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From: Tim Matthews <matthews@zetnet.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 22:26:28 +0100
Fwd Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 09:30:26 -0400
Subject: Re: Hypnotic Abuse [was: Re: Budd Hopkins]


>Date: Sun, 20 Jun 1999 02:50:59 -0700
>From: Josh Goldstein <clearlt@pacbell.net>
>To: UFO UpDates - Toronto <updates@globalserve.net>
>Subject: Re: Budd Hopkins

>>From: Kevin Randle <KRandle993@aol.co
>>Date: Sat, 19 Jun 1999 11:19:21 EDT
>>Subject: Re: Budd Hopkins
>>To: updates@globalserve.net

><snip>

>>Not quite true. Richard Boylan has already been taken to court
>>because of his "abduction research." He lost his license to
>>practice in California because of it. It proved nothing about
>>the reality of UFOs or abductions, but did demonstrate, at least
>>some of the problems with hypnotic regression and researcher
>>bias.

>>I haven't even mentioned all those who believe in Satanic Ritual
>>Abuse, who told horrifying tales both with and without hypnosis,
>>and who in turn sued the doctors for malpractice. I believe that
>>it was just announced that one "victim" won $2 million in a
>>lawsuit in Illinois with more to follow.

>>KRandle, Ph.D.
>>http://www.randlereport.com

>Kevin,

>Congratulations on your Ph.D. I look forward to reading your new
>book. I have followed the abduction enigma for many years but I
>remain in the "questioning center" about it.

>Your post makes me wonder what parallels there may be between
>people reporting Alien Abduction and Satanic Ritual Abuse.

<snip>

I suspect that there are many parallels and I still wonder why
US researchers are so enamoured by these very questionable
hypnotic techniques. Although therapy/visiting the shrink is
rather more popular in the US, in the very imperfect UK 95% of
us are against the use of hypnosis in terms of close encounters
experiences (and more besides!!).

No group in Northern England sanctions is as far as I can tell
and this has been in force for many years - which is perhaps
why we don't have as many 'alien abductions' over here...?