History of Bio energy

Spiritual Tradition

Adepts of all religions speak of experiencing or seeing light around people's heads.

Ancient Indian spiritual tradition, over 5,000 years old, speaks of a universal energy called Prana.

The Chinese , in the 3rd millennium B.C., posited the existence of a vital energy which they called Ch'i.

Kabbalah, the Jewish mystical theosophy which began around 538 B.C., refers to these same energies as the astral light.

Scientific Observations

Numerous scientists as far back as Pythagoreans around 500 B.C. observed the human energy field and they held that its light could produce a variety of effects in the human organism, including the cure of illness. Boirac and Liebeault in the early 12th century saw that humans have an energy that can cause an interaction between individuals at a distance. Other properties of the universal energy phenomena were observed in the 1800s by Helmont and Mesmer, who originated Mesmerism, which became hypnotism. In 1911 Dr William Kilner, a medical doctor, observed different layers and colours in the human energy field. Certain diseases showed as patches or irregularities in the aura, which led Kilner to develop a system of diagnosis on the basis of colour, texture, volume and general appearance of the aura. Some diseases he diagnosed this way were liver infection, tumours, appendicitis, epilipsy and psychological disturbances like hysteria.

Numerous scientists have worked on the human energy field in the 20th Century - Dr Wilhelm Reich - developed physical techniques for releasing blockages to the natural flow of energy in the body. Dr Valerie Hunt, at UCLA, has done a huge amount of research into the topic and has developed equipment for measuring the field.