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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.
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]
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 .
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 Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) is an American non-profit parapsychological [1] research institute. It was co-founded in 1973 by former astronaut Edgar Mitchell, [2] [3] [4] the sixth man to walk on the Moon, along with investor Paul N. Temple [5] and others interested in purported paranormal phenomena, [1] in order to encourage and conduct research on noetics and human potentials.
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.
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.