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perception of this world purified of preconception and
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02034. Hunt, Stoker. Ouija: The Most Dangerous Game.
New York: Barnes & Noble, 1985. 156p. I fig; Index: 153-
156; 31 refs
This is an overview of information about the ouija
board. Hunt reports that in a recent survey he conducted,
30% use the ouija board to communicate with the dead,
the same percentage to communicate with the living, and
the remainder to develop psychic ability or as a means of
guidance. He gives some case histories illustrating that
using the ouija board can be both helpful and dangerous.
Well-known cases discussed are Jane Robert's Seth and the
Toronto "Philip" group experiment. He discusses auto-
matisms as the inducers of psychosis and as a cure. An in-
terview with Barbara Honegger is the subject of one chap-
ter. The last chapter is entitled "How to Get the Best
Results from Your Ouija Experiments." - R.A.W.
02035. Jackson, Edgar N. The Role of Faith in the
Process of Healing. Minneapolis, MN: Winston Press,
1981. 203p. Bibliographic notes by chapter: 197-201; Biblio-
graphy: 195-196
The emphasis here is on the role faith plays in heal-
ing and that we are personally responsible for our state
of health. There are several chapters on faith. Jackson
examines the nature of faith, unconscious factors in faith,
conscious processes in faith, and super-conscious expressions
of faith. There is a chapter on innate faith and one on
faith that is achieved. Most relevant to parapsychology is
Chapter 10, "Mystical Illumination and the Super-healthy
Person." Here he discusses the level of faith that employs
"the higher levels of consciousness for its purposes." lie
classifies the phenomena related to the superconsciousness
in three categories: the psychological, the psychic, and the
parapsychic. It closes with a section on the cultivation of
revealed truth. The final chapters deal with cultivation of
a life-affirming attitude. - R.A.W.
02036. Katz, Richard. Boiling Energy: Community Heal-
ing Among the Kalahari Kung. Cambridge, MA: Harvard
University Press, 1982. 329p. Bibliography: 317-323; Glos-
sary: 314-316; 2 figs; 19 illus; Index: 324-329
Katz reports on his field investigation of the ritual
healing dance of the !Kung. The rituals are described in
detail, and he shows how they are perceived at the ex-
periential level through interviews with participants; he
traces the role of healing in the healers' lives and in the
community as a whole, and he presents a sociological ana-
lysis of how the form and function of healing are shaped
by the character of the !Kung social order.
The book grew out of a request from the (Kung to
"tell our story of healing to your people." The talks of
four !Kung healers are the heart of the book. Of special
interest are four chapters, "At a Healing Dance," "Educa-
tion for Healing," "Career of the Healer," and "Psycho-
logical and Spiritual Growth." Biographies are give of
some important !Kung healers. - R.A.W.
02037. Loyc, David. The Sphinx and the Rainbow:
Brain, Mind and Future Vision. Foreword by Willis Har-
man. Boulder, CO: Shambhala/New Science Library, 1983.
236p. Bibliographic notes by chapter: 205215; Bibliography:
216-225; Index: 227-236; 15 figs; 1 questionnaire; 1 table
Loye attempts to synthesize neurophysiology, psychol-
ogy, parapsychology, and theoretical physics at a popular
level in order to show how all parts of the brain can
also attempts to show how to develop forecasting ahil
There are 4 appendices. The first offers suggestions
improving individual and group forecasting. The sea
presents some of the tenets of the new psychophys
The third is a response to critics of precognition (I
marily C.E.M. Hansel). The last is a guide to educatio
possibilities concerned with the forecasting mind: we
shops, seminars, discussion guides; a sample college cou:
field trip possibilities; and tests. - R.A.W.
02038. Sheikh, Antes A., Ed. International Review
Mental Imagery. Volume 1. New York: Human Scien
Press, 1984. 220p. Chap. Bibliography; 2 figs; Author Inc
203-215; Subject Index: 217-220; 6 tables
Volume I of the International Review of Met
Imagery is primarily an anthology of literature revi<
Such topics as mental imagery in problem solving and t:
estimation, imagination, and hypnosis are covered.
chapter on hypnagogic imagery touches on the possibi
of a relationship between psi and hypnagogic imag
There are chapters on right hemispheric processing
imagery in psychosomatic illness. A chapter that might
useful to parapsychologists is one entitled "Bizarreness
fects in Mental Imagery." Each chapter has a lengthy
liography. - R.A.W.
