or dle ap- 4 Sol @ ats os of 1ot tb- is mm. by its on. ed at to ad he o ees fod Approved PotReléage2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000700710001-2 quisition and scemed determined to ban “claims of the paranormal.” The author states that blind faith in one’s own belicf 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- quelin feared that the Committee was a lost cause: All moderates would probably leave and turn their backs on the crusaders. Fortunately, this yeaf (1984) a “Reappraisal” took place through internal and fexternal pressure. It seems to the author that they hve learned their lesson from this affair. He praises the few evolution which aims at cooperation between skepgics and critical para- psychologists as allies in the fight against irrationalism. - D.D.- 02441, Dumalin,QDaniel. Sp#rlezen: “The show must goon...." Psi-Qorum, 1984,BU(1), 25-29. 1 ref The human algomatic refl%xes are used in a number of mentalistic tricks¥nd can gfe the layman the impres- sion of a paranormal 4 this method was usé psychics. In our hom&town Ghent, Belgium), a man is still performing this act Wnder tfje guise of telepathy. This article shows under whd@ forng reflexes can be used to Qi e one is gifted with psychic Qbilitg 02442. Martens, Ronny. Forum, 1984, 1(1), 30-35. 2 realy The history of parapsycti fraud and poorly controlled Rhdi’s Project Alpha. Psi- ogy is heavily marked by Pyocriments. This article re- tent parapsychological reseageh Btandards. Unfortunately, Randi’s experiment shows tat t@jrigs have not improved through the years. His Bpotheses: (1) that the availability of money does mt necégsarily improve research Bn a very bad position ne bed. The author con- cludes (a) that Randi’s efperiment & investigator to reconsider both the researcher and tk meaningful dialogue and — 02443, Zorab, George Poltergeist-s}p Forum, 1984, 1(2), 66-818 7 refs The author traces @he origin of the tert “poltergeist" and the history of the #f Agtrated with well-knowa cases betwZn the years 1450-1968, "% states that now, after ™O years, it has become de there is no differenca# between local (haunting) atl per- sonal (poltergeist) hafntings. In both cases the same phenomena can occurf# He concludes that the paranormal is dominated by the jfving and there is no need for super- natural entities. - DA drome. Psi- 02444. Gondry, Di Psi-Forum, 1984, 1(2@ 86-82. 13 refs The career of Hiesmer is placed in its historical con- text. The author shals that the ideas of Mesmer were not original, but can placed next to the works of other authors as early as #50 B.C. His idea of animal magnetism and his life seem tofpave been influenced by several per- sons such as M. Hell, 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 de Puységur (France). - DA . 250 years: Franz A. Mesmer. 25 02445. Martens, Ronny. Observational theories: Part 1. Psi-Forum, 1984, (2), 108-117. 7 refs The author introduces the reader to the new observa- tional theories within the ficld 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 TIJDSCHRIFT VQOR PARAPSYCHOLOGIE 02446, Tenhacff, W.E.C. Spontaneous clairvoyance. Tijdschrif(voor Parap§ychologie, 1932/1933, 5, 62-79. Tenha@§f notes tBat since 1929 many people have written to Him about flairvoyant experiences, which were mostly of a e nature. <A drawback was that e ag told to other people so that they could be corroMpratedg® He presents 10 of the cases. - G.Z. : Aspects of the occult. Tijdschrift Radic, 1934, 6, 24-26. pators of the occult, i, the paranor- scveral times that the manifesting en- y ‘Rhis fact applies especially to those scances where tqHle-tiging, planchette-writing, and other such phenomena gake pce. The Dutch spiritualist, Mr. de Fremery, during§a seanc@ asked the manifesting entity if it knew what thefpersons Wtending the seance were doing. ze Oebusy washing the dishes.” The answer was given by the Yable knocking with one of its legs on the for. Mr. Kos&r writes that he himself once put that sam question to the entity that was present at the seance h% was attending. & The answer was, "You are doing the wishing with a washigboard.” For aong time Mr. Kost& thought about this queer Rgiled to find any explana- @ years later, when stagi explanation. In Ja¥& he had himself mag- hea he fell into a kin&_of magnetic sleep, he suddenly#found that his sight has Ugcome quite different. It is hi@f opinion that a deceased p& is i . BDictz, PA. Experiments concerning the homing . Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 1934, 6, 86- hese experiments took place in the South of Ger- Win 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.ULC. 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 Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000700710001-2
