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has the more descriptive title of Distant Mental Interaction with Living Systems (DMILS). The effect of systematic manipulation of a distant person's physiological responses by video observation has obvious important implications. Governments, both at home and abroad, have been investigating whether world leaders could be influenced by a psychic practitioner watching a video image an idea often exploited in science fiction. |
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An additional implication for us as a community of spirit is the influence that the violence in films and TV has on all of us, and not just on those doing the viewing. Violent imagery engenders fear and distrust, which in turn promote psychic defensiveness, and separation from unity-consciousness. As the amount of gratuitous violence we tolerate as a society escalates, the mind-to-mind connections that are our natural inheritance will diminish. It becomes increasingly difficult to maintain trusting, open hearts in daily life within a community of disconnected, fearful people. Our thoughts as well as our defensiveness have far greater effects than most of us realize. |
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More recently Schlitz carried out a landmark experiment, showing the great importance of the state of mind and expectations of the researchers on the outcome of the experiment. Skeptical English psychologist Richard Wiseman had unsuccessfully conducted three careful attempts to replicate the staring experiments we have just described. Their failure was completely in line with his view of psi. On hearing of his failure to replicate her experiments, Marilyn proposed a collaborative study with Wiseman. Using the same laboratory, a common protocol, and the same subject pool that Wiseman used, Schlitz again demonstrated a successful outcome. The participants whose video image was being stared at showed significant physiological responses, as opposed to then they were being ignored. Wiseman again fulfilled his negative expectation and found no effect, clearly demonstrating that the consciousness of the experimenter profoundly affects what he or she gets to observe.
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Thoughts Affecting Distant Human Blood Cells |
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Dr. William Braud also did remarkable experiments that reveal connections |
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