THE means to detect communications and energies which exist outside of the electromagnetic spectrum has been an enduring question of qualitative researchers for many years. The catalogue of these pursuits is indeed a long one and can by no means be completed here, but we will attem attempt pt to cove coverr hist histor oric ical ally ly thos thosee rese researc arche hess whic which h warr warran antt our our attentions, based on the value of the attained results. We will also include research currently being done by B!" and others. #uch #uch evid evidenc encee indi indica cate tess that that spec specif ific ic comm commun unic icat atio ions ns and and energies $% exist outside the conventional electromagnetic spectrum of which our finest examples may be found in the sciences of radionics, homeopathy, dowsing, radiesthesia, and etheric engineering to name a few. We will use the all encompassing term &vital force& where it is necess necessary ary to refere reference nce these these energ energies ies which which have have been been given given many many names over the course of the historical experiment. That the vital force is biodynamic in character cannot be disputed, and will be designated as such whenever describing these &signals&. While conventional modes of discovering these &biodynamic& signals has in the past relied on the human sub'ect sub'ect as an integral component component of detection, detection, i.e. the use of the stic( plate, pendulum, l)rod, etc., we are concerned here with what has been referred to as the &automatic detecting instrument& ) sans human sub'ect. Ther Theree is alre alreaady a grea greatt weal wealth th of infor nform matio ation n on such uch instruments, much of which has been compiled in the boo(, *utomated $etecting $evices, by +orge !esines. Those wishing for a more extensive bibliography should consult #r. !esines publication. "or our current purposes, it is necessary to confine ourselves only to those instruments which we ourselves have experimentally verified, and these will be the metho ethods ds deta detail iled ed here here.. %ur %ur inve invest stig igat atio ions ns into into the the dete detect ctio ion n of biodynamic signals begins with the outstanding wor( of -. eorge -awrence. -. eorge -awrence, a ilesian)born electronics specialist, began his his stud studie iess into into plan plantt biod biodyn ynam amic icss in /012 /012 whil whilee empl employ oyed ed as a instrumentation engineer for a -os *ngeles space)science corporation. He was actual actually ly engage engaged d in a pro'ec pro'ectt to develo develop p 'am)pr 'am)proof oof missi missile le components, and believed that using plant tissue as a type of transducer would would produc producee the desire desired d result results. s. He summa summari3 ri3ed ed that that living living plant plant tissues or leaves were capable of simultaneously sensing temperature change change,, gravit gravitati ationa onall variat variation ion,, electr electroma omagne gnetic tic fields fields,, and a host host of other environmental effects 4 an ability no (nown mechanical sensor
possessed. These initial investigations led him to the wor(s of *lexander urwitsch, a !ussian histologist, whose experiments in the /025s proved that that all all livi living ng cell cellss prod produce uce invi invisi sibl blee radi radiat atio ions ns of a biod biodyn ynam amic ic character. While observing the cells of onion roots, urwitsch noticed that they began dividing with a distinct rhythm causing him to trust that some type of vital force from nearby cells was the cause. To verify this hypothesis urwitsch devised a type of ray gun which entailed mounting an onion root tip inside of a thin glass cylinder which was then aimed at a matching arrangement with a small area of onion root exposed to act as a target. urwitsch allowed the onion &ray gun& to bombard the sample for three hours, at which time he examined the target specimen under his micros microscop cope. e. The The number number of cell cell divisi divisions ons in the irradi irradiate ated d area area had increased by 26 percent7 urwitsch tried to bloc( the emanations with a thin slice of quart3 crystal, but this proved ineffective. %nly glass or a gelatin substance guaranteed bloc(ing the transmissions. %wing to the fact that these rays from the onion &ray gun& demonstrated increased cell division or mitosis in the target, urwitsch called them &mitogenetic rays.