single "Telekinesis"
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Telekinesis is the purported psychic ability to move or manipulate objects without physical contact, using only the power of the mind.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Telekinesis | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
paranormal ability
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parapsychological concept ⓘ psychic ability ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
comic books
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films ⓘ role-playing games ⓘ television series ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
extrasensory perception
ⓘ
occult practices ⓘ psychic powers ⓘ |
| characteristicOf |
fantasy fiction
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paranormal fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ |
| consideredBy | mainstream science as pseudoscience ⓘ |
| contradictedBy | current physical theories ⓘ |
| culturalRole |
metaphor for control over environment through willpower
ⓘ
symbol of ultimate mental power ⓘ |
| describedAs | ability to move objects using the mind alone ⓘ |
| evaluationBy | skeptics as result of bias or fraud ⓘ |
| featuredIn | stage magic claims and debunkings ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | psychokinesis ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
macro-psychokinesis
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micro-psychokinesis ⓘ |
| involves |
manipulation of matter without physical contact
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movement of objects at a distance ⓘ use of mental power ⓘ |
| lacks | reliable experimental evidence ⓘ |
| oftenAttributedTo |
gifted individuals
ⓘ
mutants in fiction ⓘ psychics in fiction ⓘ sorcerers in fiction ⓘ |
| popularIn |
20th-century occult movements
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New Age beliefs ⓘ |
| requires |
concentration in fictional depictions
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mental focus in fictional depictions ⓘ |
| sometimesExplainedBy |
mind-matter interaction in parapsychology
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unknown energy fields in pseudoscientific accounts ⓘ |
| studiedIn | parapsychology ⓘ |
| testedBy | controlled laboratory experiments ⓘ |
| typicalAbilitiesInclude |
bending or breaking objects
GENERATED
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controlling the trajectory of projectiles GENERATED ⓘ levitation of objects GENERATED ⓘ restraining or pushing people at a distance GENERATED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.