In sum, we can state that the original photoelectric
psychokinesis claims of Kafka (1948) are in reality merely common physical phenomena under atypical circumstances.
Arthur Koestler (1905-83) wrote out the possibility of
psychokinesis in his 1967 book The Ghost in the Machine.
of Florida, Gainesville) assemble nine articles that examine claims of parapsychological experiences like telepathy,
psychokinesis, and precognition from a neurobiological perspective.
Throughout the book, Tart reviews the body of research evidence on telepathy, clairvoyance, precognition,
psychokinesis, and psychic healing, with pages of references.
They address the concepts of
psychokinesis, correspondence, vibration, opposition, rhythm, cause and effect and gender.
There is little doubt that Rose was an enthusiastic and dedicated researcher in the fields of
psychokinesis and extrasensory perception (JB Rhine, the pioneering Director of the Parapsychology Laboratory at Duke University, wrote an effusive foreword for the book), but one suspects that his reputation will be based more on his narrative abilities--he was an accomplished author--and his legacy of superb photographs taken throughout his research activities between 1950 and 1966.
Such conceptual confusion seems to be at the base of all superstitious beliefs, including beliefs in weeping statues, the healing power of thoughts (faith healing), the capacity of thoughts to move objects (
psychokinesis), and the possibility for spirits to move around like living organism (angels, devils and ghosts).
This book illustrates how such phenomena as clairvoyance, telepathy, and
psychokinesis are real, and uses scientific evidence from thousands of controlled lab tests.
Coventry University now boasts this course which covers everything from ESP (extra sensory perception) and
psychokinesis to the survival of bodily death and mediumship.
The scientific literature on
psychokinesis seemed to support the credibility of the effect, the investigators say.
If murderers could escape by dissolving through walls or stab a victim by
psychokinesis, there would be no way to rationally deduce a solution.
Parapsychology studies three major areas of human experience: extrasensory perception (ESP),
psychokinesis (PK) and postmortem existence.