. The human atmosphere, or, The aura made visible by the aid of chemical screens . PRINTED IN AMERICA PREFACE The perception of the Human Atmosphereor Aura, by the sole employment of materi-al means, at once makes the phenomenon aphysical question. From the first moment ofseeing the human atmosphere, I determinedto investigate the subject apart from all oc-cultism; and, to remain unbiased, did not readany accounts of the Aura until a large number(over sixty) of patients had been all the descriptions and references to theAura that could be found were, without excep-tion, in occult
. The human atmosphere, or, The aura made visible by the aid of chemical screens . PRINTED IN AMERICA PREFACE The perception of the Human Atmosphereor Aura, by the sole employment of materi-al means, at once makes the phenomenon aphysical question. From the first moment ofseeing the human atmosphere, I determinedto investigate the subject apart from all oc-cultism; and, to remain unbiased, did not readany accounts of the Aura until a large number(over sixty) of patients had been all the descriptions and references to theAura that could be found were, without excep-tion, in occult works, and afforded little assist-ance to physical investigation, I have decidedto insert no quotations. This resolution placesme in a peculiar position of having no authori-ties to fall back upon, which in some ways is anadvantage, and a disadvantage in others. The title of Human Atmosphere—a happyinspiration of a friend—is especially appropri-ate to the subject, because it conveys a clear vi PREFACE idea to the general public, while the termAura, notwithstanding its defin
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