Sunday, August 2, 2009

Psychokinetic Suite

The term psychokinesis is a term coined by Henry Holt to refer to the direct influence of mind on a physical system that cannot be entirely accounted for by the mediation of any known physical energy. Because of this definition, a lot of super powers fall under this category.
  • Telekinesis; movement of matter (micro and macro; move, lift, agitate, vibrate, spin, bend, break, or impact)
  • Speed up or slow down the naturally occurring vibrations of atoms in matter to alter temperature,possibly to the point of ignition if combustible (also known as pyrokinesis and cryokinesis respectively).
  • Teleportation (disappearing and reappearing elsewhere).
  • Phasing through matter.
  • Transmutation of matter.
  • Shape-shifting.
  • Energy shield (force field).
  • Control of magnetism.
  • Control of photons (light waves/particles).
  • Telepathic projection
Taking these individual manifestations, I think it would be neat to represent these abilities through music. Obviously there are a lot here, so it would either need to only be a select few or several short movements. Since each manifestation is unique, each movement would need to be unique, which would allow this piece to encompass all genres in a variety of ways.