Jaime Licauco

Jaime T. Licauco, popularly known as Jimmy Licauco, is a renowned parapsychologist, author, and management practitioner in the Philippines.

He is the Founder and President of the Inner Mind Development Institute, a training center for parapsychology, philosophy, psychic investigation, and metaphysics.

Early life and education

Licauco was born in San Juan, Metro Manila, Philippines, on July 25, 1940. He is the great-great grandson of Damian Domingo, a nineteenth-century Filipino painter.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

He completed his elementary and high school at San Beda College, a Catholic school run by the Benedictine monks in Manila. He earned a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and English degree, "magna cum laude", in 1962. He took up graduate studies in Sociology from the Asian Social Institute as a scholar in 1965. He obtained a Master of Business Management degree from the Asian Institute of Management in 1972.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

Management experience

Licauco has worked, over a span of twenty-five years, in middle and upper business management levels in ten different corporations, mostly in the lines of human resource, management training and development, and consultancy.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

Paranormal work

Licauco gradually transformed from a corporate executive to a paranormal expert:Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

*1977. He wrote his first pamphlet, "Healing Without Medicine".
*1978. He wrote his first book, "Understanding the Psychic Powers of Man".
*1982. He taught Parapsychology for one semester at the De La Salle University-Manila under the Behavioral Sciences Department.
*1986. He founded the Philippine Paranormal Research Society, Inc., a non-profit, non-stock corporation engaged in the systematic investigation and documentation of paranormal phenomena. The society published the Philippine Psychic Journal and conducted regular forums on psychic phenomena. It also provided funds for studies in the field.
*1986 to the present. He is a resource person for the Young Presidents Organization, a business club based in Texas, United States.
*1987 to present. He is a columnist in "The Philippine Daily Inquirer" (Inner Awareness).
*1988. He developed and conducted the first Creative and Intuitive Management module for graduate students taking up Master in Development Management at the Asian Institute of Management.
*1988. He established and became President of Silva Mind Control Philippines, Inc., a firm engaged primarily in conducting the Silva Mind Method of Control Seminar in the Philippines. In May 1991, he resigned as president and lecturer of the Silva Method to devote time to other activities.
*1988. He formally left the corporate world and embarked on full time activities in the fields of parapsychology and education.
*1988. He established the Inner Mind Development Institute which conducts seminars on mind development, whole brain management, ESP, creative thinking and related subjects which are not covered by the Silva Method of Mind Control seminars. During this year, he conducted the ESP course in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
*1989. He founded the "New Age Breakfast Club" which met every Friday morning to discuss various topics of a metaphysical, paranormal and spiritual nature. It was a loose aggrupation of professionals interested in human development in all aspects: non- religious, non-sectarian and non-political. It was open to the public. The forum lasted for four years.
*1992 to the present. He is a radio anchor man in DZMM (630 kHz), "Inner Mind on Radio."
*2001. He was named one of the "Bedans of the Century" for Literature during the 100th Anniversary of San Beda College.

Academe

Licauco has taught English, Philosophy, Christian Ethics, and Sociology at San Beda College; parapsychology at De La Salle University-Manila; and Intuitive Decision Making, Creativity, Remote Viewing, and Telepathy at the Asian Institute of Management. He is a frequent resource speaker and lecturer in local and international conferences, seminars, and workshops.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

He established the Inner Mind Development Institute, a special training school devoted to the art and science of metaphysics and parapsychology. He regularly conducts seminars on Inner Mind Development, ESP, and Higher Awareness at the Institute as well as in other venues upon request of different organizations.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

His teaching employment is recorded as follows:Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

*San Beda College, Mendiola, Manila (1962-65) - Philosophy and Sociology
*Trinity College (now Trinity University of Asia), Magsaysay Blvd., Quezon City (1965-66) - Sociology and English
*De La Salle University-Manila, Taft Avenue, Manila (1982) - Parapsychology
*Asian Institute of Management, Makati City (1984-94) - Creative and Intuitive Management, MBM Program
*De La Salle University-Dasmariñas College of Medicine, Dasmarinas, Cavite (1995-96) - Visiting Faculty Member, Holistic Medicine and Alternative Healing
*Rosebridge Graduate School of Integrative Psychology, Concord, California USA (1995 to present) - Visiting Faculty Member
*Inner Mind Development Institute, Makati City (1988 to present) - Intuition and ESP, Inner Mind Development, Strees Control, the Psychology of Peak Performance, Parapsychology and Paranormal Healing
*San Beda College, Mendiola, Manila (2005-2007)- New Age philosophy and Parapsychology, Department of Philosophy and Human Resource Development

Publications

Licauco has authored twelve books, three pamphlets, and a book on intuition published in San Francisco, California. Two of his books were published by De La Salle University.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

Among his published works include:Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