& #any other laboratories would confirm his findings. !esearchers in 8aris, #oscow, Berlin, and "ran(fort all corroborated urwitschs results. %nly the 9.. *cademy of ciences reported that urwitschs discovery was not replicable, and suggested it was merely his fertile imagination. This system of being able to manage and direct the vital force in livi living ng plan plantt tiss tissue ue spar spar(e (ed d -awre -awrenc ncee into into acti action on.. Equi Equipp pped ed with with the :;0<(nowledge of =leve Bac(sters recent experiments with plants and a polygr polygraph aph instru instrumen ment, t, -awren -awrence ce began began buildi building ng severa severall psycho psycho)) galvanic analy3ers to detect responses in plants. He quic(ly corroborated the results that Bac(ster had obtained from his plant experiments 4 thes thesee resu result ltss indi indica cati ting ng that that plan plants ts disp displa laye yed d a uniq unique ue cell cellul ular ar consciousness. %ver the course of his experiments, -awrence would begin to modify the basic recording apparatus from the simple galvanic s(in response indicators, to ultra)high)gain pie3o)electrometers. He also did away with the pen recorder, opting for a built)in audio oscillator which produces a steady tone, changing to distinct pulsations when the plant sensor is activated by external stimulation. *ural monitoring has many advantages over the pen recorder, chief of which is the relative ease with which one can oversee >hear? the plants response. *nother feature -awrence would bring to the field was the replacement of the test plant with biologically active sensors, or &biodynamic transducers&. These could range from simple tubes containing vegetal material in a temperature controlled bath, to thin *T)cut quart3 crystal wafers bonded
with specific organic materials housed in a "araday chamber. @n the latter device device,, the highly highly reacti reactive ve organi organicc materi material al induce inducess change changess in the crystal, which when used in an oscillator circuit, will alter the oscillators frequency. -awrence preferred to perform his experiments in what he called &electromagnetic deep fringe areas&, where there were no man)made inte interf rfer eren ence ces. s. The The remot remotee loca locati tion onss of the the high high dese desert rt in sout souther hern n =alifornia were his favored haunts for these investigations. @n %ctober of /0A/ /0A/,, -awr -awren ence ce was was wor( wor(in ing g on an expe experi rim ment ent near near Temecu mecula la,, =alifo =aliforni rnia. a. He had develo developed ped an instru instrume ment nt which which would would receiv receivee a directional biodynamic signal from a distance of up to one mile away. This instrument consisted of a lensless tube which housed a cylindrical "ara "araday day cham chamber ber.. The The base base of this this tube tube cont contai aine ned d a biod biodyn ynam amic ic transducer which was connected to the recording instrumentation. The complete &biosensor& tube was mounted on top of a low power telescope for for dire direct ctio iona nall sigh sighti ting ng.. To indu induce ce a stim stimul ulus us into into the the dire direct ctio iona nall biosensor, -awrence would train the sights of his instrument on a plant or tree tree som some dist distan ance ce away away that that had had been been prev previo ious usly ly wire wired d with with electrodes. These electrodes were connected to a switch which when closed would introduce a pre)measured current into the tree or plant. Bac( at the test site, -awrence would then gently electrocute the tree or plant by radio control, causing his biosensor apparatus to respond wildly. This This was was an exci exciti ting ng new new brea brea(t (thr hrou ough gh in the the fiel field d of dete detect ctin ing g biodynamic signals for the instruments were now directional and wor(ed at a considerable distance. But, this is certainly not the end of the story. %n the day of these these experiment experiments, s, -awrence and his assistant assistant decided to ta(e a late afternoon brea(. The biosensing instrument had been left on and was pointing in a random direction at the s(y. *s they began to eat their lunch, the steady sounds from the equipment abruptly changed to the familiar series of pulsations instantly signaling that it was pic(ing up some sort of disturbance. *fter chec(ing the apparatus and finding no malfunctions, -awrence determined that the signals had to be coming from outer space7 These seemingly intelligent gestures from an advanced civilisation would most probably be transmissions of a biological nature, and not from the electromag electromagnetic netic spectrum spectrum which had so consumed consumed the academicians of previous ET@ pro'ects. This discovery would remain the primary focus of all of -awrences later experiments with biosensing instruments. -awren -awrence ce had initia initially lly determ determine ined, d, based based on the direct direction ion the inst instru rum ment ent was was poin pointi ting ng,, that that thes thesee sign signal alss orig origin inat ated ed from from the the
