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19 pages of results. 51. The Thunderbolt in Myth and Symbol [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... identified the Valles Marineris on Mars as the lightning scar, wound, or disfiguring mark on the celestial warriors of mythology (the "Scarface" motif about which I've spoken elsewhere). But prior to Wal Thornhill's arrival in Portland, I didn't even know what a Birkeland Current is, and I knew nothing about the unique configurations taken by plasma discharges. Convergence of Myth and Science While I've experienced many breakthroughs over more than a quarter century, this one exceeded all others. It was the first indication that, at a level of explicit detail, a convergence of myth and science may be possible. This, then, inspired me to reconsider the mythic thunderbolt in terms far ...
52. Thoth Vol III, No. 4: Feb 15, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... review by Amy Acheson Wallace Thornhill's CD offers a visual invitation to toss aside the straightjacket of paradigm paralysis and explore the universe from an electric point of view. He covers an enormous range of phenomena, from subatomic particles through stellar and galactic evolution, floodlighting our understanding of the universe with insights garnered from mythical symbols, space probes, and plasma lab experiments. As an illustration, let me compare the received explanation with Thornhill's electric explanation for the tail of Halley's Comet, both presented in light of photographs returned by the ESA spacecraft Giotto in March, 1986. The standard theory states that "Comets grow tails only when they get warm enough for ice and dust to boil off ...
53. Pentecost [Journals] [Catastrophism & Ancient History]
... From: Catastrophism and Ancient History VII:1 (Feb 1985) Home | Issue Contents INTERACTION Pentecost James F. Strickling Like the universe of which he is a part, man is an electrical creature. The natural currents within our bodies are small, but their role is extremely significant; they govern our very lives. These minute currents can nevertheless be disrupted or overridden. In particular, "extremely low frequency (ELF) fields have the capacity to penetrate buildings and living tissue and hence are potential biological stimuli."[1 ] And when this happens, our perceptions can falter and our reactions and response times might prove beyond our control. Such stimuli might have ...
54. Pentecost [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... From: SIS Workshop Vol 6 No 2 (Aug 1985) Home | Issue Contents Pentecost James E. Strickling Like the universe of which he is a part, man is an electrical creature. The natural currents within our bodies are small, but their role is extremely significant; they govern our very lives. These minute currents can be disrupted, or overridden. In particular ". .. extremely low frequency (ELF) fields have the capacity to penetrate buildings and living tissue and hence are potential biological stimuli."(1 ) And when this happens, our perceptions can falter; and our reactions and responses might be beyond our control. Such stimuli might have ...
55. New Physics Supports Planetary Catastrophism [Journals] [SIS Review]
... rotation until phase-locked with the Sun. Even more critical is the speed of light delay in electromagnetic fields which would have the Earth, for example, always being tugged toward a point in space where the Sun was eight minutes ago. This would cause obvious precession of the Earth's aphelion. We know now that space is filled with a rarefied plasma, which is like a gas in which many of the atoms have lost their electrical neutrality by having an electron or two knocked off. The result is that space is full of practically equal numbers of positive and negative charges, their movement subject to electric and magnetic fields and with a minuscule influence due to radiation pressure and gravity. ...
56. Conference: Our Violent Solar System [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... that added much to the "electrical scarring" scenario. A highlight from this book is a photo taken 30 km from Meteor Crater in Arizona. I swear it's like looking at the moon. There is a sinuous rille, complete with a hairpin bend, wrapped around a cluster of small craters. While shopping in Portland Wal found a plasma demonstration at an electronics store. He videotaped the demonstration. It's amazing how much the stopped frame of a charge shooting across a conducting sphere looks like the surface of Jupiter's moon, Europa. Anthony Peratt was a wonder. He, too, was unaware of the work of planetary catastrophists until this weekend. But he's spent his career ...
