Etheric Technology 4: Leon Eeman and the X Force

[ecosophia]

During the years when Dr. Albert Abrams was busy laying the foundations of radionics, other researchers were pursuing their own investigations into the life force. One of them was Leon Eeman, shown on the left. Born in Belgium, he became a British subject and served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War. An airplane crash left him so seriously wounded that he was hospitalized for two years, and the physicians told him he had no hope of making a full recovery. 

Eeman refused to accept this. Recalling passages in the Bible about healing through the laying on of hands, he started experimenting to see if he could direct healing energies through his hands. That was when his recovery began. Once he was out of the hospital he continued his researches, and found -- as Mesmer, Reichenbach, and Abrams found before him -- that whatever the healing influence was, it could be made to flow through copper wires. The result was the Eeman biocircuit. 

Of all the etheric technologies we'll be discussing in this series of entries, the Eeman biocircuit is the simplest. In its most basic form it consists of two copper mesh screens connected by wires to two short dowels covered with copper foil. The user lies down on his or her back, with one screen under the head and one under the base of the spine, takes hold of the handles, and crosses the legs at the ankles. The user then relaxes for thirty minutes or so.  Eeman found that setting up a relaxation circuit once a day led to significant improvements in health and well-being.  My experience, on the occasions when I have had the chance to use a set of Eeman screens, is that he was right:  the effect is gentle but definite, and resembles nothing so much as what happens in healing by laying on of hands. 

Central to Eeman's approach was the idea that the unknown healing force he was using -- he called it, sensibly enough, the X force -- was bipolar, like magnetism.  Where a magnet has two poles, the human body has several, as shown on the left.  Bringing the poles into contact with one another, directly or by way of wires, appeared to bring about energy flow with definite effects on the body.

He found, interestingly, that right-handed and left-handed people have reversed polarities; the diagrams above and to the left are right-handed, and left-handers should have the lower screen linked to the left hand and the upper to the right to produce what Eeman called a relaxation circuit. (Do it the other way around and you get a tension circuit, which is only useful if you're too relaxed.)  Eeman and other investigators noted that these effects seem to be unrelated to the expectations of the user. 

Eeman wrote several books discussing his experiences and the results of his experiments.  The books are readily available online -- the L.E. Eeman Archive site is a good source, with other Eeman resources -- and the biocircuit screens are also readily available, although they tend to be overpriced; You can get all the components for $30 or so, while biocircuits sold to the New Age market tend to be $300 and up. Of the various etheric technologies that will be covered in this series, this is probably the easiest to get into, and it's also one where someone with a little talent for handicrafts might be able to bring in a decent second income stream by producing well-made biocircuits, perhaps with cloth backing for the two mesh panels and a sturdy storage bag. 

And Eeman?  He continued his researches until the end of his life in 1958. Since he lived in Britain, which is by and large sane about alternative health care, he didn't have to deal with the kind of sustained persecution from the medical-industrial complex that American researchers into etheric healing have faced so often. In this country, research into biocircuits has had to be much quieter, though the Borderland Sciences Research Association (which we'll be discussing in more detail later on) did some valuable experimental work with the Eeman biocircuits. 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Hi, Casey here.

It's just interesting that this curative agent circulates like, well, a circuit. Or the lines of magnetic fields (with their "handedness" re: interactions with moving +ve as opposed to -ve charges). I'm sorry I may have missed an earlier reference to this, but would this be a sort of externalization of the Microcosmic Orbit?

[ecosophia]

That's an excellent question that can only be answered by further research. Since it works with the arms and legs -- the crossing of the ankles is a joining of energy circuits -- it seems to me that it has a little more in common with the macrocosmic orbit:


But I'm not an expert in Taoist energy work, and that speculation would need to be run past someone who is.

[open_space]

Interesting! Thanks for another bit on the history of forbidden truths. Perhaps that is why joining the hands, palm to palm, has that characteristic relaxing sensation?

I found yesterday about a guy called John Ernst Worrell Keely, who claimed to have created such things as vaporic guns and etheric generators using as a basis the same X-force present in water and air as well as the Keely Engine, which used the releases etheric force from water as a thrust for an engine, which he claims, could create measurable pressure from it. Do you know about him? The lousy internet encyclopedia lists him as fraudulent so my interest in him spiked. Here is a bit from the NYT from back then where he talks about it:

Stripping the process of all technical terms, it is simply this: I take water and air, two mediums of different specific gravity, and produces from them by generation an effect under vibrations that liberates from the air and water an inter atomic ether. The energy of this ether is boundless and can hardly be comprehended. The specific gravity of the ether is about four times lighter than that of hydrogen gas, the lightest gas so far discovered.

— New York Times, September 22, 1884

It is an elaboration of interatomic ether by vibration. The atomic ether vibrates all around the molecules of matter. There is a magnetic force attached to it at the same time, and it assimilates with the molecular atomic aggregations - that is, assimilates with a certain attractive force that it is hard to tell what it is. I call it a vibratory negative. It don't act like a magnet drawing metals toward it. There is a certain magnetic effect about it that causes it to adhere by vibratory rotation to different forms of matter - that is the molecular, atomic, etheric, and ether-etheric. The impulse is given by metallic impulses, the rotary power that is formed by etheric vibration - that is the force that holds it in position.

