Experiments in the 1970s at the University of California showed changes in a plant's glow when approached by a human hand and pricked. When part of a leaf was cut off, a glowing outline of the amputated portion still appeared on film. Subsequent research found that the glow around humans similarly reflected changes in emotional state. Psychic healers and Uri Geller were photographed with hares of light streaming from their fingertips when engaged in their respective activities. Some Kirlian enthusiasts consider the phantom leaf phenomenon as evidence for the existence of an etheric body.
Supporters nonetheless foresee applications of Kirlian photography in diagnostic medicine.
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