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Dear

Resgarch and peeudo-research results, as exemplified in the attached material, have stimulated considerable curiosity regarding the physical baais of Kirlian photography and its potential applicatioas. I have attached some background material concerning tha process and varisus fanciful explanations for the characteristics of the obtained imagea. Alao included are aome photographs of organic material taken with the Kirlian technique.

I would be highly appreciative if you or one of your colleagues would casually examine the material, merely to the extent of separating fact and fancy regarding plant life. We have not reached the point of accepting the ectoplasm Lypothesia but are interested in-the technique as a potential indicator of plant constituents. The following is a list of general questions provided as an orientation for future discussion and aot to be construed as requiring apecific answers.

(1) Maps of human acupuncture points do not correspond exactly with the distribution:of the nervous, circulatory, or lymphatic systems. Do the plant photographs display any systematic relationshipe to structural or functional plant networks?

(2) Do the various spcts and lines correspond to areas of high metabolic activity or locations in which one wculd expect concentrations of various biochemical substances?

(3) Is there any explanation for the particular positions of the flares or corona that appear at the edges of leaves? (Iocidentally, the apparatua used in producing our photographs did not permit variation of frequency and voltage. The Russian litorature indicated that the position, extent and color of the corona varied with frequency and voltage which would cause different cells to resonate in responsa to the characteristics of the electrical field.)

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5 June 1972

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photos were taken over a several-(4) A sequence of the
day period. Do these photographs give any Lndication of the health
or conditiou of che leaf beyond loss of molature?
or conditlou o --sa1 for indicating (5) If tha Kirlian technique does have potential for indicating
the health of a plant or the nature of its natuzal and absorbed
constituents, would it have any advantages ovar existing techniques?
constituenrs, wuv "nra vffect" and

(6) Is there any relatlonship between the "Baxter Effect" and Rirliaa photography of plaots? Rirliaa photograpny u - in this collec!

If you fcel there is something worthy of discussion in this collection
of material, I and perhape a couple of colleagues would like to have an
informal discussion with you or one of your staff members to attempt the
separation of fact from fiction. clncoralv. Sincerely,

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Juno 1972 Paze 2