The Enigma of Psychic Surgery in the Philippines Part 2 - Jun Labo

<b>The enigma of Jun Labo.</b>witnessed his first apparition of Jesus. This was Jun's
Together with my colleague Patrick Hamouy (offirst encounter with Jesus who was to become one
Alternative Therapies) , we met with Jun and wereof his spirit guides for all healing.
his guest recently at his residence in the mountainHis first healing experience came when he was
regions of northern Luzon, its location and altitude inaccompanying his mother on a religious walk. One
the Cordiella mountain range keep it cool and pleasantwoman collapsed and Jun instinctively began rubbing
during the hot and extremely humid summer months.her chest. Blood spurted out and Jun ran away in
His house is somewhat of an Oriental palace, withfear. The crowd brought him back and asked him to
pagodas, roof gardens, terraces within terraces, largefinish the healing. Jun carried on rubbing the woman's
statues of lions, eagles, frogs, gnomes, and with anchest and she fully recovered.
eclectic mixture of painted murals and bas-reliefs of<b>Jun's diagnosis techniques</b>
ancient Chinese symbols, and warriors in combat. TheIn order to find out the condition of a patient, Jun
gardens are filled with beautiful blossoms, and exoticholds a sheet in front of the patient and uses it as a
tropical trees, and of course the local mountain pines.form of psychic x-ray. Through it, he is able to see
Jun has also dedicated a 'shrine' to his first car (a VWspots inside the patient's body. If the spots are dark,
Beetle) in the grounds.then the disease is serious (location and number of
Jun is an enigma within the enigma, on the one handtumours are shown to him). If the spots are bright, it
he was (and still is) a political figure of significantis not so serious.
influence. He was Mayor of Baguio City, and twiceIn the film I mentioned earlier, Jun was operating on
Governor of the province. He is world famous in thea Filipino patient suffering from eye problems. To
area of healing, and featured in the film 'Exploring thediagnose the patient, Jun used his sheet as an X-ray
Unknown' (1977) narrated by Burt Lancaster. Jun isand doing so, spotted something in the throat of
also proud that he has been 'officially' tested byAlan Newman (the producer of the documentary)
doctors in the USA. He was wired up to all kinds ofwho was standing behind the patient. After a
monitors, at Wisconsin University, and observed by asuccessful operation on the Filipino, he asked Alan to
team of medical doctors and surgeons, and hislie down and operated on his throat, removing a large
healing was proclaimed genuine.quantity of pus from it. Newman later confirmed that
So on the one hand there is the man Jun Labo, anhe had had problem with his throat for the past 8
extrovert personality, extremely confident, veryyears but had not told. After the surgery, Newman
flamboyant, a former playboy, politician and celebrity,was able to breathe freely for the first time in 8
and on the other hand there is the extraordinaryyears.
powerful healer Jun Labo.<b>My personal experiences with Jun Labo<
Prior to a healing sessions, in which any number to 40b>
people receive individual healing, Jun starts with hisI first met Jun three years ago, I was experiencing
prayers which includes facing what in shamanisman ongoing lethargy, and lack of energy. He put a
would be calling in the powers of the 'four directions'white sheet a few inches above me, and then quickly
and burns incense to raise the energy and vibrationwithout any words, opened my body with his hands.
of the healing room. It is at his prayers andThere was no pain or discomfort, just a sensation of
meditation which preclude the healing session, thatbeing touched. He took out a tangled mass of tissue
you feel a perceptible shift, Jun changes in somefrom my chest. I looked back again and my skin had
way, and you can feel that you are in the presenceresealed. I then mentioned to him that my sinus area
of 'something' or 'other-worldly'. Jun at that momentwas blocked, he immediately and without any words,
becomes (and not just figuratively speaking) a trueinserted his finger in my nostril and pushed it up. He
'walker between the worlds', a shaman in all butthen withdrew his finger with a piece of solid
name.rubberised snot about 3 inches in length, and the
Jun always insists that it is the 'holy spirit' that isthickness of my thumb attached to it. And that was
working directly through his hands, and that he is onlyit, a procedure which took about 10 minutes if that. I
an instrument. Again we come to this situation whereasked him what the problem was with my chest, and
we attempt to describe in words the mystery of thehe said that one of my heart valves was blocked. I
spiritual forces which carry out the actual healing.left his house breathing clearly, and filled with energy,
What is the 'holy spirit', without question it has thea moment of true elation.
characteristics of an external force or power.On my recent visit with Jun, I mentioned that my
However to simply say that it is an invisible orthroat was feeling blocked. He removed a non
incorporeal being is not fully satisfactory, even thoughcancerous growth the size of a tangerine from there,
my experiences have indicated that is what it is!and then made another opening, and significant
I recall a particular incident back in 2000 when I wasamount of thick pus and phlegm poured out. Patrick
working with the psychic surgeon Roger Delin inwho was videoing all of this, was making some
Baguio. I would go everyday to Roger's house and sitcomments with regards to the 'yeech' factor as this
with him just chatting and drinking tea, and then hewas going on!
would abruptly stand up and say let's start. AnywayI witnessed and videoed a number of operations on
on this particular day, we seemed to be sittingPatrick. And as the platitude goes 'a picture is worth
around waiting for longer than usual. So I askeda thousand words' we will be releasing some of our
Roger why we were waiting for so long, he said "thevideo footage so people can see (and hear) for
spirit has not arrived yet, I get a nudge from thethemselves.
spirit when he is here" It was at that moment, it feltWhen I talked with Jun about shamanism, and how
as if someone had given me a massive shove in thethe shamans heal, he very much resonated with that
back, I looked around but there was no one there,and felt very much at home with that, even though
behind me was empty. I looked at Roger; he smiledhe doesn't define himself as a shaman.
and said "time to start!"Jun has a desire to teach healers, and has
Jun was born on 23 December 1934 in Dagupan Cityco-founded with Patrick (as Vice President), the
in Pangasinan, Philippines. His parents belonged to theInternational School of Metaphysical Healing and
"Union Espiritista Christiana de Filipinas" (a spiritualistDevelopment. This school will be based in Baguio. I
church that has taught numerous healers in thehave been invited to be an Associate Vice President
Philippines). Jun's mother was a psychic dentist andand both Patrick and I will be bringing people
she forced Jun to go to church on Sundays. Jun wasinterested in receiving healing from Jun, as well as
not keen on spending part of his Sunday in churchlearning and being trained in this form of metaphysical
and used to sneak out to play with his friends. As anhealing. Jun conducts a test on the apprentice or
interesting note, all the Philippines psychic surgeons Iaspiring healer (I'm glad I passed!). He takes the index
have met, even though they may practice in Baguiofinger of the person, blows on it, makes a prayer
or Manila, all come from Pangasinan province, yetand then runs the persons finger of a patient's body.
another enigma.The finger running along the body makes an opening
One Sunday, he became paralysed during a churchand draws blood. The opening is instantly closed as
ceremony. In a state of shock and with fear, hesoon as the finger moves (I also have this on video).