constellation 9rsa #a'or, commonly (nown as the Big $ipper. -ater, afte afterr repe repeat atin ing g the the expe experi rime ment nt seve severa rall time timess with with more more elab elabor orat atee equipment, he speculated that galactic drift may have been involved and that the signals may have been &spilling over& from the galactic equator which hosts a very dense star population. He believed the signals were not direct directed ed at earthl earthling ings, s, but were were probab probably ly transm transmiss ission ionss betwee between n companion civili3ations, which he felt would communicate via &eidetic imager imagery&. y&. This led him to begin begin analy3 analy3ing ing these these signal signalss with with video video recording equipment. The images produced by these signals were called &biograms& and were basically digital spectrograms with a gray)scale resolution of 1;5 x ;2 x bits. @nterpretation of these biograms needs considerable study. 9nfortunately, there has been little information on this aspect of -awrences wor(, and it seems as though this was to be the last installment of his labors. The inform informati ation on we have have retrie retrieved ved on -. eorge eorge -awren -awrence cess achievements is scant at best. #uch of it comes from the few articles he wrote, and the brief generali3ations from the writers of more populari3ed boo(s. The whereabouts of his equipment equipment andCor noteboo(s is not (nown at this time. *n important document for the re)creation of -awrences experiment experimentss is the movie movie version version of &The ecret -ife of 8lants&. 8lants&. @n this video -awrence is shown at wor( with his biosensing equipment, and one can hear recordings of the reception of biodynamic signals. %ne credib credible le resour resource ce states states that that -awren -awrence ce was an expert expert oceano oceanogra graphe pher, r, historian, cartographer, and originator of the worlds first laser engine. He is credited with the authorship of some ;1 boo(s, but we have rece recent ntly ly disc discov over ered ed that that the the name name &-. &-. eor eorge ge -awr -awren ence ce&& was was a pseudonym he used for his popular wor(s, and only two boo(s bearing that name are to be found. *s the managing director of the Ecola @nstitute in the /0A5s, he was engaged in nuclear radiation research, medical and agricu agricultu ltural ral bioma biomagne gnetic tic resear research, ch, and concep conceptiv tivee space space resear research ch for D** among other agencies. @t is quite probable that much of the wor( that Ecola was pursuing was of a confidential or classified nature. %ver the last year, it has been a pro'ect of ours at B!" to recreate and elaborate on the many innovations brought to our attention by -. eorge eorge -awren -awrence. ce. We began began with with the basics basics using using simple simple psycho psycho)) galvanic instruments to analy3e plant responses, and in the process, were able able to recrea recreate te severa severall of the results results obtain obtained ed by pionee pioneers rs in plant plant resear research. ch. #any #any of these these recrea recreatio tions ns and new discov discoveri eries es have have been been chronicled in the column, &The Borderland Experimenter& and elsewhere in the 'ournal. The impetus which directed our experiments toward those
of -awrence was the fact that he was able to obtain directional and &wireless& biodynamic signals over great distances. The primary setup consists of a "araday tube with an organic &biosensor& housed at its base. * rotating beam splitter at the end of the tube further cancels out interference from stray electromagnetic:65
Dext, the output of the biodynamic transducer is connected to the electr electroni onics cs pac(ag pac(agee which which can consis consistt of a simple simple psycho psycho)ga )galva lvanic nic response indicator, to a more sophisticated adaptation which is shown in the the schem schemat atic ic here here.. %ne %ne can can see see this this syst system em desc descri ribe bed d in many many of -awren rences articles and in use on the aforeme ementioned video documentation. The advantage of this system over the simple biomonitor is that that it afford affordss greate greaterr select selectivi ivity ty with with regard regard to sensit sensitivi ivity ty when when monitoring signals. The drawbac( is that since these more sensitive units are not a production item, one must be somewhat s(illed at building electronic instrumentation. 9nfortunately, there is not enough room here to give step by step instructions on the construction of such a pro'ect from a schematic diagram for those with little (nowledge in electronics manufacture. The basic details of the circuits operation will be covered here, but some understanding of schematics and components is assumed. The instrument designed by -awrence has both a visual meter and an acoustical output indicator through a spea(er. The audio tone output can also be directly connected to a tape recorder. * simple modification will allow one to connect the d.c. output to a pen recorder to ma(e a permananet record of the retrieved signals. The connections to the biosensor or plant material may be done any number of ways already discussed. :6/<
PARTS PARTS LIST FOR PLANT RESPONSE DETECTOR RESISTORS RESISTORS
!/ ) A6( !2 ) /5( -inear 8otentiometer ! ) /55( -inear 8otentiometer !;, !6, !/; ) /( !1 ) 2;5( !A ) /# -inear 8otentiometer ! ) 2 ohm !0, !/5 ) ;A5( !// ) .( !/2 ) /5( !/ ) ;.A( !/6 ) /55 ohm !/1 .6 ohm / watt !/A ) /5 ohm !/ ) ohm potentiometer po tentiometer >-)pad? >all resistors Fwatt unless specified? CAPACITORS
=/ ) .56G" =2, = ) 65G" /5 volt electrolytic =; ) 225 p" =6 ) .5/G" =1 ) .556G" TRANSISTORS
/ ) I5// transistor 2 ) I55 transistor OTHER
