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Vol. 5, No. 2 December 1987
02460. Luttenberger, Franz. Friedrich Milner,
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tualism, and four-dimensional space. Zeitschrift
Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie,
1977, 19(4), 195-214. 19 refs
In 1877-1878, the astrophysicist Friedrich Zoliner un-
dertook a scientifically motivated investigation of
spiritualistic phenomena with the American medium Henry
Slade. At a visit in Great Britain in 1875 he had met
Crookes and other spiritualists and had become acquainted
with such manifestations. With his experiments he in-
tended to prove a rather speculative theory of a four-
dimensional space which had developed out of his con-
siderations about the impossibility of bringing to congruity
symmetric bodies in our concrete space, an idea which can
be traced back to Kant. Zoliner made efforts to design ex-
periments with enduring results which were caused une-
quivocally paranormally-in his terms four-dimensional-
efforts; among others we find the famous knot-test. His
reports contain descriptions of about fifty manifestations.
In his opinion the proper cause of the phenomena were
invisible intelligent four-dimensional entities. Z611ner's
theory of space and his interpretations indicate his rather
mechanical view of life, and show--against his intentions-a
strong influence from scientific naturalism. Eventually an
effort is made to outline some pre-conditions for such in-
vestigations at these times by a comparison between Ger-
many and Great Britain. - DA/G.H.
02461. Renninger, Mauritius. An actually existent
fourth dimension of space as a model for the explana-
tion of psychokinetic phenomena? Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, 1977,
19(4), 215-226. 2 figs; 10 refs
By model considerations between spaces of dimensions
differing by unity the author tries to demonstrate that the
hypothesis of an actually existent fourth dimension of
space-as formulated just a hundred years ago by the Ger-
man astrophysicist Friedrich Zoliner-is able to bring most
of the psychokinetic phenomena nearer to a physical un-
derstanding than any other initial point. - DA
ITALIAN LANGUAGE
(Editor: Paola Giovetti)
LUCE E OMBRA
02462. Ludwiger, Jllobrand von. Personally verified
apport phenomena. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
173-180. 11 refs
Account of the physical medium Jons Dave, who was
particularly endowed with the ability to produce apport
phenomena. As with some other mediums, Dave's paranor-
mal capacities developed after an accident during the war:
he was seriously wounded, with the destruction of hypo-
physic. Von Ludwiger relates some very specific and inter-
esting personal experiences with Dave and describes his
clairvoyance capacities. This material is from his still un-
published book. Today Dave does not work as a medium;
he is a painter and healer. - DA
02463. Marabini, Enrico. Man's being between deter-
minism and free-will. Luce a Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep),
85(3), 181-188. 10 refs
Discussion of determinism and free will. Marabini
considers the modern scientific trends of biology, neuroen-
docrinology, and of some currents of academic psychology,
and points out that all these conceptions can describe a
part -- and only a part - of human reality. In fact, when
man considers himself as a living being in the matrix of
the universe, he realized the significant and conscious
reality of his existence. Humans understand that both
these views are real, even if in order to be communicated
they need different methods. ,
In particular states of consciousness, humans can ac-
tivate his symbolic and intuitive functions, expand into ir-
rational (extrarational), realms and enter into realities com-
pletely different from the biophysical and rational world.
A human being is subject to biophysical and biopsy-
chical laws, and in this sense his life is determined. But in
the "horizontal" position where causes and effects are at
the same level, he can catch a glimpse of a "vertical"
dimension. Participating in the harmony of universe, free
from materiality, man can reach the real freedom of spirit.
-DA
02464. Ravaldini, Silvio. On mediumship. Luce e
Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 189-196.
In this article the author points out the circumstances
which, in the field of mediumship make the scientific con-
trol of the medium and his or her phenomena difficult and
sometimes impossible. He. reviews some materialization
phenomena and cases of direct voice in which he was
present, cites the hypothesis of "disintegrated personalities"
and intends to deal on another occasion with this subject,
in order to see if an alternative hypothesis could explain
phenomena of an apparently spiritistic nature. - DA
02465. Morrone, Cobaltina. On the frontier of para-
psychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 197-201.
The author identifies "border-parapsychology" with a
particular aspect of parapsychology that deals with
humanity in toto and human destiny, trying to face the
intriguing and age-old problem of survival through the
quantitative and qualitative analysis of the full range of
paranormal phenomena - those that are rationally ex-
plainable by positivistic hypotheses, and those that unfor-
tunately are nearly always ignored, which do not have any
logically and rationally acceptable justification and seem to
support the hypothesis of survival after death. In par-
ticular he points out mediumistic phenomena at a high
level, both physical and intellectual, and recalls some per-
sonal experiences. - DA
02466. lannuzzo, Giovanni. History and the myths of
parapsychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
202-219. 37 refs
The author analyzes some problems in the history of
parapsychology, such as the origins of spiritualism, the
foundation of psychical research, and the advancement of
experimental parapsychology. He suggests that many of
the current opinions - expressed by a number of students
- about the history of parapsychology are misrepresenta-
tions. There exists a "mythology" of the history of para-
psychology that must be modified and corrected. There-
fore, he emphasizes the importance of historical researches
in the field of parapsychology. - DA
METAPSICHICA RIVISTA ITALIANA
DI PARAPSICOLOGIA
02467. Assennato, Pericle. Our research (and our
soul). Metapsichica Rivista Italiana di Parapsicologia,
1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 101-103.
The author summarizes the principal trends in the
field of parapsychological research. He reminds us that in
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Luce About
survival. Alfonso.
03055. sons and Costa,
e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), g87(3),
260-270. 15 refs
The attention recently addressed to near-death ex-
periences has confined to the background a phenomenon to
which much more attention was paid in the past: that of
visions of dying persons. Reconsidering once again two
books which can be considered as classics of this matter,
the author re-opens a discussion about this specific
phenomenon. He classifies deathbed visions in four classes:
(1) visions of dead people whose death was known to the
dying person; (2) visions of dead people whose death was
unknown to the dying persons but not to the present ones;
(3) visions of dead people whose death was unknown both
to the dying persons and to the present ones; (4) collective
visions shared by both the dying person and the one who
is looking after him or her. In considering the typical
characteristics of these classes and in trying to explain the
facts, both naturalistic and spiritistic hypotheses are dis-
cussed. Finally, the possibility is suggested that sometimes
alien "beings" able to induce psychic experiences are truly
present. - DA
03056. Iannuzzo, Giovanni. The fifth parapsychologi-
cal meeting in Bologna. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep),
87(3), 271-275.
On May 9-10, 1987, the Parapsychological Study
Center--CSP-held its fifth meeting in Bologna. The author
presents a critical synthesis of the works presented for the
occasion by the various researchers. The most important
was the debate held by the scholars belonging to the two
parapsychological movements: the positivists and the
spiritualists. - DA
03057. Simone, Giorgio dl. Jacopo Comin: Evidence on
the "Entity A" case. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3),
276-281.
