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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.
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]
[3] Ergokinesis – The ability to influence the movement of energy, such as electricity, without direct interaction. Electrokinesis - The ability to control all form of electricity. Aerokinesis - The ability to control air and wind. Photokinesis - The ability to control lights. Geokinesis - The ability to control all form of earthly materials.
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]
Must be a defining trait – Characters with access to vast powers (such as magical spells, advanced technology and genetic engineering) who are theoretically capable of this superhuman feature or ability – but who have neither made regular use nor provided a notable example of this extraordinary or supernatural feat – are not listed here.
The book assigned psionic powers to the six disciplines listed above. As a psionicist gains experience and advances in level, they acquire more powers. [4] Each power has a score rated in terms of a particular attribute. When attempting to use a power, the player makes a Power Check using 1d20. [4]
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.
IGN ranked Jean Grey 6th in their "Top 25 X-Men" list, [123] her Dark Phoenix persona 9th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time" list, [124] and 13th in their "Top 100 Comic Book Heroes" list, [125] while Hilary Goldstein and Richard George of IGN said, "Jean Grey is host to the most powerful entity in the universe. One of the ...