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**SannyGlow** · 12-30-2005, 08:00 AM

This is odd, but I've observed a similar thing in other forms of psi. For example, when trying to bend spoons, they don't actually bend when you're willing them to bend, and not in the same direction either. They just bend after you've directed your energy at them.

Similarly, in experiments when people try to affect the random production of 1's and 0's, the intensity of concentration has no effect. Either you want the sequence to change or you don't. The degree of willpower put into changing it is irrelevant.

Yet another example is when I try to make rolled dice show a particular number, it won't happen unless I will it to happen and then empty my mind of any strong desire for the dice to show that number.

Perhaps related is something associated with a practice called manifestation, which basically involves willing a certain situation to occur. I don't have much experience with it, but those who do say that you have to detach your mind from wanting/needing the thing to happen.

All this might be related and might not be. But it sounds rather similar to me.

12-30-2005, 08:00 AM	#1
SannyGlow Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 598 Senior Member	This is odd, but I've observed a similar thing in other forms of psi. For example, when trying to bend spoons, they don't actually bend when you're willing them to bend, and not in the same direction either. They just bend after you've directed your energy at them. Similarly, in experiments when people try to affect the random production of 1's and 0's, the intensity of concentration has no effect. Either you want the sequence to change or you don't. The degree of willpower put into changing it is irrelevant. Yet another example is when I try to make rolled dice show a particular number, it won't happen unless I will it to happen and then empty my mind of any strong desire for the dice to show that number. Perhaps related is something associated with a practice called manifestation, which basically involves willing a certain situation to occur. I don't have much experience with it, but those who do say that you have to detach your mind from wanting/needing the thing to happen. All this might be related and might not be. But it sounds rather similar to me.
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