In this article, the author relates Jacopo Comin's
opinion about the "Entity A," in particular as concerns all
the data leading us to consider such an entity as most
likely independent from the medium and from people as-
sisting at the seance. In one of his letters Comin wrote:
"We are in the presence of a Teacher in the highest sense
of the word, who undertook the burden of an high
spiritual teaching for the few able to understand it." - DA
03058. Ravaldini, Silvio. The Riccardi case: A "drop-
in" communicator. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4),
307-319. 2 figs; 7 refs
The author brings to our attention a case of spiritis-
tic identification. In fact, during a seance held in 1948 a
drop-in communicator told the sitters he was a priest who
died in Canton, Ohio in 1929. In telling his name the
communicator added he was shot dead by a woman inside
his church. Successively in 1949 and 1950, always as a
drop-in communicator, he confirmed what was previously
said but used different words. Researches made in
America by Dr. Stevenson's assistant proved the com-
municator told the truth, i.e., a priest having the same
name was shot dead in a church in the same year the
communicator told. The article goes on with a detailed
analysis, made by the author, about a possible explanation
of facts besides the spiritistic one: cryptomnesia,
psychometry, and so on. There is the very interesting ap-
pendix signed by Dr. M. Biondi in which the above story
is viewed from a more materialistic parapsychological point
of view. - DT/R.A.W.
Vol. 6, No. 2 December 1988
03059. Garzia, Plerangelo. Survival: Belief or
research? Luce a Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4), 320-324.
Three hundred years ago, the Italian scientist and
man of letters Francesco Redi (1626-1698) exploded the
traditional doctrine about spontaneous generation. In the
same way, psychic researchers in the 20th century are en-
gaged in exploding the traditional doctrine of conscience as
a brain chemical product. Psi phenomena, in their complex
whole, show conscience as able to much further extend it-
self in connection with those activities allowed by brain
activity. Furthermore, conscience could be preexistent to
the formation of the biological human organism and may
survive its disintegration.
The survival theme has always been the domain of
faith. For the first time in human history, thanks to
psychic research, the survival theme develops from objec-
tive facts and rational considerations. Even if, historically,
parapsychology can be considered as an "ibridum," form
came out from the meeting of religious need and the
scientific one. In fact, without this hotchpotch of belief
and research, parapsychology would have never been born.
Actually we absolutely need a certain part of faith to
have the possibility of demonstrating survival for sure
without feeling ashamed about it. For mutual admission
happens in every knowledge field. Without faith we can-
not go further-it being impossible to follow the glimpse of
initial purpose. Without continuous, ceaseless, tireless
research, we would already be dead. - DA
03060. Marabini, Enrico. Psi phenomena: Normal or
paranormal? Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4), 325-
336. 14 refs; I table
By this report, the author confronts a basic theme in
order to obtain a refitting of the whole problem coming
out of the study of psi phenomena, starting from the con-
sideration that psi is an event resulting from an expression
of human behavior and considering people as anitbated sys-
tems. The author presents a "classifications" conception. He
explains what a psi phenomenon is and gives the basis of
what particular characteristics such that an _ event can be
considered and classified in this way. Next he discusses the
theme. Firstly, he talks about "normality" through its dif-
ferent meanings: a "fixed rule" and a "constitutive rule:'
This last is the only one which offers the possibility of ra-
tionally facing the "normality" argument (and respectively
the "abnormality" one) about certain types of events or
about certain well-defined human behavior situations.
Then he analyzes the word "paranormal" and all the
definitions deriving from it that are used to qualify para-
psychological discipline. Returning to human behavior, the
author points out that to every behavior state there is a
corresponding coherent conscious state. Although these are
different knowledge positions in themselves, every state is
a normal and natural event. Since "psi behavior" is an al-
tered state of consciousness, the information and realistic
contents involved are necessarily normal expressions of that
particular behavior state. Therefore, the uncommonness in
the phenomena does not mean they are not normal or
deviate or paranormal or supernormal. Rationally it can
be asserted that the laws subtending the psi phenomena
must be necessarily different from those orthodox science
considers and applies in studying other types of natural
events. The parapsychologists' work is to identify them.
Otherwise, in order to obtain concrete results, it is neces-
sary to the research to study the problem from a different
point of view. - DA
03061. Simone, Giorgio di. Metaphysical reality: The
spirit "program." Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4),
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03055. Costa, Alfonso. About the visions of dying per-
sons and survival. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3),
260-270. 15 refs
The attention recently addressed to near-death ex-
periences has confined to the background a phenomenon to
which much more attention was paid in the past: that of
visions of dying persons. Reconsidering once again two
books which can be considered as classics of this matter,
the author re-opens a discussion about this specific
phenomenon. He classifies deathbed visions in four classes:
(1) visions of dead people whose death was known to the
dying person; (2) visions of dead people whose death was
unknown to the dying persons but not to the present ones;
(3) visions of dead people whose death was unknown both
to the dying persons and to the present ones; (4) collective
visions shared by both the dying person and the one who
is looking after him or her. In considering the typical
characteristics of these classes and in trying to explain the
facts, both naturalistic and spiritistic hypotheses are dis-
cussed. Finally, the possibility is suggested that sometimes
alien "beings" able to induce psychic experiences are truly
present. - DA
03056. lannuzzo, Giovanni. The fifth parapsychologi-
cal meeting in Bologna. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep),
87(3), 271-275.
On May 9-10, 1987, the Parapsychological Study
Center--CSP-held its fifth meeting in Bologna. The author
presents a critical synthesis of the works presented for the
occasion by the various 'researchers. The most important
was the debate held by the scholars belonging to the two
parapsychological movements: the positivists and the
spiritualists. - DA
03057. Simone, Giorgio di. Jacopo Comin: Evidence on
the "Entity A" case. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3),
276-281.
In this article, the author relates Jacopo Comin's
opinion about the "Entity A," in particular as concerns all
the data leading us to consider such an entity as most
likely independent from the medium and from people as-
sisting at the s6ance. In one of his letters Comin wrote:
We are in the presence of a Teacher in the highest sense
of the word, who undertook the burden of an high
spiritual teaching for the few able to understand it." - DA
03058. Ravaldini, Silvio. The Riccardi case: A "drop-
in" communicator. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4),
307-319. 2 figs; 7 refs
The author brings to our attention a case of spiritis-
tic identification. In fact, during a s6ance held in 1948 a
drop-in communicator told the sitters he was a priest who
died in Canton, Ohio in 1929. In telling his name the
communicator added he was shot dead by a woman inside
his church. Successively in 1949 and 1950, always as a
drop-in communicator, he confirmed what was previously
said but used different words. Researches made in
America by Dr. Stevenson's assistant proved the com-
municator told the truth, i.e., a priest having the same
name was shot dead in a church in the same year the
communicator told. The article goes on with a detailed
analysis, made by the author, about a possible explanation
of facts besides the spiritistic one: cryptomnesia,
psychometry, and so on. There is the very interesting ap-
pendix signed by Dr. M. Biondi in which the above story
is viewed from a more materialistic parapsychological point
of view. - DT/R.A.W.
Vol. 6, No. 2 December 1988
03059. Garzia, Plerangelo. Survival: Belief 24or
research? Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dee), 87(4),
Three hundred years ago, the Italian scientist and
man of letters Francesco Redi (1626-1698) exploded the
traditional doctrine about spontaneous generation. In the
same way, psychic researchers in the 20th .century are en-
gaged in exploding the traditional doctrine of conscience as
a brain chemical product. Psi phenomena, in their complex
whole, show conscience as able to much further extend it-
self in connection with those activities allowed by brain
activity. Furthermore, conscience could be preexistent to
the formation of the biological human organism and may
survive its disintegration.
