José (Zé) Arigó ( –1 November 1971) was best known of Brazilianpsychic surgeons. Psychic surgery is a procedure performed by self-styled psychic doctors or psychic surgeons, chiefly in the Philippines and in Brazil. ...
Zé Arigó performed his healing acts and surgical operations with his hands or with simple kitchen utensils while in a mediunic trance, supposedly channeling the spirit of a certain Dr. Fritz. For other meanings of medium, see medium (disambiguation). ... According to Websters Dictionary: the practice of professedly entering a meditative or trancelike state in order to convey messages from a spiritual guide. ... A spirit or spiritual being is a non-corporeal entity found in many religions and belief systems throughout the world. ...