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intensity of the colors varies; the physical condition 

 of vitality or fatigue is also plainly marked, and 

 this whole chromatic band pulsates in rhythm with 

 the breathing; broadening with expiration, and de- 

 creasing with inspiration. I think myself, though 

 I have neither seen nor heard the fact conjectured, 

 that this one phenomenon proves the " Tattvic 

 aura " to be the psychic breath between the dense 

 and subtle bodies (the Sthula-znd. Sukshma-shar- 

 iras). 



The Tattvic currents split at the pulse and run 

 up the fingers separately in the regular order, 

 from thumb to little finger, of A kasha, Fayu, 

 Tejas, Apas and PrithivL The air (Fayu)] 

 Tattva dominates the whole hand as the index- 

 finger does its mates, and gives to it its remarkable 

 tactile delicacy, its suppleness and dexterity. By 

 examination of the pulse-vibrations and the finger 

 auras, the Hindu physican discovers which Tattva 

 is disordered and diagnoses the consequent disease 

 accordingly. His index-finger is sensitive to any 

 preponderance of "wind" in the body; his mid- 

 dle-finger (Tcjas), to an excess of bile, and his 

 ring-finger, to the condition of the phlegm. 



Musical sounds affect the Tattvic aura, intensi- 

 fying not so much the existing colors as their lines 

 of conjunction, the neutral point and espe- 

 cially, the luminous band lying next the skin, which 

 is mainly Akashic. This effect is not emotional, 



