Making a psi-ball; a thread about the supernatural

[arthur.com]

Call me a *%*%$$ but i have this dream of learning telekinesis (boy it sound ridiciolus)
an i wanna start with psi-balls.
Can anyone gimme an advice of HOW THE HECK THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO LOOK LIKI IN THE BEGINING!!!

Thank you.

_{Edit by Andail: Fixed title.}

[Ghost]

Two words: System Shock 2.

www.cremo.de/adventurer/screenshots/ss2_04.jpg

That's what you had in mind?

[Akatosh]

I accidently read a book about that once, and after removing all the blahblah the result was you don't actually need a Psi-Ball or something; you can use one if you want, but every other object to focus on will be just fine or something like that. Sorry, acutally the book was about conspiracy theories (I LOVE reading up on that) and that crazy guy just threw something about Psi in. So, short story long, you can take anything you want as a Psi-Ball.

[evenwolf]

What Ive been reading in my Psi Monthly is that you start small.

not small things, per se, but try to move things with body parts smaller than your mind.  First start with the finger then move up to the hand.   Eventually you'll be able to move objects with your feet!

[Akatosh]

If I already AM able to move objects with my feet, am I allowed to join the X-Men now?

[Renal Shutdown]

http://psipog.net/art-psiball-faq.html
and http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Psi-Ball

Thank you, Google.

EDIT:

I just tried making one, and for a moment I thought it worked.  Turned to be a mark on my glasses in reality.

[MrColossal]

Psi.. Balls? I can't believe people actually believe in this stuff.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gEDaCIDvj6I

My favorite example of debunking all this crap.

[space boy]

Shouldn't you first establish whether a given phenomenon exists BEFORE trying to figure out how it works?

Oh and this one is quite amusing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlfMsZwr8rc

[evenwolf]

MrColossal, that's jumping to conclusions.   People have analyzed that fight & did you notice the "hand shake" before the match?    the guy obviously tainted his psi ball energy!




In reality I bet the old guy offered 10K to retain the illusion.   Bogus storytellers trying to make people believe in magic.

[Andail]

Eric, I love that clip. I think everyone who's practiced any sort of martial art or boxing or wrestling or whatever to a degree where you actually fight to subdue your opponent rather than gaining points from doing fancy moves, knows that most disciplines out there are merely mysticist eye-candy and gymnastics.

As for the "psi-balls"...I'm not gonna comment on this one. There are for sure people who'll testify that it works for them and they have these special powers, so what's the use trying to argue about it. Likewise, they'll never be able to prove anything.

Maybe Terranrich can offer some input, he used to be able to both hypnotize people and read their thoughts...

[arthur.com]

Shouldn't you first establish whether a given phenomenon exists BEFORE trying to figure out how it works?

Oh and this one is quite amusing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QlfMsZwr8rc

My friend sweared to god that he made a psi ball. I never saw him lying.

[Helm]

Oh man that video is brutal, eric. What's the problem old man, never been punched before? I guess he ran out of mana?

[Andail]

One can only assume that it takes an equal amount of training to become hit and wounded by a psi-ball as it takes to produce one and cast it.

[vict0r]

What the hell is psi-balls?

[space boy]

My friend sweared to god that he made a psi ball. I never saw him lying.

what kind of argument is that? if your friend told you he turns into a werewolf on fullmoon would you believe him? ask him to make a psiball in front of you. oh, and if your friend wants to make a million us dollars(1000 000 US$): http://www.randi.org/. James Randi offers a prize for anyone who proves a paranormal phenomenon. the money has been unclaimed for over 40 years.

[Ali]

James Randi offers a prize for anyone who proves a paranormal phenomenon. the money has been unclaimed for over 40 years.

That's because psychic energies don't respond well to rigid scientific investigation. Which is odd, because all the other real forms of energy do.

Anyway, if can't find a psi-ball, try dowsing for it. That's what I do. Or pray to the saint of psi-balls, either will work.

[evenwolf]

You guys introduced me to James Randi and Im so thankful.  Ive watched every clip on youtube where he challenges bogus paranormal activity.

His reasons are so good.   He doesn't want there NOT to be paranormal activity.  He genuinely wants to see it, but so far in the last half century no paranormal activity has been proven as actual phenomena.

Penn and Teller and James Randi are my kind of guys.   I too feel that the masses are becoming delusional when brought up with the belief of psychics, ghosts, and old wives tales.  Illusion should be advertised as illusion.

James Randi exposed Uri Geller, Peter Popoff, & other frauds.   http://youtube.com/results?search_query=james+randi&search=Search

[MrColossal]

Man, three posts in and Space Boy is already one of my favorite people...

Last time I said this about a new member the person turned into a whiney jerk so WATCH OUT SpaceBoy!

Also, Arthur. Take pictures, video, anything of this phenomena happening with your friend. I don't know how old you are but there is a thing called the scientific method and just about every paranormal claim has been tested and has failed so I suggest not taking things at face value and do a little critical thinking.

[Anym]

My friend sweared to god that he made a psi ball. I never saw him lying.

He probably really believes he did. Besides the frauds, there are a lot of people of actually believe they have powers of some kind, but usually it's just a delusion. For example, most people who apply for prizes like the million dollars of the JREF aren't frauds (because they know they don't have a chance under controlled conditions), but people who honestly believe they can do what they claim, but fail to do so under controlled conditions (like double blind tests) and are genuinely shocked when their powers don't work.

Unless of course, James Randi himself is the greatest psychic in the world and he wants to keep it that way and not let the knowledge of psychic powers spread, so he uses his, probably considerable, powers to sabotage the demonstrations of other people with real, but less developed, psychic powers to make it seem that they don't have any such powers whatsoever.

[space boy]

Man, three posts in and Space Boy is already one of my favorite people...

Last time I said this about a new member the person turned into a whiney jerk so WATCH OUT SpaceBoy!

That's too bad. I turn into one every full moon.