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Physical, Mental and Spiitual environment personaly, TABLE OF CONTENTS
globally, and universally. Subjects of inquiry on this
Borderland between the Visible and Invisible •1HB ROUND ROBIN Vol ~No.~ Feb. 1945
Manifestations of Reality include: Archetypal Forms Meade Layne 1-4
and Forces of Nature and the Use of the Imagination • COPPER- The SuiJstancz of Venus
and Intuition to Perceive Them, Ether Physics and Alison Davidson 5-7
Etherial Forces, Ught and Color, Radionics and • AHRIMANIC CONIROL IN 1HB 1990's
Radiesthesia, Dowsing, Orgone Energy, Nikola Tesla Trevor James Constable 8-10
& The True Wireless, Viktor Schauberger's Water
Technology, Octaves of the Elements, Electricity & • SECRETS OF1HB SOIL
The Evolving Soul, Initiation Science, Hollow Earth by Peter TompkiDs & Clristopher Bird
Mysteries, Anomalies and Fortean Phenomena, Book Review by Tom Brown 11-13
Hypnosis, POOtcvapl"tf a the Invisible, a1d Unidentlied • SILICA IN AGRICULTURE
Flying Objects. Report on tbe Slst Bio-Dyuamic ~
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THE ROUND ROBIN
Vol. 1 February 1945 No. 1
A Bulletin of Contact and Information for Students of Psychic Research and Parapsychology
(This Issue of TheJoumal of Botdettand Research, Vol. XL VI, No. 1, marks the 45th anniversary of Its continuous pub- "
1/cation. Theorlglna/titletotheJBRwas TheRoundRobln. whlchwasedltedbyMeadeLaynefrom 1945to 1959. Riley
Crabb changed the name to the present one In 1959 when he took over from Meade and edited It t/111985. We are
here reproducing in full, the original Issue to show the polarity between the past and the present. Tom Brown, editor)
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An Blplanatory Note you think- and give us one or two names, else is working on the same problem.
To 'lbole Interested of people of the ''right sort" to whom we Another problem, which should inter-
1bis is the first - and, for all we know, could send copies. est medical men and physicists is that of
may be the last - issue of this Bulletin. As an illustration of the kind of service ''Vitic" or "carbon force". The present
Whether the idea is feasible and worthwhile we have in mind, take the matter of the writer said something about it in the
depends on the reception you give it, and "vitality globules,'' or spiritons, to which Fortean not long ago, and many letters of
the interest you may take in it in the future. most of these pages are devoted. Dr. inquiry came in. Now, it may be there is
The idea is a simple one. There are a Haley, resident ofthe catifomia Society for somebody, somewhere, who knows all
considerable number of educated and in- Psychical Research, has been studying about carbon force, but we don't, and we
telligent people who are not only interested them at intervals for years. Mr. Wllliam G. would like to, and so would a good many
in wrious problems of psychic research and Randall, an attorney of Pasadena and Los other people we know. Our main idea is, to
parapsychology, but who carry on, to a vary- Angeles, has recently made some valuable make such information accessible.
ing degree, with experimental work of their observations. Mr. E.C. Krieger, an Ordi-
own. And there are others who would like nance Engineer in Indiana, is actively inter- Having gotten this off our mind, let us
to do so, if they were in touch with persons ested, and had asked friends in the South tum to the matter of the vitality globules, or
of similar interest, and had some means of Pacific to make observations. Mrs. Helen spiritons. Fll'Bt of all, how do you see them
acquiring and giving out information. Our Totreck, in Massachusetts, takes an active and what do they look like? If you look
own private correspondence shows that interest in this and similar problems. Testa toward a patchofbluesky, and have the sun
there is a real need for some kind ofclearing worked at it a bit, but didn't get very far. behind you, and then focus your gaze in the
house for facts and ideas. There should What the ASPR and the Duke University air about 5-10 feet ahead in front of you,
also be some means whereby those who psychologists have to say, we shall detail you will probably see a great number of
wish to, could learn the names and ad- when andiftheyreplyto our letters. Maybe translucent or whitish specks, all in rapid
dresses of other investigators, and perhaps the Fortean Society has some useful infor- darting motion. Their paths are short, and
correspond with them to mutual advan- mation. The only worthwhile theory we each one tlashes in and out ofvision, nearly
tage. But there is no need to elaborate the know about is that of Dr~ Haley; and it everyone can see them, quite easily.
idea further, for those to whom this is being ought to be better known and reinforced by It is necessary to say at once, that these
sent. other investigation. Somebody ought to are NOT muscae volitantes, NOT the
1bis first issue, which is experimental find how to photograph these entities; translucent disks, rods, straws, specks or
and tentative, goes to only some 15-20 we're trying to do it here, but no luck so far. other small appearances familiar to most
people, and it is mimeographed because Well, a few of these people are in contact by people, and which are said to be caused by
printing is much too expensive under pres- correspondence, but there's no real coop- foreign matter in the eye, or on it. All of
ent conditions. To get it to you costs be- eration, and the few available facts are scat- these move with the eyeball or eyelid, but
tween 20 and 25 cents. You are not being tered about and hard to find And the the globules do not. They appear to be, and
asked to pay for it. But we do want to know phenomenon is important enough, in its almost certainly are, "objective" entities,
your ideas about it, and how much, if any- implication, to merit continued study. paroptic, or "exentoptic." 1bis writer came
thing, you would care to pay for future What we suggest is, that people now across a reference to them, years ago, in
issues. There are many ways, we think, in interested in this and similar subjects, allow some Thea;ophical writer (Leadbeater?).
which it could be built up into something us to print their names and addresses in the Theyweredescribed by the term used here,
useful and interesting. We want to print Bulletin, and/or send us any pertinent data, and were said to be atoms or units of "vital
short articles, data, items of wrious kinds or suggestions and ideas, or inquiries some- solar energy, derived from the sun, and the
supplied by our ''members," and addresses body else on the list may be able to answer. source of all life phenomena". All of this,
and references and other helpful material (For instance, somebody tell us how to from Oriental wisdom.
And perhaps a few notes, each time, of the photograph the spiritons). Whatever you It is worth noting, also, that the Qabal-
Fortean wriety. Nobody expects to make send in will have to be brief and compact, ists have their Aschim, or Souls of Fire, or
any money out of the Bulletin, but we shall because this is a bulletin for information Fiery lives. They are rated as an Angelic
have to have some help on the expense ifwe and contact; but the point is, you can often Order, that is, as living and intelligent enti-
go ahead with the idea. Let us know what find out where to make inquiry, and who ties, and belong to the Sephirah ofMaltuth

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(the earth-plane) on the Tree of life. for Psychical Research. He is in active tist or layman, knows just what the globules
These 1bea10phical and Qabalistic practice in San Francisco and has been are, or has additional facts about them. If
concepts are necessarily incompatible with engaged in psychical research for many so we hope this Round Robin will find him
views now developing in P.R. circles; that is, years. The personnel of his group has out, induce him to let his light shine forth
that the globules may be vital or energic changed many times, but most of them onto the rest of us.
units. Note Dr. Haley's views, described have been professional men of excellent Re- the effect of the aura on the glob-
further on. standing, several from university faculties. ules - if any, Somebody ought to experi-
It is reported that Nicola Tesla studied No one, so far as we know, has ever ques- ment with the Kilner screens. One can~~
the globules at one time, and thought they tioned the character of these investigators the aura with them, all right; maybe the
were ''ionized particles." Perhaps -but or their competence as observers. About globules would be visible too. Or, with
particles of what? The objection which 1925 Dr. Haleywrote a book, printed about some other kind of screen.
seems to us insuperable is expressed by Dr. 100 copies, now out of print and probably If anybody reeding this has Kilner's
Haley. An ionized particle is just as mate- unobtainable. Most of it is concerned with book, and will extract from it the directions
rial as a dust speck (especially if big enough idioplasticreproduction, creation, apporta- for making the screens (cells), including the
so you can see it), hence should be affected tion of food stuffs. Put six pieces of apple proportions of dicyanin and alcohol (if
by strong winds, air currents, jets, fans and into a jar and take out eight, and so on. It's that's the solvent), and will send it to the
the like. But no you can't blow a globule, at one of the most astonishing records in R.R, we'll be grateful and pass it on to other
least by all present reports. They would, of modem P.R. work, well documented, with people. Mr. F.C. Krieger wants it, particu-
course, permeate any wind or air jet, but if good photographs, and this casual mention larly.
they were ''material" particles, in ordinary is an injustice. But, part of this book is Also, if anybody has Brian Brown's
use of that word, it's incredible that their concerned with vitality globules, and Dr. book, Dynamic Power of the Inner Mind
motion and distribution should not be af- Haley has also put out some mimeo- (Doubleday, Page & Co. 1924) and will
fected at all. graphed material about them. lend it or sell it, address Mr. Krieger. Any-
Can they be seen under any other con- Dr. Haley calls the globules, SPIRI- body who knows anything about vrnc or
ditions than those mentioned? Well, yes; TON, thinks they are living, or vital in na- Carbon Force, please write Mr. Krieger,
against a white porcelain wall or large sur- ture, perhaps residual life atoms or "soul- and/or this editor.
face, indoors if the light is ''right." Also seeds;" and he believes that they produce, Anybodywho has any ideas about how
(says Dr. Haley) you can see them by look- or become, or are intimately related to the to photograph vitality globules, please write
ing at a ground glass screen placed in front so-called entoptic lights (really paroptic), Mr. Hayes, and/or this editor.
of a mercuryvapor lamp. They are then, he which are known to behave in an intelligent Mr. Randall, looking for the globules,
says, more numerous than when seen manner, to give signals and warnings. has noted some very extraordinary appear-
against the sk:y. These lights in tum (Dr. Haley thinks) may ances; also has made a useful classification
The 1bea10phical writer referred to be dynamized by the human aura, and of antopticperception. Maybe he will let us
said they were much less numerous at under seance conditions are often seen to have a condensed report for this bulletin.
night. This (says Mr. Randall) is important, contain, or to become human faces (a phe- Our idea is NOT to write all of this
if true. Someone with an Hg lamp should nomenon attested by many observers). bulletin ourselves, which God forbid! We
check on this, by day and at night -and pass This is an elementary phase of materializa- want items, suggestions, ideas, questions,
on the results to the Round Robin. tion, and the spiriton, or globule, is some- experiences from individual investigators,
Some persons see the globules as how connected with it. When the spiriton in psychics, parapsychology, ESP in aU its
faintly brown or yellow. Mr. Randall notes appears as a light, it is called a spiroculon. phases.
luminous trails (this, just before sunset, and This is a very inadequate synopsis; A maybe-related subject, to much of
while standing in the shadow of a steep doesn't do even half-justice to Dr. Haley's what has been set down in this bulletin, is
ridge, with air and sk:y above still sunlit). Is years of thought and experiment. But it the "paroptic vision" of Jules Romains
this luminous trail an after-image? Is it gives the drift of the theory, and helps ex- (Louis Farigoule). About 1919 he finished
common to see them as colored? How plain why vitality globules seem worth a book called EYELESS SIGHT, put into
many people see them as momentarily studying. And no one is entitled to any off- English and printed by Putnam, 1924.
black? hand, casual opinion on Dr. Haley's me- Paropticvision, as Romains used the word,
Mr. Keith Hayes, San Diego physicist, ticulous work. is visual perception of external objects,
is trying to photograph them. One would "What I have hoped for," he writes "is without using the eyes - extra-rational; the
suppose anything visible, refracting or dif- that some investigators will experimentally organs for this are epidermal ocelli. Boirac
fusing light, could be netted by some of the establish a connection between the non- worked on this, previously. The facts are
modem photo-techniques. And if anybody auric and the auric phase of the spiriton. very remarkable, not too hard to verify,
has doubts about their "objectivity," the This would, when the demonstration of the caused quite a furor at the time. It seemed
photographing ought to settle that. These objective phase of the spiriton was made, to be, we still think it was, the most promis-
globules, however, are much more than a complete the proof; for we already have ing development of modem science for the
mere optical curiosity. Consider briefty ample photographic evidence of the reality relief of the blind And then, there are
what Dr. Haley has to say. of both the spirit light and the ectoplasmic innumerable questions, for the psychic re-
DR. PHlllP HALEY emanation" (or aura). search student, in the functioning of the
As noted before, Dr. Haley is President ocelli, or modified skin cells; some kinds of
of a group known as the caJifornia Society Maybe somebody, somewhere, scien- ''psychism" and clairvoyance may involve

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them. Of course, to the pseudo-scientific Yoga, at any rate, and seems to us very PKstudies, and there's a curious article on
orthodoxy of the '20s, and of today, for that valuable. telepathic skin writing, by David Efron.
matter, all these astonishing facts and Half-column article in TIME 2/5/45, And that reminds us, in some printed mat-
methods were taboo; a bas and Ah Bah Spectral Appendectomy (in Brazil). Forty ter put out by the Church of light (Los
with them! witnesses, including policemen, newsmen, Angeles) there's a statement, that the
One would think that psychologists, three doctors ''Pitch-dark seance cham- spread of cards thrown by machine was
physiologists, medical men generally, ber." One Dr.Gomez, mortuit 1925, mate- predicted some 12 days in advance, in ex-
would follow up such leads, a little way rialized performs an appendectomy. No perimentalwork at Duke. Ifanyone bas the
anyhow. Has anyone followed up with anesthetic, but patient fells nothing. After first hand account of this, as issued by the
Romains'work? Ifso,we have never heard 2 hours, appendix appears in bottle of alco- laboratory, we would like to see it. (Cost of
of it, but maybe that's our ignorance.•. This ho~ has disappeared from the patient, by the Journal is now $4.00, issued quarterly).
faculty of seeing without eyes ought to X-rayphoto. Rejoicing among spiritualists, We have been trYins for a long time to
interestP.R.menwhohave to do with dark- but catholic press and pulpit outraged, find out just who YRAMwas. We know he
Seance work- especially since the power is particularly one Mon. Azevdo, who says he was a French occultist, wrote Le Medecin
enhanced by slight hypnosis._ The whole can prove one of the doctors did it "under deL'Arne, English version issued by David
knots.... On the practical side, and of su- cover of darkness." What we don't under- McKay, Phila., still obtainable from Psychic
preme human interest, is the chance of stand is (on basis of meager facts) how a Observer book list, and elsewhere. And we
some degree of vision for the blind.. Is surgeon could remove an appendix in know he has been dead 10 years or more.
there a single psychological laboratory in complete darkness. Explanation sounds Beyond that, nothing. Inquired of the
this country, or anywhere, that has tried to more incredible than the alleged facts, as is London publisher but no results. The
work out Romains' premises in a practical not infrequently the case. We're inclined to English version is called Practical Astral
way? Or is it one more of those things that be credulous anyhow, because we know of Projection; we think it's a valuable and
"science" is not yet ready for? a case where a spirit or somebody extracted important book though we never heard
If any reader of this bulletin knows an ulcerated tooth from a sufferer, put it in anyone else say so. But if anyone knows
somebodywhohas heard ofsomebody who a water glass on the table for all to see. who YRAM was, or where we can find out,
has read of somebody who has done any- If anybody who reads this has lived in please pass it on to us.
thing at all along the line ofRomains'work, Pindamonhargaba (!!) We would like to Does anyone have a copy of another
in the last 25 years, please pass us the infor- find out how or why 70% of the population book, by this same YRAM? Will you lend
mation. are spiritualists. And how about getting Dr. it or sell it?
Note: about the pamphlet, ''Letter to a Luiz Gomez de Amaral to do a few appen- Formerly, Kilner screens (dicyanin
Soldier". Mr. Thomas Sugrue, (There Was dectomies in the U.S.- by invitation of the cells for observing the aura) could be
a River), now in charge of publications and American Medical Association, of course? bought made up. Does anyone know
other activities for the cayce Foundation The Journal of the American Society where they can be had now?
(Association for Research and Enlighten- for Psychical Research (ASPR) for Janu- A FEW DEFINTilONS- SCIENCE
ment), did the present writer the honor of ary '45, has a 34 page Outline of Survival Huxley defined science as trained and
reproducing this ''Letter" or part of it, and Evidence, by Gardner Murphy. 'In this organized commonsense.__
this brought in a number of inquiries. No outline no attempt has been made to Kirchhoff and Mach describe science
more copies available just now, but perhaps ''prove" survival nor even to cite all the as "a complete and consistent description
we can have a few more mimeographed more convincing types of cases, but to pres- of the facts of experience in the simplest
This bulletin goes to a few people who ent in organized form the classes of evi- possible terms."
are interested (very deeply) in ''practical" dence gathered by psychical research, with "'There is no science but that of the
occultism, Yoga and Qabalistic techniques, typical examples of each.' (p. 34) The Jour- general," says Poincare; and "all facts are
and similar studies. We hope they have not, nal is published Quarterly, $1.50 per copy. scientific when used scientifically."
or will not, overlook PATIIWAYS Scientific Monthly of August 1944 has According to Malisoff, science is char-
TIIROUGH TO SPACE, by Franklin an article by Dr. A J. carlson, President of acterized by technique of obserwtion and
Merrell-Wolfe (pub Rich. R. Smith, New the American Assoc. for the Advancement by elimination of the personal equation.
York Oty, 1944). Mrs. Helen Lotreck, of Science. He says that the alleged objec- Also, ''facts which cannot be questioned
Northampton, Mass., called our attention tive evidence of the belief in survival is are almost mythical." (And this last, we
to it. It's described on the jacket as A entirely mythological!! II think, should be written above the doors of
Personal Record of Transformation in Bernard Ackerman Inc., N.Y. pub- every laboratory.)
Consciousness; author is said to be a lishes a compilation by A T. Baird of The aim of all exact science, says
mathematician and scientist. One impor- Glasgow, called One Hundred Cases of Mertz, is "a complete and simple descrip-
tant thesis is, that Recognition (Illumina- Survival After Death. It's a good job of tion admitting of calculation."
tion, higher consciousness) can be attained editing and very usefu~ especially to the "Science is conceptual shorthand"
via the intellectual disciplines of the West, newcomer to psychic research.. But ac- writes Pearson. Along with Poynting and
especially thru the theoretical and specula- cording to Dr. carlson (sup) it's presuma- many others, he remarks that a ''law of
tive concepts of modem science... This bly no more than another collection of Nature" explains nothing, governs nothing,
makes astonishingly good Qabalism, by the myths. is not a force or an energy, but is simply a
way, though the author makes no mention Journal of Parapsychology (Duke descriptive formula - telling How, not
of that Path. It's a contribution to Western Univ. Press, Durham, N.C.) carries on with Why.

