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Pyrokinesis is a psychic ability allowing a person to create and control fire with the mind. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As with other parapsychological phenomena, there is no conclusive evidence in support of the actual existence of pyrokinesis.
Pyrokinesis – The ability to control flames, fire, or heat using one's mind. Psychic hold – The ability to throw an electric current like a rope. [citation needed] Shapeshifting or transformation — The ability to physically transform the user's body into anything.
It is also used to describe theatrical performers who use techniques such as prestidigitation, cold reading, and hot reading to produce the appearance of such abilities. It can also denote an ability of the mind to influence the world physically and to the telekinetic powers allegedly professed by those such as Uri Geller .
A candle's flame. Pyromancy (Ancient Greek ἐμπυρία (empyria), divination by fire) [1] is the art of divination by means of fire or flames. [2]The word pyromancy is adapted from the Greek word pyromanteia, from pyr (πῦρ, fire) [1] and manteia (μαντεία, divination by means of). [1]
In American science fiction of the 1950s and '60s, psionics was a proposed discipline that applied principles of engineering (especially electronics) to the study (and employment) of paranormal or psychic phenomena, such as extrasensory perception, telepathy and psychokinesis. [1]
The primary game mechanic in Psi-Ops is the use of six different psychic abilities: telekinesis, remote viewing, mind drain, mind control, pyrokinesis, and aura view. These abilities are unlocked throughout the game and used in conjunction with stealth and third-person shooter gameplay to combat enemies and solve puzzles.
Pyrokinesis Pyro is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics . Known as St. John Allerdyce , Pyro is depicted as a recurring enemy of the X-Men and later becomes an agent of the U.S. government.
Firestarter is a science fiction-horror thriller novel by Stephen King, first published in September 1980.It tells the story of a young girl, Charlie McGee, with the ability of pyrokinesis, whose destructive force a ruthless government agency tries to harness for their own purposes.