How many times have you sat in front of a downed railroad crossing gate that isn’t rising even though no train is passing by? Have you ever thought long and hard about that gate rising up and out of your way? Has that gate ever moved just as you visualized it rising in your mind? If so, you may boast some latent telekinetic power. You might be a prime candidate to learn telekinesis.

You might be surprised to know that a large number of people have latent telekinetic abilities, and that these people can learn telekinesis through practice and repetition. Yes, learning telekinesis is like anything else: The harder you work at it, and the longer your practice, the better you’ll be at it.

There are several techniques written about in articles that tell you what you can try to learn telekinesis. The best for beginners, though, is to try to merge with a lit candle. This sounds odd, but it’s actually a rather simple exercise. Light a candle and place it on safe, flat surface directly in front of you. Sit in a relaxing position before the candle. Close your eyes and picture the candle in front of you. Think of its dancing flame. Picture it flickering. Picture a soft wind bending it.

Next, imagine the flame shrinking down to a tiny speck. Then picture it erupting like a volcano. Finally, open your eyes and stare back at that flame.

In your mind, run through the various images of the flame again, only this time keeping your eyes open. At first, nothing will happen. The candle’s flame will burn uninterrupted. But after weeks of practice, you might notice a subtle difference. Perhaps the candle flame will flicker or dance without being first caressed by a breeze. Maybe the flame will appear to disappear, just for a second, before flickering back into life.

These little changes are a sign that you are gradually developing your telekinetic abilities. The key to growing these abilities is, of course, practice. It may get boring, but by practicing telekinesis exercises on a routine basis, you’ll build up your mind-over-matter abilities.

Anyone can learn telekinesis. The problem is, few people have the patience, or proper attitude, to do so.