The first purpose of this report is that we study Zeami's thought about persona. The second is that we reveal the structure how spirits appears through persona in Noh performance. Persona is an important act in Noh performance and its structure. So this report tries to explicate the subject that proves the structure how spirits appear in Noh and studies the relation between persona and the appearance of spirits.

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Audiovisual stimulus and imaging effects, which is deeply related with consciousness of human, were measured by single square voltage pulse (SSVP) method. Inner Quest 9110 (IQ) was used as audiovisual stimulus instrument and eminent induction and synchronous phenomena were found in autonomic nervous correlated parameter AP. That is, when the IQ is in β mode of brain wave AP increased suggesting sympathetic nerve is excited, whereas at θ or δ wave mode AP decreased suggesting parasympathetic nerve is dominant. As for imaging, electroconductivity at image recollection of chess game by Tohoku- champion was measured by the SSVP technique. Very deep concentration at imaging decreased AP by 30% in average, indicating noiseless calm state dominated by parasympathetic nervous system. The eminent increase in BP at imaging seems to suggest increase of blood flow. The more increase of BP in left side may be reflecting the effects of image recollection which is expected to be right brain superior mental task.

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It has been said that there is no effective treatment on the chronic renal failure. Here the authors opened the new curative way to such diseases by applying AST Chiro "QI" to the patients' affected parts, i.e., the kidney and the heart under internal clinical treatments. As for the chronic renal failure, distinct effect was shown on disappearance of dropsical swelling and fatigue as well as decreasing serum creatinine number of serious patients which is generally quite difficult to decrease even by the best clinical treatment. It was found that the AST Chiro method is also effective to the patients who are earring out dialysis in decreasing the serum creatinine number and stabilizing the condition. In the case of hypertension, the authors applied the method only to the patients of essential hypertension, because hypertension is much sensitive to many other factors due to other diseases. It was concluded that the AST Chiro Method is effective to decrease the patients' blood pressure to the stable condition.

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The magnetic field of Non Inductive Coil (NIC) is effectively zero due to cancellation of the fields by interference, but can be considered to consist of infinite number of tiny dipoles generated by very narrow space of coils. Distilled water was "treated" i. e. exposed to field of NIC for some time and its conductivity (St) and pH (pHt) were measured at controlled temperature (40±1℃). The results were as follows: (1) The (St/Sc) of distilled water for control varied only sligtly, and that of distilled water treated by ordinary coil (inductive coil) increased a littie. In contrast, the (St/Sc) of "NIC Treatment Water (NTW)" [=distilled water treated by NIC] increased apparently by time reaching a saturation point. (2) Changing treatment time "t" of [0.6MHz×t hour] by NIC, we have investigated the saturation value of (St/Sc) of NTW. It was found to exist in between 8 hours and 11 hours showing the peak value of about 3.0. (3) NTW (treated for 2 hours) was kept at room temperature for days and its (St/Sc) was measured. The ratio (St/Sc) after 7〜8 days showed the saturation value of 3.0 and then it gradually decreased. (4) NTW's pH (pHt) was measured in order to examine whether the increase of (St/Sc) detected for NTW was caused by absorption of carbon dioxide (CO_2) in air. Certain degree of correlation was found between (St/Sc) and (pHt/pHc) of the NTW after it was kept at room temperature for some time. However, the comparative study of (St/Sc) of distilled water for control and (St/Sc) of NTW during the same lapse of time and that of (St/Sc) and (pHt/pHc) of [distilled water without a cap/distilled water with a cap] both indicate that the increase of NTW's conductivity is not explainable by absorption of CO_2 in air alone. The cause for the significant change of NTW's (St/Sc) is unknown at present. It merits further investigation in future.

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Mr. Tadashi Sato, one of the authors of this paper, uses very unique method of Qi-gong. In this method, the Qi-sender acts freely during Qi-gong operation after connecting to Qi-receivers by imagination. Moreover, by raising the level of his outer Qi, the Qi-sender leads Qi-receivers to the state of meditation and to the state insensible of their own bodies. For evaluating this method, we have investigated physiological changes of Qi-sender and Qi-receivers during Qi-gong operation using accelerated plethsmograph (APG) and meridian measurement (AMI) et cetra. Spending 9 months, the experiments have been carried out on about 150 Qi-receivers in total. Through these experiments we have obtained some interesting and remarkable results. (1) The average of Qi-receivers' conductivity before polarization (BP) measured by AMI tended to increase. The hand/foot ratio (HFR) of this tended to decrease strikingly. (2) APG-index and pulse rate of Qi-receivers seemed to change up and down during Qi-gong operation. (3) There seemed the tendency that interaction between Qi-sender and Qi-receiver is not synchronous except APG-index. (4) When the Qi-sender raised his Qi-gong level, most of Qi-receivers became insensible of their own bodies. During these conditions we have obtained unique results of measurement. We cannot deny the possibility of OBE in these conditions. (5) Among Qi-receivers there seemed the tendency that the feelings are very similar but the physiological changes are not similar.

