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This process is actually much mare completed, as
it is practiced
in the unconscious
level, but I would
like to focus on ESP
signal which
is weaker than noise, by simplifying
the proce*s<Wg.y and
10).
6 Result of Simulation
I practiced an experiment using a computer, with ESP cards as targets. The hit rate
shown in
Fig. 12 indicates that ESP
is competent enough
to transmit information and that
the association memory has an
effect to reduce
noises.
This leads
i*> a hypothesis that
even weak ESP
signals can
transmit information, as un j*1*1 brain has an immense number
of neurons and a huge amount of association memory
is involved
in the process.
7 Psi-Mfesing and Sheep-aod-Goat Effect
j
When coded information has closely related
association memory, the memory becomes a
large
noise, thus causing inevitable
pai-tmssing(shown
in
Fig. 12). When
the
association
memory is the denial of ESP, psi-missing occurs even
if the ESP signal is received.
Tins is sheep-and-goat effect
8 Displacement Effect
When the change of the amount of the stored memory is smaller than that of the
stored noise, displacement effect is likely to occure(Look m Fig.ri).
9 Intensity Probability Theory of Pal
According to the model established hy Mr. Kokubo, the intensity probability of psi
is certain figure, 0.01, regardless of the hit rate
itself.
1 would tike to prove this
by using the coimecttapist model.
I have got the Formula (11), which
is just equal! to
!
the Formula (7), the formula of Mr. Kokubo’;. modcl(Look at Formula (7) to
(11)).
*
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Possibility of Prwemitida u s Quentua Effect
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foiXr response
other. My experimental plan for
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in an
An ESP Experiment In A Mountain-Top
Shigekl Eagio
KagoahimsHRsiawi. University
JAPAN
ABSTRACT
,
different sets of ESP experiment in
- a. mountain-top
I^-^taon
, w®re accomplished by the associate student members of
KPC ( Kagoshima-Keizai University Parapsychology Club)
and Hagio.
The subjects used a deck of Zener cards and Perception,
a
portable-type machine sold for testing ESP.
Each of two
experiments was aecompnied by a laboratory-room ESP testing as a
I5nExEw*n>ent 1 ,
in the Zener Card series five subjects
SSfSifJ
Cf13 yi*idij9 ** deviation +16 in the Mountain-top
Se^oSSS
and '7
. in the Conto51 condition on
mArgxnal
statistical
significance. (CR“1. 79,
F*. 08 )
In Experiment 2,
in the
with^IFS
J1”® 3ub?*ctf. CQinpie1:ed 36 ™»8 giving a score
esetra chance,
significant at
.01
level,
its
difference from the Control series being significant
(P=
. 05
)
aften'SSSfdS'^
to the hypothesis that mountain-tops
often provided with a proper condition for the manifestation of
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My Hesearehes an Psi
;
Stability of ESP Scores; A Behavior BSP
Target. ; Survey-Interview
Approach to Spontaneous Psi;Psi
in the Associative Process
KAGOSHIMA-KEIZAI UNIVERSITY
SHIGEKI HAG10
Stability of ESP Scored i
77 students among others completed four
series of card ESP test conducted week by week in a
col. lege
psychology clues,
1979,
Each series test consisted of
4 runs.
Their overall scores were positive
in a significant level
M
(P*.<Jb). Out of
9 lx correlative coefficients among the four
aeries one was positively aignificant(P=.Q5) and another was
^
negatively ao(P™. 05), while the other four coaffir tents had
I
positive yet small values.
The data also was considered from
another point of
view—“"stability of the score
in each
subject". The number of those who had
a score above MCE (20)
in Jm,
v*
every series were
6,
that is much inure
than the theoretical
value
3.1,
but insigntfleant (CR«1.0)
.
An Experiment with Behavior ESP Targets ;
In an attempt to use
human behaviors a* an ESP target instead of the card figures,
I
*
selected four human actions; standing,
writing,
lying and
/ ^
walking.
An experimental asnistant played one random!y—selected
' J
behavior for 60 seconds for each trial
in one room that the
AP'i
subject guessed
in another room.
