PARAPSYCHOLOGY ABSTRACTS INTERNATIONAL, 02449. TENHAEFF, W.H.C. DR. G. VAN RIJNBERG AND PARAPSYCHOLOGY.

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02442. Martens, Ronny.
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fraud and poorly controlled
views an experiment by Ran
through the years. His
availability of money does
standards and (2) that scie
investigator to reconsider
both the researcher and t
meaningful dialogue and
quisition and seemed determined to ban "claims of the
paranormal." The author states that blind faith in one's
own belief leads to underestimating the quality of the
proponent and the complexity of the subject under discus-
sion. This explains the unfair treatment of the French
psychologist/statistician, Michel Gauquelin. Hoebens and
other skeptics who supported the investigation of Gau-
quclin feared that the Committee was a lost cause: All
moderates would probably leave and turn their backs on
the crusaders. Fortunately, this ye (1984) a "Reappraisal"
took place through internal and xternal pressure. It
seems to the author that they vre learned their lesson
from this affair. He praises the w evolution which aims
at cooperation between ske cs and critical para-
psychologists as allies in the fi t against irrationalism. -
D.D.
di's Project Alpha. I'si-
ogy is heavily marked by
riments. This article re-
roject Alpha) to test our.
h tandards. Unfortunately,
t t 'figs have not improved
o theses: (1) that the
t no rily improve research
:ts are a very bad position
riment es the paranormal
s position d research, and (b)
skeptic sho d strive towards a
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02443. Zorab, Georgf Poltergeist-slpdrome. Psi.
The author traces a origin of the to "
1% and the history of the enomena. This is it trated with
well-known cases betw n the years 1450-1968. a author
states that now, after 0 years, it has become ar that
there is no different between local (haunting) a per-
sonal (poltergeist) ha ntings. In both cases the same
phenomena can occur He concludes that the paranormal
is dominated by the ing and there is no need for super-
02444. Gondry, Di . 250 years: Franz A. Mesmer.
Psi-Forum, 1984, 1( 86-82. 13 refs
The career of esmer is placed in its historical con-
text. The author sh s that the ideas of Mesmer were not
original, but can placed next to the works of other
authors as early as 0 B.C. His idea of animal magnetism
and his life seem to ave been influenced by several per-
sons such as M. ell, Count de Gebelin, and Maria-
Theresia Paradis. After his downfall his ideas were taken
up by several persons such as Dr. E. Perkins (US.) and do
Puys6gur (France). - DA
02445. Martens, Ronny. Observational theories: Part 1.
Psi-Forum, 1984, 1(2), 108-117. 7 refs
The author introduces the reader to the new observa-
tional theories within the field of parapsychology. These
theories are based on quantum physics, which shares some
elements with paranormal phenomena. The reader is
provided with an introduction to quantum physics upon
which two of the three most developed theories are
elaborated. - DA
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ychologie, 1932/1933, 5, 62-79.
lairvoyant experiences, which were
e nature. A drawback was that
told to other people so that they
e, 1934, 6, 24-26.
entity that was present at
The answer was, "Y"ou are
thought about this queer
fled to find any explana-
he had himself mag-
of magnetic sleep, he
on is in the same
etized trance. Al-
02448. ietz, P.A. Experiments concerning the homing
ofd S. Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 1934, 6, 86-
manl/in the neighborhood of Munich. Three dogs were
tested. The transport of a dog was done in such a way
that it could not see where it was going. They were
taken to a place about 6 miles from their home, in the
middle of woods and hills. According to the experimenters
the dogs found their way home not by using their senses,
but by a capacity of orientation which migrating birds also
possess. - G.Z.
02449. Tenhaeff, W.H.C. Dr. G. van Rijnberg and
parapsychology. Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 1934,
6, 123-129.
Professor van Rijnberg, who for many years was the
editor of a prominent Dutch medical journal, was inter-
ested in spiritualism and all things mystical. He was one
of the'very few Dutch people who attended seances with
the famous medium Eusapia Palladino. He published what
he observed at these seances in a Dutch periodical under
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the title 'The Third Arm of the Medium:' He wrote: "It
was at Rome, 21 years ago, that I had a seance with that
famous medium, Eusapia Palladino. At that seance, a
married couple was also present. Eusapia told us that she
would try to levitate the table without using her muscles.
All of us stood around the table, holding each other's
hands which were placed on the table. Eusapia stood at
one of the short ends of the table. I squatted on the floor
on her right side. I put my left hand around her legs. I
raised her skirt, so that I could see the two legs of the
table nearest to me. This made it impossible for anyone
to place his foot under the table-leg and lift the table.