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We have investigated the possibility of outer-Qi emission and its control not by human Qi-senders but by two artificial electric Psi-devices, one is a diode coil and the other is a needle-ring electrode, and obtained some positive results for each Psi-device as follows. 1. Diode coil. A diode coil attached around the waist of human body was found to induce significant variations in blood circulation condition (APG・index), electrical conductivity of meridian points (AMI), and body surface temperature. There seemed no recognizable differences between the effects by Qi-senders and those by diode coils. 1) APG・index varied apparently in about 50% of the cases studied. 2) 28 values of BP/AP of AMI varied individually rather than in terms of the average. 3) In spite of relaxed conditions, body surface temperatures were observed to decrease in some cases. 4) Diode coil seemed to have an electric parity depending on the differences of the sex. 2. Needle-ring electrode. Between the ring and a needle installed in the right center of that ring, sine wave frequencies were applied by function-generators. Samples of water were exposed to those sine wave packets. Variations of electric conductivity of sample water were measured for 10 hours. Similar or somewhat more enhanced variations were observed in comparison to those by human Qi-senders. 1) Applying sine wave frequencies with off-set voltage, the needle-ring electrode emits much stronger artificial outer-Qi than without it. 2) The effect of off-set voltage on the emission of artificial outer-Qi is more enhanced when the direction of voltage vector points to the needle outside of the ring than when it is reversed. 3) Changing the combination of sine wave frequency packets, artificial outer-Qi emission is expected to be controlled.

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For analyzing the Qi-gong mechanism, it is a quite important to measure the master's physiological changes before and during Qi-gong, such as brain-wave, blood pressure, heart rate, breathing, and skin temperature. At external Qi-gong practice, we also detected some kind of signal in a far-infrared ray region from the center of his palm of the right hand. In these experiments, we examined two Chinese Qi-gong masters and one Japanese. In the static Qi-gong case, a brain waves were superior to 13 brain waves. Especially, there was a place which showed extremely high potential α_1 brain waves in their right frontal lobe. Also, their blood pressure, heart rate and surface temperature incresed. These phenomena are due to controlling their autonomic nervous system, especially their sympathetic nerves. In the case of external Qi-gong, it was found that the potential α brain waves and β waves were superior in the right side of their brains, the same as in the internal Qi-gong case. There was also a high potential region in their right frontal lobe. In these cases, their blood pressure and heart rate increased comparable to the control period. To analyze these phenomena, we measured his breathing rate, which increased about 2.5 times. Especially, after a breathing through his nose, they breathed out several times using a special breathing technique. By this means also, they control their sympathetic nerves and in some cases, they also controlled their parasympathetic nerves. Therefore, we found a close relationship between breathing and the activity of the brain in the Qi-gong. Also in the experiment to detect the intensity of far-infrared rays from the center of his palm (ROKYU-acupuncture spot), we detect about 1Hz moduration signal. In this modulation period, the master's blood pressure, heart rate and breathing increased.

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A scientific evaluation to several oriental handwritting "SHO" was performed using a thermography. Probably this kind of experiment was first trial. Usually, a part of "SHO" was treated as an art. A trial test was performed for articles written by an authority ("SHO" s were written in 29, 19, 8 years and one year before by Mr. Tanchu Terayama). The test was performed as follows; after a "SYO" was excited with a single light pulse (10 seconds excitation) from a halogen lamp, carbon of a character absorbs the light energy and the temperature goes up. About ten measureing points were set in one character. After the light pulse excitation was stopped, the temperature of the points goes down. These temperature change can measured non-distractively and without touch by the thermography. In this temperature experiment, we found the characters of temperature decay were different in each measureing points. We understood these differences came from the thickness due to Chinese ink and the thermal conductivity. From these temperature experiments, decay times of the half height in each measuring points were scattered especially in old "SHO" and were not scattered in his recent articles written in 8 years and last year before. By his comments of Mr. Terayama, good "SHO" s do not scattered so much and also older samples had large scattering value. Probably, recent articles were written under a strong Qi (concentrated) condition. Therefore our trial method was useful to distinguish good "SHO" in Mr. Terayama articles. This method must be tested in his many works and more researches are needed for cheching the availability.

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Electroencephalograms (EEGs) of Japanese Zen priests and Chinese Qigong masters were measured and the differences studied. During almost all types of Qigong training, the frequency of the α waves became faster (+0.5〜1.0Hz). During deep Zen meditation, however, it became very slower (-1.0〜-1.5Hz), and sometimes θ waves were also found. As we have previously reported, the α waves of Qigong masters spread to their frontal area while they are practicing Qigong. These frontal α waves synchronized remarkably well with the occipital α waves. This means the phase difference between the occipital and the frontal α waves became shorter. We used an indicator τ_m to represent this phase difference. During deep Zen meditation, this τ_m became longer, although many α waves appeared on the frontal area. It has been found in other experiments that concentrating on some tasks, such as calculations, made the τ_m shorter. Internal Qigong may be considered to be a meditation in which the meditator concentrates to internal "Qi" or some consciousness. On the other hand, Zen meditation may release the meditator's self from all external concerns.

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Modern physicists sometimes observe those phenomena which do not fit the ordinary concept of space and time. On the other hand, phychologists know that there are some spiritual phenomena which should not be regarded as merely illusions. Here, I attempt to described by proposing "different dimension", I also try to emphasize the feasibility of reconsidering the wisdom of ancient philosopher in seeking for peaceful co-existence of the world instead of persisting in the views of modern science.

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