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created: 2025-07-23
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updated: 2025-07-23
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title: Geller Effect
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- concept
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- psi
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- psychokinesis
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description: The Geller effect refers to the apparent ability of individuals to bend metal or influence electronic devices after witnessing Uri Geller perform such feats.
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category: "Esoteric & Historical Concept"
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summary: "The 'Geller Effect' refers to the phenomenon where individuals, particularly children and teenagers, reportedly become able to bend metal or influence electronic devices after witnessing Uri Geller perform such feats."
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The "[[Geller Effect]]" refers to the phenomenon where individuals, particularly children and teenagers, reportedly become able to bend metal or influence electronic devices after witnessing [[Uri Geller]] perform such feats. This secondary effect of Geller's demonstrations was of interest to the [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]] and the Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences, as it suggested a potential for widespread psychokinetic influence.[^1]
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The Geller effect is an example of how the perception of a paranormal event can have real-world consequences, regardless of whether the initial event was genuine or the result of trickery. It highlights the power of belief and suggestion in the realm of psychic phenomena.[^1]
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[^1]: Jacobsen, Annie. *Phenomena: The Secret History of the U.S. Government's Investigations into Extrasensory Perception and Psychokinesis*. Little, Brown and Company, 2017.
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