PARAPSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACTS INTERNATIONAL, BRAZIL

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be a
more scientific" continuation of the study of paranor- 1940s toward less
mal, spiritistic, mediumistic, and other phenomena and is the Afro-Brazilian
defined as a "discipline using scientific (interdisciplinary)
methods of study." - A.I.
03134. Adamas, E. In Sochaczev, where the ghosts run
about. Trzecie Oko, 1984, No. 3, 1-4. 3 figs
Beginning in December, 1983, knockings were heard
outside a house inhabited by a mother, her 8- and 13-year-
old daughters, and their 14-year-old cousin. On January 2,
1984, drawers from the kitchen cabinet fell out and chairs
and buckets of water and coal were overturned. On
January 8, a tea kettle filled with water floated down
from the range, a plate with fruit cream fell to the floor,
and a bucket levitated, throwing water on the children.
The next day drawers fell with a crash, buckets over-
turned, and a big mirror was gently deposited from the
wall to the floor. A visit by a priest and a dowser did
not stop the phenomena. A team of observers from
government rcpj,:..,ion of
religions. - D.H.
03137. Cesar, Os6rio. Psychical research experiments,
with photographic documentation, of some curious ec-
toplasm formations. Revista Paulista de Medicina, 1942,
20(3), 119-136.
This article is based on a paper given at the As-
sociacao Paulista de Medicina, Secao de Neuropsiquiatria,
on January 21, 1942. The authors do not reveal the name
of the medium, but they claim that they observed direct
voice mediumship and luminous ectoplasm. The experi-
ments were done in darkness, but photographs were taken.
Photos include a white tube (which the author interprets
as ectoplasm) running from the medium to a megaphone
on a table, an ectoplasmic head, and ectoplasm coming
from the eyes of the medium (trajectory obscured by posi-
tion of medium). - D.H.
Trzecie Oko discovered the childrens' capacity to enter an 03138. Spuza, TDenizard da- ' Silva, and Teresinha
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aggravation to the family, the team decided to discontinue
the investigation of the case. - A.I.
03135. Papiewski, J. Coordination council established.
Trzecie Oko, 1984, No. 3, 32.
On January 27-29, 1984, the second meeting of the
representatives of psychotronic, dowsing, and kindred
societies and clubs took place in Bydgoszcz. Thirty repre-
sentatives of 19 societies and clubs organized the Coor-
dinating Council of Psychotronic and Dowsing Societies and
Clubs. In connection with the recent inclusion of dowsing
to the list of qualified trades (National Legislative Record
No. 22, 1983), a representative of the Central Association
of Trades in Warsaw presented the binding principles of
examinations and qualification. The definition of the
dowsing profession is as follows: "A dowser is an artisan
who locates underground waters using dowsing techniques."
The objective scope of the dowser's activities was deter-
mined as well as the scope of the theoretical and practical
examinations. The Coordinating Council recognized that
limiting the dowser's activities to water location will only
protect the profession by excluding persons "evoking reser-
vations of a meritorial and ethical nature.' A motion in
the Central Association of Trades was formulated to
change the name of radiesthesist to dowser, radiesthesia
being a branch of science that is working to create a
scientific methodology and which cannot be considered a
trade. - A.I.
PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE
(Editors: Patric V. Giesler and David Hess)
REVISTA PAULISTA DE MEDICINA
P 36. Cesar, Osdrio. Paranormal phenomena. Revista
ulista de Medicina, 1941, 19(5), 273-295. -
Based on a paper given at the Associacao Paulista de
Medicina, Secao de Neuropsiquiatria, on September 5, 1941.
The author reviews the work of Richet, Crawford, Geley,
Maxwell, and Osty before a largely skeptical audience of
Paulista psychiatrists. He argues that psychological
phenomena can in some circumstances become transformed
into physiological phenomena such as ectoplasm. The ar-
ticle is historically significant because it marks a change in
the author's previously held negative opinion of -Spiritism
(Kardecism), and it corresponds to a shift in 11zit in the
-_siquiatria, 1980, 2(3), 190-194.
The authors describe 47 Brazilian psychiatric hospitals
which are owned by Spiritists. AXTthough in most cases
psychiatric treatment is in the hands of non-Spiritist
psychiatrists, in some cases Spiritists affiliated with the
hospitals offer alternative therapies of a Spiritist orienta-
tion such as spiritual passes, study sessions, and disobses-
sion (exorcism) sessions. The authors use 123 criteria to
compare Spiritist therapies to a number of other
psychotherapies, and they conclude that Spiritist therapy is
relatively efficient. - D.H.
REVISTA DE PARAPSICOLOGIA
03139. Quevedo, Oscar G. The problem of healers:
Part V. Revista de Parapsicologia, 1974, 2(7), 4-13. 8 il-
lus; 21 refs
In this fifth paper in a series of 15 articles on heal-
ing and healers, the author proposes that three key factors
operating in healing ceremonies and religious movements
such as Christian Science are belief in the cure and the
induction of that belief, relaxation, and the
psychopathological character of the healer. The author
cites the case of the Roman emperor Vespasian's
pathological perception of his own power and his "ability"
to cure as a function of the Roman belief in him as a
god. The author suggests that the psychic healer has a
similar self-perception and relies as well on the con-
comitant belief of his clientele in his powers. Relaxation
and the interaction of conditioned reflexes and emotions
are discussed in relation to their role in various
psychosomatic illnesses and their treatment by psychic
healers. Several studies relating relaxation to increased
immunological responses are summarized. Finally, profiles
of psychic healers as pathological characters and their
patients as uncritical or blind believers who are highly
suggestible are presented. The cures of such patients are
then evaluated in terms of several factors with emphasis
on the effects of relaxation. - P.V.G.
03140. Lomparte, Victoria V. Biographies. Revista de
Parapsicologia, 1974, 2(7), 14-15, 2 illus; 2 refs
Two biographical sketches are presented: (1) of Louisa
E. Rhine, botanist and parapsychologist, who specialized in
spontaneous case collections and psychokinesis and
produced several books and articles on her research; and
piritist therapy in psychiatric
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