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INSTITUTO PERNAMBUCANO DE PESQUISAS PSICOBIOFÍSICAS |
The
(State of ) Pernambuco Institute for Psychobiophysics Research was founded
on the 1st of January of 1973 by Valter da Rosa Borges, it is one
of the oldest parapsychology institutions in Brazil. It has been declared of
public utility according to Pernambuco state law number 9,714 , on
The IPPP offers
parapsychology courses, makes researches on spontaneous cases and
laboratories controlled situations, and gratuitously gives orientation and
counseling to people undergoing problems of parapsychological nature or to
people with paranormal skills.
Its
activities and scientific research has no similar in
In 1982, the IPPP
begun to offer to the public in general, regular courses in parapsychology.
In 1993, it begun to bring into being the State Parapsychological
Symposiums, that still take place today, without interruptions.
In
1986 held the V Brazilian Congress of Parapsychology and Psychotronics,
from the 3rd to the 5th of October, the first one of
this kind in Pernambuco, in which took part parapsychologists from the
states of Pernambuco,
In 1988, the IPPP
begun to offer Post graduation Courses in Parapsychology, with the purpose
of turning already graduated people into parapsychologists.
In 1989, due to the
efforts of IPPP members, the Constitution of The State of Pernambuco,
promulgated on the 5t of October, on its article 174, determined that the
State and its cities, directly or though private entities, give social
assistance to gifted people and to paranormal subjects.
The Revista Brasileira de Parapsicologia published on first
number, in 1992, a tribute to IPPP, relating the History of the Institute
for “being one of the oldest groups working in this field in this country,
which gives them a pioneering character” and “ by its true conquests in
heightening parapsychology to its deserved level in this country”.
In
1993, The IPPP created the National Parapsychologists Day, on the 29 of
July, based on the date of the realization of the I International
Parapsychology Congress, in
In 1996, it begun to
publish the Brazilian Yearbook of Parapsychology with the purpose to
divulging papers of Brazilian parapsychologists and occasionally from ones
from other countries.
In
1997, the IPPP held in
Every month, the IPPP
held its Multidisciplinar Seminar, when it is discussed themes related to
science, philosophy, religion, arts and literature.
IPPP’s parapsychologists have given lectures and courses at the Pernambuco
Federal University, Alagoas Federal University, Paraíba Federal University,
Pernambuco Catholic University, Philosophy College of Recife, Odontology
College of Caruaru, Law School of Caruaru, Pernambuco Medicine Academy,
Pernambuco Academy of Sciences, Pernambuco Academy of Odontology, Cultural
State Council, Pernambuco Magistracy School, Astronomy Society of Recife,
and several clubs and freemasonry institutions and the Rosa-Cruz Order.
Its members belong to
several academic areas such as Law, Anthropology, Sociology, Psychology,
Medicine, Biology, Engineering, Architecture, Mathematics, Pedagogy,
Odontology and Administration, some with master and doctorate degrees, and
taking part in the teaching and research team.
The IPPP is located at rua Sérgio Magalhães, 54 –
Graças –