The survival theme has always been the domain of
faith. For the first time in human history, thanks to
psychic research, the survival theme develops from objec-
tive facts and rational considerations. Even if, historically,
parapsychology can be considered as an "ibridum," form
came out from the meeting of religious need and the
scientific one. In fact, without this hotchpotch of belief
and research, parapsychology would have never been born.
Actually we absolutely need a certain part of faith to
have the possibility of demonstrating survival for sure
without feeling ashamed about it. For mutual admission
happens in every knowledge field. Without faith we can-
not go further-it being impossible to follow the glimpse of
initial purpose. Without continuous, ceaseless, tireless
research, we would already be dead. - DA
03060. Marabini, Enrico. Psi phenomena: Normal or
paranormal? Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4), 325-
336. 14 refs; 1 table
By this report, the author confronts a basic theme in
order to obtain a refitting of the whole problem coming
out of the study of psi phenomena, starting from the con-
sideration that psi is an event resulting from an expression
of human behavior and considering people as animated sys-
tems. The author presents a "classifications" conception. He
explains what a psi phenomenon is and gives the basis of
what particular characteristics such that an event can be
considered and classified in this way. Next he discusses the
theme. Firstly, he talks about "normality" through its dif-
ferent meanings: a "fixed rule" and a "constitutive rule:'
This last is the only one which offers the possibility of ra-
tionally facing the "normality" argument (and respectively
the "abnormality" one) about certain types of events or
about certain well-defined human behavior situations.
Then he analyzes the word "paranormal" and all the
definitions deriving from it that are used to qualify para-
psychological discipline. Returning to human behavior, the
author points out that to every behavior state there is a
corresponding coherent conscious state. Although these are
different knowledge positions in themselves, every state is
a normal and natural event. Since "psi behavior" is an al-
tered state of consciousness, the information and realistic
contents involved are necessarily normal expressions of that
particular behavior state. Therefore, the uncommonness in
the phenomena does not mean they are not normal or
deviate or paranormal or supernormal. Rationally it can
be asserted that the laws subtending the psi phenomena
must be necessarily different from those orthodox science
considers and applies in studying other types of natural
events. The parapsychologists' work is to identify them.
Otherwise, in order to obtain concrete results, it is neces-
sary to the research to study the problem from a different
point of view. - DA
03061. Simone, Giorgio di. Metaphysical reality: The
spirit "program." Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Oct/Dec), 87(4),
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where a materialized entity writes or talks in a language
perfectly unknown to the medium holding the seance. To
underline this peculiar event, the author presents some
documented examples. The article starts with the
phenomenology of Laura Edmonds obtained during her
seances in New York. She was able to talk fluently in
languages she absolutely did not know, so that the
researchers considered the possibility of an outside posses-
sion. We read about Major Tudor Pole who was able to
talk and understand Persian, a language absolutely un-
known to him. The article describes Th6rese Neumann
who, during her mystic raptures, used to talk in Aramaic,
perfectly recognized as the real Christ language by the
scholars who had the possibility to assist her. "Nephentes"
materialized herself during the seances held by E.
D'Esperance. She was able to write a message in the
memo book of a researcher assisting in the seance. In the
end of the article we read of an ancient poem corrected
for a better comprehension by the "Confucius" entity. This
request came from Doctor Whymant during a sitting with
the medium Valiantine. The author ends the article by
saying that during his life he had the opportunity to at-
tend many xenoglossy manifestations where many languages
and dialects were spoken. He is sure that such languages
were unknown to present people, and for this reason he is
perfectly sure of the autonomy of the entities. - DA
03049. Ravaldini, Silvio. In memory of Gastone De
Boni. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 205-208.
On the 23rd of September 1986 Gastone Dc Boni left
us, having finished his human experience. Only after
having put in order all the material he left us will we
fully understand the importance of his wide knowledge.
De Boni's aim was knowledge of the psyche-that defined
by Myers as "the subliminal self' and evidenced in his
book, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily
Death. We must not'forget that Myers was considered a
teacher by De Boni. In fact, he wrote: "In this psychic
microcosm we only can catch a glimpse of the power and
shining of psychic macrocosm." As a follower of Jung's
thought, he rationally examined the possibilities of the
psyche under its different appearances, and he once said
"Our position makes us fight in favor of an idea, which,
even if it grows and finishes under the control of pure
thought, must and will have an important place in human
life." - DA
03050. Giovetti, Paola. Near-death experiences in other
cultures. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 209-213.
Dr. Giorgio Fonzo is a medical doctor who for many
years worked for the World Health Organization, being
constantly in touch with Moslem people. On several occa-
sions he had the opportunity to deal with persons who
were near death and to listen to their impressions. They
reported experiences that were very similar to the ones
reported by so many people of different religions, which
have been collected all over the world in recent years.
Dr. Fonzo's patients reported out-of-body experiences and
"tunnel experiences," visions of beautiful places and of a
marvelous light, encounters with dead friends or relatives,
etc. Those who are familiar with the specialized literature
will recognize in Dr. Fonzo's material some transcultural
elements of great interest. - R.A.W.
03051. lannuzzo, Giovanni. Studies of the history of
parapsychology in Italy from 1982 to 1986: A report
and a critical revision. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep),
87(3), 214-225. 46 refs; I table
After a detailed review of the most important Italian
parapsychology journals in order to better analyze the way
scientific research has been carried on from 1982-1987, the
author thinks more scholars are interested in pursuing
studies in this field. His research examines the quantita-
tive data at our disposal that specifies which research
areas are the most studied, and he suggests a way to im-
prove such researches qualitatively. - DA
03052. Ravaldini, Silvio. Daniel Dunglas Home. Luce
e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 226-244. 54 refs
It is not easy to discuss all the different phenomena
Daniel D. Home produced during his life, especially the
physical ones. Therefore the author has put in evidence
only three of them: the telekinetic phenomena produced on
an accordion, those concerning levitation, and the fire-
immunity ones. The accordion was playing while the
medium was holding it on the side with no keys, but it
was playing as well as when anybody was touching it.
This peculiar phenomenon was fully described by trustwor-
thy people. In addition, a journalist for the Times was
not able to find any trick. Home's ability to hold burning
coals in his hands was confirmed by scholars such as Sir
William Crookes and Charles Richet. The author describes
Home's levitation in more detail, especially the one at
Ashley House where Home went out one window and
came back in another. In considering every side of the
problem, the author thinks these phenomena actually took
place. He proposes that the phenomena Home produced are
still happening nowadays, for example, those produced by
Roberto Setti, the Florence medium. - DAIR.A.W.
03053. Heim, Albert. Death from falls. (Trans. by
Paola Giovetti.) Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3),
245-252-
This article was written in 1892 by the Swiss
geologist, Dr. Albert Heim, and published in the Bulletin
of the Swiss Alpine Club. The author describes his per-
sonal experiences and those of several persons who nearly
died because of mountain falls. Their sensations and vi-
sions were wonderful: They felt no fear, no pain. Sensa-
tions of peace, well-being, and beautiful visions were com-
mon. This is very similar to modern near-death ex-
periences, and in this sense Dr. Heim's analysis is really a
pioneer one and worthy of note. - DT/R.A.W.
