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Volume 10: Number 2: Article 6
Physiological and Geomagnetic Correlates of Apparent Anomalous Phenomena Observed in the Presence of a Brazilian "Sensitive"
Stanley Krippner, Saybrook Institute, 450 Pacific Ave., 3rd Fl.,
San Francisco, California
An interdisciplinary team of researchers met with a Brazilian "sensitive"
20 times during eight days to observe and record the unusual phenomena
that have occurred in his presence for several years. These phenomena
were rated on a 5-point scale by three members of the research team,
and those obtaining a mean rating of 2.1 or higher were termed "apparent
anomalous phenomena." Readings were taken of his pulse, blood pressure,
and saliva pH, as well as of geomagnetic fluctuations in the Brasilia
area where the sessions took place. When the mean ratings per event
were correlated with the physiological and geomagnetic readings, 2 of
the 10 correlations attained statistical significance, suggesting that
the "apparent anomalous phenomena" preceded an elevation in diastolic
blood pressure and elevated geomagnetic activity. When the daily ratio
per hour of "apparent anomalous events" was paired with the daily geomagnetic
index for the Southern Hemisphere, a significant correlation was obtained
(r = 0.93, p = 0.02). Further research is recommended
utilizing a more systematic means of data collection and more rigorous
observations and controls.
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