Each of the four experimental
subjects completed 120 trials and he also had
the Zenei-uoid
series,
150 trials. One subject obtained a significant positive
score (P=. 05)
in the behavior series though the overall results
of the behavior series was not different from that of the card
series statistically
.
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A Survey-Interview Approach to Spontaneous Psi Experiences:
Out of
763 students of the 1989 and 1989 college psychology classes who
answered questionnaire items on
their spotaneoua psi
experiences,
83 students were interviewed to talk about their
experiences in detail,
they told 103 srories of their own
experiences in all.
'Correspondence between a dream and real
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KbKUBO,
Hlflfiyukj
AUM«t
Z7.
1902
published
the intensity probability
thonru
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of tl. natiatic
" “* b“lc
ftr
tin
Soeioty for
1Jt ,
SM>
ijiltr
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O' «. Incan...
‘he
theory
was presented.
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* tUtJlM Have been don*
S j nca
»01ti no ,
!-t,sra,ct5r M«l“T ,‘lT“"r
events
following
that;
h °
e*plMaUon of Observable four
iilt
by psi,
tia,
b/; pB|t
hit
br chance,
»i 33 ^ c4to„
My nwlel's paranetaras are
i
and *
P ,
i* activated
in
a trial
Paraaeter-
,
'
UM
is
that
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laportajit results
s0
f*r
(1J
A B0L2 0P ALL-OE-NONE models
Old ali-or-none aodels,
l-oara« (. t ,r
»
,
tions for
the detection of ps j
aUti
..
B°
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Can 8ho"
“8
condi-
Wl
xn statistic
experiaents.
f2}
ESTIMATION OF ESP DATA
,n ESP
tests,
values of
{
which
0-01 on
too condition
lint n,
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p,i
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The
Japanese
Society
for
Parnpiy-
tliolopfy
will celebrate
its 25lh anniver*
sary in
1990. The society meets month-
ly at Tokyo University and sponsor! an
anrii.i:«l lajuiu'ininn each December. Al-
ilmttgh
iiKiiiti.iy
inertings
attract
less
titan
a
doren
members,
this
group
tiiighl
1«j
(uiiMili-tcd
liiinn.li
of
the
Fara psychological
Association,
since
its
goals and orientations are equivalent.
Members
conduct
original
research
and
critically evaluate each other's
ef»
lom. Koten W:igHshima has conducted
psi experiments for 10 years, using pa-
tients
from
his
grriatrir
psychiatry
pi aetke
as
pat tlupaim. He
mcasui es
pulse
rates and
hrain
functions within
the
context
of
the
card
guessing and
dice
predicting
experiments.
Although
his Annual
insults lend to be ambiguous
regarding proof of
psychic
effects,
the
society hopes an
analysis of the entire
10-year serins
will generate clearer con-
clusion*.
In
1937,
Yoshiiehi Ro
pro-
sented a paper,
Processes of Deforma-
tion
in
Spoon -Bending
Phenomena."
Ilitoyuki
Sahara]
described
a method
for applying
signal detection theory
to
psi
research.
Hideyukl
Kokubo
de-
srrihfri
"A New
Psi
Test.”
Hiroyuki
Siikuuti
pmciilcd
a
papci
"Applica-
tion of Signal
I detection Theory to
Psi
Research."
Snjl Otani spoke "On
the
hliect
ol
External
stimulus
to ESP
Score," Kou-ii NagasJtima presented
«
pajser “On IMG and PK" and Tokiki
Wndn
presented
"Comparison
of
Psi
Kxperiencc hwvnys Between Japan and
England.” Japanese
theorists are
par-
ticularly interested in observational the-
ories. For example, Hideyuki Kokubo
delivered a paper at the
1088 conven-
tion
entitled
“On
an
Experimental
Method
to
kvsltisie
Observational
Theories,”
Dining
that
same
ycat
Maaayuki
Hiratuji
presented a paper
“EBP
Model
by
Neural
Net,"
and
Koten Nagoshlmii
presented "On
die
Psi Ability of
site Psychopath."
Professor Sop Otani, of the National
Defense Academy,
is
a guiding
influ-
ence on
the
society.
