Uri Geller
From Kook Science
| Uri Geller | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 December 1946 Tel Aviv, Mandatory Palestine |
| Nationality | British, Israeli |
| Known for | Claim to psychic abilities, spoon-bending act |
Uri Geller (b. December 20, 1946) is a British-Israeli psychic and media personality who has been generally noted for his "telekinetic spoon-bending" act. Among other claims, Geller has been reported to be an agent of extraterrestrial intelligences from Spectra, a planet or star some 53069 light-ages from Earth, based on statements made while he was under hypnosis during a session with Andrija Puharich and Itzhak Bentov.[P]
Selected Bibliography
- Geller, Uri (1975), Uri Geller, My Story, New York: Praeger
- Geller, Uri; Playfair, Guy L. (1987), The Geller Effect, New York: Henry Holt
- Geller, Uri (1996), Uri Geller's Mindpower Kit, New York: Penguin Studio
Reading
- Puharich, Andrija (1974), Uri: A Journal of the Mystery of Uri Geller, Garden City, N.Y.: Anchor Press
- Panati, Charles (1976), The Geller Papers: Scientific Observations on the Paranormal Powers of Uri Geller, Boston: Houghton Mifflin