IMPRESSIONS ON OBSERVING PSYCHIC SURGERY AND HEALING IN BRAZIL WHICH APPEAR TO INCORPORATE (-QI-GONG ENERGY AND THE USE OF ACUPUNCTURE POINTS())

In December, 1995, the author had the opportunity to observe an elderl y psychic healer of East European origin in Sao Paulo, Brazil. This ma n specialized in cancer treatment by pointing with the fingers of his right hand at his patients, without actually touching them, spending a n average of 30 to 40 minutes with each one. The author considered thi s to be Qi Gong treatment. In March, 1997 the author also observed 2 l eading psychic healers in Brazil. One of them, named Rubens Farias, Jr . is a 43 year-old former engineer and computer programmer of European descent, who is commonly known as ''Dr. Fritz III'' because it is bel ieved that the spirit of Dr. Adolf Fritz, a German physician who died during World War I, operates through him. The other is ''Dr.'' Hirota, a 53 year old former farmer of Japanese descent who lives near Campin as, about 120 kilometers outside of Sao Paulo and treats large numbers of people daily using indirect and/or hands-on healing techniques. On March 6, 1997, when the author visited ''Dr. Fritz III'''s clinic in Sao Paolo with a group of Brazilian physicians, he was informed that a bout 1400 patients had come that day. ''Dr. Fritz III'' examined and t reated the majority of the patients in less than one minute each, ofte n asking very quick questions and then immediately beginning treatment . Most patients received injections of a dark brown solution, which, s ome of the visiting doctors speculated, may be an iodine solution mixe d with either alcohol or a local anesthetic. In many patients, he inje cted this solution near the pathological area or at an acupuncture poi nt near the pathological area. When the needle of the syringe was in t he acupuncture point, he twirled it with his fingers several times and then withdrew it. Minor surgery was performed in about 1/5 th of the patients with whom the author observed. Most of the surgical incisions were made on the midline of the tissue over the spine near the pathol ogical area. The clamping of the blood vessels and the closings of the surgical wounds were performed by licensed surgeons or licensed nurse s. Major and minor surgery were done by ''Dr. Fritz III'' who used a r ather primitive and unorthodox cutting technique. Except for major sur gery, assistance was performed by volunteer nurses, including his wife . After the surgical wounds were closed, gauze band-aids were applied. When the surface of the gauze facing the wound was examined, it showe d strong (+) Qi Gong energy according to the Bi-Digital O-Ring Test. E ssentially, ''Dr. Fritz III'''s treatment consists of acupuncture, inj ection of iodine with other substances near the pathological area, and (+) Qi Gong energy stored gauze which is applied on the acupuncture p oint, pathological area, or the site of surgery. ''Dr. Hirota is anoth er famous psychic healer whom the author was able to meet and observe in practice while in Brazil. ''Dr.'' Hirota has been practicing for ov er 20 years. He usually sees patients who come to his clinic in the mo rnings and he claims to treat 1000 to 2000 patients daily between 9 AM and 12 noon. His main treatment also appears to be the application of external Qi Gong energy through the fingers of his right-hand, in com bination with Shiatsu Massage and a manual procedure resembling chirop ractic manipulation.