@=/ ) G*A;/= op amp >!adio hac( 2A1)55A? $/, $2 ) @D;55; ilicon $iode B/, B2, B ) 0v battery >with holders J clips? B; ) /.6v $)cell >with holder? #/ ) 5)/m* meter 8/ ) !=* >male? plug +/, +2 ) gold fem. !=* 'ac( T/ ) *udio transformer 265C ohm, 255mW 2 55mW p(r ) .2 ohm @/ ) 2.2v lamp K222 /, ;, A ) dpdt switch 2, , 6 ) spst switch 1 ) Dormally open pushbutton switch
feet of shielded two)conductor wire pro'ect case )pin @= soc(et perf board or eched circuit boards (nobs for potentiometers :62<
Biodynamic Response Detector-Circuit Theory
!eferring to the schematic, we will begin with the Wheatstone bridge section. The biosensor connected to input +/ forms part of a Wheatstone bridge with the other legs formed by !/ and !. 8ower to the bridge is furnished by B/, which is controlled by !2. witch / is an inputCoutput polari3er which permits reversal of the current or excitation applied to the biosensor. This is most important, as the setting of / will dete determ rmin inee wheth hether er the plant lants s own own gener enerat ateed curre urren nts will will be superimposed upon the excitation currents. The signal from the bridge is then amplified in @=/, which is protected from large signals by diodes $/ and $2 when switch is closed. *fter the circuit is completely operational, may be opened for maximum sensitivity. 8ower to the amp is given by B2 and B operated by switch ;. The output of the amplifier is indicated on meter #/, which is null ad'usted by !. The amplified output also drives an audio oscillator >/ J 2? whose whose fluctu fluctuati ation on of freque frequency ncy is a functi function on of the signal signal from the biosensorCbridge arrangement. arrangement. @ndicator lamp @/ lights up when when activated by the momentary pushbutton switch 1, and allows testing of battery function as well as the cueing of a mar( on the tape being recorded due to the pitch increase as 1 is depressed. Transformer T/ supplies an audio output for the tape recorder, A turns the spea(er on and off, and !/ ad'usts the volume of the spea(er. *fter the successful construction of the instrument, one is ready to perform experiments. should begin in the closed position to prevent excessive input signal going to @=/. Dext, / should be turned on to apply current to the biosensorCbridge, which is ad'usted by !2. ; should be turned on next, followed by the ad'ustment of ! for a meter null >3er >3ero o sett settin ing? g?.. This This will will have have to be read read'u 'ust sted ed occa occasi sion onal ally ly as the the biosensor or plant settles into its baseline >relaxed? condition. condition. @ndications of bios biosen enso sorr resp respon onse se will will be obse observ rved ed on the the mete meterr, and and in the the fluctu fluctuati ations ons of the audio audio tone tone coming coming from the spea(e spea(er. r. The actual actual
amo amount of excitation control rolled by !2, and the state of the superimposition of plant currents must be determined by actual usage. 8erf 8erform ormin ing g thes thesee expe experi rime ment ntss in an area area of low low elec electr trom omag agne neti ticc interference is ideal, but is not necessary unless one needs to control any outside influences. *rmed with this instrument, one should be able to conduct a wide variety of unique experiments. This concludes 8art @ of this art article. 8art @@ will detail ail adva advanc ncem emen ents ts conc concer erni ning ng thes thesee expe experi rime ment nts, s, the the intr introd oduc ucti tion on of &biograms&, and other instruments designed specifically for the detection and analysis of biodynamic signals.
Continue ith !Detectin" Biodynamic Si"na#s! $Part II%
Se#ected Re&erences /. 2. . ;. 6. 1. A. . 0.
Automated Detecting Devices, Devices, +orge !esines, B!". :*vailable :*vailable through B!" in our standard xerographic formatL MKB555A, MKB555A, "Automated Detecting Devices" < &Electronics and the -iving 8lant&, 8lant&, -. eorge -awrence, Popular -awrence, Popular Electronics, Electronics, %ctober /010. M Full-text N &Ele &Elect ctro roni nics cs and and the the -ivi -iving ng 8lant 8lant&, &, -. eor eorge ge -awr -awren ence ce,, Electronics World World , %ctober /010. &Experimental Electro)culture&, Electro)culture&, -. eorge -awrence, Popular -awrence, Popular Electronics, Electronics, "ebruary /0A/. M Full-text N &#ore Experiments in Electro)culture&, Electro)culture&, -. eorge -awrence, Popular -awrence, Popular Electronics, Electronics, +une /0A/. M Full-text N &*re We !eceiving Biological ignals from %uter paceO&, paceO&, -. eorge -awrence, Popular -awrence, Popular Electronics, Electronics, *pril /00/. M Full-text N The Secret Life of Plants, Plants, 8eter Tomp(ins and =hristopher Bird, Harper J !ow, /0A. MhttpLCCam3n.toC/ot3mxW httpLCCam3n.toC/ot3mxWN N :!e)ed., /00L MhttpLCCam3n.toCPEdmi( MhttpLCCam3n.toCPEdmi( N< N< &=ont &=ontact act with with Ext Extra rate terr rres estr tria iall -if -ife& e&,, +os +oseph eph ". ooda oodava vage, ge, Saga aga!ine, aga!ine, +anuary /0A. When Stars Loo Do#n, Do#n, eorge W. Qan Tassel, Iruc(eberg 8ress, /0A1. MhttpLCCam3n.toC/s*-miP httpLCCam3n.toC/s*-miPN N :$igital >8$"?L MhttpLCCunchainedfreedom.comCOpR00 M httpLCCunchainedfreedom.comCOpR00N< N<
