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DictionarytelekinesisMoving objects by thought
noun

telekinesis

tel-ih-kih-NEE-sis/ˌtelɪkɪˈniːsɪs/

The supposed ability to move objects using the mind without physical contact.

The imaginary scene shows blocks moving by telekinesis without being touched.

Clearly fictional magical scene: focused adult sits with hands away from several floating wooden blocks, no physical contact, imagined mental movement.
Etymology
teleEnglishat a distance
+kinesisGreekmovement

The pieces literally mean 'motion at a distance.' In spiritualism, this described objects supposedly moving without physical contact, the central image behind movement attributed to mental power alone.

In context

Sadhguru56:09
Telekinesis the ability to uh move objects or cause physical changes through brain power
Is Consciousness a Miracle? | Harvard’s Cognitive Scientist Prof. Steven Pinker & Sadhguru

More examples

  • The novel gives its heroine the power of telekinesis.
  • The magician's trick creates the appearance of telekinesis.
  • The claim of telekinesis remains unsupported by the test.

Forms

telekinesis