In
1987, he
pre-
sented rhe convention
Presidential Ad-
July-August,
tffif
PARAPSYCHOLOGY IN JAPAN
By J«m«s McClenon
dress entitled "'Die Problem uf Ch'i in
Parapsychology.”
Otani
has
observed
various Chinese
chi gong masters who
visited
Japan.
Chi
(ki
in
Japanese)
is thought
to be
the universal
life «„
eqjy that permeates the universe, Ui»-
jjnny
masters
(*(.*<>
|n
Japanese)
claim
to
be
adept
at
controlling
this
energy. Ki may have a
slightly
differ-
ent meaning
In Japanese than
thi
in
Chinese. This variation
is derived from
both
cultural
and
translation
differ-
ences.
In
Japanese,
ki
has
diverse
meanings: dcnAf means electricity (den
means
thunder)
and
tenJti
means
weather
( ten
iiivuns
heaven)
.
Some
times
ki,
by
itself,
means
"energy.’
Scientifically,
it
is
difficult
to
define
exactly what
ki
is.
In Chinese,
chi
is
sometimes
translated
into
English
as
"gas” even though k
is thought
to
be
a form
of energy. Although
chi-gong
masters are part of the medical estab-
lishment
in
some
Chinese
hospitals,
only a few such practitioners cure their
clients using this methodology in Japan.
Professor Ulani has conducted
vari-
ous forms
of psychical
research which
have not been published. A number of
yeary
ago,
fic
conducted
a
survey
of
a
mnese war widow's experiences.
Ife
led 100 widows in each
prefecture
uf Japan,
finding
that many
report-
ed
apparitions]
experiences coinciding
with
their
husbands’
deaths
during
World War
IJ. About one-third of the
2,200 questionnaires were returned. Al-
though
his
analysis
is
still
incomplete,
Otani
is
categorizing the
types, cloth-
ing, actions and patients in the impres-
sions, as well as times of impression ver-
sus time of incident. Although no case
reveals perfect correspondence between
actual events and
the widow’s Impres-
sions, some cases reveal a high degree
of coincidence. In a few cases, the hus-
band,
thought
to
be
dead,
returned
safely. Otani has noted a wide diversity
in
tiic manner that
the widow*
inter-
pret their experiences,
.'ionic regard the
apparition!)! event ns extremely abnor-
mal
while others
classify
their
experi-
ence as ordmury.
About 15 years ago, Otani conducted
an FSP can, I
test
with
parth-jpanls
in
a
submarine,
producing
experimental
results which have not been published.
Three
conditions
were
compared*
(t
submerged
sub,
sur/.iml mb
;,nd «
land-based
situation,
Ik
found
Jhilc
difference between
tlic Hunting mb and
land
target,
hut
the submerged
l,uuet
generated
significantly
lower
KSf>
scores. Otani
roles that
there may be
other
variables,
such
as
distance and
time, which might have produced
this
differential effect. He draws no conclu-
sions from
this data,
Tosio
Kasahara
ha,
been
active
translating
parapsychulogicai
works
from English into Japanese and get ting
suited volumes published. He recently
completed
the
translafion of Hamid*
son’s
(1987)
Modern
Miracles
tmd
Stevenson's
(1987)
Children Who Rci
member Previous Lives. His edited vnl-
umu Sui No Senjo: CHoshinritfuktt Zen*
iht (The Battlefield of Psi: History of
All
the
Debates
in
Parapsychology),
was published by Hnibotisha Limited ip
1907. Kasahara is presently editing anti
translating a collection
rtf articles for a
book
entitled Twwnikuia (The
Etu-
sivettess
Problem)
to
he
printed
by
Sliunju she
Publishers,
A Tew yean
ago, Dr. Kiwaham
vis-
ited
Seoul,
Korea,
to
investigate
it
Christian
psychic
surgeon.
Mrs, Kinu
Mrs. Kim seemed
to
aid
patients
by
ripping
out
their
cancerous
growths
with her bare hands. Knwdiaru return-
ed from Korea with
a videotape
sup-
plied hy Mrs. Kim’s organization (my
Korean
translator lefeneU
to
it as
the
"Sceing-Hearing-Feeling Church”),
well as tapes produced by himself dur-
ing
Jits dwu
visit. From the videotape
supplied
by
her
organization,
it
ap-
pears
that Mrs. Kim makes
incisions
into some of her patient's bodies,
in a
manner that would seemingly (normal-
ly) cause harm
P.-hiccrails growths are
sometimes
literally
(apparently)
tom
Dr.
