Spoon bending instructions and pictures

Friday, February 23. 2007

Spoon bending is a hot topic and a reader, Shannan Rohde, has written in the previous article about bending spoons, How to bend a spoon using your mind, about his spoon bending experience. Many other readers asked him to provide them pictures and detailed instructions. Below are his instructions plus some pictures of him and the bent spoon.

Everyone is encouraged to try. If you succeed please send your mail and photos to and I will post your success stories and photos on this website as well.

Your age should not have anything to do with it actually. I will give you a step by step on how I did it and hopefully you should be able too as well. I am 36 years old, but I have been “Sensitive since I can remember”. The steps to bend a spoon:

Updated: All the crowd from Randi's site. What's your reaction to the post about JREF's prize at About the James Randi Million dollar challenge

Update2: There's now a video of Shannan doing the bending. See it at: Spoon bending video

Go in your drawer and pick out 10 or so spoons. And lay them out on the table. Use your feeling and let them tell you which spoon will bend. (I know it sounds funny but this is what I did the first time).
When you feel you have the right spoon and mind you pick one that is fairly thin to start out with.
Hold the spoon vertical and look at it and ask it to bend. Or say you will bend for me. Really believe it.
Start your meditation. Breathe in and breathe out. Breathe in energy from the universe and imagine it as a golden ball above your head.
Breathe out negative feelings and put the recycled air into your solar plexus. (The energy)
Keep doing this for about 15 breaths while massaging the spoon just below the bowl of it.
Make your self lightheaded while really concentrating on your breathing and producing energy and thinking the spoon will bend..
Then at the point of when you feel you’re ready with all thoughts clear except the spoon get ready
Look at the spoon for about 2 seconds and think you will bend for me, while still breathing, breathe faster and hype yourself up..
Look out the window or at something for about 1 second and start to bend the spoon, and say very loud BEND! BEND! BEND! (really get into it) you will notice that the spoon becomes like rubber.
Your spoon will feel like rubber and it will bend for you.
After you have bent the spoon around two or three times, lay it down and wait about 1 min. the spoon will harden again.

I have noticed that the more people that are around you the collective energy will help you get there more. Make a lot of noise laugh I did this the other day and it was my fifth spoon and it felt like rubber. Have them touch the spoon before bending it.

You have to believe the spoon will bend. Tell yourself you have done this a million times already. After you have a spoon bent, keep it around you and whenever you have doubt look at it and remember that you did this and you can do this again.

You will bend the spoon, I promise.

The photos I have enclosed it of my fourth spoon bending. And yes there is a little physical force behind it, but not enough to bend it like the photos I send you. You will do this. I promise and it does take practice. The secret is in the meditation. You are transferring energy to the spoon and making it apart of you, like bending your finger.

Non of these photos were photoshopped except to reduce the size to 640 by 480.

Thank you,
Shannan D. Rohde
www.uniquemadness.com
“Medium in Training”

Dear visitor, if you are already here, why won't you participate in my parapsychological (psi) experiments. and test yourself for "paranormal" abilities. To see more details click Psi experiments

Snannan has also sent some photos and a description of them. First, some photos of the bent spoon. Notice how it is twisted three times.

Now, some photos of Shannan bending the spoons. His wife has photographed them. The photos have some anomalies in them. Shannan has 2 possible cause for them:

That the camera had flaws in it
That what you see is the energy (psychic or Metaphysical)

Look closely at the this one and you can see the energy start to spark on the spoon, it is reddish.

Shannan believes this to be a 4d multi-dimension capture. The photo of him on the right is not torque the spoon but him intensely saying BEND! BEND! BEND!

For additional psychokinetic exercise see Jar and Pendulum psychokinesis exercises

Further discussion on spoon bending is in the forums at Spoon bending discussion.

Discuss this and other posts in the mind-energy.net forum.

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Those are some WEIRD anomalies. What is the exact explanation for the picture with him in it twice?

-Hatter

#1 The Mad Hatter (Homepage) on 2007-02-23 21:42

It's not just Mr. Rohde that appears twice; there's a
brighter image and a second, dimmer image that is
shifted left. The camera turned between the two. Most
likely the shutter was open as the flash fired twice.

Flawed as the photos may be, the grip on the spoon and
grimace on the face are not artifacts of a defective
camera.

