Adolf Fritz, generally called Dr. Fritz (Munich, ? – Estonia, 1918), was a hypothetical German surgeon whose spirit has allegedly been channeled by several Brazilian psychic surgeons, starting with José (Zé) Arigó in the 1950s and continuing up to the present. There is no proof that he actually existed. Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German federal state of Bavaria. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Surgeon may refer to: a practitioner of surgery the moniker of British electronic music producer and DJ, Anthony Child; see Surgeon (musician) This is a disambiguation page—a list of articles associated with the same title. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... According to Websters Dictionary: the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide. ... Psychic surgery is a procedure performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons, chiefly in the Philippines and in Brazil. ... José (Zé) Arigó, born José Pedro de Freitas (Congonhas, Brazil, 18 October 1921 – 1 November 1971) was the best known of Brazilian psychic surgeons. ...

Alleged manifestations

In the 1950s, psychic surgeon Zé Arigó (1918–1971) claimed to be operating as a channel for the spirit of a Dr. Adolf Fritz, a German doctor who had died in World War I. Arigó became famous in Brazil and abroad, and was the subject of documentaries and books. Soon after predicting his own death, he died in an automobile accident. José (Zé) Arigó, born José Pedro de Freitas (Congonhas, Brazil, 18 October 1921 – 1 November 1971) was the best known of Brazilian psychic surgeons. ... Clockwise from top: Trenches in frontline, a British Mark I Tank crossing a trench, the Royal Navy battleship HMS Irresistible sinking after striking a mine at the battle of the Dardanelles, a Vickers machine gun crew with gas masks and a Sopwith Camel biplane. ...

After Arigó's death in a car accident, two brothers, Oscar and Edivaldo Wilde, claimed to channel the spirit of Dr. Fritz. Their careers were cut short when both died in violent car crashes.

Following them was Edson Queiroz, a gynecologist. Queiroz treated hundreds of thousands of patients in the guise of Dr. Fritz, while further advancing the techniques of Arigo. He, too, met a violent death at the hand of a knife-wielding assailant.

After Queiroz's death, Dr. Fritz has been allegedly channeled by Rubens Farias Jr. (1954– ) of São Paulo; who claims that Dr. Fritz has predicted his own violent death. Landmark buildings Edifício Italia (at left) and Copan (curved façade at center), in São Paulo Downtown. ...

Alleged biography

In a mediunic interview, channeled by Arigó, the spirit of Dr. Fritz said that he had been born in Munich. His father suffered from asthma and a doctor recommended that he move to a place with a better climate, so the family moved to Poland when he boy was only four years old. Forced to work when he was young because of his parent's premature death, Fritz studied medicine on his own. One month before graduating a general came into his office with his daughter in his arms, and despite his efforts, Fritz could not save her. The officer accused Fritz of her death and had him put in jail, where he suffered all sorts of tortures. He escaped from the jail and fled to Estonia, where he lived between 1914 and 1918, the year in which he died. In spirituality, a medium or spirit medium (plural mediums) is an individual who claims the ability to receive messages from spirits, ghosts, or other discorporate entities, or claims that he or she can channel such entities -- that is, write or speak in the voice of these entities rather than in... Munich: Frauenkirche and Town Hall steeple Munich (German: München (pronounced listen) is the capital of the German federal state of Bavaria. ... Medicine on the Web NLM (National Library of Medicine, contains resources for patients and healthcare professionals) Virtual Hospital (digital health sciences library by the University of Iowa) Online Medical Information- medical news, links and resources Collection of links to free medical resources Category: ...

Exhaustive research has found no mention of a doctor with any of those names in German records. Followers of Arigó have retorted that the name provided by the spirit, as well as the German-like accent of his channels, were probably faked by Dr. Fritz himself, in order to preserve his true identity. Skeptics insist that the psychic surgeons themselves have invented the entity.

See also

• Kardecism
• José Arigó
• Edson Queiroz
• Rubens Farias Jr.
• psychic surgery

Kardecist Spiritism or Kardecism is a spiritualistic doctrine created in the 19th century by Allan Kardec. ... José (Zé) Arigó, born José Pedro de Freitas (Congonhas, Brazil, 18 October 1921 – 1 November 1971) was the best known of Brazilian psychic surgeons. ... Psychic surgery is allegedly a paranormal surgical procedure, practiced chiefly in the Philippines and Brazil. ...

External Links

• Dr. Fritz--the Skeptics's Dictionary
• Fritz Healing
• As Curas de Dr. Fritz
• The Enigmatic Dr. Fritz
• James Randi Educational Foundation