03054. Giroldini, William. Parapsychology and
research. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (JuUSep), 87(3), 253-259. 7
refs
The author critically debates the proposal many
researchers have advanced to reevaluate the study of spon-
taneous ESP-PK phenomena. Many believe that spon-
taneous phenomena are more repeatable and of a "superior
quality" than the results obtained in the laboratory using
the traditional experimental criteria derived from the nor-
mal sciences. Giroldini thinks that all the existing studies
of spontaneous cases overlook the problem of chance coin-
cidence. Because of this, it is not possible to know if the
collected events are mainly "true" or "spurious." Therefore,
the study of spontaneous events runs the risk of being
worthless because of this underlying ambiguity. The
author proposes that the study of spontaneous events must
be made following a method which makes it possible to
evaluate the probability of chance coincidences. The
phenomena that seem most suitable could be hallucinations
in connection with the death of a relative. If this
proposal is accepted by scholars, then it would be possible
to increase our knowledge of paranormal phenomena by
concentrating the study on the less polluted phenomena in-
stead of the spurious ones. - DA/R.A.W.
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help. Proceeding further is not allowed by the old rules
of a worn-out game but one must look to "new" and inter-
nally oriented approaches. In order to overcome the im-
passe it is necessary to realize that both infinite and
purest causality are laying traps for us, but we must claim
the centrality of a self-conscious ego which, interacting
with our self, suggests a coherent identity and then an in-
imitable oneness of the experience of evolution. This con-
ception is looming on the horizon, and "unitary" law and
both official science and all the other types of knowledge
are converging on it. Perhaps this last indication could
make us reach beyond the changing and temporary ap-
pearance of the phenomenological chaos to the harmonic
equilibrium of a universal conscience linked to absolute
and eternal values. But how shall we find the head of
the skein? In the end, a fairy tale will perhaps lead us
to a possible "key" able to give us answers to this last
question in order to allow us to reach a different "reading"
of everyday reality. - DA
03044. Giovetti, Paola. Inquiry on spontaneous
phenomena promoted by C.G. Jung. Luce e Ombra,
1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 124-132-
In 1957, the Swiss paper Schweizerischer Beobachter
published several articles about paranormal phenomena and
asked the readers to send a description of their psi ex-
periences. One thousand two hundred letters, with the
description of 1,500 different experiences, were received;
the whole material was given to C.G. Jung, whose interest
in the subject was well known. Jung, who was at that
time 82 years old, examined all the letters and entrusted
them to his collaborator, Aniela Jaff6, asking her to make
a psychological analysis of the material. The detailed and
original analysis of Jaff6 was published in 1958 and had a
second, wider edition recently. The Italian edition ap-
peared in 1987. The historical reality of the single facts
has hardly any interest for Jung and Jaff6, because such
events as the ones reported by the readers of the paper
have been happening in every time and every place.
There is no reason therefore to doubt the single facts.
The interesting point is why people continue experiencing
the same extraordinary things, and the author's answer is
that such experiences--as psychical events--belong to the
universal human experience and are in a deep relationship
with the basic structure of our psyche. Paranormal
phenomena (dreams, visions, intuitions, apparitions of
ghosts, precognitions, etc) show the independence of the
unconscious from time and space, and are symbols of the
archetype, which is unknowable in itself, and as Jaff6 says,
gives us the intuition of the unity of Everything existing. -
DA
03045. Biondi, Massimo. Man and today's parapsycho-
logy, I1. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), No. 2, 133-13&
In this second part [for the first part see PAI: 030331
the author underlines the changes in the parapsychological
research field we have had in recent years. While the
scholars of the SPR directed their attention to some spon-
taneous psychic events, nowadays they prefer to work in
the laboratory on both perception and paranormal action.
The author does not think laboratory research is the best
solution to finding an explanation for parapsychology.
Furthermore, when we are talking about spontaneous
paranormal events it means that such events have been
recognized, studied, and qualified as paranormal, but all
this is not necessarily true. There are, in fact, still many
doubts about the existence of paranormality and on what a
paranormal event represents. It would be necessary, there-
fore, to discover the proper methodology for obtaining a
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better knowledge of these phenomena. At this point, the
author suggests as follows: (1) crossed knowledge of the
investigations made with different methods, (2) study of
the apparitions that happened in different ages and the
possible influence the culture of the time had on them, (3)
check on physical variations concerning the involved place
or locality, (4) correlation with other psychosocial events
that happened at the same time, (5) study of the reactions
of the examined subjects and check up of variations due to
the different ages of the involved people. Perhaps all of
the above will lead us to completely refuse the paranor-
mality of events, but even if the results will help psychol-
ogy, medicine, or physics, we will have done something
useful - DA/R.-W.
03046. Simone, Giorgio di. The apparent different
ideas in mediumistic 'messages of a high level. Luce e
Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 139-143. 1 ref
The author's response to the article by E. Bianco [see
PAI: 03042] published in this journal. Because for many
years he has received teachings from Entity "A," he
declares that the entities are compelled to adjust their
speech to the type of culture present in the assisting
group. Therefore, it can happen that a thought so impor-
tant for humankind as the one that deals with freedom can
be misinterpreted. The author tells how "A" has explained
that the freedom of the spirits does not exist if one ac-
cepts the reality of an omnipresent and omniscient God.
There does exist an inner freedom that permits the spirits
to become incarnate or not. In fact, we can call freedom,
too, the possibility of choosing or not the way of incarna-
tion or of undertaking the material experience in another
way. Self-consciousness is perfect at the same moment that
the spirit emanating from it is perfect and complete. His
knowledge from the beginning, then, is recognized and util-
ized by the spirit itself during the whole span of his exis-
tences. The article ends with a message from Dali--the
spiritual guide of the medium of Circle 77-saying. "to
make men understand the true sense of their existence ...
It is the duty of those who have reached this knowledge
to communicate it. Such a duty is the reason why we feel
compelled to communicate with you and that will make
you feel compelled to communicate with other r.,eople.' -
DA
03047. Caratelli, Giulio. Speaking in tongues, or glos-
solalia. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 144-159. 23
refs
Apparently forgotten, but frequently noticed in dif-
ferent contexts that range from mediumistic s6ances to the
sittings of religious groups of the so-called "charismatics;' is
speaking in tongues. In the ethnological context as well as
in the psychiatric one, the phenomenon of "talking lan-
guages" or glossolalia has rarely been thoroughly examined
by gathering evidence and evaluating its different
peculiarities. Often, glossolalia has not been sufficiently
distinguished from a similar manifestation called
"xenoglossy." In the present work, evidence is examined of
their different expressions, both in formalities and in situa-
tions. In addition, some psychological and language charac-
teristics that the two have in common are described. -
DA/R.A.W.
03048. Ravaldini, Silvio. Xenoglossy.
1987 (A r/Jun) 87(2) 160-176. 45 refs
p
In this article, which is wholly devoted to xenoglossy,
various phenomena in which a foreign language is involved
are indicated. They range from talking to writing
automatisms, from direct voice to direct writing, to cases
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where a materialized entity writes or talks in a language
perfectly unknown to the medium holding the stance. To
underline this peculiar event, the author presents some
documented examples. The article starts with the
phenomenology of Laura Edmonds obtained during her
stances in New York. She was able to talk fluently in
languages she absolutely did not know, so that the
researchers considered the possibility of an outside posses-
sion. We read about Major Tudor Pole who was able to
talk and understand Persian, a language absolutely un-
known to him. The article describes These Neumann
who, during her mystic raptures, used to talk in Aramaic,
perfectly recognized as the real Christ language by the
scholars who had the possibility to assist her. "Nephentes"
materialized herself during the stances held by E.