#1.1 Bryan on 2007-03-05 00:35

So I am looking around for telekinetic things because I am telekinetic myself and I find Shannon! Freaky! To find what I look like do an "image" google search for rustyrale. The NTS took some photos of me when I tried to when the JREF challenge... I did spin objects..but there skeptisism brought me down to a low point where I could barely manage effects.... Anyways If this reachs Shannon please look me up so we can talk...I'd darn sure like to know a little bit about a guy that can pass for me. Shannon could damn well be my double.

#1.2 russell on 2007-05-30 11:16

Video of an Aussie gal turning a fork into a pretzel at fork-you.com/index.html

#2 MarkL on 2007-02-24 05:06

That is an awesome resource. I just checked it out and bookmarked it. She did a really good job at explaining it. Again thank you for that link.

#2.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-02-24 16:16

I never gave you those powers - so you are either a demon (would explain the strange photos) or you are in cahoots with the devil. And ever since I had Jesus, I just don't bother with such matters, thats his job, and he's always to busy off appearing in toasted sandwiches and the likes. Coh.

So, fess up deceiver of plebs and baloonheads, or I shall smite you down with an anvil.

#2.1.1 The Lord your God on 2007-06-15 10:09

Don't you know I am God? Well at least a son of god, just like you. As a matter fo fact each and everyone of us are a son or daughter of god. When was it when you were introduced to fear and control threw a church? Do you really think that is about love. I personally don't even believe in demons, and what the hell is a devil? I do believe in Angels well we Spiritualists like to call them "Guides" and "Teachers".

And remember when you have that fear and control which your background suggests, please know this. Jesus as you knew him was a very powerful "Medium" Like me.

I love Jesus too, but I do not worship him. Thats like me worshipping you, or my friend next door. Doesnt make sense does it?

#2.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-06-15 16:59

I really hope thisworks! I'm giving a presentation tomarrow in my Psychology class and i'm going to use this experiment! :]
Alley

#3 oajiAlley on 2007-02-26 08:04

Good luck on that, I hope it does, acually I know it will. Get everyone in your class motivated on this and use the COLLECTIVE energy of everyone in the room. Let me know how it goes. Pratice before you do it so you know your center point. Remember golden energy in when you inhale, energy going to your solar plexus chakra when exhaling.

#3.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-02-26 15:21

Before you do that, you might want to note that you can bend a spoon like that without using psychic powers. Also, for a matter of psychology, actually learn how to perform the spoon\key\metal bending tricks. Interesting stuff.

#3.2 John (Homepage) on 2007-04-09 09:46

ok...explain how you breathe out the bad and bring in the good? Just be like....breathe out bad! or is there more to it?

#4 face spanking on 2007-02-26 19:50

breathe in good positive energy and imagine it coming from the univerese around you forming a gloden ball of light just above your head. When you breathe out. Imagine this ball of energy going into your third Chakra or Solar Plexus. This is your chi or ki energy. Like when you yell in karate, that comes from your chi. When you feel energized to the point where you feel you can bend this spoon then go from there.

#4.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-02-26 21:57

Fact is, you can't bend them with your mind. You're just convincing yourself you are. Derren Brown explains how this works.

#5 AK on 2007-02-28 01:41

If you can really do it with your mind, show us a video of you doing it WITHOUT TOUCHING THE SPOON.

Good luck.

#6 AK on 2007-02-28 01:43

I neveer claimed I bend it with my mind. I used my mind to bend the spoon. The hands did the bending, but the mind helps you bend the stainless steen to about 5 loops around which is impossible with just pure tourqe. And now that I think about it more, it is acually (I believe) the Solar Plexus Chakra. Reason being when you breathe in the golden energy from the top of your head, you exhale it into your 3rd chakra (Yellow) which is your center for will power "Will". You are willing the spoon to bend, your hands are just helping. The spoon turns to rubber...

#6.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-02-28 02:03

excellent info thank you - if they could do it , they would lol

#6.1.1 matt on 2007-03-09 01:19

Shall I post a mechanical analysis which will show, very, very clearly that it is not impossible to bend a spoon into 5 loops using nothing more than manual force?

#6.1.2 Zachary on 2007-03-10 18:12

yes please do. Trust me we all wanna prove that I am wrong in this manner.

#6.1.2.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 18:20

If your claim is not that you bend the spoon with you mind, but rather with your hands (as your mind tells them to), then you are only bending a spoon with your hands. and look at your face! Work out a little bit and you can probably put 6 twists in that spoon. Too sad.

