Brian,
I recognize a lot of thinks I read here in this forum. Some years ago I did Reiki (energy healing). I read a lot of book about Reiki, so that's why I know about Energy (not everything of course, there is so much out there). With Reiki 2 I 'learned' to send Energy over distance. The 'secret' is that there is no distance, no time! You can read about this in a lot of books about energy I think.
No energy system is the best, every energy system is different. But lead to the same point. So it doensn't matter which 'fight' sport (Tai Chi, Kong Fu, Karata, ect) you practise. Three things which are very important:
1 Have a good teacher
2 Do it only if you like it
3 Practise (with good intentions)!
How do others think about this, am I right?
What Tim_with_a_T wrote is good I think, about the little steps we have to make.
ESP and Photoreading are the next steps. I think that we know everything about everything, but we have only to let it go. Relax. Not only believe in it, but KNOW it is. 
Do you want to know more about how ESP works? Read the book: the silva mind control method. Go to:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0671739891/o/qid=977394518/sr=8-1/ref=aps_sr_b_1_3/107-6719779-5764506
Or go to the Library.
I did some time ago the basic lecture of Silva mind, and since a month ago, I did the supersilva (Burt Goldman, who knows a lot about the priciples of life). I can you tell a lot about it. So if you have questions, feel free to ask. (I know there are here more graduats in this forum.)
Now I am doing Photoreading. Everyday I Photoread 3 to 5 books. It's nice to do. Everytime after Photoreading I have the feeling I 'know' the book. But I only have to do more activation. Everything feels oke.
It is beautiful that silva an Photoreading have much in comen.
I am a bit surprised about how I write here in this forum, my English is improved! (Not that I made no faults, but it's better). I Photoread everyday a English-dutch and Dutch-English dictionary!
Better and better,
Jascha
