You must have heard your parents using the phrase 'mind over matter' during some childhood toothache or stomachache that you had. In that case your mother was perhaps trying to lessen your pain by asking you to focus away from it.
From focusing your mind on other things to lessening an intense pain to even moving physical objects with the power of your thoughts; all are possible when you put your mind to it.
The extreme situation where mind has complete control over an external physical matter and can influence it and physically move it, is known as psychokinesis. Considered as a rare psychic ability, this involves moving tables, chairs or other objects just by the sheer power of your thoughts.
Telekinesis happens to be the first term that was coined in 19th century to denote such paranormal activities which were thought to be the doings of spirits and ghosts. However, research and experiments by parapsychologists led to the awareness of the role played by the human mind in this for which the term Psychokinesis was termed later on.
Two types of measurement and therefore two categories of the psychokinesis phenomena are Micro and Macro psychokinesis respectively. The first one refers to minute changes in matter that is perceptible only through scientific instruments. The second type on the other hand refers to larger movement that can be seen by anybody with the naked eyes.
'Mind over matter' as a statement also has a lesser extreme 'responsibility assumption' version of it where it is extensively used. This is in context of more mind centric subjects such as the philosophy or spirituality.
If one takes responsibility for one's own life and his own future it is referred to as responsibility assumption. Essentially it proposes that your destiny is merely a function of your own mind and its thoughts.
Other new age spirituality concepts like the law of attraction or mental affirmation also talk on similar lines propagating the concept of mind over matter.
According to the law of attraction, the power of visualization and affirmations can attract whatever you desire in your life into manifestation in reality. What you need to do is focus all your attention and concentration on this object of desire of yours, visualizing yourself attaining the same and affirming your subconscious mind.
There has been numerous claimants to this power of psychokinesis in the world, some of which are worthy of mention.
Martin Caidin was the author of the 1972 novel Cyborg. He was able to move energy wheels kept on the tops of one table or more.
Mention must also be made of the Israeli Uri Geller for his spoon bending tricks and the Soviet psychic Nina Kugani of whome several short black and white films show her to perform psychokinetic tricks.
An American Laboratory technician named Felicia Parise became a celebrity for her psychokinetic abilities which used to come to her spontaneously in the beginning but developed later when she worked on it with intense focus and concentration after being inspired from the Nina Kulagina films. She was able to move objects like pill containers, compass needles, aluminum foils, etc with the sheer power of her mind.
At the height of her fame, she also became known as the First American to move Matter with Mind as given in National Enquirer, a tabloid. After reported bodily stress from such performances she quit demonstrating her powers.
Going beyond the above mentioned modern scientifically researchable occasions to more remote places in the world where seats of positive energy and spirituality are stated to exist amidst vast mountain ranges, it can be said that the sadhus and monks in the Himalayas of India, Nepal and Tibet renounce everything in order to develop their mind power and are experts in the same.
The world famous pilgrimage 'Kumbh Mela' that takes place in India Annually, Once in six year (Ardh Kumbh Mela) and Once in twelve years (Purna Kumbh Mela) is one time where millions gather to see such great souls come down from the mountains to take a dip into the holy river Ganges where needless to say miraculous feats such as psychokinesis are openly visible.
Living your own life the way you want to, making it the way you dreamt of it forever and creating your own destiny are some of the things that you can do if you truly believe in the saying 'mind over matter' and work towards developing and harnessing the power of your concentration, faith and true belief.
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