#6.1.3 Philip Kinslow on 2007-03-13 01:14

Well to my conclusion is that the only way to bend a spoon or fork is that you have to put a little bit of yourself in the object like your soul in it to make it move but of course I'm trying and making myself hype up but for some reason I don't have any reason to hype about cause you did say hype yourself up but doesn't have to be a real hype and plus there's nothing to be hyped about these day's anymore.

#7 Say Who?...... (Homepage) on 2007-03-03 09:25

For some reason either I'm fooling myself that I'm say bend and at the same time I don't really mean it by bending the spoon or I'm just not believing that much cause after all I have is people that actually go with pictures of them doing it and not with a camera and proving themselve's to be real cause I've seen way to many people that actually take pictures of the after they bend the spoon and the before cause deep down I guess pictures aren't good enough for me to actually believe that a person really did it, I know TK is real is just I need people to stop taking pictures of themselve's with a spoon that they have in there hand and saying that they did cause anybody in the internet can say that they did it but the only proof they have is with pictures and not with an actual camera recorder.

#8 Say Who?...... (Homepage) on 2007-03-03 09:34

And if your real as you say you are you would stop letting your wife stop taking the pictures and let her have a camera recorder that would tape you instead of the picture thing cause way to many people have been trying to prove it with pictures and thats not helping people any by believing in it cause cameras just doesn't cut it anymore with TK.

#9 Say Who?...... (Homepage) on 2007-03-03 09:40

I know, I wish I could acually go to each and everyone of you on this board that really want to do this. I feel bad for the people that can't get it cause I know they are acually trying to do this. I'll put it this way. If you are trying and I mean acually trying then your 50% there. It shows interest and that is a big factor on spoon bending. I personally do not own a digital cam corder, but as you know it still would not be enough. People would say "Oh he altered it or some other reason to tell there bruised egos that it is not possable and will not be possable in real life. The people I have done this for at lunch all were skeptics and I did give them the spoon or fork and asked them to try to bend it without saying anything. Then they give me the spoon or fork and I twist it all up. yesterday I twisted a fork 5 times around. They walk away feeling that they saw something new there brains had never comprehended. This creates awareness that you can do anything if you put your mind to it.

Happy Bending

#9.1 shannan rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-03 15:57

You claim you don't own a camcorder - well, you own the next best thing. You own a Samsung Digimax 401 camera which can be used to take video clips with audio (I checked on their website).

If you can post a video clip of this happening you will do 2 things:

1) Prove you can really do this to silence the skeptics

2) Claim the million dollars from James Randi and either keep it, or donate it to a needy charity. If you can prove you can do what you say you can do without cheating then you will get the money as it is kept in escrow.

#9.1.1 Jo on 2007-03-09 16:13

This guy is not lying about what he does. He clearly said that he does not bend the spoon with his mind. He bends the spoon with his hands as his mind instructs them. He self-deceived in that he doesn't think he can go to the drawer, pull out a spoon and bend it unthinkingly. He even tells you how to progress with it: you pick a light spoon to start with. Duh! Like starting with lighter weights or a shorter run to begin your work-outs. In fact, I'm guessing he's not really self-deceived. He and his wife just started telling this story and now it's too far along to back down from. Oh, what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive. (Shakespeare)

#9.1.1.1 lafitte on 2007-03-13 01:25

Bingo, someone is finally getting it.

#9.1.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-13 01:39

Why go to so much trouble when you KNOW it's nonsense? Everyone with a brain knows it's nonsense too. I just don't understand what you get out of it.

Oh, and BTW, you can prove me wrong and become a millionaire by going here and taking a simple challenge - http://www.randi.org/research/index.html

#10 Si on 2007-03-03 20:11

That challenge isn't as fair as it could be. Read the earlier post about it and read some of the comments about that.

-Hatter

#10.1 The Mad Hatter (Homepage) on 2007-03-04 08:43

What could be more fair than a protocol Mr. Rohde would have to come up with? Mr. Randi and his associates only ensure that the protocol is not open to cheating; all involved parties have to come to an agreement before testing is performed.

#10.1.1 Blarg on 2007-03-09 15:52

Hi Blarg,
Mr. Jerry and his "Test" are made to embarress people that have abilities. The test it's self is made so that even the Master Jesus could not pass it. And if someone did pass the test, they would have thier laywers figure out a clause so they would not have to give the pay out. Someone should come up with a 1 million dollar prize to prove psychics and mediums like myself are just plain f*cking nutz..

