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02460. Luttenberger, Franz. Friedrich Winer,
s iritualism, and four-dimensional space. Zeitschrift
fr Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie,
1977, 19(4), 195-214. 19 refs
In 1877-1878, the astrophysicist Friedrich Zollner un-
dertook a scientifically motivated investigation of
spiritualistic phenomena with the American medium Henry
Slade. At a visit in Great Britain in 1875 he had met
Crookes and other spiritualists and had become acquainted
with such manifestations. With his experiments he in-
tended to prove a rather speculative theory of a four-
dimensional space which had developed out of his con-
siderations about the impossibility of bringing to congruity
symmetric bodies in our concrete space, an idea which can
be traced back to Kant. Zi liner made efforts to design ex-
periments with enduring results which were caused une-
quivocally paranormally-in his terms four-dimensional--
efforts; among others we find the famous knot-test. His
reports contain descriptions of about fifty manifestations.
In his opinion the proper cause of the phenomena were
invisible intelligent four-dimensional entities. Zollner's
theory of space and his interpretations indicate his rather
mechanical view of life, and show--against his intentions--a
strong influence from scientific naturalism. Eventually an
effort is made to outline some pre-conditions for such in-
vestigations at these times by a comparison between Ger-
many and Great Britain. - DA/G.H.
02461. Renninger, Mauritius. An actually existent
fourth dimension of space as a model for the explana-
tion of psychokinetic phenomena? Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, 1977,
19(4), 215-226. 2 figs; 10 refs
By model considerations between spaces of dimensions
differing by unity the author tries to demonstrate that the
hypothesis of an actually existent fourth dimension of
space-as formulated just a hundred years ago by the Ger-
man astrophysicist Friedrich Zbllner-is able to bring most
of the psychokinetic phenomena nearer to a physical un-
derstanding than any other initial point. - DA
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
(Editor: Paola Giovetti)
LUCE E OMBRA
02462. Ludwiger, Jllobrand von. Personally verified
apport phenomena. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
173-180. 11 refs
Account of the physical medium Jons Dave, who was
particularly endowed with the ability to produce apport
phenomena. As with some other mediums, Dave's paranor-
mal capacities developed after an accident during the war:
he was seriously wounded, with the destruction of hypo-
physis. Von Ludwiger relates some very specific and inter-
esting personal experiences with Dave and describes his
clairvoyance capacities. This material is from his still un-
published book. Today Dave does not work as a medium;
he is a painter and healer. - DA
02463. Marabini, Enrico. Man's being between deter-
minism and free-will. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep),
85(3), 181-188. 10 refs
Discussion of determinism and free will. Marabini
considers the modern scientific trends of biology, neuroen-
docrinology, and of some currents of academic psychology,
and points out that all these conceptions can describe a
part -- and only a part - of human reality. In fact, when
man considers himself as a living being in the matrix of
the universe, he realized the significant and conscious
reality of his existence. Humans understand that both
these views are real, even if in order to be communicated
they need different methods.
In particular states of consciousness, humans can ac-
tivate his symbolic and intuitive functions, expand into ir-
rational (extrarational), realms and enter into realities com-
pletely different from the biophysical and rational world.
A human being is subject to biophysical and biopsy-,
chical laws, and in this sense his life is determined. But in
the "horizontal" position where causes and effects are at
the same level, he can catch a glimpse of a "vertical"
dimension. Participating in the harmony of universe, free
from materiality, man can reach the real freedom of spirit.
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02464. Ravaldini, Silvio. On mediumship. Luce e
Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 189-196.
In this article the author points out the circumstances
which, in the field of mediumship make the scientific con-
trol of the medium and his or her phenomena difficult and
sometimes impossible. He. reviews some materialization
phenomena and cases of direct voice in which he was
present, cites the hypothesis of "disintegrated personalities"
and intends to deal on another occasion with this subject,
in order to see if an alternative hypothesis could explain
phenomena of an apparently spiritistic nature. - DA
02465. Morrone, Cobaltina. On the frontier of para-
psychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 197-201.
The author identifies "border-parapsychology" with a
particular aspect of parapsychology that deals with
humanity in toto and human destiny, trying to face the
intriguing and age-old problem of survival through the
quantitative and qualitative analysis of the full range of
paranormal phenomena - those that are rationally ex-
plainable by positivistic hypotheses, and those that unfor-
tunately are nearly always ignored, which do not have any
logically and rationally acceptable justification and seem to
support the hypothesis of survival after death. In par-
ticular he points out mediumistic phenomena at a high
level, both physical and intellectual, and recalls some per-
sonal experiences. - DA
02466. Iannuzzo, Giovanni. History and the myths of
parapsychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jut/Sep), 85(3),
202-219. 37 refs
The author analyzes some problems in the history of
parapsychology, such as the origins of spiritualism, the
foundation of psychical research, and the advancement of
experimental parapsychology. He suggests that many of
the current opinions - expressed by a number of students
- about the history of parapsychology are misrepresenta-
tions. There exists a "mythology" of the history of para-
psychology that must be modified and corrected. There-
fore, he emphasizes the importance of historical researches
in the field of parapsychology. - DA
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02467. Assennato, Pericle. Our research (and our
soul). Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia,
1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 101-103.
The author summarizes the principal trends in the
field of parapsychological research. He reminds us that in
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dominance over the right one, generating the development
of human rationality/autonomy/independence, compared to
sensitiveness/dependence upon the godliness in humans.
Humans, of course, have preserved, in the form of nostal-
gia, the typical behaviors and attitudes of ancient times
and in this sphere, could have remained with various
pathologies, rituals, religion, and paranormal phenomena.
. Apart from hurried conclusions, Jaynes' theory might
suggest creative approaches to the study of paranormal
phenomena as long as it moves from new and different
statements, which involve man's whole historical process
and cultural evolution, connecting them to thought
processes that are actually different, and that, according to
the latest studies, are separated from one another. -
DA/R.A.W.
03627. Bersani, F., Passoli, P., and Trevisan, B. A
project of telepathic experimentation with scenes of
daily life. Quaderni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(l), 165.
Thirty years ago the C.S.P. experimental group under-
took a series of telepathy experiments under the direction
of Dr. Cassoli and Dr. Marabini. In these experiments a
group of subjects tried to receive telepathically a "life ac-
tion" played by another distant group of agents. The inves-
tigation was a preliminary one, but the results were very
stimulating in some respects. We plan to repeat the same
kind of experiments in the near future. We have also sug-
gested some preliminary control experiments in order to
clarify some aspects of the possible target-response random
coincidences. - DA/R.A.W.