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collaborators (he wrote the Book of the make the best of it, try to feed and brighten
REUGION Damned,NewLands,Lol WlldTalents). It it, to make it shine into dark comers.
Religion, says Whitehead, is what an is committed to no cult or propaganda, is
indMdual does with his solitariness. And the implacable enemy of the smugness and We have a few copies ofthe last issue of
again "It is the Art and theory of the inter- complacency of official and "orthodox'' the Fortean magazine DOUBT. Does
nallife of men." science. anyone want one of them, gratis? Or ad-
According to Tolstoy, religion is the , By this last we mean the pronounce- dress the Fortean Society, New York aty.
relationship which man acknowledges to ments (very often) of scientific bodies, Single copies 25 cents or $200 a year for
the universe, or to its Source or First Cause. learned societies and publications, univer- DOUBT membership.
"A reasoning man must therefore be in sity departments, their bland ignoring of a A Note for the Last Page
some sort of percept:r. .e relation to il" thousand strange happenings not explain- To my Personal Friends:
Carlyle declares that "the thing a man able in terms of current theories - and of Nearly an of the periODS to whom this
does practically believe, and lay to heart and their own stupidities and !allures. Round Robin is being sent, are my friends,
know for certain concerning his vital rela- These are the "damned facts" ofwhich by correspondence at least, if not by per-
tion to the universe, is his religion." Charles Fort wrote, scattering tares in the sonal contact So I can add a note to most
Laddsdefines the minimum concept of snug fields of science with a kind of wild of these bulletins, here on the last page,
religion as the beliefin an invisible superhu- contemptuous joy, but yet verifying and where you can tear it off ifyou want to pass
man Power or Powers, conceived after the documenting with a careful hand the rest of the pages along.
analogy of the human spirit, on which man Those of us who are interested in psy- I don't think any ofyou will believe lam
regards himself as dependent for well- chical research and its allied subjects, also trying exploit our acquaintance for profit
being, and which he is in some sense re- have a long reckoning with the "scientific'' It takes a good deal of time, as wen as some
sponsible to - together with all the feelings ignorance and intolerance. Of course, money, to get out even so small a bulletin as
and practices arising from such belief. there are now many hundreds ofworkers in this. And if you think the whole idea isn't
"Any real religion," says Hoffding, the sciences, some of them very distin- worth bothering with, we can just forget it.
"implies and must give a world view." guished, who are well informed and open- On the other hand, as I have said before, it
Evelyn Underhill writes that the primal mind on these matters, But as for "official" might be the nucleus of a really useful proj-
object of religion is to disclose to us the science -well, the remark of Dr. Carlson, eel
perdurable basis of life, and foster our quoted on page 6 of this bulletin, is suffi- Ifyou want to send in anything-items,
growth and communion with il cient commentary. questions, references, data, experiences,
linguists tell us, there was no synonym As to the Fortean, then, we think it is ideas, suggestions about the make-up of
for the word REUGION among the Hin- doing an admirable piece of work. We're the Bulletin, odd clips of ''Fortean" hap-
dus, the Hebrews and the Greeks, nor not so much interested, personally, in its penings - and if you will pass the Bulletin
among the Celts and Germans. To the social and political iconoclasm, though along, and/or send in a name or two of
Romans, religion meant a social institution others may find it worth while. But the persons of the ''right" sort, to whom I could
and certain traditional rites. In the Orient, effort to salvage the "damned" facts, hold send copies, then it may be worth while to
religion was conceived as a science, that is, them up for an to see and for the confusion carry on. And if you do write to me, be sure
as an organized body of knowledge, and not of an orthodoxies, is a matter of very great to give your permission (if willing) to print
at all as penonal emotiomillsm. importance. your name and address. You might pick up
And once again, as to the in-and-out of some helpful and interesting correspon-
To all of which we add 4 lines from the Round Robin; it's the facts we're after. dents that way, and no advertisers will get
James Stephens. "Instinct cannot advance We believe every fact is a child of God. We holdofil
when thought has schooled it in the science don't care where it was born, or who nour- For the present, if you want to write to
of unbelief, and the wall (about the Tree of ished and cherished it; but we're interested anyone named in this issue, please send the
life) will not be conquered until thought in your reasons for accepting it, and for letter in my care.
and instinct are wed; and the first son of that thinking it maybe means this-or-thal We My notion has been, to put out the
bridal will be called The Scaler ofthe Wall." quote Gregory, that "in science there is no Round Robin about once a month. And
We want to say a word for the Fortean finality, there should therefore be no dog- the actual cost to me (paper, mimeograph-
Magazine, now called DOUBT, and for the matism" - and also Strindberg, who wrote ing, envelopes, postage) comes to about 25
Fortean Society and its able secretary Mr. that the whole business of man is ''not to cents each copy.
11ffany Thayer. The Society, of course, turn his back upon the lighl" This light And now, my best wishes to an of you.
carries on the work of Charles Fort and his may be a poor thing, but our business is to N. Meade Layne -San Diego, Calif.

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COPPER
THE SUBSTANCE OF VENUS
by Alison Davidson
'The breath of the west wind bore her As Vince asks, "Who were these archaic miners? How and
Over the sounding sea, to where did they transport this metal?"
Up from the delicate foam,
To wave-ringed Cyprus, her isle." ALCHEMY'S "COPPER CAULDR
...sings Homer to celebrate the birth ofAphrodite, the 'Truly science drivu out the spiritfrom the whole andproudly
goddess oflove and beauty. Also known as lshtar, Astarte displays the septii'Qte bits. Dead, all dead." Walter Lang
and Venus, she was bom from the blue-green waves of the In this series of articles dealing with the Planets and
Mediterranean clad only in her red-gold hair; her gentle Metals we are seeking in a small way to restore the spirit to
beauty captured exquisitely by the Italian painter Bot- the dead world of modem science. For this reason we
ticelli. return to the ancient and sacred science of Alchemy de-
Who has never been touched by the beauty of Venus, scribed as 'a total science of energy transformation' -
watching her rise brilliant as the Morning or Evening Star dealing not onlywith the transmutation ofmetals as physi-
- turning golden-red as she sets, sinking back into the cal substance (the alchemists really could change lead into
ocean of her birth? "Beauty of Life" she is called, the gold), but also as symbolic of the inner processes of spiri-
essence of women reflected in the shining warmth of the tual transformation.
metal copper. In alchemical terms we could describe the dead-world
The island of Cyprus is regarded as the home of both viewofmodemscience as the 'black phase' of the alchemi-
Venus and copper where it has been extensively mined cal operation, the phase of eorruptionand decay. Here the
since antiquity. The word copper is derived from the Latin divine spark, or the spirit represented by the Sun appears
'cuprum' from cyprus, which in turn is said to originate in to die, suffocated in the dark chaotic realm of Saturn-lead.
the Assyrian word for copper, 'kipar'. Although copper is Even the physical substance of gold appears to be
soft and malleable, when blended with tin it forms the affected. After the early 1950's, Ul1y Kolisko found in her
harder metal bronze. experiments that the gold chloride solutions continually
After gold and silver, copper is the oldest metal known. failed to crystalize into their previous colourful forms. It
Copper vessels have been found in Egypt dating back 4900 was as though the sun was eclipsed, somehow sickened,
B.C. and earlier elsewhere. For hundreds of years copper and gold, the sun's element on earth reflected this. 1bis
was the main metal used; ancient races such as theSumeri- darkening of the sun-gold coincided with the onslaught of
ans and Phoenicians made their weapons, helmets and atmospheric nuclear testing an'tgreatly increased radio-
shields ofcopper. From 3100 B.C. both copper and bronze frequency use. "
were in use until the Bronze Age took over around 2100 Alchemists say that putrefaction precedes germina-
B.C., preceding the more martial age of iron. tion, that "the King Gold must be killed and buried, in
Copper's veins run extensively through the planet, order that he may awake again to life, and who, ascending
particularly in the 'alkaline' depths where it has a great through the seven regimes, attains his full glory."(3)
affinity for sulphur; Wilhelm Pelikan describes copper and These seven regimes are the seven levels of conscious-
sulphur as "locked together in the earth in primaeval ness represented by the Sun, Moon and the five planets
times." (1) It is often found where there is volcanic activity, visible to the naked eye. Each of these cosmic forces cor-
at present the most lucrative copper deposits being found responds to a particular metal, andinourinvestigationswe
in North and Central and South America, the Soviet find that the properties of these metals are intimately
Union, Central and South AfricaandAustmlia, with smaller connected with our own nature.
deposits throughout Europe. Alchemically the Sun and Moon (gold and silver)
Perhaps the oldest & most puzzling copper mines are express the duality of the active and receptive poles of
located here in America, in the Keweenaw Peninsula and existence- described in the first two articles of this series.
on llse Royale in Lake Superior. In his bookAMERICAN In the other five planets and their corresponding metals,
INDIAN MYTHS & MYSTERIES, Vincent Gaddis ex- either solar or lunar qualities predominate, but without
plores the mystery of these prehistoric mines which date reaching their full expression.
back to at least 5000 B.C. The extent of this vast mining This is demonstrated in the planetary symbols which
empire is incredible; there are thousands upon thousands are formed from the three basic figures of the circle (sun),
of pits ranging for 120 miles, and it is estimated that 2 the semicircle (moon), and the cross of the four elements:
million poundsofcopperwereminedon Isle Royale alone. fire, water, air and earth: the four directions of space.

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In the symbol for Venus (and copper) the Sun-circle is (blue vitriol) dries into a white powder on contact with air,
rising above the cross, showing an infusion of solar power it rapidly absorbs water to return to its crystallized state.
which, in the alchemical operation, corresponds to the As Rudolf Hauschka writes (5) "...copper absorbs
inner sun rising but not yet perfected. In Venus the spirit water and changes it into form and colour. This capacity
is inspiring matter to more perfect forms ofexpression; the for organizing fluids is a characteristic copper attribute.
higher aspirations are tending to predominate over the Plants perform this function in organic nature...Copper,
material desires of the Earth. which has the same tendency in the dead mineral world, is
The earliest form of Venus was the Egyptian ankh, closely bound up with all vegetative processes."
symbol of universal life; the egg-shaped womb of the Copper's connection with the fluidic functions is also
goddess, the place where life is generated, surmounting the demomtrated in oold-blooded animals such as snail\ mussels,
cross of the elements. This womb from which the sun oysters, crabs and squid from the sea, which breathe with
emerges is represented by the copper cauldron ofalchemy. the aid of a blood pigment rich in ooppetlmownas haemocy-
It is interesting to note that the christian religion removed anin. (The conch on which Aphrodite rests is a type of
this womb-egg from the ancient symbol of life, to be left mussel) Mellie Uyldert notes: ''These soft, moist animals
only with the unbalanced cross of matter. belong to the sensory element water which is linked with a
person's emotional life. It is well known that oysters have
PLANET OF BEAUTY AND LOVE an aphrodisiac affect." (6)
In Venus there is a desire, a necessity, for beauty and Astrologically, Venus (or copper) rules the two signs
harmonious union. Where she rules, there is beauty, song of Libra and Taurus. Where Libra represents the harmo-
and dance. Instruments and bells are made of brass with nious balance of the scales, in the sign of Taurus the bull,
the resonance of copper. Egyptian ladies used the copper Venus shows herself as the patroness ofskilled agriculture,
ore malachite for beautifying their eyes. connected closely with plants and occupations dealing
The influence of Venus is predominant in the horo- with nature. Interestingly copper and some of its ores
soopes of artis1S, musidans, the aeatots of beautiful clothes imitate plant forms, veined leaves and tiny trees. Hathor,
and jewellery. Artists use copper extensively for etching an Egpytian form of the ~oddess, shows her connection
and print making, and in pigments for colourful paints. with the generative forces of the earth in her cow-form (her
There are few substances on earth which possess the horns which are still used in bio-dynamic preparations for
beauty of this soul metal, the many rich colours of red gardening). She is 'union in beauty' and her name Het-
ranging from rose to almost gold Hert means the 'house of Heru', the Sun.
In the alchemical operation 'the colours of the pea- Edible plants rich in copper include red clover, lettuce,
cock's tail' appear, a bird sacred to Venus (and the African garlic, carrot, cabbage, chickweed, sunflower seeds, and
goddess of love, Oshun) which owes its beautiful blue- walnuts, among others.
green plumage to the presence of copper. As much as 6% Copper's involvement in the circulation of liquids is
copper has been measured in the wing pigmentation of also shown in the living organism, in the *venous • blood
certain species of birds. which carries the toxic substances to the excretory organs.
The crystallizations of Lilly Kolisko (4) using gold Copper is abundant in the female sexual organs, ruled by
chloride and copper sulphate were characterized by their Venus of course! and, according to Uyldert, copper in the
delicate colouration, nearly always creating a border of body is used up by sexual activity. She says this is the reason
light green at the top of the copper ''pictures". why people with no outlet for these energies often get gall-
This brilliance of colour is also displayed in copper's stones, which contain copper.
various ores such as malachite, azurite, dioptase, chalcopy- In the ancient temples of the goddess her cosmic
rite and bornite, ranging from green and blue through to energies were conveyed by sacred prostitutes who con-
purple and red. Ifyou ever watch copper burning you will ducted the revitalizing and healing love of Venus, the
notice the characteristic blue-green flames with flashes of copper energy, maximizing the 'orgiastic potency' (to use
red. The alchemists described Venus wearing a blue cloak Dr. Reich's term) of the worshippers. For the sake of our
with a red spirit, these colours reflected even in Botticelli's good health, at least, we should bring those temples back!
painting.
The blue-green waves from which Venus rises illus- MEDICINAL COPPER
trate copper's special affinity to water- even the colour of The liver is also rich in copper and liver extracts have
liquid molten copper is sea-green. Most copper ores been used to treat copper deficiencies. These deficiencies
contain water, and the soluble copper salts such as copper can cause malfunctions of the thyroid, unhealthy circula-
sulphate and copper chloride, with their beautiful green tion (particularly the legs), spasmodic cramps, epilepsy,
andbluecrystals,consistcfupto35%water. Infirecopper some mental illnesses, multiple sclerosis (whose sufferers
loses its colour and turns black; when exposed to the at- often have been deprived oflove and affection), and poorly
mosphere is assumes the green or bluish deposit of copper developed sexual characteristics.
carbonate known as verdigris. While copper sulphate I have often used homeopathic copper for children's

