Kirlian Photography Paperback – December 31, 1999

Good Book. A little dangerous if you do not have experiences with high voltage or have some with high voltage experiences helping you get started.

My friend absolutely loved the book, just what he wanted.

This book is _the_ guide for making Kirlian devices and taking Kirlian photographs. I had absolutely no background in Kirlian photography, but by following the instructions, I was able to set up a basic Kirlian device where I shot some amazing pictures, in very little time I might add. The instructions are clear, and the diagrams are simple and straight forward. After experimenting with the first device for a while, I went on to make the book's second, more advanced, device. Again, it was easy to build and use, with some awe-inspiring results.However, this is not simply just a how-to book. There is also a lot of background information on Kirlian photography, how and why it works, possible future uses, and the medical/biological aspects of Kirlian photographs. After reading through the book, I was left with more than just a few home-made pretty pictures, I was left with the understanding necessary to truly enjoy the magnificent beauty of a glowing aura that is characteristic of Kirlian photography.It should also be noted that this book also includes a chapter on the infamous "phantom leaf" experiment, which proved to be the most interesting part of the book. It gives a special circuit that can be used to test the theory of the phantom leaf (the theory that, when part of a leaf is cut away before photographing, that part may be seen lightly in the photograph). Quite an amazing bit of bio-technology.

Kirlian Photography, being able to measure the life energy in plants, objects, and people, is pretty amazing. It captures the unseen world of vitality that affects us all. This beautiful little book is not only filled with the technical knowledge of how Kirlian Photography works, but the color plates of kirlian photographs are spectacularly beautiful. When I went through breast cancer in 1991, I did some kirlian photography to measure my own energy, and this book really helped me know what those kirlian photographs were showing me. One practical application of understanding the energy body is the author's section on Phantom limbs, where 70% of amputees experience pain that is called "phantom pain" because medicine has not known what to call it. Understanding the energy body, the template that forms the physical, explains the phenomenon.