(Editor: Tosio Kasahara)
JOURNAL OF THE PS INSTITUTE OF JAPAN
(Recently changed to the Journal of the Psi Science
Institute of Japan). First published in 1977, this journal was
published irregularly but now it is a quarterly. It is in
Japanese but has English abstracts. It is edited by Hideo
Seki, who is also president of the Institute. The address is the
Psi Science Institute of Japan, Puti-Rozu, 17-12 Kami-Ochiai
1-Chome, Shin juki-ku, Tokyo 161, Japan. Telephone: 03-954-
5542. ISSN 0911-3991.
03628. Fujita, Kiyoyuki. An attempt to apply suggest-
opedic methods to improve the efficiency of mathe-
matical learning in junior high school students: Part
1. Journal of the PS Institute of Japan, 1981, 5(3), 2-5.
10 refs
This paper reports on preliminary experiments on sug-
gestopedia applied to mathematics lessons in a junior high
school with some success, and with suggestions for further
studies. Its reference to psi is not stated. - T.K.
03629. Fujita, Kiyoyuki. An attempt to apply suggest-
opedic methods to improve the efficiency of mathe-
matical learning in junior high school students: Part
II. Journal of the PS Institute of Japan, 1981, 5(3), 6-10.
8 illus; 2 refs
Describes a further series of experiments on attempts
to apply suggestopedic techniques to mathematical lessons,
with a few departures from the original method [03628].
No reference to psi is mentioned. - T.K.
03630. Ogawa, Yuji, and Sasaki, K. Shigemi. Physical
characteristics of Nen-Ba (thought-field) developed in
a lightproof box during the subject's concentration:
Wave analysis. Part III. Journal of the PS Institute of
Japan, 1981, 5(3), 41-43. 3 illus; 6 refs
A series of experiments consisting of 13 sessions were
conducted with Masuaki Kiyota, a 16-year old boy as sub-
ject in a laboratory of the University of Electro-
Communications, Chofu-shi, Tokyo, from May 1976 to
January 1979. The authors asked the subject to try to in-
fluence, as he might do during a thoughtography experi-
ment, a silicon-photo-diode (SPD) placed along with a
light-emitting-diode (LED) in a tin can shielded from both
light and electromagnetism. [For further details, see 03099
and 03102.] The main purpose of these experiments was to
observe an interrelationship of physical light (LED) as con-
tinuous and intermittent lighting with Nen-Ba (thought
field), and to compare the degree of difficulty in the ap-
pearance of "psi light" under conditions with and without
the physical light. The results revealed: (1) The existence
of the physical light did not prevent the occurrence of the
thought field. (2) The thought field appeared as an extra
light with no effect on the functions of the SPD or LED.
(3) Psi light (as a thought field), therefore, behaves like a
normal, visible ray. And (4) the psi light has a tendency
to occur more frequently in a group-pulsating manner,
whereas there exists a continuous physical light in the box.
Furthermore, this series of experiments also examined the
relationship between the group pulsing of the thought field
developed in the light-proof box and the leakage from the
power source (50 Hz) in order to detect leakage current, if
any, as a normal explanation of these phenomena. - T.K.
03631. Fujita, Kiyoyuki. An attempt to apply suggest-
opedic methods to improve the efficiency of mathe-
matical learning in junior high school students: Part
III. Journal of the PS Institute of Japan, 1981, 6(1), 3-8.
15 illus; 5 refs
The author reports a higher acceleration of learning
rate than in his previous reports [03628, 3629] by providing
the subjects with an "infinite musical scale" in experimen-
tal sessions, but he makes no reference to psi. - T.K.
03632. Seki, Hideo. An interesting failure in the ap-
plication of suggestopedic methods to a large-sized
class. Journal of the PS Institute of Japan, 1981, 6(1),
9-10. 1 illus; 3 refs
This paper deals with a failure to replicate the
author's previous findings on the same subject. No
reference is made to psi. - T.K.
03633. Sasaki, K. Shigemi, Haga, Hideo, Hayase,
Yuichi, Numata, Akira, and Ogawa, Yuji. Effects of
targets on perception in "extra-retinal" viewing or clair-
voyance: Part I. Color and brightness. Journal of the
PS Institute of Japan, 1981, 6(1), 11-17. 8 illus; 9 refs
A series of experiments on clairvoyance (13 sessions)
were carried out with Hiroto Yamashita, a 17-year-old boy,
as a subject. He was discovered and trained by two of
the authors, H. Haga and Y. Hayase, in laboratories of the
University of Electro-communications and of a training cen-
ter for hypnosis (Mental Health), Tokyo, from September
1980 to May 1981. The subject was led into a dark room
or a room with normal illumination and, while sitting in a
chair, was blindfolded by 1 cm thick cotton pads and four
layers of towels with adhesive tape over them which was,
they claim, stuck fast to his skin in order to completely
prevent his sight. Then, with the experimenters around
him, he was asked to try to perceive a target that was ran-
domly selected from a deck of ESP cards or a pool of 70
different color cards (Japanese Industrial Standard colors)
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also discusses the historical and philosophical premises of
psychiatric interest in psychical research. Such interest
arose from a sound positivism whose method allowed a
free and wider view of natural phenomena. - DA/R.A.W.
03624. Servadio, Emilio. Psychic regression and birth-
connected experiences. Quaderni di Parapsicologia, 1986,
17(1), 126-135.
It now can safely be admitted that the fetus is en-
dowed with mental life, and that in the prenatal phase
many instances of ESP can occur between mother and
child. The author recalls the fact that between the
parents--especially the mother-and the little child, ESP
phenomena have been ascertained and described many
times. Then he points out that by means of various tech-
niques, it is possible to bring about age regressions in
adult subjects. The latter can go through infantile and
prenatal experiences. For example, it is possible for a hyp-
notized subject to talk, to draw, and to behave in general
as if he were 2, 3, or a few more years of age. The cor-
respondence with aspects and peculiarities of the previous
ages is sometimes absolutely striking.
Regressions to.even more precocious ages can be ob-
tained with the use of certain drugs, particularly LSD.
The author quotes at length the work of Dr. Stanislav
Grof, whose vast knowledge of the field is well known.