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leg-cramps - growing pains - and it is also used for screens for his relaxation circuits. [See Biocircuits by
conwlsions, deficient kidney action, diabetes, etc. Leslie and Terry Patten for an analysis and comparison
One of the most famous uses of copper for many between copper and silk circuits.(8)]
centuries was a form of copper vitriol available from In the field of agriculture, appropriately, Victor
apothecaries as the 'powder ofsympathy'; the power of this Schauberger (9) also focussed on the metal of Venus.
remarkable powder for healing wounds was extolled in "A After noticing the detrimental effect ofiron ploughs on the
Discourse Touching the Cure ofWounds by the Powder of soil - iron dried out the ground by disturbing the soil's
Sympathy'' written by an English nobleman at the court of magnetic field - he began using copper instead with the
Charles I in 1658. Rather than using the powder on the result being a dramatic increase in fertility. The copper
wound itself, a bandage with blood from the wound was helped to retain ground water. He also used fine copper
placed in a bowl ofwater containing a handful of dissolved filings to help 'charge' his irrigationancteompostmixtures,
copper vitrioL Its cooling effect was transmitted etheri- both produced in egg-shaped containers or heaps. Once
cally to the wound, (note copper's high level of conductiv- upon a time, those same copper energies were fixed by
ity) apparently resulting in a rapid healing. ritual copulation in the fields to ensure the fertility of the
Another use of copper as a medicine was to rub the earth.
affected area with a piece of this metal a specific number of In solution copper chloride- along with other metals
times a day depending on the affliction. For influenza we -has been used in the practice of chromatography, devel-
are told to rub the forehead with copper twice daily. oped by Ehrenfried Pfeiffer. (10) By studying the colours
Copper's use in bracelets to alleviate rheumatism and and shapes crystallized on filter paper, he could determine
arthritis is well known; also its disinfectant properties -it the cosmic energies operative in various extracts mixed
kills algae, fungi and germs. Put a copper coin in your with the solution, e.g. to test the quality of compost heaps.
aquarium, orin a vase to keep cut flowers longer. Use brass Blood extracts can be used likewise in copper chloride
doorknobs to rid your visitors' hands of unwelcome germs. solution to discover diseases in the blood which have not
There are many uses for this wonderful metal! yet shown any symptoms. , "At the same time, certain
medicinal herbs are seen to'!display the same shapes as the
COPPER'S POWER OF CONDUCTIVITY blood which is being examined. This shows an essential
After silver, copper is the metal with the highest con- correspondence between them and the ill person, which
ductivity for electricity and heat. Copper pots have long itself indicates their suitability as a remedy in the case in
been favoured in the kitchen for this reason-- also " •••the question." (6)
medieval Dutchman brewed his clover medicine in a cop- Another property of copper reflects Venus' dynamic
per pan, and the Chinese their poppy-juice, for Venus' power of attraction; it combines readily with other ele-
energy is transmitted to whatever is being cooked." (6) ments to form alloys and readily transforms other sub-
Most of the copper produced today involves the use of stances into complex salts. It is because of this versatility
this metal as a conductor, in heavy industry and the manu- in transforming and combining, Wilhem Pelikan tells us,
facture ofvery sensitive electronic instruments, in electro- ''the alchemists called copper "meretrix metallorum," the
plating, engine building and heating and cooling technol- harlot of the metals."
ogy. Indeed, everything Venus touches is seduced by her
Haushka makes an interesting connection between beauty.
this power of conductivity and the angular velocity of the
planets. Briefly, the average angular velocity is expressed REFERENCES:
in the degrees of movement of the planets, calculated over 1. Tim SECRETS OF METALS by WJ.lhelm Pelikan, Anthropoeo-
thirty day periods. Haushka writes: ''The resulting figures phic Press, N.Y.
2 LE MYSTERE DES CATIIEDRALES by Fulcanelli, Brothcmood
are surprisingly correlated with those found in physics of life, Albuquerque, New Mexico.
textbooks on the conductivity of metals... The impetus of 3. ALCHEMY by Titus Burkhardt, Element Boob, Ltd., Dorset,
the planets appears in a metamorphosed way as conductiv- Great Britain.
ity."(5) 4- GOlD AND Tim SUN by L. Koliako, Koliako Archive, Stroud,
Great Britain.
Lakhovsky with his copper coils was also concerned S. Tim NATURE OF SUBSTANCE by Rudolf Hauscbka, Rudolf
with conducting and transforming cosmic energies (7). Steiner Press, London.
His simplest coil consists of copper wire or tubing shaped 6. METAL MAGIC by Mellie Uyldcrt, Turnstone Press Ltd.,
Northamptonshire, C'JI'e8t Britain
into a circle with the ends overlapping but not touching. 7. THELAKHOVSKYMULTI-WAVEOSCILLATORHAND-
Placed around a plant or tree it enhanced growth, as we BOOK by Tom Brown, Borderland Sciences, CA
found in our own garden, and even removed disease. As 8. BIOCIRCUITS by Leslie and Teny Patten, HJ. Kramer Inc.,
far as I can tell Lakhovsky never said why he used copper, TiburonCA
9. LIVING WATER by Olof Alerandersson, Turnstone Presa Ltd.,
but we have already found good reason in our study of Great Britain.
copper here. L.E. Beman also preferred to use copper as 10. CHROMATOGRAPHY by Ehrenfried E. Pfeiffer, Bio-Dyuamic
a conductive medium for the body's natural energy in the literature, Wyoming, Rhode laland.

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C CONTROL IN THE 1990s
WHAT THE FINANCIAL NEWSLETI'ERS LEAVE OUT
by
Trevor James Constable
Numerous readers of my COSMIC PULSE OF LIFE pation in the affairs of this plane. Wlyit they Jack are the
(1976), have expressed their gratitude for the book's esoteric physical-material bodies that are necessary for signifia-nt
insights into world trends. A revised and enJarged second earth plane action. This is the cybernetic scenario behind
edition is due out in 1990, wherein this material is expanded. current baleful events, including the eclipse and dismantle-
Many orthodox analysts meanwhile, mainly in the financial ment of the USA.
newsletters, are aware that the USA is being steadily and The earth plane is under preparation for the incarnation
systematically destroyed from within. Politically, economi- in the mortal body of Abriman. He will walk the earth as a
cally,industrially,spirituallyandmorally, the USA is being cut human being. Ahriman is the third member of the ·Cosmic
down. Behind this demolition stand numerous eminent and triad involved in earth evolution. The occult sequence is the
influential Americans, most of them native-born citizens. In incarnation ofLucifer inAsia four millennia ago; the incarna-
all history, there has been no such treason and betrayal of tion of Christ in the Middle Bast two millennia ago; and the
birthright. imminent incarnation in the West of Abriman, the spiritual
SJowly the reality is sinking into the financial newsletter suzerain of the inferior forces, i.e. the forces standing beneath
publishers that these now-avalanching operations are taking Man. Nothing can prevent this event. Ahriman's advent is
place on an almost inconceivably vast scale. Every avenue by Cosmic in design and integumented into the whole drama of
which the USA can be diminished is being pursued with evolution. As incarnate huinans, what we do control is our
astonishing energy and attention to detail There is little com- individual orientation and reaction to theAhrimanic event, to
prehension thus far, that the overall directing consciousness is which current world trends are a sinister precursor.
not human or that its scope and capacities dwarf the most Dr. Rudolf Steiner has stated that ahrimanic goals include
brilliant human beings into insignifiatnce. This was broached total control ofthe earth, the making of this world wholly ahri-
in my COSMIC PULSE OF LIFE, and warrants overview up- manic. Steiner characterized Bolshevik Russia as a "grue-
dating after more than a decade. some Ahrimanic creation". Rigidification and enslavement,
Nothingwill appear concerning these astral machinations with an attendant darkening of consciousness and loss of
in any financial newsletter, because ofpublie resistance to and emotional warmth, foreshadow in R~ia the Abrimanic workl
incomprehension of anything that takes for granted planes of of tomorrow. Iron control of the popuJace is a cardinal social
Hfe other than our own. The Journal ofBorderland Research symptom. Signifimnt steps toward such control of the world
is therefore an appropriate forum to once again draw atten- as a whole are everywhere being taken, cunningly masked by
tion to world events from an esoteric viewpoint. idealistic fronts.
Man is better able in these times to understand the Since the original version of this article was written, the
existence of an "astral workshop" than ever before. The rise glasnost phenomenon erupted. This was prompt verification
of the computer age and the communications revolution of ongoing programs through which the ahrimanic powers
demonstrate with force and cJarity how much information deceive mankind, in pursuit of their world control goal No
regarding every human being can be gathered and stored for person aware of the structural nature of totalitarian mind-set,
~tant retrieval. The uses of such technology are obvious. could possibly be deceived by the grinning mask of glasnost.
The misuse of such technology is already a world ethical Millions are nevertheless being deceived, including no doubt,
problem, completely insolvable in view of the gross imperfec- Mr. Gorbachev himself, who will be disposed of when his
tion of those human beings who own and control the comput- purpose has been served.
ers. Tax officials in many countries for example, use comput- Ahrimanic agents and aims always come to us as that
ers to hound and harass people on an ever-increasing scale. which they are not.Ahrimanis The Deceiver. Were ahrimanic
Suicides are a common result, and the provocateurs of such agents to disclose their true purposes clearly and frankly, the
crimes have no compunction about causing these deaths. public would react with total rejection. Those who are dis-
Given this background of contemponuy Barth, little imagi- mantling and undermining America, therefore purport the
nation is required to conceive of an astral workshop, manned most idealistic and noble motives. Involved American aristo-
by astral beings of evil and destructive intent, who can look in crats and financial mandarins use their distinctions and stand-
on our plane via similar, but immensely more sophisticated ing in support of world government goals.
technology. These have virtually unlimited information about The secret orders and secret societies into which wealthy
our plane ofHfe and its beings, permanent interest in its evo- and influential Americans are inducted, usually at leading
lutionary status and their own agenda and reasons for partici- universities, are for the most part abrimanic agencies serving

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subversional goals in earth evolution. Highly educated and learning support this goal, while learned professors fail to
decent men have to be persuaded that their clandestine explain why existing earthly governments - all run from the
activities are for the benefit of mankind The deluding of such
shadows - are the agencies through which misery, war and
individuals is typical of the deceptive nature of the ahrimanic
destruction are inflicted on mankind. World Government,
powers. The cultivated elitism of ordinary secret society run from the shadows, canonlybringtotalmiseryto humanity.
recruits is exploited, because such membership is an appealing Avoided like the plague is the common sense reality:
Earth has always beenoneworldandisoneworldnow. Within
adjunct to university social life. In later years, they continue
to serve secret society aims, from positions of influence andits diversity lies its unity. A World Government, bending all to
leverage in poli!D, finance and diplomacy. Most members a single authority, and controlled from the shadows, portends
never pass beyond the periphery of these groups, or suspect the eradication of diversity. Were it not so, the ahrimanic
the power concentrated at the core in the hands of black powers would not back and engineer Watld Government.
adepts, with direct linkage to the astral plane. The USA stood as a prototypeofunityindiversity. All the
Yale University's Skull and Bones Society members oc- tribes of the earth were brought under one banner, in 50
cupy numerous key government posts, and are strategically states, yet were protected from each other's excesses by
placed in high finance. President George Bush is a member of constitutional government. America proved that such things
this society, as was his father, to- could be done, without circum-
gether with the Harriman& and scriptionofindividualliberty. The
many other famous brahmins. At individual became the sovereign
election time, the press averred Control of informational media is amid the mass. Such advances are
that Skull and Bones was just anathema to the ahrimanic pow-
another fraternity. Perhaps it is central to the main ahrimanic de- ers.
indeed all innocuous and preppie. sign, and the limitation and rigidifi- Slow failure ofAmerican gov-
Occultists nevertheless take slight ernment has not been due to its
notice of newspaper evaluations. cation of thought in America today forms, which a future World
They look for signatures. The strangely coincide with the so-called qovernmem coukl har<Dy SUiplSS.
SkullandBonesescutcheonis the Degeneration and inevitable col-
universal designator for poison.
uinformation age. " lapse have been brought about by
One hopes the newspapers are corruption of individual humans
right in this case. who ensoul.American governmen-
Secret society activity has ac- tal forms, and by exalted and shad-
celerated since World War I, synchronouslywith other prepa- owy financial figures. Corrupt representatives and judges,
rations for the incarnation of Ahriman. Some activity has rampant graft and controlled appointive officials are the
openly surfaced in the various commissions and councils such agents of a sad and ongoing debacle. Less evident but much
as those organized and financed by the Rockefeller interests more potent are the financial czars. Money Power is the major
and those hidden behind the Rockefellers. These are typical earthly agency of this corruption, but the corruptive will and
ahrimanic fronts, carrying another ahrimanic signature: they primary power reside in the same extra-human source that is
represent themselves as that which they are NOT. These now illegally manipulating the world from its astral control
groups form a shadow government in America, by which the centers. The Money Power is a major worldly instrument of
irritating impediment of elections may be circumvented. Dif- theahrimanicwill, which is the source ofcorruptive continuity
and illegitimate earth plane power. Financiers are mere
fusion of such unelected rulers into every significant phase of
government suffices to exert control, no matter who is elected
mortaJs.
by the public. Men who have riddled the USA with dishonesty and cor-
Ambitious political pushers quickly realized in America ruption, now seek to bring the entire world under the control
of international finance capitalism. These programs go for-
that without the backing of the shadow forces, they can wield
no significant influence of any kind. Actual control has passed
ward behind a vee of fake altruism and fraudulent cor "'m for
in our time wholly to the shadow forces. Mere party poli!D the human future. International finance capitalism has re-
with its endless, fake confrontations and phoney antagonisms,placed the obsolescent nationally-based capitalism of the
dupes the populace. These flummoxed millions remain un- immediate past. Withsophisticatedmodemcommunications,
aware that the country is managed from the shadows, no and unimaginable financial power wielded at the tap of a
matter who faces the TV camera as president. computer key, international finance capitalism is the ultimate
Massive shadow backing today looms behind the high- ahrimanic instrument. Sovereignty and independent govern-
powered drive for World Government. Only one force in ments get in its way, impede its maneuvers and frustrate its
earth evolution stands to benefit from any such agency: appetites.
Ahriman. To make Earth wholly ahrimanic requires political Nothing of these machinations appears in the full light of
machinery, to manage the forthcoming attempt at the enslave-day, which is yet another signature of the powers of darkness.
ment of mankind Ordinary citizens of decency and goodwill Control of informational media is central to the main ahri-
are being brainwashed to believe that "peace" can only come manic design, and the limitation and rigidification of thought
to Earth out of World Government. Institutions of higher in America today strangely coincide with the so-called "infor-

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mation age." Even bright people have barely an inkling of who have seen this entity in his true form. Those motivated by
what is happening. Those who have correctly analyzed the greed should take a sobering look some time at the astral
situation are blocked from media exposure, in favor of endless presence their greed summons.
repetitions of the Establishment drumbeat Media control Worst of all current crimes against mankind is the gradual
deflects, diverts, obfuscates and suppresses the truth of cur- and tragic corruption of education, so that each incoming
rent events. Media clones intone about the ''tides of history" generation is now shaped to accept, tolerate and participate in
-all of them using the same phrases - as impeding govern- world corruption. The revivifying power of youth is being .
ments are set upon, to be destabilized and swept out of the way increasingly diverted into a frantic youthful scramble for a
of the grand abrimanic design. share of the spoils. Mankind cannot advance without steady
Always these invasions of other nations' affairs take p1ace infusions of youthful moral force. America's millions of
behind phoney protestations about vio1ated human rights, youthful illiterates are victims of one ,history's grossest
garnished with fake moral outrage. A free man aware of crimes, their capacities dulled and diluted beyond redemption.
ahrimanic workings sees only one dominant tide in today's Men come and go from this plane. The scale and sequenc-
world: the tide of financial debt. Here is bondage for mankind ing ofthe mighty events now climaxing bespeak a superintend-
on an unprecedented scale. The existence of this bondage is ing intelligence not affiicted with mortality. This intelligence
objective and inarguable. Woe betide that nation whose always enlists the aid of certain earthlings. The periodic
capable leadership produces solvency. Geopolitical targeting emergence of secret societies into the open, at historical
will ensue. The organization of that nation will be convulsed junctures when incarnates were needed for earth p1ane action,
with abrimanic ruthlessness if necessary, all behind a moralis- is well established. Dr. Rudolf Steiner's rare lecture series on
tic facade. We live in a world of masks and veils. secret societies describes in detail how numerous specific
Who issues the debt that has resulted in current interna- personalities of pre-1914 Europe were selected for murder or
tional serfdom? The same forces that invent the lofty-sound- assassination. Their purposes in European destiny were
ing commissions, councils and clubs with their consuming assessed by the occult powers ofb1ack adepts in the secret so-
obsessions for World Government They are the same forces cieties. Where necessary to secret society aims, murder
that stuff such commissions and councils with famous anddis- removed these personali~ from the earth, to facilitate
tinguished1ackeys. Most people who baskin the phoney gran- manipulation of events. Events today are being manipulated.
deur of such memberships should question the origin of their The moral, social, economic, industrial, political and emo-
conscious thoughts about World Government Excarnate tional disintegration of the USA are attaining the kind of mo-
ahrimanic beings access their human agents via subconscious mentum that tends to be self-reinforcing. The ultimate
methods, utilizing sophisticated developments ofwhat already ahrimanic obscenity- politico-economic merger of the USA
exists on earth as radionics. The hysterical, maniacal, nazified and the USSR - has been in preparation for a long time.
suppression of radionics in the USA is not an accident, When broached in the original version of this article 3 years
because immanent in radionics is the technology of remote ago, such a merger seemed to shame the wildest fiction. In the
psychic control, as employed from the astral workshop. interim, ahrimanicmachinations have resulted ing1asnost and
The radionic rate or frequency of the human medulla for the commitment of hundreds of billions of private American
example, is already known even on this p1ane, and is recorded capital to investment in the Soviet Union. Life has to be
in the DrownAtlas as well as in other systems ofradionic rates. pumped into the ahrimanic Frankenstein, a creation of the
This decisive control organ can be directly tuned from the forces of death and destruction, incapable of unaided exis-
astral workshop, and modulating intelligence impressed on tence. The USA is simultaneously weakened by the cupidity
the human owner. Thus do life-negative sdlemes and thoughts and stupidity of its greedy investors, who blindly pave the way
"arise" in the brains of secret society old boys who feel for political merger. World Government can eventuate only
destined, qualified and ordained to run the world. This is one through such a merger.
means by which the will of the abrimanic powers is driven up The ahrimanic minions who have quietly worked for the
into our world - through these men of earthly financial and reduction of the USA as a prerequisite for this merger, may
political power. Subversion of earth evolution could not not ever see the day when they will rule it all in the way they
occur without earth p1ane action by incarnate humans, who dream- without being elected. The most important of these
become literally the hands and feet of those spirit beings misguided and greedy men are into their 70's. No matterwhat
incapable of function in this density, other than through secret societies they belong to, and regardless of their earthly
"controllees." eminence, they all face the inexorable democracy of the grave.
Greed is the main motive that leads human beings to mo- Nobody ever plotted their way around that They must also
nopolize commerce, misuse technology, waste natural re- endure the shock and agony of their own betrayal and discard
sources and distort and frustrate essential natural processes. by the ahrimanic powers. Loyal service in the back-to-front
The latter includes rape of the Earth and despoliation of the ahrimanic world results in punishment
p1anetary beauty that is essential to the well being of Earth's These vain and deceitful men are pursuing the ens1ave-
inhabitants. Leviathan is the abrimanic lieutenant under ment of their fellows under false banners of friendship and
whom the greedy ones function. Depictions of Leviathan are service. There is so1ace for the victims of their wickedness in
to be found in certain occult books, produced by clairvoyants the grinding wheels of the Lords Of Karma.