D'Esperance. She was able to write a message in the
memo book of a researcher assisting in the stance. In the
end of the article we read of an ancient poem corrected
for a better comprehension by the "Confucius" entity. This
request came from Doctor Whymant during a sitting with
the medium Valiantine. The author ends the article by
saying that during his life he had the opportunity to at-
tend many xenoglossy manifestations where many languages
and dialects were spoken. He is sure that such languages
were unknown to present people, and for this reason he is
perfectly sure of the autonomy of the entities. - DA
03049. Ravaldini, Silvio. In memory of Gastone De
Boni. Luce a Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 205-208.
On the 23rd of September 1986 Gastone De Boni left
us, having finished his human experience. Only after
having put in order all the material he left us will we
fully understand the importance of his wide knowledge.
De Boni 's aim was knowledge of the psyche--that defined
by Myers as the subliminal self' and evidenced in his
book, Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily
Death. We must not'forget that Myers was considered a
teacher by De Boni. In fact, he wrote: "In this psychic
microcosm we only can catch a glimpse of the power and
shining of psychic macrocosm." As a follower of Jung's
thought, he rationally examined the possibilities of the
psyche under its different appearances, and he once said:
Our position makes us fight in favor of an idea, which,
even if it grows and finishes under the control of pure
thought, must and will have an important place in human
life." - DA
03050. Giovetti, Paola. Near-death experiences In other
cultures. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 209-213.
Dr. Giorgio Fonzo is a medical doctor who for many
years worked for the World Health Organization; being
constantly in touch with Moslem people. On several occa-
sions he had the opportunity to deal with persons who
were near death and to listen to their impressions. They
reported experiences that were very similar to the ones
reported by so many people of different religions, which
have been collected all over the world in recent years.
Dr. Fonzo's patients reported outof-body experiences and
"tunnel experiences," visions of beautiful places and of a
marvelous light, encounters with dead friends or relatives,
etc. Those who are familiar with the specialized literature
will recognize in Dr. Fonzo's material some transcultural
elements of great interest. - R.A.W.
.0305L Iannuzzo, Giovanni. Studies of the history of
parapsychology in Italy from 1982 to 1986: A report
and a critical revision. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep),
87(3), 214-225. 46 refs-, 1 table
After a detailed review of the most important Italian
parapsychology journals in order to better analyze the way
scientific research has been carried on from 1982-1987, the
author thinks more scholars are interested in pursuing
studies in this field. His research examines the quantita-
tive data at our disposal that specifies which research
areas are the most studied, and he suggests a way to im-
prove such researches qualitatively. - DA
03052. Ravaldini, Silvio. Daniel Dunglas Home. Luce
e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 226-244. 54 refs
It is not easy to discuss all the different phenomena
Daniel D. Home produced during his life, especially the
physical ones. Therefore the author has put in evidence
only three of them: the telekinetic phenomena produced on
an accordion, those concerning levitations, and the fire-
immunity ones. The accordion was playing while the
medium was holding it on the side with no keys, but it
was playing as well as when anybody was touching it.
This peculiar phenomenon was fully described by trustwor-
thy people. In addition, a journalist for the Times was
not able to find any trick. Home's ability to hold burning
coals in his hands was confirmed by scholars such as Sir
William Crookes and Charles Richet. The author describes
Home's levitations in more detail, especially the one at
Ashley House where Home went out one window and
came back in another. In considering every side of the
problem, the author thinks these phenomena actually took
place. He proposes that the phenomena Home produced are
still happening nowadays, for example, those produced by
Roberto Setti, the Florence medium. - DAIR.A.W.
03053. Heim, Albert. Death from falls. (Trans. by
Paola Giovetti.) Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3),
245-252-
This article was written . in 1892 by the Swiss
geologist, Dr. Albert Heim, and published in the Bulletin
of the Swiss Alpine Club. The author describes his per-
sonal experiences and those of several persons who nearly
died because of mountain falls. Their sensations and vi-
sions were wonderful: They felt no fear, no pain. Sensa-
tions of peace, well-being, and beautiful visions were com-
mon. This is very similar to modern near-death ex-
periences, and in this sense Dr. Heim's analysis is really a
pioneer one and worthy of note. - DT/R.A.W.
03054.- Giroldinl, William. Parapsychology and
research. Luce a Ombra, 1987 (Jul/Sep), 87(3), 253-259. 7
refs
The author critically debates the proposal many
researchers have advanced to reevaluate the study of spon-
taneous ESP-PK phenomena. Many believe that spon-
taneous phenomena are more repeatable and of a "superior
quality" than the results obtained in the laboratory using
the traditional experimental criteria derived from the nor-
mal sciences. Giroldini thinks that all the existing studies
of spontaneous cases overlook the problem of chance coin-
cidence. Because of this, it is not possible to know if the
collected events are mainly "true" or "spurious." Therefore,
the study of spontaneous events runs the risk of being
worthless because of this underlying ambiguity. The
author proposes that the study of spontaneous events must
be made following a method which makes it possible to
evaluate the probability of chance coincidences. The
phenomena that seem most suitable could be hallucinations
in connection with the death of a relative. If this
proposal is accepted by scholars, then it would be possible
to increase our knowledge of paranormal phenomena by
concentrating the study on the less polluted phenomena in-
stead of the spurious ones. - DA/R.A.W.
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help. Proceeding further is not allowed by the old rules
of a worn-out game but one must look to "new" and inter-
nally oriented approaches. In order to overcome the im-
passe it is necessary to realize that both infinite and
purest causality are laying traps for us, but we must claim
the centrality of a self-conscious ego which, interacting
with our self, suggests a coherent identity and then an in-
imitable oneness of the experience of evolution. This con-
ception is looming on the horizon, and "unitary" law and
both official science and all the other types of knowledge
are converging on it. Perhaps this last indication could
make us reach beyond the changing and temporary ap-
pearance of the phenomenological chaos to the harmonic
equilibrium of a universal conscience linked to absolute
and eternal values. But how shall we find the head of
the skein? In the end, a fairy tale will perhaps lead us
to a possible "key" able to give us answers to this last
question in order to allow us to reach a different "reading"
of everyday reality. - DA
03044. Giovetti, Paola. Inquiry on spontaneous
phenomena promoted by C.G. Jung. Luce e Ombra,
1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 124-132-
In 1957, the Swiss paper Schweizerischer Beobachter
published several articles about paranormal phenomena and
asked the readers to send a description of their psi ex-
periences. One thousand two hundred letters, with the
description of 1,500 different experiences, were received;
the whole material was given to C.G. Jung, whose interest
in the subject was well known. Jung, who was at that
time 82 years old, examined all the letters and entrusted
them to his collaborator, Aniela Jaff6, asking her to make
a psychological analysis of the material. The detailed and
original analysis of Jaffe was published in 1958 and had a
second, wider edition recently. The Italian edition ap-
peared in 1987. The historical reality of the single facts
has hardly any interest for Jung and Jaff6, because such
events as the ones reported by the readers of the paper
have been happening in every time and every place.