In fact, Grof has administered LSD innumerable times to
normal people, neurotics, and psychotics. In many cases,
Grof ascertained that his subjects revealed--through vivid
images and utterances--many occurrences belonging to their
prenatal phases. In some such cases, ESP phenomena have
undoubtedly been present.
In the last part of the paper, the author reports
about a case he treated with psychoanalytic technique
using LSD after some time as a help in the treatment.
Under LSD, the subject expressed a long series of impres-
sions and feelings, all related to his prenatal experiences.
Some of these impressions he later described in poetry.
The author has read two of the poems--one of them con-
nected with the birth of his first child. Finally, he
propounds a hypothesis he had already put forward in
some previous papers: That the ultimate origins of some
prenatal experiences perhaps could be situated in a
transphenomenal level of reality. - DA/R.A.W.
03625. Aiazzi, Pier Luigi. Psi communication: A
reality with two faces. Quaderni di Parapsicologia,
1986, 17(1), 136-144. 3 refs
In this paper we analyze some famous samples of
only partially successful experiments in which the ap-
pearance and disappearance of the psi faculty proves itself
directly related to the symbolic context of the evidence.
These examples include a famous experiment of E. Osty
with R. Schneider, a probable negative photograph of
thought realized with Sai Baba, and the description of
Kuda Bux and other firewalkers. With regard to the lat-
ter we have specifically considered the remarkable attempts
of certain experimenters to repeat the feat while holding
hands with subjects possessing paranormal faculties. We
make some observations concerning how mime, gestures, or
even the logic according to which experiments are or-
ganized can be decisive in determining the presence or ab-
sence of psi. We relate this aspect to the fundamental
structure of communication, and in particular to the double
aspect that each message has a process of communication.
Furthermore, we illustrate several comparative considera-
tions with regard to the figure/background dualism (Gestalt
theory) implicit in the simplest form of communication,
that is, sensorial communication, with regard to the
signifying/signified duality, as well as to the fonic-
emission/acoustic-reception relationship, connected with the
spoken form, and also with the wave/corpuscle duality in
N. Bohr's complementaristic conception of physics. In
parapsychology we recognize the effect of the same dualis-
tic structure in the complementary aspect of languages,
values, and patterns of behavior that exist between psi-
production and the scientific observation of the same: the
eternal oscillation between the two alternative structures of
thought--doubt and faith, omnipotence and limit, empathy
and logical objectivity.
Taking into account all of these aspects that deal
with the symbolic structure of paranormal experience, we
attribute an importance to the "message"-more suitable
than the traditional conception of 'phenomenon"--
specifically to the nature of the message present in every
psi event. In the light of a last example-the famous sit-
tings of W. Crookes with F. Cook--we consider very sig-
nificant from a symbolical point of view where we discuss
the possibility of a more suitable experimental approach to
resolve the inner duality of parapsychology. - DA/R.A.W.
03626. Cozzi, Giorgio. Creativity in parapsychology:
Preliminary observations and reflections. Quaderni di
Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 145-164. 21 figs
Dr. Cozzi discusses the subject of creativeness in
parapsychology, first making some preliminary statements
connected with the two different ways of thinking: verti-
cal (the left brain's logical rational functions) and lateral
(the right brain's typical imaginative-creative functions).
He presents the practical evidence for the different types
of thinking by showing classical patterns of perceptivity
problems, which are intended to displace logical functions,
usually moving in an analytic and sequential context, not
being able to come to a solution, if not for the interven-
tion of creative functions, that, because of their own na-
ture, are synthetic, simultaneous, and not bound by strict
schemes of cultural reference.
The audience was given evidence of the different
ways of thinking and observing games and tricks of percep-
tion, which for their comprehension and solution require
the skill of looking at things from different points of view,
and above all, the skill of going over those virtual lines,
which culturally, in our rational minds, connect each angle
of the observed reality. Since that is so, it becomes neces-
sary to revise the attitude of research of paranormal
phenomena.
Moreover, even the need of revising experimental
methodologies, knowing that they have to consider almost
certain right-brain action (lateral thought) while expressing
ESP and the difficult submission of sensitive subjects to
strict controls, which may force their own vertical thought.
The Ganzfeld technique, for instance, could probably
be improved by simply (de) conditioning the perception dis-
plays concerning vertical thought.
A part of the numberless consequences of an ap-
proach methodologically stated according to the orientation,
confirmed by the last 20 years of studies of brains, there
are stimulating theories attributing human evolution to the
division of the two cerebral hemispheres and their own
proper specialization. The author quotes Jaynes' bicameral
theory, which is intended to explain divinity's matrix with
man's inner voices at that time when the two hemispheres
were actually separated, for what concerns their functions
(this event has been tested by recent studies on
schizophrenic subjects with their brain surgically split and,
according to him, proved by historical evidence). Accord-
ing to Jaynes, environmental conditions favored the integra-
tion of the two hemispheres and also the left hemisphere's
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that the strict application of the double-blind method of-
fers the researcher the guarantee of absolute objectivity in
estimating results. - DA/R.A.W.
03616. Rigato, Mario. The possibility of suggestive in-
fluences in certain analgesic effects of mag-
netotherapy: A boundary problem between para-
psychology and unquestioned sciences. Quaderni di
Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 46-48.
The clinical effects of pulsed magnetic fields are
easily controllable by means of radiography and other ob-
jective data. On the other hand, the purely analgesic ef-
fects declared by the patient are not controllable. Some
authors suggest that a placebo effect is present. On this
problem an experimental research program is presented to
he carried out in collaboration with the Parapsychology
Laboratory of The University of Utrecht. The aim is to
point out some aspects which could involve academic or-
thodoxy as well as parapsychology. - DA/R.A,W.
03617. Bersani, Ferdittando, and Travisan, Bruno. Ex-
periences with psycholinguistic PK. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 49-53. 1 ref
Last year we presented a new method that could
detect some possible PK effects catalyzed by the interpreta-
tion of semirandom acoustic signals recorded on a tape re-
corder. In a previous study we investigated the possibility
of perceiving linguistic patterns in suitable nonlinguistic
acoustic events. The two essential conditions in order to
obtain such effects were: (a) the availability of sounds
that could be listened to over and over again on a tape
recorder, and (b) the propensity of the subject to under-
stand that what they are listening to is a linguistic mes-
sage.