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Book Review
SECRETS OF THE SOIL
Peter Tompkins & Christopher Bird
Harper & Rowe
Reviewed by Tom Brown
Here we have a most interesting new book which is an a commercial garbage processing plant in 0~ California
incredible compilation of useful data. For those of you who which usedaspecialsprayto breakdown the organic materiah
have read THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS by Tompkins & in garbage and build them into a fertilizigg humus that was
Bird (circa 1973) SECRETS OF THE SOIL (SOS) will come growing incredibly healthy crops. Needless to say, opposition
as an interesting sequel, with an amazing array of information from chemical fertilizer manufacturers aided in the demise of
related to the plant world.. the plant.
SOS starts with an introduction telling us bow bad off our For the farmer or layperson SOS will act as an interesting,
food and agriculture is. Those in the alternative fields of albeit somewhat sensationalistic, introduction to BD prac-
research are well aware of this, but this book will reach far tices, and it is hoped that once they are interested they will go
afield of our circles so many "normal" people will be shaken to the source material to get the complete story. It is not a
by hard evidence of our sad state of affairs. magic cure-all, as the book seems to imply, but a method of
Dr. Rudolf Steiner's input to agriculture flows through creating a quality farm through hard work and awareness and
many portions of this book, especiany at the beginning wherein use of higher forces.
some aspects of Bio-Dynamic farming are covered. The Australian Alex Podolinsky's thirty-five years of work
emphasis here is on packing cow manure into cow horns to be spreading the BD impulse in his country are covered. There
buried in the earth over the wintertime. After the burial pe- have been dramatic results from using the techniques as
riod is over the horns are dug up and the manure has changed presented by Alex, and the Australian Broadcast Company
to a humus-like compound quite different from the original ran a television show covenng his work. This has created a
ingredient. A small portion of this substance, known as BD strong interest among Australian farmers who want to grow
Preparation 500, is then stirred into water barrels or buckets. quality crops and maintain their land quality in the process.
The stirring is done in a precise manner where a vortex is Many thousands of acres of Australian desert have been
formed in one direction and then a reverse vortex is formed. turned into lush farmland through the spraying of BD 500.
This is done in a rhythmic fashion, to and fro, for one hour. One point the book doesn't make is that Podolinsky uses
The vortex draws in cosmic influences, as well as potentizing ''prepared" 500 - that is his 500 Prep, once taken from the
the water with the 500 in a homeopathic fashion. The final horn, is then treated with 502-507.
mixture is sprayed over fields before planting and imprints a The North Dakota farmofFredandJanet Kirschenmann
specific impulse into the land which aids greatly in the build- is visited. They have switched to Bio-Dynamic farming.
ing of healthy root structures. Though the early years of organic farming were tense and
The other BD Preparations, arbitrarily numbered 501- weed filled, the Kirschenmanns kept going and are now doing
508 are covered along with their uses, including an appendix quite well. This was a very good chapter of the book as it also
telling how to make them. BD #'s 502-507, various plants showed insights into the neighboring farmer's minds -people
treated in specific ways, are inserted into compost piles which who would like to go organic or BD. They are "hooked" on
are then used as fertilizer. 501 is crushed quartz buried in a the agricultural chem-drugs that pump their crops up for sale,
cow hom over the summer and when removed is potentizedin but provide scant nutritional value to the end user, and leave
the same fashion as 500. It is sprayed over plants past primary the fields wasted, needing a bigger fix next year.
growing stages and is connected with light activities. 508 is The more I read this book, the harder it becomes to buy
horsetail, a tea of which is sprayed on field and plant primarily food in the stores!
to act as a fungus regulator, and also to imprint the silica Patrick Flanagan has done some incredible work carrying
impulse on the growing plant. It is also used as a moisture on Dr. Henry Coanda's search for the healthsecret ofHunzal-
regulator. and, where people regularly live disease-free well past the age
Dr. Ehrenfried Pfeiffer brought BD to the US and did of 100. Joined over the last few years by his wife Gael Crystal
many years of scientific research into its properties and ac- they have discovered many of the remarkable properties of
tions. He used the BD Preps as a base for special sprays which colloids-mineral substances suspended in liquids. The action
are used as a compost starter and as a field spray to speed up of glacial ice on mountain granite, in conjunction with the
the process ofgreen manuring (digging ina crop to fertilize the vortex action of mountain streams, puts minerals into the
soil). He developed a system called chromatography which is colloidal state. This remineralizes both human and land in a
a way of testing for life quality in soils, and can also be applied very beneficial way. The work of Viktor Scbauberger is
to blood testing. While I was familiar with some aspects of touched upon in this section.
Pfeiffer's work this book informed me of a garbage disposal Patrick and Gael have developed a colloidal mineral con-
project that Pfeiffer was working on. In 1950-52 Pfeiffer had centrate, marketed as Crystal Energy Concentrate, which

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lowers the surface tension of water, allows for better assimila- energies to the benefit of crops. Modem experiments have
tion of nutritional matter, and balances water content in the shown this to be on track.
cell, among other interesting properties. I was intrigued to CaJJahan's research into the infra-red spectra and how it
find that besides the many health-promoting properties ofthe is used by insects is very important data which applies to many
CEC it also increases the tensile strength of concrete by 50%! aspects of the borderland sciences. He has studied the anten-
There is a good chapter on chelation of rocks, that is the nae of insects in comparison with various radio-frequency
breaking down (or metabolizing) of rocks, through organic antennas and has found many similarities. He claims that an.
algae growth, into son and son nutrients. This is tied in with agricultural field, when out of balance, produces a certain
quite well with the concept the title suggests. The first half of wavelength in the infrared spectrum which attracts the insect.
the book covers the concepts of the son quite well, but from From a mechanistic point ofview this would seem most valid.
that point the information remains vital, but not completely Experiments have shown that insects definitely react to these
coherent with the theme of the book. Noticeably absent was vtbrations and this is a good point of entry into the subject.
any mention of Baron Albrecht von Herzeele whose experi- What is completely ignored in this is the question ofwhere the
ments circa 1870 showed that the son does not create the insects come from. A wholistic view of the plant organism
plant, but that the plant creates the son. The Baron was considers the insect to be part of the plant's energy field which
mentioned in THE SECRET LIFE OF PLANTS and I kept appears when the plant needs it for whatever reasons (pollina-
expecting him to pop up as an impor- tion, destruction, etc.) Without a
tant key inSOS. solid conception of where the insect
There are also good chapters on: appears from we are left wondering
seed saving, (the storing and spread- Should you read this their origin (from across the Bering
ing of varieties of natural seeds in Strait or from tre etm:ric realms them-
order to aDow continued organic di- book? Absolutely... selves). For a book that attempts to
versity of earth's plant cover); weeds go deeply into the spiritual view of
as guardians of the son ("no such these matters there was a gaping hole
thing as a weed" Rolling Thunder OQ. this one.
always said); John Hamaker's coming ice age theories and how Galen and Sara HieroD.ymus' work with radionic agricul-
to stop it with rock dust remineralization; and related ideas; ture is covered well. They have done some most interesting
and, Azomite, a natural colloidal silicate, (also known as dia- and important work researching the subtle energies of the
tomaceous earth or montmorillonite) which acts very well as a plant world. Radionics can treat son and plant conditions from
sonremineralizer. An interesting point is that the hills in Utah a distance, this has been shown many times. Galen developed
where the Azomite comes from are pink. Haroldine, from what he calls the Cosmic Pipe which broadcasts energies to
Lithium Labs, sent me some montmorillonite from the Pala fields in which they are placed. Various substances, such as
lithium mines in southern California. Perhaps the pink son treatment materials, can be placed in the unit for broad-
indicates that the Azomite hills contain lithium. cast to the field. I can't help but get the impression that this
There is a very interesting chapter on Sonic Bloom, a device is based on Eric Powell's Auto-Normalizer, which was
foliar spray combined with digital sound that enhances food based on LB. Beman's substance Circuit research.
plant production. We read of large crops of tomatoes grown I personally hold the Hieronymus' work in very high
on sawdust. This chapter struck me as out of place in this regard. However this book raised in me some serious ques-
book, the reason being that the son condition seems to be tions about the overall capacity for radionics in an agricultural
completely ignored in this system. This does not detract in any situation. The effects of radionics have been shown for many
way from the incredible potential of Sonic Bloom, but it does years. Insects can be gotten rid of, crop quality and quantity
divert from the general theme of the book. I was left wonder- can improve, but what of the overall quality of the son? Using
ing u Sonic Bloom is a beneficial impuJse to a sustainable ag- chromatograms, developed by E. Pfeiffer, BD prep 500 which
riculture, or if it is J.lSt a quick way to feed many people, had been stirred for one hour, and a radionic copy of it were
financially benefiting the proprietary owners, without any compared. The BD 500shO'ws good vitality, the radionic copy
long term benefits to the son. The most important informa- -none! This amazed me and I still haven't finished thinking
tion in this chapter pertaining to plants was Dan Carlson's ex- it out. Sara Hieronymus told me that she has been broadcast-
periments with his daughter wherein they each got morning ingthe same set ofBD preps for years, thereby saving here the
glories to grow different colors by concentrating on them, and need to buy or make it regularly. It is well known inBD circles
the information on how the noises from birds and bugs are that the preps Jose their potency quite rapidly when taken out
essential to plant growth.. of storage. Do Sara's radionic witnesses have any vitality left?
On the subject of atmospheric purification a ritual is Is her good intent psychotronically overiding the true radionic
presented, consisting of burning dried dung in an inverted action? Lots of serious questions here for borderland re-
copper pyramid, along withghee, rice and sandlewood. Titled searchers. (Let us know if you have answers.)
Agnihotra this is a most interesting purification method. Machaelle Wright Small has a garden she calls Perelandra.
Dr. Pbillip CaJJahan's research into the stone towers of She actively communicates with the plant and insect devas
Ireland is a fascinating chapter. He proposes that these towers (spirits) in this garden. If insects are infesting a crop she asks
were designed to increase the flows of solar and earthly them to pick one particular plant in the crop and take that for

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themselves- and it works!! I enjoyed this chapter as it shows conceptions of the etheric from the writings which be left
that real contact with the forces is necessary for any long term behind, and this appendix attempts to address this with some
viable agriculture, though this kind of talk might spook a few ofthe available literature on the subject. There was absolutely
farmers interested in other aspects of the book. no mention of Dr. Rudolf Hauschka who experimentally
TheEpilogueconcernsRussianAllaKudryashova'swork showed the direct relationship between the four ethers and
with psychicconditioningofvarious matel'i.U including plants Vitamins A through D, and linked them with various sections
and water to treat plants. The Soviets are quite interested in of the plant (oi1s, hulls and peels, leafy vegetables, and, lipoids,
psychic activities and this is carried on in a somewhat official respectively). Hauschka's experiments were in many ways an
manner there. outgrowth of Baron von Herzeele's, and are an important key
The first three appendices were so out of place that I to understanding the relationship of the etheric and elemen-
would recommend that the authors remove them from any tal realms, with the plant world as ~r. They play an
further editions of this work. Appendix A begins with "To important role in the true secrets of the soit
appreciate the agriculturalwisdom ofRudolfSteiner and Alex It is a bit difficult to piece together the etheric from any
Podolinsk:y requires an insight into the hermetic tenets of a writings. It is something which must be experienced, and
spiritual movement Steiner first belonged to in Germany at Steiner pointed to the study of plant metamorphosis, as
the tum of the century••• The Theosophical Society.•••" Noth- propounded by Goethe, as an important gateway to these
ing could be further from the truth, and I can see why some matters. In reality the finest of modem human minds are
students of Steiner's works are a bit annoyed at this book. barely capable of grasping the full conception of the etberic
Steinerwas involved brieflywith Theosophy (which has no ag- realms, so I do sympathize with the authors, and I understand
ricultural impukewithin it), but left it when he got suspicious their misorientation of the first three appendices. Such is the
of certain activities such as the promo- incorrect orientation of our modem
tion of Krisbnamurti as the reincar- minds which authors such as Ernst
nated Christ and the related scandal Lehrs, whose brilliant scientific outlay
vmm emerged because of certain peop~ Steiner... worked hard to get oftheethericrealmsinMANORMAT-
getting chosen as reincarnated saints TER was also no~ly absent from
and such solely on their political con- people to look outward to the this ma'terial, tried to straighten out.
nections to the society. Steiner was cosmos -- to the supersensible Should you read this book? Abso-
offered the chance to become John the lutely, there are large quantities of
Baptist which he obviously could not, realms, the source of the life excellent ideas you can begin imple-
andwouldnotgoalongwith. This type energies. menting today~r)UUbaYeasiiJF
of scandal never entered into the An- houseplant or 10,000 acres of com. I
throposophical movement which highly recommend it as you will be
Steiner founded on his own insights. introduced to some important works,
Theosophy represents an oriental impuke from the past such as those of Steiner, Pfeiffer and Lilly Kolisko, as wen as
brought to the west. Steiner rejected this as a central world many other timely ideas such as Hamaker's Ice Age theories
viewandfromhis own clairvoyant insight developed a western which counter the hot greenhouse of "official" scie~, the
mystery tradition for the future, which includes his Agricul- Flanagan's progressive research, and CaJJahan's insights into
tural lectures of 1924, (which I feel are in many ways the the infrared. Ina book this size (444pp) there are always more
culmination of his previous scientific lecture series). ideas than can be included ina review of this size. The authors
These appendices go on to talk about Charles Lead- have apparently spent quite a bit of time compiliDg this book,
beater's Occult Chemistry, and bow he clairvoyantly saw but it has the feeling of being rushed out. The appearance of
"quarks" in the late 1800's. This is a fascinating story, most a number of errors adds to this conclusion. For example,AQ-
worthy of telling, but completely out of place and out of UALITHIA a natural telluricwater available through Lithium
context in this book. Leadbeater looked into matter, beneath Labs in San Luis Rey, California is listed as "aqua lithium
the threshold of the normal senses. Steiner considered this to produced by a lab in San Jose"! This coupled with a number
be the subsensible realm, the death oriented polarity, and ofmajor typos (Steiner'sconceit,ratherthanSteiner'sconcept)
worked hard to get people to look outward to the cosmos- to makes one wonder if anybody seriously proofread the book
the supersensible realms, the source of the life energies. If before printing.
anyone reads Steiner's.Agriculture lectures theywillclearly see 1be complaints I have against SOS are minor compared
that he consistently warns about orienting research in the to the beneficial aspects ofthe book, but they certainly needed
wrong direction, and I wonder how the authors would include to be aired onamajorpublicationsuchas this, and they should
such orientation after claiming so highly for Steiner's insights be kept in mind as a caveat while reading it. 1bere are source
in the main portion of the book. I feel that these first three ap- addresses for much of the matel'i.U, such as BioDynamic
pendices will be very disorienting to people who haven't the informationandsoilremineralizationdata, but neglected is an
wherewithal to sort these deep matters out. address for the Flanagan's materials-after giving them an ex-
Appendix 4 is on Rudolf Steiner's etheric sciences and it cellent write-up. Probably errors of omission due to haste in
doesafairjob of trying to sum up his conceptions ofthe etheric production. Regardless, you will no doubt benefit on many
on a few pages. It is difficult to piece together Dr. Steiner's levels by reading this book.