There is no reason therefore to doubt the single facts.
The interesting point is why people continue experiencing
the same extraordinary things, and the author's answer is
that such experiences--as psychical events-belong to the
universal human experience and are in a deep relationship
with the basic structure of our psyche. Paranormal
phenomena (dreams, visions, intuitions, apparitions of
ghosts, precognitions, etc.) show the independence of the
unconscious from time and space, and are symbols of the
archetype, which is unknowable in itself, and as Jaff6 says,
gives us the intuition of the unity of Everything existing. -
DA
03045. Biondi, Massimo. Man and today's parapsycho-
logy, II. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), No. 2, 133-138.
In this second part [for the first part see PAI: 030331,
the author underlines the changes in the.,.parapsychological
research field we have had in recent years. While the
scholars of the SPR directed their attention to some spon-
taneous psychic events, nowadays they prefer to work in
the laboratory on both perception and paranormal action.
The author does not think laboratory research is the best
solution to finding an explanation for parapsychology.
Furthermore, when we are talking about spontaneous
paranormal events it means that such events have been
recognized, studied, and qualified as paranormal, but all
this is not necessarily true. There are, in fact, still many
doubts about the existence of paranormality and on what a
paranormal event represents. It would be necessary, there-
fore, to discover the proper methodology for obtaining a
better knowledge of these phenomena. At this point, the
author suggests as follows: (1) crossed knowledge of the
investigations made with different methods, (2) study of
the apparitions that happened in different ages and the
possible influence the culture of the time had on them, (3)
check on physical variations concerning the involved place
or locality, (4) correlation with other psychosocial events
that happened at the same time, (5) study of the reactions
of the examined subjects and check up of variations due to
the different ages of the involved people. Perhaps all of
the above will lead us to completely refuse the paranor-
mality of events, but even if the results will help psychol-
ogy, medicine, or physics, we will have done something
useful - DAIR.A.W.
03046. Simone, Giorgio di. The apparent different
ideas In mediumistic 'messages" of a high level. Luce e
Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 139-143, 1 ref
The author's response to the article by E. Bianco [see
PAI: 030421 published in this journal. Because for many
years he has received teachings from Entity "A," he
declares that the entities are compelled to adjust their
speech to the type of culture present in the assisting
group. Therefore, it can happen that a thought so impor-
tant for humankind as the one that deals with freedom can
be misinterpreted. The author tells how "A" has explained
that the freedom of the spirits does not exist if one ac-
cepts the reality of an omnipresent and omniscient God.
There does exist an inner freedom that permits the spirits
to become incarnate or not. In fact, we can call freedom,
too, the possibility of choosing or not the way of incarna-
tion or of undertaking the material experience in another
way. Self-consciousness is perfect at the same moment that
the spirit emanating from it is perfect and complete. His
knowledge from the beginning, then, is recognized and util-
ized by the spirit itself during the whole span of his exis-
tences. The article ends with a message from Dali-the
spiritual guide of the medium of Circle 77--saying. "to
make men understand the true sense of their existence ...
It is the duty of those who have reached this knowledge
to communicate it. Such a duty is the reason why we feel
compelled to communicate with you and that will make
you feel compelled to communicate with other people:' -
DA
03047. Caratelli, Giulio. Speaking In tongues, or glos-
solalia. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 144-159. 23
refs
Apparently forgotten, but frequently noticed in dif-
ferent contexts that range from mediumistic s6ances to the
sittings of religious groups of the so-called "charismatics," is
speaking in tongues. In the ethnological context as well as
in the psychiatric one, the phenomenon of "talking lan-
guages" or glossolalia has rarely been thoroughly examined
by gathering evidence and evaluating its different
peculiarities. Often, glossotalia has not been sufficiently
distinguished from a similar manifestation called
"xenoglossy." In the present work, evidence is examined of
their different expressions, both in formalities and in situa-
tions. In addition, some psychological and language charac-
teristics that the two have in common are described. -
DAIR.A.W.
03048. Ravaldini, Silvio. Xenoglossy. Luce e Ombra,
1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 160-176. 45 refs
In this article, which is wholly devoted to xenoglossy,
various phenomena in which a foreign language is involved
are indicated. They range from talking to writing
automatisms, from direct voice to direct writing, to cases
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03036. A.F.-S.R. Seances at the Esseno Circle. Luce e
Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 16-22.
Short review of the experiences of the members of
the Esseno Circle during the activity of the Circle itself.
After the first classic seances around a three-legged table,
in a short time the phenomenology widened. The guests
could have philosophical discussions with the different en-
tities and receive very interesting responses with a per-
sonal meaning for the person to whom it was directed.
During one of the seances, different entities presented
themselves to the guests and one of these, after the
farewells, said it was the last time he would be present
because he was ready for reincarnation. As a final greet-
ing all the entities materialized a carved medallion and a
fresh rosebud still moist with dew for some guests coming
from Bologna and Florence. - DA/R.A.W.
03037. Iannuzzo, Giovanni. Metapsychiatry: The
psychiatric approach to the paranormal. Luce e
Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 23-30. 32 refs
The author discusses the concept of "metapsychiatry,"
a field of psychiatric inquiry that deals with parapsycho-
logical phenomena, thanatology, and "psychic healing." He
reviews some contributions in this area and briefly
analyzes the available literature. He believes that meta-
psychiatry can suggest some new scientific interpretations
of phenomena traditionally included in the definition of
"paranormal:' - DA/R.A.W.
03038. Giovetti, Paola. Correspondence between C.G.
Jung and J.B. Rhine-Father of today's parapsycho-
logy. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 31-35.
C.G. Jung was always very interested. in parapsycho-
logy research and followed with great attention the experi-
ments of J.B. Rhine 'at Duke University. 'The two psy-
chologists were in touch and exchanged several letters,
which show very clearly Jung's position toward para-
psychology. In this article the author reports on a portion
of these letters and also on some others in which Jung ex-
presses his ideas about transpersonal problems. - DA
03039. Passanisi, Renzo. Is paranthropology a useless
science? Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 36-48. 4
refs
In the past it was thought that anthropology and
parapsychology should become more linked. To do so we
think parapsychology ought to look more attentively at the
data coming from the anthropological research field, while
the latter should consider the possibility that magical
events are paranormal phenomena too. The possibility has
been raised of starting a new discipline acting as an inter-
mediary between these two sciences, a so-called
"paranthropology," which would verify the paranormal
reality both inside the magic context and the "primitive"
cultures. The author thinks that a link between para-
psychology and anthropology must be made at a different
meeting point. The first branch should test magic
phenomena, comparing them with the data from the ex-
perimental researches made in laboratory. In fact, looking
at the question attentively, the magic event presents itself
as a suitable complement to traditional experiments, having
the basic characteristics (rituals, intentional effort,
predisposition to the preliminary conditions), enriched with
the variances missed in laboratory (complete emotivity, in-
terhuman connection, etc.). A comparison between eth-
nographic'records and experiments might, then, supply us
with important information, providing that all material is
validated in the right way. An inquiry carried out in this
way would assist us in seeing where other phenomena such
as divination, psychometry, mediumship, usually not con-
sidered by "scientific" parapsychology, fit in. - DA/R.A.W.
