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	Psychic Surgery
		Psychic surgery is performed through the mind and spirit of the healer.
		In psychic surgery the healer uses the mind to concentrate spiritual power through the hands into the body of the patient.
		Psychic surgery is an energy enhancement of the body, quite different to the invasive incision of the medical scalpel.
	www.crystalinks.com /psychic_surgery.html (653 words)

	Psychic Surgery Article
		The patients to whom surgery is indicated may choose between the visible (in which an incision is made, and therefore the object of this research) and the invisible surgery, that takes place in the spiritual body, while patients rest on a bed or a seat in a room reserved for its purpose.
		Psychic surgeries are a phenomena of the Twentieth Century, and although in the Phillipines they are most common in the rural areas, in Brazil they are concentrated in the urban areas.
		The process of electing surgeries and the surgeries themselves deserve more consideration, as the metaphorical and symbolic meaning of the performance of the healer or the doctor may affect their efficacy directly.
	www.friendsofthecasa.org /PsychicSurgeryArticle.htm (3543 words)

	Encyclopedia: Psychic surgery
		Psychic surgery is allegedly a paranormal surgical procedure.
		Psychic surgery made U. tabloid headlines in March 1984 when comedian Andy Kaufman, diagnosed with lung cancer, travelled to the Philippines for a six-week course of psychic surgery.
		Psychic surgery should not be confused with psychosurgery.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Psychic-surgery (1514 words)

	Llewellyn Encyclopedia: Psychic Healing
		The fake "psychic surgery’’ begins when the so-called "surgeon" draws a line on the body of the client where a problem such as a cancerous tumor has been diagnosed.
		This type of psychic surgery is accomplished by sleight-of-hand and what conjurers call "misdirection," directing people’s attention away from where the "dirty work" is going on.
		This type of psychic surgery is a total, ruthless, con-game played on those who hope for a cure which cannot be promised by anyone.
	www.llewellynencyclopedia.com /article/312 (1041 words)

	What is Psychic Surgery
		Psychic surgery also includes treatments that can involve procedures such as spinal adjustments, bone alignment and the adjustment of internal organs such as the uterus, ovaries, kidneys, pancreas and heart.
		And this is one of the reasons that psychic surgery is said to be one of the most controversial forms of spiritual healing.
		Cole says she developed a spiritual bond to psychic surgery while she was in the Philippines on vacation and soon became a practitioner of this form of healing.
	www.internationalholistictherapiesdirectories.com /whatispsychicsurgery.htm (1785 words)

	psychic surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Psychic "surgery" is big business around the world, but especially in the Philippines...
		Psychic surgery is a type of presumed medical procedure performed by self-styled "psychic doctors", chiefly in the Philippines and...
		Psychic surgery is a lovely piece of refined entertainment, especially popular with students and office parties (usually...
	www.1-metaphysical.com /24/psychic-surgery.html (524 words)

	Unravelling the Enigma of Psychic Surgery
		The very term "psychic surgery" coined by the writer Harold Sherman, inferred that the spiritual healing practices of the Filipinos, derived from their religious practices, were equivalent in some way to the surgical procedures of Western medicine.
		I was deeply impressed by the fact that, whatever psychic surgery was, it seemed to be equally effective, regardless of the diverse backgrounds of the patients who continually arrived from all over the world.
		The history of spirit-directed psychic surgery is the history of the incorporation of the Third Person of the Christian Trinity, the Holy Spirit, into the heart of the shamanic traditions of the indigenous people of the Philippines.
	www.metamind.net /enigmaipsysur.html (3866 words)

	Psychic Surgery: BC Cancer Agency
		The psychic operation is "the removal of tissue from the body using bare hands, without the use of anaesthetics or antisepsis, leaving little or no indication on the skin that an operation had been performed." (Dein)
		The legitimacy of psychic surgery operations is irrelevant to the surgeons.
		The real danger of psychic surgery lies in sick people ignoring proper medical care in their search for a miracle, often returning to their medical doctors only when it is too late.
	www.bccancer.bc.ca /PPI/UnconventionalTherapies/PsychicSurgery.htm (1621 words)

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		Psychic surgery is used to remove spirits or physical manifestations of spiritual problems from a patient by the use of bare fingers and hands without any actual surgery.
		Psychic surgery began in rural parts of the Philippines during the 20th century.
		Psychic surgery is mainly practiced in the Philippines and Brazil, although it sometimes it is done in the United States.
	www.cancer.org /docroot/ETO/content/ETO_5_3X_Psychic_Surgery.asp?sitearea=ETO (816 words)

	psychic surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Psychic surgery is a procedure performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons, chiefly in the Philippines and in Brazil.
		Practitioners claim that it involves the extraction of "tumors" or other presumed pathological obects (pus, bones, etc.) from the patient's body through a bloody but painless and invisible "incision", often made with bare hands and without the use of antiseptics or anesthetics.
		Scientists, traditional medical doctors and stage magicians generally dismiss such practices as mere sleight-of-hand tricks, where the psychic doctor simply produces concealed blood and parts that he had suitably hidden in advance.
	en.mcfly.org /psychic_surgery (125 words)

