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Notes Psychokinesis from Jack Houcks website. Pioneered PK Parties.

Introduction
Italics: extra material that was not given in the live presentation on 3-26-11 by Steve
Glanz.
Sections of Jack Houcks Website
www.jackhouck.com
Conceptual Model
Associative Remote Viewing
Make & Use A Dowsing Rod
Mental Access Window
PK Parties
PK Required Materials & Format
Psychic Healing
Remote Viewing
RV Experiment Instructions
RV & PK Research
Surface Change Paper
Material Deformation by Intention

Energy Healing and Psychokinesis

Plastic Spoon Deformation
Experience Giving PK Parties
Bibliography
Places where Jack Houck published
Archaeus
Artifex
Psi Research
Treat Conference Proceedings
Applied Psi
US Psychotronics Association Proceedings
Science of Whole Person Healing
Conference Proceedings

History
Uri Geller started the Spoonbending phenomenon in the 1970's
Houck is aeronautical and astronautical engineer, taught aircraft structures at the
University of Michigan, worked for a large aerospace company in Southern
California (McDonnell Douglas), managing an advanced research group.
1976 - Reads IEEE Spectrum research article on RV Puthoff and Targ,
Curious Skeptic. Meets Targ and Puthoff. They suggest he replicate RV
experiments. Succeeds at replicating RV experiments.
PK and parapsychology research done on his own time as independent researcher.
1980 - writes and publishes conceptual model of parapsychology. Includes RV, PK,
and other paranormal phenomena. I will go over that model later.
After 5 years of RV research, McDonnell Douglass funded his visits to various
parapsychology labs to talk about his research. He starts the PK Parties
(Spoonbending parties) in 1981 in response to challenge from Parapsychologist
Charles Honorton to test his conceptual model. (Party atmosphere would enhance
the peak-emotional/time-shift component of his theory.)

Partners with Severin Dahlen, a metallurgist who was getting metal bending PK
results.
First party is a success. 1981.
1981-2003, does 370 parties, 17,000 clients, collecting data and publishing it along
the way.
Other researchers do same, not all are scientific. Probably in the thousands by now.
During his time, Wilber Franklin, Elizabeth Rauscher, Bill Bise, Bill Tiller, Julian
Isaacs, and John Hasted continue PK research and publishing results.
Conceptual Model
Brain collects information from an internal source - body sensors eyes, ears,
tongue, nose, skin and nerves.
Mind collects information from external sources sight, sound, taste, smell and
feeling.
Mind is not just local to human body.
Information about events in all space and time is stored all around us. The mind
accesses this information storage system.
It is not known where this information is stored. Our human senses only perceive a
very small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum. Information storage may not
necessarily even be in the known electromagnetic spectrum.
The mind can tune into any information in this storage system when given specific
instructions about space and time.
No instruments other than this mind-brain complex have been able to measure or
directly contact this external information storage system.
The external signals in space-time seem to enter the brain and be processed by the
corresponding physical sensory cortices, as if the cortices were unaware of whether
the signals emanated from the body sensors or the source external to the body.
The brain processes information like a very advanced computer would from both
our physical senses and from this stored information.
The computer analogy can be used for most brain functions. Brain takes
information from both the physical body sensors and the external information
storage system, processes it to produce what we perceive as senses, and adds
additional processing in the form of thinking, analyzing, comparing, and reacting.
The output then goes into the information storage system (i.e., memory) and reports
the information out in the form of speech, writing, muscle movements, and so on.
A Space Time Unit (STU) is represented as a sphere with information about all
space time, past, present and future. A plane passing through it is a unit of timespace. And your experience of that plane is your personal world line. Planes
skewed at different angles to ours could represent UFOs or other dimensional
beings.
Paranormal Phenomena classified as: ESP is Passive: Remote Viewing, Body
Scanning, Telepathy, Mind-Reading, Out-of-Body Experiences. PK is Active:

Material Deformation, Mental Healing, Telekinesis, Affecting Random Processes,

Remote Effects like Telekinesis.
One thinks of emotions as applied to humans and animals. However, emotional
intensity applies to all things, including inanimate objects.
In RV, a target is most easily viewed at the time it experienced (or will experience)
its most intense emotional state, called a peak emotional event. This may not be in
the present, thus there is a time-shift phenomenon observed with RV, where the
target may be viewed at a time that is different than the present, unless the viewer is
otherwise instructed.
Houck suggested that if people could make the emotional peak in the present
moment larger than any other emotion on the objects world line in the past or
future, then the mind will lock on to present to cause a paranormal event to happen.
That is how he had the idea for the PK Party.
On the basis of early experience with RV, PK (which is mind interacting with
matter) could also be better controlled by creating the proper environment by 1.
Creating a peak, emotionally intense situation, 2. Having the individual connect his
mind with the object to be affected (as in RV) and 3. Commanding it to do his or her
will.
Interestingly, the actual energy required by the person to connect his/her mind to the
object and command it to bend is very small. The real energy for PK is provided
locally. In the case of metal, the dislocations provide the heating along the grain
boundaries, which allows the grains to slip. Will define later.
The amazing thing is that the PK operator does not have to specify where the energy
is to come from. The "system" provides that energy.
Extra

RV is properly called Remote Perception, because all sensory data may be accessed
at a distance, not just vision.
Houck chose to keep linear time and argued that the mind is capable of scanning
throughout time, locking on to information at or near peak emotional events, much
like a radio that scans in frequency, locks onto the peak signals (radio station), and
plays out the information through its speakers.
When the environment is carefully controlled (i.e., a nearly sensory free, dimly lit
room with no pictures on the wall, no unusual smells, and no noise), anyone can
experience RV with the aid of a skillful interviewer. The interviewer is responsible
for doing the analytical thinking. He asks questions that allow the remote viewer to
be open to perceive the information from all the senses.
The interviewer must be supportive of and have some rapport with the remote
viewer.
RV- 1) the signal from the physical body sensors must be greatly reduced (sensory
deprivation, access slow senses like smell, taste and touch 2) the signal from the
information storage system must be maximized (focused attention), and 3) the

background noise must be minimized by reducing as much of the brain processing

activity as possible (let interviewer be the thinker).
Smell, taste, and touch seem to have slow discrimination rates (e.g., relatively long
time to distinguish one smell from another)
If the remote viewer continues to analyze the information, the information will
become distorted by information from his "world line" or memory.
External signals from an individual's own world line are stronger than the signals
from other information in the information system.
An individual human consciousness exists within a smaller sphere. With focused
attention, one can access any information in the macrosphere, not limited by space
or time. Higher consciousness can expand that personal worldline or sphere, until
it reaches the surface of the macro-ellipsoid which encompasses all space time, and
is therefore beyond it.
RV results are filed into the information storage system, defined as the space-time
unit (STU). This filing would be the brain activity analogous to the activity of a
transmitter.
To explain RV, Elizabeth Rauscher devised an eight-dimensional space-time model
using complex geometry to provide a mathematical formulation for the connectivity
between world lines. The key is another dimension orthogonal to the space and time
dimensions that is proportional to emotional intensity.

All minds participate in a consensus reality. When an individual wants to access a

memory, his mind searches back through the individual's world line in the STU to
sense that information. His external sensors acquire that information, which he
senses in his head, much like a hologram, with the data being processed. All sensory
information from that memory can be accessed.
When looking into the future, the mind again accesses an event usually at a time
near an emotional peak. The wave function for that time and place contains the
likelihood for all the possible events based on all the information in the STU at the
current moment. When the mind goes into the future, it observes and temporarily
collapses the wave function to a possible event. These data are seen within the brain
with the same clarity as a memory, using the same external sensing. Data is filed on
the individual's world line and may affect his or her future actions.
Often future events are dependent on the actions of many people, any of whom can
change their minds because they have free will. Thus, as real time marches on, the
wave functions of future events are constantly being changed to reflect their
probabilities based on current realities.
"Energy-exchange" curve that indicates that some of the population of a given band
may be able to extend their consciousness outside the band, even though they
normally communicate well within their population band. By moving up the scale
from emotional to mental to intuitive) the person with the higher level of
consciousness is capable of handling and possibly manipulating more information.

