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[Editor’s note: The book for which this questionnaire was submitted was likely We Are All Healers (1973).]
June 1, 1972
Dear
May I ask your help in gathering information for a book about psychic or spiritual healing? An important section of it will give the views and opinions of serious practicing healers in England and United States who enjoy good reputations for their healing work. Your name has been given to me as one who fits these requirements, and so, I was writing to ask if you will fill in the following questionnaire.
The aim of my book is to further a wider understanding and acceptance of this unorthodox method of healing while encouraging more people to try to develop the healing gift within themselves, to whatever degree they are able. I feel very strongly that with this aim accomplished, larger numbers of people suffering from “incurable” illnesses will be healed or helped than is now possible. I will be most grateful for your assistance.
If you wish to remain anonymous, you may use a “pen name” or just your initials. If you are willing to be indulged in a list at the end of a book giving the names and addresses of respected healers in England and the United States, kindly indicate by checking whatever applies.
I would be willing to have my name and address included in such a list Yes
I would not be willing _____
You may use my name but not my address using instead the address of the book’s publisher _____
Name – Pastor James W. Jones
Address – 7630 East Road
c/o Peoples Temple Christian Church
Redwood Valley, California
Questionnaire (Note: If you need more space than that provided, kindly use separate sheets of paper, numbering your answers with the same number as the question. You may omit any questions you prefer not to answer.
1. At what age and in what manner did you discover that you had the ability to heal?
Very early in regards to animals. People in my place of faith report that I conveyed healing influences to them as early as five years of age.
2. Did you make an effort to become a better channel? If so, describe your method of developing your healing gift.
Developing total sympathy & love for those who came to me for help unquestionably enhanced my healing powers.
3. What type (or types) of healing do you do? (Laying on of hands, prayer, magnetic, other)
The two underlined [Laying on of hands, magnetic]; concentration of Fatherly concern in direction of recipient of healings; prayer in the form of affirmation of [illegible word]
4. Do you feel sensations of energy flowing through your body? Through your hands particularly? Any other sensations? Please describe.
Hands & Head.
5. What sensations your patients describe, if any?
Usually warmth in the vicinity of the organ, joint, etc. I am healing
6. In your opinion, what do you think causes the healing and how would you explain or describe the healing process?
Refinement in my super ego that enables me to be sensitized closely to people’s needs [several illegible words]
7. What is your own mental and/or spiritual attitude while healing? Do you pray? Meditate? Invoke God? Visualize? Please give details.
[Illegible line] that will bring good health; actually to be more clear in description – I see them (i.e. the affected people) in a state of [illegible word] health.
8. How do you feel about your healing gift?
I wish they did not depend so much on people being [illegible word] towards me.
9. In your opinion, if a person is to be healed must he or she have faith in God? In you? Be cooperative? Be expectant?
Be receptive and expectant [several illegible words] of God (good) but not necessarily in that order.
10. In your opinion, can people be healed who are atheists? Have no belief? Are skeptical of the healing treatment? Disbelieve in the probable effectiveness of the healing treatment?
Certainly those who are [illegible word] have been healed (thru such as a Professor Edith Roller of Ukiah, Calif. (phone listed in the directory)
11. Please estimate, if possible, the percentage of your patients who are healed more or less permanently and completely.
All those who I have a precognitive awareness [several illegible words]
12. Please estimate, if possible, the percentage who feel improved.
Thousands upon thousands of been healed but I cannot estimate in reference to how many have sought healing, but yet have not been made known to me, then ESP or [illegible words] known “God” [illegible word].
13. Please estimate, if possible, the percentage who are not helped.
I can’t honestly say that there is a great success where people believe in my work & [illegible word] wholeheartedly.
14. Do you have any theory or explanation why some are helped and others are not? Please give details.
[illegible word] explains a great deal undoubtedly cover than thinking is so often complete faith [illegible word]
15. Please estimate, if possible, the percentage are you instantly or in one treatment session?
Very high. Almost all that are healed by me as the instrument of God (good)
16. Please estimate, if possible, the percentage who come to you too late for beginning treatment to be effective? Do you sense immediately when a would-be patient cannot be healed? When their time has come to die?
Very few come too late (if any)
17. Can you help someone who is dying die without pain?
No one has ever died in my presence. Check this [illegible word] out with such people as T. L. Stoen, Asst District Attorney of Mendocino County, Calif.
18. Do you think your healing ability has been developed to the fullest? Or do you find that it continues to develop naturally? With effort?
Nothing is ever at its fullest. It now appears it develops without effort.
19. Do you think that every human has the inborn psychic ability to shield and that it can be developed, at least to some degree?
[No written answer, but last five words of question underlined]
[Missing page]
36. Do you feel laden by a spirit entity or entities while healing and/or while making diagnosis? (Please describe in detail, if so).
No
37. Do you do absent healing?
I have but thousands more in contrast occur in public gatherings.
38. Do you feel as good results can be obtained with absent healing as with contact healing?
It could but faith comes better by seeing [illegible words] some personal contact
39. Have you ever been harassed, criticized or inconvenienced by the medical profession or law enforcement officials or others because of your healing activities?
No (We encourage use of medical science & cooperate closely with same)
40. Are you overworked? Able to treat all who ask for appointments? If not, how long must a would-be patient wait for an appointment?
I make no appointments but I am overworked and conducting several public healing services each week (frequently four which last about of 4 or 5 hours long.
[Handwritten PS: “Please excuse the haste & poor scribe – I’m so pushed with all of our humanitarian projects – I never sleep more than 2 hours a night if that these days.”]
Many thanks.
Please return to:
Sally Hammond
495 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10014