Practicing Reiki does not appear to routinely produce high-intensity electromagnetic fields from the heart or hands of Reiki practitioners. 

《練習靈氣似乎無法從靈氣導師的心臟或雙手常規的產生高強度電磁場》 

Abstract OBJECTIVES: The study objective was to determine whether Reiki practice increases the electromagnetic field strength from the heart and hands of Reiki practitioners. 

RATIONALE: This study repeated experiments performed 20 years ago that detected exceptionally high-strength electromagnetic fields (100 nT) from the hands of several energy healers. The equipment used was far more sensitive than in the original studies. 

DESIGN: Using a Magnes 2500 WH SQUID, the electromagnetic field from the hands and heart of each of 3 Reiki masters was measured when they were (1) not practicing Reiki, (2) sending Reiki to a distant person, and (3) sending Reiki to a person in the room. Similar measurements were made on 4 Reiki-naïve volunteers before and after they received a Reiki training/attunement enabling them to self-administer Reiki. 

SETTING/LOCATION: The study setting was the Scripps Institute, San Diego, CA. 

OUTCOME MEASURES: Magnetic field intensity of hands and heart recorded over 5-minute sessions with corresponding frequency spectra. 

RESULTS: For all subjects, under all conditions, sensors closest to the heart and the hands produced spikes of 2 pT corresponding to the heartbeat. Recordings from 2 Masters and 1 volunteer showed a low-intensity sine wave oscillation of 0.25-0.3 Hz (intensity 0.1-0.5 pT) whether or not they were practicing Reiki. This oscillation probably reflected respiratory sinus arrhythmia, judged by comparison with recent previous studies. These signals were not detected in the original studies. In the current study, no electromagnetic field intensities greater than 3 pT were observed in any of the recordings. 

CONCLUSIONS: Practicing Reiki does not appear to routinely produce high-intensity electromagnetic fields from the heart or hands. Alternatively, it is possible that energy healing is stimulated by tuning into an external environmental radiation, such as the Schumann resonance, which was blocked in the present study by the strong magnetic shielding surrounding the SQUID. PMID: 23210468 DOI: 

[Indexed for MEDLINE] 練習靈氣似乎無法從靈氣導師的心臟或雙手正常的產生高強度電磁場 

摘 要 研究目的: 本研究的目的是確定靈氣練習是否可以從靈氣導師的心臟或雙手，增加電磁場力量。 

基本原理: 本研究重複幾次 20 年前，為了從幾位能量治療師的雙手，偵測不尋常的高強度電磁場(100 nT)進行 的實驗。使用的設備比原始研究所使用的還要靈敏。 

設計: 使用 Magnes 2500 WH SQUID，在(1) 不練靈氣；(2) 傳送靈氣給遠方的人；以及(3) 傳送靈氣給室 內的人時，對每個靈氣導師(三位)的心臟或雙手，測量電磁場。然後對四個對沒有接觸過靈氣的自 願者，在他們接受靈氣訓練/調教之前和之後，做類似的測量，讓他們可以自我管理靈氣。 

設置和地點: 本研究在美國加利福尼亞州聖地牙哥市的 Scripps 學院進行。 測量結果： 紀錄超過五分鐘的心臟和手的電磁場強度，以及對應的頻譜。 

結果： 對於所有受試者，在所有可能的情況下，產生最接近心臟和雙手 2 pT 高峰的感應器，與心跳頻率 相對應。來自兩個大師和一個自願者的紀錄，無論他們是否練習靈氣，都顯示 0.25-0.3 赫茲(強度 0.1-0.5 pT)的低強度正弦波震盪。與最近幾個研究比較後，判斷這種震盪可能反映了呼吸性竇性心 律失常。這些訊號在原始研究當中並未發現。目前的研究中，任何紀錄都沒觀察到強度大於 3 pT 的電磁場強度。 

結論: 練習靈氣似乎無法從心臟或雙手，常規的產生高強度電磁場。可藉由調諧外部環境輻射(像是舒曼 共振)，刺激能量治療，在本研究中藉由屏蔽環繞 SQUID 的強電磁而阻隔舒曼共振。