Psychokinesis
Psychokinesis or telekinesis is the supposed ability to change matter, energy, space or time by using your mind. [1][2] It is often mentioned and performed in science fiction movies and video games.
Abilities
Psychokinesis is the word used to describe many different abilities. These abilities include:
- moving objects (this is called telekinesis; see below)
- changing the shape of objects (this includes melting or bending metal)
- influencing events
- healing
- teleportation (disappearing and reappearing in a different place)
- traveling through objects, like a wall
- changing an object into something else
- changing oneself into something else
- putting an energy field around oneself
- control of magnetism
- control of photons (light waves/particles)
Telekinetic abilities
- moving objects (move, lift, shake, vibrate, spin, bend, or break large and small objects)
- lifting oneself up off of the ground (including flying)
Elemental control
- Ability to control fire, water, air, and earth.
Age control
- with telekinesis and blood control you can become immortal or change your age.
Vibration
- With telekinesis you can send extreme vibrations to an object, like glass, so it can shatter
Psychokinesis Media
- Poltergeist-Therese Selles.jpg
An artist's conception of spontaneous telekinesis from a 1911 issue of the French magazine La Vie Mysterieuse
- Kellar levitation poster.jpg
An advertising poster depicting magician Harry Kellar performing the "Levitation of Princess Karnac" illusion, 1894, U.S. Library of Congress
- Médium et Aksakof002.jpg
Eusapia Palladino "levitates" a table while researcher Alexander Aksakof (right) monitors for fraud, Milan, 1892.
- Stanisława Tomczyk and William Marriott.png
Magician William Marriott reveals the trick of the medium Stanisława Tomczyk's levitation of a glass tumbler. Pearson's Magazine, June 1910.
- Uri Geller in Russia.jpg
Uri Geller was famous for his spoon bending demonstrations.
- Carrie (1974) front cover, first edition.jpg
The title character of the 1974 debut novel by Stephen King manifests telekinetic abilities.
References
- ↑ Xiong, Jesse Hong (2010). The Outline of Parapsychology (Revised ed.). Lanham: University Press of America. p. 141. ISBN 978-0761849452. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ↑ Irwin, Harvey J. (2007). An Introduction to Parapsychology. McFarland. pp. 94–112. ISBN 9780786451388. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