As we showed last year, the hypothesis can be formu-
lated which says that a condition can be produced during
the linguistic interpretation that is particularly conducive
in order to produce some PK effects by which a
"nonintentional" modification of acoustic patterns could
result in better equating the acoustic event to a linguistic
model produced by the subject's mind. This hypothesis
also fits with Stanford's "conformance behavior" model. In
our set-up, the physical target of the PK is the electronic
device by which the acoustic events are processed.
In other words, our present investigation involves the
possibility of detecting some modifications in the electronic
"processing" of the acoustic signals previously recorded. In
our pilot attempts the subject was requested to listen
(using headphones) to suitable signals, and his emotional
involvement was monitored via an electronic device called
the "oracle," wherein the subject asks the "oracle" to speak
about some personal questions. In other words, the acoustic
signals can be used as targets for a short projective test in
which the subject is particularly involved. In order to im-
prove the psychological connection between the electronic
device and the subjects, we introduced some modifications
into the circuits with respect to the previous instrumenta-
tion, and we also introduced feedback by means of a small
light that flashes when the "oracle" speaks. With these
modifications we have conducted an extensive investigation
with quite a large number of subjects. No PK effect was
detected. Nevertheless, experimentation is still going on in
order to obtain a very large amount of data. - DA/R.A.W.
03618. Dettore, Ugo. A hypothesis of clairvoyance. Quad-
erni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 54-60.
We hypothesize a sensoriality in time (past and fu-
ture) on the pattern of which the sensoriality in space
(present), peculiar to the five known senses, would have
formed. The sensoriality in time would be peculiar to all,
living and nonliving beings; the one in space would belong
only to living beings, even if potentially present in the
nonliving ones. Clairvoyance would consist in the sen-
soriality in time (retrocognition and 'precognition); clair-
voyance in the present, or cryptesthesia, would in reality
be a perception of the immediate past, displaced only by a
few moments as to the present. On the basis of time sen-
soriality, it would have formed intuitive thought which is
always creative and leads to the evolution of all beings; on
the basis of space sensoriality, it would have developed ra-
tional thought, which in itself isn't creative but only aims
at settling fixed relations, or laws, among beings. The in-
teraction between the two sensorialities and the two forms
of thought offers us the whole of reality. - DA/R.A.W.
03619. Martelli, Aldo. Experiences of collaboration with
certain prestidigitators in the investigation of some
presumably paranormal cases. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 61-68.
On several occasions, during our investigations and
experimental researches on some supposed paranormal
phenomena, we availed ourselves of the collaboration of
two conjurors: Vanni Bossi and Alexander. In our
opinion, such collaboration is useful and advisable. Ob-
viously, one should consider certain difficulties, deriving,
for instance, from the conjurors' engagements.
We agree with Vanni Bossi that it is not enough to
have at our disposal a "tout-court" good conjuror. It is
also necessary that the conjurer is practiced, not only in
conjuring tricks in general, but also with those tricks that
"paranormal" subjects could perform.
Thanks to Alexander's collaboration, we investigated a
supposed phenomenon of water creation. The subject was
a 15-year-old girl. This case proved to be a trick as the
girl, thanks to her extraordinary skill, was able to put out
the salivary secretion through her imperceptibly half-open
lips. We also investigated a case of an 11-year-old boy
who had been described as the protagonist of many extraor-
dinary ESP and PK phenomena. In our presence, the boy
was able only to make a thermometer mercury rise, by
means of a "trick," unconscious perhaps, but soon revealed.
Moreover, in 1978, in Milan, Alexander caught Geller bend-
ing a key by hand, simulating PK. He was able to
reproduce the success in the same way.
We made use of the two conjurors' opinions also in
order to examine (as deeply as possible) about 30 experi-
ments. They involved metal bending and of other kinds,
selected among over 200 experiments performed during
some years with half a dozen "mini-gellers," and with
Professor Bersani's collaboration. We chose that experi-
ments because we considered them valid as far as their
paranormal "genuineness" was concerned.
In this case, we should be satisfied with the con-
jurors' posterior judgment that is given on the basis of our
account. In fact, we cannot have them at our disposal all
throughout the experiment. The explanations for the
phenomena, that the conjurors gave separately, partly coin-
cided, partly contrasted, and only two were judged tenable,
on the basis of our experimental experience. In some
cases, then, the conjurors admitted that, if things had ac-
tually gone as we had described, the only explanation they
could give was the operator's inattention. - DA/R.A.W.
03620. Cassoli, Piero. A contribution to the study of
pranotherapy. Quaderni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1).
69-89. 43 refs; I table
The author, a physician, discusses problems concerning
"healers." For many years he has been investigating only
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Therapy; (2) Chirurgy; (3) Pharmacology; (4) Inter-
nal Medicine; (5) Psychiatry, and other therapeutic
procedures li a acupuncture, "Mora therapy,"
homeopathy, chiropractices, etc. Furthermore, at
this Congress, spiritistic healing practices in Sao
Paulo (Brasil were "documented" in 2 papers and 2
films (a boo exposition of some 1,000 titles gave
an idea of the ambitious scope of this
heterogenous Austrian event). - B.O.B.
04567. Bauer, Henry H. Physical interpretation of very
small concentrations. Journal of Scientific Exploration,
1990, 4(1), 49-53. 11 refs
Reported observations of allergy-like
responses by basophils at extreme dilutions were
treated as unbelievable and compared with
homeopathy. However, in several 'mainstream"
fields of science accepted formulations also imply
action by substances present at the level of much
less than a single molecule or ion. - DA
04568. Bellentani, Stefano, Bertolani, Paola, Gradellini,
Maurizio, and Noera, Giorgio. Proposal for a correct
medical and scientific approach to the study of psychic
healers. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia,
1987, 41, 34-44. 1 fig; 2 graphs; 2 illus; 8 refs; 1 table
The authors propose a new method of study-
ing presumed paranormal recoveries induced by
so-called "healers" (in Italy this practice is named
pranotherapy). The purpose of this method is to
avoid those problems linked to suggestion (the
well known placebo effect) and at the same time
to furnish a quantitative result. They used 12 rats
in which an edema in the hind paw was induced
by means of underskin injection of carrageenine.
Six rats were then treated by a healer, without
physical contact; the others were considered as con-
trol. After three days, the edema values were
measured and it was found that in the rats treated
by the healer, the average edema was lower than
in the control rats. - W.G.
