Measuring external qi (EQ or wai qi) during qigong healing, has shown shown
Qi had these physical effects:
- far-infrared,
- heat,
- micro-pressure detectors
- microwave radiation,
- significant increases in wavelength to above 10 mm,
- significant magnetic signals,
- sound frequency lower than 16 Hz from qigong healers at different acupuncture points.
(Alternative Therapies, July/Aug 2004, VOL. 10, No.4; Analytic Review of External Qi Studies, page 38-41; An Analytic Review of Studies on Measuring Effects of External Qi in China by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D., M.P.H.,University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey; World Institute for Self Healing
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A Reader’s Digest version explanation might be bio-ELECTRIC,
but bio-mechanical is nonsense.
An Analytic Review of Studies on Measuring Effects of External Qi in China
by Kevin W Chen, Ph.D., M.P.H.,
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
World Institute for Self Healing, Inc.
light 10, 11, electricity 12, heat 13, sound 14, and magnetism 15.
The first report of this type utilized a
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Far-infrared Detector (8-14 mµ) and
was published by Gu & Lin in 1978 13.A modified far-infrared radiation was detected at a distance
of 50 cm from the palm of a qigong practitioner,
with variations in intensity as high as 80%
at a frequency of 0.3 Hz.
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Lin et al.17 of
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AGA Thermogram
Shanghai Academy of Chinese Medicine reported that when the
qigong healer emitted qi to a patient, and could display the entire
procedure of qi emission by reading the thermal flow moving from
his arm to his palm and finally to his finger tips.Then, the surface temperature of the patient’s afflicted area,
although one meter away from the healer, was raised by 3°C 17.
Furthermore, using the same equipment, the Joint Research Group of Somatic Science at Shanghai University 3 has found that infrared radiation can be delivered additively through multiple practitioners – the total infrared radiation is approximately equal to the sum of multiple qi emitters.
Chen 18 of Beijing Society of Qigong Research also observed the temperature change on the body surface with infrared detectors during the qigong practice of a qigong healer, and found that the consciousness of a qigong healer could act like a “switch” in this body temperature change.
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Gu and Zhao 10 of Shanghai Academy of Chinese Medicine conducted more than 900 experiments in order to verify the element of particle flow in EQ.
In their experiments,
3) Ge (germanium) Micro-Pressure Detectors
were placed at the distances of 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, and 2.0 meters from the qigong
practitioner.
The practitioner (Zhao) emitted qi toward the target (Ge detector) through
two of his fingers. …
could pinpoint the target and repeatedly produced signals on the
micro-pressure detectors.
They recorded many micro-pressure signals from the Ge detector at all four distances
with a little time lag. They explained the signal as the reflection of the unspecified
particle flow from EQ. ...
Wu of the Beijing Institute of Technology conducted many tests using a mm-wave
radiation meter to detect the effect of EQ19. With an
- 8 mm microwave radiation meter,
they used the near field (20-40 cm to antenna) to test the EQ effect and the far field
(4 to 5 meters to antenna) as the points of reference. They conducted 50 trials, 28 of
which had formal records of radiation curves. Twenty-two of these trials had
significant increases in wavelength to above 10 mm during the period of qi
emission. …
A total of 26 subjects, 20 qigong practitioners (mean age of 45.3 with practice
experience ranging from 1 to 30 years), and 6 non-practitioners (control group, mean
age of 46.7) participated in the test. Subjects would take off all of the possible
magnetic objects in their possession before entering the lab. A baseline magnetic
signal was recorded for each subject before s/he entered the lab. No radical
movement was allowed in the lab. The procedure included the following steps:
when each subject walked into the lab, the door would be closed. The subject would
stand at the door area for 3 minutes, then move closer to the magnetic detector, and
stand for another 3 minutes. At this point, the subject would use the Lao gong
acupuncture point located on his palm to direct EQ toward the magnetic
detector (no touching was allowed) until he felt that he had reached his maximum
strength. …
The results showed that, in 32 tests utilizing 20 qigong practitioners, 21 tests detected
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significant magnetic signals (65.7%),
while 11 tests detected no significant magnetic signals (34.3%). The strongest magnetic signal detected was 105 nT. More specifically, the detected direct magnetic signals ranged 2-6 x 103 nT, duration ranged 0.55 to 14 minutes; the alternative magnetic signals ranged 2 to 2.6 x 103 nT, the frequencies were around 0.16 to 0.5 Hz; pulse signals ranged 3 – 1.3 x 105 nT with frequencies of 1-2 Hz. There was a significant difference between the typical curves of magnetic signals during qi emission by qigong practitioners, than during simulated qi emission by non-practitioners.The curves of magnetic signals detected during simulated qi emission by non-
practitioners had no change during the entire process. Through 17 repeated tests of 8
qigong practitioners, 5 practitioners repeated the positive results in 11 different tests,
in addition the type and range of signal had some changes. Eighty percent of the
tests detected residual magnetic signals after the qigong practitioners believed
that they stopped emitting qi.Kokubo et al. 21 of Japan conducted similar studies on measurements of
anomalous bio-magnetic fields from the qigong
healers, and confirmed the Chinese scientists’ findings of
increased magnetic fields during the EQ process.Hou of the Chinese Institute of Space Medical Engineering conducted a series of
studies to detect infrasonic sound (the sound frequency lower than 16 Hz) from qigong
healers at different acupuncture points 14. The subjects included 10 qigong healers
(aged 28-61) and 10 controls (non-practitioners, aged 17-41). The test was
performed in a soundproof lab with baseline noise less than 40 dB. The testing
equipment was -
Denmark B-K Corp’s Infrasonic Sound Detector,
which has a special
wave filter to detect infrasonic sound at frequencies of 2 – 20 Hz. During the
test, each subject was required to sit in a comfortable position, relax, and
lightly close
his/her eyes. The distance between the sound sensor and the testing point
was at 1, 3,
5, 6, 10, and 40 cm. The tested acupoints included “Lao gong” (on the palm),
“Bai hui” (on the top of the head), and “Ming men” (at center of the back near
the waist). …“Where the intent goes, the qi goes.” Infrasonic sound may exist at the
acupuncture points of ordinary people. The difference between qigong
practitioners and the control group was the strength and the wave-shape
of the infrasonic sound 14.
Furthermore, the direction of infrasonic sound was not controlled by the
qigong practitioner, but was emitted in all directions.
Alternative Therapies, July/Aug 2004, VOL. 10, No.4; Analytic Review of External Qi Studies, page 38- 41