McClenon
is
in
the
Department
of-
Social Sciences at Elizabeth City Smir ir„i.
vrrtlly
in
North
Carolina.
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out
of
patients'
bodies. Although
the
medical
value
of
her
interventions
could not be established by Kasahars’s
investigation,
her
organization
claims
that
her
treatments
art
highly
effec-
tive.
The
organization's
videoiajx:
shows cases in which patients’ progress
toward complete recovery
is document-
ed over time. Kawharo’e private video-
tex; does not show Mrs. Kim making
incisions, which suggests
that she docs
not
regularly engage
in
this
practice.
Site appeared to be symbolically
treat-
ing
patients
by
applying wn*H band-
ages.
I
talked about
this case with
a
Korean colleague at my
univeriitty, Dr.
Woo Jung
Ju, Apparently.
Mra. Kim
has gained a degree of fame through-
out Korean and even a Korean church
group
in
Ur.
Jo's
neighborhood,
in
Norfolk,
Virginia, has seen her video-
tape. Although
Dr.
Ju
noted
that
a
small
percentage
of
religious Koreans
believe in her ability, he feels that most
Koreans
are
highly
skeptical.
!>* J«
knows or no formal scientific investiga-
tion of her organization’s claims.
The society keeps abreast of research
developments in other countries. Tuka-
aki Ola, a high school English instruc-
tor,
regularly paraphrases Western
re-
ports for the monthly meetings of
the
society. He is presently reading Margins
of Reality by John ui»d Dunne (!9»7)
.uid
will
be
reviewing
this book
at a
meeting
this
summer.
Shigcki
Hagio
presented a paper, "Recent Researches
ol I'arapsychology in USA” at she iMfl
annual convention
in Yotsuya, Tokyo.
Various
other
iudividuak:,
besides
the members of
the Japanese
Society
for
Parapsychology,
have
conducted
psychical
research
in Japan.
Professor
Aoki has done a remote viewing ex-
periment at Chuhti University, Hiroshi
Motoyama, founder of the Institute for
Religious Psychology, has conducted a
longterm research program, seeking tn
ferret
out
the
relationship
between
yoga, meridians and chi energy. Ho uses
complex equipment tn monitor electri-
cal
body
functions
and
believes
his
data,
analyzed
by
computer,
reflect
personality
characteristics,
a*
well
as
potential medical disorders. Motoyama,
a
Shinto
priest, advocates
a
religions
orientation,
u
position
which
af-
fects
his
theoretical
formulations and
arouses
suspicion among
scientifically
oriented
observers.
Various new
reli-
gious
groups, which
have
sprung
up
since World War II, also present many
claims
regarding
paranormal
teats.
Some
organizations
advocate
secular
ideologic*, somewhat
scientific
in
ori-
entation,
ralhei
lhim
religious
ilnt-
irines.
The Japanese media pluy a
signifi-
cant
role
in
shaping
the
public's
im-
pressions uf the occult. A famous Japa-
nese actor, Tetsuro Tanba, had a near-
death
experience;
afterward,
lie
tnnk
part
in producing
a movie about
the
"after-death”
world.
Hi*
fame
and
popularity
have
increased
even
more
since ho devoted time toward dissem-
inating life-after-death information.
Masuaki Kiyota, the Japanese metal
bender, has starred in a fictional movie,
written a book and appeared on
vari-
ous
television
programs,
Although,
in
1906,
he
seemed
to
acknowledge
on
TV that
hr. used
trickery, a degree uf
controversy surrounds this incident and
he denies
“confessing"
in
the manner
portrayed,
lie
claim*
bis
“disclosure
was
produced
through
creative
edit-
ing.
During
the
early
HMIOs,
Professor
Otanl
conducted
a
series
of
experi-
ments with Masuaki Kiyota, attempt-
ing to document his psycholinetic abil-
ity
nn
videotape.