020 9, )Yjllksr, D P. Un_ clean Spirits: --Possession
xorcism in France and-En Ian in the Late Sixtee
a Farl -Seventeenth Centuries Philadelphia , A: 1
versity of Pennsylvania Press, 1981. 116p. Bibliogral
notes, by chapter: 89-110; Name Index: 111-116
Case histories of possession in France and England
the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century
presented. Sources drawn on consist of contemporary p
lished accounts, which are mostly eyewitnesses, or comps
from the evidence of eyewitnesses. The printed ae o o
cases were sometimes supplemented by manuscript sous
and, when the possession involved accusations of wit-
craft, legal records of the witch's trial. For the (th,
theory of possession and exorcism he relied on the dcba
arising out of the cases and on authorities cited in thL
ranging from the Bible, its commentators, and the Chu
Fathers, to fifteenth- and sixteenth-century treatises
magic and witchcraft.
This book is of interest to parapsychologists beta
claims of psi phenomena were associated with possessi
the ability to speak and understand languages not kno
to the patient; clairvoyance; and bodily strength excecdi
the person's normal capacity. - DT/R.A.W.
02040. Wilber, Ken. Eye to Eye: The Quest for t
New Paradigm. Garden City, NY: Anchor Press/Doub
day, 1983. 326p. Bibliography: 311-317; 15 figs; Index: 319-3
In the Preface Wilber says 'This is a book about
overall or 'comprehensive' knowledge quest -- not with
view toward any sort of finality in knowledge, but w-
a view toward some sort of balance in the quest its(
It is about empirical science, philosophy, psychology, a
transcendental religion; about sensory knowledge, symbo
knowledge, and spiritual knowledge; and about how th
might all fit together. It discusses what a "comprehensis
paradigm might eventually look like, and -- just as imp,
taut or perhaps more important -- it attempts to expo
and unravel some of the major obstacles to the emerges
of such a paradigm." Nine of the 10 chapters we
originally published (in the same or variant format) in r
Journal of Altered States of Consciousness (1), Joure
of Transpersonal Psychology (3), and ReVision (5). 1
chapter titles are Eye to Eye; The Problem of Proof;
Mandalic Map of Consciousness; Development, Meditati,
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Committee for the Scientific Investigation of the Paranor-
mal. In the final chapter, he examines the collective fu-
ture of humankind, which he considers to be quite bleak,
but he closes with the hope that parapsychology might
save civilization as we know it. - R.A.W.
02918. Moody, Raymond A., Jr. Elvis After Life: Un-
usual Experiences Surrounding the Death of a Superstar.
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree Publishers, Ltd., 1987. 158p.
This is not strictly a book on parapsychology but in
part it deals with experiences traditionally labeled para-
psychological. It could be called a kind of folklore in the
making. It is included here because it illustrates an ap-
proach to the study of human experiences that para
psychologists might well emulate. It does not attempt to
prove anything, although the author did interview all of
the persons whose experiences are included at firsthand. It
is valuable because he does not rule out the possibility of
some experiences because of their improbability. By study-
ing the full range of experiences of an unusual nature fol-
lowing a single focal point--the death of Elvis Presley-it
becomes possible to view the experiences as aspects of a
continuum-which is needed in parapsychology. Rather
than attempting to "prove" whether the experiences "really"
happened as reported, psychiatrist Moody is interested in
them "for what they reveal about the human mind and
spirit" (p. 2 of Introduction). Some of the experiences re-
lated are premonitory of Elvis' death. There are appari-
tions and inexplicable physical effects. Many of the per-
sons interviewed are convinced that Elvis has been in con-
tact with them since his death. Moody adds a new dimen-
sion to the study of psychic experiences associated with the
death of a person by his sensitivity to the "emotional con-
text of human grief and bereavement in which they occur"
(p. 154). - R.A.W.
02919. Myers, Arthur. The Ghostly Register: Haunted
Dwellings--Active Spirits: A Journey to America's
Strangest Landmarks. Chicago: Contemporary Books, 1986.
378p. 95 illus; Ind: 369-378
One of the newest and one of the best journalistic
accounts of haunts one can visit. Descriptions of 64
haunted places are included, with specific locations given.
In each case, Myers provides the location, a description of
the place, the ghostly manifestations that occur there, a
history of the place, the identity of the presumed ghost,
his or her personality, witnesses, best time to witness,
whether or not it is haunted today, investigations that have
been made, and the names of persons submitting the data.