During sleep, the signals from the body sensors are relatively small, and the
external signals may be large enough to be detected and processed.
OBEs - physical brain is still doing the data processing. The signals from their
physical sensors have become very small compared to the external signals.
In psychometry, an individual touches an object and lets information come into his
brain that is stored in the STU on the time line of that object.
What some people see as an "aura" may be the overlay of signals from both the
physical body and external sensors.
Mechanism
A metal is a type of crystal, which is made of atoms bonded together in a structured
way. In metals, there are many localized regions of crystals called grains. Within
each individual grain, there can be irregularities in the structure called dislocations.
At the edge of these regions you have a grain boundary, and the gap between these
grains is also a type of dislocation.
Material which has a large concentration of dislocations, and a low-heat-transfer
coefficient (low thermal conductivity) is the easiest to warm form. (His term for
bending).
Stainless steel flatware fits this category perfectly. It is usually stamped out in large
quantities. Cold stamping creates a large number of "dislocations. In warmforming, PK energy (an unknown form of energy) lands at a dislocation and turns
into heat. These dislocations act as transducers. Because the metal grain boundaries
are thin, heat that builds to 2000 degrees at these dislocations melts the steel, just as
they would if they were exposed to neutrons, x-rays or microwaves. The metal loses
its structure and becomes like rubber for 5-30 seconds, then refreezes.
Stainless steel has a very low thermal conductivity, which allows a metal bender to
have 5-30 seconds to find the moment when the metal is soft.
The heat is then transferred out through the metal which can then be sensed by the
individual either as stickiness or warmth.
The reason that the metal only feels warm (not hot) is that the grain boundaries are
very small compared to the size of the grains in the metal.
There are some other metals that dont work as well. Copper has a low heat transfer
rate, thus making it hard to find a time when enough of the grain boundaries have
melted to apply some pressure before the metal refreezes. Copper tends to get hot
and people can get burned. Or, sometimes gasses build up in the copper, the gasses
pop, and the metal blows apart.
Cast metals are very hard to PK because they dont have very many in the first
place.
Graduate forks have large internal stresses and many dislocations. (Define
graduate).
If a metal has some pre-stress in it and it is placed in an oven, the metal will curl up
in order to relieve the stress. Metallurgists call this creep. Similarly, if the grain

boundaries of a metal are temporarily softened using PK and the metal has some
pre-stress in it like the graduate forks do, the metal will change shape in order to
relieve that stress and appear to bend spontaneously (graduate school bending).
Protocol
The original protocol for doing PK were invented by Severin Dahlen (metallurgist,
who also worked at McDonnell Douglas).
A typical PK Party lasted between two and three hours. 30-45 Minute Talk. Gave
the history of PK Parties and told people what was going to happen at the party. As
he talked, people got increasingly anxious to get into the bending.
People at a PK Party usually sat in a circle with a large number of spoons and forks
dumped in the middle of the circle. Jack, acting as the party facilitator, explained
the PK steps and then directed the group through the steps, much like a cheerleader.
During the PK Party, the facilitator did not demonstrate doing PK, but encouraged
the people attending the PK Party to bend first. The idea was for people to have
their own experience.
Instructions were as follows. (Tiffanys may be different).
- Hold the piece of silverware between the thumb and forefinger and rub gently.
- Project a point of concentration in your head, almost to the point of pain.
- Then move this point of concentration down through your neck, shoulder, arm,
hand, fingers, and project it into the silverware. In effect, this process allows the
mind to achieve a link from the brain to some point within the silverware.
- Next, verbally command the silverware to bend. Have everyone shout as loud as
they could: "BEND, BEND, BEND!!!" The people are asked not to just shout for
the sake of shouting but to concentrate and intently command the silverware to
bend.
- Then release that thought, sit back, relax, and use the body sensors (fingers or a
feeling) to find the small time window when the silverware is ready to bend.
- Occasionally, push on the object with the other hand to see if the object gives.
The metal becomes a biofeedback sensor. It only stays soft for between 5 and 30
seconds, so it is important to really go at it for the few seconds that the metal is soft
and has lost its structure. Wrap the head around the handle many times. Also, you
will feel the metal "freeze" or re-harden as the grain boundaries re-solidify.
Jack kept the environment fun, exciting, and even chaotic at times. Excitement was
encouraged and when people got into the fun of it, incredible results occurred. The
noise and the people shouting with joy helped distract people, causing them to let
go, which is the most difficult part for most people.
Most people have a hard time releasing the thought, and think that they have to
continue to concentrate on the bending objective. So the facilitator moves around
and tries to break everyone's concentration.
Sometimes Jack would hold a person's silverware as if to test how he/she is doing,
and then make-up something as to how well he/she is doing or what he/she should
try. Usually, the person was able to bend the object shortly thereafter.