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Conference report:

Silica In Agriculture
BIO-DYNAMIC FARMING AND GARDENING ASSOCIATION
51ST ANNUAL CONFERENCE, August 4-6, 1989
Rudolf Steiner College, Fair Oaks, California

The setting for the 51st Annual BD Farming and and using it in BD preps.
Gardening Conference was on the site of the Rudolf Both Saturday and Sunday began with Eurythmy and
Steiner College and the Sacramento Waldorf School with Speech exercises. The Speech exercises were quite enjoy-
a Bio-Dynamic Garden. The location is in the middle of able, as motion was incorporated at different times of a
the central valley of California which~ received a warmth statement to change the inflection. Eurythmy is a form of
and light impulse from the silica in the granite Sierra exercise developed by Rudolf Steiner which incorporates
Nevada mountains to the east. The theme was Silica in movement in harmony with language. The energies I felt
Agriculture, The B-D Quartz & Equisetum Sprays, Their flowing through my limbs while doing Eurythmywere the
Understanding, Application, and Effects. same as those aroused during Taoist yoga practice. It is my
The conference was set up so that there would be four impression that Eurythmy is a western internal art, and an
main lectures on the conference theme, as well as many enjoyable one at that!
workshops that could be chosen from. A partial list of the The Saturday morning lecture was by Michael Jost,
workshops follows: former Professor of Plant Pathology at Michigan State
A Practical Intro to B-D Farming-- James Barausky University. This lecture delved into the types of silica and
Practical Aspects of the Silica Cycle in Agriculture -- how they are related to agriculture, including the silica
Michael Jost content of insects. There was some interesting informa-
Equipment and Techniques for Farm-Scale Stirring and tion on how the leaf angle of rice, a high silica plant, drops
Spraying B-D Preparations --Alan York & Anne with the lack of silica content. Michael also discussed the
Mendenhall cycles of the earth and how they are used to prepare
Understanding the Polarity of Silica & Calcium for Fruit crushed silica crystals into the BD Prep 501. It is buried in
Production -Alan York a silica-based cow hom during the summer when the earth
Making and Understanding the Eguisetum and Silica is asleep. This lecture also included a slide show on the
Preparations - Hugh Courtney hom motif through the ages. There was one slide showing
The Art of Compost Making- Harald Hoven an African compost heap with horns placed on top, as well
Herb Growing -Heinz Grotzke as many connections through mythologies of ancient civi-
Bio-Dynamics in the Home Garden -Beth Wieting lizations ranging from the Mediterranean through Chi-
New Perspectives on Beekeeping- Gunther Hauk nese unicorns to Polynesian phallus-horns. A very inter-
How to Work with Children in the Garden - Gunther esting presentation.
Hauk I then went to the Practical Intro to B-D Farming
Creating a Total Farm Organism- Lincoln Geiger workshop. The leader, James Barausky, had lumps of clay
Community Supported Agriculture - Rod Shouldice passed around so that people could work with their hands
Therewereonlythree time periods set on Saturday for while the information was being passed. James first went
the dozen or so workshops so one had to choose wisely through a chronology of Rudolf Steiner's works, showing
which to take. This was a very hard choice, as I wanted to that the Agriculture lectures came near the end of his life,
go to all of them. I finally took A Practical Intro to B-D when the practical fruits ofhis works were manifesting. He
Farming, Bio-Dynamics in the Home Garden, and, Mak- spoke of the necessity of a relationship to cow manure in
ing and Understanding the Equisetum and Silica Prepara- developingaBD farm, and of meditating on the cycle of the
tions, year. There were also discussions of the main mineral con-
The talk Friday on Silica In Agriculture was given by stituents of the plant world and how they relate through
Heinze Grotzk:e. This was a wide ranging presentation various intertwined polarities. There were many practical
which really opened my eyes to what silica was and how ideas presented on what types of manures make the best
essential it really is in agriculture, as well as life in general. compost, as well as what to feed animals for proper nutri-
Ideas in this talk ranged from the mineral and chemical tion. This was a very good workshop as it delved into the
activities of silica in the cycles of growing plants to ancient deep processes which are behind Dr. Steiner's agricultural
conceptions of releasing gnomes by crushing silica rock impulse, as well as getting down to the practical world of

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piling up the manure for compost and planting the seeds. interesting to note that the people involved withBD, while
In theaftemoonlfirstwent to the Bio-Dynamics in the remaining focused on their work, are also well aware of
Home Garden workshop. This was a very open workshop other happenings in the field.
where everyone first expressed the reasons they were there Hugh related a bit of information which I felt was the
and the information was then oriented toward the most most important piece to emerge at this conference, which
practical means of helping people advance in their work. was a most important event in itself. In Australia Alex
This covered many ideas, from what to plant to what to do Podolinsky has been using ''prepared" 500 as a spray to
about fields that were previously treated with chemical fer- benefit the agriculture of that continent. In this workshop
tilizers. This also included a discussion of the making of Hugh discussed the following relationships: Asia/Austra-
the BD Preps, and how to properly construct a compost lia is related to the cosmic polarity of our planet, which
pile. The importance of the calendar was discussed, with makes 500, the earthly prep, the most..iJJ.lportant BD prep
the Kimberton Hills Agricultural Calendar as a base. The for balancing agriculture in that area. Podolinsky's dec-
use oflunar rhythms was discussed on a practical level and ades of success gives that view much merit. The Americas
I enjoyed learning that all the plants called ''weeds" are are related to the earthly polarity so that a cosmic impulse,
actually plants that are related to the lunar rhythms- they given through BD prep 508, is greatly needed. Europe and
germinate towards the full moon. By weeding just after a Africa are central, and Hugh related theBD preps 502-507
full moon one will do much better than iftheyweed before. as the impulse needed there. Ofcourse all the preps should
I've since tried this since and it works! The calcium-- silica be used, but there is a major need on the American
polarity was discussed with their respective characteristics continent for the cosmic impulse in agriculture. Hugh
in plant growth. For example, calcium is behind fleshy calls the 508 the ''forgotten prep" and feels that its use
plant growth, with big cells. It is related to earthly nourish- must become more widespread for agriculture to gain its
ment. Silica forms the finer parts of plants, such as in fullest potential Something struck me to the core when I
asparagus plants, and aids in seed forming. It is a cosmic heard this, and I hope that alternative agricultural infor-
impulse. This ended with a discussion of how BD farming mation sources pick up on this. It should be noted that
and gardening was the least manipulative of viable agricul- there was no one from the~lllternative agricultural press at
tural approaches. this conference!
From there I went to the Making and Understanding Saturday night Gunther Hauk gave his presentation
the Equisetum and Silica Preparations with Hugh Court- on The Plant in its Total Environment. rm notsurewhich
ney, who make the BD preps for the BD Association. This impressed me more- thecontentofthetalk or the manner
covered what are known as BD preps 501 and 508. 501 is of presentation. Actually they were wrapped into one
crushed silica crystal which is buried ina cow hom over the impulse that was for me the high point of the conference.
summertime. 508 is Equisetum Arvense, common horse- Gunther discussed the form and color of the plant, the
tail, and is crushed, dried, and a tea is made from it. etheric forces streaming from higher beings, and the ac-
Equisetum, when burned, produces about 99% silica in the tions of the elemental beings. He related the four ethers
ash. As Rudolf Steiner gave basic ideas to follow there are with the gnomes, undines, sylphs, and fire beings. These
many opinions as to the exact procedures to follow and were discussed in a manner that one knew the presenter
there was some discussion of this at this, as well as the other had direct experience with his subject. The various facets
workshops. The answer was always the same - try it and of nutrition and their actions on the diverse parts of the
see, for BD is not an intellectual pursuit, but a means for bodywere presented. A very important point was brought
producing quality foods that will allow the human to grow up, and that is that the agriculture of today gives us food
physically and spiritually. This workshop was very com- which provides for poor formation of the body and mind.
prehensive and covered many ideas related to the use of Steiner's impulse to agriculture was so that the higher
these two BD preps. forces of the cosmos could stream through the human race.
Hugh related an interesting anecdote on his work. He This is not possible today due to the low quality of food.
related a certain spraying cycle of the BD preps he uses, The BD group makes sure that the children get the best
Barrel Compost, 508, 500, 501 and then a milk & honey food, as they are the reason behind building for the future.
spray he uses to "seal" the others. This takes place over a Gunther Haukalso gave a workshop on New Perspec-
several day period and just about every time he goes tives on Beekeeping, which I didn't attend, but heard
through the cycle it produces rain. I responded with my reports on. I never gave this subject much thought, but
experience of winds starting up about 15 minutes into the Rudolf Steiner gave a full lecture series on beekeeping.
vortexianstirring ofBD preps, winds that last up to an hour Gunther told of how bees may not survive this century!
after stirring. It only makes sense that ifyou are adding the Steiner indicated this and it is becoming rapidly true.
BD preps for balance of field and crop that nature herself Those of you with interests in this area should check this
will respond with the necessary input. The name Viktor out.
Schauberger came up in this discussion and it was very Continued on following page...

The Joumsl of Borderland Research January-February 1990, Page 15


Book Review
The book consists of a compilation of nine of his essays
TAPPING THE ZERO-POINT ENERGY authored between 1976 and 1989, each concerning the theme
by Moray B. King, Paraclete Publishing of zero-point energy and the non-random coherence of that
Box 859, Provo, Utah 84603 energy into usable form both by natural and artificial means.
.Reviewed by A W. Rice There is some repetition from one essay to the next but in this
Mr. King holds a B.S. in Electrical Engineering and an case that turns out to be a plus, especially for those of us who,
M.S. in Systems Engineering from the University of Pennsyl- like myself, need to hear it several times before we get it
straight. Also much to its credit this 170 page book bas 54
vania and is presently employed in the engineering profession.
pages of bibliography which can be a real treasure to the
Obvious from reading his work Tappingthe Zero-Point Energy
serious researcher.
he is also an avid researcher and master of the subject of free
energy and borderland science. Anyone who bas looked into the fr~ energy literature
knows that there are many mysterious deviCes, schemes and
theories that allegedly obtain various energies from "etheric
BD Conference continued... spaces" and deliver them unto dedicated tinkerers and secret
Sunday morning's lecture on Silica - Substance and government labs the world over. Well maybe.
Process was by Dennis Klocek. This was another presen- Since we all know that the conservation of mass and
tation of a high order. I got so engrossed in this one that energy laws forbid the delivery of something for nothing the
I didn't take many notes. Dennis discussed the span of obvious first question we ask is ''where does all this free energy
existence for silica from the formations of mountains to come from?" This is the question Mr. King answers in no
the life of plant and human. There are many types of silica uncertain terms. He says the base source for virtually all
stone and they break down and are used in various ways by anomalous phenomena, especially the act of obtaining free
nature. The silica process is an integral part oflifeon earth electromechanical power from ''thin air'' is something called
and reacts with substance in many ways. This was a very zero-point energy of ZPE for short. ZPE is submicroscopic
deep presentation of amazing clarity, and rm sure that motion of point particles. It is everywhere, contained in all
quite a bitofvaluableinformationis imbedded somewhere space. There is a lot of it and it is so densely packed that is
within my subconscious mind, ready to be used sometime measured in mass terms rather'than energy terms. It is stated
as being 1093 grams per cubic centimeter or more than Barth
in the future. This talk ended with a bit of discussion of
mass for each cubic millimeter. So much for the energy
rock dust (silica) being used in agriculture. shortage.
After this there was a plenum on the conference theme The second question is how can we get at the ZPE and
and it was a lively discussion of presenters and presentees. transform it into energy of usable quality and quantity? Well
Following that was the Annual General Meeting, and that if you believe that energy has been obtained from sources
ended a most enjoyable conference. other than chemical or nuclear reaction then you can say that
This presenters at this conference held very tightly to researchers, past and present have shown many different
the theme. There was definitely an impulse from a higher avenues to the tapping of ZPB. Many of the better docu-
source manifesting through the many presentations. I mented cases of alleged free energy and antigravity are men-
don't think this was intentional - everyone came to tell tioned and discussed inlightoftheir possible common connec-
what they knew on an individual basis - but it seemed tion to the energy ''wellhead" of ZPB. Most notable is the
apparent to me while taking an overview after the event. excellent essay on the Pons/Fleichmann cold fusion experi-
The presentations at this conference were not re- ment, an experiment that seems to have given many lesser
corded or videotaped. In some ways this is a good idea. authors and publishers a rather nasty case of lock-jaw.
One of the farmers in attendance told me he was against Also evident in the work is Mr. King's coherent cosmology
recording these lectures because they really needed to be that suggests how the naturalgeometricstructureofspacecan
carried in the heart. In my average state of mind there was cause the ZPE of the quantum sea to become self organized
simply too much quality information to absorb at once in a way that leads to the formation of atomic particles,
while considering the practical side I wished to put into physical forces, and even life itself.
practice. I was literally stunned for days afterwards, con- The only weak point I noted was that the aspect of time
sidering the many ideas I heard, and I would love to watch and timic direction as it pertains to ZPE was not addressed.
all of the lectures again. There is a great need for lectures Mr. King relies on a multi-dimensional hyperspace model toil-
and presentations of this quality to be made available to a lustrate and explain his subject and yet does not really say
which dimension is which or let on as to whether or not time
wider audience, and I hope that the BD Association con-
is included as one or more of these physical dimensions.
siders this before next year's conference. On the other
However he may have intended that the Einsteinian 40
hand, it is so much easier to not have the electronic world concept of time should be applied without having to digress
absorbing the flows of energy coming through those pre- into the subject of Relativity.
senting, and this could potentially have a profound effect In summary I would say the ''Tapping the Zero-Point
on the subtle levels. Energy'' is one of the best ''New Physics" publications to date.
Oh, I forgot to mention the food - it was incredible! Get a copy now or wait for the second printing!

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Book review:

MAN OR ~I*I'ER
by Ernst Lehrs
Introduction to a Spiritual Understanding of Nature
on the Basis of Goethe's Method of 7Taining Observation and Thought
Rudolf Steiner Press, London, ISBN 0-85440-430-9
Reviewed by Gerry Vassilatos
This most excellent text belongs in the library of every through science history annotates the forgotten lore in
serious researcher. Both a student of Dr. Rudolf Steiner every field and of every major name revered. Why Sir
and himself a researcher, Ernst Lehrs represents an epoch William Crookes began to investigiteovacuum discharge
of alternative thought. In the brilliant clarity of his expo- phenomena after his dear brother's passing was an espe-
sition and the sheer breadth and scope of his great treatise, cially touching episode. The many nuances of any period's
we are elevated into a new realm of insight and inspiration. developing thought is vital in our understanding the why
Learning from his briefbiography that Lehrs was hired by and how of our present problems. Indeed, this book is
Steiner to teach science in the Stuttgart school, and I another one of those treasure finds wherein we find heal-
myself a science teacher, I was startled into certain conclu- ings of the psyche and a refreshing look at our own initial
sions. First, the freedom which was his to exercise opened quests. Oearly, the beautifully whole science of Natural
communication of truths he had culled from his Goethean Energy and Manifestation common to many at the cen-
view of Nature must have been quite an experience for his tury's tum, is ever-present in these pages. The numerous
pupils. No doubt, these persons have become models and lovely etchings reminds me of the many great works which
sources of the living natural science which found expres- include those of Baron Von Reichenbach, Charles Fort
sion under Steiner. Second, Lehrs himself must have andJ.W. von Goethe. This latter luminary forms the great
participated in the most lofty of the academic transporta- basis for the poise and s~~ngth which Ernst Lehrs exhibits
tions while relating in such an open and frank manner with so elegantly in this marvelous essay.
those students. The freedom to express one's deepest Many lost episodes of our modem position are cov-
beliefs and practise them is indeed a rare privilege. Most ered in great detail, and this is to continue throughout the
of the persons I know who are engaged in any form of writing of the book. Bibliography and cross-referencing is
alternative thought and research must do so at the expense very good for those of us, who as myself, are bibliomancers
of''their double-life." This is a sadly modem truth, that of the arcane and the obscure. It is a quote of Sir William
persons educated and enlightened to these marvelous Crookes' which probably coined the name of our own
truths ooncerning natmal phenomena, must support them- journal, when the ''Borderland Science" of etheric trans-
selves very often in positions which contradict their beliefs. formation was mentioned. A detailed account of these
As a teacher I may tell you that the public school curricu- discourses is made.
lum is simply a tool of the propagandists. Their aim is to The author goes into wonderful detail concerning the
maintain dogma in the face of overwhelming rebuke. So methods and foundations of the science of Goethe. In fact,
much has been learned in the alternative sciences that it is one finds a very profound bulk of the Goethean system of
not a wonder to me any longer why the truth must take to perception-participation all too well outlined in good
the underground and be labelled as such. Ernst Lehrs was perspective by an aficionado. Lehrs took his teachers' own
bold the day he approached Dr. Steiner in conversation of lessons to heart, becoming perhaps one of Goethe's own
these facts, and wonderfully met by Steiner's unexpectedly best pupils. We are shown, in context, the method of
gracious response. perceiving oounterspace and etheric 1brmative 1brces clearly
One of the most illuminating discourses, among the taught. The color theory of Goethe is mentioned in
many episodes in this text, dealt with the condition of relationship with many other phenomena, and Lehrs does
modem man. The why of our present position in scientific bring the theory into his contemporary viewpoint- which
''reasoning'' and "skepticism" was discussed in startling is refreshing in giving the original essay even more force
depth. Just for the fact that Lehrs was the contemporary of and power than it already has. For, in the color theory of
many of the legends of early etheric physics, makes this Goethe, we find the marvelous detail which Newton's
valuable. He traced the history and steps which these early prism-based notions lacked. And Lehrs is a brilliant and
researchers took in approaching natural experience. Theirs, good teacher. One feels the kindness which his pupils must
he pointed out, was to prove a vain quest even in the sight have enjoyed under his teaching. The total scope with
of their wonderful findings. This was so, he says, because which weather phenomena and earth formations are brought
of critical tlaws in perception. From the start man was together in a lovely sweep proves the mastery of the author
doomed to fall into a pattern of"onlooker-consciousness" both in the classroom and as a writer. Remember, the main
and not participant-experience. The record of this travel thrust of the treatise is to show a new mode of cognition,

