What pratice is levitation?

levitation in paranormal context claimed rising of human body air mystical means. thought there no compelling evidence suggest paranormal levitation real phenomenon. scientific , empiricist communities traditionally attribute such incidents trickery, illusion, auto-suggestion, , unseen natural causes.

spiritualists , religious communities tend interpret mystical levitation result of supernatural action of tuning in holy spirit, spiritual energy, deity, or influence of poltergeist. levitation aspect of psychokinesis. yogic masters claim mystical levitation can occur siddhi during higher levels of consciousness, such mystical rapture, euphoria, or astral projection.

hinduism
in hinduism, believed hindu gurus have become siddhas (those have achieved spiritual powers) have siddhi (power) of being able levitate. power of levitation called in sanskrit[3] laghiman (lightness)[4] or dardura-siddhi (the frog power).[5] said hindu sadhus have history of paranormal levitation , when 1 progresses on path of spiritualism levitation comes naturally. autobiography of yogi has accounts of hindu yogis used levitate in course of meditation

transcendental meditation movement claim practitioners of tm-sidhi program of maharishi mahesh yogi achieve call "yogic flying". there 3 stages on yogic flying – hopping, floating, , flying – , have far achieved first stage. transcendental meditation groups have held annual "yogic flying contests" see hop farthest or fastest. proponents hopping occurs spontaneously no effort while skeptics appear bouncing in lotus position use of thighs, , no actual levitation has occurred.

hellenism
believed in hellenism (the pagan religion of ancient greece , ancient rome) on testimony of philostratus upon death, apollonius of tyana underwent heavenly assumption levitating elysium.

christianity

see also: saints , levitation
saint bessarion of egypt (d. 466) walked across waters of river (nile).
saint mary of egypt walked across river, according st. zosimas.
saint francis of assisi recorded having been "suspended above earth, height of three, , height of 4 cubits" (about 1.3 1.8 meters).

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