*"Understanding the Psychic Powers of Man". National Book Store Inc., 1978.
*"The Truth Behind Faith Healing in the Philippines". National Book Store Inc., 1980.
*"The Magicians of God: The Amazing Stories of Philippine Faith Healers". National Book Store, Inc., 1980, 1999.
*"The Psychic World and You". JMC Press Inc., 1982. 2nd edition, 1999.
*"Jun Labo: A Philippine Healing Phenomenon". 1985.
*"True Encounters with the Unknown: The Psychic, the Mystical and the Strange". National Book Store Inc., 1986, 2000.
*"Beyond Ordinary Reality: Exploring the Powers of your Inner Mind". Solar Publishing Corporation, 1987.
*"Beyond Ordinary Reality Volume 2". 1999.
*"Exploring the Powers of Your Inner Mind". Inner Mind Development Institute, 1992.
*"Intuition at Work: Pathways to Unlimited Possibilities". Co-author. New Leaders Press/Sterling & Stone, Inc., San Francisco, California, 1996.
*"Soul Mates, Karma and Reincarnation". Anvil Publishing, Inc., 1996.
*"More Encounters with the Unknown". Anvil Publishing, Inc., 1997.
*"When the Impossible Happens: Confessions of a Reluctant Psychic". 1999.
*"On Christianity, New Age & Reincarnation: New Perspectives on Old Religious Issues". Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2004.
*"Dwarves and Other Nature Spirits: Their Importance to Man". Rex Book Store, Quezon City, 2005.
*"Ghosts In Photos". Anvil Publishing, Inc., 2005.

Media

Licauco runs a weekly column entitled "Inner Awareness" at "The Philippine Daily Inquirer". He also anchors a weekly radio program over DZMM.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

Awards

Licauco was hailed as one of the "Bedans of the Century" awardees by San Beda College during the school's 100th foundation anniversary in 2001. He was also proclaimed "the foremost proponent of the New Age Movement in the Philippines" by the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines in February 2003.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

Private life

Licauco is married to Yolanda Campos. The couple has three children. The family resides in Parañaque City, Metro Manila, Philippines.Author profile, Anvil Publishing House. 2005.]

On the evening of Jan. 26, 2007, Licauco almost died, when he felt chest pain while watching a movie at Greenbelt Cinema in Makati. Having a near-fatal heart attack (Myocardial infarction), he was rushed to the Makati Medical Center and finally transferred to the Philippine Chinese General Hospital. Licauco’s cardiologist, Dr. Dy Bun Yok found (angiogram) that 70% of one of his arteries is blocked. Licauco stayed in the coronary care unit for 4 days, and thereafter, he underwent an angioplasty. After 2 days, Licauco left the hospital (after almost 2 weeks stay thereat). Licauco’s daughter Sophia, who has been living in California for the last 15 years, flew back to Manila to be with him, although she was out of a job. [ [http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=53057 Inquirer.net, INNER AWARENESS, When signs are ignored] ] [ [http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=54442 Inquirer.net, INNER AWARENESS, When signs are ignored, Second Part] ]

Licauco and James Randi Controversy

Licauco met his nemesis. James Randi (born August 7, 1928), stage name The Amazing Randi, is a stage magician and scientific skeptic best known as a challenger of paranormal claims and pseudoscience. Born Randall James Hamilton Zwinge, in Toronto, Canada, Randi is the founder of the James Randi Educational Foundation (JREF). The Magician Randi debunked claims in Licauco's Philippine Daily Inquirer column entitled "INNER AWARENESS" (October 24, 2006). Randi, inter alia, challenged Licauco to apply for the JREF $ 1 million dollar prize, since the latter claimed that "he has paranormal abilities". With point-by-point reply ("Setting the record straight", Inquiret.net, January 15, 2007), Licauco forthwith anwered Randi's attacks. Licauco denied having supernatural powers by saying "That’s a lie. I have never claimed to have any paranormal or psychic ability. I don’t know where Randi got that idea". Although he teaches, among other things, ESP and how to do remote viewing, and even boasted in a show that more than 80% of his students develop the skill.

He claims that "I don’t have to prove to Randi that ESP (extra sensory perception) ability (such as telepathy, clairvoyance and telekinesis) exists. This has been proven scientifically long ago." He also claims that Randi "participated in the cover-up of a botched scientific investigation of Michel Gauquelin’s conclusion that there was a significant statistical correlation between birth dates of athletes and the position of Mars in the heavens". Licauco further said that "Randi’s group denounced Gauquelin’s finding only to eat their words later. To save face, they went so far as to manipulate scientific data to conform to their preconceived notion that astrology was pure hogwash". [ [http://opinion.inquirer.net/inquireropinion/letterstotheeditor/view_article.php?article_id=37701 Inquirer.net, Magician belies claims in Licauco columns] ] [ [http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=43574 Inquirer.net, http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/lifestyle/lifestyle/view_article.php?article_id=43574] ]

External links

* [http://www.jaimelicauco.com/ Jaime Licauco's Official Website]
* [http://www.anvil.com.ph Anvil Publishing House]
* [http://www.sanbeda.edu.ph San Beda College]
* [http://www.aim.edu.ph Asian Institute of Management]

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