57. The Electromagnetic Circularization of Planetary Orbits [Journals] [Kronos]
... therefore, "objects" which contain both negative and positive charges (i .e ., electrons and positive ions or "holes") with a difference in net flow between them (i .e ., within which there is a net electric current flow). With conductors carrying an electric current and with certain electric flows within plasma fields (we discuss this latter case in more detail below), that is easy to envision. But "magnetized objects" likewise are such, insofar as they are objects, in whose local crystalline structures the atoms are so aligned, that orbital electron and "hole" motions present net overall non-zero vector summations of each. On ...
58. The Opening of The Mouth Ritual - Part II [Journals] [Aeon]
... again, and reigned eternally in heaven. They believed that they would inherit eternal life, just as he had done, provided that what was done for him by the gods was done for them..." [75] Fig. 6 Osiris as the Djed pillar. Fig. 7 Simplified Ladder/Backbone. The same columnar plasma structure could have produced both forms, by alternating the opaqueness or colour of either the rungs' or spaces. ' The ancient texts are replete with re-ferences to the back-bone and jaw-bones of Osiris, the god, and Osiris, the de-ceased pharaoh. Why is this so? It is simply that there were, at one time, ...
59. Of the Moon and Mars, Part 2 [Journals] [Pensee]
... Michelson's figure is derived from Bailey's on the assumption that the specific charges- total charges divided by total masses- of all bodies in the solar system might be alike. The same assumption would imply total charges of about 1012 and 1011 coulombs for Mars and the Moon, respectively. However, as pointed out elsewhere (65), the ubiquitous interplanetary plasma can be expected to equalize surface potentials rather than specific charges; except during near-collision episodes, and perhaps even then to large degree, the potentials of all the planets (or at least the inner planets of the system) should be pretty much alike and equal to that of the Sun. Nor need one put too much stress on ...
60. The Saturn Theory [Journals] [SIS Review]
... , 1998, pp. 49-64. 28. See the discussion in E. Cochrane, Martian Meteorites in Ancient Myth and Modern Science', Aeon 4:2 , 1995, pp. 57-73. Discussion on Wal Thornhill & Ev Cochrane's papers Wal Thornhill said he was sorry he didn't bring his slide looking down the barrel of a discharging plasma focus device discharging. Birkeland currents run from the central cylindrical conductor to the outer concentric cylindrical conductor and they space themselves equally so that it looks like radiant streamers. The streamers can rotate, giving various swastika and whirling effects. The streamers follow the field lines, which in the polar configuration curve away from Venus towards Saturn. So ...
61. Thoth Vol III, No. 5: March 15, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... as effects of the ideal gas law, gravity/radiation-pressure equilibrium, and thermonuclear reactions. Discrepancies between observations and the predictions of theory are accounted for by adjusting the theory to fit the facts (by more detailed articulation or by ad hoc amendment) or by discounting-even ignoring-facts that don't fit, that make no sense. From the viewpoint of plasma physics, the term "sun" refers to a set of observations (not quite the same set as for established theory, and certainly with different degrees of importance attached) understood as effects of Birkeland currents, anode discharge characteristics, and driven circuits. While not denying the existence of gravity and gasses and fusion, it dismisses them ...
62. Stability and Dimensions of the Polar Configuration [Journals] [Aeon]
... of stability had been solved acceptably) was the interaction of Saturn's magnetic field and the ferromagnetic mass in the core of each smaller planet p = Venus, Mars, Earth. This interaction was independent of and in addition to that with each dipole moment Dp of p, with Dp generated by the electric currents in p's ionized sheath of accreting plasma at the top of its atmosphere.2 As in the earlier study the declarative mood is used here for simplicity of expression though a general hypothesis and a set of subhypotheses are the subject. (2 ) For equations of physics basic to the following, see the Appendix. Consider p at its equilibrium point on the common axis of ...
63. A Life's Work? [Journals] [SIS Review]
... of the author's unusual mix of strongly-held beliefs (he is a Mormon and a convinced creationist), yet he also has a formidable scientific background, based largely on a lifetime's work on high explosives, which has brought him into contact with not only the world of rocks and mines where they are used but also the frontiers of chemistry and plasma physics. (He is particularly proud of his Nitro-Nobel Gold Medallion, awarded in 1968 for work on slurry explosives.) Add to this an obvious love of a good argument and an unwillingness to suffer those he sees as fools gladly and no one is guaranteed a smooth ride. Atheists like me will not be happy with his unashamed ...
