Is it possible to do Telekinesis?

Question

Is it possible to do Telekinesis?

Answer 1

Yes it's possible and I have performed it before on a small scale. There's enough information posted here to accredit my statement.

Answer 2

No, sorry.  Not only would it violate the laws of physics as we understand them, but it's been studied for hundreds of years and no one has EVER been able to demonstrate it under controlled conditions (i.e., when they couldn't be cheating).  

To the guy who called us 'vampires' (which should say something about the credibility of his argument), this guy will be happy to give you a million bucks for proving any part of that statement.  http://www.randi.org

Answer 3

Sure you can!!

If you REALLY concentrate, you can blow the Earth out of orbit and straight into the super massive black hole in the middle of our galaxy!

No, telekinesis is impossible.

Answer 4

Anything is possible, however, nobody has yet been able to demonstrate telekinesis for real.

Most people you see doing it are performing a magic trick, an illusion.

Its very possible to learn an illusion.

Answer 5

Well...

Once, when my father had just left my mom and went to California, I began sleeping in my mother's bed so that I would be right there to comfort her. My kitty died during this time and I was crying alot. I left the lamp on my side of the bed, on as I finally drifted off to sleep. My mother got up and turned her bedside lamp on and went over to the bathroom. She turned the bathroom light on. With the noise of her getting up, I awaked and told my mom that I was tired and to turn all the lights off. I reached over, and turned my light off wishing that all the lights were off. They all turned off... my mother screamed and said "why did all the lights go off!" I opened my eyes and said, " I don't know, I just wanted all the lights off!" She told me that she was on the toilet when it happened and had to go over and turn the light switch off and then on again before the light would go on. With her bedside lamp, she had to turn the k**b. The electricity was not faulty, and neither were the bulbs... some things cannot be explained.

One time, I was playing super mario on my brother's nintendo... my brother was staring at me in disbelief and i didn't know why. He said: how are you doing that?? I couldn't figure out what he was talking about. I noticed mario was running o.k. but was jumping slowly, and I said... i don't know. He's just jumping slowly... is there something wrong with your game? He said no. That controller isn't plugged in. He lifted it and showed me. I couldn't make mario move with that controller after he showed me... not when it wasn't plugged in anyway.

Answer 6

Lol, from a noob perspective no it is not a possibility, but from a quantum physics perspective it could be very likely, its has never really been demonstrated as T R said which is true, but I don't rule out the possibility. "Thought" I know can somehow manipulate energy. But I believe this is possible. I can;t say it does not exist or does, research is still being down on the functions and mysteries of the brain.

And it is arrogance to flat out say that it does not exist "The One".

Answer 7

Unfortunately there are dogmatic people both for Telekinesis and against it.

Science as we know it is still very finite and does not answer all our questions. However, a non scientific approach only helps charlatans.

There are far more fascinating discoveries shyly revealed by so called scientists about dark matter and dark energy . . . apparently making up more than 90% of universe while our current sciece and technology is totally blind to it !

So, the potential is there, but whether one can manipulate it is another question. However, there could be random events demostrating Telekinesis . . . co-inciding with someone's wish !

My final answer is yes, it is possible, but I have not seen it under control.

Answer 8

Of course its real. People have been doing it for a long time. Since ancient times.

Answer 9

No.

(Far too brief for a best answer, but the best answer, nonetheless...)

Answer 10

No! There is no such thing so please do not believe anyone who tries to tell you otherwise. It is all ficticious claptrap.

Answer 11

Scientifically no.

It is a pseudo-science.

But some people believe it can be done. I think that if according to science we only use a small amount of our brain power what would happen if a person could access the rest of that potential?

Answer 12

Sure,just get that old brain fired up.You'll be moving paper clips faster then you can say"Uri Geller".It's very easy to learn.That's why you see folks doing it all the time.

Answer 13

***********READ BEFORE READING***********it is like, 40,000,000 words, so if you wanna go through with the whole thing.(it took me 5 HOURS TO TYPE IT ALL, so please read just a little bit of it.

yes, it is called psychokenesis(PK), it is a form of Psi,meaning that apparently it is a technique of mind over matter through invisible means. Examples of PK are movements of objects, bending of metals, and determining the outcome of events. It can occur spontaneously and deliberately which indicates it is both an unconscious and conscious process.

A designation for both extrasensory perception (ESP) and psychokinesis (PK) as proposed in 1946 by the British psychologists Drs. Robert Thouless and W. P. Weisner. The reasons for their proposal were that "psi" is the twenty-third letter of the Greek alphabet commonly used in parapsychology to include both phenomena of ESP and PK because both are closely related. However, since that time the term often has been inaccurately used to include almost any paranormal experience or phenomenon.

