Investigation
Aura: Can some people see or sense a human energy field (aura)?
Challenges
Therapeutic Touch practitioners could not reliably identify which side an unseen hand approached in the tested conditions.
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A close look at therapeutic touch
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Investigation
Can Therapeutic Touch practitioners detect and manipulate a human biofield?
Challenges
In a blinded JAMA experiment, 21 experienced Therapeutic Touch practitioners identified which unseen hand was near the investigator in 123 of 280 trials (44%), consistent with chance.
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