#10.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 16:36

#1) I think it's pretty clear Shannon is taking the piss out of everyone and this is a parody site making fun of all the "psychic spoon benders" there just simply isn't any other possible excuse for the silly photos, descriptions, and posts.

#2) he said: "The test it's self is made so that even the Master Jesus could not pass it. "

ummmmm... assuming there is a "master jesus" that could take tests...

3) i object to the misinformation about the JREF prize... a LITTLE bit of research and you would have discovered that it is indeed the claimant who creates the protocol for the test. James Randi is not even present. A legally binding contract is signed by both parties, and if the challenge is passed, the money is legally bound to be turned over... it's not up to Randi or a team of lawyers! The money is held by Goldman Sachs and not with the foundation.

#10.1.1.1.1 Lenny on 2007-03-09 18:10

Then I accept his challege to the test. If it involves spoon bending. and will prove this bloke that a human mind can do anything when focused, but you already knew that...

#10.1.1.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 18:16

Cool man,
Be warned, most applicants can't make it past the step of convincing 3 notaries that they have some sort of paranormal power. Most of these guys are just lazy or delusional though, and looking at your dedication to this site I bet you aren't lazy.

#10.1.1.1.1.1.1 Todd (Homepage) on 2007-03-14 10:05

if you look real closely....you will see a ghost dog lurking around the pictures :o

#11 rayeli on 2007-03-04 01:17

That is funny =-) That is our greyhound Indra. He is a the biggest baby in the world....

#11.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-04 02:25

What's with those ugly pants? Those things look like something from 1989. I wouldn't be caught dead in those and I sure as hell would let my boyfriend wear them. That's why men need us women to pick out clothes, we have much better taste.

#12 RaeRae on 2007-03-04 09:02

All I can say...Is those drugs and cheap "dollar store" spoons can REALLY do the trick! I wish I had me some!!!
mskittay

#13 mskittay on 2007-03-04 10:49

ahh come on, you gotta love the pants. LOL!

#13.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-04 15:36

I don't see the humor here. You're lies are beyond belief, and I even question the legality of what you are doing online here. But if these people are dumb enough to believe any of this... shrug

#14 an angry reader on 2007-03-05 08:31

What makes you so sure that these are lies? Where you there? Are you an expert in this field? Have you done spoon bending before? Are you a lawyer?

I hope your anger turns to happyness.
"Shakes hands with you and gives you a big hug".

#14.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-05 17:18

Yhis is ridiculous. I thought there might be some validity to your nonsense. And, you have the nerve to put picture that show that your are full of it! You know very well that MIND BENDING means with your mind not with your hands. What the hell do you need your hands for! I don't want to hear you needed to start it off. That is ridiculous and our are silly enought to put your face on a picture. And, the faces, what is that about have the OSCAR awards passed already. Gimme break and get a REAL life. Obviously the one you have is leaving too much time on your hands. You guys are being way to nice in your response. It,s people like ou that give fuel to people whou are willing to put a million on the table for someone to believe that this stuff is real

#14.1.1 SICK OF IT! on 2007-03-07 09:48

It's called Spoon bending, not mind bending, re-read this post so you get a clear understanding what's going on here. then post your comment.

#14.1.1.1 shannan rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-07 15:16

I think what's going on here is pretty clear. The photos suggest a physical effort sufficient to bend a cheap steel spoon, and greater than one would employ were the object to bend "like rubber". The phenomenon here is people convincing themselves that ither they were not naturally strong enough, or did not apply sufficient force, to bend the spoon.

Mr. Rohde, you are strong enough to bend a spoon. So am I. So is your daughter, at age seven. There is simply nothing going on here to indicate a psychic phenomenon.

#14.1.1.1.1 Bryan Olson on 2007-03-08 09:32

WOW!! Everyone is entitled to believe what they wish ... Who are you to say someone cannot do something as little as bending a spoon? Closed minded people are very well closed minded.... If a million people did then you would jump on the band wagon and consider it normal...This my freind is simple science... we are all energy and all combined.. to think we are seperate is the shameful part..lol catch you on the enlightened side...

#14.2 waffle on 2007-03-07 19:24

Amen Brother....or sister =-) Thank you for that comment, that is how I feel too.

