From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Waldo Vieira
Waldo Vieira
Waldo Vieira (born 12 April 1932) is a Brazilian dentist of Higher Studies of the Consciousness - where he resides
and physician who first proposed the theories of projec- and works daily on the Encyclopedia of Conscienciology,
tiology and conscientiology, two closely related nascent to be completed in the year 2011. It is estimated to have
sciences which posit that human consciousness is a non- 2000 terms related to the studies of consciousness.
physical phenomenon. That is, Vieira argues that con- The terms of the Encyclopedia are debated daily in
sciousness has an existence independent from the body, the "Tertúlias" - a series of discussions led by Vieira and
basing his claims on various accounts of out-of-body ex- open to the public for free. These discussions are broad-
periences and other psychical phenomena. He has writ- cast daily through the internet, from 12:30 PM to 14:30
ten over twenty books on vital energy, parapsychical and PM (GMT -3), and can be viewed through the website
personal development, and out-of-body experiences, in- Tertúlias da Conscienciologia.
cluding accounts of personal experiences.
References
Biography [1] "Review of Projectiology: A Panorama of Experiences of
Waldo Vieira was born on 12 April 1932, in Monte Carme- the Consciousness Outside the Human Body". The
lo, Minas Gerais, Brazil. He is a physician and a dentist. Journal of Parapsychology. Spring 2004.
He also holds a post-graduate degree in plastic surgery, http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2320/
earned in Tokyo, Japan. Vieira claims to have begun ex- is_1_68/ai_n13699206. Retrieved September 16,
periencing out-of-body experiences at the age of 9, and 2008.
for the past 40 years he has explored the idea of con-
sciousness as something other than the body.
Having written four 1000+ page treatises, a series of
External links
books and hundreds of articles, Vieira is among the most • International Academy of Consciousness
prolific authors on the subject. However, his work has • International Institute of Projectiology and
been described as reflecting "the author’s strong person- Conscientiology
al beliefs", which cause "many [of his] statements [to] • CEAEC - Center for Higher Studies of Conscientiology
seem strident, even dogmatic." Still, it has also been ar- • Journal of Parapsychology review of Projectiology: A
gued that his work has some value "as a phenomenolog- Panorama of Experiences of the Consciousness Outside the
ical treatise with applications to the consensual world Human Body
that necessitate verification or refutation by other re- • Description of treatise Projectiology by publisher
searchers." [1] • Realms of Consciousness (1999) Documentary
He was the founder and president of the Internation- featuring Dr. Waldo Vieira
al Institute of Projectiology and Conscienciology (IIPC), • Trailer of "Out-of-Body Experience: Glimpse of
and is also a long standing member of the American So- Immortality" (2000) Docudrama featuring Dr. Waldo
ciety for Psychical Research (ASPR) in New York, USA, Vieira
the Society for Psychical Research (SPR) in London, Eng- Persondata
land, the Brazilian Association of Parapsychology in Rio Name Vieira, Waldo
de Janeiro, Brazil, among others.
He has also assembled one of the largest libraries in Alternative names
the world on the subject of Consciousness, which in- Short description
cludes works ranging from parapsychology to eastern Date of birth 12 April 1932
mysticism. It is open to the public in CEAEC, Foz do
Place of birth
Iguaçu, Brazil.
Date of death
Recent work Place of death
Waldo Vieira currectly lives in Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil,
where he has founded the CEAEC - in Portuguese, Center
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