?

I think the start of the psy movement phase is exactly the same as the whole armys movement phase as in theory eveything would be moving at the same time

I think it's start of turn. Other way this should be said more like "blessings are manifested before Psyker moves".

For now i would say start of turn, however i believe we may be able to use the Space marines gate of infinity as a comparative(not in that its a siimilar power but depending on what it says because that power is used when the psyker moves) (ill check the book when i get home). Could be used as a basis.

Space marine gate of inifinty

This power is used at the beginning of the librarian's movement phase

The telekinesis spells has a spell called Gate of infinity which is identical to the marine one and says as follows.

Gate of ifinity is a blessing that targets the Psyker and his unit.

So both would be treated the same, but i still can not find anywhere online about the order in which it is done

However saying that GOI is hotly debated too!! http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/405763.page

There are 2 schools of thought here

1) The movement phase is just that and models do not individually activate thus not having their own turn per say.

2) There is the movement phase and each individual unit is activated seperately (like in warmahordes). Because it says psykers movement phase and NOT players movement phase.

So if 1) the librarian/psyker has to use GOI/blessings etc at the beginning of the movement phase before ANY unit moves. If 2), before the psyker moves.

Im not sure TBH which is correct and am inclined to say that both ways meet the rules, however Julians comments on guide ond doom specifically say at the beginning of the phase, so with that i would lean more toward 2) above, because it specifically says before the psykers movement and not the beginning of the turn.

Tough one here and unless someone can convince me otherwise im leaning towards 2 atm.

this is a hard one, i can see the points from both sides.

tbh im good with whichever decision we make,

I was thinking about this a little more and here are some points that are for the version "Before moving the psyker"

1. Rule says before Psyker's movement phase. In rulebook and codexes it is usually said "in the beginning of player's movement phase" whenever you should do something in the very beginning. And so this should mean that before Psyker's movement means before you move model.
2. Other thing is that you cannot "act" with your model twice per phase. You can't move a bit, move other unit, move a bit again. Yet if you want to use power in the beginning of the phase and than later move the model, you're "breaking" that rule.

Animus33 wrote:I think the start of the psy movement phase is exactly the same as the whole armys movement phase as in theory eveything would be moving at the same time

I personally dont believe this to be true. If we are talking theory, units could be communicating with each other to see what is a strategically beneficial move. I think we should steer clear of theories and hypothesis and maintain to rules, only because it can open discussions which could well be irrelevant.

Weve had quite a few good arguments for and against. I would like to see other people thoughts. (or my little pet Fluffy here on the left will eat you)