Approved For Release 2003/09/1
TITLE: PSI-PAINTING
NAME: DUBUGRAS, ELSIE
Researcher, Wri
Lecturer
INSTITUTION. "PLANETA"
Editora Tr6s
Sao Paulo, B
This paper deals with "PSI-FAINTING" (psychic painting)
by a Young Brazilian Psychologist who is also a Spiritist me
LUIZ ANTONIO GASPARETTO.
Luiz Antonio was born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on August
1949. He is the second son of Aldo and Zibia Gasparetto, a
Cal middle class couple. The husband was an accountant by
fession and haa a hard struggle
to bring up his family of fo'
cause after Pedro and Luiz Antonio, two other children were
Irineu and Silvana.
CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700350004-9
a1y quie--. His arms had become paralyzed and he was only
@o __;,ve them freely after the meeting was over. Later he
t,7 feel pa-':,,s down his arms and complained to his mother
t@4=. Zibia Gasparetto immediately spoke to a friend who
well known =edium and this friend suggested that the boy be
,t along to one of the meetings she held at her Spiritist
this would allow her to observe him more closely under the
-41ttons. Zibia agreed as she thought her boy might really
co -
1=ipilent automatic writ6r (as she was). If Luiz Antonio was
@-e develop:,-,ent of this faculty would help btd and those
Czen@'-ey arrived at the meeting, Luiz Antonio was placed at
ible where all the Mediums sat (x) and in front of him he
4 s--ack of papers and a few pencils. If he became entranced,
-Z@erials were there' But when the meeting started,
w.-I'ting @',-,e Youngster drew pictures only ceasing when
a:-@eets were covered with drawings. Then he got up and gave
:o scce of the sick who were there for that purpose, speak-
a t=6ue which was recognized by one of the people present
CLInese Zialect.
prt
_ neeing was over, the person who had invited Zibia
@i.,ter _,@e
@er s-n s-,;@ested that, in spite of his tender age, he showed
r.-@ediumistic potentiality and,..should develop it in
Antonio should coMe to her Centre for
tj care:',il manner. Luiz
Luiz Antonio, like all mediums, was an uncommonly sensit1purp,7se -rree @imes a week. As he, had felt so well there,
child living in a state Of emotional upheaval which he - 4Ar@:*._'.@ -%-de no bones about coming and turned up regularly at
stoodror was able to control. BeQauSe of this acute s-e neithe. _ . -e -.4mes a week.
nsitiVfe4--'e
.
he had considerable difficulty in his relationship with
ctherP
children and even with the Members of his family.
and other Problems which plagued him, In view of
his parents, thinking tel-I
la-y
companhionship with strange children of his age would help
placed him in school at the age of five. But in school thi h@ rs,
no better and his teachers faced still another problem
trying to keep the restless child quiet - that 1.3
noticed that the Youngster seemed stran - At last one teacher Invler
and colours so she gave him Coloured ch gely attracted to shap,I.-
ing on the blackboard the maps and assi alks and the task of d'Antrnlo.
doing at the time gnments the children wt
This fortunately work&d out and
Di lit-_Ie ne developed his mediumship, became calmer and
a--' @.%e drawings also improved although at that time no one,
a group of famous discarnate
the .;3u:iEster - dreamed that
=-stly of the Impression&st school, were preparing him for
r:k he was Soin.- to do. It was CDnly years later, when his
t'-,*3k him @3 see the famous Brazilian medium - Francisco C^an-
- a!c -Ine -"--.rst painter sign his name. But after that
.,, llttle by little, the masters made themselves known to
And now, sixteen years later, these painters have pro-
cl:,se -_@, f ive th,ousand works of art through their young medium.