Otanl
videotaped
various events which suggest that some
or Knyota’s perlormanccs arc authen-
tic. One
tape shows Kiyota directing
his
efforts
toward
a
specially-tagged
spoon
which
lias
been
clamped
into
position.
On
various
occasions,
the
spoon’s
he»d
slowly,
but
markedly,
twists,
without
being
touched,
Otani
was
present during
these experiments
and carefully inspected the spoons both
before and after videotaping, Since the
Rpnons’
tags
are dearly discernible
in
these segments,
it would «ssm that the
test spoons could not have been tam-
pered with or switched. Otani hopes to
produce a “perfec t” segment of video-
tape, one in which he demonstrates his
precautions and
procedures,
both
be-
fore and after the filming of the sub-
icct’s
efforts.
Japan
it
presently
experiencing
u
form of
occult boom. Homme
telling,
astrology and
tarot cards
are
also
at-
tracting
interest,
especially
among
young
girls.
Some
people
arc
als6
studying and advocating Chinese num-
erology and
fortune
telling technique*,
using die year, month, day and time uf
one's
birth,
Divinations
based on
the
writing of the characters in one's name
make
these
calculations
oven
mote
simplex. A
small,
but
growing,
seg-
ment of young people ha* hncome
ifi-
tnrested
in
stories about
failles
(taken
from
the
European
archetype,
rather
than Japanese
folklore)
.
Various
popular magazines
support
belief in thp paranormal. One publica-
tion, Mu, whose name
is derived frdm
the
Pacific,
version
of
the
lost
con-
tinent of Atlantis,
has
a monthly
cir-
culation
of
about
390,000.
1 wtlight
Zone and AZ also attract die attention
of those interested
in
the paranormal.
Television programs, although not
Sci-
entifically oriented, have presented in-
formation
regarding
haunting*
in
Japan.
Increasing concern
with
the
occult
has stimulated
critical
activists
to be-
come more visible. Although this move-
ment may he an indication that Japa-
nese Skeptics arc beginning to take the
possibility
of
ESP’s
existence
more
seriously,
I know
of no evidence sug-
gesting
that
the
Japanese
scientific
community
harbor*
greater
tolerance
to parascicntific claims than do West-
ern
scientists.
It may he
that they! are
more
willing
to
investigate
physiologi-
cal phenomena associated with altered
mental
siadcs,
since some
investigator*
luivc conducted
experiments
with
in-
dividuals
claiming
special
abilities.
One
television program, part of the
series “Scicnce-Q," a weekly education-
al documentary, presented
s
program
that
attracted
great
interest
among
Japanese
parapsychologists.
Thp
pro-
gram showed
various
feats performed
by a
Kiko master from China, Dr. Fx
Yong Chang. Under the supervision of
academic
researcher*,
t»p
master
caused
paralyzed
children
to
move
ihcir limb*. He also affected a candle’s
flame
under
uncou trolled
condition*
(the
investigator*
felt
that
their
con-
trols were saiisfaetory during
this
feat,
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I
belie vs
most
Western
parapsy-
chologists would disagree with
ihem),
Japanese investigators claimed that the
blooil volume and heat
in the master’s
hands
im.leaned when he attempted
to
radiate energy, A professor from Toho-
ku
University used a special device
to
ujcdiiui:
l Aimiucly low
levels of pluiUni
emissions
(light);
lie determined
that
tin; hiko master could radiate such cn-
ci fi!
in an unusual, and perhaps anont-
dhui.i,
imuliicr.
Although
experiments
.vahing
to
detect
special
emissions
of
static
electricity, supersonic sounds and
long frequency waves were not success-
ful,
the
muster was able
to
affect
the
emission
of
infrared
light.
An EEC
unalyiiif; of the master’s brain indicated
n pattern
similar to that
oi an
epilep-
tic
patient, as well as changes in alpha
patirros,
even though no unusual
be-
lun ior won apparent. After the demon-
stration!;,
tliscussium argued
regarding
liic
mmming
of
thp.<a»
findings.