04569. Byrd, Randolph C. Positive therapeutic effects
of intercessory prayer in a coronary care unit popula-
tion. Southern Medical Journal, 1988 (Jul), 81(7), 826-
829. 10 refs; 3 tables
The therapeutic effects of intercessory prayer
(IP) to the Judeo-Christian God, one of the oldest
forms of therapy, has had little attention in the
medical literature. To evaluate the effects of IP
in a coronary care unit (CCU) population, a
prospective randomized double-blind protocol was
followed. Over 10 months, 393 patients admitted to
the CCU were randomized, after signing informed
consent, to an intercessory prayer group (192
patients) or to a control group (201. patients).
While hospitalized, the first group received IP by
participating Christians praying outside the hospi-
tal; the control group did not. At entry, chi-square
and stepwise logistic analysis revealed no statisti-
cal difference between the groups. After entry, all
patients had follow-up for the remainder ofthe
admission. The IP group subsequently had a si&-
nificantly lower severity score based on the hospi-
tal course after entry (p < .01). Multivariant
analysis separated the groups on the basis of the
outcome variables (p < .0001). The control patients
required ventilatory assistance, antibiotics, and
diuretics more frequently than patients in the IP
group. These data suggest that intercessory prayer
to the Judeo-Christian God has a beneficial
therapeutic effect in patients admitted to a CCU. -
DA
04570. Quinn, Janet F. An Investigation of the Effects
of Therapeutic Touch Done Without Physical Contact on
State Anxiety of Hospitalized Cardiovascular Patients.
Unpublished doctoral dissertation, New York
University, 1982. 164p.
The focus of this study was the explication of
the means by which the nursing intervention of
Therapeutic Touch is effective. Specifically, this
research was designed to test the theorem that
Therapeutic Touch without physical contact would
have the same effect as Therapeutic Touch with
physical contact. This theorem was derived from
the broader conceptual system developed by
Rogers (1970), which suggests that the effects of
Therapeutic Touch are outcomes of an energy ex-
change between two human energy fields. Since
the effect of Therapeutic Touch with physical con-
tact on state anxiety is known, state anxiety was
utilized as a measure of the efficacy of
Therapeutic Touch without physical contact.
A sample of 60 male and female subjects, be-
tween the ages of 36 and 81, hospitalized on a car-
diovascular unit of a metropolitan medical center,
were randomly assigned to the Experimental
group, receiving Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch,
or the Control group, receiving Nori-Contact.
Each subject completed the A-State Self Evalua-
tion Questionnaire (Spielberger, Gorsuch &
Lushene), 1970) before and after the assigned inter-
vention. It was hypothesized that subjects receiv-
ing Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch would have a
greater decrease in posttest state anxiety scores
than subjects receiving the Control Intervention of
Non-Contact. This hypothesis was supported at
the .0005 level of significance. In addition to the
main hypothesis, two ancillary research questions
were explored. There were no differences among
the effects on subjects' state anxiety obtained by
four different nurses administering Non-Contact
Therapeutic Touch. Further, there were no sig-
nificant relationships between subjects' sex, eth-
nicity, religion, medical diagnosis, presence or ab-
sence of surgery, number of previous hospitaliza-
tions, position during treatment, number of days
after surgery and subjects' response to treatment
by Non-Contact Therapeutic Touch. Implications
for nursing practice and research were identified. -
D.A.I. [Abstract published here with the permission
of UNIVERSITY MICROFILMS INTERNA-
TIONAL and may not be reproduced elsewhere
without their prior permission.]
04571. Snel, F.W.J.J., and Van der Sijde, P.C. Han-
dling and gentling as functions of paranormal healing
with normal and sick animals by non-healers.
European Journal of Parapsychology, 1988/89, 7(2-4), 215-
236. 24 refs; 12 tables
The effects of handling and gentling, as
described in the literature, was studied in normal
and sick animals. Weight-gain was the dependent
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that the strict application of the double-blind method of-
fers the researcher the guarantee of absolute objectivity in
estimating results. - DA/R.A.W.
03616. Rigato, Mario. The possibility of suggestive in-
fluences in certain analgesic effects of mag-
netotherapy: A boundary problem between para-
psychology and unquestioned sciences. Quaderni di
Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 46-48.
The clinical effects of pulsed magnetic fields are
easily controllable by means of radiography and other ob-
jective data. On the other hand, the purely analgesic ef-
fects declared by the patient are not controllable. Some
authors suggest that a placebo effect is present. On this
problem an experimental research program is presented to
be carried out in collaboration with the Parapsychology
Laboratory of The University of Utrecht. The aim is to
point out some aspects which could involve academic or-
thodoxy as well as parapsychology. DA/R.A.W.
03617. Bersani, Ferdittando, and Travisan, Bruno. Ex-
periences with psycholinguistic PK. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 49-53. 1 ref
Last year we presented a new method that could
detect some possible PK effects catalyzed by the interpreta-
tion of semirandom acoustic signals recorded on a tape re-
corder. In a previous study we investigated the possibility
of perceiving linguistic patterns in suitable nonlinguistic
acoustic events. The two essential conditions in order to
obtain such effects were: (a) the availability of sounds
that could be listened to over and over again on a tape
recorder, and (b) the propensity of the subject to under-
stand that what they are listening to is a linguistic mes-
sage.
As we showed last year, the hypothesis can be formu-
lated which says that a condition can be produced during
the linguistic interpretation that is particularly conducive
in order to produce some PK effects by which a
nonintentional" modification of acoustic patterns could
result in better equating the acoustic event to a linguistic
model produced by the subject's mind. This hypothesis
also fits with Stanford's "conformance behavior" model. In
our set-up, the physical target of the PK is the electronic
device by which the acoustic events are processed.
In other words, our present investigation involves the
possibility of detecting some modifications in the electronic
"processing" of the acoustic signals previously recorded. In
our pilot attempts the subject was requested to listen
(using headphones) to suitable signals, and his emotional
involvement was monitored via an electronic device called
the "oracle," wherein the subject asks the "oracle" to speak
about some personal questions. In other words, the acoustic
signals can be used as targets for a short projective test in
which the subject is particularly involved. In order to im-
prove the psychological connection between the electronic
device and the subjects, we introduced some modifications
into the circuits with respect to the previous instrumenta-
tion, and we also introduced feedback by means of a small
light that flashes when the "oracle" speaks. With these
modifications we have conducted an extensive investigation
with quite a large number of subjects. No PK effect was
detected. Nevertheless, experimentation is still going on in
order to obtain a very large amount of data. - DA/R.A.W.
