A TRUE ACCOUNT. We have all heard about the Filipino psychic surgeons. Too often, real stories of psychic surgery are ignored and only those of sleight-of-hand are reported. The healers are represented as tricksters or worse, frauds. Yet, there is a long history of the use of "divine trickery" in Shamanism and Folk Practice which makes our modern form of Medicine seem like it is in its infancy. From Siberian Shamans to the American Indian - the use of sleight-of-hand is considered a viable aspect of traditional medicinal and spiritual practice.Martin starts with a superb overview of this highly controversial subject which will certainly more than satisfy those with interests in these fields, but he goes much further. Indeed his knowledge of "alternative medicine," psychic surgery and related subjects is impressive and comprehensive.