One
speculated
that
very
minor
energy
(aid- iions of
the master triggered boot-
ly
n-s|>on.ses
in
the
patient,
using
the
patient's own energy. Another
felt
this
theory
w;w
inadequate,
sitlce
he
be-
lieved
tile
master could
affect
mani-
11)0 (C
object*,
i)i.
Tosiu
Kasahara,
a member
of
the
ihiropsyrhologlral
Association, had
lljc
(i|jjmiuiiiily
lu muuilui
the cf/cus
of
I Jr.
Yu’v
(r'eatmpnfs on
nnp
of
his
p.tliuiils,
J he woman, who was unable
tn gel up
in the morning Hurt to a
Iipit>
dil.ii y,
sc ic m;
kidney
problem,
was
dearly
benefited by
the
kiko
master’s
t humpy.
Aflisr
treatment,
die
arose
at
a
normal
hour and became
far mote
.11 !
i vi-
in
life
Dr. Yu
allegedly
lias
demonstrated
the
ability
to affect
his patients’
auto-
nomic
nervous
systems,
even
when
shielded from them. He
is quite
will-
mg
to participate
in controlled experi-
ments
investigating the
possibility that
he can do
this at a distance. Western
researchers who
arc
interested
in
this
project should contact me so that
I can
put them
In
touch
with
Japanese
in-
vestigators.
One.
researcher,
l)r.
fihi-
gciiii K.
Sasaki, buggCsLs
the following
conditions:
(I)
subject (t)
In the USA
should be young, regardless of sex, hav-
ing
a
high
sensitivity and having had
much experience with autogenic
train-
ing;
(?)
the
laboratory
should
he.
shielded
from
electromagnetism;
(3)
various elements within
the autonomic
nervous system should
bo competently
measured.
Dr. Yu
would
concentrate
on
phoiugM|>li!i ut
die
l.iliwi iilory and
subject (s)
in an attempt
to cause psy-
chological
effects.
A
television program which aired
in
etuly
1309 may also affect public per-
ceptions of the paranormal. A
profes-
sional
magician,
Marik, gave demon-
strations
of
what
lie
referred
to
as
“psychokinesis”
and
“telekinesis."
lie
bent
s|moM,
transformed
krys, made
coins seem
to
pass
through
glass and
performed nwrwalhtr feats. Although
he.
Stilted
thill he was
“tint
it psychic,“
lie
did not explain the means by winch he
accomplished
his
feats
and many
ub-
setvers
interpreted
his performance
as
a demonstration of paranormal
ability.
Those
familiar
widi
sleight-of-hand
magic would have no difficulties in per-
ceiving normal means by wliich Marik
rould
jicrfonn
his
fruits.
Hr
portrays
himself as a performer, rather than an
Individual
who
requests
scientific
in-
vestigation, anti seems cautious in mak-
ing
outright
declarations
regarding
“magical” powers.
The members
ot
the
Japanese So-
ciety
Tor Parapsychology
rccoguiza
ilia
problems
that media presentations cre-
ate
for scientifically oriented research*
cis, but
ictiidiii iiauicileii
hi the
possi-
bility
that humans
radiate
special
en-
ergies awadated
with
jAai.
llie
prac-
tices of acupuncture, shiatsu and other
therapies based on Asian ideologies are
prevalent
in
Japan.
Tlicy
feel
that
Chinese kiko, a practice associated with
seemingly
psychokinctic
performances,
may constitute a
fruitful realm for the
scientific investigation of iwydtic heal*
Ing.
Although
Chinese
researchers
in-
vestigating kiko masters tend to accept
loose
proofs
of
“anomalous”
feats,
Japanese
scientists demand
far higher
levels of evidence. The main Interest of
Japanese
investigators
is
not whether
kiko masters have
special
abilities, but
the
exa.il uuiuie of
the
energies proj
ducing observed effects. Although such!
abilities may not be related
to
psi, die
investigation of them will contribute to
die
understanding
of human
physiol-
ogy.
ailLIOOftAFHy
Itaraldaum,
t.
( 100V>. HaJtrn
Miracles,
An fnwilicaiiw Repot t on Psychic the*
aatHSHd Aitockted with b'athya Sat Baba,
New Yorki Fawcett Columbine.
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