03618. Dettore, Ugo. A hypothesis of clairvoyance. Quad-
erni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 54-60.
We hypothesize a sensoriality in time (past and fu-
ture) on the pattern of which the sensoriality in space
(present), peculiar to the five known senses, would have
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formed. The sensoriality in time would be peculiar to all,
living and nonliving beings; the one in space would belong
only to living beings, even if potentially present in the
nonliving ones. Clairvoyance would consist in the sen-
soriality in time (retrocognition and precognition); clair-
voyance in the present, or cryptesthesia, would in reality
be a perception of the immediate past, displaced only by a
few moments as to the present. On the basis of time sen-
soriality, it would have formed intuitive thought which is
always creative and leads to the evolution of all beings; on
the basis of space sensoriality, it would have developed ra-
tional thought, which in itself isn't creative but only aims
at settling fixed relations, or laws, among beings. The in-
teraction between the two sensorialities and the two forms
of thought offers us the whole of reality. - DA/R.A.W.
03619. Martelli, Aldo. Experiences of collaboration with
certain prestidigitators in the investigation of some
presumably paranormal cases. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 61-68.
On several occasions, during our investigations and
experimental researches on some supposed paranormal
phenomena, we availed ourselves of the collaboration of
two conjurors: Vanni Bossi and Alexander. In our
opinion, such collaboration is useful and advisable. Ob-
viously, one should consider certain difficulties, deriving,
for instance, from the conjurors' engagements.
We agree with Vanni Bossi that it is not enough to
have at our disposal a "tout-court" good conjuror. It is
also necessary that the conjurer is practiced, not only in
conjuring 'tricks in general, but also with those tricks that
"paranormal" subjects could perform.
Thanks to Alexander's collaboration, we investigated a
supposed phenomenon of water creation. The subject was
a 15-year-old girl. This case proved to be a trick as the
girl, thanks to her extraordinary skill, was able to put out
the salivary secretion through her imperceptibly half-open
lips. We also investigated a case of an 11-year-old boy
who had been described as the protagonist of many extraor-
dinary ESP and PK phenomena. In our presence, the boy
was able only to make a thermometer mercury rise, by
means of a "trick," unconscious perhaps, but soon revealed.
Moreover, in 1978, in Milan, Alexander caught Geller bend-
ing a key by hand, simulating PK. He was able to
reproduce the success in the same way.
We made use of the two conjurors' opinions also in
order to examine (as deeply as possible) about 30 experi-
ments. They involved metal bending and of other kinds,
selected among over 200 experiments performed during
some years with half a dozen "mini-gellers," and with
Professor Bcrsani's collaboration. We chose that experi-
ments because we considered them valid as far as their
paranormal "genuineness" was concerned.
In this case, we should be satisfied with the con-
jurors' posterior judgment that is given on the basis of our
account. In fact, we cannot have them at our disposal all
throughout the experiment. The explanations for the
phenomena, that the conjurors gave separately, partly coin-
cided, partly contrasted, and only two were judged tenable,
on the basis of our experimental experience. In some
cases, then, the conjurors admitted that, if things had ac-
tually gone as we had described, the only explanation they
could give was the operator's inattention. - DA/R.A.W.
03620. Cassoli, Piero. A contribution to the study of
pranotherapy. Quaderni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1).
69-89. 43 refs; I table
The author, a physician, discusses problems concerning
"healers." For many years he has been investigating only
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33 refs
In a survey of the literature concerning parapsychic phenomena
and drugs, the author concludes that obviously only the use of
so-called hallucinogens (such as LSD, mescaline, psilocybin, and,
with reservations, hashish and marijuana) is associated with
parapsychic abilities, whereas the use of opiates (such as opium,
heroin, and morphine) does not seem to touch this field. It is
hypothesized that because of the different pharmaco-psychological
functioning of hallucinogens, intoxication by these substances
might be rather suitable for stimulating the aggressive and
instinctive parts of man. They seem to be a characteristic feature of
psi abilities also. Opiates, on the other hand, do not seem to affect
this sphere because these substances are mainly narcotizing. The
effects of cocaine, amphetamines, tranquilizers, and soporifics
cannot be judged on the basis of the surveyed literature. It is shown
that the possible relevance of drug use to parapsychology is
completely ignored by most textbooks dealing with drugs, the
authors of which are mainly medical men, psychiatrists, or
pharmacologists. - G.H.
01396. Schmidbauer, Wolfgang. On the psychology of the oracle.
Zeitschrift fur Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie,
1972, 14(4), 222-234. [Originally published in Psychologische
Rundschau, 1970, 21, 88-98.] 30 refs
The author describes various practices of oracles with reference
to ethnographic reports and attempts to sketch a model that
optimally includes psychological aspects in these reports. The
function of trance within the oracle and its sociopsychological
moorings (shamans) are pointed out. An analysis of oracular
practices with principles derived from projective tests shows
certain structural similarities with the situation in which a person
seeking advice finds himself. - DA/ R.A.W.