Jack divided PK parties into three levels Kindergarten, High School and Graduate
School.
Kindergarten bending spoons and forks with hands, but using the power of the
mind to soften the metal, just as weve described above.
People can use both hands during Kindergarten, but only a small amount of physical
force is encouraged.
Start at the Kindergarten level because of "boot-strapping" effect (increases
confidence which breeds more successes).
Knives were rarely used because they can break and cut people. Glass and wood
blow up because they are not flexible enough to expand readily.
People usually would bend four or five pieces of flatware before moving on to the
next level.
The High School level is defined as bending things that cannot ordinarily be bent by
human physical force, such as steel rods (aluminum rods, one foot in length and 3/8"
in diameter. Also, zinc plated steel rods.). Also, silver plated spoons made of pot
metal where you buckle the bowls.
Graduate school is when each person holds two forks at the bottom of the handle,
one in each hand with the intention of having the forks bend spontaneously. Done
as a group. Convinces skeptics.
Sometimes he had people use a dowsing rod, suggesting that everyone check the
silverware to determine if it was "willing to bend" (i.e., if the subconscious would
allow the silverware to bend). If the person got a no answer, they would get
different silverware.
Jack took pictures to record the results of the bending, and kept a record of each
individual's results from all of the PK Parties.
Did questionnaires and surveys at parties ie.) perception of how much force they
used to bend the flatware.
Observations
Houck: 370 PK Parties, 17,000 people.
Many other PK Party facilitators have replicated same observations. Over 100
others have given PK Parties all over the world with similar results reported.
(Probably in the thousands by now).
Skeptics: It is true that magicians have tricks where they can with sleight of hand or
diversion appear to bend objects like those at PK Parties. The 17,000 people who
have attended PK Parties cannot all be magicians. Seeing a six-year-old bend a
thick steel rod is very impressive.
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20 to 50 people at a PK Party. 15 minimum to create enough distraction for a high
success rate.
The more people, the better the results.

20 to 25 people was optimal for one facilitator to handle. For larger parties, need
more facilitators.
Optimal mix is 25% children or teenagers, 50 percent open-minded adults, 25
percent people who were knowledgeable about psychic phenomena.
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Everyone seems to be able to do PK.
One of the reasons the PK Party format works so well is that people get immediate
feedback.
Children were the best at PK, ages 6-13. They let go easily and look around a lot.
They have not learned that they should not be able to do PK.
Children were able to bend clear plastic forks and spoons. Plastic is normally brittle
and breaks, but PKed area looks cloudy due to micro-cracks from a small bubble
caused by heat. Good feedback can observe cloudiness know when its ready to
bend.
Plastic utensils great for kids after the party cheap to practice on.
Senior citizens are the next best group. They have self confidence and let go easily.
No gender, race or ethnic differences.
People improve by attending multiple parties, indicating that training is possible.
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But some people do not achieve PK at these parties.
Some analyze too much. Some do not want to experience PK because of religious
belief or negative attitudes. Too much observing and analyzing leads to failure.
Sometimes, the first-time-effect is observed, also known as beginners luck.
Without a good theoretical model, these people get frightened. They analyze their
results away, which can reduce their later successes.
Skeptics and analytical people squelch the effect. Puts two good benders on either
side of them. Or he would separate skeptics from other skeptics, to avoid having
them entrain each other. The same would apply to couples.
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3-4 minutes for first person to succeed. Then group belief changed and most bend
within 30 minutes.
After bending 2-3 pieces, people were offered rods. Half accept the challenge.

