06-12-2004 from TheVeritasSociety Website
Mind over matter, commonly referred to as psychokinesis or PK, is the ability by purely psychic means, to change the composition of physical objects, animate or inanimate, or move them around in space. Two examples of this definition would be "willing" specific numbers to come up when dice are thrown and impressing mental images on unexposed film. Though there is no conclusive evidence as of yet, it is also theorized that the human mind can possibly psychokinetically influence future events.
Many
parapsychologists, particularly in Russia, believe that the human
mind can send magnetic or electrical pulses into space. Whatever it
is that can move objects without contact or perform other feats of PK may be the same force that operates in
telepathy, clairvoyance
and other areas of the paranormal, but as of yet no energy has been
definitively pinpointed.
The results were inconclusive, which might indicate that psi
ability in PK, as well as in other forms of the paranormal is not
effected by distance. Dr. Robert Thouless, a British psychologist
ran an experiment using coins that were spun while subjects will
them to land on heads or tails. Over a two month period and over
4000 spins, it was found that the side influenced came up 42 more
times then it would have if only chance were operating.
The RNG was to generate electric shocks 50% of the time and the goal of the experiment was for the cockroaches to psychically cause the machine to give fewer shocks. Oddly enough, the cockroaches did the opposite, causing more shocks which puzzled the testers. Another experiment was using chicken embryos to test for PK. Since the embryos need warmth, the object of the test was to see if the embryos could keep a lamp burning. The lamp, placed near them was set to light up 50% of the time and be off the other 50%. During the experiment, the lamp was lit more then 50% of the time possibly proving that the embryos used PK.
Another
test used paramecia to influence their movements. Nigel Richmond,
the experimenter divided the microscope into four sections with
crosshairs and then "willed" the paramecia to swim into one of the 4
quadrants. After nearly 1500 tests, the results indicated that the
paramecia had in fact been influenced by the tester. It is possible
that instead of PK, that telepathy was used but even this would be
incredible evidence that humans can communicate with one celled
beings.
The mobile is created by attaching a white file card to an inverted test tube and suspending it over a long, upturned needle. Krmessky gazes instantly at the mobile and slowly the card begins to turn when seated a few feet away. A lamp is then lit when a switch is tripped soon after Krmessky begins his intense concentration on the mobile. Another Soviet, Alla Vinogradova, can move a variety of objects on a dielectric surface without touching them. The findings show that there was enough light around the object to light a small neon glow tube.
Measurements with extra-sensory field meters pointed to
potentials of at least 10 to 12 kV meter. As was true in Nelya
Mikhailova's research, it was also discovered in this study that the
energy field shifted according to the distance between Alla and the
object. This again shows the incredible intensity required to
successfully alter a desired object.
The object should reveal a more direct demonstration when a force is acting. It is supposed, incorrectly, then that a ball would be easy to move. However, Forwald states,
His theories are based on the dependence of the
magnitude of the cube deflection on cube material and construction.
Forwald was able to prove its existence without intervention or
repetitive error, despite finding numerous mistakes made in the past
study of psychokinesis.
There are occasions where the camera, itself, is not pointed at Ted but at another object or even a wall. While there are times that Ted has been greatly successful, there have also been times of partial success and other times of complete blanks. Dr. Eisenbud, who was a greatly respected psychiatrist and parapsychologist, conducted many experiments in a carefully controlled laboratory setting and many skeptical professional observers present to avoid the claim of fraud.
Dr. Eisenbud even
offered a monetary reward if the skeptics could prove fraud was
involved in any way but none has taken his challenge. Critics still
claimed that there was some form of trickery involved so different
measures were taken such as blindfolding Ted, using a lens-less
camera, thoroughly examining Ted before the experiments to look for
any object used to help him and later fresh packages of film
unopened and directly from the manufactures were brought in so that
Ted had no contact with the film at all.
Roll found that objects began to move when they
were directly in from of the adolescent who energized them. The path
the objects took would vary greatly, moving either straight ahead,
in a curved path, rotating or floating in place. There was the
tendency however for the object to point toward the rooms occupied
by the family members who were the object of the pent up hostility
but the persons were never injured.
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