Psychokinesis

Psychokinesis (literally "mind-movement") or PK, also known as telekinesis (literally "distant-movement") or TK, is defined according to the Online Medical Dictionary, published by the Department of Oncology, University of Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, as the following (used with permission): "the influence of mind upon matter, as the use of mental 'power' to move or distort an object." Psychokinesis may also be described by other names, such as remote influencing, distant influencing, remote mental influence, distant mental influence, or directed conscious intention. Both terms are defined in the Oxford University-published A Dictionary of Psychology, but with the cautionary tagline on each: "a conjectural paranormal phenomenon."

Origin

The term telekinesis was coined in 1890 by British psychical researcher Frederic William Henry Myers (1843-1901), who was one of the founders of the Society for Psychical Research, located in England. Myers also coined the term telepathy

The term psychokinesis was coined in 1914 by American author-publisher Henry Holt and adopted by his friend, American parapsychologist J. B. Rhine.

Grammatical forms

psychokinesis: psychokinetic (adjective or noun, a person), psychokinetically (adverb), psychokineticist (noun; rare), PK, PKer.

telekinesis: telekinetic (adjective or noun, a person), telekinetically (adverb), telekineticist (noun; rare), TK, TKer.

Notable claimants of psychokinesis or telekinesis

("Claimant" simply means anyone who claims to possess PK/TK powers. Such claims are often disputed).

Uri Geller

Uri Geller, the Israeli famous for his spoon-bending demonstrations, allegedly by PK.

• Nina Kulagina

Nina Kulagina, alleged Soviet psychic of the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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