Current Skill You Are Developing

[Magic_Man]

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You seem to be claiming that you, or at least the elusive Tom and Kim, can influence the behavior and thoughts of another person while out of visual and audio contact with them. Whether or not they say that it is a psychic phenomena, James Randi would surely be willing to admit that it is, if they could prove it. Perhaps I am mistaken in my understanding of the claim.

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Personally, I don't think it is psychic. But here's an idea. How about you go to the essential skills yahoo group and ask the apparently 'elusive' Tom himself. I'd be interested in the answer, as I'm sure would be others, including you judging by the level of interest you've shown on this thread. And who knows, maybe you'll teach him something.

Having said that, I want to thank you. You're right. It is a pile of crap. I can't think why I ever thought it worked for me. Thank you for using your valuable time putting me straight.

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Here's the deal. This is the direct claim that "Tom" makes:
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I first noticed this years ago when I would get deep rapport with someone. I would get into a feedback loop with them. I could feel my face get red and my solar plexus get warm. I first wrote this off as a coincidence. Then I noticed that they were having the same reaction.

Well I knew that I was going for rapport but they sure didn't. I began to try to get rapport with people from across the room and then with people that were not even looking at me yet.

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First of all, I'm not sure how he managed to notice that someone else's solar plexus was getting warm, but that's beside the point. If you can cause someone's temperature to rise and their face to blush when they have no interaction with you at all, then you are performing a miracle. Like I said, I'm willing to lay large odds that such a feat would fail in rigorous testing.