-
while hei
doing this work, Luiz Antonio kept quiwt. However, this obse: Over the years the styles have become more pronounced as the
teacher also noticed that although he enjoyed doing the work,;e
handicapped in the execution of __Z learned to manipulate his arms - aad legs ... But it
the drawings as he seemed to be stressed -.hat Luiz Antonio himseif has little knowledge
4d
little innate knowledge of art. So she suggested that h- a- and -.*.-.e styles, colours and other details favoured by each
enroll him in an art school suitable for his age. This IS p@
ately done but the Was L'.Uz Antonio afso had to learn to adapt himself to the
choice Was Unfortunate as it was only a f to become utterly passive when the painters wish to do their
Course and the teaching was inadequate for the bly's nee s,
eigth months Luiz Antonio gave up this art course having d but the close proximity to these discarnate Masters has
little during that time. lear t quite a lot.
When Luiz Antonio was thirteen years old, a new phase of It should be observed that it is not the usual procedure for
list@ to take their children to sessions such as the one Luiz
life started and this happened during one of the weekly eetir 10 men-
, to, Spiritist youngste376participate of study groups
Gasparettos held to study 6piritism. Like most Spiritist fami t1r homes and also in youth groups of which each Centre has
friends and members of the family gathered tOge ther f or this ; rr zo-e, divided according to the children's ages.
and Luiz Antonio and his brothers Were expected to participate
though Luiz Antonio was a trial to the rest of the group becau
his restlessness. However, at this particular meeting, he wasl
352 353
Approved, For Rele.asell-2003/09/101: CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700350004 q
Approv 9d For Release 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792ROO07~OQ350004-9
How the psi-paintings are Produced.
I. The medium only paints when entranced.
2. The pictures are produced in the dark with only a faint
bulb to light the place.
3.
Music is Played during the entire session, sometimes very
loudly. The explanation is that the vibrations of the
music help harmonize the surroundings and the thoughts a
feelings of those present.
4. The work is done at extremely high speeds. A simple Pic
in one colour might take a couple of seconds while more
ones take from 10 to 20 minuts.
5. The artists use either crayons or paints in tubes.
6. The colours are not laid out in an orderly manner, per
They are simply placed in a heap.
the paper down while the painting is being executed.
Who are the diSCarnate artists?
pI -
C.o now about thirty have signed their names to Paintings
lose to five thousand works of art produced, the following
s have participated: Delacroix, Franz Hals, Reynolds, Seurat,
Nazriet, Matisse, Cezanne, Sisley, Goya, Diego Rivera, Dumont,
ari, Anita Xalfatti, Lasar Segall, Picasso, Modigliani,
se lAutrec, Van Gogh, Gauguin, Degas, Tissou, Da Vinci,
111, Debret, Raphael,Rembrandt, Tarcila do Amaral.
t
7. They are executed with either hand, although the mediurh isjP Conclusion
ambidextrous. I
-"Iz Antonio Gasparetto has been tested several times by re-
They are also done with both hands working simultaneously.. C:ers -vi-O specialize in such work and@-,observed by many all over
this case the medium can either draw two heads or have botPO-Ia, L33 nzLnerou5 to name individually.
hands working on different parts of the same Picture. He:"
also start with one hand the later change to the other, om.7tie =.@st impor@ant of the researchers who tested him was dr.
hand helping the Qther. %;:;! Andrade, President of the Institute Brasileiro
9- Where two heads are done simultaneously, osq@..Isas ?sic@)biofllsicas, who igad aided in his work by Guy
one Portrait might,'? @ alyfa 1 r, a member of the Society of Psychical Research and
drawn Upside down. i
Or c-` several books on the paranormal. In his book "The In-
tL!7:e Playfair mentions one of these tests in detail.
