Time Will Tell.

by Uri Geller

You know the saying that there's nothing new under the sun? There's certainly nothing new about psychokinesis, or PK for short. It is the ability to influence physical objects through the power of the mind, and the Bible is full of stories involving it: Lot's wife being turned into a pillar of salt; Aaron's rod becoming a serpent and devouring the rods of Pharaoh's magicians, which had also turned into serpents; and the parting of the Red Sea when Moses led the children of Israel out of Egypt, plus many more.

Some of the world' s ancient mysteries can also be explained if you believe in PK. Maybe the pyramids were built with the help of levitation, which enabled the Ancient Egyptians to maneuver those heavy stones and set them in exactly the right position? Stonehenge is another piece of ancient architecture that has a big question mark hanging over it. How did those huge sarsen stones, the largest of which are estimated to weigh 50 tons each, get there? The nearest place with the same type of rock is 39 kilometers (24 miles) away. How was it possible for Neolithic man to balance the huge lintels on the upright stones so accurately, especially as the stones were given mortise and tenon joints to keep them in place? And how was it possible to position those huge stones so precisely that they formed a perfect astronomical calculator which still works today? People say it was done by making ramps from piles of logs, but I believe it was through levitation. I simply don't see how it could have been done any other way: Even today, engineers would have a hard job trying to move 50-ton blocks of stone around.

Believing PK Can Happen

There are two things for which I am most famous - telepathy and psychokinesis. When my powers were first publicized, people reacted as if nothing like this had ever happened before, yet in Russia scientists have been investigating PK for many years. Nina Kulagina was a Russian housewife who discovered her PK abilities quite by chance, and was able to develop them enough to move pens, matchsticks and compass needles. One of my most dramatic experiences of PK made headlines all over the world-twice. In 1989 I stopped Big Ben by mental power. This clock is one of Britain's most famous landmarks, and is renowned for its extremely sensitive mechanism. The same thing happened when I tried the experiment again in Israel in 1994. A maintenance engineer said Big Ben had stopped because of a tight bearing in the clock movement, but I wonder.

Everything in life that is worthwhile takes time, so please be patient because psychokinetic abilities don't arrive overnight. Even if you never manage to activate your dormant psychokinetic powers, that doesn't mean they aren't there or that you're a failure. You may find instead that you're particularly good at some of the other psychic techniques.

When I teach children up to the age of seven how to bend spoons, they do it easily: Spoons, forks, keys and other metal objects all perform perfectly for them. Do you know why? It's because they believe they can do it. They haven't yet learned to believe that they can't do it, which is how a lot of adults think. So before you start these experiments, block out those so-called rational thoughts that say "This is impossible."

Developing Your PK Ability

There aren't any warming-up exercises for PK, although the more you awaken your ESP and other powers, the more likely you are to succeed with PK. First of all, you have to choose a suitable object for psychokinesis. It's good to start with a broken watch or clock, because it will be easy to see if you're having any effect on it. You can also try to mend a broken home appliance.

First of all, wind up the watch even though it is broken. Hold it in your hands and concentrate on it. Be very open-minded. Do not be skeptical-we're going to make this happen. On the count of three you are going to shout the word "work." By doing this you can activate your energy that can penetrate the broken watch, so shout out "One, two, three, WORK!" Do this three times, and really believe in it. Now open your hand and look at the watch. Is the second hand moving? Lift the watch to your ear and listen. Can you hear a tick?

Don't be discouraged if nothing happens because PK doesn't always work, especially if it's the first time you've ever tried it. I can assure you that I have days when PK won't work. If you're not having any luck, try again another day. Try it with your friends or some children, who can be particularly good at psychokinesis because they don't do it with any preconceived notions that it's impossible. Make a big heap of all your broken watches and clocks, wind them all up, then get everyone to sit in a circle and concentrate. You may find you can't activate your PK abilities when you're by yourself but that they work well when you're with other people.

If anything does occur when you do this experiment, please e-mail me at urigeller@compuserve.com and tell me what happened.

Reprinted with permission from Uri Geller. Visit www.UriGeller.com for other articles and information.