European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Trends americans need not see it to believe it when it comes to the existence of paranormal psychic ghostly and other wordly experiences americans Are Strong believers. A Gallup poll of 1,236 adults conducted this year found the following a one of every four believes in ghosts a one of four believes he or she has had a telepathic experience in which they communicated with another person without using the traditional five senses a one in six has Felt that he or she have been in touch with someone who had already died a one in 10 claims to have seen or been in the presence of a ghost Gallup polls ,4 a More than half believe in the Devil and one in 10 claims to have talked to the Devil a one in seven says he or she has personally seen an unidentified flying object a three in four at least occasionally read their horoscopes in a newspaper and one in four say they believe in the tenets of astrology. All in All Only 7 percent of americans deny believing in any of a list of 18 paranormal experiences listed by Gallup. Almost one half say they believe in five or More. And even though actual experience is less frequent than belief three of four have experienced at least one such occurrence with about half claiming experience with More than three. Americans have always been fascinated by the idea that there is something beyond the traditional world of experience. These a out of the Normal experiences include Many different types of occurrences including such unusual mental experiences As telepathy Clairvoyance precognition Dejavu telekinesis and the ability of the mind to control and heal the physical body. They also involve the belief that our lives can be controlled by superstitious occurrences or in the Case of believers in astrology by the positions of planets and stars. Still others involve the mysterious realm of death a and what happens to humans when they die whether or not they return in various forms and shapes and whether or not we can communicate with them. And there is the unknown beyond our planet including ufos visits by extraterrestrials and the possibility of life on other planets. By far the most common phys hic phenomenon is the feeling of Dejavu that a person has been somewhere or done something before. Some have attempted to explain this occurrence As a biological one in which brain synapses undergo a Brief delay so that we actually sense the same event twice. Others feel that it is evidence of reincarnation or some form of reliving lives. Whatever the explanation it is a sensation known to millions. More than one half of All questioned 57 percent claim to have experienced Dejavu. Another common psychic belief is that the mind can actually participate in Healing the body. This belief is becoming More common in the orthodox medical Community with the growth of anecdotal evidence and reports from other cultures and religions. About one half of those polled believe in this Power although Only one Quarter claims to have experienced a situation in which they healed their body by mental processes alone. The idea of mental communications Between people living or dead without using the traditional five senses is another form of psychic Phenomena. Tales abound of mothers who Rush across town because they sense their baby is in need or of those who know who is on the phone before they pick it up. More than a third 36 percent of those asked say they believe in telepathy or communicating with others without using the five senses. One of four claims to have had a telepathic experience. Almost one of every five polled believes it is possible to communicate with the dead and 17 percent say they have Felt in touch with someone who has already died. Superstitious behaviour and astrology Are probably the most commonly talked about aspects of the paranormal. Yet the poll shows that belief in these Phenomena is no More prevalent than a belief in other seemingly More esoteric experiences such As telepathy and sightings of ufos. Fewer than one out of five americans 18 percent admit to being very or somewhat do you believe in the paranormal How americans answered by percent <5? Quot 0�v of a Vod it Java Devil esp Possession by the Devil spiritual Healing telepathy haunted houses extraterrestrials ability to predict the future astrology and horoscopes i go Patsy reincarnation communication with the dead telekinesis mind s Power to move objects 55% 55 49 49 46 36 29 27 26 25 25 21 18 17 32% 37 29 35 24 39 54 41 51 54 �6 57 62 59 13% 8 22 16 20 25 17 32 23 21 19 22 20 24 a amps Sharon Kilday superstitious. Another one in four claims to be a not very superstitious with out one half �?56 percent a saying that they Are not at All superstitious. The most common superstition is the fear of bad Luck when a Black cat crosses ones path. Next Are the fear of walking under a ladder 12 percent and worrying about Friday the 13th or things happening in threes 9 percent. About one in four americans say they believe in the Basic premises of astrology a that the positioning of stars and planets can have some Impact on ones daily life. One in four regularly reads horoscopes 26 percent read it at least once a week a about the same As said they did in polls in 1975 and 1988. Los angele3 Timas Syndicate Donald Trump Trump getting what he deserves Donald Trumps latest financial problems generate Little sympathy with the american Public according to a recent Gallup poll. After the hard pressed entrepreneur was put on a monthly allowance by his creditors americans were asked if the Felt sorry for him or if Trump was getting what he deserved. Sixty four percent said they Felt he brought his troubles on himself and that he was getting what he deserved. Only 13 percent said they Felt sorry for him. The remaining 23 percent had no opinion. Trump received the most sympathy from Blacks 21 percent followed by catholics easterners and lower income americans. College graduates and westerners had the greatest scorn for the beleaguered sex billionaire. Only 8 percent of each group Felt sorry for him. The results were based on Telephone interviews with 1,240 adults. The margin of error is 3 percent. But Trump continues to generate plenty of interest. His new Book titled a Trump surviving at the top a has already reached no. 1 among non fiction on the new York times Best seller list. Los angles times Syndicate september 9,1990 sunday c Page 5