Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Alternative Medicine & Kirlian Photography

By Deborah Lindholm

In the field of alternative and Eastern medicine Kirlian photography has a well-established diagnostic purpose. A profound effect of the ability to heal has been produced by these images. We are about to take a look at how Kirlian photography can be used to heal while also learning what exactly it is.

Kirlian Photography Defined.

Discovered completely by accident in 1939 Semyon Kirlian found that by placing an object on a photographic plate which was connected to an electrical source, radiant images were created among the electrical field found on the edges of the object, thereby becoming visible.

Kirlian photography is also known as electrography, electro photography, and corona discharge photography due to the connection between electricity and the images. One common Kirlian experiment is to tear a leaf in half and take a Kirlian image. The resulting image will be the surrounding electrical field of the full leaf. The theory behind it is that the leaf leaves an energy field behind and the electrical current adheres to the residual energy producing the image.

The image captured on film is the energy of the 'life force' possessed by every living thing, and is the basis of practicing Kirlian photography.

Kirlian Photography and How it Helps Heal

Kirlian photography allows the practitioner visualize the various energy fields in the body, providing a useful diagnostic and evaluation tool. Other common Eastern medicinal practices such as Reiki and acupuncture are also based on the fields of energy in the body.

For example, and acupuncturists can take an image during the initiation evaluation with a patient and have access to a view of all their energy forces, allowing them to pinpoint which of them is out of balance. Not meant as a replacement of the acupuncturist's traditional method of diagnosis, but is a helpful supplementary means of demonstrating their assessment visually to their patient.

Scientists and practitioners also theorize that Kirlian photography has a role in detecting cancer and other devastating diseases. For example, plants with cancer show up with a very vivid corona or electrical field than healthy plants - this is due to the high metabolic rate of cancerous cells.

Kirlian photography may also be a possibility within the treatment of psychiatric care patients. With the ability to present signs of the patient's emotional state while being photographed, people in a relaxed state tend to show results in the blue-white corona, while any state of anxiety or stress tend to exhibit a superimposition of red which can possibly dissolve the coronal boundary. This information is based on the numerous tests conducted by Dr. Thelma Moss of UCLA during the 1970s.

Kirlian photography, while it has skeptics, also has a strong foundation in the scientific and healing world. Professionals have used this 'accidental' discovery to help the lives of their patients around the world. It is hoped that it will become embraced by traditional western medicine for the diagnosis and treatment of major diseases like cancer. In the meantime, alternative healers are a great way to tap into this diagnostic and healing tool. - 14130

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