THE PSYCHIC HEALING PHENOMENON IN THE PHILIPPINES AND IN OTHER COUNTRIES

About the Book

Filipino writers, in dealing with the psychic healing phenomenon in the Philippines, have utilized varied and diverse approaches to the practice of the native healers: naturalistic, psychological, medico, sociological, historical, anthropological, and occult. Foreign writers on the psychic healing phenomenon are more advanced in their approaches and techniques. Their emphasis is on paranormal reality, extra sensory perception (ESP), psychic diagnosis, altered states of conciousness, and salutary effects of love. Implied in the writings of some Filipino authors on psychic healing are the positive effects of the results of their researches on future education. Education can help the students make use of the herbal medicines in health preservation, disease prevention, and cure. Furthermore the impact of psychic healing in education can enhance positive states of the mind conducive to efficient learning. Lastly, the teacher who has access to the powers of the mind can be led to discover the salutary effects of love to maximize thinking abilities in so far as they relate to teaching and learning.

About the Author

Ernesto A. Logarta is a holder of an AB degree in Philosophy from San Beda College in Manila, an MA degree from Cebu Normal College, and an Ed.D. degree from the University of the Visayas, Cebu City. When he went to the United States in 1958, he lived, studied, and worked in the area near Santa Monica College and UCLA. In the campus of these two great schools, he encountered various discussion groups such as the UCLA International Society, the Newman Club, and the Young Christian Students. His exposure to these groups enabled him to come in contact with the writings of Freud, Jung, Adler, and the French and Russian existentialist writers. He is now a freelance writer and speaker on Philosophical issues and he is also a curator of his family–owned museum.