03040. Masi, Felice. The magic dimension of archaic-
primitive populations. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar),
87(1), 49-55.
The author compares magic found among noncivilized
peoples and paranormal phenomena found in our industrial
civilization. What is the meaning for archaic-primitive
people of the magical practices made by the sorcerers,
shamans, medicine-men, curanderos, etc.? Western culture is
oriented toward the materiality of things. In fact, our per-
sonal universe is entirely made of material things we want
to have and to use. For the nontechnological cultures, in-
stead, the inside of things, or better yet, their soul, is con-
sidered more important. Consequently, for these people,
spirits live inside things and sorcerers are the way to reach
them. It is very interesting to see how nontechnological
people respect nature, at which they arrive by means of
the shaman, avoiding useless slaughter, and hunting only
for food. We Western people went away from the soul,
and it is for this reason that we need the help of
psychologists to remove the phantasms who obsess us. -
DA/R.A.W.
03041. Masi, Felice. The shaman's mental ability.
Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 56-61. 11 refs
For archaic-primitive populations, spirits are
everywhere and inside everything. They can be benign or
adverse, so that people must face this reality if they want
to survive. That is the reason why the shaman is so im-
portant to them. Only after having known, by means of
ecstatic travel, the involved spirit, will the shaman be able
to mediate in settling the situation. Therefore, the
shaman's own ability is to put himself mentally in contact
with the Forces, Powers, and Spirits of the Macrocosm.
Even if such travel is done with the help of hallucinogenic
drugs, the shaman is not involved by drugs but is able to
set himself free because of his training. In this way he
reacts to the lack of outside stimuli in becoming receptive
to the inside ones. Another way to reach it is given by
sensory deprivation, a technique utilized by the hermits in
many religions. The important answer coming from these
disciplines is that such a technique gives as a final result
the emergence of the deepest perceptions. - DA
03042. Bianco, Elena. Problems in mediumistic litera-
ture. Luce e Ombra , 1987 (Jan/Mar), 87(1), 65-71.
Taking the book Universal Structure and Mediumis-
tic Thought by Luciano Cuomo, Mariella Fiore, and Fran-
cesco Cilento as a starting point, the author draws atten-
tion to some problems concerning the literature about ex-
trasensory perception. This branch of literature is never
taken into account by official cultural centers. It follows
that neither analytic work nor a comparison among the
various messages is made. Instead, in order to clarify both
their value and authenticity this should be carried out.
The three authors of this book specify how to conduct a
valid analytical approach to the matter. - DA/R.A.W.
03043. Gradellini, Maurlzio. Hatchings for a unitary
theory. Luce e Ombra, 1987 (Apr/Jun), 87(2), 105-123. 6
refs
The underlying problems of humankind are evident
even in the physical sciences. Science, after having dis-
covered the illusory and subjective nature in many of its
"certitudes" (especially when the brain is thoroughly ex-
amined) has reached a "0 point" where even math cannot
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fers the researcher the guarantee of absolute objectivity in
estimating results. - DA/R.A.W.
03616. Rigato, Mario. The possibility of suggestive in-
fluences in certain analgesic effects of mag-
netotherapy: A boundary problem between para-
psychology and unquestioned sciences. Quaderni di
Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1), 46-48.
The clinical effects of pulsed magnetic fields are
easily controllable by means of radiography and other ob-
jective data. On the other hand, the purely analgesic ef-
fects declared by the patient are not controllable. Some
authors suggest that a placebo effect is present. On this
problem an experimental research program is presented to
he carried out in collaboration with the Parapsychology
Laboratory of The University of Utrecht. The aim is to
point out some aspects which could involve academic or-
thodoxy as well as parapsychology. - DA/R.A.W.
03617. Bersani, Fcrdihando, and Travisan, Bruno. Ex-
periences with psycholinguistic PK. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 49-53. 1 ref
Last year we presented a new method that could
detect some possible PK effects catalyzed by the interpreta-
tion of semirandom acoustic signals recorded on a tape re-
corder. In a previous study we investigated the possibility
of perceiving linguistic patterns in suitable nonlinguistic
acoustic events. The two essential conditions in order to
obtain such effects were: (a) the availability of sounds
that could be listened to over and over again on a tape
recorder, and (b) the propensity of the subject to under-
stand that what they are listening to is a linguistic mes-
sage.
As we showed last year, the hypothesis can be formu-
lated which says that a condition can be produced during
the linguistic interpretation that is particularly conducive
in order to produce some PK effects by which a
"nonintentional" modification of acoustic patterns could
result in better equating the acoustic event to a linguistic
model produced by the subject's mind. This hypothesis
also fits with Stanford's "conformance behavior" model. In
our set-up, the physical target of the PK is the electronic
device by which the acoustic events are processed.
In other words, our present investigation involves the
possibility of detecting some modifications in the electronic
"processing" of the acoustic signals previously recorded. In
our pilot attempts the subject was requested to listen
(using headphones) to suitable signals, and his emotional
involvement was monitored via an electronic device called
the "oracle," wherein the subject asks the "oracle" to speak
about some personal questions. In other wor, thacoustic
signals can be used as targets for a short proe test in
which the subject is particularly involved. In order to im-
prove the psychological connection between the electronic
device and the subjects, we introduced some modifications
into the circuits with respect to the previous instrumenta-
tion, and we also introduced feedback by means of a small
light that flashes when the "oracle" speaks. With these
modifications we have conducted an extensive investigation
with quite a large number of subjects. No PK effect was
detected. Nevertheless, experimentation is still going on in
order to obtain a very large amount of data. - DA/R.A.W.
03618. Dettore, Ugo. A hypothesis of clairvoyance. Quad-
erni di Parapsicologia,. 1986, 17(1), 54-60.
We hypothesize a sensoriality in time (past and fu-
ture) on the pattern of which the sensoriality in space
(present), peculiar to the five known senses, would have
formed. The sensoriality in time would be peculiar to all,
living and nonliving beings; the one in space would belong
only to living beings, even if potentially present in the
nonliving ones. Clairvoyance would consist in the sen-
soriality in time (retrocognition and precognition); clair-
voyance in the present, or cryptesthesia, would in reality
be a perception of the immediate past, displaced only by a
few moments as to the present. On the basis of time sen-
soriality, it would have formed intuitive thought which is
always creative and leads to the evolution of all beings; on
the basis of space sensoriality, it would have developed ra-
tional thought, which in itself isn't creative but only aims
at settling fixed relations, or laws, among beings. The in-
teraction between the two sensorialities and the two forms
of thought offers us the whole of reality. - DA/R.A.W.
03619. Martelli, Aldo. Experiences of collaboration with
certain prestidigitators in the investigation of some
presumably paranormal cases. Quaderni di Para-
psicologia, 1986, 17(1), 61-68.
On several occasions, during our investigations and
experimental researches on some supposed paranormal
phenomena, we availed ourselves of the collaboration of
two conjurors: Vanni Bossi and Alexander. In our
opinion, such collaboration is useful and advisable. Ob-
viously, one should consider certain difficulties, deriving,
for instance, from the conjurors' engagements.
We agree with Vanni Bossi that it is not enough to
have at our disposal a "tout-court" good conjuror. It is
also necessary that the conjurer is practiced,, not only in
conjuring tricks in general, but also with those tricks that
"paranormal" subjects could perform.
