Dan Engber
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Podcast Appearances
I mean, this is, again, it's one of the complicating things about this. It'd be nice if you could just say, oh, FC is fake and everyone who uses it is, you know, the message is coming entirely from the facilitator. But it's just such a diverse set of practices and it involves such a diverse set of people and people-facilitator pairs. It's just like a very complicated question.
I mean, this is, again, it's one of the complicating things about this. It'd be nice if you could just say, oh, FC is fake and everyone who uses it is, you know, the message is coming entirely from the facilitator. But it's just such a diverse set of practices and it involves such a diverse set of people and people-facilitator pairs. It's just like a very complicated question.
Now, Akhil, you watched the video of him. He's not being touched by his mother. But there are cases where he appears to read her mind by typing into an iPad keyboard, and she's not touching him or the keyboard.
Now, Akhil, you watched the video of him. He's not being touched by his mother. But there are cases where he appears to read her mind by typing into an iPad keyboard, and she's not touching him or the keyboard.
Now, Akhil, you watched the video of him. He's not being touched by his mother. But there are cases where he appears to read her mind by typing into an iPad keyboard, and she's not touching him or the keyboard.
I mean, it is really impressive. It looks like telepathy, but she is very involved in the process, right? She's making sounds. She's moving. And I think it just goes to show how this influence, what I would say is like unconscious influence over the creation of the messages, can happen in many different ways. Like it could happen if you're holding a person's hand.
I mean, it is really impressive. It looks like telepathy, but she is very involved in the process, right? She's making sounds. She's moving. And I think it just goes to show how this influence, what I would say is like unconscious influence over the creation of the messages, can happen in many different ways. Like it could happen if you're holding a person's hand.
I mean, it is really impressive. It looks like telepathy, but she is very involved in the process, right? She's making sounds. She's moving. And I think it just goes to show how this influence, what I would say is like unconscious influence over the creation of the messages, can happen in many different ways. Like it could happen if you're holding a person's hand.
It could happen if you're holding their shoulder, putting your finger on their forehead, holding the letter board for them and not even touching them. And my belief is that in the case of Akhil, it's through these other cues. You can see in the video,
It could happen if you're holding their shoulder, putting your finger on their forehead, holding the letter board for them and not even touching them. And my belief is that in the case of Akhil, it's through these other cues. You can see in the video,
It could happen if you're holding their shoulder, putting your finger on their forehead, holding the letter board for them and not even touching them. And my belief is that in the case of Akhil, it's through these other cues. You can see in the video,
She's, like, leaning her body to one side or the other in concert with the direction that he has to move his finger to hit the next key on the keyboard. So he has to type, you know, A-R, and those are on the left side of the keyboard, and she's kind of leaning to the left. And then he has to type I-P-O, which is on the upper right of the keyboard, and she, like, leans her body in that direction.
She's, like, leaning her body to one side or the other in concert with the direction that he has to move his finger to hit the next key on the keyboard. So he has to type, you know, A-R, and those are on the left side of the keyboard, and she's kind of leaning to the left. And then he has to type I-P-O, which is on the upper right of the keyboard, and she, like, leans her body in that direction.
She's, like, leaning her body to one side or the other in concert with the direction that he has to move his finger to hit the next key on the keyboard. So he has to type, you know, A-R, and those are on the left side of the keyboard, and she's kind of leaning to the left. And then he has to type I-P-O, which is on the upper right of the keyboard, and she, like, leans her body in that direction.
Now, in order for Akil to pick up on those cues... I mean, the level of attunement that he must have to what, you know, she is, you know, perhaps subconsciously wanting him to do is truly exquisite. I mean, it's amazing.
Now, in order for Akil to pick up on those cues... I mean, the level of attunement that he must have to what, you know, she is, you know, perhaps subconsciously wanting him to do is truly exquisite. I mean, it's amazing.
Now, in order for Akil to pick up on those cues... I mean, the level of attunement that he must have to what, you know, she is, you know, perhaps subconsciously wanting him to do is truly exquisite. I mean, it's amazing.
On the other hand, what's your other choice here is to believe that he really is telepathic and speaks to the dead. So you're confronted with, you know, two extraordinary skills, one far more extraordinary than the other.
On the other hand, what's your other choice here is to believe that he really is telepathic and speaks to the dead. So you're confronted with, you know, two extraordinary skills, one far more extraordinary than the other.
On the other hand, what's your other choice here is to believe that he really is telepathic and speaks to the dead. So you're confronted with, you know, two extraordinary skills, one far more extraordinary than the other.