Done too many weird things myself to think you're a nutter.
I do hypnosis & NLP quite regularly (the latter in print as well as face to face).
Placebo effect? Could be, but placebos work well, sometimes too well
I'd forgotten about Kirlian photography - been a while since I've done that (last century!)
Some physicists think that all time is happening at once, so don't know where that puts us mere mortals who think it's linear.
Your new device sounds fun!