64. A Personal Report on, and Irreverent Look at, the World Conference 'Planetary Violence in Human History' Portland, Oregon, January 3-5, 1997 [Journals] [SIS Review]
... in the myth of Saint George). He showed pictures of the hero with a halo, Apollo = Mars as the axle of the cosmic wheel; the plant of life, the head of the hero enclosed by a lion's mane, with an eye on his chest. The image of the owl, Venus as the owl-eyed goddess; plasma material streams stretching from Venus to Saturn in the Polar Configuration which would lead to images expressed as petal wheels, the peacock (Juno's emblem), the scallop shell (Aphrodite's), a fan, a date palm, the feathered head-dress of the warrior hero; Medusa; the Egyptian simplified image of the papyrus swamp; the pharaoh's ...
65. Ralph Sansbury's Work [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... system (assuming an electrical link to > gravity). Wal comments: Yes, in my view we owe the stability of our n-body system to the hypothesised link between charge on a planet and the planet's gravity. It gets around the old problem of how can electrical forces between planets play any part in modifying their orbits when the solar plasma shields from such forces. Electrical forces obviously don't play a role (unless two planets approach very closely and the plasma sheaths contact). But gravity is not shielded by plasma at all. An example of what I mean by the stabilizing influence: A planet with an unstable orbit will exhibit increasing eccentricity in its orbit. There will ...
66. Snowball Mini-comets [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... haven't detected this barrage by some other means. It should provide ample water to make the rare, stratospheric noctilucent clouds a continuous feature of our skies. It would be sufficient to give the Moon an appreciable atmosphere and cause seismic shocks and surface erosion there - none of which are apparent. Earth satellites would be expected to have detected the plasma disturbance in their wake. It is unlikely the military would have missed them. Frank's answer to the objections is that the phenomena is real and no one has come up with an alternative explanation. In his words, "There was no other reasonable explanation." The new photographs of the bright trails of objects entering the Earth's ionosphere ...
67. Electric Discharge as the Source of Solar Radiant Energy (Part I) [Journals] [Kronos]
... likely serious, as either or both values can be adjusted to erase the deficit without affecting the credibility of his arguments. Then, Juergens showed that the solar photosphere can be compared to a "tufted anode glow" in an electric discharge tube.(1k) The tuft forms because the body of the Sun, immersed in the interplanetary plasma, which at its inner boundary is the weakly luminous outer solar region called the corona, cannot maintain an electrical discharge into the surrounding electrified galactic space. Juergens noted that the problem could arise from any one or more of the following conditions: (1 )the solar body forms too small a surface to conduct the current required for ...
68. Society News [Journals] [SIS Workshop]
... as a giant ball of lightning and not, as is generally accepted, a nuclear reactor. Wal's research has led him to consider that Earth was originally part of one balanced electrical system; the cosmic catastrophes of myth being caused by this system interacting with that of the Sun. Our present, apparent stability was eventually achieved after interactions of plasma sheaths and the exchange of electrical charges. The surface of all the planets and all their moons bear evidence of massive lightning strikes – the thunderbolts of the gods'. (Wal's Electric Universe NEWS, vol, I, 1999-2002 was published, in 2004. If you would like a copy please write to Val Pearce for availability and ...
69. The Cosmic Double Helix [Journals] [Aeon]
... formerly divided axis unified at some point, which was applauded. Considering the general motif of increasing diversification in creation mythologies- from singularity to plurality- I would prefer to see the double helix as an evolved form of the single helix or the singular axis. Birkeland Currents A detailed comparison of forms taken by the mythical axis mundi and a plasma column under increasing electrical stress indicates that the two phenomena are fundamentally analogous. In fact, the celebrated cosmic axis of mythology is best explained as a plasma column. A possible mechanism has recently been proposed by plasma physicist Anthony Peratt of the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico. [114] To account for the astonishing similarity between ...
