CITADEL PRESS BOOKS are published by
Kensington Publishing Corp.
119 West 40th Street
New York, NY 10018
Copyright 2002 Dr. Haha Lung and Christopher B. Prowant
All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any means without the prior written consent of the publisher, excepting brief quotes used in reviews.
First published as The Black Science: Ancient and Modern Techniques of Ninja Mind Manipulation by Paladin Press.
PUBLISHERS NOTE
This is a reissue of a previously published book. It therefore reflects the cultural mores of that time.
CITADEL PRESS and the Citadel logo are Reg. U.S. Pat. & TM Off.
ISBN: 978-0-8065-4079-5
First Citadel trade paperback printing: July 2002
26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18
Electronic edition:
ISBN-13: 978-0-8065-4080-1 (e-book)
ISBN-10: 0-8065-4080-X (e-book)
Knowing your own mind is only half the battle. The other half is discerning the mind-set of your enemy; his motivation and his weakness.
Dirk Skinner,
Street Ninja: Ancient Secrets for Surviving Todays Mean Streets
From fictional characters such as Svengali in George du Mauriers 1884 Trilby and Dr. Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs , to real life manipulators such as Russias Grigori Rasputin and Americas Charlie Manson, nothing is more frightening (and fascinating) than the image of an evil mastermind capable of controllingand even killingothers by simply using the power of his mind. These people are mind-slayersindividuals who have studied the human psychology and use it against those they would dominate.
From the 1950s up through the 70s, the U.S. government spent millions for the secret CIA-directed programs known as MK (for mind control) and MK-ULTRA, both of which were designed to develop mind-control weapons and strategies. Out of these programs came mind-control weapons ranging from psychotronic brainwashing devices to human mind weapons psychic assassins capable of reading the enemys mind and, ultimately, using their thoughts to kill the enemy from a distance.
These experiments and expenditures were justified under the argument that the U.S. government had to keep pace with similar mind-manipulation research being done by communist governments.
Dont laugh. It is a matter of public record that your tax dollars went to pay for this research.
Even now, years after these programs were acknowledged by our government and officially discontinued, stories continue to filter out of Washington about mind-manipulation schemes and scenarios still being hatched in corporate boardrooms and seedy backrooms; mind-manipulation experiments played out at cult compounds in such out of the way places as Guyana and Waco, Texas.
To many Americans, the very idea of using mind manipulation goes against the chivalrous Code of the West and seems an affront to the memory of John Wayne standing tall, looking a bad guy in the eye.
Other more realistic and perhaps less sadistic voices ask What is more humane, the indiscriminate use of a sledgehammer war strategy like carpet bombingresulting in the deaths of thousands of innocentsor a scalpel-like incision targeting a single evil dictator?
How much more effective and efficient, then, if we were somehow able to remove such a nemesis with a single thought?
Down through the ages unscrupulous individuals, self-serving cults, and various cadres of killersfrom ancient Chinese magician-spies to medieval Middle Eastern assassins to the infamous ninja of Japanhave experimented with and applied a multitude of methods for controlling and killing their enemies by attacking their foes not on a physical battleground, but on a mental killing field.
These mind-dancing strategies and tactics range from the feasible to the far-fetched, from ancient voodoo to modern virtual reality.
Why should we take the time out of our busy schedules to study these ancient and modern mind-manipulation techniques?
Consider this:
Today Madison Avenue spends billions to influence us to buy things we dont need, to ensure our brand loyalty and, more insidious still, to lure us into supporting political candidates with slippery zippers.
This latter campaign goes hand-in-hand with governments and megacorporations worldwide spending billions on psy-ops (psychological operations) designed to undermine the morale of their enemies while engendering patriotism and unquestioning obedience in their own people.
When this sort of mind manipulation is done by rival governments or rival religions, we call it propaganda and cult indoctrination. When we do it we call it advertising and public service announcements.
Studying traditional and current mind-manipulation strategies and techniques should not stem simply from our healthy paranoia about out-of-control government agencies constantly on the prowl for new ways to control people. Studying these techniques will help us guard ourselves and our loved ones against an endless array of criminal con men, crazed cult leaders, and opportunistic politicians.
Any realistic modern survival and self-defense training must include strategies for defending our own mind castles against intrusion. Thus, it is vital we master the art of mind-dancing for both defense and offensebefore our enemies do.
Perhaps you believe yourself to be one of the favored few who dont have any enemies. Someone once said that Satans greatest trick was convincing the world he doesnt exist. Perhaps the enemy you dont have has already mastered the techniques in this book!
To subdue an enemy without fighting is the greatest of skills.
Sun Tzu
Ethereal and subtle, the master strategist passes by without leaving a trace. Mysterious, like the way of Heaven, he passes by without a sound. In this way master an enemys fate.
Sun Tzu
Of all the various cadres down through history to use mind manipulation as a weapon, hands down the most adept were the ninja of Japan.
Drawing on ancient texts and tactics from East Indian strategists and Chinese spies, medieval Japanese ninja further refined these techniques of mind manipulation before passing them down to us today.
THE ASIAN MIND
Experts disagree as to when and where the craft of Japanese ninjutsu (art of the ninja) actually began.
It is known that many Japanese ninja practices, including their mind-manipulation tactics and techniques, can be found with the mysterious Thuggee cult of India.