Vol.
4, No.
December 1986
0W15. Kornwachs, Klaus. "Parasciencc" and philosophy
of science.
Zeitschrift
fiir Parapsychologie und Grenz-
gebiete der Psychology,
1975,
77(2/3),
125-142.
14 refs
Using
the
concepts
that
have
been
developed by
the
philosophy
and
sociology
of
science,
two
special
cases
of
parascience,
namely, parapsychology and the theory of the
Ancient
Astronauts,
arc
discussed.
The
author
tries
to
analyze more
precisely
the
connection
between
the
or-
ganizations,
the
behavior
of
the
people
involved, and
the
levels
of knowledge
in the
related
theories.
- DA
01916. Mischo, Johannes. Arc psychic phenomena when
treated according to quantitative and statistical models
a "roulette" for "supernatural" consequences?
Ft. Ill: A
critical examination of card sequences.
Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie
und
Grenzgebiete
der
Psychologie,
1975,
77(4),
201-218.
refs;
16 tables
In
this
article,
another
objection
to
the
quantitative
and
statistical
model
of
experimental
parapsychology
is
discussed.
According
to
this
objection
it
has
not
been
demonstrated
that
target
scqucnc.es
in ESP
experiments
form
stochastic
sequences.
Copious
material
from
target
sequences
achieved
in
diverse ways (thorough hand
shuf-
fling
of
closed
and
open
decks,
random
generators
ZG/1
and
Psi
Recorder
70)
is
analyzed,
the
result
being
that
genuine
stochastic sequences
arc produced
only by
the
Psi
Recorder
70. The
author
is
of
the
opinion
that
the
basic
requirements and conditions for experiments with
stochastic
sequences
should
be examined
in
each
before
conclusions
are
drawn
from
results
that
differ
from
mean
chance
expectation.
- DA
01917.
Bender, Hans, Hampel,
Rainer,
Kury,
Helmut,
and Wcndlandt, Susannc. The
"Gellcr-cffcct" - an
in-
vestigation
in
interviews and
questionnaires.
Part
I.
Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie und
Grenzgebiete
der
Psychologie,
1975,
77(4),
219-240.
refs;
tabic
In
January
1974,
Uri
Gcller
demonstrated
his
worldwide
disputed
experiments
in
"spoon
bending"
and
re-setting
in
motion
of
damaged
clocks
and
watches
on
television
("Zweites Deutsches
Fcrnsehcn").
Afterwards, the
daily
paper
Bild
asked
readers
to
keep
pieces
of
cutlery
and
defective
clocks
and
watches
ready
at
a
given
time
when
Geller
was
to
concentrate on
these
objects. The
ex-
traordinary
public
reaction
-
a
unique
example
in
the
field
of
social
psychology
and
probably
of
parapsychology
as
well — became
an
object
of
investigation
in
interviews
and
questionnaires.
A
casual
sample,
gathered
from
equal
regional
distribution, was
selected
for
80 interviews
out
of
2,550
reports
(1,100
addresses
from TV
in
the
Federal
Republic
of
Germany
and
in
Switzerland,
and
1,450
letters
to
the
editor
of
Bild). On
the
basis
of
this
material
a
questionnaire
was
set
up
to
ascertain,
in
its
first
parts (A and
B),
the
alleged
event
(the
re-setting
in
motion
of
defective
clocks and
watches
and
the deforma-
tion
of
pieces
of
cutlery)
in
a
differentiated
way.
In
its
third
general
part
C,
questions
were
included
as
to
opinion
and
knowledge
concerning
parapsychology
and
the
attitude
towards
the
"occult
surroundings"
(Umfcld),
that
is, to UFOs, to
life after death,
to
reincarnation,
to
astrol-
ogy,
etc. as well
as opinion on the economical and
political
perspectives
of
the
future
("the
fear
factor"). A
personality
questionnaire
(the
concise
Frciburger
Person! ichkeits-Invcn-
tar
(Personality
Inventory] =
FPI-K) was added.
In
a
pre-
liminary
test, reports from
150 persons were
collected.
