Psychokinesis, Rare Ability Or Not. Options

Do you think psychokinetic gifts are rare and why (either yay or nay)? It seems like everyone has sensory gifts out of the wazoo, but it seems as if it is rare for people to have psychokinetic abilities.

We can both agree, Telempath, that there is a diffrence between your body, which you inhabit, and objects that are outside of it.

Other then that. I didnt write that there werent any people who are more "gifted" then others in certain regards. Just that practice and knowledge make for better results and control. Also, regarding those who "can", and those who "cannot", that anyone can achieve results to a certain point and you do not have to be declared "gifted" just to be able to reach certain places. (personaly dont see why you have a problem with this statemeant)

In my view, its hard work and practice that make anyone able of reaching the same place. (even if some have a bit of extra in certain areas, that give them an easier time of reaching there)

Again, I dont know why people have to believe they are "special" just so they can get enough motivation to do something. Or get imidiate results, without putting in the time and effort, to achieve them. Just seems silly to me. If my life was perfect, or If I only had good expiriences with both spiritual things and social parts of my life, then Im sure I wouldnt have any(if at all) motivation to reach where I am today. Also, I too admit, that being called special by others gave me what I needed mentaly to go to those places. I needed that confirmation from others, to get that push, to move onwards with this subject. Though now, that Ive grown somewhat, I can tell you that with what I know anyone can achieve greatness just by putting their very best into it and it doesnt matter if someone tells them they are "special" or worthy of it.

The right kind of understanding(by "right" i mean the technique that suits a certain individual's set of mind and view of the world), and knowing the mechanism your working with, is what in my view makes a person able to do anything from influancing the phisical world, people, spirits, entities, and even TK or telepathy. None of us is better then anyone else, or has something that makes them more "special" or "unique" then any other. We are all just diffrent and have sides to us that are more developed.(though it does not mean that what is less, but still there, cannot be developed to reach any point you desire)

Without hopefully making you mad(not my intention), from personal expirience people say that they can do an awful lot. Though when it comes to the "how" which shows what exactly they changed or manipulated to achieve the result... they are usualy lacking in explanations, other then the popular "its because I am gifted and its easy for me". (not to mention the "I cannot show you now, or do it whenever I want to, because I need certain conditions met" when confronted) That just usualy shows me that their overly developed "abbilities" only work by accident or when supported from various mental states or phisical conditions, and the person in question(that doesnt know the way to manipulate those abbilities or the world around them) just takes advantage of those accidental "hits" where he didnt even have to know much to begin with, for whatever it is to manifest in phisical reality(again, without their control over the process).

So just saying. It is after all my personal opinion. No need to agree with it or accept it. Just seems logical to me. (doesnt mean that you are worng or i am absolutly correct) Mostly what Ive found out from personal expiriences with people. (on the net and otherwise)

I personaly do not believe anyone has "more" or "less" then anyone else. We are all wonderfull and full of so much. If at all there was something to blame, it would be the body(the shell that holds us) that is lacking sometimes, either because of weakness or illness, that makes it less potent to use whatever power it holds within... when at the same time others use their own better, with bigger and more potent results. I dont think there is any person alive who has a less "powerfull" soul. Or a soul that lacks something others have, unless we are talking about various memmories and past life expiriences. :S
I would even add that people who are mentaly unstable or unable to grasp complex ideas, are ones who will also not be able to achieve various things because of this handycap. Just seems more reasonable to me, personaly.

Also, I really(!) disagree with letting others tell you what you are capable of or not and following their advice. On the other hand making it even worse by putting yourself in a catagory that makes it seem like that tiny little ability is the best thing you can do or ever achieve, and at the same time shutting off and mentaly weakening your position in other catagories that you and everyone else are more then able to use.

(and for future refrence, please dont assume about what I know or if I am otherwise gifted or not in whatever it may be, since you do not know me. Its only natural since I give you the same respect and only talk from my personal view of things, without including people individualy even if I do not see with them eye to eye. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/wink.gif) )

Anyhow. Take it or leave it. I just wanted you to understand where I stand and my view. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) No hard feelings. ^^

This post has been edited by Shimi: Apr 14 2008, 10:09 AM