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and the wonder-filling healing promise which such a view- ments of the things you hope to reach between lines, you
point holds for its participants. The lesson to us, his will realize the worth ofthis text. Though several topiaare
readers, is both to enjoy and partake. Lehrs made this an freely discussed in chapter after unbelievable chapter, yet
easy thing in the common-sense language so typical of the lesson is marvelously one. And the lesson is taught as
Goetheandescriptives. Having been highly recommended if itself is an exercise in participation, not mere observa-
by the De Ia Warrs in England as well as by Mr. Trevor tion.
James Constable indeed adds all the heavy weight in ob- It is certainly hoped that other books of Ernst Lehrs
taining copies while they are to be found. Very often such will turn up. His is as important a style and presence as
v.urks are almlutely im- Steiner and as Goethe
possible to find. Even before them both. One
when located by other must sit back and real-
bibliomanrers, the oos1S ize that theirs was and
are somewhat eye-open- is a tradition of West-
ing. At tbe present prim, em Mysticism. They
(US$24.95) this 530 preserve the wondrous
page tome is also an ex- joy which the European
cellent purchase. alchemists shared in
A very lengthy and their developing arts.
thorough desaiption of Seeing the glorious
the various ethers of wholeness of all of Na-
Steiner is given to us. ture, while being part
All the while, through- of that unfolding drama
out the entire length of is our quest and goal.
tbe book, Mr. Lehrs has We seek to find the
been teaching us both deeper wonders which
howto ~and par- inner sight teaches us
ticipate, and how to from childhood's dawn.
experience understand- Many of the items of
ings concerning natu- ourymmgbelief ~found
ral wonders. Even the written and shared in
most ordinary seeming such texts. That others
items are made to fit have had the same ex-
into a total world-view. . perience as each one of
Even as Wagnerian us is a warmly glorious
music is global in scope sensation. Many of the
and depth, so too is this for~tten personal views
excellentworkby Ernst are again given fresh life
Lehrs. Each paragraph by Lehrs during the
of the book has some reading of his descrip-
fresh insight for you. tives.
Every page will cause I highly recommend
you.to realize some un- thisteatoyou. AJong
expected thing, and may with this, 1also recom-
in met oousolidate some Plate n from Man or Matter showing the various cloud mend that you take
of)Uur loose-ends. The modifications as Indicated by Luke Howard. serious time to obtain
writer, qualified and and study the books of
sincere, leaves no stone Goethe and Steiner,
unturned. The conversation is easy to read, and is abso- which preserve the peculiarly wonderful tradition and feel
lutely filled with gems of every unexpected kind - seeing of another time. While we hope to find ourselves in their
that Lehrs was, himself, a treasure of learning. Teachers paths oflearning during our own time, it is both a vital and
such as these must be revered and studied. We cannot connective experience we gainwhilelookingback. We will
hope to make advances when our own modes of knowing find our own errors being corrected by these good teachers
are so frightfully admixed with the inert philosophy of of ours. Their words live on in truth, abiding in the hearts
modem dead organized science. Whenever you have of those who cherish and honor the deep glories of truly
looked through a science text, hoping to find clear state- knowing Space and Earth.

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Workshop report:
VORTEXIAN MECHANICS tasted good and rd certainly like to do a bit glowed incredibly bright. Quality definitely
And IMPLOSION WORKSHOP more experimentation with it. The com- has something to do with it.
with Walter and Rhetta Baumgartner. ments varied. Peter lindemann snuck an Sunday started with a lecture: "De-
November 3-S, 1989, Millbrae, California extra glass and later told me that the water signing Machinery Based on Natural Prin-
energized him and livened him up. ciples: Practical Applications Being Re-
This workshop came off quite well The Vortexya device was then demon- searched For A New Fuel, New Power
Many of those in attendance came with strated. It consists of an egg-shaped glass Generators, Prime Movers, New Trans-
ideas of their own to share and many good vessel with a sealable cover. This cover has portation, and Propulsion Systems." This
connections were made. After the end a C02 injection valve and a pressure valve. covered a wide range oftopics and included
early on Sunday evening there were many Distilled water is taken and trace minerals a lot of questions from the audience on
satisfied people saying farewell are added. The water is pressurized with practical avenues to pursue in realizing the
It began Friday, November 3rd, with a the C02 and it is placed on a magnetic dream ofvortexian eJMqY.
lecture titled "A Survey Of Our Techno- stirring machine which creates a vortex in There were two extra events thrown in
logical Impact Upon Our Planet AND the jar. This is run ina refrigerated environ- that made for a memorable workshop. The
How We can Find Solutions To Our Cri- ment for an hour or more and then served. first was a showing of a privately issued
sis." The first half, given by Rhetta was a bit The oxygen in the C02 is released after video of Trevor James Constable's latest
gloomy-it was a well put together state- drinking giving the system more vital en- work with rain engineering and pollution
ment of our society's dangerous position. ergy. Production considerations on the control using vortexian technology. The
The second half, given by Walter was quite Vortexya device are in progress and they future vortexian technology could be seen
upbeat with an introduction to vortexian will be available soon. in practice today. This video went over big
concepts and how they can be manifested After dinner came what I considered with the group, and the room was full de-
using the ideas of Vlk:tor Schauberger and to be the highlight of the workshop-The spite the video being run during the second
Walter Russell Wasserfadden (Water Thread) Experi- half of the lunch hour.
Schauberger worked with water in ment. I wasn't sure exactly what this experi- After that we were treated to a lecture
many ways to harness its energy and to ment was going to be, though I had read of by Jake Possell, a man who has done an
allow it to act in its natural manner. He it previously in writings on Schauberger. incredible amount of work upgrading the
developed water purification systems that Basically it consists of two falling streams of turbine and pump conceptions of Nikola
created natural spring quality "living'' wa- water placed about 18" apart. Each stream Tesla into a viable technology. The Possell
ter. He also developed agricultural tools passes through a copper sheet (or tlat coil pumps can pump just about anything
made of copper, and designed to work the as the Baumgartners used) with a hole in vaguely related to liquid, including the
soil in a natural fashion. Walter Russell, a the center, and drops about three feet into heaviest weight crude oils, while possessing
gentleman who had an incredible enlight- a small plastic bucket with a copper plate on the finesse to pump live fish without harm.
enment into the nature of energy and mat- the inside bottom. The copper plate at the It was a pleasure to have such a dedicated
ter earlier this century, developed a wave bottom of one stream is connected via wire pioneer come in person and talk about the
mechanics for understanding the universal to the plate or coil at the top of the other, latest happenings. Many questions were
action of the vortex. and vice versa. As soon as the streams fielded during this period and we were all
Saturday began with a step-by-step began to fall they would spread out and the pleased to find this technology becoming
introduction to two polarities of motion - outer perimeters of the stream would begin more and more available. Tbanks for
centrifugal and centripetal. Following this to levitate to the top plates. A hand placed coming Jakel Those interested in the Pas-
was a slide show going from microscopic near the stream could feel an ion wind sell pumps can get more information from
life, based on the vortex principle, to the moving upwards. What makes this more Energy Unlimited, Box 493, Magdalena
cosmicvortices ofthe galaxies. This led into interesting is that when you stick a ftuores- NM 87825, (SOS) 854-2634.
a talk, with models and slides, of Russell's cent tube into one of the streams it lights The afternoon finished with a short-
wave mechanics theories. upl If you touch one of the top plates you ened program on Vortexian Agriculture,
The afternoon brought on a more will get a good shock. Pollution Control, Waste Water and Sew-
hands-on aspect to the workshop when a This experiment, which was apparently age Treatment devices. After that the
vortex bottle was passed around for all to first developed by Lord Kelvin, shows very conversations went on till everyone had to
experiment with. It took a while for the interesting electro-static effects of water. make for the home front. All in all an
bottle to pass around the room as just Usually electro-statics must take place un- enjoyable and informative weekend and
about everyone was noticing new nuances der extremely dry conditions. This is proba- Walter & Rhetta are to be commended for
which they had never noticed before in bly the same mechanism that gives us nega- their dedication to spreading this wealth of
vortex action. This led into a lecture on tive ions around waterfalls and crashing information.
"Water AsAUving Organism, Its Metabo- waves. To see its energy potential, to hold a There are two Vortexian Mechanics
lism, Characteristics, Its Importance As A gas tube in water and see it glow, is to see Workshops coming up. FirSt is in Tampa,
Carrier Of Ufe Force, Its Destruction And the potential for a new technology. Florida, on March 9-11, 1990. For infor.
Its Revitalization." Walter said that the San Fransiscoarea mation on this one contact Tom Taylor at
We then took a break and had a taste water, which tastes of heavy chemical addi- theE.U. Workshop#(319)732-3121. The
ofVortexyaHealth Water, whichismadein tives, did not produce as good ofan effect as second will be in Los Angeles, April 6-8,
a device similar to Schauberger's "living did the artesian water they had used a week 1990 and is sponsored by BSRF (contact
water'' devices. My impression of the water or so previously at a workshop in Hawaii. BSRF for info). The cost for these 3 day
was that of a mountain soda spring. It On the islands, with pure water, the tube workshops is $175.

The Joumal d BordetiBnd Resesrch January-February 1990, Page 19


FIZIX KORNER
WITH PETER LINDEMANN

Free Energy/ You\re heard about it. You\re wished Without drawing out the suspense too much further, the
you had some. rve told you that this column is going to device will be a self-actuating water turbine powered by
explore it. So you may ask, "Where is it"? Where's all gravitational and centrifugal forces.
the free energy? PRIMARY CONCEPT
Well, Pm going to tell you. Since the BSRF labora- I first enanmtered tim roucept in~ #8 ofENERGY
tory is not funded it's up to all of us individually. All you UNLIMITEDmagazine edited by Walter Baumgartner.
experimenters who built ball-bearing motors, checked The device is called '"The Messias Machine" and is the
out the neutral-line on your magnets or dropped spin- invention ofAl-Masih Daruish Al-Khoos, a Syrian man
ning balls, you and I are going to build a free energy ma- born in 1926.
chine in 1990. In this article and in the5 thatfollowitthis The basic idea is pictured here in the top drawing.
year, you and I are going to explore every detail of how Water in an upper reservoir (A) falls in the gravity field
to build a self-running de- through pipe (B) to tum
vice that gains all its energy turbine (C) and end up in
from the natural environ- the lower reservoir (D). The
ment. water is then returned to its
This exploration will
A~IS of RoTA7ioN
former high potential by
look very carefully at the travelling up the inner sur-
laws of action and reaction, face of rotating cone (E) by
motion, conservation, effi- the action of centrifugal
ciency, loss, friction, the i>rre, moving from the Jo\\er
problems encountered by reservoir (D) up to the upper
past experimenters, theolB, reservoir (A) to start the
mathematical formulas and cycle again.
calculations as well as the No one has built a self-
art of taking accurate meas- running device ~ed on tim
urements. No laws will be concept that I know of. No
broken and no stone will be patents were ever filed to
left untumed. my knowledge. The con-
There are two kinds of cept is in the public domain.
help we need the most. The Since our project has
first is people who will think obvious similarities to a clas-
and actually do original sical perpetual motion
experiments, using the sci- machine,Ihavereproduced
entific method, and report drawings of two of them,
them to us. The second is based on the endless water-
people who will honestly wheel concept. Both draw-
critique the reports for sci- ings date back to 1618 and
entific aa:uracy. Hopefully, were the idea of an English
some skeptical, yet sympa- THE MESSIAS MACHINE physician named Robert
thetic scientists and engi- Fludd. As you will notice, a
neers will fill this role for us. waterwheel is used to con-
On this stage, I present the project for the year. vert the downward cycle of the water to mechanical
Since the device is a machine, it will have losses. So I motion in both designs. In the first drawing, the
have decided that our project should have minimum Archimede's screw is used on the upward cycle of the
losses so that our energy gained from the environment water, and in the second drawing, the water is raised in a
may also be small. To accomplish this I have decided on tube containing a chain with wooden disks mounted on
a purely mechanical, hydraulic concept that has no elec- it. In both cases, mechanical work is required to raise the
trical or magnetic forces in the primary energy cycle. water against gravity since only gravity, friction and

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mechanical efficiencies of the waterwheel are involved. Thus, two natural forces can be harnessed to pro-
Since gravity supplies all the energy gained in the fall of duce work in our device where the fundamental motion
the water, simply reversing the process, minus frictional is conserved and all we have to do is overcome the fric-
losses, represents no gain so that these systems cannot tion. The one moving part, an integrated turbine and
work. rotating cone can be suspended in powerful permanent
In our design, gravity is used on the downward cycle magnet powered magnetic bearings to reduce the rolling
to supply rotation of a turbine. Our return path, or friction to near zero. The only losses then would be air
upward cycle is what is of significance here. Rotation friction against the cone and water friction where the
supplies us with anew force non-movingwater meets the
that we are going to har- bottom of the rotating cone
ness. This force is centrifu- in the lower~er reseiYOir.
gal force. By rOtating a Mtllrace Since these water and air
conical surface, where the _;r:;:;;.==~=====-==7' dmg factors are pretty small,
lower radius is shorter than the main design parameters
the upper radius, we can become: how high must the
harness centrifugal force to rotating cone be to produce
push the water back up along a sufficient head ofwater to
an inclined plane. This situ- drive the turbine at opera-
ation is fascinating to pon- tional speeds? Given some
der. Since centrifugal forces turbine efficiencies, the rest
inaeasewith both the square should be predictable by
of the speed of rotation and mathematical calculation.
the radius, the force on the To get things started, I
water at the top of the cone bought an 8" plastic funnel
is even greater than at the at a kitchen supply store and
bottomofthecone. Thisar- attached a small shaft to it
rangement is capable of so I could rotate it with my
raising water to any height hand drill. With the help of
that is reasonably practi- a friend, a motor speed
cable. The only energy re- control, a strobe type ta-
quired to do this is the en- chometer and a bucket of
ergy required to bring the water, I was ready to start.
rotating cone up to operat- Rotating the funnel with
ing speed and that required its bottom immersed in the
to overcome the frictional bucket of water, demon-
losses to maintain that speed. strated the rollowing effects.
Since the bulk of the energy At 210 RPM, water began
is conserved in a flywheel spilling over the top of the
action, and since mechani- plastic funneL The article
cal force is not required to in ENERGY UNLIMITED
lift the water, the upward suggested that the surface
and downward flow of wa- texture of the rotating cone
ter should be able to mutu- might also make a differ-
ally support each other to cause a continuous action. ence. So with that in mind, I lined the inside surface of
"Energy'' is defined as the ability to do work and my funnel with wet newspaper. Sure enough, the new ar-
"work" is defined as that which occurs when a "force" rangement had water spilling out the top at 170 RPM
acts upon a "mass" to move it a certain "distance." The Next, we checked some flow rates. At 170 RPM, the
simplified formula for this is W=FXD or Work equals rotating cone delivered 6 oz. of water to the top in 1
Force times Distance. No one will argue that I can minute. Next, we increased the speed 50% to 255 RPM
produce a positive work output harnessing the falling At the new speed, the rotating cone delivered 18 oz. of
gravity potential of the water with my turbine. Also no water to the top in 1 minute, a 300% increase.
one should argue that I can produce a positive work OK, that's enough. Now it's time for you to get
output harnessing the rising centrifugal potential of the wet....I mean involved. Borderland hosts its First Inter-
water moving on my rotating cone from a shorter radius national Congress in June 1990, rd love to see a working
to a longer radius. model there from one of our associates. Let's get busy!

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THE FUTURE OF BORDERLAND RESEARCH mentally and spiritually.
This issue marks the 45th anniversary of publication of Psychic research is one direction. Developing c1airvoy-
this Journal// It has gone through definite changes over the ance does not mean that one can "see" thing which are not
years, both in physical make-up and in philosophy of content. visible to others, but they are able to see that which is before
Both are inevitable to a growing organism, and while the their very eyes without the conceptual blockages inherent in
physical production techniques must strive to keep pace with our current status quo consciousness. It is a higher state of
the times, the underJy.ing drive for materials in this journal awareness where sight comes through not only the eyes but
must be ahead of, and strive to set, the pace of the times. At through the whole being through the activities of the devel-
45 our organization looks not to the past, but to the future. oped imagination.
The term "borderland" is used in several ways, but has For an example let us consider pJant life. In most cases
one main definition in our context. Meade Layne used there is the seed, the young stages of the leaves, the flowering
borderland to designate the area of contact with the unseen and fruiting. At which stage can you say ''this is the pJant, this
spiritUal forces. Color forms on the border between white and is the whole of the pJant?" The pJant is a temporal phenome-
blackwhen viewed tl:.:tougha prism, indicating that the forma- non and the physical pJant we see on any given day shows the
tion of color is a borderland phenomenon. Borderland has growth state and condition of the temporal being behind it at
also been used to designate "fringe science" types of ideas. that point in time. To understand the whole of the pJant one
Fringe science is oriented toward ideas that are generally must study its entire life cycle and its interactions with its
incapable of being understood by the mainstream, and gener- universal environment. When one can see the metamorpho-
ally works with unseen and unknown energies and activities. sis of form being driven by the flow of cosmic events then one
This is in accord with the maincontextualdefinitionl use. The can begin to approach the basic understandin~ of the etheric
border we speak ofis the border which separates the seen from world, for the etheric world is a temporal one. So our
the unseen, the ponderable from the imponderable, the physi- clairvoyance in this field is not one of seeing something that is
cal from the spiritual, the known from the unknown. not visible to all, but in seeing what is truly there to anyone
We have borders above to the cosmos and borders below with the insight. This type of sight comes through thorough
going into the earth. These have been probed for millennia observation of, and contemplation on, natural phenomena
with the imagination, but have only been probed in the with the use of the imagination and intuition. Directly related
physical over the last few decades through great efforts of to this higher sense of seeing is the visual ray experiments such
technology. Our rockets into space have begun to cross the as are given inMAN OR MAITERand COSMIC PULSE OF
physical barriers to our environment on the surface of this LIFE.
planet, and this may have severe consequences which are yet For many years borderland researchers used mediumsbip
to be realized. Drilling probes into the deep earth have been to obtain answers from the beyond. Meade Layne relied
done in various places on this globe, but going down deep into heavily on the information gained from the ''Inner Circle", a
dense matter is a bit harder than going up. Of course the group of cmembodied entities cbanneDtrl through Mark Probert.
caverns of the world offer deep world entrances, and the lore In those early days ofBorderland Sciences the use of mediums
of caves leaves us with many mysteries of the unknown. was not as it is today. Meade Layne and others would go to the
Inner Circle to ask questions and bounce ideas around. They
CROSSING THE BORDERS were probing and questioning. Riley Crabb built on much of
So in borderland research these borders can be crossed, this material to pursue research into the occult connections of
and what is beyond them perceived, in many ways, physically, the flying saucer mysteries.