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
LUCE E OMBRA
(Editor: Paola Giovetti)
01397. Di Simone, Giorgio. The "Entita A." case. Luce e Ombra,
1985 (Jan/ Mar), 85(1), 22-29.8 refs
After a long preamble mostly dedicated to the historical and
technical aspects of the seances of "Mister X" (a trance medium
whose name he is not allowed to mention), the author underlines
the great importance of the revolutionary contents of these
seances, which took place in Naples more than 30 years ago (about
1950-1980). These contents are extremely logical, rational, and
coherent, and the author collected them in several books, first of all
Rapporto dalla dimensione X, (Roma 1973/84). The author
mentions also the experiments he organized (1971 and 1974) in
order to check the independence of the supposed communicating
"entity" (Entita A) from the medium (comparative analysis of the
voices with the "voice-print" method and an EEG of the medium,
awake and during his speaking-trance). - DA
01398. lannuzzo, Giovanni. Parapsychology and anthropology:
A note. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jan/ Mar), 85(1), 30-34. 18 refs
The author analyses the connections between parapsychology
and anthropology, and asserts that these connections should be of
different kinds: accounts of psi phenomena should be evaluated
according to both parapsychological and anthropological patterns,
and accounts of psi phenomena also should be evaluated only from
the parapsychological point of view (a "parapsycographical"
pattern). Experimental methods, utilized in some field researches,
are considered insufficient. The author suggests a new methodo-
logical approach in which "paranormality" is considered a cross-
cultural event. According to this model, it seems to be necessary, in
psychical research, to utilize the methods and conceptual patterns
of the "human" sciences. - DA
01399. Ravaldini, Silvio. A pioneer of psychical research: Alex-
andre N. Aksakof. Luce e Omhra, 1985 (Jan/ Mar) 85(l), 43-54. ti
refs
The author describes the life and work of one of the pioneers of
psychical research, Alexandre Aksakof. His activities were directed
at establishing the reality of paranormal phenomena. His early
work was published in Germany, due to the censorship exerted in
Russia by religious and lay authorities. Aksakof was an alert
experimenter and had the occasion to be present in the seances of
two great mediums: D.D. Home and Florence Cook. In the year
1874, Aksakof founded in Germany the journal Ps.rchische
Studien, which later had a great importance for both theoretical
study and for practical experimentation. Later he published (1890)
his important book, Animism and Spiritism, which can be
considered a positive answer to the book, Spiritism, of E. von
Hartmann, which practically denied the physical phenomena.
Aksakof devoted nearly all his life to promulgating spiritualistic
ideals in a world where materialism was dominant, and left an
important legacy, both as man and as researcher. - DA/ R.A.W.
01400. Giovetti, Paola. The possession case of Siano (Catanzaro).
Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jan/ Mar), 85(1), 55-59. I ref.
The author interviewed Dr. Pericle Assennato, a retired magis-
trate who long ago (1936) was present when an exceptional case of
possession took place in a little village of South Italy, Siano near
Catanzaro. Three years earlier the dead body of a young man,
Giuseppe Verardi of Catanzaro, had been found under a bridge.
The investigation concluded that it was suicide. Three years later,
Maria Talarico, 17, a young girl of Siano, passed over the bridge
and had a sudden and strange metamorphosis that lasted 36 hours:
Her voice changed and became that of a man, she insisted that
she was Giuseppe Verardi and acted as if she were. She did not
recognize her parents, but she did recognize the mother of
Giuseppe and revealed that Giuseppe did not commit suicide but
was killed. She mentioned the names of the killers, as well. The
population of the whole village assisted in uncovering the facts.
After 36 hours Maria went under the bridge, took the position the
dead body of Giuseppe had had, and "awakened" without
remembering anything. After that, a new investigation concluded
fora case of murder. Dr. Assennato gives his interpretation of this
interesting case. - DA
METAPSICHICA RI VISTA
ITALIANA DI PARAPSICOLOGIA
01401. Crosa, G. Report of the First International Congress on
Parapsychology of the Italian-Swiss Center for Advanced Studies.
Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1969 (Jul Dec),
24(3/4),109-116.
Thanks to the hospitality of the Italian-Swiss Center for
Advanced Studies (Campione d'Italia), the First International
Congress on Parapsychology of Campione d'Italia was held on
March 29, 1969. The general topic was Mysterious Psychic
Phenomena. Introductory speeches were made by Mr. F. De
Baggis, Mayor of the host town; Dr. Naegeli-Osjord, President of
the Schweizer Parapsychologische Gesellschaft; and Mr. E. Men-
goli, President of the Associazione Italiana Scientifica di Meta-
psichica. In this report we have the main features of the papers
presented by four M.D.s and psychiatrists (Crosa, Granone,
Naegeli-Osjord, Cassoli) and the theologian Rcsch are summarized.
During the evening session some slides about hypnosis (with
commentary by Granone) and one about Ted Serios were pro-
jected, followed by a discussion masterly directed by Prof. Beonio
Brocchieri. In addition to the previously mentioned speakers,
presentations were made by two medical doctors, lnardi and
Buscaino; a newspaperman, Altavilla; and a theologian, Pisoni,
who cleverly aroused the participation of the public. The Proceed-
ings have been published by Silva of Rome. - DT/ R.A.W.
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board. After a short time the per-
sonality of Seth revealed itself and
manifested for many years, transmitting
complex metaphysical messages. With the
help of Seth, Jane Roberts had some
paranormal experiences as well. -
DA/R.A.W.
METAPSICHICA RIVISTA ITALIANA
DI PARAPSICOLOGIA
01679. Assennato, Pericle. Evidence and
considerations about Rol's phenomena.
Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parap-
sicologia, 1970 (Jan-Jun), 25(1-2), 2-6.
The author reports the phenomena of
G. Rol that he witnessed in Rome, in
April, 1967, and judges its parap-
sychological importance to be very high.
He concludes that all witnessing must be
free from unconscious resistance and
that the so-called paranormal phenomena
differ from the normal ones only because
they are statistically rare. - DA
01680. Assennato, Pericle. Criticism and
reason in parapsychology. Metapsichica
Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1970
Jan-Jun , 25 1-2), 6-10.
The author makes additional com-
ments on Rol's phenomena. He thinks that
the parapsychological phenomena obtained
without apparent trance are the most im-
portant to study. He blames those who
maintain a priori or unjustified posi-
tions, which are arrived at without
prior objective investigation of the
phenomena. Those most interesting, such
as Rol, Ted Serios, and psychic sur-
geons, are able to produce phenomena
without being in trance, or at most, the
self-induced trance which Cazzamalli
calls "waiting attention." - DA
01681. Alberti, Giorgio. Experiments
made by Dr. G.A. Rol in Turin. Metap-
sichica Rivista Italiana di Para
sicolog a, 1970 Jan-Jun , 25T1-2 , 10-
14.
The author describes three experi-
ments witnessed in December, 1968, in
Turin. They involved the transfer of a
card that had been selected collectively
from one deck of playing cards to
another deck. Second, in a normally ar-
ranged deck of cards, Rol suceeded in
reversing 51% of them, alternately back
after face and face after back. Finally,
by clairvoyance Rol was able to repeat a
sentence in a closed book held by the
author. - DA
01682. 'Riccardi, N., Inardi, M., Cas-
soli, P., De Boni, G., Rappelli, ?,
Zeglio, ?, Assennato, P., Valerio, De
Carli, Occhipinti, L., Gabricci, ?,
Galateri, L., Alberti, G., and Mengoli,
E. Debate about the provocative pheno-
mena of Dr. Rol. Metapsichica Rivista
Italianadi. Parapsicologia, 1970 (Jan-
Jun), 25(1-2), 16-55. 1 ref
The authors participated in debates
held on November 16, 1969 and February
1, 1970 in Milan, convened by the
Italian Association for Scientific
Metapsychics. The debate was entitled
"PK and ESP Faculties: A Living Italian
Case," and centered on the phenomena of
Gustavo Adolfo Rol. A lengthy summary of
the debaters'contributions in English is
provided by Nicola Riccardi. These sum-
maries, in turn, have been abstracted
below. - Ed.