10- In such Pictures, each hand signs the Picture done by the af"-@-'7arles A--Jrade is of Sao Paulo, Brazil and Playfair is from
responsible for the work. Then the signature on the upsidp--,
down picture is signed upside down and back to front. The
done by the other hand is signed in the normal manner. 1 During the @ests, a team of experts and laymen took films,
11. Paintings are also Produced with the feet and in s 0s, :;imed and observed the medium carefully.
uch casest
are often painted upside down and although one fo t serveqVaer, asked wnat he feels when trance painting is going on,
the palette, it sometimes aids in the 0 said that at the start he feels a change in his
final painting.
n
12. Paintings have been done with feet and one hand working . pla-- t3,a. This is followed by a sense of excitement as if
w-.-.derful is about the happen. Then he feels his arms
taneOuslY, while the medium addressed a person nearby. d by a layer of energy. After this he senses the approach
however, does not happen very often. --i;ca-nate painters who make themselves known, speaking to
Ilepat.hically. Although he is not clairvoyant, the medium
13. Total absence of models, yet figures and faces are anatomi each painterm and can describe what they are wearing at the
perfect and the solutions are those of a genius. He also feels changes in mood and in his body,-According
painter approaching to start working. But Lui&Antonio
14. Portraits Of People both alive and dead, famous or not, kn Zen said tnat this is a personal experience, impbssible to
or unknown to him. Some of the discarnates have been ec
by friends or relations. r late into words which will convince those who cannot or will
ry to understand! Mediumship, however, has long been studied
lalzed by many eminent scholars and people of science. So
15. The paintings are done in a variety of styles, each corresp no longer a mystery. If it is applied to explain how these
to the artist signing the work. paintin8s are produced by a young Brazilian psychologist
16. The discarnate artist often talks to the person helping to
354
n using paint, this is smeared on to the fingers and Palms
the medium's hand and then patted or rubbed on to the paper
a variety of styles which has to be seen to be appreciated.
paints on the palms of the medium's hands do not mix. Al-
ug@j the palm might be covered with black, if a white is
A*ed on it, it remains white. Yet, on the paper, the colours
to fora the shades required.
355
d For Release 2003/09/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700350004-9
-5-
ApFroved For Release 2003109/10 : CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700350004-9
who has no background in a t, everything will become clear a ESTUDO EXPLORATORIO QUE SUGERE A POSSIBILIDADE DE TRA
further explanations are required. TAMENTO DE DISTURBIOS DO SONO POR MEIO DE TRANSFERN_
Luiz Antonio's mediumship has aroused extraordinary inte CIA DE ENERGIA.
,e]
rom socie ANDRADE, Maria Regina R.de; M
all over the world-and he has received invitations from socie Essorlearem Psicologia do
scientific and otherwise, magazines, and television stations inica
demonstrate hiz ability to do psi-painting, The British BBrr Psic6loga Cl, I
Universida icobio icas
Ing corporation did a 30 de de Sio Paul oc.de Pesq.Ps fTs
-minute videotape on his work and this Sio Paulo P.. Brasil
broadcast at peak hour on their "Nationwide" programme in Mar*FWM' de Sio Paulo OPS
August 1978. In -the States, the-_Xational Broadcasting Corpon
also showed Luiz Antonio with other medium@-,@- a-lao on a nation
programme. Television sta4onv in other
-countries .haVe done
same, and he has 'been Invited t6 participate in congresses, h
national and international. So much for the medium. And hii
Kany of the 5,000 paintings have been acquired by people
interested in psi-painting or just because they enjoy having:
pictures in their homes, but it should be stressed that Luiz)
has never kept any of the proceeds for himself. The pictures
donated to the Spiritst Centre which he, his family and a Sroi
devoted people run, and the proceeds help feed the thousandsc
utterly destitute and illiterate people who life in shacks in
outskirts of this immense city. The Centre itself attends tc
hundreds of people of all classes suffering from spiritual, n4
and physical disturbances of many kinds.
As a last word, it is important to know that the objectiN
of the psi-paintings is not to give the world more works of ar
It is to show mankind that there is no death as such because 3,
continues In a different dimension in the spiritual wo
does not lose his personality or identity when he lose. h
rt. p
body through death. He continues working, learning, improving
evolving. It also shows that the discarnate entities can make
selves known to us, can communicate with the world given the
conditions and the right channels the mediums.