#14.2.1 shannan rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-07 22:22

No problem my friend.. I know that you are awakening some people and I think that is fabulous. I send you some encouraging words after reading some of the negative..
I hope you have a great day and that reach out and wake up some more people-don't burn yourself out!
Take care

#14.2.1.1 waffle on 2007-04-16 23:51

well said -i saw an old zulu chief explaining on telly his philosophy of why we should all live together in peace;he looked at his two hands and said simply`we all have ten fingers`and just grinned .i can hear them now , - your wrong aha youve only got eight -- wood and trees come to mind lol .blessed

#14.2.2 matt on 2007-03-09 01:51

gives warm loving hug to you =-)

#14.2.2.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 16:37

Its clear from Rhode's facial expressions that he is using too much physical energy. Iam afraid there is little psychic energy involved in this experiment.

The real thing is to to do it without touching the spoon. Otherwise one can only assume that the spoon is made of of flexible metal. Its very easy to have these stills....if w ecan catch hold of some aluminium spoons that are used in small town eateries in the third world for example.

#15 sumeet on 2007-03-06 15:29

It's Rohde, not rhode. Also for you I explained the faces I made in an earlier post. Again, people if your going to post negitive comments PLEASE at least read the full post. Thank you.

P.S. update. My 7 year old daughter did 2 loops the other day with me coaching her. The excitement and glee was priceless. If My 7 year old daughter can do this with her will power and focus, I'm sure the ones here that can't will when they acually apply there energy to it. Stope the chatter in your mind, forget what you where taught as little controled by society and do what's right by your parent, government or whatever and bend the spoon. You can do it if you let yourself....

Love, peace and happyness to you all.

#15.1 shannan rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-07 15:20

Really can't say that I've read enough of the posts to tell if this has been said or not, but...
This is F'ing REDICULOUS! First of all, the "double-image" in the one picture, as well as the trails/"energy" in other pictures are called SH!TTY PHOTOGRAPHY! Has anyone ever heard of double-exposure? I would suggest that you put down the damn spoons, and maybe pick up some literature on using a simple camera. Emphasis on "simple", because that is exactly what you are. Don't bother with SLR, you might hurt yourself.
I don't feel that I should even have to comment on the nature of bending spoons with one's mind... If people choose to believe that, then there is no amount of reasoning that can convince them otherwise. They have already proven themselves to be completely unreasonable, as well as pathetically gullible.
For those who choose to view this exercise with a measured curiosity, with the realization that it is indeed a "trick" and not physically (sic. MENTALLY) possible, I will say that it is indeed a very neat trick, and upholding the illusion is just as exciting as being able to actually bend metal with one's mind. In this respect, you should research the trick, and use it to it's utmost. Everyone loves a good bar trick...

#16 realist on 2007-03-08 02:49

Of course, if he is bending spoons with his mind, one wonder why he has to hold it so strongly with his hands...

#17 Skeptic on 2007-03-09 08:47

Mr Rohde, I followed your instructions to the letter in an attempt to replicate your spoon bending feat but I was totally unsuccessful. I couldn't understand what I might be doing wrong so I made another attempt using a plastic fork. Still the fork wouldn't bend but I think that I managed to twist it a bit ...

#18 Brian G. on 2007-03-09 10:41

I tried this, but unfortunately, the cat was in the room at the same time. The results weren't pretty.

#19 NotExcessive on 2007-03-09 11:22

Why don't you try straightening bent spoons - now that would be more impressive and more useful

#20 Tom on 2007-03-09 12:06

This is top-level, world class silliness. Let's not even comment on the "using your mind to bend spoon" aspect. Let me just ask : what's the use ? Can't you do anything else with your mind ? Can you use your mind, your arms or anything you want, to make a bent spoon straight again ? That would be useful. But spoiling cutlery and making it unusable ? I don't really see the point...

#21 Christophe Thill on 2007-03-09 12:20

This is clearly a joke. LOL - you people are stupid, either way.

#22 Kentrel on 2007-03-09 12:25

This is great stuff, but unfortunately I doubt it has the intended effect. Just look at the embarassing comments until today (at least most of them).
Notice how the audience changes. I guess this is because this post has been linked form the randi weekly comment page www.randi.org

Looks like many people can't read and have no humor.

... and pleeeeease tell me where I can buy one of those marvellous 4d multi-dimension cameras.

