The weirdest thing is probably that the Falun Gong cult is super into qigong "magical" or supernatural abilities. Think jhanas, little parlor tricks you pick up on as you progress to enlightenment. The weird thing about that is, by all accounts, China was studying these abilities very intently for a long stretch in the twentieth century. If it's anything like the US programs, it's probable these studies continue today under different projects and names. That's pretty weird, but true enough.

Historical Psychokinetic Materialism with Idealist Characteristics.