In
the main
investigations another 850 were obtained. By
the
high quota
of
responses
of
mailed
questionnaires (72%
in
the main
test),
the
strong
motivation
of
the
people ques-
tioned was demonstrated.
The
first
part of the
publication
presents the
results of
parts A and B of
the
questionnaire,
completed
by examples
of
cases
extracted
from
interviews
and
letters. They make
it appear
highly
probable
that
gen-
uine PK
phenomena
took
place.
In
the
main
test,
402
persons
reported
599
instances
of
clocks
and
watches
set
into motion
again;
151
persons
cited
243
deformations
of
pieces of cutlery, among them
persons pretended
that
a
piece
of
cutlery
broke.
Twenty-four
percent
of
those
re-
porting
on
watches
stated
that
the
phenomena
happened
spontaneously;
for
cutlery
cases,
the
same
affirmation
is
given
by
17%.
Fifty-six
reporters
of
watch
cases
and
reporters
of
cutlery
cases
repeated
the
experiment;
the
quota
of
success was 79% and 56%, respectively. As
to the
data of social
state, the Geller sample
differed
only
in
re-
spect
to
age
and
sex
from
the
general
population
(show-
ing a majority of persons over 60
years, and
of women) -
a
fact
that may depend on
the
time
of
the day when
the
7h7r/-expcriment
took
place. The
casually
presented
material
is
interpreted
in
analogy
to
the
hypothesis
that
the
fascination
which
obviously
emanated
from
Geller
caused PK
reactions
among
persons
interested
in
occult
phenomena.
The
astonishing
reaction
which
appeared
in
many
countries
is one
of
the
symptoms
of
the
present
"wave of occultism.”
- DA
01918.
Betz, Hans D. Experimental
investigation
of pn-
tisual mctal-bcnding
effects.
Zeitschrift
fiir Parapsy-
chologie und Grenzgebiete der
Psychologie,
1975,
77(4),
241-244.
Experiments
are described which show genuineness of
unusual
metal-bending
effects
induced
by
certain
subjects
in
an
as
yet unknown way. The experiments are extremely
simple
and
can
be
assessed
without
ambiguity.
Systematic
studies
arc
possible
which
should
enable
us
to
test
whether
the phenomena can
be understood on
the
basis of
present
scientific knowledge.
- DA
01919.
Droszdiok,
Siegfried. A measuring method
for
the
investigation of paranormal metal-bending
effects.
Zeitschrift
fiir
Parapsychologie
und
Grenzgebiete
der
Psychologie,
1975,
77(4), 245-249.
fig
It
is suggested
that the paranormal bending
of
metals
should
be
investigated by means
of
ultrasonic
devices.
Ex-
perimental
investigations
have
shown
that
after
applying
an
ultrasonic head
of about
one cm
in
size
to
the
metal
object
it
is
possible
continuously
to
record
flaws
in
the
material, the
pressure
of
the hands on
the
object, and
the
occurrence
of
a
plastic
state
in
the
material.
Thus,
the
proposed
ultrasonic
testing
is
suitable
to
establish
either
fraudulent manipulations or genuine
effects.
- DA
Italian Language
(Editor: Paola Giovetti)
Luce e Ombra
01920.
Garzia,
Picrangclo. The work
of
time.
Luce
e
Ombra, 1984 (Jul/Sep), 84(3),
209-213.
refs
The
author
affirms
that
paranormal phenomena,
par-
ticularly
those
supporting
the
hypothesis
of
survival,
arc
an
important
but
difficult
research
field. The
exclusion
of
these phenomena can mean
a
great
limitation
of
our
glo-
bal
knowledge. When
will man
accept
the
reality
of
sur-
vival?
In
this article the author
tries
to give an
answer
to
this intriguing question.
- DA
01921.
Iannuzzo, Giovanni. Toward a paranthropology:
Paranormal
phenomena
and
magic.
Luce
e
Ombra,
1984 (Jul/Sep), 84(3), 214-230.
refs
The
author
analyzes
the
relationship which seems
to
exist
between
paranormal
phenomena
and
magic,
and
ex-
presses
his
opinion
that
psi
phenomena
arc
magical
in
structure,
and
therefore
outside
a
scientific
view
of
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Vol.
