02472. LIOTTA, ANTONIO. THE LATIN AMERICAN CENTER OF PARAPSYCHOLOGY AT THE ANCHIETA FACULTY OF SAO PAULO.

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 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.
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 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.
 02468. Marabini, E.  With regard to psychic surgery.
 Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia,  1971
 (Jul/Dec), 26(314), 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, 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
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 taliana at Parapsicologia,  1971
 (Jul/Dc  26(3/4), 132-138.
 Bra'zfiis 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 (C.L.A.P.), 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.A.P. 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
 ritism in Brazil. _ Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di
 Parapsicologia, 1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(314), 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
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 02475. Gulak, Jan. Lowering the anxiety levels in per-
 sons undergoing bioencrgothcrapy.   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 patients' anxiety level
 before and after the treatment; each treatment lasted 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. In com-
 putation of the results, Kolmogorov, Smirnov, and Student's
 tests were used, the first two yielding p = .01, the last one