#23 J on 2007-03-09 14:48

now watch the comments flood in

=-)

#23.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 16:10

I made it halfway though before realizing this was supposed to be funny. Great job Shannan. I love when people make fun of fake psychics like Uri Geller & their "abilities". Thumbs up for the laugh.

#24 Fred on 2007-03-09 16:13

Since all of my spoons were in the dishwasher I tried to bend a knife and ended up severely cutting my hand.

Who do I send the medical bill to?

I can send it by mail, fax, or mentally if necessary.

#25 JT on 2007-03-09 16:46

"I neveer claimed I bend it with my mind. I used my mind to bend the spoon. The hands did the bending." (8.1)

The mind causes the hands to bend the spoon? Priceless.

#26 MeteorMaker on 2007-03-09 17:17

Exactly what I was thinking

My mind causes different parts of my body to do things all day long, and no one gets that interested... and I can bend a spoon like that WITH MY HANDS, and I don't even have to shout at it.

I would be completely convinced this was a parody if it weren't for the rest of the pages on this site. This is a parlor trick, not a demonstration of of psychic powers. Geez. But hey, if you're all happy getting your inspiration by fooling yourselves, have fun.

#26.1 JD on 2007-03-09 18:49

If you write down a number and show it to me, then concentrate and focus on thinking of that number, I can tell you what number you wrote down. Except instead of knowing because you showed me the paper, I will know because I can sense your thoughts. Really. I promise.

#27 Scratch on 2007-03-09 17:18

A form of Telepathy. That is awesome Scatch..

#27.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 17:38

So you've centered your chi, mastered your chakra, breathed in the good and out the bad, etc., and all you've gotten out of it is the ability to use your hands to ruin cheap cutlery? If I were you, I'd work on making cute girls' clothes drop off.

#28 Fiasco on 2007-03-09 17:44

done that already.

Ok people here's the deal. Tonight I will make a video of this for you all and you can judge then. No tricks, no nothing but raw footage. Should be up in a couple of days.

oh did i tell you i won the lotto the other day as well.

#28.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 17:56

Shannon, I recall that, decades ago, when spoonbending was first shown on telly, there was a rash of small children repeating the performance in their homes. But, I am especially interested in the lotto performance: $%&* Randy, he can remain sceptical; please send me the protocol for this. Send directly to my e-address if you'd rather not have the lotto people shut down their operations. Yes, I will employ a solicitor, accountant and investment advisor when I win.
Bliminus

#28.1.1 Robin Gaskell (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 14:56

Seriously, what is so unbelievable about using the mind to direct energy to change the energy of something else??
I have been able to do this technique on one occasion. Yes, my first attempt was futile.. nothing happened.
After I concentrated and got in the proper mindset, I could feel the metal warm and change to a more fluid substance. I was easily able to bend the spoon many times, and felt energized from this for quite awhile afterwards.
Whats the UNBELIEVABLE part? The mind is a powerful tool, IF you believe it is..it is.. and I AM!

#29 Paige on 2007-03-09 18:31

Pah! This is boring! I've been telling everybody this for YEARS!

#30 Uri Geller (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 18:35

If this is Truly Uri, please write me, we have a alot of talking to do about spoons =-)

shannanrohde @ uniquemadness . com

#30.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 20:40

I wouldn't put too much faith in that being the real Uri Geller, as the link he put leads to a cute little site about why god isn't real.

Regardless - my little brother could do a better job with those photos on Photoshop, and spoon-bending has been debunked ages ago. I'd suggest you go to the James Randi Foudation but since you're obiously a fraud I wouldn't waste their time on you.

#30.1.1 Pretty Blossom on 2007-03-10 13:46

thank you for the energy and the input.
warm smiles

#30.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:52

And MOST people will never get it... because they can not see beyond their conditioned selves, and self-impossed limitations.. gotta hand that one to christianity. "be afraid, be very afraid" LOL!

Then again, like minded and enlightened souls DO find each other and grow.

#31 paige on 2007-03-09 18:52

LOL! Nice, er, camera work. Too bad about those, uh, anomalies. I don't think I have the strength for this psi stuff.

#32 Mxl Pltx on 2007-03-09 19:02

Amazing! I did this and it worked!
I even think I have improved on the method outlined above, this can actually be done more efficiently: here's how I did it ..

I left out steps 1 to 9, and 11 and 12.
Of the remaining step (10), I also did NOT look out of a window first, nor did I say anything out loud or felt for the "ruberness" of the spoon.
But BOY did that spoon bend!

