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Aura (paranormal)

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Spiritual Evidence Map/Last updated May 10, 2026/Claims v1.0.0-provisional/Sources v1.0.0/Scores provisional

Summary

Survey of the alleged luminous biofield surrounding living beings, the traditions that report it, and the experimental tests that have failed to detect it.

Why it matters here

Includes the standard skeptical critique and the conflation with Kirlian photography.

Linked claims

Evidence score 1/10
Auras as visible biofields

Direct tests have failed to detect aura perception. 'Aura photography' is heat or skin conductance.

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