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By GEORGE
_ CUNNING HAM.-TEE

‘The . subject of faith
healing always seems to
arouse a controversy, with

charges of ‘hoax’ and ‘fraud’,

being flung about whenever

a new healer or piece of —

evidence comes to light.

Even the late. and
renowned healer Katherine
Kuhiman has had her
reputation tarnished by

these charges and the many |

practitioners of- psychic
surgery in the Philippines are

_always under attack.

Only ‘those people who

have actually experienced

miraculous healing know for -

certain the truth of the

~ matter, while you and I have
' to rely on reports from

investigators, whether they
are old reports- from the
Jewish writings in the
Christian Bible or new ones
in the National Enquirer. -

All I can say is that non-
medical or psychic healing
has practitioners around the
world, even in supposedly
non-religious Russia.

“In that large land the fame
of a father and son healing
team has spread and the

Krivotorovs receive patients .

at their home in Tbilisi from
hundreds of towns and cities
including Moscow and
Leningrad.

Dr. Thelma Moss in
America was probably the
first Western ‘researcher to
‘discover’ the Krivotorovs,
and further investigations by
Henry Gris and William
Dick, authors of The New
Soviet Psychic Discoveries,
have added to our
knowledge of their in-
credible work and ac-
complishments.

Alexei, Krivotorov senior,

and his son Viktor, never
charge a fee for their ser-
vices as this is illegal under
Russian law, but are paid
with, ‘gifts of money’ which
vary. according to the status
or wealth of the patient.

Their main concern is with
helping people and most of

Last year Canadians spent
nearly 300,000 hotel bed-
nights in tiny Switzerland. A
nation with a total territory
of some 16,000 square miles,
Switzerland is about three

uarters of the size of Nova

otia or less than four
per cent of the size of On-
tario.

The Swiss have
reputation of being the
world’s most accomplished
hoteliers. Even outside of
Switzerland, a goodly

portion of the globe's luxury

hotels are managed at one
level or another by Swiss-
trained management or
Swiss-trained chefs.

In less than 150 years, the
Swiss have developed a

the

their healing i is done i in their

apartment jn the pleasant
and ancient Georgian town
of Thilisi.

“They begin a session by~

having the patient sit. or
Stretch out comfortably,

spending some time in ~

making sure that the ‘patient
is completely relaxed.

Then the healer makes
hand-passes over the areas
which require ‘mending’.
They never actually touch
the patient; even when they
perform light massage, their
hands always remain slightly
above the skin.

There was the case of a
five-year-old girl who had a
tumor behind her right eye
which. had grown so large
that it was actually forcing .
the eye out of its socket.

An operation had been
attempted by surgeons to
remove the tumor but the

, Child’s heart had stopped

beating

under the
anaesthetic and 4a medical
team had only just-managed
to get her heart started
again. After such a close call
with death, the surgeons
would not attempt the
operation again.

That was when the girl's
mother took her to Alexei
Krivotorov.

“By this time,” said
Alexei, “the child was in
great pain and unable to
sleep at night unless injected
with a strong sedative. The

mother told me she didn’t -

believe in faith healing but
was willing to try anything to
save her daughter.”

His method of treatment
was to place one hand over
-the tumorous eye with the
other placed at the back of
her head. He maintained this
position for about 15
minutes and after only seven
treatments the girl was able
to sleep normally.

After a month of these 15
minute sessions, the eye had
returne to, its proper
position’ and there was no.
more pain. It was a cure.

300,000 guests a night

thriving tourist industry
based upon their expertise to
accommodate, feed, and
transport {ravellers with flair
and comfort. Some 8,000
hotels throughout Swit-
zerland have the capacity to
bed down nearly 300,000
guests each night of the year.

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“our mysterious world

Strangely, the mother still
disbelieved in faith healing -
but returned each year for
the next three years for her

daughter’s treatments even

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‘though the tumor never

reappearéd. She was finally —
won: over when: Krivotorov

successfully treated her for a..

liver complaint. |

~ Alexei discovered ‘his

: “incredible: healing powers in

1929 when he had a. very bad
migraine headache and
doctors could do nothing for

‘him.

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‘He had been. ex-

perimenting with hypnosis at

the time and was already
convinced that the powers of

faith and the mind were

limitless. He placed his hand
on the top of his head and
willed the migraine to Cease.
It did and never came back.

He does not use hypnotism

in his healing sessions and.
must. never: drink alcohol .
when performing his healing *.
treatments. Even one glass:

of wine can rob him of his .
powers for up to three days. _

Viktor, Alexei’s son,
discovered his own healing
gift when he was just 18

years old and from then on-

the ‘Krivotorov team’ came
into being with Alexei

treating the older patients

and Viktor the younger
ones. .

The people who are
treated say they. feel an
electric current going
through their bodies; many
feel dizzy, their heads start

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“Their ‘ability to heal by
these. methods ‘has -been —
repeatedly tested and Proven oe
- by Soviet scientists.

Viktor Adamenko, a)
_respected Russian. scientist,
has said: ‘The Krivotorovs. .
_are-no, ordinary- men. They -
have incredible ‘:healing.
power. It ‘is: our “duty as.
‘scientists to’ find out more.
about this power so that we-
may be -able to help other,.

. people”.

‘Western scientists, please :
take note. It’s: ‘only. a matter -
offaith, —-«

(c) 1979 Toronto Sun
Syndicate .

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