ok, so while looking at the "An Open Secret" thread, I began to wonder what the writer/producer Amy Berg IMDB had worked on recently. Her most recent Executive Producer credit was from an Italian doc about some famous editor-in-chief of Vogue magazine called "Franca: Chaos and Creation. Upon opening the page I was immediately greeted with a familiar name listed first among the 'stars:' Marina freakin' Abramovic (i realize her name is listed first because of alphabetic order, but still..)
Perusing her page reveals a quote i haven't seen pointed out yet in this investigation (forgive me if this has already be covered):
Personal Quote: [2012] "They are investigating my brain and finding out about brain function. They are going through the data now and, in November, we will have a huge symposium on the results. I have a brain that functions completely differently from other people's brains. I produce some kind of shooting energy. It's not just some hocus-pocus. It's scientifically proven."
What in the sam hill is she babbling about? Apparently the quote is from her 2012 doc "Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present" (has anyone watched it and could comment? i don't think i could stomach it..)
Also check out the top user review: "I can't even find words to describe the emotion, the feeling of peace, serenity, harmony that we feel as watching this beautiful documentary. It simply shows us the essence, the genuineness and purity of this fabulous artist! GREAT WOMAN, no doubt! I wish I was one of those that had the opportunity to sit in front of her! This is art, and anyone can't say that it's not! Certainly you'll never find someone so much present, so much human, so much given to the feelings of others, such as Marina! And that's for sure!!! Thank you, thank you so so much! You're simply UNIQUE! I truly wish to know her better now!!! And her institute, oh the institute!!!! Maybe one day, one day, who knows? :)" (emphasis added) w..t..f...
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strix-varia ago
Yes ANYONE can claim these "tricks" but there are also people who do possess powers after years and years of practice.
bdiminishedminor7 ago
You know, I used to believe that too, a long time ago. But the more I learned about these matters, the more I have grown skeptical of these claims. I'm not denying "paranormal" powers exist, and that, indeed, there are (conscious) forces beyond our perception that we are able to call upon (I've had some uneasy experiences with these), but 99.99999% of what I've seen/experienced/read boils down to mind/neurological/ego manipulations that are usually so incredibly base, people simply cannot believe they can be so easily fooled.
And as for the "real" powers out there, I've personally concluded that these are just not to be meddled with. The problem is: we are only human, with a fragile human body, and a very crudely evolved tiny little human brain. And just like our bodies won't survive living on the moon, or at the bottom of the ocean, our minds are simply unable to cope with the vast information/consciousness/energy-matrix that conjures forth the illusion of the Universe we appear to exist in. Narcissistic occultists are keen to claim "divine" powers, and consider themselves Gods among men, but that is, of course, a pathetic and childish fantasy. No-one is a God, because we are physically, ethically, emotionally, intellectually, neurologically and spiritually not equipped to be a God.
In my experience, people who are actually capable of true "superhuman" manipulations, keep very very silent about it, and help humanity in silence. Vanity is, by far, the Devil's favorite sin.
strix-varia ago
I can agree with that, but I also think that the ones who are capable of such manipulations and keep very silent about it are not always there to help humanity. Not at all. What about CERN for example?