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(1977) The Transcendental Meditation movement of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, which gained a measure of respectability and a host of government grans by scientifically documenting the effects of its technique, is into levitation and disappearance. Hard-core disciples of the Maharishi – who attracted nearly a million people to classes on meditation over the past few years, are now speaking excitedly of “super-normal” powers like levitation (lifting one's body into the air), “dematerializing yourself,” and even flying through the air “like Peter Pan.” Religion News Service file photo

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