"Electrokinesis" is a word stemming from role-playing games. It _can_ be used to describe a rather large assortment of psychokinesic effects. The chap who claims to be a natural "electrokinetic" has yet to elaborate on exactly which PK effects he does.

That said, generally folks have either or both of two sets of skills in mind when they refer to "electrokinesis": microPK interference with electronic systems such as computers, and running or otherwise altering the function of electrical appliances (usually, but not always, with macroPK). _Sometimes_ they are referring to the quasi-telepathic effects of linking with and probing computer systems.

In any event, other than listing the applications, there hasn't seemed much point in writing about this specific subcategory of PK.

As for your second question, there is insufficient data available to give a definitive answer. Quite a lot of people have been able to learn to accomplish minor PK effects. However, to say that everyone has the ability to do so is premature. Among those currently practicing, there is a wide range of skill: from moved a very small object once or skewed the stats significantly one day to serious and reliable PK at a large scale. The time taken to learn these things ranges from a few minutes to a couple decades.

Presumably, your _real_ question there is "Can I, VampWitch, learn to do this?" The only real answer is: "Try it and find out."

Psychokinetic messings-about with computer programs is pretty common, really. Try the butterfly game, or the moving tile game, at the Garden of Dreams, to start out ( www.psiarcade.com/garden ). The moving tile game might _seem_ like it would go the "right" way anyway, but it is not the case. And yes, they are pseudo-random java script kind of things, nothing especially odd about the game programs themselves.

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I should refer you to the "rant" section, but to save time and effort, I'll simply re-state it here:

Psychokinesis is a physical activity, and its use affects your body. Your question is equivalent to "I decided I needed to start getting some exercise so I ran a five-mile race this morning, and I was tired afterward. Why?"

"Just ****"...otherwise known as "creative fiction" or "fluffiness".

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Yes, it can be done.

If you do not get any side-effects, then it is probably okay.

There are some online, such as Garden of Dreams at www.psiarcade.com/garden

Most psi-games use a pseudo-random moving graphic. Java-scripts are popular. Some BASIC scripts from the early 1980s also work. The more delicate the system, the easier it is to affect.

The power of wind? Yes, windmills have been used to generate power for centuries. It is a relatively simple conversion of energy; no TK required.

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Bio-PK is short for "biological psychokinesis", the use of Psychokinesis on living and/or organic materials...not to be confused with "biokinesis" which is a political theory that has absolutely nothing to do with psionics.

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Either "out of psi-stuff" or simply too exhausted to use what psi-stuff was available. Psionics is a set of physical skills, and the body has limits to its stamina. Even "simple" things like scanning are more tiring than you'd expect. To replenish your "oomph", rest for a while, eat properly, pretty much what you'd do to recover from strenuous athletic activity, even if you don't actually "feel" that tired. It sneaks up on you, like the kind of exhaustion felt after cramming for an exam, but your body might decide "enough" before you feel like you're going to crash.

Congratulations on your early success, first of all. As for why it didn't work later, my guess would be that you were temporarily "out of oomph". People tend to have limits to their physical endurance.