Since Galileo Galilei, the methodological premises of modem science have been be "objective," be "analytical," and be "value-neutral." The scientific worldview, therefore, has no way other than to be closed without subjectivity or value. If we try to enter any subjectivity into the system of science without changing this premise, we might become captured by "pseudo-science." What is most needed is to create a new methodology of science based on "subjectivity," "synthesis," and "value-interested."

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Recent research studies in social psychology and brain science have revealed large differences between the East and the West in recognizing ambience. For instance, R. E. Nisbet writes in his book The Geography of Thought as follows: "The Western eyeshot is like a telescopic lens, while the Eastern one a wide-angle lens." These differences appear to originate from the cultures of ancient Greece and ancient China, and can be observed in various situations. The Western recognition characterized as "separating, analytical, and idealistic" has generated ideas such as the Holy Trinity, individualism, and human-centered environmentalism, and that has resulted in various conflicts including environmental problems today. The Eastern recognition characterized as "unifying, synthetic, and realistic" may be able to solve these problems. The presentation considers this hypothesis.

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Fifteen and a half years of activities of the International Society of Life information Science (ISLIS)and the promotion of "Human Potential Science" are reviewed since the Society's Foundation. ISLIS has sought and continues to seek the realization of the paradigm shift from material-oriented science and technology to a new paradigm including the consciousness, spirit and mind through research based on empirical and positive scientific methodologies, and consequently, to promote the development of health, social welfare, and education as well as social and personal peace of mind, and to contribute to the making of a peaceful world, at one with nature. Since the foundation of ISLIS in 1995, 31 symposia have been held and issues of The Journal of ISLIS have been published regularly twice a year. ISLIS held the "Human Potential Science International Forum" in Chiba, Japan in 2002 and the "International Conference on Mind Body Science" in Seoul, Korea in 2004. It published the book Human Potential Science in 2004. ISLIS has a worldwide presence with 11 International Information Centers and about 270 members in 15 countries.

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The biosensors of sharks that detect minute electric field generated by living prey are a great mystery. This implies that supersensitive detections are being achieved without grounding,which cannot be achieved even with our latest technologies. However, we succeeded in creating a prototype of a new element on the basis of an understanding developed from the structure of a shark's electric field sensor. Furthermore, we developed a new visualization technology that seeks out the generation of a quasielectrostatic field on the surface of substances and living organisms by shooting light, such as a laser beam. This technology can be used not only to visualize the electrical characteristics of surfaces but also the interior of physical objects.

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Using a gas measurement method in which pieces of cucumbers (Cucumis sativus 'white spine type') were used as bio-sensors, we measured spatial distributions of controlled healing power (J values) around healers. Participants were 5 volunteer-healers and 2 Chinese psychic-healers. Participants each did two 30-minute trials of non-contact healing for the target bio-sensors in front of them. At that time, their spatial distributions of J values were measured at 25 or 50cm intervals in the front-backward and right-leftward directions from the participants. The spatial distribution of J values of the volunteer-healers was a wave-like distribution similar to that for one of the psychic healers. The wave-like distribution suggested that an invisible layer structure was generated around a human body. Moreover, a possibility was found that a miss-control case in which a healer failed to concentrate his/her power on a target could be distinguished from a powerless case in which the healer did not have any special strong power. The potential distribution of the miss-control could be approximated by a wave function of a 1-dimensional quantum harmonic oscillator, and two possibilities were suggested: healing phenomena follow a certain physical law even if the healers fails to control their power; and the fundamental equation of healing phenomena was a second order differential equation.

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Effectiveness of an energy medicine, Okada Purifying Therapy (OPT), towards muscle hardness was investigated by practitioners. It was confirmed that a 15-mininute session of OPT self healing reduced stiffness of their shoulders. It was shown that a 30-minute session of OPT reduced stiffess of the subjects' therapy-application points, including the shoulder (for shoulder stiffness) and the lower side of the kidney (for low-back pain), and the neck of subjects who suffered from headaches.

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The number of aged citizens is increasing rapidly in contemporary Japanese society and the number of people who have the trouble in movements of the hands and feet due to sequelae from cerebrovascular accidents (strokes), traffic accidents etc. has been increasing. In the rehabilitation for these people to make them independent and able to return to a full life in society, it is important that they continue training while maintaining the desire to carry out the rehabilitation. The system developed in this research is able to maintain a "desire for training" by having its members encourage each other through the Internet while doing the walking training. The effects on the training desire for cases using the presence of music and images and for the case using the Internet encouragement are reported based the results of a questionnaire, and measurements of heart beat rate, R-R interval, blood pressure, etc.

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There are few institutions taking in yoga for medical treatment. It seems that it is difficult for a sick person and a physically handicapped person to perform traditional yoga. Since 6 years ago, I devised the movement which even the patients can be done easily by arranging traditional yoga and practiced it in my clinic. As a result of trial and error, it was thought that five types of movement ware important to take in yoga for treatment, that is, posture that lay down as much as possible, breath in a relaxed manner, movement to improve the stream of blood, movement to improve the flow of the lymph fluid, and movement to correct the spinal cord. These movements are related to improving the "mind" "blood" "water" that is the concept of the Oriental medicine. Such arranged yoga movements actually improved many patients. For example, a walk disorder of the patient with Parkinson's disease improved. In addition, I have the data with correcting the curved spinal cord, improving the flexibility of a skeletal muscle, and the spread of lung capacity.

