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Distant Healing: Research and PracticewithWilliam Bengston (1949 – 2025) (4K Reboot)

William Bengston

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The late William Bengston served as president of the Society for Scientific Exploration. He is author of The Energy Cure: Unravelling the Mystery of Hands-On Healing. He was a professor of sociology at St. Joseph’s College in New York.

In this interview, rebooted from 2019, he describes how he began his investigations as a young man who encountered a psychic healer who served as his mentor and friend. When his friend backed out of participation in a healing experiment with cancer-injected mice, Bengston stepped in unwillingly. To his astonishment, after several healing sessions, the mice were completely cured. This result has now been replicated numerous times. Bengston discusses his approach to healing research and his attitude toward healing.

(Recorded on February 3, 2019)

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Published on June 19, 2025

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