Discarded theories:

Theories concerning the functioning of psi have been difficult to formulate because it defies most laboratory experiments to describe it activity in physical or quasi-physical terms. It operates outside of the boundaries of time and space. No physical variables influence psi in laboratory testing. Theories that psi is some sort of a wave, particle, force, or field have been advanced and discarded. Psi is not, nor is it affected by the four forces of physics; strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force, gravitational force, or electromagnetic force. It is not subject either to the law of thermodynamics or the law of gravity. Psi requires no exchange of energy, which is pretty remarkable in incidents of apparent PK; for example, according to the mechanical laws of physics, the dematerialization of a copper penny would require the energy of a small nuclear bomb. Psi defies the theory of relativity which states that no particle or object can move faster than the speed of light which is 186,000 miles per second.

All such psi defiance to be defined in physical terms has forced researches to look elsewhere for explanations. Some occultist believe psi is a vibration manifested throughout the world, but most scientists view this possibility with skepticism.

Physiological affects:

Since it is almost impossible to identify psi through laboratory experimentation one way that has been found to identify it is through the measurement of the involuntary physiological processes in the autonomic nervous system of laboratory test subjects. The most common measures are the galvanic skin response (GSR), which records the activity of the sweat gland., and the plethysmograph, which measures the changes in blood volume in the finger that are caused by the dilation and constriction of blood vessels. Less often use is the electroencephalograph (EEG), which measures brain activity.

The GSR and plethysmograph are used to detect emotional arousal. Their use in psi tests indicate when the subject is confronted with emotionally charged targets as opposed emotionally neutral targets. Autonomic activity increases when information that is emotionally charged for the percipient appears to be conveyed psychically.

Studies with ganzfeld stimulation show that an alpha state of brain-wave appears to be conductive to psi. Psi performance improves with a positive mood and expectation is provided by the experimenter in a friendly atmosphere. Psi decreases when the experimenter sets up conditions for anxiety, a negative mood, expectation, boredom, and a hostile environment. A.G.H.

History:

The term psychokinesis is derived from the Greek words psyche meaning "breath," "life," or "soul," and kinein meaning "to move." The occurrences of PK have been recorded since ancient times. The occurrences include levitation, miraculous healings, luminosities, apports, and other physical phenomena attributed to holy persons and adepts of magic around the world. Such phenomena is recorded in the Bible, especially in the New Testament, in the Book of Acts. One example is cited in which St. Paul and Silas where imprisoned in Ephesus where they prayed and sung hymns, and at midnight their shackles fell off as the prison doors swung opened (Acts 16:19-40).

It is thought that possibly magic spells, curses, and rituals to control the weather may involve PK. The use of the evil eye has been placed within this classification.

Manifestations of PK have occurred in spiritualism such as alleged materializations and dematerializations, apports, levitations, table-tipping, raps, and the appearances of ectoplasm and pseudopods. One 19th century D. D. Holmes was known for his ability to levitate and to handle hot coals without being burned. But, also during this time, there were individuals known as "electric people" who experienced a"high-voltage syndrome". They made knives and forks cling to their skin, and with a touch could send furniture flying across a room.

At the beginning of the 20th century Rudi Schneider, another medium known for his PK ability of materialization and telekinesis of objects, was studied by psychical researchers.

Twentieth century research:

Since the 1930s interest in PK has increased until it has created on of the fastest growing fields of research in parapsychology. This is particularly true within the Soviet Union and the United States. However, results from clinical-controlled studies have been contradictory. Some of the studies were attacked for the methodology while others were accused of being tainted by fraud.

It can be stated that psychokinesis does occur, by the necessary conditions and requirements for is occurrence Patterns have been identified according to experimenters and subjects, but it is known such patterns do not apply in all circumstances.

An American parapsychologist at Duke University in North Carolina, J. B. Rhine began conducting PK experiments in 1934. Although he was not the first to study PK, he did so after conducting ESP experiments which yielded significant results. Rhine's subject was a gambler who claimed to be able to influence the fall of the dice to roll certain numbers or number combinations. Early experimental data showed results far beyond the probabilities of chance, but later testing data yielded uneven results.

Rhine did not immediately publish his findings for several reasons: PK suffered a dubious reputation at the time; he had occasionally used himself as a subject; and his studies were very insignificantly controlled. He finally published his findings when an assistant noted that subjects scored significantly better at the dice in the early part of the sessions than toward the end. This tendency attributed to a decrease of interest on the part of the subjects had been observed in ESP experiments too.

In the publication of his experiments Rhine reported that he observed that PK does not seem connect with any physical process of the brain, or to be subject to any of the mechanical laws of physics. Rather, it does seem to be a nonphysical force of the mind which can act on matter in statically measurably ways. The results produced cannot be explained by physics.

