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TELEKINESIS
the spontaneous movement of objects and
people through the air without physical intervention. These objects are
either moved through paranormal means, like levitation by spirits or a
poltergeist, or by thought or will power alone. If the movement is intentional,
it is known as psychokeinesis. Perhaps the most famous demonstration of
deliberate telekinesis occurred in the 1970s when a young Israeli psychic
called Uri Geller came to public attention for his ability to bend spoons
and other metal objects using mind power alone.
One theory put forward to explain telekinesis is that the concentration
of energy from a persons mind somehow alters the energy structure of the
object they are focusing on. When the minds stream of energy is released,
the object reforms itself according to the energy patterns that have been
sent. If the person has sent 'bending' the spoon bends, but if he or she
sent 'floating' the spoon floats.
An alternative term used for telekinesis is teleportation, although the
latter tends to imply the paranormal movement or materialization of objects
across a distance whereas telekinesis tends to refer to the bending, reshaping
and vibrating of objects through deliberate use of psi.
TELEPATHY
the mind-to-mind communication of thoughts, feelings and ideas trough
psychic means, especially ESP. Telepathy is described in folklore all
over the world. In some tribal societies it is accepted as a natural ability
everyone posses but in other societies it is considered an ability that
only psychics possess.
The word telepathy derives from the Greek terms 'tele' [distant] and 'pathe'
[feeling] and was coined by psychical researcher Frederick Myers in 1882.
Research into telepathy began with mesmerism in the late eighteenth century
when practitioners discovered apparent ability of some of their subjects
to read their minds and carry out unspoken commands. This phenomenon was
observed later by psychologists and psychiatrists such as Sigmund Freud,
Carl Jung and William James.
Studies have shown that when telepathy occurs it frequently happens spontaneously
in times of crisis, for example, when one person becomes aware of another
person being in danger from a distance. Telepathic information may come
in the form of a dream, a mental image, through clairaudience, through
thoughts that pop into the mind or through vague feelings of dread or
anxiety. The person who is receiving the information may change their
plans or attempt to warn or contact the other person.
It appears that telepathy is closely to emotion and it is no coincidence
that most receivers tend to be women because women are often [but certainly
not always] thought to be more in tune with their emotions and intuition
than men. It also seems that telepathy has some biological connection
as experiments show that recipient's brain waves change to match those
of the sender. Telepathy is adversely affected by drugs but positively
affected by caffeine. It also improves, as a person gets older. Studies
on geriatric telepathy seem to indicate that when the physical senses
become impaired telepathy becomes stronger.
According to twenty first century scientists, because empathy is intrinsic
to human nature we are all naturally telepathic, without being aware of
it. Every time we place ourselves in another persons 'mental shoes', and
wonder what it must be like to be them, or feel like them, we are using
our own mind as a model for theirs and by doing so are 'reading' another
persons mind.
Sharpening
your telepathic skills
Here is an exercise you can
do with a friend to practise and sharpen your telepathic skills.
Agree on a time when you and your friend, in separate locations,
both can sit down to meditate for approximately 10 minutes. Use
the first five minutes of this time to send and the other five to
receive a message, and make sure your times are opposite so that
one of you receives when the other sends.
At the agreed on time begin your mediation. Start with three deep
breaths and concentrate on sending a message to your friend. Perceive
the message in whatever way you wish but stick to a single representation.
When the sending time is up take three deep breaths and shift to
receiving mode. Concentrate on opening your mind to the message
your friend is sending when the meditation is finished bring yourself
back to physical reality.
Write down everything you can remember about the experience, both
the message you were trying to send and the messages you think you
received from your friend. Phone or visit each other to compare
experiences. How often were you right? How often were you wrong?
Generally speaking if you are more on target than not, you've exceeded
the odds of chance. Don't be discouraged if at first results are
poor; most people improve with practice.
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THERAPEUTIC
TOUCH a type of energy medicine whereby the therapist moves his or
her hands over the patient's energy field, allegedly directing the flow
of universal life force so the patient can heal.
Therapeutic touch was developed by Dora van Gelder Kunz, a clairvoyant
and meditation teacher, and Dolores Krieger, Professor of Nursing at New
York University, in the early 1970s. The hands are used to identify and
balance out disturbances in the energy field, or aura, of patients. It
is said that this can help alleviate pain and encourage the healing process.
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