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Discusses
such
factors
as
hysteria,
diuresis,
gender
aphasia, hyperesthesia, and hypcrcocncsthcsia of
the
epigas-
tric
region,
and
various
psychosomatic
manifestations.
01987.
Beirnacrt,
L.
The
somatopsychic
whole
[sum-
mary], Proceedings of Pour Conferences of Parapsy-
chological Studies. New York: Parapsychology Foundation
1957, 72-73.
Discusses
the
problem
of
determining what
is meant
by
man’s
health,
as
a
somato-psychic
whole,
within
our
present world, and
at
the
present
stage
of human
civiliza-
tion. Views
health and
illness
as
being
existentialist
situa-
tions.
Sees unorthodox
healing
as
falling
under
a
broader
problem
that
of
the
interpretation
of
the
concepts
of
"well-being"
in
relation
to
the
total
sum
of human
exist-
ence.
-
DT/R.A.W.
01988.
Garrett,
Eileen
J.
Dynamics
of
healing
[sum-
mary]. Proceedings of Four Conferences of Parapsy-
Studies. New York:
Parapsychology
P'oundation,
Discusses
the
psychodynamics
of
healing
from
the
viewpoints
of
the
patient and
of
the
healer.
Describes her
own technique of healing.
- R.A.W.
01989. Booth, Gotthard. Rorschach method
in unortho-
dox
healing [summary].
Proceedings of Four Con-
ferences of Parapsychological Studies. New
York:
Para-
psychology Foundation,
1957, 77-79.
Proposes
that
the psychodynamics of unorthodox
heal-
ing
vs.
spiritual
healing
be
investigated
by
using
the
Szondi
and
Rorschach
tests.
Emphasis
is
placed
on
the
Rorschach,
which
provides
opportunities
for
analyzing
the
personality
of unorthodox
healers and
of
those
capable
of
being
healed
by
unorthodox
methods.
He
points
out
that
this
method
of
personality
analysis
has
two
applications:
(1) One
can
score
the
responses
pf
individuals
and
show
certain
statistical
frequencies
and
similarities
in
the
per-
sonalities
of
the
healed and
the
healer;
(2)
The responses
provide
the
basis
for
biographical
inquiry.
Knowing
the
characteristic attitudes of the
individual,
it
is
easier
to ob-
tain
information
about
important
existential
experiences
and
situations.
This
type
of
investigation
should
provide
insight
into
the
difference
between
the
contemporary
materialist and
the unorthodox
believer
in
a
spiritual
na-
ture
of
life.
He
feels
the
objective
study
of
psychological
tests
provides
opportunity
for
us
to understand
that
the
nature
of
spirit
is
not
vague,
but
at
least
as
precise
as
is
the
nature of the physical
world.
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Q19m
Leuret,
Francois.
Miracle and
faith [summary].
!£f£SMM}MSs °f Four
Conferences
of
Parapsychologi-
I^PW
York:
Parapsychology
Foundation,
1957,
Discusses
the
nature
of
miracles
and
describes
the
work of the Lourdes Medical Bureau.
If,
as
a
result
of
its
inquiries,
a
cure
is
acknowledged
to
have
no
natural
ex-
planation,
it
is
forwarded
to
the
theological
commissions
for
their consideration. The
results
of
their examination
to
date are
described.
- R.A.W.
Heinrich. Implications of the
"Miracles of
Lotirde^ [summary). Proceedings of Four Conferences
: Sf Parapsychological
Studies. New
York:
Parapsychology
Foundation,
1957, 82-84.
Discusses
the
psychodynamics
of
faith
healing
at
shrines
such
as
Lourdes,
but
he
points
out
that
spon-
taneous
cases
of
most
serious
illnesses
outside
the
atmos-
phere of shrines have been
verified.
Holds
that
medicine,
the
ever-changing
science,
can
fulfill
its
task
only
if
it
remains
linked
with
its
mother:
folk
medicine.
Today we
are
able
to
evaluate more
pro-
ductively
the
powers
of
the
psyche
than
ever
before.
If
what we
call
extrasensory
and
psychic
has
inner
meaning
for
us,
the
road
to
our
self-understanding
is
open
DT/R.A.W.
01992.
Smythies,
J.R.
Regarding
future
studies [sum-
mary], Proceedings of Four Conferences of Parapsy-
chological Studies. New York: Parapsychology Foundation
1957, 85-87.
Smythies
observes
that
the
problem
of
unorthodox
healing has two
aspects:
(1) as
a study of parapsychological
events
alleged
to occur
in
medical, including psychoanalyti-
cal,
practice,
and
(2)
as
a
study
of
those
who,
without
medical
qualifications,
set
themselves
up
as
"healers."
In
regard
to
the
latter,
he
feels
nothing
should
be
done
to
encourage
the
activity
of
unorthodox
healers.
He
also
feels that
psi cannot play any
role
in medical
diagnosis.
He proposes that a study be undertaken
by interested
psychoanalysts
into
alleged
paranormal
events
occurring
during psychoanalysis and
analytical
psychotherapy. Careful
factual
records should
be
kept
in
any
apparent
cases
of
telepathy and
clairvoyance. Correlation
with
the
course
of
treatment,
and
any
causative
factors,
should
be
noted.
ESP
tests
should
be
conducted.
Impartial
investigation
of
alleged: paranormal
healings should
be
left
to
the
medical
divisions
of
local
societies
for
psychical
research
(subject
always
to
rules
laid down by the General Medical Council
on
permitted
dealings
between
doctors
and
unqualified
healers). No
contact
should
be made
with
unorthodox
or
unqualified persons or groups.
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Conference on Spontaneous Phenomena
(July
to
17,
1955)
01993.
Introduction.
Proceedings of Four
Conferences
of Parapsychological Studies. New
York: Parapsychology
Foundation,
1957,
91-94.
Summary
of
the
Conference
on
Spontaneous
Pheno-
mena
held
at Newnham College, Cambridge, England, from
July
11*17,
1955.
It was attended by delegates and observers
from
Denmark,
France, Germany,
Haiti,
Italy,
the
Nether-
lands
Norway,
Switzerland,
the
United
Kingdom, and
the
United
States.
The
Conference
was
organized
by
the
Society Tor
Psychical
Research, London,
in
cooperation
be-
tween
Mr.
W.H.
Salter,
Honorary
Secretary
of
the
S.P.R.
and
Dr. Gardner Murphy, General Research Consultant
of
the
Parapsychology
Foundation.
The
Conference
endorsed
the
"preparation
of
an
international
plan
looking
towards
better studies of spontaneous
cases." Among the phenomena
considered
were
hauntings,
poltergeist
phenomena,
tele-
pathic
dreams,
apparitions,
and
similar
happenings
in
various parts of the
world.
The
delegates
also
resolved
that
"discovery,
careful
sifting,
authentication and
intense study of a
large number
of
cases,
including
recent
cases," should
be
undertaken on
a world-wide
scale. The Conference
laid
tentative plans
for
the establishment
of a world
center that would serve
as
a
depository
of well-documented
cases; no specific center was
selected by the Conference,
as such
a
decision
is expected
to be made at
a
later
date.
Delegates appointed a committee
to study
"traditional
methods of
collecting, evaluating and interpreting material,”
in
order
to determine
whether
such
methods
"have
a
de-
pendable
parapsychological
aim
and
a
good
psychological,
logical, and
heuristic
basis." The Conference approved
con-
tinuance
of
programs
carried
out
by
international
cor-
respondence
on
such
matters
as
"E.S.P.
Projection,"
also
known
as
out-of-the-body experience.
The Conference
also
decided
to create an
international "follow-up" committee to
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