The only problem is that I now have a headache. This is related to my wife finding out I was bending her spoons...

#33 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 20:03

Great job! My wife is on my ass too, I had to go out and buy new spoons and forks. She is happy now. Thank you for the support

#33.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 20:37

You're welcome, but uhm... psst.. just between you and me, I'm not really supporting anything.

#33.1.1 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:34

pssst... that's ok =-) it's called a choice.

#33.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:54

Correction: To be brutally honnest: I just realized that in my shortcut method, as outlined above, I DID, indeed, NOT skip step 1 entirely! I DID, in fact, first GET a spoon. I think this step is vital (although, if you can do without it, that REALLY is going to get you that million bucks!). I didn't pick ten though, one was enough and although I didn't give it much thought I was pretty sure that it was going to bend.

SO my method comes down to 2 steps:
1. Get a spoon
2. Bend it
(and possibly: 3. Hide evidence from wife)

While bending perfectly good spoons this way can hardly be considered normal, and although, yes some brainpower was definitely involved (muscles don't work well without the brain), there's nothing paranormal about the procedure.
YOU CAN DO THIS TOO!
(Just don't. It's silly)

#33.2 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:14

This method, by the way, is something that Mr. Randi would, I'm sure, categorize as "doing it the easy way".

#33.2.1 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:22

you should write him and ask, he might acually agree.

#33.2.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:56

Already did.
And although I haven't received a response (yet?), I'm totally convinced that he, indeed, WOULD agree with my method being "doing it the easy way", since that's what he has been telling us all along about his own abilities to do what 'psychics' do "the hard way".

#33.2.1.1.1 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 18:24

very cool, thank you for your input. I video will be up today from this morning for you. Then you can really go to town.

#33.2.1.1.1.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 18:33

Yet another addition. This time to my step 1:
since Shannan's method of GETTING a spoon is a bit misleading. In fact he mentions TWO methods, which can lead to picking DIFFERENT spoons with different methods. Let me clarify.

His first method:

1. "Go in your drawer and pick out 10 or so spoons. And lay them out on the table. Use your feeling and let them tell you which spoon will bend."

His second method is:
2. "pick the thinnest"

For my shortcut method above, I strongly suggest you follow method #2!

In all fairness, the full text of that method is:
"When you feel you have the right spoon and [sic] mind you pick one that is fairly thin to start out with.
"
There is a problem with the semantics (and logic) here though: what I feel is the right spoon, after having the spoons tell me which one will bend, is NOT necessarily or automatically the thinnest one! What to do? Shannan is very clear about this: Pick the the thinnest, NO MATTER what your feeling told you. Hence my somewhat shortend and more logical (not to mention practical) form of his second method.

#33.2.2 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-13 23:55

What I am saying is pick a thin spoon to start out with. Then after building confidence go thicker

#33.2.2.1 shannan rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-14 00:40

Yes, I understand that.

And starting with a thin one sounds like practical advice. But it negates your OTHER advice to pick 10 spoons and have the spoons TELL you which one will bend. Simply saying 'pick the thinnest' would have sufficed.

And that's the WHOLE POINT about my mentioning MY method here! Take out the mumbo jumbo and you can STILL do EXACTLY what you describe (minus the 'rubber' part), without having to invoke ANYTHING magical or paranormal. (Focussing on something, whether you call it meditation or something even more esoterical, is, of course, nothing paranormal:
if you see a weight lifter control his breathing, then close his eyes, and stand there for a short while and FOCUS (call it meditation: fine!) on the task ahead... you're NOT really saying that when he LIFTS that weight, he's demonstrating some paranormal effect, do you?
EVEN though he wouldn't get that thing off the ground if he casually walks by it and tries to pick it up, while being on the phone with his ex.
Your spoon bending falls into this VERY same category!
It's simply a matter of applying some physical force, strong enough for you to having to FOCUS on what you're doing. That's all.)

Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar.

The world as it is, is already spectacularly interesting, awesome and mind boggling. No need to make up stuff.
I'm convinced (now! I wasn't at first!) that you truly believe in what you're implying here and that you take my (obvious) skeptisism for 'closed-minded-ness'. I'm fairly sure that there isn't going to be a single thing that I can say or do, that would change your mind.
I can only hope, that one day, you will start to see the light.. that reason and rationality will become more and more and more appealing than all those 'paranormal' experiences that, deep down, don't seem to be as 'satisfying' and revealing as you'd hoped them to be.
Been there...
Take care, man!