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Today people go to channels to relieve themselves of should be realized that electricity is an occult foroo whose
responsibility for their future. They allow their spiritual effects we only see when equipment is properly engineered.
growth to be determined by disembodied souls, entities whose Four to five hundred years ago one would probably be burned
general story seems to be, "I am here to help you, let me take at the stake if it would have been possible for them to demon-
over your mind and speak through your lips (and dig in your strate electrical devices.
wallet!)." Some help! This is not really a pathway to higher Electricity is considered by some to be a degraded form of
states of consciousness, though it is a pathway across the the Light Ether, that the etheric force gets bound up in matter
borderlands. in a way that it can be used. But being bound up in matter it
provides mankind with the option of using it properly or
RIGHT IDEA- WRONG DIREC110N improperly. Many articles on the detrimental effects of elec-
But clairvoyance, without proper orientation in the uni- tric fields have been published, andmore_ltpdies are no doubt
verse, can lead one to pursue false paths. A classic example of underway on this important topic. There are also some
this is the occult chemistry of Theosophist Charles Lead- records of electro-therapeutic devices that used this force for
beater. Leadbeater was able to discern the atomic and suba- healing. Teslaenvisioned a worldwide electrical power system
tomic structures of elemental matter through his clairvoyant and did the basic testing to show himself that it was viable, and
vision-he would isolate an element from nature, slowdown its needed but to be built. Tesla was a man of great intellect and
activity psychokinetically, and view its structure. Modem was a reader of Goethe and other great minds. One would feel
research with high energy accelerators bas shown Leadbeater that he was in some way familiar with Goethe•s Farbenkhre
to be on cue, and there can be no doubt that he had deep (color theory). The type of electricity being sent around our
insight, but his orientation was that of modem science in these globe on wires is of a different, lower form that that ofTesla's
researches and that orientation bas left us with a world full of transmission of electricity without wires. It is quite possible
problems. What is interesting is the polarity of action against that Tesla•s electricity was of a beneficial nature. Tesla did
nature present in these thoughts. Leadbeater, with his inter- research into electro-therapeutics and was no doubt aware of
nal volitional force, slowed down the materials and the mod- both beneficial and detrimental effects. With the power
em scientists, with their electrically driven atom smashers, system he envisioned on line,we may not have ended up with
speed the matter up. the electrical problem we arejust beginning to see the ''tip of .
Rudolf Steiner had several pertinent comments about . the iceberg" of.
this orientation: This point needs clarification and elaboration beyond
"Spiritual Science always tries to look into the effects of what most people now imagine. We periodically mention
living things on a large scale. It does not pry into the minute certain aspects of Dr. Lilly Kolisko's experiments with the
and microscopic, for that is not the most important. It does crystallization of metallic salts rising contra gravity. These
not primarily concern itself with the conclusions which are experiments were done to establishwhether or not the planets
drawn from the minute-from microscopical investigations. bad any direct connection to the metals as alchemical lore
To ome:tve tbemaaocm~-tbewkk circumferenre ci.Nature's supposed.
workings-that is the task of Spiritual Science. But we must The connections they investigated are Gold-Sun, Silver-
first know how to penetrate into these wider workings of Moon, Mercury-Mercury, Copper-Venus, Iron-Mars, Tin-
Nature." 1 Jupiter, Lead-Saturn. For example Dr. Kolisko would take a
''What does science do nowadays? It takes a little plate gold chloride solution (1%) and allow a portion of it in a
and lays a preparation on it, carefully separates it off and peers laboratory dish to climb a segment ofblotter paper. As it dried
into it, shutting off on every side whatever might be working the fine details of crystalline form could be seen. After many
into it. We call ita 'microscope.' It is theveryoppositeofwbat experiments the characteristic form of each metal's salt could
we should do to gain a relationship to the wide spaces. No be understood. It was scientifically established that the actions
longer content to shut ourselves off in a room, we shut of cosmic bodies would have direct effects upon the crystalliz-
ourselves off in this microscope-tube from all the glory of the ing actions in the lab. Gold chloride would not crystallize
world. Nothing must now remain but what we focus in our properly during several solar eclipses that Dr. Kolisko re-
field of vision. By and by it bas come to this: scientists always ported on (1927, 1947). A darkening effect was noticed on
have recourse, more or less, to their microscope. We, how- these slides.
ever, must find our way out again into the macrocosm. Then Just recently I came across this in the recollections of Dr.
we shall once more begin to understand Nature-and other RudolfHauschka, founder ofWala Pharmaceuticals: ''In the
things too." 1 course of researches into the delicate changes in matterwhich
are revealed in the capillary-dynamic method, an alarming
THE WONDROUS ELECTRICAL FORCES
symptom came to the fore. At one of the Easter conferences
Electrical research is another area of prime borderland
of the Anthroposophical Doctors' Working Group in Com-
research. While the term "occult" puts many people off, it
burg in 1964, Frau Kolisko, the past-master of the capillary-
dynamic method, spoke on 'Gold and the Signs of the Times.'
1. AGRICULWRE -A Course of Eight Lectures by Rudolf In earlier years she bad demonstrated by means ofthe Steigbild
Steiner, Given at Koberwitz, Silesia, June 7-16, 1924, Bio-Dy- (literally rising pictures, also known as chromatograms) the
namic Association, London, 1958 connections between the metals and the planets, and in

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particular the effect on gold of an eclipse of the sun. During electrical treatment of animal fodder:
an eclipse of the sun the gold Steigbild which normally glows "You must considerthewholepart playedby electricity in
with beautiful colors, shows a darkening and the emergence of Nature• •••to the effect that human beings cannot go on
grey formations. Frau Kolisko now showed a series of gold developinginthesamewayinanatmosphere permeated on an
Steigbild produced in the Jast years almost hourly and at an sides by electric currents and radiations. It has an influence on
times of the day and of the year. an
Without exception of them the whole development ofman. This is quite true; man's inner
showed the same sinister dark formations which had appeared life will become different if these things are carried as far as is
earlier, in the first half of the century, only at the time of a sun now intended. It makes a difference whether you simply sup-
eclipse. She closed her lecture with a question to the doctors, ply a certaindistrictwithsteam-engines or electrify the railway
namely whether, considering the change now in gold, they lines. Steam works more consciously, whereas electricity has
could still be answerable for its an appaJ.IinH unconscious in-
use as a medicine. There was no fluence; peopfe simply do not
doubt about it: since the middle know where certain things are
of the century gold had become coming from. Without a doubt
different - it was sick. Or, to there is a trend of evolution in
express it differently, the connec- ~ following directDn. Consider
tion between the spheres of the how electricity is now being used
sun which stream down and the above the earth as radiant and as
metalwhich they permeate is dis- PLANET EARTH-PRE-lt.ADAR conducted electricity, to carry the
turbed." news a quickly as possible from
one place to another. This life of
ELECTRICITY: men in the midst of electricity,
THE MAIN CULPRIT notably radiant electricity, will
The main culprit in this sick- presently affect them in such a
ness of earthly matter is none way that they will no longer be
other than the electrical environ- umersmm
tibJe to the mws '\\bm
ment that has manifested on this the receive so rapidly. The effect
planet Certainly there were radio is to damp down ~ir ~Ire.
oommJmimtions going during Dr. Such effects are already to be
Kolisko•s early experiments, but seen today. Even today you can
as this chart from Trevor notice how people understand
ComtabJe•s COSMIC PULSE OF the things that come to them
LIFE shows, the post WWII with far greater difficulty than
environment WdS heavy with these they did a few decades ago.
sigDak, culminating in tcxlay's total PLANET EARTH-POST-RADAR "It is a remarkable fact that
saturation point Imagine what ~rsometbingncwappems,
the Steigbild would have shown Entire planetary environment penneated WIUl pulsed electro- as a rule in the early stages it is
in previous centuries before the magnetic radiation- an unprecedented condition.
heralded as a remedy-a means of
electrical force began its mani- healing Then the prophets get
festation. hold of it It is strange, where a new thing appears, clairvoyant
Nuclearproliferationmustalso be considered as adding to perception is often reduced to a very human level! Here is a
this phenomenon, but electricity is the degraded form of the an
man who makes sorts of prophecies about the healing
light ether, whose source the sun is related to gold. Walter powers of electricity, where no such thing would previously
Russell, inATOMIC SUICIDE, indicates that the spread of have occurred to him. Things become fashionable! No one
nuclear energy will destroy the atmosphere surrounding this was able to imagine healing people by electricity so long as
planet and now scientists are scratching their heads as the hole electricity was not there. Now-not because it is there, but
in the planetary ozone layer gets larger. (Of course chlo- because it has become the fashion- now it is suddenly pro-
rofluorocarbons and New Zealand sheep farts have been an claimed as a means of healing Electricity-applied as radiant
blamed for the ozone depletion, but nuclear energy is the electricity-is often no more a means of healing than it would
primary cause.) This atmospheric destruction could well aid an
be to take tiny little needles and prick the patient over with
in cutting off gold from its cosmic wellspring of life. them. It is not the electricity-it is the shock that has the
Rudolf Steiner had many insights into the true nature of healing effect.
electricity, its relationship to humanity and its role in our ''Nowyou must not forget that electricity always works on
future. Pertinent to the matter at hand let us consider the the higher organization, the head-organization both of man
following remarks, a portion of his answer to a question about and animal; and correspondingly, on the root-organization in
the plant It works very strongly there. If.•• you pour electricity
2 AT TilE DAWN OF A NEW AGE by Rudolf Hauschka, through the fcxxBtuffs-JOu aeate :fi:xxktu1Is which will gradu-
Steiner Book Center, N. Vancouver, Canada, 1985 ally cause the animal that feeds on them to grow sclerotic. It

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is a slow process; it will not be observed at once. Electricitywill reoommemed around electrical appJiances, fluorescent Jights,
not at first be recognized as the cause; it will be ascribed to an X-ray tubes and the like because they were life-negative. In
manner of other things. light of Dr. Lilly Kolisko's forboding discovery of the status of
''Electricity, once and for an, is not intended to work into gold we must reconsider the wide-6ca1e usage of orgone
the realm of the living-it is not meant to help living things accumulators. They concentrate the energy that is there, and
especially; it cannot do so. You must know that electriclty is we must consider its current status.
at a lower level than that of living things."3 LB. Beman did many experiments with 'substance cir-
How pertinent and timely these words are today on many cuits', that is circuits ofwire connecting polarities of the body
leve1s of borderland research. Electrical/electronic medicine in which substances are inserted. J. Cecil Maby, who partici-
has the glamorous position on stage at most of the confer- pated in many of Beman's experiments, insisted on using a
ences, and in many people's minds, in today's 'borderland' high-frequency con in the circuit. Beman J.·relented, and could
field. People are racing to buy instruments which are designed identify the substances -they wm: coming tbrough the elec-
by electronic engineers with little or no training in the compre- trified circuit -but he got much clearer and stronger indica-
hensive constitution of humans. It is the fashion/ There is no tions from the simple copper wire circuits he developed.
consideration that true healing comes from the spiritual
realms, that the spirit is always healthy, and that dis-ease 11IE SQUARE AND 11IE CIRCLE
comes from a condition where the various subtle leve1s of the With our present world condition in mind we must con-
body are not aligned properly with the physical. sider the appropriate individual paths to take in researching
These electrical instruments have the potential to work the borderlands. The ancient cultures of this planet were in
on many people to treat symptoms. Butwhatofthe long term tune with the cosmic forces as well as the earthly forces. Our
effects of the subsensible electric current? Considering the present culture has cut off the cosmic forces, as is ominously
alarming state of affairs viewed through the information just evident in Lilly Kolisko's 1964 report, and has twisted its use
presented I pose the question to the reader, ''Do you prefer of the earthly forces- merely taking what it wants with no al-
the natural or the unnatural forms of treatment?" Many lowance for the renewal of the planetary life force.
people flock to electronic medicine because they feel that the So the square has taken over and the circle made subser-
petro-chemical drugs that are prescribed by the medical estab- vient. Modem architecture sJlows the square overtly, with
lishment are detrimental to their long term health. Very happenstance circles not tied iil according to the old cannons
possibly so, but will electricity be any better? What about your of measure. Ancient architecture built in harmony with earth
own vital energy and its relation to cosmic life forces? and sky and this is now being used in our present world by a
Electrical stimulation of the body treats a symptom and scant few aware souls. The circle and the square must be in
fails to allow for the body's natural healing process. As harmony • polar op}Qites, rhythmk:ally amying Jiving ilrces,
electricity is an externalized partofhumanity's inner volitional and not in conflict with each other as in our present situation.
force we can see that there will be definite effects from the So in borderland research we must again strive to recon-
subsensible current. But the effects will be relative and the nect with the cosmic bearings which bring the constant re-
inner healing process put on secondary mode. Electro- newal of life and the inteDectual impulses of a higher order.
therapy, while emerging as a viable medicine of the future, still This can be done through many means and this Journal is in
ignores the natural healing process. existence as a medium of exchange for these manifold ideas.
This does not mean that we should not research electro- Ancient cultures have left us many mysteries and these
therapy. In what may seem a contradiction to many readers, must be investigated to allow our developed imagination to
I am 100% for further research into this area. It will no doubt build a complete world picture. Energy researches must be
be of benefit to many. Our relationship with electricity is one carried on to investigate the beneficial and detrimental effects
of the greatest questions of our time. People unconsciously of the electrical forces on one hand, and the development and
use this force, and the results are such as those noted by Lilly use of equipment that will tap the higher forces on the other.
Kolisko. Tied in directly with that are the conceptions of electro-
therapy, but we must consider that research important but
OUR BUDDIES EEMANAND REICH secondary to research into the subtle energies such as radion-
The researches of Leon E. Beman and Wilhelm Reich ics, homeopathy, radiesthesia and dowsing. Plant metamor-
provide a solid ground for research into balancing and aligning phosis must be studied as an overallkeyto the ethericsciences.
the human vital force with the physical body. Beman worked UFOs, the perichoresis of our modem world view, must be
with connecting opposite polarities of the body in order to looked at from many angles, keeping in mind that they are
overcome and get around energetic blockages. Dr. Reich phenomena on the horizon line of our sensory capacities.
worked with an innovative technique of therapy and massage And thus Bol'tb'Jand Sciences~ Foundamn JDOYeS
that he developed in order to 'unarm.or' the human, release into the future. With our feet on the earth, and our eyes
the blockages. Dr. Reich also developed the orgone accumu- toward the cosmos we ask you to think for yourself and
lator, based on his discovery of a mass-free atmospheric life attempt the same. This work requires one great task, the com-
energy. The use of Dr. Reich's orgone accumulators was not plete reorientation and continued growth of your world view.
Those who are capable of going in that direction are ready for
3. see footnote 1 advancement. And it is for them that this Journal exists.