70. Thoth Vol I, No. 6: March 16, 1997 [Journals] [Thoth]
... reaction takes place at the lower temperature, 820 degrees F, to form a radar reflective mineral. This requires the unlikely situation that all peaks on Venus have the same chemistry. A much simpler answer is that the diffuse electric discharges of St. Elmo's fire, occurring preferentially at the highest altitudes of mountain peaks, forms a highly conductive plasma which is a superb reflector of radar signals. [A posted response] [Tim Thompson] The peculiar radar reflectivity of the Venusian highlands is one of the interesting outstanding problems that remain in our solutions, but as Grinspoon himself says, they are only tentative, and his fools gold' idea is a lark more than anything else ...
71. Thoth Vol III, No. 6: March 31, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... tension to form perfect spheres. The droplets were frozen as they were being accelerated, either by electrical forces or by the gaseous blast of the cosmic "thunderclap". Strong evidence for the electrical model is found in the chondrules within such meteorites. They all show evidence of complex surface effects which I believe could be easily replicated in a plasma oven. (Refer to my CD for a much fuller explanation). It all points very strongly to a form of "lightning" having been responsible for some of the features found in meteorites. Several astronomers have subscribed to that view but placed the event in a pre-planetary nebula. The problem with that scenario is that the minerals ...
72. Mythopedia [Journals] [SIS Internet Digest]
... | Issue Contents Mythopedia www.mythopedia.info The Website of Marinus Anthony van der Sluijs, email: mythopedia@hotmail.com The purpose of this website is to present a brand-new, all-embracing theory of myth, which incorporates all presently existing theories. This new theory is an interdisciplinary theory, leaning most heavily on the latest findings of plasma cosmology in particular. For those who like to classify theories: Mythopedia argues for a catastrophist view on world history and the necessity to posit a very different arrangement of the solar system in early times. The upshot of the theory is that a number of drastic and turbulent changes in the solar system a few thousands of years ago spawned ...
73. Thoth Vol III, No. 13: Oct 15, 1999 [Journals] [Thoth]
... [ Home ] THOTH A Catastrophics Newsletter Vol III, No. 13 Oct 15, 1999 EDITOR: Amy Acheson PUBLISHER: Michael Armstrong LIST MANAGER: Brian Stewart CONTENTS QUOTE OF THE DAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Trevor Palmer GRAVITY VS. PLASMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Mel Acheson STAR WORDS . . . . . . . . . . . . .. by Ted Bond, Roger Wescott, Ev Cochrane, Dave Talbott STATE OF THE UNIVERSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . by Amy Acheson ACTION AT A ...
74. Formation of Chondritic Meteorites and the Solar System [Journals] [SIS Review]
... in astronomy, from a recognised authority. Professor Hannes Alfven, when he received his Nobel Prize in Physics in 1970 spoke of studies of the electrical discharge phenomenon: most theoretical physicists looked down on this field, which was complicated and awkward... not at all suited for mathematically elegant theories'. Alfven felt that: the cosmical plasma physics of today .. . is to some extent the playground of theoreticians who have never seen a plasma in a laboratory. Many of them still believe in formulas which we know from laboratory experiment to be wrong .. . several of the basic concepts on which theories of cosmical plasmas are founded are not applicable to the condition prevailing ...
75. Thoth Vol VII, No 4: Jun 15, 2003 [Journals] [Thoth]
... away after a convenient time interval. Studies have shown that the stellar wind would merely shift the disk further away and not disperse it. Alfvén argued that the most efficient (and Nature is nothing if not efficient) method to accrete matter over cosmic distances is that of the electromagnetic "pinch effect" caused by parallel electric current filaments in plasma. The electromagnetic accretion force diminishes slowly with distance from the filament axis, rather than rapidly with the square of the distance as we find with gravity. The result is condensed, rotating objects strung along the dusty current filaments. The spin axes of stars formed in this manner are aligned with the filaments. Such alignments have been discovered ...
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