Friday, August 20, 2010

Do You Know What Mind Over Matter Means?

By Kerry Blanks

You must have heard your parents using the phrase 'mind over matter' during some childhood toothache or stomachache that you had. In that case your mother was perhaps trying to lessen your pain by asking you to focus away from it. Nevertheless, be it concentrating to bear with pain or actual paranormal activities such as moving matter with the power of your mind, human mind power is known to be one of the most vital of forces that can achieve any miracle.

Psychokinesis can be termed as one psychic extreme of such mind over matter phenomenon. In simple terms it refers to the psychic ability of a person to move physical objects with the power of his/her thoughts. Suppose you are hungry and your mind had the power to make the bread fly out from the refrigerator and into your hands? Sounds too good isn't it?

The word psychokinesis is often used synonymously with that of Telekinesis especially in case of movies and informal discussions on such topics. The latter word was originated to denote the physical movements of objects due to spirits and ghosts. Later on, during the 19th century, when a lot if studies were undertaken and the involvement of human mind in this phenomenon were realized, 'psychokinesis' term was coined.

The measurement of such mind over matter phenomenon can be of two types, the micro-psychokinesis and the macro-psychokinesis. While the former refers to very small changes or movement in matter only observable through scientific instruments, the latter involves larger movement that is perceptible through the naked eyes.

Moving forward from the extreme level of mind over matter, it should also be noted that this plays a significant role in the doctrines of spirituality and philosophy. Moreover, with the new age spirituality, responsibility assumption is something where the concept of mind over matter gains huge significance.

According to the responsibility assumption, the sole responsibility of your future and what you make of your life lies on you. It prophesizes the concept that your future is a product of your thoughts and the onus or responsibility of your destiny or fate is only on you. Recent spiritual awakening in the last decade also has laws such as Laws of Attraction, etc talking in the same direction.

The law of attraction states that if your mind focuses its attention on an object of desire and truly believes that it will come true with constant visualization of the final achieved state along with constant affirmation to the subconscious mind, then your mind power will affect the cosmos and ultimately result in the manifestation of the object of your want in reality.

Thus it can be concluded that be it physical matter or be it an intangible matter, your mind has the power to influence all. Thus, with the power of positive thinking, concentration, energy, and affirmations one can achieve the highest forms of 'mind over matter' phenomenon and thereby live life in his own terms.

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