#33.2.2.1.1 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-14 05:27

Can't all of you who believe this sort of trick have the guts to look inside yourselves and see that you are being fooled because you want to be fooled. Can't you look at the evidence laid out by many people, not the least of which is James Randi, and subscribe to the Achems Razor approach in life. Why can't you bend the spoon like the 'magical' Rhode? Because it's a trick and a lie. Go read something educational and better yourselves rather than feed into this garbage. Good day and good luck

#34 Brian Russ on 2007-03-09 20:56

or do the same thing like Brian and simply do not believe, that's why People like Brian can't and won't do it.

I personally claim no trick to this. I'll have the video done tonight. I personally wish I had a He-Man shirt to wear when showing you, but hey you can't always get what you want, unless you believe you can..

I give Brian a great big hug and look at him deep in the eyes and say, 'I love you man".

=-)

#34.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 21:02

Are you sure it's not the seriously commenting skeptic who's being fooled here?

And uhm .. WHOSE razor???
Do we really NEED another razor wielding guy?
Is having Occam not enough?

#34.2 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 16:32

For every spoon ever bent anywhere in the world, there is one, and only one cause--ME! I have telekenetic abilities that activate whenever anyone tries to bend any sort of cutlery. I can't control their activation myself, and I'm getting sick and tired of feeling that strange tingle in the back of my head at all hours of the day and night.

JUST STOP IT, ALL OF YOU! Spoon bending is absolutely real, only everyone thinks that they are doing it themselves. YOU ARE NOT! You are merely activating my abilities at a distance, and stealing my chi to bend your spoons!

I am currently looking for legal recourse in this matter, so if anyone knows of a good lawyer, let me know.

#35 Klay (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 21:45

Are you my Dad?

#35.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 22:53

SO, when I bent that spoon in #37, it was actually YOU who did the bending?
I will have to inform my wife about that!
Prepare for a long lasting headache!

#35.2 Paul Claessen (Homepage) on 2007-03-10 01:52

oh my god you guys! i just wrote this response WITH MY MIND yall. i mean it was incredible. i thought about words, and than i transfered energy to my fingers and then THEY JUST APPEARED ON THE SCREEN! LIKE MAGIC! OH MY GOD, IM STILL DOING IT!!!

#36 steve on 2007-03-09 21:59

that's what do with the spoon.

#36.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 22:54

How to bend a spoon.

1. Take a thin spoon

2. scream your head off.

3. While doing 2. apply force to the spoon.

Voila.

#37 ranon on 2007-03-09 22:22

that is the non-metaphychical approach but yes that will work if using brute force.

#37.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 22:55

I tried to do what you did. But as I was looking at spoons trying to connect with the one that wanted to bend, I found my mind bending instead. Are there mind-bending spoons as well as spoon-bending minds? Should I worry about this?
Stephanie

#38 stephanie on 2007-03-09 22:35

That's funny and creative. Describe what you mean about mind bending. Do you mean like having a great time? You have nothing to worry about, It's all positive energy. The only negitive energy here is the negitive comments.

#38.1 Shannan Rohde (Homepage) on 2007-03-09 22:52

I think I mean mind-bending in the sense of how well we can convince ourselves of almost anything, if it serves our purposes. Benjamin Franklin said something about man being a rational animal in that he can come up with a rationalization for whatever he wants to do. We can be irrational, too, telling ourselves something could be true, no matter how far-fetched it seems, if believing answers some need within us. Now I'm going to watch your video.

#38.1.1 Stephanie on 2007-03-14 01:20

I decided to try this, and the results were AMAZING!!!

After a few moments, I realized I looked like an ass, did not want bent silverware, psychic powers don't exist, and then went back to doing more productive things with my time.

#39 TlalocW on 2007-03-09 22:56

Awesome TlalocW!! Try it again but this time don't feel like you look like an ass, you look beautiful. You did want to bend the silverware but your ego took over, it's ok I still have this sometimes. Psychic powers do exist, but you were taught not to believe in them. And doing more productive things are what we strive for. To help your mind be more then it is and realize that. Spoon bending is for self-confidence, realizing a human being can do more that what they believe and achieveing a high state of exsistance.

Peace be wit