	Psychic surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		'''Psychic surgery''' is allegedly a paranormal surgical procedure performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons.
		Its practitioners claim it involves the extraction of "tumors" or other presumed pathological obects (pus, bones, and so on) from the patient's body through a bloody but painless and invisible "incision", often made with bare hands and without the use of antiseptics or anesthetics.
		Scientists, medical doctors and stage magicians (notably, debunker and retired magician James Randi) have repeatedly exposed Psychic surgery as a fraudulent sleight-of-hand confidence trick; showing how the Psychic "doctor" does nothing beneficial for the patient and simply produces concealed blood and other objects that he had suitably hidden in advance.
	psychic-surgery.area51.ipupdater.com (235 words)

	Anti Essays : : psychic surgery
		The psychic surgeon is that allows an spirit of intelligence to intervene and borrow his or her arms and hands for a time to perform surgical work on needy or deserving patients.
		Psychic surgery is an operation by which a medium practitioner opens the patients body without medical instruments, anesthesia or sterilization.
		In the sixties and seventies psychic surgery was very popular for many westerners to visit the Philippines to have this procedure done in search for good health.
	www.antiessays.com /print.php?eid=1615 (1048 words)

	Psychic surgery - InformationBlast
		Psychic surgery is a type of presumed medical procedure performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons, chiefly in the Philippines and in Brazil.
		It involves the extraction of "tumors" or other presumed pathological obects (pus, bones, etc.) from the patient's body through a bloody but painless and invisible"incision", often made with bare hands and without the use of antiseptics or anesthetics.
		Scientists and traditional medical doctors generally dismiss such practices as mere sleight-of-hand tricks, where the psychic doctor simply produces concealed blood and parts that he had suitably hidden in advance.
	www.informationblast.com /Psychic_surgeon.html (108 words)

	EXN.ca \| Discovery
		He also thinks that many people feel that psychic surgery works for them because their ailments are psychological in nature or because of the placebo effect.
		Through his association with her, Orbito was reported to have performed $100 per minute psychic surgeries for her guests when she brought the healer to her home.
		Psychic surgeons such as Orbito often travel to the US on tour and remain untroubled by the law under the protection of principles such as freedom of religion.
	www.exn.ca /stories/2000/08/21/56.asp (791 words)

	psychic surgery
		Psychic "surgery" is a type of non-surgery performed by a non-medical healer.
		Psychic "surgery" is big business around the world, but especially in the Philippines and Brazil, where "healers" like Alex Orbito and Laurence Cacteng ply their trade.
		Psychic dentistry is also available for those who prefer dentistry without anesthesia or dental drills performed by a faith healer.
	www.skepdic.com /psurgery.html (614 words)

	Psychic Readings by Anastasia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Psychic Clairvoyant reading is a gift that has a positive and long- term effect on one's life.
		Anastasia was a a member of a Psychic Group with whom she traveled with extensively doing Psychic Tours for over 2 years as a Clairvoyant.
		Psychic readings, Clairvoyant reading, Channeled readings, Astrological Readings are meant to be empowering and inspire growth in the individual.
	www.iamempowered.com (514 words)

	psychic
		To believe in the ability of a person to channel spirits, to "hear" or "feel" the voices or presence of the dead, to "see" the past, the future, or what is presently in another's mind, or to make contact with a realm of reality that transcends natural laws is to believe in something highly improbable.
		clairvoyance and clairaudience are (1) the perceived accuracy of psychic predictions and readings; (2) the seemingly uncanny premonitions which many people have, especially in dreams; and (3) the seemingly fantastic odds against such premonitions or predictions being correct by coincidence or chance.
		The accuracy of premonitions and prophecies is also grossly exaggerated because of lack of understanding of confirmation bias and the law of truly large numbers; their accuracy is also exaggerated because of ignorance about how memory works, especially about how dreams and premonitions are often filled in after the fact.
	www.skepdic.com /psychic.html (2566 words)

	Harvey J. Martin III
		The very term “psychic surgery,” coined by the writer Harold Sherman, inferred that the spiritual healing practices of the Filipinos, derived from their religious practices, were equivalent in some way to the surgi-cal procedures of Western medicine.
		The second type of psychic surgery, the one that had been extensively documented by parapsycho-logists both in the Philippines and Brazil was a more recent development.
		The history of spirit-directed psychic surge-ry is the history of the incorporation of the Third Person of the Christian Trinity, the Holy Spirit, into the heart of shamanic traditions of the indigenous people of the Philippines.
	www.ca-sps.org /HarveyJMartinIII.html (3048 words)