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B.S.R.F. BULLETIN BOARD
The B.S.R.F. Bulletin Board is a section for Letters, Reviews, Events, Contacts & other useful information for
Borderland Members to aid in their researches. We encourage BSRF Members to submit contributions & infor-
mationto B.S.R.F. Bulletin Board, PO Box429, Garberville CA 95440. Letters should be addressed to LETTERS
TO THE EDITOR, c/o the above address. .

lEITERS Dynamic compost draws many earthworms from the earth


BREAD FROM STONES into its activity sphere.
"First I must express my deepest gratitude for your very, Also, Walter &RhettaBaumgartnerofBnergy Unlimited
very precious Journal! Every issue has something new and are actively pursuing Schauberger's agricultural methods and
interesting. I am sorry not being able to send money, your are presenting them in their worksho~aftd their newsletter
magazine is fully worthy thereof. CAUSES. Perhaps you could find further sources in Europe.
"Secondly, I would inform you that the article BREAD We hear that UVING WATER, an excellent book about
FROM STONES has fascinated me and my acquaintance Schauberger, is being reworked for a new edition.
whom I translated this article for. He is an agriculture I don't have any current information on earthworms, but
specialist, is industrially growing useful earthworms for mak- some of our readers may have that information and will send
ing humus and is very interested in all other modem methods it in so it can be printed in future journals.
of improving agriculture. BREAD FROM STONES and CLEAN CULTURE are
"This information on stone fertilization is so important published by Health Research, PO Box 70, Mokelumne Hill,
because it can cause a true revolution in agriculture, especially California, 95245, and are also available through BSRF.
here in Poland. therefore we both are asking you to help us Raymond Bernard has beendeadmanyyears, I don't recall the
kindly as you can in following matters: (because you are so exact story now. It was through the tremendous work of Dr.
widely oriented in all matters as it is seen from your articles R.G. Wilborn of Health Research that his works, as well as
V.ew from the Borderlands): many others, have remained available for researchers.
1)where can one buy:
ASTROSONICS
a) the full edition of BREAD FROM STONES? "After reading your articles about Michael Heleus' As-
b) Samson Morgan's book CLEAN CULTURE?
tronics work, I decided to consult with him and see what his
2) where can one get more information on earthworm
system was all about. My first conversation on the phone
growing for industrial purposes, is there any literature on the
turned out to be very interesting. He played a couple of tones
subject?
over the phone and I began to feel some very strong sensations
3) What are sources of 'Natural Agriculture', Viktor
in my body. The first sensation I felt was a strong energetic
Schauberger's methods, etc., etc.
feeling that pulsed through my legs. I also had a pressure build
4) Perhaps Mr. Raymond Bernard could kindly contact
up inside my head and Michael instructed me to listen to the
me thereon and on more in modem agriculture methods.
tone and the feeling released. This initial contact impressed
5) Are there any international meetings on earthworms
me so much that I decided to start the Astrosonics personal-
growing and similar matters?
ized program.
"Please understand, that my acquaintance, Mr. Wilk, can
"The first tape that Michael sent me re1ated to astrologi-
become an initiator and pioneer of such revolutionary meth-
cal sexti1es and trines that were present in my horoscope.
ods in Poland through this Stone Meal fertilizer because he
After using this tape several days I began to experience quite
wants to make at once practical experiments thereon and
a bit of light that appeared in my meditations and whenever
inform the whole country about his results. So do not hesitate
eJse I closed my eyes. This light was not there previous to using
to help him as possibly you can.
the tapes. I also began to have quite a few body sensations
''With great gratitude, reverence for your total informa-
come up while using the tapes. There were several types of
tional activity and Love,"
sensations, a light tingling on the surface of the body, a muscle
Bohdan Spolitakiewicz
twitching in various parts of the body, contraction and release
Sopot, Poland
of large muscles in the body and sometimes sharp and dull
It naturally makes us feel very good here that the informa- painful sensations would arise. MichaelHeleus had instructed
tion that we are putting out is being taken and put immP!Jiately me to just keep my attention on the sensations while listening
to use. We wish you and your fellow workers many blessings, to the tape and usually within a short period of time the
as we see on the "news" here the many changes sweeping sensations would stop. My interpretation of these feelings in
central Europe. A revolution in agriculture is necessary that the tapes stimulate energy in the body and also cause the
worldwide, and rock dust remineralization is a vital key. I body to release tension, trauma and stored blocks held within
would also recommend thatyoucheckinto European sources the body caused by both physical and psychological problems.
for Bio-Dynamic farming information, as it can be used in "The Astrosonics tapes also appear to me to duplicate a
complete harmony with the stone meal fertilizer, and is really couple ofthe inner sounds that theshabtyogasystem (yoga of
an all inclusive method of running a farm organism. Bio- light and sound) trains its practitioners to hear while meditat-

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ing. These sounds are quite unusual and I have never heard Reich's) books were ordered burned by the U.S. Federal
them reproduced in the outer world. My experience with this government in 1957". This decision was not unique because
yoga system is limited and Astrosonia may produce a whole about a decade earlier the books and equipment of Dinshah
variety of these inner sounds. I am also experiencing a shift in Pestanji Ghadialiwere ordered burned by the courts. The bulk
attitude regarding some of the issues that are in my life. These of this book is excellent material covering a wide range of
so far are subtle shifts and I will need more time to evaluate information. The discovery of orgone energy and its relation
them as I have been using the tapes just several months. I can't to other unusual energies discovered by scientists are covered,
quite tell exactly what is happening but I do know that some- especially the work of Dayton Miller who showed tbat the
thing is changing psychologically for me. Michelson-Morely experiments, rather tbandenying the exis-
''I have explored quite a few systems of transformation tence of an ether, actually led to the discovery of a d:ynamk:
from therapy to different yoga systems and other types of ether with effects in harmony with Dr. Reich's findin&' on the
healing. So far I have foundAstrosonia to be one of the most orgone. This is followed by a lengthy ~non the safe and
powerful and innovative tools that I have been able to experi- effective use of orgone accumulating devices. The third
ence. It is still too early for me to evaluate all of the benefits section is full of plans on how to construct various orgonc
of Astrosonia and I am really looking forward to experiment- accumulators, boxes, blankets and related tooJs. There Js an
ing with Michael Heleus' work in the future. Thank you for extensive bibliography and an Appendix "The Psycho-Physio-
presenting his work in The Journal ofBorderland Research." logical Effects of the Reich Orgone Energy Accumulator" by
Sincerely, Mike Mohoric, Reno, Nevada StefanMushenichandRainer Gebauer. Allin all, an excellent
It is always good to get feedback on the materials we handbook for the orgone researcher.
present. I feel that Michael Heleus has done some very • Advanced ELF Research, Box 1552, Alberta, Canada T4V
important work, and that is why it appeared in this Journal. 2NI, has sent us two titles, THE 3KEYS TO GOODHEALTH,
We have also received other reports from people who have and THE DIVINING ROD AND I, both written by Albert L.
contacted Michael One person told me that during his first Wilk. The 3 Keys in the first book are: 1. Avoid internal medi-
phone conversation some of the tones were played. 'That cations; 2. Make anything you eat or drink wholesome; 3.
person had a spontaneous out-of-the-body experience! I Shield yourself from unh~thy environments. This is a
myself have had some interesting, and lengthy, talks with serious title covering m.anY facets of health, and how our
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RECEIVED The second title, THE DIVINING ROD AND I, covers a
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the internal arts but find many of the systems quite complex, look. The north to south oscillation of the jet streams has
this will come as a welcome practice. Definitely worth check- proven to be a more elusive goal Earthquakes and solar flares
ingout. can radical1y alter jet stream patterns overnight into com-
pletely opposite flows. This makes prediction a sometimes
CONTACIS frustrating task.
This is the section where researchers may contact The purpose of the Aeolian Outlook is to provide a
those of like mind or seek out sources of information. reasonable celestial based model which can initiate broader
We also list various mailers received. Please be kind dialog concerning these problems. To this end each monthly
chart will be followed up by another chart which will depict the
and considerate and send a buck or two when writing
actual patterns and tracking information for the month. This
for information.
update will note correct predictions and analyze pattern shifts
• SOUTHERN EXPOSURE SEED EXCHANGE, PO Box from an astroclimatological point ofview. Historical evidence
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and ornamental herbs, sunflowers and old fashioned flowers; terns over the Pacific Ocean and over the North American
heirloom fruit trees and shrubs; cultural and historical infor- continent.
mation; seed saving information and supplies; and a planting TheAeolian Outlook is intended to introduce a subscriber
calender••• all in their $3 catalog. to the daily flow of prediction/reflection/new prediction that is
• et al, The Newsletter of Pemberly Kent Publishers, 2121 the way to a future star based climatology that is rooted in the
Garfield Avenue, Salt Lake City, Utah 84108-9908. This rigor of mathematia, but is equipped to track the chaotic
paper has been keeping us updated on the progress of DIS- systems swroundingweather phenomena as they Jll0\1e through
TANT VISION- Romance&Discoveryon an Invisible Frontier their fluid changes. Each year these methods yield deeper and
by Elma Gardner Farnsworth. This book is the story of the more accurate insights into the relationships between celestial
inventor of electronic television, Philo Taylor Farnsworth II, motion and the nonlinear chaos of the weather. It is hoped
who has somehow not made it into the history books. Farns- that you would consider joining the others who are on this
worth was as important as Tesla in developing our modem adventure of discovery.
technology, and was just as ignored by the establishment. This Aeolus was the Greek god of the winds. His priests and
book should become extremely popular among energy re- priestesses predicted future events by observing the winds and
searchers, as well as people who like a good, exciting story. It their ever shifting patterns. TheAeolian Outlook is published
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modem mystery schools. Please consider taking a positive here and feel that service comes above our personal gain.
step in order to get to know your rapidly changing world at However, certain needs of life cannot be neglected and we
another level where star wisdom streams into the very air have come to a point of necessary change in the way that we
around us. The price for six months of the Aeolian Outlook do business.
and theAeolian Update is $40. When Riley Crabb retired in 1985 and turned BSRF over
• Tom Elliott, 4002 Stearns Hill Road, Waltham, MA 02154, to Alison and myself we actively pursued researching and
(617) 647-2825. Tom is writing a book on UFO encounters publishing more materials. We wanted to create an informa-
and is looking to contact people who have bad such contacts. tion service for BSRF members and thought it would help to ·
He is looking for re1atively unpublicized cases which involve make items available at a discount, that is, where books could
sober, reliable witnesses and which may have some unique be purchased through the mails for less that they could be had
''twist" to them. Tom's qualifications include 30 years as a ina store. In concept this has worked ve~well. We sell many
science writer, producer of Personal Perspectives, a weekly books at a discount. Inreality, afterfourye4ts, we find that this
TV series highli~ting unconventional people, beliefs, and type of service, with the amount of business we do, does not
experiences. allow for proper maintenance of the foundation. The busi-
ness itself, intended as a fund-raiser for the foundation, has
• FUTURE TECHNOLOGY INTELLIGENCE REPORT, turned into a break-even workload that absorbs over 90% of
Suite 9, 184 PaJoma Avenue, Pacifica, CA 94404, (415) 359- our time, to the definite detriment of the research work we
8002, published by J. Porter Weldon and edited by Antony C. wish to pursue, and also to life in general.
Sutton. FfiR announces that is will begin publication of a After a thorough analysis of our situation we have come
unique newsletter on January 1, 1990. The FfiR will cover to the point where we must end the discount service on the
much of the underground energy and scientific network and books. It is that or end the business -it simply cannot carry
make this information available to those who need to keep on as it is.
informed. Some of the subjects listed to be covered are: There are so many quality books from around the p1anet
Weather Control; Over-Unity Electrical Generation; Natural that we wish to make available to our members, but we cannot
Healing; Acoustical Levitation; Creation of Life Forms; and, proceed to even keep the basD in regu1ar stock with our
Implosion Vortex Energy a Ia Schauberger. Looks to be a current business status. '~
comprehensive source for information. $250/year (12issues); BSRF carries a unique line of research materials, much of
$350 overseas airmail which is not available anywhere else, and we wish to keep this
• SEARCH FOR HEALTH from Associated Partners West, line of information open and expanding. We appreciate your
PO Box 3048, Iowa Oty, lA 52244. This newspaper/catalog understanding of this situation and we apologize for any
covers many aspects of our modem world's poor health, such inconvenience this may cause you.
as constipation and toxic overload, and offers many health- There are many positive changes that will occur as we gain
promoting products such as oxygen enhancers, acidophilus, a better financial stance in our business -more titles in print,
and trace mineral supplements. Also is a source for real salt upgrading the quality of service, upgrading the quality of the
(not the kind in the stores), stone mills, air purifiers, and more. Journal, etc. We are of course always working on these
Excellent article on Medical Ozone. Whetheryou are looking aspects, but change must come to facilitate their proper
to buy or not, this is a well researched and highly informative flowering.
paper. Get on their list. The amount of work here demands more time than we
• SOLAR AGE or ICE AGE? BULLETIN from Hamaker- have available. Filing of information is years behind, with
Weaver Publishers, Box 1961, Burlingame, CA 94010, (415) many incredlble files stacked everywhere in boxes and on
347-9693. This 1atest issue is over 350 pages! Extensively shelves, 20+ boxes rotting in a shed Filing cabinets and book
covers and updates information, first brought out in John shelves are needed. We have the core materials for a tremen-
Hamaker's THE SURVIVAL OF CIVILIZATION, on soil dous information and research library and file, but money is
remineralization with rock dust. Among the mass of data this definitely needed to continue to put this together and main-
bulletin contains criticisms of the coming ice age theory with tain it as a service to researchers. Donations go directly into
direct answers. Also has many pertinent newsclips and articles our working fund and are used for the benefit of the founda-
from worldwide sources and data on reforestation, biomass tion. We thank those who have helped us in the past, and we
energy/alchohol fuels; worldwide starving; and more. Sug- look to those who are interested in helping in the future.
gested donation is $10, but I would suggest that people send
in as much as they can to these people. $100willsend 10 issues CHANGE IN MEMBERSHIP FEES
to people of your choice. Editor Don Weaver is doing an The general BSRF membership fee has been raised to
excellent job, certainly a 1abor of love for this p1anet. $25Near. We have also added a senior citizen (over 65) and
student (proof of status required) rate of $15. Supporting
membership remains at $50; Sustaining membership is $100;
SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT
and Life is $1000. Your membership fee gets you The Journal
Change in orderingprocedures
ofBorderland Research, and keeps the Jamps (and furnaces) lit
Border1andSciences Research Foundation is a non-profit
at headquarters.
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•• t• INTERNATIONAL BORDERlAND SCIENCES CONGRESS
•• Toward a Science of the Etheric.
•• June 14-17, 1990 at the Miramar Resort Hotel in Santa Barbara, California.
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• Trevor James Constable, author of The Cosmic Pulse ofLife, KEYNam SPEAKER
• Dennis Klocek, author of Weather- Soul Life Of The Earth & The BioDynamic Book Q[Moons, .AsTRo-MErooROLOGY
* Dr. Karl Maret, AN INTRODUCI'ION TO SPIRITUAL SciENTIFic MEDICINE
• Leslie & Terry Patten, BioCIRcurrs -AMAziNG NEW TooLS FoR ENERGY REALm
• Walter & Rhetta Baumgartner, VoRTEXIAN MEcHANics & IMPLOSION, with demonstrations of the Vortexya Water
Conditioner and the Wasserfadden (water thread) Experiment
• Donald Hosier, NEW INSIGHTS INTo HoMEOPAniY, nm EniERic AND nm SUB-MoLECULAR REI..ATIONSHIPS
• Fred Mathews, THE REI..ATIONSHIP BETWEEN AsTRoNOMY AND nm NA'IURAL ScmNCES
• Christopher Hills, author of Nuclear Evolution and Supersensonics, MAITER, FoRM AND ENERGY
• Maria Kinzell Hardy, CoLOR CAN CHANGE YoUR LIFE
* Donald R. Beans, RADIONICS: MORPHIC REsoNANCE AND SPECTRD-VIBRATORY IMAGING
• * Burvl Payne, author of The Body Magnetic, DEMONSTRATION OF AN INSTRUMENT 'TIIAT DEI'ECIS A NEW
BioPHYSICAL FoRCE
• Jorge Resines, REsEARCHES INTO MAITER AND nm E'IHERic
• Bruce DePalma, ExPERIMENTS·ON RorATION LEADING TO DEVEI.DPMENT oF nm N-MACHINE
* Paramabamsa Tewari, PHYSICS & TEcHNOLOGY OF TilE PHENOMENON OF SPACE PoWER GENERATION
• Jim Murray. NEW ENERGY DlSCDVERIFS, report on new patented device bw;ed on Tesla's rotating magnetic field theories
• Michael Urban, THEAIDS/SYPHIUS CoNNECI'IoNwithlatest updates
. • Michael Theroux, El..B::nucrrY AND nm Emmucwith demonsttation of an air-wound Tesla Transformer powered with
an~plate generator
* Doug Benjamin, THE SACRED SCIENCE OF ANCIENT EGYPT: TilE KEY TO MoDERN ENERGY MEDICINE
• Alison Davidson, 'lim WoRKING oF nm STARS IN EARTHLY SUBSTANCES
*Peter Undemann, MAsmaiNG nm ART OF SELF-HEALING
*Tom Brown, THE REAurY OF nm Emmuc FoRCES
• The oost of the convention to BSRF members will be $175. A $SO deposit will be taken to reserve your place. Early
sign-up fee is $150when paid in full by February28, 1990. A$25 surcharge will beaddedfornon-members who want to
attend but do not wE1 to join. Send fees to BSRF, PO Box 429, Garberville CA 95440. Call (707) 986-7211 for more ini>.
Basic rooms at the Miramar are $75.60 per night (including tax) single or double occupancy. They also have more
luxurious rooms with ocean views. It is a 14 acre resort hotel on the Pacific Oooan with very good oonven1ion faalitiffl. The
reservation number for rooms is 800-322-6983
A Jist ofb\er am hotels as \\ell as a campground andRV park are ak> bcing put together and will be supplied to floe
who sign up, as well as a United Airlines discount number. We recommend an earlysignup and reservations.
Fordisplaybooth information oontact Peter Lindemann, 3463 State~' Santa Barbara, 93105, (805) 966-5058.
DoN'T Miss THis IMPoRTANT EVENT!

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