Riccardi states that he con-
centrated on Rol's demonstrations with
playing cards, noting that these
"experiments" may be observed, but not
in the least controlled. He describes
four instances of Rol's card demonstra-
tions, and clasifies his procedure in
three stages.
Inardi and Cassoli report on one
meeting with Rol in Turin in April,
1967. Both hold that reports of Rol's
experiments cannot be accepted at face
value until certain basic conditions are
met, such as Rol not touching the cards
and not using cards supplied by ob-
servers. They say these conditions have
not been met.
G. De Boni describes a card
demonstration of Rol's which leads him
to say, "This case is of the greatest
improtance for psychical research."
Riccardi then describes Rol's
spiritualistic paintings that take place
in a seance. The paintings are osten-
sibly made through Rol by the painter,
Francois Auguste Ravier, who died in
1895. The sitters choose the subject of
the painting. Riccardi reports having
seen Ravier's face superimposed on Rol's
while the painting was being made.
Rappelli provides the fullest and
most sympathetic account of Rol. He
says he is a longtime friend of Rol's
and treated by him as if he were a
younger brother and assistant. He
describes Rol's healing abilities, his
"voyages" to the past and future, his
work with cards, and the sittings in
which spirits, some living, some dead,
are contacted. (Rol professes ignorance
of spiritualism.) He also describes
Rol's views of himself and his powers,
and their religious significance. Rol
says he refuses to take part in experi-
ments arranged by others because for all
his accomplishments, he needs a direct
and sudden inspiration.
Zeglio reports on 3 seances with
Rol that he had his wife attend. He
provides detailed descriptions of 4
"experiments" from notes taken at the
time.
Dr. Carli Valerio disagrees with P.
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tical activity is diminished, and points
out that several observations of what
occurs during Rolls demonstrations indi-
cate cortical inhibition derived from
hypnosis. She notes that one can be in
an altered state without being con-
sciously aware that one is in it.
Riccardi called for a vote on
whether the audience considered that all
Rol's phenomena are faked. Al votes
were negative.
There follows a general discussion
among Gabricci, Valerio, and Galateri,
of mediumship, hypnosis, and mediumistic
trance. Alberti and Mengoli urges that
filming the proceedings of seances is
highly desirable, and Mengoli cites
Schiebeler's laboratory at Ravensburg
that is equipped to study physical
phenomena.
Occhipinti describes parallels be-
tween Rolls demonstrations and what he
observed at seances with the medium,
Anibale Gnocchi.
Riccardi describes personality
changes in Rol as his demonstrations
develop. At such times, he describes
does not take over a situation, even
though he may be the center of it. Ric-
cardi thinks it is of great importance
that Rol seems to address remarks to
someone, he knows not who, during his
demonstrations. He says the process of
each sitting develops "as if there were
band of hobgoblins in the room" who
receive orders and rush into the opera-
tions needed for reaching the final end
desired. He says he is convinced that
Rol is served with continuity and preci-
sion by those entities, as was Aladdin,
who also was ignorant of the identities
of his invisible helpers.
Occhipinti says Gnocchi was able to
transfer his powers to someone else.
Riccardi adds that the same is true of
Rol, and cites an example.
The editor, Ettore Mengoli, con-
cludes the debate with this note: "From
the preceding pages one can see that Dr.
Rol has been approached cordially and
praised, but in no way thoroughly ex-
amined. In Italy and abroad all state-
ments about this case are to be. con-
sidered "informative" but not
"scientific." - DA/R.A.W.
01683. Racanelli. Francesco. I and
parapsychology. Metapsichica Rivista
Italians di Parapsicologia 1970 (Jan-
Jun), 2b(1-2) ' 56-62.
At the request of the editor,
Racanelli describes his work as as a
medical doctor and as a healer. Ini-
tially he was a convinced healer only,
but this displeased the Italian police,
so he decided to obtain a medical degree
and practice healing lawfully. With him
the two professions are complementary. -
DA
JAPANESE LANGUAGE
(Editor: Toshio Kasahara)
RESEARCHES OF JAPAN PSYCHIC
SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
01684. Tanaka, Chiyomatsu. Annals of
new spiritualism, psychical research,
and parapsychology. Researches of Japan
Psychic Science Associatir on, 1974 (Oct ,
1-69.
This is a chronological record of
100 important events in the history of
spiritualism, psychical research, and
parapsychology beginning with the Hydes-
ville rappings in 1848 through 1974.
The text is in both Japanese and
English. The sources of the information
in the chronology is provided in the
form of bibliographic notes. A letter
code -recedes each ev^^
nited States; B for Britain; C for Con-
tinental Europe; J for Japan, and G for
General history. The sources footnotes
are N. Fodor's Encyclopedia of Psychic
Science (1934), E. Thompson's History &
Science of Spiritualism (1948), Rhine
and Pratt's Parapsychology (1957),
Doyle's History of Spiritualism (1926),
and Nelson's Spiritualism and Society
(1969). - R.A.W.
III. ARTICLES IN NONPARAPSYCHOLOGICAL
JOURNALS
This section will henceforth be
presented in two parts: Part 1 will con-
sist of articles on parapsychological
topics published in nonparapsychological
journals. Part 2 will consist of ar-.
ticles in nonparapsychological journals
on topics dealing with other disciplines
but that also may be applicable or
relevant to parapsychological concerns.
PART 1. ARTICLES ON PARAPSYCHOLOGY IN
NONPARAPSYCHOLOGICAL JOURNALS
01685. Abbott, David P. Mediumistic
readings of sealed writings. Open Court,
1906 (Apr), 20(4), 194-211.
Several methods are outlined for
reading writing secured in sealed en-
velopes. The techniques are basically
those used by stage clairvoyants during
their public displays. Included are
descriptions of various ways wood al-
cohol can be used to make env-lopes
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