Science Fiction? At Technical College the only two subjects I passed with distinction were: Space Physics and Microwave Techniques. Microwave Techniques fascinated me as much as did Space Physics. I probably felt there was a connection between the two. And indeed there is!
One section of the Microwaves syllabus was "waveguides" and "standing waves".
A waveguide "is a hollow conductive metal pipe used to carry high frequency radio waves, particularly microwaves". At Ultra High Frequencies one is no longer working with copper wire conductors to convey electrical impulses but literally a plumbing system! In our case we were working with electro-magnetic microwaves. In the case of sound waves, caves and stethoscopes are "waveguides" too. Similarly, we “conduct” light waves by means of optical fibres.
A standing wave occurs when the wave within the conductor appears to be stationary as in the ripples of a pond that appear not to be moving. This happens when the wave guide is in resonance or tuned to a particular “beat” frequency. One then has what is called a resonating cavity. Drums and acoustic guitars are resonating cavities or chambers. Standing waves also occur in river rapids and ocean swells.
Wikipedia: A standing wave in a rectangular cavity resonator
The Earth pulses with a special kind of resonant wave. The Schumann Resonance has long been dubbed 'the Earth's heartbeat,' and it has only been spotted from below. Recently, though, satellites have found signs of this electromagnetic heartbeat leaking up into space.
The heartbeat of the earth goes at about eight cycles per second. Like many other heartbeats, it's regulated by electricity. When lightning strikes the earth, it creates electromagnetic waves in the atmosphere. These waves are caught between the ground and the upper atmosphere, sixty miles up. Most of these waves are dampened and shake themselves to nothing.
Others, with just the right wavelength and frequency, just keep going. The wavelength is the circumference of the earth (or twice the circumference, or three times, or four, and so on). This means that the troughs of these waves will always line up, as will the crests. When crests combine, they get bigger. And with lightning hitting the earth over four million times a day, these waves keep getting the boosts they need. The waves don't sweep across the surface of the earth. Instead they're like standing waves, that just pulse at their troughs and crests - a resonant heartbeat. Scientists call this heartbeat The Schumann Resonance.
(See also the Wikipedia article at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schumann_resonances)
What is intriguing about the phenomenon is that it could explain many so-called "paranormal" occurrences. Schumann resonance excitations have been linked to upper atmospheric "transient luminous events" (TLE) curiously called "sprites", "elves", "gnomes", "jets", and so on. Intense Solar activity could also modulate TLEs. Some high altitude "unidentified flying object" sightings might simply be TLEs. However I would hesitate to discount all UFOs as TLEs! That would spoil many a ghost story. Some TLEs are real epiphanies such as the Shekhinah, the Annunciation at Bethlehem, Jesus on the Mount of Transfiguration, or even the Day of Pentecost!
More startling than an extraterrestrial invasion, however, is our tampering and exploitation of this extremely delicate membrane and shield around our Planet. The reported "leakage" has probably been occurring all along and only now being detected. But what if it is a symptom of something suddenly seriously out of kilter? In a paper by Richard Alan Miller and Iona Miller, The Schumann's Resonances and Human Psychobiology, the authors raise concerns about projects such as the very controversial HAARP (High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program) Project. It is not a little worrisome that some of these projects are military. They write...
We live in a matrix of oscillating fields; the tiniest fluctuations in one interlocked field carry over perturbation into others. Many times per second, pulses travel completely around the world between our planet's surface and the ionosphere sending coordinating signals to all organisms.
These signals couple us to the global electrostatic field. Named for their discoverer, these Schumann Resonances (SR) provide the orchestrating pulse for life on our planet.
We all march to the cadence of this cosmic drummer - our planetary heartbeat, which sets the tempo for health and well-being. Damaging this planetary pacemaker could spell doom for life as we know it. In the name of progress and defense, this pacemaker is now threatened, while vast amounts of public money are spent on this exploitation.(Also see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haarp)
Solar Activity also influences the resonating frequency of this Global Ventricle. Some believe there is a correlation between Cosmic and Solar Activity, the Schumann Resonance Frequency, and psychological behaviour, health, and altered states of consciousness. (http://www.neilcherry.com/documents/90_n4_Schumann_Resonance_and_suicide.pdf, http://www.neilcherry.com/documents/90_n2_EMR_Schumann_Resonance_paper2.pdf) It is supposed that Earthlings are electromagnetically coupled to the rhythms of the Spheres. Gregg Braden speculates, suggesting that the Schumann Resonance is increasing, affecting cellular resonance. We perceive this as time speeding up, he says. (For more about Tesla, Braden, and others see http://www.world-mysteries.com/sci_tesla2.htm) Schumann's Resonance has in recent years taken on spiritual, mystical, esoteric, and theological connotations indicative of the growing connectedness between Science and Spirituality.
Much of this is highly speculative but as I learnt way back in the late 1960s at a more practical, hands on level, if you damage, dent, puncture, modify, or perforate your waveguides there could be unexpected consequences. The characteristics of the system, in this case, our planetary eco-system including the manner in which we interact with our environment and others could be affected! We know, for instance, what happened when the Ozone Layer was ruptured. Whether Conspiracy Theorists have valid grounds for concern or not, it would still be wise not to rush in where angels fear to tread. We need to think twice about harmful atmospheric fracking. An ionospheric hernia might not be all that pleasant!
In conclusion, may I direct readers to an interesting forum thread where Michael Persinger (PhD Behavioral Neuroscience) was quoted:
All behavours, including consciousness, are generated by and correlated with brain activity. The activity can be conceived as complex matrices of electromagnetic patterns and their associated chemical changes. Weak intensity complex magnetic fields generated by the earth and by human technology affect consciousness and experience. The critical factor is not the intensity of the fields but their patterns and the information contained within the patterns. Those patterns that are most similar to the natural temporal configurations of brain activity are most effective.
The brain activity associated with consciousness responds to the subtle changes in geomagnetic activity. These changes include alterations in the occurrence of dreams, enhanced electrical sensitivity of groups of brain cells (and the more extreme form, electrical seizures), and the ability to focus during the day.
Because all human beings are immersed within the ---> geomagnetic field we are intrinsically connected to it and to the secondary fields that arise from this connection. Very small changes in the activity of the earth's magnetic field due to alterations in solar activity can affect all human beings. These direct effects are primarily upon the subtle but complex electromagnetic fields that interact with everyone's consciousness due to the marked similarity of the characteristics of our brains and our genetic history.
This creates the potential for the function of every person's brain activity to be changed---> without their awareness.And that is scary!
More Links:
Magnetic Activity And Schumann Resonance: http://quake.geo.berkeley.edu/ncedc/em.intro.html
For the "Ham" enthusiast - how to construct your own Schumann Resonance detector: http://www.vlf.it/re_2/schumannsearch.html
©Colin G Garvie HomePage: http://www.garvies.co.za
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