Vol. 5, No. 2 December 1987 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 raatried 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 acarest 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 tight hand. This hand was also held by Mrs. P. Mr. P was holding Eusapia’s Ieft 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 Icft 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 fevitation 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 teft thigh, just in front of his head, projected a Straight black spoke which looked like a fong thin arm. That arm ended in a broader piece that got hold of the tight 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 mes the certainty that I was not having a hallucination.” - GZ. 02450. Walther, Gerda. Rudi Schneider. 6, 84-118. Scances with the medium, Tijdschrift,voor Parapsychologie, 1934, , histhry of the mediumship of Tels how Baron von Schrenck t up a laboratory to inves- gecticular. Some of his sit- CG. Jung and others were the seance conditions which Rudi and Willy Schneidek Notzing became involved tigate Rudi’s mediumship tings are described in whié present. The author describ she observed as a sitter. - G 02451. Kooy, J.M.J. Stiences concerning the Dunne effect. Tijdschrif@voo Parapsychologie, 1934, 6, 144-169. The “Duane effect" is # Dutch¥term for precognitive experiences such as were dgscribed DRJ.W. Dunne in his book, An Experiment Withifi & Dunne described a number of precognitive & ime truce. These dreams were generally offfa symbolic t and the dreamed future events hlppened within’ a short time (rarely over a month). Before he read Dunnilt book, Kooy himself had had dreams of this kind. Frongfthe very beginning Kooy wrote his dreams as soon as he JFoke. His dreams forced Kooy to accept the future as of §he same nature as the present and the past, and that time was a human fiction. He describes some of his experiences in this article. - G.Z/RA.W. Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : 26 phy Keb 00 rk CIA-RDP96-00792R000700710 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 tajkaow why so many people of other countries fq this gift The best book about the paranor i Iceland is that writte (Reykjavik, 1933). The principal paranoMal expfrience described is the dream. The dream might @ prefognitive, or one that in- forms the dreamer about @imisding object, or where to find missing people, dead om alife. Many dreams have a symbolic meaning that have We decoded. Dream appari- tions are also often mention@@ The man or woman who was drowned or murdered apfears in the dream of one of their beloved ones, and tell where she or he can be found. . The article gives many B@amples of clairvoyant men and women whose second Bi@ht is not only active in dreams, but also when fully Bweke. These clairvoyants of- ten know special things, e.gM wiftre to find runaway cattle or horses, the hour and nf of the death of certain people, the finding of thafle wp» committed criminal ac- tions, etc. - G.Z. 02453. Van de Kroog . Some paranormal phenomena the autho#f investMkated at first hand. Tijdschrift voor Paraps¥thologie, p34, 6, 216-223. Describes some of Bis own psfRhic experiences. One involved knowing a youg patient would die where there were no overt signs thalf he would do so. The second in- volved the dream of affemale relative concerning theft in the largest church in Heda. All but one detail was later verified. - G.Z/R.A.W. 02454. Tenhaeff, 1.C. Pygmies of Central Africa and their paranor@§al capacities. Tijdschrift voor Parapsychologie, 193% 6, 301-306. [Reprinted from RP. Priller, Les Pymees de la Foret Equatoriale. Paris, 1934,} 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.Z/R.A.W. GERMAN LANGUAGE (Editor: Gerd H. Hoévelmann) ZEITSCHRIFT FUR PARAPSYCHOLOGIE UND GRENZGEBIETE DER PSYCHOLOGIE 02455. Keil, H.H. Jurgen. Pavel Stepanek and the focusing effect. Zeitschrift fur Parapsychologie und Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, 1977, 19(1), 1-22. 33 refs Stcpanck emerged in the 1960s as one of the most successful and consistent ESP subjects. Over a period of Approved For Release 2001/03/07 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000700710001-2