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The term psychokinesis (from the Greek ''ψυχή'', "psyche", meaning ''mind, soul, or breath''; and ''κίνησις'', "kinesis", meaning ''motion''; literally "movement from the mind") TERMINOLOGY ;Early history "Telekinesis" was coined in 1890 "Psychokinesis" was coined in 1914 Both terms have been described by other names, such as "remote influencing," "distant influencing," Originally telekinesis was coined to refer to the movement of objects thought to be caused by Ghost s of deceased persons, mischievous Spirit s, Demon s, or other Supernatural forces. Eventually, psychokinesis was the preferred term by the parapsychological community (and still is) and it was suggested that telekinesis become obsolete. ;Modern usage As research entered the modern era, it became clear that many different, but related, abilities could be attributed to the wider description of psychokinesis and telekinesis is now regarded as one of the specialities of PK. In the 2004 U.S. Air Force-sponsored research report ''Teleportation Physics Study'', the physicist-author described the classification of PK and TK this way: Psychokinesis, then, is the general term that can be used to describe a variety of complex mental force phenomena (including object movement) and telekinesis is used to refer only to the movement of objects, however tiny (a grain of salt or air molecules to create wind) MEASUREMENT AND OBSERVATION Currently Parapsychology researchers describe two basic types of measurable and observable psychokinetic and telekinetic effects in experimental laboratory research and in case reports occurring outside of the Laboratory . Micro-PK or '''micro-TK''' is a very small effect, such as the manipulation of molecules, atoms, Macro-PK or '''macro-TK''' is a large-scale effect which can be seen with the unaided eye. The words are abbreviations for macro-psychokinesis, macropsychokinesis; macro-telekinesis, macrotelekinesis. The adjective phrases "microscopic-scale," "macroscopic-scale," "small-scale," and "large-scale" may also be used; for example, "a small-scale PK effect." Spontaneous effects Spontaneous movements of objects and other unexplained effects have been reported, and many parapsychologists believe they are possibly forms of psychokinesis/telekinesis . Pratt, J. G.; Stevenson, Ian. "An Instance of Possible Metal-Bending Indirectly Related to Uri Geller," ''The Journal of the American Society for Psychical Research'', Vol. 70, January 1976: "As far as I can say, no one in the apartment that night would take credit for being the responsible PK agent." Outbreaks of spontaneous movements or other effects, such as in a private home, and especially those involving violent or physiological effects, such as objects hitting people or scratches or other marks on the body, are sometimes investigated as Poltergeist cases. TYPES OF ABILITIES - CLASSIFICATION Psychokinesis is the Umbrella Term under which are various related specialized abilities. These specialities include:
Telekinetic abilities
Included in the telekinesis speciality category is the subspecialty of being able to use mental power to speed up the naturally occurring Vibrations Of Atoms in solids, liquids, or gases to generate heat, possibly to the point of ignition if combustible (a psi power also known as Pyrokinesis ); or, to slow down the atomic vibrations to cause cold or freezing. Additional movement of the heat/flame or cold/freezing effect through open space may also be accomplished through standard telekinetic ability. The book '' The Physics Of Superheroes '' describes it this way:
NOTABLE CLAIMANTS OF PSYCHOKINETIC OR TELEKINETIC ABILITY
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