The Vital Force and Telekinesis
The concept of vital energy is ubiquitous and its origins can be traced back to more than 4000 years ago. It has persisted through the centuries in Eastern cultures such as the Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Tibetan, Indian and Indonesian ones in the form of a mixture of philosophies such as Taoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism, and teachings such as alchemy, traditional medicine, and martial arts. Yoga and martial arts such as Chinese Chi Kung and Japanese Aikido are practiced throughout the globe, although often with their vital-force development component stripped off. The Chinese word for vital energy is usually transliterated as chi or qi, the Japanese one as ki, the Indian one as prana, and the Indonesian one as Tenaga Dalam. The meaning of the concept according to these philosophies and arts is quite broad, but it can be translated in English simply as energy. Indeed, it is used to designate modern science terms, such as thermal and electrical energy but it is also used for other so...