With my right hand I got hold of Eusapia's right hand.
This hand was also held by Mrs. P. Mr. P was holding
Eusapia's left hand. There was not much light in the
room, but it was sufficient to distinguish the various ob-
jects in the room. After waiting some time the table sud-
denly began to move. The table moved for a few mo-
ments to the left and to the right, and then suddenly left
the floor and floated about 15 cm above it. This lasted a
few minutes and then it dropped to the floor with a loud
bang. When the table started to move about I suddenly
saw that Eusapia's right hand became indistinct. Then it
seemed as if a whole series of arms, one arm above the
other, were visible for a short time. The levitation of the
table too was of short duration. Those present at the
seance were very pleased with what they had seen. This
made them urge the medium to repeat the phenomenon.
The medium guessed correctly what he wanted to see
again, for she said: 'You want to see my astral double,
don't you?-
"The phenomena were again observed and were a
great deal better than those in the beginning. Out of
Eusapia's left thigh, just in front of his head, projected a
straight black spoke which looked like a long thin arm.
That arm ended in a broader piece that got hold of the
right table-leg. All the time that I saw this ghostly thing,
the table remained levitated. The phenomenon was only
visible during a short time, but long enough to give me+
the certainty that I was not having a hallucination." - G.Z.
02450. Walther, Gerda. Seances with the medium,
Rudi Schneider. Tijdschrift,voor Parapsychologie, 1934,
Describes the earl, histiry of the medium-thin nf
agate Ruai-s mediumsnip rticular. Some of his sit-
tings are described in whi _ G. Juno and others were
02451. Kooy, J.M J., E piences concerning the
The 'Dunne effect" is Dutch erm for precognitive
experiences such as were d ribed b J.W. Dunne in his
creams were generally of ;a symbolic sure, and the
dreamed future events pened within a short time
(rarely over a month).
dreams of this kind. Fro the very beginning Kooy wrote
and the past, and that time was a human fiction. He
describes some of his experiences in this article. -
G.ZJR.A.W.
02452. Hamel, A.G. van. Paranormal phenomena In
Iceland. Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 1934, 6, 177-
199.
Paranormal phenomena were already known in
Iceland in 900 A.D, and many cases were described in the
Island's Sagas and in the book, Landnamabok. In the lat-
ter such cases are described in detail, and the place where
they occur is also mentioned. This book was written in
the 13th century. From the very beginning, parapsychologi-
cal phenomena were cited in the Icelandic literature.
These phenomena were mostly spread among the Icelandic
population. Not everybody, however, possesses this paranor-
mal gift. Why this is the case, is still unknown. The
Icelanders themselves would like t know why so many
people of other countries re devoid this gift. The best
book about the paranor 1 experie es of the people in
Iceland is that writte by Gu undur Finnbogason
(Reykjavik, 1933).
The principal parano al ex rience described is the
dream. The dream might pre gnitive, or one that in-
tina missing people, dead o al' e. Many dreams have a
symbolic meaning that have decoded. Dream appari-
tions are also often mention The man or woman who
was drowned or murdered ap rs in the dream of one of
their beloved ones, and tel where she or he can be
The article gives manynamples of clairvoyant men
Len Know special things, e.g w re to find runaway cattle
or horses, the hour and on of the death of certain
people, the finding of th e w committed criminal ac-
tions, etc. - G.Z.
02453. Van de Kroo A.A Some paranormal
phenomena the atttho invest ated at first hand.
Tijdschrift voor Paraps hologie, 34, 6, 216-223.
Describes some of s own ps is experiences. One
involved knowing a yo g patient would die where there
were no overt signs th he would do so. The second in-
volved the dream of a emale relative concerning theft in
the largest church in eda All but one detail was later
02454. Tenhaeff, I.C. Pygmies of Central Africa
and their paranor al capacities. Tijdschrift voor
Parapsychologie, 19 6, 301-306. [Reprinted from R.P.
Priller, Les Pymees de la Foret Equatoriale. Paris, 1934.1
Quotes some psi experiences of African pygmies
described by R.P. Triller. Their sorcerers used a scrying
method of polished copper or mirrors to obtain informa-
tion. Several cases of ESP, some precognitive, are
described. - G.ZJR.A.W.
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02455. Kcil, 11.11. Jurgen. Pavel Stepanek and the
focusing effect. Zeitschrift fur Parapsychologie and
Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, 1977, 19(1), 1-22. 33 refs
Stepanek emerged in the 1960s as one of the most
successful and consistent ESP subjects. Over a period of
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