Other Uses
The violet ray was recommended by American psychic Edgar Cayce in some 200 of his readings. Violet ray electrotherapy proponents point to its oxygenation and stimulation properties as therapeutic. A related device called a High Frequency aesthetic machine is currently used in beauty salons today for its ability to oxygenate the skin when it is used, but their use is restricted to licensed aestheticians in all states of the US.
Jon Burge of the Chicago Police Department, who was dismissed in 1992 following allegations of torture of suspects by Burge and detectives working under him in the 1970s and 1980s, may have used a violet ray. The violet ray was suggested independently by two museum curators after they were given victims' descriptions of one of the several electrical devices used by Burge.
Early Wonder Woman stories featured a science fiction healing device known as the "Purple ray", inspired by the violet ray device.
As antiques, violet rays can be popular medical and historical collectibles. A related modern device, known as a violet wand, is used by some as a sexual stimulation device.
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