Illustrations are also included. The last chapter is a direc-
tory of parapsychologists, psychics, and organizations the
reader can contact for assistance and information. - R.A.W.
02920. Perry, Michael (Ed.). Deliverance: Psychic Distur-
bances and Occult Involvement. London, Eng: Society for
Promoting Christian Knowledge, 1987. 143p. Ind: 141-143
This book is an outgrowth of the experience of the
Christian Exorcism Study Group that has helped to train
those who advise Anglican bishops in regard to exorcism.
Although developed for the Church of England, the tech-
niques employed can be applied by any Christian. The
"deliverance" of the title is used intentionally to denote a
wider area of concern than simple exorcism. "Deliverance
is about freeing people from the bondage of Satan. It
may occasionally involve exorcism, but generally it does
not" (p. 2). The book is aimed at "Christian ministers in
pastoral situations" to aid those in need of deliverance. It
begins by setting forth 12 general guidelines. There follow
chapters on poltergeist phenomena, "ghosts" and memories
of place; apparitions and haunts; occultism, Satanism, and
witchcraft; possession syndrome; possession; and exorcism.
There are appendixes that set forth the demonic and exor-
cism in the Bible, the Christian exorcism tradition, team
work and networking within the diocese, and liturgical and
prayer material. - R.A.W.
02921. Pilkington, Rosemarie (Ed.). Men and Women of
Parapsychology: Personal Reflections. Jefferson, NC:
McFarland, 1987. 173p. Bibl: 161-167; Chap bibls; Ind: 169-
173
The author interviewed 12 persons over 65 who had
devoted most of their careers to psychical research
(parapsychology). Her aim was to present "personal reflec-
tions by the 'elder statespersons' of the field". . . [as] a
means of sharing at least a little of their wisdom with
those not fortunate enough to know them" (p. vii). Each
of the persons interviewed was asked to address 5 areas:
how they became interested in parapsychology, what they
felt were their most important contributions, what they
might have done differently or how their beliefs might
have changed as a result of being in the field of para-
psychology, what unusual experiences they might have had
that exceeded their previous expectations, and what advice
they would give to newcomers to the field. The persons in-
terviewed were 4 psychiatrists (Jan Ehrenwald, Jule Eisen-
bud, Emilio Scrvadio, Montague Ullman), a psychologist
(Gertrude Schmeidler), a biologist (Bernard Grad), - a
physicist (Joseph H. Rush), two with literary careers
(Renee Haynes and George Zorab), and three full-time
parapsychologists (Hans Bender, Eileen Coly, and Karlis
Osis). Bibliographies are included for each author and
there is a general bibliography at the end of the book. In
an interesting Foreword, Stanley Krippner describes a pat-
tern he discerned while reading these essays. This pattern
was evident in the factors that predisposed the person to
enter the field, the precipitating factors that led each to
become identified with, parapsychology, and the main-
tenance factors that made possible their continued involve-
ment. He uses examples from the book to illustrate his
points. - R.A.W.
02922. Randi, James. The Faith Healers. Foreword by
Carl Sagan. Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1987. 313p.
Bibl: 307; 3 figs; 1 graph; 37 illus
Magician James Randi herein exposes the deception
and exploitation practices of the major televangelists, in-
cluding Peter Popoff, W.V. Grant, Pat Robertson, and Oral
Roberts. He also investigated A.A. Allen, Leroy Jenkins,
Willard Fuller (the "psychic dentist"), and Ralph DiOrio.
Chapter 14, "The Lesser Lights," includes Danny Davis,
Kathryn Kuhlman, Daniel Atwood, David Epley, Al
Warick (Brother Al), David Paul Ernest Angley, Frances
and Charles Hunter ("The Happy Hunters"). Randi ex-
poses the,tricks used by some of the healers, supported by
evidence he and some colleagues gathered over a 4-year
period. He also emphasizes the gullibility and misplaced
faith of the victims, which plays a part in their victimiza-
tion and exploitation. Randi demands that legal action be
taken against the exploiters. There is a chapter on
"Practical Limitations of Medical Science," in which he
points out that people expect too much of traditional
medicine, and when disappointed, they turn to unorthodox
methods of healing. A chapter is devoted to his unsuccess-
ful efforts to obtain evidence of successful cures. This
lack of evidence leads him to question whether any cures
actually took place. A brief chapter reviews legal issues
involved in aspects of unorthodox healing. - R.A.W.
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