Psychokinesis

Psychokinesis (literally "mind-movement") or PK is the more commonly used term today for what in the past was known as telekinesis (literally "distant-movement"). It refers to the psi ability to influence the behavior of matter by mental intention (or possibly some other aspect of mental activity) alone. As of 2004 the term remote influencing is becoming widely used for certain kinds of psychokinesis.

Cultural references

• The Jedi and Sith, wielders of the mysterious "Force" within the Star Wars universe, have the ability to telekinetically move objects of various sizes and from various distances.
• A young Courteney Cox played a telekinetic teenager in the short-lived TV series, Misfits of Science
• Sissy Spacek played a telekinetic high school girl in the 1976 film Carrie, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name
• In Buffy the Vampire Slayer, witches are shown to be telekinetic as a whole.
• In Charmed, telekinesis is a power possessed by most witches, warlocks, upper level demons and angels.
• In X-Men, Jean Grey and many other mutants have telekinetic abilities.
• In the TV show Static Shock, Madelyn Spaulding developes telekinesis after Static sends a surge of electricity through her brain.
• In Teen Titans, both Raven of the titular team and Jinx of H.I.V.E. Academy wield telekinetic powers.
• In Earthbound, PK or PSI is the primary form of 'magic' in the game, however this variation also includes manipulation of full energy with the mind
• In the children's novel Matilda by Roald Dahl, the protagonist, Matilda Wormwood, develops telekinetic abilities as a result of untapped intellectual ability.
• In Witch Hunter Robin, certain witches have the power to control the movement of objects such as trash cans at will.
• The Tomorrow People TV series features characters possessing psychokinetic abilities.
• In the video game by Midway, Nick Scryer uses many different abilities to defeat enemies (pyrokinesis, telekinesis, etc.)
• In the TV show The Secret World of Alex Mack, Alexandra "Alex" Mack gains telekinesis after being drenched in the chemical GC-161.
• In the Pokemon game/show, many of the Pokemon wield telekinesis and many other psychic gifts.
• In Akira, both the movie and the manga, telekinesis is a subject of secret government research, culminating in extremely powerful individuals such as the main antagonist, Tetsuo, and the titular character, Akira.
• In Zapped! a teenage high school whiz kid discovers a formula for telekinetic powers and uses it for various mischief, including undressing girls, and in the sequel Zapped Again! a new generation of high school kids find the old potion and perform similar pranks.
• In the Darkstalkers video game series, the vampire hunter Donovan Baine, and a young girl Anita who acompanies him, use telekinesis to a large extent. Donovan's main weapon is a giant spirit sword known as Dhylec, which he mostly wields with just the power of his mind.
• In the Gundam meta-verse, there is a type of evolved human being known as a Newtype, predominantly in the Universal Century timeline. This happens when humanity begins to migrate to space, and to adapt to the new enviornment humanity begins to slowly evolve to adapt to space. Although Newtypes mostly exhibit enhanced senses and varying degree's of heightened mental awareness, they have sometimes performed amazing feats that are very Telekinetic. For example, the main protagonist of Zeta Gundam, Camille Vidan has his titular Mobile Suit perform far beyond its expected performance with the power of his mind during instances where he becomes deeply enraged. There are also Newtype only weapons known as "Funnels" which are psychically controlled modules which are used to remotely attack enemies mentally.
• Vampires in popular fiction often have a form of telekinesis. Usually it is the older, more powerful vampires whom exhibit this. Vampires aquire power the longer they stay alive usually.
• In the game series Golden Sun, the ability to use powers granted to the mind, ingame called "Psynergy", does exist. Adepts are naturally born knowing they have these powers, though, anyone can use them if they put their mind to it. Four kinds of psynergy exist, Venus (Earth), Mars (Fire), Jupiter (Wind), and Mercury (Water). Amongst these, the most notable is Jupiter and Mercury; Jupiter adepts are naturals at reading minds and being able to pick up on future events, and Mercury can heal through prayer and concentration. Venus have the ability to manipulate objects with their mind, giving them such powers as "Move" and teleporting "Retreat", while Mars can gain abilities that are a mixture of three, knowing "Move" and healing moves are natural to them.
• In "Metal Gear Solid", the main character, Solid Snake, does battle with Psycho Mantis, a member of FOXHOUND who has the powers of both telepathy and telekinesis.