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Parapsychology  was  not  a   recognised  science  in  the 
U^K.  Ihe  arrest  of  the  American  journalist  TOTH  at  that  time 
didn  t  reveal  that  parapsychology  in  the  USSR  could  have  been  seen 
C0Uld  have  dealt  With  a   col«Pletely  normal 
paper  of  the  KGB  which  a   western  journalist  took  from  a   soviet 
citizen. 
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In  the  USSR,  Psi  capabilities  of  biological  systems”  is  the 
theme  of  exhaustive  studies.  The  buzz-words  for  it  are  "Bioenergy” 
and  Hypersensitivity”.  In  the  area  of  the  so-called  EMV-/EMC 
research  a   newly  named  scientific  trend,  under  the  buzz-word 
Psychotronic”,  shall  be  researched  (to  see)  if  it  is  actually  a 
latent  human  possibility  to  be  able  to  activate  one's  bioelectric 
field  to  join  with  distant  objects  and  subjects. 
he  principal  of  "Laying  on  of  the  hands”  as  a   diagnostic  tool  for 
the  sick  will  be  conducted  in  the  Poly-clinic  of  the  State  Planning 
Committee  of  the  USSR  in  Moscow,  which  is  situated  directly  under 
the  Health  Ministry. 
3°  the  °f  institutes  which  are  occupied  with  the  problem  of 
the  nature  of  the  biological  energyfield”  belong,  among  others: 
The  Institute  for  Psychology,  Moscow,  37a  Vavilova  St.  (Director, 
B.F.  Lomov),  fields  of  study:  research  of  the  material  basis  of  the 
Psyche;  psychological  problems  in  its  relationship  to  the  driving  of 
modern  technology;  Psychophysiology  of  the  brain.  These  take  place 
m   cooperation  with  work  in  "the  laboratory  for  cell  physiology  and 
synaptic  control”  of  the  "Institute  for  Higher  Nerve  Activity  and 
Neurophysiology”,  Moscow,  and  with  the  "Department  of  Kinetics 
Chemical  and  Biological  Processes”  of  the  Institute  of  Chemical 
Physics  (N.N.  Semenov)”,  Moscow. 
This  project  also  addresses  research  into  the  "KIRLIAN-effect”  the 
physical  proof  of  "finger  radiation",  which,  for  example,  might 
a   ow  lay  practitioners  to  make  diagnoses,  to  achieve  healings  with 
this  particular  process,  triggered  on  the  skin  of  the  human  body  or 
°f  »VTDf?!M°f^ariOUS  plants*  Equipment  necessary  for  the  proof 
of  the  KIRLIAN-effect”  was  developed  and  built  in  the  "Special 
onstruction  Bureau”  for  the  "biological  apparatus  building”  in 
Puschtschmo.  Connections  with  the  application  of  psychoparmacopia 
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fr  PSI  abilit*v  should  be  undertaken  at  the 
acxfxc  Institute  for  Bioorganic  Chemistry”  in  Vladivostok. 
It  is  interesting  that  ’’materialistic  science”  (tries)  first  of  all 
the^roo/o^ih11  6VentS  ^   physically  explainable.  On  this  basis, 
the  proof  of  the  appearance  of  ’’rays”  which  come  from  living  things 
demands  a   great  deal  of  dedicated  research.  By  the  same  token  it 
walTint!£eS\ing  t0  flnd  °ut  the  P°ssibilities  of  strengthening 
and  making  this  type  of  ’’rays”  useful  for  various  applications. 
The  appHcations  span  from  medical  fields,  like  diagnosis  and 
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imple  (and  cheap)  influencing  of  the 
p  ychical ly  sick  (as  it  is  officially  called),  to  the 
communication  between  living  beings  over  short  or  long  distances 
without  tapping  into  or  disturbing  such  a   communications  system.  ' 
l:J!Zahe:  19,l6  a   Western  scientist  with  the  opportunity  of  good 
t  int?,,th®  ^search  and  application  of  medical  hypnosis  in  the 
USSR  transmitted  the  following  details: 
Medical  hypnosis  is  used  intensively  in  the  RGW  field  in  the  USSR. 
KROCFRlraary  W°rk  ^hemical  and  Experimental  Hypnosis”  by  WILLIAM  S. 
KROGER  serves  as  the  groundwork  for  the  basis  of  corresponding 
intended  research  The  basic  research  for  the  subject  area  of 
medical  hypnosis  is  carried  out  in  the  USSR  at  the  Pavlov 
K 
 »  Iafbitute  of  Psychology  in  Moscow,  as  well  as  in 
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 branches  in  Siberia.  It  deals  with  a   known  discipline  within 
psychosomatic  medical  word”,  and  this  hypnosis  will  be  inserted 
alleviation  andeaf-  °Perati!e  ^dicine,  but  also  therapy  for  the 
alleviation  and  elimination  of  pain,  as  it  deals  with  neurological lv 
the  basi^o/tT'  various  groups  have  been  schooled  in 
the  basis  of  the  so-called  "hypnotic  Influence”,  such  as  a   scientist 
special  interest^  aSSi?nmfnts  have  been  Siven,  or  those  appointed  to 
cosmonauts  taking  a   3-month  hypnosis  training  course.  That  means 
hifto  faith^n™  f   Sain  9   **PhoboSraPbic  memory”,  it  enables 
him  to  faithfully  recapture  visuals,  audials,  and  even  after  a 
longer  time,  pictures  and  letters. 
Insofar  as  the  above. contents  of  these  ’’service  reports”  which  refer 
°   e   angle  of  military  or  KGB  interests,  are  whole,  but  also  only 
partly  proven,  they  cannot  be  judged  as  undoubtable. 
APPENDDC  1  contains  a   reference  list  of  western  authors  and  a 
bibliography  of  their  related  works. 
APPENDIX  2  contains  a   reference  list  of  soviet  institutions  with 
contributing  authors  and  the  titles  of  their  works. 
APPENDIX  3  contains  a   reference  list  of 
bibliography  of  their  related  works. 
soviet  authors  and  a 
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