356
4,4- Jacira L.R. da;
C@'dade de F
S0 e esq.rsi
S@2aaulo, S.P., Bras
As-c
es r
Ly:- Th is an -Plorato:y r i
W &U in the treatment f h 1 r
1@r e
ti
fil of a Spiritist 'nsti
NJ the es
free of charge help to children,
.nd
p tr=sft, (p,steur 4 passes), und
I ("U=tores espirituais"). 684 cas
I also presented at this Conference
[ag disturbances, who had total r
L nedical help, provide further J
ma of further research related t
1. e Lic. em Psicologia
iofTsicas de Sio Paulo
e transfer of energy is rec end-
h eeping disturbances.The authors
sl
in the city of S-ao Paulo, that pro
ures
_ans of standardized proced
he orientation of supposed spiritual
of recovery analysed in a previous re
e commented. 90 cases of chidren wit7h
ion of- their symptoms without tradi-
al ev ,i'dence. The authors emphasize
subject.
a controvertido-s na Psico-
- :. As perturbaqo C - @_l 05
e icina atuaiS, es do sono Yo s 0 ema,1C=mo a 6bordagem terapiutica.
tanto quant a NaTt
00do, as explicaq6es para sua orrencia_@im sido em geral dadas pela Psi
a
ise. W>ordager(l esta que njo t a a. plena de toda a Ci@ncia atual.
tamb qu cet@'a- d
lado, nio hi acordo anto a f@ a e tratamento desses distUr
J.dividindo-se os profissiona' entre aqueles,\que utilizam uma abordagem far
Tn@am,
REgica, os que realizam um en aminhamento psiAoterapiutico (da crianga, dTa
se rv
is ow de ambas) e os que se servem de ambos o@ recursos-
*d
Wdida en Sue a etiologia d perturbagbes do so o nio estj bem determinada,
0'' 0naoe
J0JW;6es sao, todas elas, d scutTveis, pois embor contenham pontos positi-
asad s onte
i cs negativos sempre est@ presentes. A Psicoter ia, u por exemplo, atua com
esti p
' /ea r caup
r I r
Isso es grande nGmero de casos; por outro lado, s a d ragio e custo elevados
de cas
n @e
sm
ca Doe
na fora do alcance a maioria da populagio. Do mesmo modo os psagentes
t cc
W-0s sio bastante efic' ntes; no entanto, a ingesta continuaL de icotr6-
@s i a
c st
Is por crianqaLs pode le ar i ocorrincia de disturbio psicomotores, os quais
Ieara rbl os ps
4.xtrecaaente prejudic*ais ao desenvolvimento social emocional da crianga e
ca-sao c iaIe
pecjaI
in tambin tratamento pecializado.
os prit1cos,.porq
apresentaml ja.
ntan experienci
,Ot,doras deste q
IwKas tivesse
vve atendimento
is de entrg!a a@
I - tencia @J
assis
(FEESP), enti/d
e Federal, e ju
-A, i desejivel e necess5rio 0 trat '1qnt
otan 0 das crianqas
e pesadelos, ins5nia, terrores n u s e sonambulismo
de agudo sofrimento para a crianqa
)aara sua famTlia.
.a
to Ae elevado 115mero
dro, chamou .os a a gio 0 f ag @ 4
ital remissio de seus Sintomas e erturbag o,de sono apos
[e tipo nio convencional, centrado na hip6lise de transfe-
V@S da imposigio de mios. Este tratamento i feito no servi
r al i crianga. da Federagio Espilrita do Estado de S F0_
tu Esta-
le esta considerada de Utilidade Publica Municipal,
eStj em atividade na Cidade de Sjo Paulo hi 43 anos.
357
Approved For Release 2003/09/10 CIA-RDP96-00792ROO0700350004-9