The Secret Teachings of the Espiritistas
Subtitle: A Hidden History of Spiritual Healing
By: Harvey Martin
Contributors: Kathryn R. Butler, Editor
Edition: First
Publisher: Metamind Publications
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Savannah, GA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Spiritual healing -- Philippines -- History.; Psychic surgery -- Philippines -- History.; Spiritual healing and spiritualism -- History.
First sentence: "In the late 1960s, members of the so-called 'hippie' counterculture began arriving in Hawai'i in search of the ideal place in which to create a peceful lifestyle in harmony with nature."
Description: The first comprehensive explanation of the origins and history of spiritual healing in the Philippines, it contains a provocative and transforming exploration of events in Filipino culture that produced the most controversial healers and healing practices ever! This book challenges conventional wisdom about the Filipino healers in the most in-depth study of the subject to date.
Notes: Endpapers are a reproduction of the original Minutes of the Union Espiritista, November 9, 1919; Includes 44 illustrations, glossary (p. 243,) index (p. 250,) permissions (p. 256,) bibliographical references (p. 257-263) and illustrations credits (p. 264.)
Table of contents: title: 1. Miracles on the Big Island 2. Into the Realm of Espiritu Santo 3. From Shaman to Christian 4. The Union Espiritista Christiana de Filipinas 5. The Spiritual Messengers of Christ 6. Christian Mediumship Training 7. The Enigma of Psychic Surgery 8. Psychic Surgery and Placebo Research 9. Spirit-Directed Psychic Surgery 10. The Coming of the Holy Spirit