5, No. 2
December 1987
02460.
Luttcnbcrger,
Franz.
Friedrich
Zoilner,
spiritualism,
and
four-dimensional
space.
Zeitschrift
fur Parapsychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologic
1977, 79(4),
195-214.
19 refs
*
S
In
1877-1878,
the
astrophysicist
Friedrich
Zoilner
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. Zoilner 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.
Renningcr,
Mauritius.
An
actually
existent
fourth dimension of space as a model for the explana-
tion
of
psvchokinetic
phenomena?
Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologic,
1977
79(4), 215-226.
figs; 10 refs
’
....
?y 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 Zollner-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
fPP0/* phenomena.
Luce e Ombra,
1985 (Jul/Sep),
85(3),
173-180,
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,
minism and
free-will.
85(3), 181-188. 10 refs
Man’s being between dctcr-
Luce e Ombra,
1985
(Jul/Sep),
Discussion
of
determinism
and
free
will.
Marabini
considers
the modern
scientific
trends of
biology, neurocn-
docnnology, 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.
02464.
Ravaldim,
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.
lannuzzo, Giovanni.
History and the myths of
parapsychology.
Luce e Ombra,
1985
(Jul/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
Metapsichica Rivista Italiana
di Parapsicologia
02467.
Assennato,
Pcricle.
Our research (and our
Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia
1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4),
101-103.
F
®
The
author
summarizes
the
principal
trends
in
the
field
of
pa rapsychologica I
research. He
reminds
us
that
in
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Vol. 5, No. 2
December 1987
02460.
Luttenberger,
Franz.
Friedrich
Zollner,
spiritualism,
and
four-dimensional
space.
Zeitschrift
(rn
d" ‘’’ycMonie,
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 congruitv
symmetric bodies
in our concrete
space, an
idea which can
be traced back
to Kant. Zollner 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
«rnno“'
C
f|
l V1CW
?
f HfC ’ and show"a8ainst
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
M°nn
h
f
dlmenS
ii
?,
of ?pace as 8 model for the explana-
tion
of
psvchokinctic
phenomena?
Zeitschrift
fur
d,r
By model considerations between spaces of dimensions
by
r
“ ,ty
thC aUth°r
trics
to demonstrate
that
the
^n
yp°thcsls
f
of
,
an
artualiy
existent
fourth
dimension
of
space
as formulated
just
a hundred
years ago by
the Gcr-
man
astrophysicist
Friedrich
Z611ner-is
able* to
bring mZt
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
17MM. T'T™-
Ll4Ce e 0mbra’ 1985 (Jul/Sep),
55(3),
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-
-‘-r:
1'"5
f
evel°Ped
aftcr an
accident during
the
war:
nhvcTfvlT
.y W0Und
f
d>
with
the
destruction
of
hypo-
estlnif" Z
ludwiger
relates some very specific and inv-
esting
personal
experiences
with
Dave
and
describes
his
c a^y°yanc®
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-
part - and only a
part - of human
reality.
In
fact, when
man
considers
himself
as
a
living
being
in
the
matrix
of
he
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-
fu
h,Ca
.!,
la™> 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.
°2484 -
Ravaldini,
Silvio.
On mediumship.
Luce e
Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
189-196.
P
.
. In
. th |* ar
.
t
.
ic
,
1«
ll]e 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-
tunate y 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
p<fr-
sonal experiences,
- DA
^
02466.
Iannuzzo, Giovanni.
History and the myths of
^fg^^re^’
* Ombra,
1985
(Jul/Sep/ 85(3),
The
author
analyzes some problems
in
the
history of
a
SyCh0l°g/’
SU^
?
s
the
or*8ins
of
spiritualism,
the
foundation
of
psychical
research,
and
the advancement
of
^apsychol°6y-
Hc
suggests
that
many
of
the current opinions - expressed by
a number
of students
tinn,
b° Th
thc
hl?tory
of
parapsychology
are
misrepresenta-
There
exists
a
"mythology”
of
the
history
of
para-
psychology
that
must
be
modified
and
corrected.
There-
;°r*’ h®. emphasizes
the importance of
historical
researches
in me held
of parapsychology.
- DA
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