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Note: The apparitions at Conyers will be one of the phenomena
discussed at this Symposium.


               The International Group for Peace
     Presents in Atlanta, Georgia and Miami, Florida, USA:
                               .
               The Fifth International Symposium
                               on
                       SCIENCE AND FAITH

This will truly be an evening with a difference. You will hear
scientists present their findings of what they have encountered
when they have looked, through the eyes of science, at certain
religious phenomena currently occurring in the world.

The speakers witnessed extraordinary happenings when they
examined certain people who claim to be having apparitions of
Christ and the Virgin Mary. They recorded changes in brain
behavior that have never before been encountered in Neurology or
Science. Listen as they explain how science played a role in
determining that some claims of supernatural experiences were
false.

What does science say when confronted with a statue of Christ
that is found to be inexplicably crying and bleeding?

Can meaning be found with this phenomena and what are the
implications of their findings for humanity and its faith?

  Atlanta Symposium: May 12, 1998 from 7:30 - 10:30 PM at the
  Georgia International Convention Center 1902 Sullivan Road ~
  Atlanta, Georgia 30337 (Next to the Airport). There is
  limited seating and reservations are required. The suggested
  donation at the door is $5.00 to cover the cost of the
  Symposium.

  Miami Symposium: May 9, 1998 from 10 AM to 1 PM at 9843 S.W.
  40th St. (Bird Rd.), Miami, Florida. There is limited seating
  and reservations are required. The suggested donation at the
  door is $5.00 to cover the cost of the Symposium.

  Please Contact: Mary Fernandez at Regina Caeli, 2731 Salzedo
  ~ Coral Gables, FL 33134, Tele: 305/442-7340 ~ FAX:
  305/442-9183

                            Speakers

Prof. Dr Ricardo Castanon

Dr. Castanon is a neuropsychophysiologist who was a visiting
professor in a number of European Universities over the last 20
years. He has specialized on the subject of understanding the
brain and human behavior. He is now practicing in La Paz,
Bolivia.

In the past 6 years he has investigated individuals around the
world who claim to have apparitions of Christ and the Virgin
Mary. His studies also included related mystical phenomena of the
"stigmata" and statues of Christ and the Virgin Mary found to
have been weeping in Akita, Japan, in Cochabamba, Bolivia and in
Civitavecchia, Italy. Dr. Castanon has written a number of books.
His professional background enabled him to approach these
controversial subjects with a freshness that will enlighten both
the professionals and the curious. His work and approach is
admired and supported by religious leaders in many countries.

Dr. Ramon Sanchez

Dr. Sanchez is a Neurologist, who has worked with Dr. Castanon in
the study of certain persons in different countries who claim to
have mystical experiences. He found that during an apparition of
Christ or the Virgin Mary, the brain would, during those relevant
times, go into a state of 3 hertz and 4 hertz delta brain
activity respectively. This is brain activity associated with
deep sleep or coma. Yet the visionaries studied were wide awake
and communicating sophisticated messages to what they were seeing
and hearing. Dr. Sanchez claims that there is no known precedent
anywhere in the world where this has ever happened and what the
visionaries were performing was a physiological impossibility!

Ron Tesoriero

An Australian Lawyer and Documentary Producer. Ron made a number
of documentaries covering in particular the investigative work of
Dr. Castanon and Dr Sanchez. His recent documentary "The Stones
Will Cry Out" examines the phenomenon of a statue of Christ in
South America that was weeping and bleeding. This documentary was
broadcast on public television throughout North and South
America.

Ron will present his latest documentary which records the
historic material gathered in the filming of Dr. Castanon's
investigations over the last 5 years.

Dr. Jose Aste Tonsmann

Dr. Tonsmann has for a number of years examined the famous image
of Our Lady of Guadalupe. This mysteriously formed image is found
on the tilma (cloak) of the Mexican Indian when according to
local beliefs Our Lady appeared to him in Mexico in the sixteenth
century. His unique work on detailed computerized amplification
of the eyes of the Virgin's image revealed what appears to be a
reflection in both eyes of people present at the time of the
formation of the image in 1531. His presentation will highlight
the impressive nature of this new finding and how it presents yet
another question for science.