	Psychic Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Besides the obvious need to have balls of steel, some well-palmed animal parts and vials of blood are sometimes used to provide a shocking climax to the procedure.
		What sort of person wouldn't be immediately convinced when a psychic surgeon, having removed the tumor inside you with the power of his mind alone, begins spontaneously dripping blood from their hands, and produces the mangled cyst in front of you?
		Psychic Surgery is basically a more extreme version of "Faith Healing", wherein people are given a quick dose of Attention by someone who Really Cares About Them, and to be honest, that's often enough for a lot of maladies.
	www.rotten.com /library/hoaxes/psychic-surgery (286 words)

	Psychic Surgery
		The alleged performing of paranormal surgery with bare hands, in which the body is opened and closed without use or benefit of surgical instruments.
		Psychic surgery received much Western media attention in the 1960s and 1970s, prompting thousands of sufferers to seek treatment in the Philippines and Brazil, where psychic surgery was easily available.
		Many psychic surgeons demonstrate on obese patients, whose fatty skin is easy to manipulate.
	www.occultopedia.com /p/psychic_surgery.htm (737 words)

	thoughtography (a.k.a. psychic photography)
		Psychic photography is the alleged production of images on photographic media by paranormal means such as psychokinesis or of paranormal phenomena such as ghosts or astral bodies.
		Faked photos, like the Billy Meier UFO photos and the alien autopsy film, or those of the Cottingly fairies, the Loch Ness monster, or Bigfoot, are not considered psychic photos.
		The first psychic or spirit photographs appeared almost immediately after the first photographs.
	skepdic.com /pphotog.html (337 words)

	Psychic Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Huber from "Desperate Housewives," was the psychic on "Veronica...
		Roman poked fun at Dionne Warwick for her psychic hotline; suggested that...
		The notion that the ministrations of an individual healer, including psychic surgery, can cure illness has been popular in history, both here and abroad.
	www.wikiverse.org /psychic-surgery (267 words)

	Psychic Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		FAQ on obtaining bare hand surgery in the Philippines with background and fees listed for 3 healers.
		Psychic surgery as evidence for the coming age of the Holy Spirit.
		An opposing view of the practice and the implications of faith healing and it's possible placebo effects.
	www.medlina.com /psychic_surgery.htm (157 words)

	Psychic Surgery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andy Kaufman's Psychic Surgery - Three captioned photos of Ramon Labo operating on comedian Andy Kaufman.
		Unravelling the Enigma of Psychic Surgery - Historical analysis which argues for a connection between the roots of Philippine healing and the doctrines of Christian Spiritism.
		Christian Spiritism and Paranormal Healing - Psychic surgery as evidence for the coming age of the Holy Spirit.
	www.topiasearch.com /Society/ReligionandSpirituality/Spiritualism/SpiritualHealing/PsychicSurgery (199 words)

	W-Psychic Surgery
		Visualize the psychic shape(it is the negative energy that is causing the problem).
		If you have a physical problem, it is important for you to see the shape as negative energy surrounding the physical organs or area of the body that has the problems, rather than simply using the shape of the organs themselves.
		I have never experienced psychic surgery, and cannot claim to believe in it, but I keep an open mind at all times.
	www.bwgen.com /presets/desc278.htm (941 words)

	Philippine Psychic Surgery
		That was the beginning of a deep and beautiful spiritual transformation for me as it is for most people who experience psychic surgery.
		Psychic surgery can be explained by three spiritual methods, materialization, dematerialization and the actual opening of the body.
		Good, follow your inner voice for there are no mistakes if destiny calls you to experience psychic surgery.
	www.anubuddha.com /surgery.html (1004 words)

	Psychic Surgery Society, Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Andy Kaufman's Psychic Surgery Three captioned photos of Ramon Labo operating on comedian Andy Kaufman.
		Unravelling the Enigma of Psychic Surgery Historical analysis which argues for a connection between the roots of Philippine healing and the doctrines of Christian Spiritism.
		Christian Spiritism and Paranormal Healing Psychic surgery as evidence for the coming age of the Holy Spirit.
	www.sigmbi.org /c2lnXzI2MjkyMw%3d%3d.aspx (189 words)

	Third Eye Psychic Surgery
		The process of the Third Eye Psychic Surgery was passed down to me by my ancestral spirit guides of the Ilocano Tribe.
		This Psychic Tuning Technique Centers the Third Eye in the Light Body so that it is not Floating out of Alignment with the Etheric Template of the Material Body.
		Third Eye Psychic Surgery is not merely a Healing Process but is also an Initiation to Interdimesional Reality of the Spirit or Absolute Multidimensional Universe.
	www.dolfina.org /psychicsurgeon/3EPS.htm (455 words)

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