Brain mapping, (electroencephalographic (EEG) recording of brainwaves) has shown that bone fide healers and experienced mediators can change their brainwave activity at will. Some of these changes are quite marked. Changing one’s own brainwaves although impressive does not mean that one can change the brain activity of a target person. Obviously if a healer can influence the well-being of a target person then the brain activity of that target person should show definitive evidence of the healer’s influence. There is an issue of specificity as well. We know that a patient’s brainwave activity will change if they are made to feel more relaxed and comfortable. For example, with hypnosis or guided imagery the EEG will show an increase in the strength of some slow wave frequencies in specific areas of the brain. One would say that the hypnotist had an influence on the brain activity of the target person. However, this is not what we would consider a healing in the sense that increased brain “quieting” is something that occurs quite readily when a person relaxes. Similarly, if I can engage a patient’s focused attention on something then we would expect to see brainwave changes in the front part of the brain. Likewise, there is nothing remarkable about this as well. We would expect some changes in the target person’s brain activity if that person becomes interested and focused on something. Healing energetic fields or influence, on the other hand, should show a brainwave specificity that is unique. One should observe changes in brain function that are not simply indicators of a more relaxed or focused target person. Further, although this remains to be researched, one might expect to find changes in brainwave activity that are specific to the target person’s disorder. For example, there are forms of depression that are associated with specific brainwave patterns in the frontal regions of the brain. If a healer is addressing the depression then one would expect changes in brainwave activity specific to the target person’s type of depression.
In a preliminary trial to determine if Adam could uniquely change the brainwave activity of a target person we obtained full EEG recordings under four conditions. The first was when Adam was not in the same room with the target person. The second and forth recordings were when Adam was in the same room as the target person but he was inactive. The third and critical EEG recording was when Adam was focusing his energy on the target person. The topographic representations of the brainwave activity are shown in the attached files. Basically the data reveal that there were no remarkable changes when Adam was not active but there was a very specific increase in Theta (3-7 cycles per second) brainwave amplitude in the frontal brain regions when Adam directed his energy toward the target person. These data are interesting and certainly indicate that further study of the healing phenomena is warranted.
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