Mind over matter

Psychokinesis

The possible first use referring somewhat more directly to psychokinesis could be the 1903 book titled 'Mind over matter: the influence of will power on disease' by J. W. Martin. In 1972 the parapsychologist Louisa Rhine published a book titled Mind over Matter: Psychokinesis. Another researcher D. Scott Rogo published Mind Over Matter: Case for Psychokinesis (1986). Jeffrey Mishlove wrote The PK Man: A True Story of Mind Over Matter (2000) which discusses the controversial claims of Ted Owens regarding his alleged ability to influence the weather by psychokinetic activity.

A definition of the term mind over matter:

''the mind is very powerful. it creates 'reality' in a sense, because what we think determines what we can and can't see or do.
if we 'put our minds to it' we can overcome many obstacles, including physical ones.
take drinking urine as an example. many people cannot do it because they think it's disgusting or harmful. it's their mind which determines what can and cannot be done, however when we decide to do it (e.g. for survival) we find it easier than we thought.''

This goes with our plot because we are making a film about a man with a personality disorder. Therefore his state of mind and his mental health and his mental strength are all import5ant and relevant. Also the feedback we got from the public about having the title 'night and day' was because there was a definite contrast between the two and this links to our characters. However we didnt think this linked to the characters conditionh enough so we chose 'Mind over Matter' to be our title.