The Human Atmosphere

About this book

Walter J. Kilner believed that a coloured screen could reveal a faint aura surrounding the body. He describes the shapes and hues he thought he observed, proposing ways to interpret them as signs of health and vitality.

His book combines diagrams, case descriptions and practical accounts of observation, part of an era when electricity, light and invisible radiation inspired bold theories about the human organism. Kilner's claims did not become accepted medical science. The illustrations and experiments nevertheless record an intriguing attempt to make the invisible body visible through instruments.