I didn't say it was a trick. I meant to imply that you didn't need to use qi to explained the effect.
A stage hypnotist uses this kind of test to determine who is more susceptible to suggestion.
Master Lin describes how different people will accept your energy with different levels of ease.
Are these the same thing with different descriptions? I'm not sure, but I can see the parallels. Is qigong nothing more than hypnosis? My experience has lead me to believe that qigong is more that hypnosis. However, I'm not sure I'm willing to say that hypnosis is more than qigong. Especially when you consider that Master Lin describes everything as qi. Qi an appealing extension of the energy idea, to a physicist with some new observations. Extending energy into the realm of thoughts is a interesting concept. The idea that this energy / qi (thoughts) can be transmitted, beyond traditional verbal and visual means is helpful in explaining many observations that don't fit traditional science models.
As I've said in other posts, I find the system described in SFQ to be the one most in harmony with my beliefs, which are based on my life's experiences.
You are perfection,
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