Many times, children between 6 and 8 were able to bend the rods, at least 20
degrees
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85% attain Kindergarten level, bending one or more pieces.

32% attain High School bending (rods, etc.)

11% attain Graduate School bending (no touching).
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Air gets cold around fork as mind pulls heat out of the air, condensation forms and
water drips from fork.

A few pieces of silverware that have been warm-formed would break with a loud
popping sound.
Telekinesis observed (objects moving in room). (Rarely).
Spontaneous healings. Same energy.
Woman holding wine glass fingerprints etched into wine glass.
Man pulled a spoon apart force of 850 lbs. pressure.
An experiment demonstrated that PK can be performed remotely. Video on website.
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Time phenomena.
Stainless forks and spoons just lying on the floor get softer and softer from one PK
Party to another.
Experimental hacksaw blades exposed to the environment at PK Parties became
softer after each event.
Metal would continue to bend for up to 3 days after a party.
Metal continues to bend after the party is over, like its been at 800 degrees
continuously, and the stress slowly was relieved, as in a phenomenon known as
metal "creep."
Graduate forks - stop bending after 3 parties as dislocations reduced and stress
released.
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Take it home, put by plants reports of improved plant growth.
50% can do later by themselves, without the PK Party environment.
After-party applications. A lady bent curtain rod to right shape, man took a nut off
his car that no tools would move.
Research and Experiments
Hacksaw blades were exposed to PK party environments. A control blade was left
at a friends house. After 3 months, it was found by metallurgical analysis that the
PK exposed blades got softer after each party.
No intense magnetic fields were found to be associated with PK. Although Hall
Effect chips are used in the detection of magnetic fields, their current flow change
depends on the dislocations within the chip. They were affected by PK, but would
have to be replaced after each experiment.
No other devices were found to measure PK.
Magnetic Media - No results; Acoustical Dislocation Movement - Limited results;
Liquid Crystal Displays - No results; Thermo Liquid Crystal Displays - No results
Some studies have shown that material is missing after being PKed.
A group was able to stop a gyroscope 3,000 miles away, within 5 minutes remote
PK.
About 50% of the people given soybean seeds had the seeds popping the shells and
then appearing to have a sprout emerging about 1/4".

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Successful experiments: (a) Remotely move objects, (b) Remotely bend objects. (c)
Measure temperature by several methods (d) Watch repair.
Questionnaires - More than half of the people felt that they used less than half the
force necessary to physically bend the flatware.
5 objects were examined under Scanning Electron Microscope, and subjected to
etching and hardness tests. Warm formed objects show distinct patterns vs. control
objects.
Schumann Resonance: Lightening bolts throughout the earth stimulate the cavity
between the earth surface and ionosphere to resonate at extremely low frequencies
(ELF) of 7.82 Hz, causing the earth's magnetic field to oscillate at this frequency.
This is also the EEG frequency of the brain during REM Sleep and Hypnogogic
Imagery.
It is also present in psychics and remote viewers. Did measurements. Hypothesis
that entraining brain at this frequency could enhance PK. Need to test.
Healing
PK energy in hands is same as Chi energy.
Spontaneous healing at PK Parties was often observed.
The PK "energy" seems to be magnified at PK Parties and is strongest at the center
of the circle of benders.
Houcks personal healing power increased over the years as he practiced PK.
Steps for healing are same as steps to perform PK. Connect to source. Turn on the
energy, check and apply the energy, direct it with intention for healing,
disconnect/cleanse, thank the source.
30% placebo effect, just as with other forms of healing
If you are a healer, put your successfully bent flatware by your healing space in your
office so clients can see it. This will increase their belief in your healing powers.
Final Word. PK Allows you to experience things which you may not have believed
possible, which in turn should help you reduce some of the artificial limits placed on
your life.