co of ‘us ith ed al” *"Kaproved FSi aleseat2vd0/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400190001-3 this -- more than in any other science -— research is con- ducted into phenomena which we cannot measure. He shows us that, in live studies, every science is in the same condition. Only faith -- always present even if unconscious -- motivates and guides research and finally takes us, along a courageous and eventful experimental path, to results which make History, in that they express new meanings and new measures which the soul knows by intuition. - DA 02468. Marabini, E. With regard to psychic surgery. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 104-111. Notes the importance of documentation in every aspect of parapsychological research, through technical con- trivances suitable to the phenomenology of the subject. Thanks Dr. Naegeli for his important contribution. Criti- cally examines the phenomena produced by surgeon healer Toni Agpaoa. From this analysis arise serious doubts as to the authenticity of the modalities used by the “healer” during the execution of his operations (also excluding: the possible therapeutic action which could be a consequence of these performances). Expresses hope that successive in- vestigations may explain the questionable points. - DA 02469. Servadio, Emilio. The 20th International Parapsychology conference. Metapsichica Rivista !taliana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 112-115. Servadio, who together with Dr. Cassoli, represented Italy at the 20th annual conference of the Parapsy-chology Foundation, meeting at Le Piol in August 1971, comments briefly on the most important reports presented on the present condition of parapsychology in the most advanced countries. - DA/R.A.W. 02470. De Boni, Gastone. In defense of the spiritistic hypothesis. | Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Para- psicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 116-122. At the meeting at Campione, the author, who to- gether with Mme Saint Clair, undertook the defense of Spiritism against Animism, presents two famous cases which constitute two elements of evidence in favor of sur- vival: The Whymant case (direct voice in ancient Chinese) and the Rosalie case (materialization observed by Harry Price). He concludes, against the opinion of Prof. Bender, in favor of the spiritistic hypothesis. - DA 02471. Inardi, Massimo. An important moment for parapsychology at the Second Modena conference. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 123-131, In the meeting at Modena organized by Prof, Rossini, the agenda of the day was “Parapsychology and Psychiatry.” This event is singled out by the author because it is the first time in Italy that parapsychology was the object of the official attention of Medical Science, which on. this oc= casion was represented by an audience of qualified profes- sors. The author points out, moreover, that Dr. Cassoli has taken into consideration three kinds of phenomena which he places, for the moment, outside the limits of the ex- ‘ perimental field, several of which, however, are of great interest because there exists a possibility to acquire the tests necessary for their acknowledgment in the future. The author directs our attention also to Dr. Crosa’s “Some Aspects of the Paranormal Phenomenology," which concerns healers, voices of unknown origin on recording tape, haunted houses, and “out of body” experiences. Dr. Crosa 29 cautions that the first contact of the novice with a phenomenon should not be marred by inveterate prejudices which would hinder him from finding the way to the ob- jective truth. - DA/R.A.W. 02472. Liotta, Antonio. The Latin American Center of Parapsychology at the Anchicta Faculty of Sao Paulo. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 132-138. Brazil is a nation where the ethnic and economic con- ditions create deep contrasts and violent psychic emotions. For these reasons Brazil appears as "the land where para- psychology ought to find the most fertile soil.” Relates his experiences at the Latin American Center of Parapsychol- ogy (CLAP), which is managed by Jesuit Fathers, and was founded for the purpose of solving the problems presented by parapsychology to psychiatry and psychology, by devising new terms and new methods for collecting, sclecting, and cataloguing the results. The C.L.AP. will be the first university faculty in the world where graduates in medicine, philology, and philosophy will have the pos- sibility of specializing in parapsychology. - DA 02473. Sparta, Francesco. Parapsychology and Spiritism in Brazil. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 139-141. The author, an eminent anthropologist and . “pars magna" of the Latin American Center of Parapsychology, reports on the situation of parapsychology in Brazil, ex- plaining the anthropological causes of the particular posi- tion of this land with regard to psychic research. He points out the difficulties met by the Center in completing their equipment although the main edifices are already built, and they hope that soon they will be in a position to stact experimental work, considering also the great dif- fusion of devotee spiritism in the population. - DA 02474. Ryzl, Milan. ESP research in the U.S.S.R. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 142-149. Reprint of almost all of the 4th chapter of the. author's book Parapsychology, recently published in Italian by Edizioni Meditecranee. The chapter concerns the researches carried out on ESP in Soviet Russia, about which Ryzl also spoke at the recent meeting at Le Piol. Dr. Ryzl, of Czechoslovakian origin, is well informed about the work in parapsychology behind the iron curtain. - DA POLISH LANGUAGE (Editor: Alexander Imich) PSYCHOTRONIKA 02475. Gulak, Jan. Lowering the anxiety levels in per- sons undergoing biovenergotherapy. — Psychotronika, 1985, 6-9. 10 refs; 2 tables Anxiety, a contributing factor in somatic illnesses, can be a bricf or time-extended phenomenon independent of circumstances. The author, himself bioenergetically gifted, aimed at lowering anxiety in his patients. He hypothesized that there will be a difference in patients’ anxiety level before and after the treatment; each treatment tasted 15 minutes, Scventy-three persons (56 females and 17 males) were given C.D. Spielberger and J. Taylor's questionnaires 14 days before and 21 days after the treatment. 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ca al” Paaproved ForRelesse!g0b0/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R000400190001-3 this -- more than in any other science - research is con- ducted into phenomena which we cannot measure. He shows us that, in live studies, every science is in the same condition. Only faith -- always present even if unconscious -- motivates and guides research and finally takes us, along a courageous and eventful experimental path, to results which make History, in that they express new meanings and new measures which the soul knows by intuition. - DA 02468. Marabini, E. With regard to psychic surgery. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 104-111. Notes the importance of documentation in every aspect of parapsychological research, through technical con- trivances suitable to the phenomenology of the subject. Thanks Dr. Naegeli for his important contribution. Criti- cally examines the phenomena produced by surgeon healer Toni Agpaoa. From this analysis arise serious doubts as to the authenticity of the modalities used by the “healer” during the execution of his operations (also excluding the possible therapeutic action which could be a consequence of these performances). Expresses hope that successive in- vestigations may explain the questionable points. - DA 02469. Servadio, Emilio. The 20th International - Parapsychology conference. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 112-115. Servadio, who together with Dr. Cassoli, represented Italy at the 20th annual conference of the Parapsy-chology Foundation, mecting at Le Piol in August 1971, comments briefly on the most important reports presented on the present condition of parapsychology in the most advanced countries. - DA/R.A.W. . 02470. De Boni, Gastone. In defense of the spiritistic hypothesis. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Para- psicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 116-122. At the meeting at Campione, the author, who to- gether with Mme Saint Clair, undertook the defense of Spiritism against Animism, presents two famous cases which constitute two elements of evidence in favor of sur- vival: The Whymant case (direct voice in ancient Chinese) and the Rosalie case (materialization observed by Harry Price). He concludes, against the opinion of Prof. Bender, in favor of the spiritistic hypothesis. - DA 02471. Inardi, Massimo. An important moment for parapsychology at the Second Modena conference. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 123-131. In the meeting at Modena organized by Prof. Rossini, the agenda of the day was “Parapsychology and Psychiatry.” This event is singled out by the author because it is the first time in Italy that parapsychology was the object of the official attention of Medical Science, which on. this oc- casion was represented by an audience of qualified profes- sors. The author points out, moreover, that Dr. Cassoli has taken into consideration three kinds of phenomena which he places, for the moment, outside the limits of the ex- ‘ perimental field, several of which, however, are of great interest because there exists a possibility to acquire the tests necessary for their acknowledgment in the future. The author directs our attention also to Dr. Crosa’s "Some Aspects of the Paranormal Phenomenology,” which concerns healers,’ voices of unknown origin on recording tape, haunted houses, and “out of body” experiences. Dr. Crosa 29 cautions that the first contact of the novice with a phenomenon should not be marred by inveterate prejudices which would hinder him from finding the way to the ob- jective truth. - DA/R.A.W. 02472. Liotta, Antonio. The Latin American Center of Parapsychology at the Anchicta Faculty of Sao Paulo. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 132-138. Brazil is a nation where the ethnic and economic con- ditions create deep contrasts and violent psychic emotions. For these reasons Brazil appears as “the land where para- psychology ought to find the most fertile soil." Relates his experiences at the Latin American Center of Parapsychol- ogy (CL.AP.), which is managed by Jesuit Fathers, and was founded for the purpose of solving the problems presented by parapsychology to psychiatry and psychology, by devising new terms and new methods for collecting, selecting, and cataloguing the results. The C.L.AP. will be the first university faculty in the world where graduates in medicine, philology, and philosophy will have the pos- sibility of specializing in parapsychology. - DA 02473. Sparta, Francesco. Parapsychology and spiritism in Brazil. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 139-141. The author, an eminent anthropologist and “pars magna” of the Latin American Center of Parapsychology, reports on the situation of parapsychology in Brazil, ex- plaining the anthropological causes of the particular posi- tion of this land with regard to psychic research, He points out the difficulties met by the Center in completing their equipment although the main edifices are already built, and they hope that soon they will be in a position to start experimental work, considering also the great dif- fusion of devotee spiritism in the population. - DA 02474. Ryzl, Milan. ESP research in the U.S.S.R. Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4)}, 142-149. Reprint of almost all of the 4th chapter of the author's book Parapsychology, recently published in Italian by Edizioni Mediterranee. The chapter concerns the researches carried out on ESP in Soviet Russia, about which Ryzl also spoke at the recent meeting at Le Piol. Dr. Ryzl, of Czechoslovakian origin, is well informed about the work in parapsychology behind the iron curtain. - DA POLISH LANGUAGE (Editor: Alexander Imich) PSYCHOTRONIKA 02475. Gulak, Jan. Lowering the anxiety levels in per- sons undergoing bivenergotherapy. Psychotronika, 1985, 6-9. 10 refs; 2 tables Anxiety, a contributing factor in somatic illnesses, can be a brief or time-extended phenomenon independent of circumstances. The author, himself bioenergetically gifted, aimed at lowering anxiety in his patients. He hypothesized that there will be a difference in paticnts’ anxicty level before and after the treatment; each treatment jasted 15 minutes. Seventy-three persons (56 females and 17 males) were given C.D. Spielberger and J. Taylor’s questionnaires 14 days before and 21 days after the treatment. 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-r 1989 J better 2rse. - ‘ior in search. osychol- ; inside il and AS Very ‘as said ve all, 2 train- 1e@ sub- is fol- ven in impor- is, and The epend- ‘cs not From ossible istory ‘Mar), turred that d out Vithin 2 was many n all? them, esting and e the f the Scot- ubra, rn in last and well cold, inary ‘horn ch to gg to oday new and tok rom bra, A. eaf- vwace its ParapARPbQVeRg EQriRelease, 2000/08/11 : CIA-RDP96-00792R00040049000 173 or 1989 “signals,” Le. those of what the author calls the “real ego." It is, therefore, possible to affirm that in facing the regressive movement necessitated by conditioning and exter- nal reality, the “interior area" has yarious reactions; one of these can appear as a paranormal emergency. Therefore, in spite of all, the inner part of human personality aims to accomplish its own subjective ex- perience compared with the outside world. At the same time it does have an objective base, common to all human beings. This can be experience according to universal: knowledge forms (H. Margenau, A. Huxley) or archetypes. This means that there is a priori an interior quality that is objective; and as a consequence, it has a metaphysical na- ture. All these considerations--and more--are supporting the return of a “culture of interiority.". As concerns parap- sychology, all of the above lead us to take into considera- tion a triple root in the existence of psi phenomena: (1) the living being’s virtuality; (2) the existence of a terminal in paranormal phenomena; and (3) the possible existence of an extra-physical starting source (a metaphysical one) having parameters in common with all human beings, conse- quently, it is necessary to investigate this possible “starting source” and, above all, the most interesting and odd con- tents of mediumistic psi phenomena. - DA/R.A.W. 03594. Ravaldini, Silvio. The De Boni case. Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 97-106. During a séance held by the medium D. Fidani in Rome, a message has been received, signed by: the previous Director of this Journal, who died two years ago in Sep- tember, Dr. Gastone De Boni. In order to obtain further proof of identification, we sent the above message to the Italian Graphological Institute together with one we removed from the notebook he was using when alive. Of course, in the letter enclosing the two writing samples, we did aot mention that perhaps they belonged to the same person. After having fully examined the two letters, the Institute confirmed they were written by the same person. No mistake was possible because, as they added, the writer was affected by Parkinson’s disease. In the very last years of his earthly life, Dr. De Boni was affected by the above disease, but we can assure all those who are reading this that nobody informed the researchers working in the In- stitute that the messages were coming to somebody we perhaps knew. We can add that Dr. De Boni’s daughter who was present at the séance was impressed by this fact. - DA/R.ALW. 03593. Masi, Felice. Magical events are paranormal events, Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 107-115. 9 refs The author, as a scholar of psychology, parapsychol- ogy, and anthropology, explains why, in his point of view, magic events observed among primitive populations are nothing else but paranormal events, similar to those Studied by parapsychology. As a matter of fact we sce that: (1) the nature of the phenomena occurring in the two fields is the same; (2) in both cases the result is between mind and outside action; (3) both belong to the uncon- scious; (4) they both spring out of it when the unconscious is enabled, through Proper rituals, to emerge and operate; (5) in both cases the phenomena obey not physical, but psychological laws, and firstly the principle of synchronism. Parapsychological events therefore are different from magi- cal ones because the latter, in their external appearance, show the traditional and cultural image of the people with whom they occur. - DA/R.A.W. 03596. Trajna, Carlo M. Life, death and activities of Approved For Release 2000/08/11 : CIA- a2 the "Father of Voices." Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 120-127, The author provides a short history of F. Jiirgenson’s life which was full of different, and sometimes traumatic, experiences in Russia, Italy, Israel, and Estonia. A sup- posed paranormal phenomenon that happened during JUrgenson’s funeral service is described. His face appeared on a TV screen and was photographed with a Polaroid camera. - DT/R.A.W. 03597, Simone, Giorgio di. Converging mediumistic messages. Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 128-152. 18 refs The author analyses the most important convergences between recent French mediumistic messages and those received from the “A" Entity during Italian séances by means of a medium in talking-trance. It is a graded and necessarily brief approach to basic opinions concerning earth experiences-—matter experiences--the fusion in God of the spirit--the rationality of the other world--the mystery of God--the non-existence of evil as principle--all this through the enunciation of constants, that is to say, of concepts concerning the other dimension that are similar among themselves within the best mediumistic communica- tions both in the past and today. For example, how the disembodied see our world, how it is possible for them to give help to humans, the nature of postmortem lethargy, the self-judgment, the ideoplastic suspected to create sen- sory or psychic illusions, the risks involved in mediumistic communication, and so on. For the above considerations, the author consulted the books written by the French Jean Pricur, who was the interpreter of the presumed com- munications beyond the border and mostly of those regard- ing the presumed mediumistic intercourse between Marcelle de Jouvenal and her dead son "Roland,” and those where Mrs. Jeanne Morrannier wrote the messages of her dead son "George." - DT/R.A.W,__ - 03598. Giovetti, Paola. Jung and paranormal phenomena. Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 153-161. This article presents the Italian translation of an im- portant biography of C.G. Jung, edited by Rizzoli Editore, and written by the German scholar Gerhard Wehr, with the title: Jung. It is the first complete historical biog- raphy of the great Swiss psychologist. The book points out very well the constant interest Jung had in paranormal phenomena, his personal experiences in this field, and his philosophy of life, in which these phenomena figure largely. - DA/R.A.W. 03599. Ferraro, Alfredo. "Drop-in" and living com- municators. Luce e Ombra, 1988 (Apr/Jun), 88(2), 162- 165. 2 refs The author, after having said, as an introduction, that spiritistic phenomena have no scientific credibility (even if he does rationally accept them), describes a “drop-in” case with a living man as the main actor where a realistic ob- jective confirmation is followed. Such a case taken as an isolated ;example would only have been very interesting but nothing else. But, after a brief span of time, a similar event having analogies with the previous one occurred with the same medium. The main difference was that whereas in the first case the subject was Sleeping, in the second one, while the phenomenon was taking place, the subject presented a perfect alibi as confirmation of his mental watchfulness. 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