Don and Esther - see Laurel's story for how spoon bending works - it should give you the idea. I do not really know why this works - I only have some theories based somewhat on the idea of the power of our intention to affect sub-atomic particles and on my studies of the mind-body connection via various energy therapies.
I was intrigued by the idea that "If you were to magnify an atom such that you could see its nucleus the space around it would be the size of a football field". And the idea that at the subatomic level we are all connected because those atoms were always moving and interacting with everything around us such that "We are not just in the room, we are of the room." I was also intrigued by the idea I first read in Meg Wheatley's book that subatomic particles are separated by vast distances, so much so that an atom is 99.99 percent empty and that everything we touch, including our bodies, is composed of these empty atoms" and that matter can affect each other at a distance. (i.e. if you separate two paired electrons - no matter the distance, at the moment one is measured for its spin - e.g.vertical axis - the second electron will instantaneously display a vertical, but opposite spin.) So when I learned spoon bending - I began to think that maybe it was just quantum physics in action. I was told that spoon bending was a demonstration of Psychokinesis - the power of your mind to have a noticeable effect on physical objects. The woman I leaned it from (Marla Brucker) taught us by having us build energy in the room, focus our intention on the spoon to bend and then yelling bend while simultaneously letting go. And it worked. But I wanted to see if my quantum ideas worked and if this could be done in other ways. So I experimented as Laurel described, with using the energy from the audience at a concert (the applause!! part), using the energy generated by recorded music - both ideas worked! But I wanted to be able to affect the spoon in a more quiet way (cause I saw this as a metaphor for what we create in our lives). So, I tried using some energy therapy and meditation related techniques like holding my intention while "breathing in" the energy of the earth and the universe and breathing out the intention through my heart and my hands which were holding the spoon and then letting go. Again it worked! - no yelling, no loud music just drawing from the energy around me and imagining the spoon bending. I realized that some people (like Meg's daughter) would be afraid of their power. So when I added this to my workshops I decided to work into it slowly by having them first feel their own and other people's energy field, learn more about the mind-body connection and how to use the power of their mind to improve their physical performance on some simple tasks. I show them how to use a pendulum by tapping into intuition or intention and more. Most are amazed at what they can do, simply and easily and it makes it easier to take the next step and bend the spoon. The discussions in my workshops are rich and amazing. I also love what people do with their new found power as they then work through visualizations to set intentions for their lives and work. The follow-up feedback I get from people is also amazing and gives me great hope! Anyway - this is a very long response and I still have not explained how to do this. My fear is you will try this based on the above and it won't work for you and then you will think I am a nut or a flake or something. My other fear is you will try this and it will work and that you will be afraid, and think I am some sort of witch or something. My preference is to show and explain this in person - I have never had anyone just try it based on my written explanation. The whole point of all this is - I think - the metaphor for our lives and the implications for our Open Space Facilitation. With love and respect Terrie ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Ferretti <dferr...@placer.ca.gov> To: <osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2000 8:50 AM Subject: Open > Terrie, > > You are the first person I have communicated with who actually can bend a spoon by letting go. I have read Wheatley's books. I understand how Open Space demonstrates the order of chaos. I have put into practice these thoughts as I approach my work and life and I thought I was doing pretty good but now I you open another realm I thought was only reserved for a very small percentage of people on earth. I would like to learn more. > > Don > > >>> Terrie Conway <terriecon...@home.com> 12/04/00 09:27PM >>> > Don - if you are referring to my recent post on how I learned the power of > "letting go" - yes 95 to 99% of we humans can tap into a relaxed state > (Alpha and Theta) to set intention in order to cause the metal of a spoon to > go soft enough to be able to bend, twist, or wrap it around itself. I have > been "teaching" several mind-body exercises including spoon bending > (psychokenesis) as a way of helping people tap into the power of their > intention and to create the life/work they want/love. I was inspired and > helped by the work of Margaret Wheatley re: Chaos Theory, Quantum Physics, > sub-atomic particles, action at a distance and morphic fields. I think Open > Space is another demonstration of these phenomena in action at the humanly > observable level. > > Terrie > > - > > * > * > ========================================================== > osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu > Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > > =========================================================== > osl...@egroups.com > To subscribe, > 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist > 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, > and choose a login ID and password > 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions > > To unsubscribe, change your options, > view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: > 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist > 2. Sign in and Proceed * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu Visit: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html =========================================================== osl...@egroups.com To subscribe, 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign up -- provide an email address, and choose a login ID and password 3. Click on "Subscribe" and follow the instructions To unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@egroups.com: 1. Visit: http://www.egroups.com/group/oslist 2. Sign in and Proceed
