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FRIDAY, 5:45-6:30 PM


Connor M, Schwartz G, Tau G.

Baseline testing of energy practitioners: Biophoton imaging results.

University of Arizona Melinda_Connor@mindspring.com Melinda8@email.arizona.edu

PURPOSE: Utilization of Biophoton Imaging to assist in determining baseline characteristics of energy practitioners from seven traditions.

METHODS: The images are taken with a Biophoton imaging system with low noise, high gain and cooled to -80 degrees C. Images are captured on a password protected computer maintained at the Biofield center and then transferred to a CD-Rom for analysis. Four leaves are selected from Geranium plants and imaged, with two which have no significant difference in their output selected for the trial. Two trials are done of each condition, healing and glowing. Active plant leaves are treated by practitioners for a period of ten minutes to have the plant leaf either heal or glow. Active and control leaves are then placed in the imaging chamber at the completion of the energy session. Ten three-minute images and six ten-minute images are taken of each trial. Biophoton images have been processed and analyzed for the average emission of photons per pixel. Subjects are compared both within traditions and between seven healer groups. Data points have been graphed.

RESULTS: (Data collection is not complete as of Sept 30. Data on 10 healers and 1 control have been analyzed. Data collection is expected to be completed by Jan 30, 2006.) At this time significant effects have been produced by all ten healers tested as a change from the control leaf in the second trials in both healing and glowing conditions. However, the first trial of healing condition produced only 6 of 10 with significant results. First trial of glowing condition produced 7 of 10 with significant results. Control subject produced no significant change.

CONCLUSION: Energy practitioners from seven healing traditions are able to produce a physical change to the leaf tissue, which results in a change of photon output in two distinct conditions "healing" and "glowing". Biophoton imaging may be a possible empirical process which could be used by energy practitioners to support skills training.

 

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