Yes.

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Excellent question. "Psi" is used as a variable, much as other Greek and Roman letters are, in Maths and Physics. This variable denotes an "unknown quantity".

The one we're dealing with here, is the mechanism that allows such things as Psychokinesis and Telepathy to happen. It may in fact be a group of mechanisms, rather than just one. It is _more_ understood now, than when the term was coined, half a century ago, but the details are still undetermined. One of the more useful "models" is the "byproduct of nervous function" one bandied about on many sites. "Psionics" was coined in parallel to "nucleonics", "electronics", and so on, with an "unknown mechanism". Hence "Psionics", rather than "Psyonics" which would have been derived from "Psychic" or "Psychical", itself derived from "Psyche" (referring to the mind or soul)....from the name of the Greek Goddess Who personified the concept of the mind.

Yep, there does indeed appear to be the reaction from the force you are exerting. On something small like a psiwheel, it is not likely to be enough to notice. Lift your couch, on the other hand, and you'll feel it. As for the tree, that would depend on the age and species, don't you think? A yearling Dwarf Crabapple would be different from an adult Douglas Fir. ;) People keep telling me that there are no practical limits to what can be moved telekinetically. My experience of it, however, would indicate otherwise. Whether such limits as my colleagues and I have found are "real" or "all in our heads" is open to question, I suppose.

Yes, it can be done. However, it is possible to do more harm than good if you mess up. Most psionic healing methods beyond the simplest approaches for the most minor of conditions require knowledge of anatomy and physiology, and other things appropriate to a medical school A site such as this one, devoted to teaching beginners the bare rudiments of psionics, is not the correct forum to teach healing in depth.

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It varies with the context, but sometimes I've used it to mean the same mechanism designated as "psi", in an awkward attempt to avoid the silly "this is what psi is, and those things are not psi" arguments. Whatever it is that you would use to push a psiwheel around (those of you who aren't using heat convection currents, that is) or to Send a Ping: those are "psi". My personal "oomph" slang also is meant to imply that the New Age White-lights-and-fluffy-bunnies idea of "You just need to visualise this; you don't need to use any energy" does not apply to whatever activity is under discussion. If it affects something outside your own body, "energy" of some variety is needed. Psionics does not violate the laws of Physics.

Both. Well, usually gradually. Sometimes you can go through a spurt though.

As far as I know, the discovery was accidental. Instances of clairvoyance and telepathy were noted in experiments with hypnosis, and these incidents piqued the curiosity of the researchers. Later, in the twentieth century, the Soviets experimented with training regular folks in psi-abilities, simply for lack of a ready supply of "gifted" personnel to test. When they were successful in such attempts to some degree or another, the experimentation in that regard was widened. These all pre-date the birth of the regulars here at PsiPog, though; the idea that psionics can be taught to "nons" did not originate with us.

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http://www.csicop.org/si/9903/ten-percent-myth.html

http://www.google.com/search?q=10+percent+brain+myth

My extent of knowledge on it is that I saw a TV special on it once, on like TLC or TNT or something like that. Pretty crazy stuff . I doubt it's related to psionics... I believe that carbohydrates are pretty flamable (if I'm remembering my biology class information correctly)... and our body is made up of a ton of carbs, so my guess would be that something screws up, and starts a huge chain reaction. But it's not like I have any real information on the subject... just random theories and hear-say. I try not to day-dream about it too much though .

Never heard of it. Why not ask the person who told you that you have it?