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In this study, we proposed an anterograde abdominal breathing method (an emphasized exhalation method and an anterograde continuous prolonged inhalation method) and applied the method to 11 patients for the mitigation of hypertension and hypotension symptoms, and to 50 patients for blood pressure change. The emphasized exhalation method showed a blood pressure depression effect for hypertension symptoms and a blood pressure elevation effect for hypotension symptoms, in addition to curing white spots after hypertensive retinal hemorrhage. In the results of blood pressure measurements of 50 patients, exhalation and inhalation techniques had a blood pressure depression effect for hypertension and a blood pressure elevation effect for hypotension, which are mutually contradictory effects. Breathing technique should be selected according to the symptoms each patient has. On the other hand, the anterograde continuous prolonged inhalation method showed a blood pressure elevation effect for hypotension patients and an obesity elimination effect resulting in blood pressure depression for hypertension symptoms caused by obesity and hyperlipidemia.

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The effects of aromas were discussed by analysis of fatigue reduction effects and by physiological effect differences of various aromas, based on EEG alpha waves as the indicator of relaxation. Among the aromas for this study, grapefruit aroma showed refreshing and relaxing effects and Japanese cherry birch (Mizumezakura) aroma, whose main component is methyl salicylate showed a sedative relaxing effect. The cherry birch was considered to be effective for fatigue reduction after participation in sports.

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Chromogranin A (CgA) levels and the EEG α waves (α waves)were employed as sensitive and substantial stress indices to determine the stress reduction activity of an aroma produced using different amounts of lavender essential oil. CgA levels, an index of psychosomatic stress, showed a stress reduction after a rest following the aroma aspiration from an aroma bag containing a low amount (3 μL) of lavender essential oil compared with control (non-additive), medium (6 μL)and high (12 μL) amounts of the oil. On the other hand, the α waves on the occipital area became larger with the low amount of lavender oil during successive aspiration of the aroma and resting after the aspiration compared with the other amounts of lavender oil. These data suggest that aroma aspiration of a low amount (3 υL)of lavender oil provides a stress reduction.

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People are exposed to various stimuli every day, and they receive various levels of stress strengths from them. Stress influences working of the autonomic nervous system. It has been reported that long-term stress may be an illness trigger. In this research, the change in working of the autonomic nervous mental system was measured under several kind of workloads and during physical exercise, and working of the parasympathetic nervous system (which is an index of relaxation level) was guessed from the heart beat rate and the LF/HF value of the change at the R-R intervals. As a result, taking a stroll in nature, reading a favorite book and listening to classical music were recommended as suitable ways to obtain relaxation.

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We have reported on the case of a Japanese woman who spoke in Nepali, a language unknown to her, in the hypnotic state: We considered her case from the point of view of whether it can be regarded as an example of genuine xenoglossy. In the present paper, based on the fieldwork conducted in Nepal, we report about the reality of the "past-life personality" and the authenticity of her remarks, especially, those aspects regarded as not normal or unlikely by the Nepalis we had consulted before the fieldwork.

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The term godai (go "five" + dai "elements" = "the five elements") in Japanese philosophy refers to the four essential elements composing the universe, chi "earth," sui "water," ka "fire," fu "wind," plus ku "void." This philosophy is in accord with the recent discovery made by the Oak Ridge National Laboratory through a radioactive isotope analysis that 99 percent of atoms composing the biological body is replaced within a year, which is reported by Ervin Laszlo. It has also exerted a large-scale influence on Japanese culture, For instance, after learning from a Zen priest, Buccho Zenji, Matsuo Basho (1644-1694), the most famous poet of the Edo period, decided to "live in journeys in his late life. In this presentation, I will trace how this idea of godai developed in Japanese classical literature.

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The study was carried out in 2008 using data from the general public with the purpose of investigating the ratio of possessing memories from their time in the womb to persons who do not possess such memories. The subjects consisted of 617 families, which included 2448 persons all together (1442 adults, 1006 under 20 years of age, designated as minors). The results of the study showed 80 families with one or more members possessing memories from their time in the womb (13.0% of the total number of families). The total number of the individuals in these families who reported memories from their time in the womb was 91 (3.7%) of the total number of persons investigated) among whom there were 18 adults (1.2%) and 73 minors (7.3%). To the author's best knowledge this investigation is the first in the world to examine memories from the time in the womb and to establish ratios for possessing the memories among households and the total number of persons in the household.

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Past-life therapy helps us understand the meaning and the purpose of our present lives through recalls of various "past-lives," those that have left some regrets. those that have been lived to a wonderful fulfillment, etc. In this presentation, based on the analysis of a hundred cases of the past-life regression therapy, I will discuss what the utmost importance should be in our lives. I hope that this approach leads us to a better understanding of what the life value systems are from a spiritual perspective.

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When we perceive or interpret situations around us, we utilize "memories of the past" which include prenatal memories and even those transmitted from preceding generations. A large portion of these memories is stored subconsciously and has huge influence on us. For instance, subconsciously stored past memories may yield stress-prone personality, which can cause lifestyle-related diseases. In such cases, the "self-image" script based on these memories should be re-written. The SAT therapy intends to help clients become aware of the existence of a problematic "self-image" script and transform it to a less problematic one. In this presentation I will report the effectiveness of the SAT therapy.

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