Thanks to Alexander's collaboration, we investigated a
supposed phenomenon of water creation. The subject was
a 15-year-old girl. This case proved to be a trick as the
girl, thanks to her extraordinary skill, was able to put out
the salivary secretion through her imperceptibly half-open
lips. We also investigated a case of an 11-year-old boy
who had been described as the protagonist of many extraor-
dinary ESP and PK phenomena. In our presence, the boy
was able only to make a thermometer mercury rise, by
means of a "trick," unconscious perhaps, but soon revealed.
Moreover, in 1978, in Milan, Alexander caught Geller bend-
ing a key by hand, simulating PK. He was able to
reproduce the success in the same way.
We made use of the two conjurors' opinions also in
order to examine (as deeply as possible) about 30 experi-
ments. They involved metal bending and of other kinds.
selected among over 200 experiments performed during
some years with half a dozen "mini-gellers," and with
Professor Bersani's collaboration. We chose that experi-
ments because we considered them valid as far as their
paranormal "genuineness" was concerned.
In this case, we should be satisfied with the con-
jurors' posterior judgment that is given on the basis of our
account. In fact, we cannot have them at our disposal all
throughout the experiment. The explanations for the
phenomena, that the conjurors gave separately, partly coin-
cided, partly contrasted, and only two were judged tenable,
on the basis of our experimental experience. In some
cases, then, the conjurors admitted that, if things had ac-
tually gone as we had described, the only explanation they
could give was the operator's inattention. - DA/R.A.W.
03620. Cassoli, Piero. A contribution to the study of
pranotherapy. Quaderni di Parapsicologia, 1986, 17(1).
69-89. 43 refs; I table
The author, a physician, discusses problems concerning
"healers." For many years he has been investigating only
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02460. Luttenberger, Franz. Friedrich Zollner,
s iritualism, and four-dimensional space. Zeitschrift
fr Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie,
1977, 19(4), 195-214. 19 refs
In 1877-1878, the astrophysicist Friedrich Zollner un-
dertook a scientifically motivated investigation of
spiritualistic phenomena with the American medium Henry
Slade. At a visit in Great Britain in 1875 he had met
Crookes and other spiritualists and had become acquainted
with such manifestations. With his experiments he in-
tended to prove a rather speculative theory of a four-
dimensional space which had developed out of his con-
siderations about the impossibility of bringing to congruity
symmetric bodies in our concrete space, an idea which can
be traced back to Kant. Zollner made efforts to design ex-
periments with enduring results which were caused une-
quivocally paranormally-in his terms four-dimensional--
efforts; among others we find the famous knot-test. His
reports contain descriptions of about fifty manifestations.
In his opinion the proper cause of the phenomena were
invisible intelligent four-dimensional entities. Zollner's
theory of space and his interpretations indicate his rather
mechanical view of life, and show--against his intentions--a
strong influence from scientific naturalism. Eventually an
effort is made to outline some pre-conditions for such in-
vestigations at these times by a comparison between Ger-
many and Great Britain. - DA/G.H.
02461. Renninger, Mauritius. An actually existent
fourth dimension of space as a model for the explana-
tion of psychokinetic phenomena? Zeitschrift fur
Parapsychologie and Grenzgebiete der Psychologie, 1977,
19(4), 215-226. 2 figs; 10 refs
By model considerations between spaces of dimensions
differing by unity the author tries to demonstrate that the
hypothesis of an actually existent fourth dimension of
space-as formulated just a hundred years ago by the Ger-
man astrophysicist Friedrich Zailner--is able to bring most
of the psychokinetic phenomena nearer to a physical un-
derstanding than any other initial point. - DA
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LUCE E OMBRA
02462. Ludwiger, Jllobrand von. Personally verified
apport phenomena. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
173-180. 11 refs
Account of the physical medium Jons Dave, who was
particularly endowed with the ability to produce apport
phenomena. As with some other mediums, Dave's paranor-
mal capacities developed after an accident during the war:
he was seriously wounded, with the destruction of hypo-
physis. Von Ludwiger relates some very specific and inter-
esting personal experiences with Dave and describes his
clairvoyance capacities. This material is from his still un-
published book. Today Dave does not work as a medium;
he is a painter and healer. - DA
02463. Marabini, Enrico. Man's being between deter-
minism and free-will. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep),
85(3), 181-188. 10 refs
Discussion of determinism and free will. Marabini
considers the modern scientific trends of biology, neuroen-
docrinology, and of some currents of academic psychology,
and points out that all these conceptions can describe a
part -- and only a part - of human reality. In fact, when
man considers himself as a living being in the matrix of
the universe, he realized the significant and conscious
reality of his existence. Humans understand that both
these views are real, even if in order to be communicated
they need different methods.
In particular states of consciousness, humans can ac-
tivate his symbolic and intuitive functions, expand into ir-
rational (extrarational), realms and enter into realities com-
pletely different from the biophysical and rational world.
A human being is subject to biophysical and biopsy-
chical laws, and in this sense his life is determined. But in
the "horizontal" position where causes and effects are at
the same level, he can catch a glimpse of a "vertical"
dimension. Participating in the harmony of universe, free
from materiality, man can reach the real freedom of spirit.
- DA
02464. Ravaldini, Silvio. On mediumship. Luce e
Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 189-196.
In this article the author points out the circumstances
which, in the field of mediumship make the scientific con-
trol of the medium and his or her phenomena difficult and
sometimes impossible. He reviews some materialization
phenomena and cases of direct voice in which he was
present, cites the hypothesis of "disintegrated personalities"
and intends to deal on another occasion with this subject,
in order to see if an alternative hypothesis could explain
phenomena of an apparently spiritistic nature. - DA
02465. Morrone, Cobaltina. On the frontier of para-
psychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3), 197-201.
The author identifies "border-parapsychology" with a
particular aspect of parapsychology that deals with
humanity in toto and human destiny, trying to face the
intriguing and age-old problem of survival through the
quantitative and qualitative analysis of the full range of
paranormal phenomena - those that are rationally ex-
plainable by positivistic hypotheses, and those that unfor-
tunately are nearly always ignored, which do not have any
logically and rationally acceptable justification and seem to
support the hypothesis of survival after death. In par-
ticular he points out mediumistic phenomena at a high
level, both physical and intellectual, and recalls some per-
sonal experiences. - DA
02466. Iannuzzo, Giovanni. History and the myths of
parapsychology. Luce e Ombra, 1985 (Jul/Sep), 85(3),
202-219. 37 refs
The author analyzes some problems in the history of
parapsychology, such as the origins of spiritualism, the
foundation of psychical research, and the advancement of
experimental parapsychology. He suggests that many of
the current opinions - expressed by a number of students
- about the history of parapsychology are misrepresenta-
tions. There exists a "mythology" of the history of para-
psychology that must be modified and corrected. There-
fore, he emphasizes the importance of historical researches
in the field of parapsychology. - DA
METAPSICHICA RIVISTA ITALIANA
DI PARAPSICOLOGIA
02467. Assennato, Pericle. Our research (and our
soul). Metapsichica Rivista Italian di Parapsicologia,
1971 (Jul/Dec), 26(3/4), 101-103.
The author summarizes the principal trends in the
field of parapsychological research. He reminds us that in
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