Rhine further concluded that PK was similar to ESP in that both were independent of space and time. ESP was a necessary part of the PK process, and that one signifies the other. In order to exert an influence over matter, such as tossed dice, ESP has to come into play at a critical point in space, and at the right moment in time. Both PK and ESP were influenced by drugs, hypnosis, and the subject's stae of mind.

Also, it was Rhine's belief that faith healing and folk magic healing were PK phenomena, in which a psychogenic effect, sometimes at a distance, was exerted on the body.

Rhine's research marked the beginning of a new era in PK experimentation. Before 1940 most observations in PK occurred through physical mediumship which was generally performed in dark settings of seances. It was practical impossible to establish any scientific control within such settings and there were many accusations of fraud. Following Rhine's work the experimentation of PK was divided into two categories: macro-PK, or observable events; and, micro-PK, weak or slight effects not observable to the naked eye and requiring statistical evaluation. More emphasis was placed on micro-PK.

During the late 1960s a new method of testing micro-PK was developed by the American physicist Helmut Schmidt. His apparatus known as the "electronic coin flipper" operated on the random decay of radioactive particles. As the decay occurs the particles or rays are emitted at rates which are unaffected by temperature, pressure, electricity, magnetism, or chemical change. Such a rate of emission is completely unpredictable and cannot be manipulated by fraud.

In experiments subjects were asked to exert their mental energy to influence on the flipping of the coins, so to attempt to make them come up heads or tails so the bulbs on the apparatus would light up in one direction or the other. Some subjects did successfully influence the coin toss. The electronic coin flipper was the prototype of random event generators, computerized techniques which have since played a major role in both ESP and PK testing, and have produced significant PK test results.

Schmidt was also interested in determining animal-PK. In tests animal produced some positive results, but Schmidt found the interpretation difficult. He theorized that the experimenter could influenced the results by using his own PK upon the experimental subjects. His theory has been proven accurate because this has been determined to be an obstacle in all psi-testing of animals. It is virtually impossible to tell which is exhibiting

Answer 14

Yes.

Did you ever wonder why there are so many naysayers hanging around? They're trolls, psychic vampires trying to get fed by denying the very existence of the thing they are using to make themselves feel good.

Answer 15

Many people claim it's possible but none have demonstrated it in a controlled environment.  As with any such unsubstantiated claim, I am comfortable assuming it doesn't exist until evidence is provided to the contrary.  But then again, I'm just a "psychic vampire" (whatever that is), so take what I say with a grain of salt.

EDIT: Those who say yes demonstrate a fundamental misunderstanding of the universe.

Answer 16

It seems so. the Russians have investigated it. this is something devoid of voodoo dolls and the like and I endorse it as a valid research outlet.

Answer 17

If it is possible, nobody has ever demonstrated such an ability yet. Early last century parapsychologists were still being fooled by trained horses (see JB Rhine and "Lady Wonder"). Mid last century there was some excitement over the possibility that psychokinesis (telekinesis) could be done, and this was the time that hack magician Uri Geller wasn't yet exposed as a fraud and parapsychology was in its infancy. But alas, nobody was able to demonstrated any ability under controlled conditions even after many years of research. So the parapsychologists switched to trying to influence things microscopically instead of macroscopically, and so they dealt with influencing dice rolls and the like. Still, this yielded results that can at best be described as controversial, at worst pathological science. All in all, very very disappointing results for parapsychology to date.

See the link below for a more thorough discussion on psychokinesis and other related things, with plenty of links to the actual research so you can read everything for yourself.

Answer 18

The (Old Testament)  prophets used Telekinesis to contact Yahweh. The were initiated into the the language of light called Hibiru. A ancient lost language where you can communicate threw a harmonic language.

Answer 19

The ones who say NO are the ones who live in this closed physical box we call a body, but science has shown that we are all made up of an energy that because of information and our senses we get to see matter. At different levels telekinesis is going on all the time. Have you ever thought about someone and then get a call from them, or feel like something happened to someone and later learned that it did. Birds that fly in formation do not have a signal for everyone go turn now. They use what is called entrainment to know when to shift direction without any bird saying a thing.

Answer 20

Yes.

Please don't give this a low rating.

Respect someone's belief.

Answer 21

Telekinesis is now called psychokinesis (PK) in the scientific research literature.

Despite the frequent misinformation posted by skeptics PK has been demonstrated under controlled laboratory conditions since the 1930's. (links below).

Please keep in mind the evidence shows effects barely over chance but consistently for a number of years (which is statistically significant). The evidence supports effecting small object in flux like thrown dice, random number generators, decaying radio active particles, etc. It does not support levitating an apple, stopping a speeding car or any other super power.

(links below)

Edit: and once again the skeptics attack the only answer that provides links to the actual research.

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