psychokinesis
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- noun
- /ˌsaɪkoʊkɪˈniːsɪs/
- Jargon
- Precognition and psychokinesis are generally rather small-scale, unreliable effects in the laboratory, yet they happen often enough that there is, to my mind, no reasonable doubt about their existence.
- the ability of psychokinesis
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Watch on YouTubeFor example, they would, they claimed to be able to put a matchstick in a jar, seal the jar, and then by psychokinesis break the matchstick.
- For example, they would, they claimed to be able to put a matchstick in a jar, seal the jar, and then by psychokinesis break the matchstick.
- He wanted Fred to explain using quantum mechanics how conscious this works and how the paranormal, how Erigel is able to bend metal with his mind, psychokinesis.
- The Nazis had a massive occult program, an ESP program, psychokinesis program, astrology.
- You're aware of all that we can all do that we can all, we all have some degree of psychokinesis or, or what's it called?
- But anyway, the big lesson that Burt wanted to get in it really didn't have to do with the psychokinesis.
Examples
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Fourth, we have psychokinesis, the ability of the mind to sometimes influence the physical world just by willing it.
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The concept of psychokinesis often appears in science fiction, where characters can manipulate physical objects with their minds.
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You know, you should also check Duke University studies on controlled psychokinesis.
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Some EHEs, especially those involving psychokinesis, can be physically observed.
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That factor is called psi, which refers to extrasensory perception and psychokinesis, the ability to receive information independently of physical sense and the ability to influence the physical world by direct mental agency.
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For example, the physicist Helmut Schmidt has described psychokinesis as a "goal-directed" (or teleological) process.
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Psychics claim to have psychokinesis, allowing them to move objects without touching them.
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Some researchers are skeptical about the existence of psychokinesis, citing a lack of scientific evidence to support its claims.
Synonyms
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The power to move objects with your mind without touching them
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Psychokinesis comes from Greek parts: psyche meaning 'mind' and kinesis meaning 'movement', the same roots you see in psychology and kinetic. So psychokinesis means 'movement by the mind', which explains the idea of moving objects with thought.