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Your interview with JJ Lumsden was excellent, although I wish he had been a bit more forthright about his experiences and specific events in the field.
I hope you’ll continue with such interviews with, in particular, parapsychologists. Many people, especially in the United States, don’t realize that parapsychology is a legitimate scientific enterprise that has conducted scientific research since at least 1930s or so. It’s body of knowledge has grown considerably since then.
Hardships that discipline has undergone for the last twenty years or so, it seems to me, are horrendous. And, it began with politically motivated, and popular, unfortunately, cut-backs in the field of education in general. I can recall when the university I was attending were forced to cut back on professional journals, and, of course, one of the first ones the librarians chose to cut was a leading journal in parapsychology. Quite sad.
As for “ngoma” healers, I didn’t know about the fieldwork conducted in South Africa. I have interviewed several healers in East Africa and observed several healing sessions. The knowledge these healers carry is centuries old and well-respected today in their local communities.
I want to make a few comments. I have also experience with “ngoma” healers in Africa, although not in South Africa, and locals really show them quite a bit of respect. I interviewed a number of these healers.