Pyrokinesis

[journyman161]

Yes, these labels are more enjoyed by the extremely young.

From the perspective of one who has many years on the clock, I think labelling is something done more by the older person. It comes as values & limits are defined & the personality becomes more resistant to change - that's when there's a tendency to make labels & make them stick.

The problem isn't labels per se, it's seeing only the label & failing to discern the individuality underneath it.

But sometimes labels are meaningful - we have running, but within running there is jogging, sprinting & long distance, all requiring different skill sets & training methods. Linked but separate.

And as Beekeeper said, it's the tone of the post more than content that brought the reaction from Admin. It didn't sound like you were agreeing with Avatar.

[Tom]

Getting back to the subject, when we are talking about controlling fire do you really know what fire actually is or is it just an abstract concept? The flame of a candle is a complex mixture of chemicals - solids, liquids, and gases, which are heated to the point where they glow. It is for the most part a moving stream of hot air. It is easier to shift the movement of something that is already moving, because the inertia of a stationary object is less than the intertia of one already in motion. Unless your purpose is to generate an actual fire, this is really just a form of telekinesis.

[journyman161]

On a step further down, only gases burn. Look closely at a flame & you will see a gap between the fuel & the flame - the fuel is heated to the point molecules sublime off the fuel & they burn.

The problem is, unless things have changed in the past decade or so, flame is not fully understood. Back when I last read about it, nobody was quite sure just why the flame effect happens. A bit like electricity, we know all kinds of ways to use it but what it actually is remins shrouded.

[chips]

like tom said, moving a flame with your mind would be catagorized as telekinesis, and not pyrokinesis. pyrokinesis is the ability to heat-up objects (and other things) with ur mind.