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before acupuncture and then 30 minutes after. To see this kind of change can encourage the therapist that he/she is on the right track. It can be very encouraging for the patient as well, since he/she may not feel benefit subjectively until much later or after a number of treatments. In addition, the method can just as well show effects of negative influences, such as radiation from mobile phones or geopathic stress. Each image is essentially a snapshot picked from a very dynamic process. But, with the quantitative facility, one can trace the time-course in a very revealing way. (Indeed, recent developments now make it possible to make a "movie", with readings as often as 30 per second.) Figure 4 represents the effects of a single, 20-minute treatment with singlet oxygen therapy.* Because of the strong influence of mental factors, it is important that the person is in as stable a state of mind as possible for the treatment. Thus, on arrival, a patient should rest some 15 minutes before the first reading is taken. In addition, if it is desired to confine the examination to the physical body, one can avoid mental effects by putting a thin plastic disc between the finger and the electrode. The effect of relaxation and simple meditation is usually to increase area and reduce fractality. Figure 5 represents the course of events during the first few minutes after an experienced meditator commences meditation. Likewise, one can immediately see the opposite effects after a shock, such as a door slamming or even a painful thought. Opposite effects may also occur if the person engages in deep imagery or other kinds of altered state of consciousness (ASC). But in this case, the images can show some other remarkable properties. In a special study of ASC, Dr Korotkov's group has defined a characteristic type of beogram. The image is seen as separated from the finger, mainly of the left hand in most cases, and especially of the left ring-finger. This is shown, for example, by some healers after they enter the healing state and by sports people while visualising their performance. Even more specific to ASC is the behaviour of the image area during a train of rapidly repeated exposures (a "movie"). In the normal state of consciousness, this stays more or less steady or falls slowly; in ASC, it rises steeply. This finding was made during studies (of which many have been done in Russia) of children trained to see without using their eyes—so-called "direct" vision. A really remarkable finding (by another Russian group) was made with pairs of individuals in a close, emotional relationship. When one imagined sending love to the other (who could be miles away), a detached spot was then seen on the sector of the little finger relating to the heart. This spot appeared on the left hand for the sender and the right for the recipient. The GDV technique has clearly made a big step toward putting bioelectrography on the scientific map. We can look forward to further developments, which are gathering pace and which promise intriguing possibilities. oo Cantinuad avarloat Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Caduceus magazine (issue 67, Winter 2005; http://www.caduceus.info), from which it is reproduced with kind permission. It was also reprinted in the Institute for Complementary Medicine Journal, January 2006 edition, http:/Awww.i-c-m.org.uk/journal/2006/jan/a02.htm. Dr Taylor's article "The Magic and Mystery of ORMUS Elements" was published in our last edition, vol. 14, no. 2, and his essay "Free Radicals and the Wholeness of the Organism" was published in NEXUS vol. 13, no. 3. APRIL — MAY 2007 Fig. 3. Images from all 10 fingers arranged around a body outline to simulate an aura: (a) before, and (b) 30 minutes after acupuncture. [Source: Korotkov (a)] NEXUS # 41 Continued overleaf ... www.nexusmagazine.com