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From: pcf@galadriel.bt.co.uk (Pete French)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Kirlian photography
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Date: 15 Sep 89 08:01:35 GMT
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> The book does not explain why the Kirlian effect works; that's the "unknown"
> part.  It says, I believe, that the Kirlian effect "hints at a mysterious
> energy matrix holding templates for all life."  Take that as you will.

The Kirlian effect was investigated much by Kirlian (who discovered it).
When a human being is observed under these conditions then bright rays
are seen to eminate from certain popints on the body. These correspond to
no known features such as nerve endings.

Kirlian could not explain this, until one day he chanced to look at a
doll representing the points on the body which are used for acupuncture.

These corresponded to the locations of the rays visible under the
Kirlian process.

(just thought I'd throw that into the discussion)

-Pete.

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