— New York Times, June 7, 1885

[ecosophia]

1) That would follow, wouldn't it? I was taught back in my teen years to relax by lying on my back with my legs crossed at the ankles and my hands together atop my belly, which seems to make use of the same principle.

2) I've heard of Keely but never looked into him. Given the number of people who've experimented with his technology, though, if it worked as specified, the internal combustion engine would be as obsolete as clay-tablet libraries, so I suspect there's a catch somewhere.

[(Anonymous)]

On bio-stuff, did anybody ever research the eye phenomena? Mine aren’t Scheerer’s phenomenon. Mine look like the busy little micro-organisms found in a drop of pond water. So we have JMG ‘s hypothesis, that they’re occult somethings (sorry, JMG, I didn’t write down your explanation) and we have the eye-dr hypothesis, that they’re leftover bits of protein from when my eyes were forming. Did any of the people highlighted in this series look into this?—

Lady Cutekitten of Lolcat

[hippieviking]

I see it the same way! Busy little microorganisms is about right.

[ecosophia]

The Theosophists called them "vitality globules" and believed that they were little packets of etheric energy from the sun. I haven't yet encountered any form of etheric technology that works with them, but I'm still reading up on the field.

[realmscryer]

With a little shift I see the air filled with these things. No real color to them more like little translucent bubbles packed together. Every now and then I get blue sparks.

Quite a while ago I experimented with guiding them using heart energy field visualizations though I had only limited success. Now I wonder how they would respond to one of these devices in operation?

The one time I had an over-the-top obvious shift related to the field of bubbles was in the last year or so when I called in a dragon. Within my field of view of the bubbles developed a small cloud of chaos. Reminded me of a mini cartoon dust-devil with lightening kind of cloud. I did not expect to see any of this let alone with my eyes open.

Now to interface all this with physical realm tech. Hm.

[(Anonymous)]

Looks fascinating, and easy to try for oneself!
Do the screens have to be copper, or would steel, aluminum or brass wire screens do as well? It would probably be easier to find those in the average hardware store.
Do the screens need to be insulated from the ground, or would they work better grounded?
Thanks for your continually interesting work!

[ecosophia]

If Eeman's books don't address those questions, you'd have to work it out by experiment. Fortunately copper mesh is easy to come by; Home Depot sells a 20 foot roll of it for under $30, and you can find a couple of dozen screens' worth of other sources by feeding the phrase "copper mesh" into your favorite search engine.

[(Anonymous)]

This is a terrific series. I am curious how he made the leap from the Bible passages with the laying of hands—which sounds like another person doing the hand laying—to setting up a circuit with ones own body. Any ideas about that?

[ecosophia]

I haven't read Eeman's books yet -- if the answer is known, it's probably in there.

[realmscryer]

Borderland Sciences has an article on Tesla the end of which caught my attention. The author discusses a quantum radiometer. Fascinating.

https://borderlandsciences.org/journal/vol/ie/Trinkaus_on_Nikola_Tesla.html

[ecosophia]

Typically excellent BSRF analysis! I like the way the author takes apart the Tesla mythology and then takes Tesla's own views seriously.

[realmscryer]

I really need to do more market research. I've been stuck in my own perspective on some of these topics for quite a while. From gardens to healing I didn't grok the popularity of biocircuit or etheric devices. Integrating certain geometric or occult symbols would make an interesting experiment.

Thanks.

[ecosophia]

One of the reasons I'm running this series of posts is precisely to give readers a new perspective on magic and technology. I'm glad it's working.

[ecosophian]

Fascinating, JMG! I'll add his books to my reading list.

It does seem to be easy to build. Also, the Microcosmic Orbit, or the Small Circulation, is also the thing that I thought of first.

Now if you combine this device with Wilhelm Reich's orgone accumulators you can build and circulate life energy in human body. That's potentially a winning combination that could improve health and who knows, maybe help achieve enlightment? Experimental data is needed. If only research into life force would have the same funding as mainstream science!

[ecosophia]

That's a real possibility, but you'll want to be careful and use a very low-power orgone accumulator to start with. You can overload on this stuff!

Are you going to give it a try?

Love this one

[(Anonymous)]

I appreciate its simplicity. Yet I have some questions. Does it matter which ankle is crossed over the other? Would handedness affect that? Also, I'm not sure how to classify my handedness. I perform fine motor tasks such as drawing, writing or using cutlery with my left hand; but for tasks requiring strength, like throwing something or using a hammer, I use the right hand. Which wiring arrangement should I use?

If I can get some copper mesh, I'll make this device. BTW, that's also the traditional material for making a paper mold, as it doesn't rust. I tried to find some locally once, without success; maybe there's some available online.

Kevin

Re: Love this one

[ecosophia]

1) All the drawings I've seen have left over right, but you'll want to experiment.

2) You'll have to try both and see which one relaxes you. I'm ambinondextrous -- that is to say, equally clumsy with either hand -- but energetically I have the left-hander pattern.

[(Anonymous)]

Played around with this some last evening, and have to say it works remarkably well even without the apparatus. Delightful simplicity, though no idea why.

Long ago I had an instructor in Qigong (I didn't keep with it) mention that too much of this type of work will make one sick--as if you are "wearing down" something integral to your immune system that needs to then recharge. Not sure if this is true or not, but I mention it only because the feelings associated with this were very similar to those I experienced during that time.

Axé,
Fra' Lupo

[ecosophia]

Interesting. Might be worth reading Eeman's book to see if he noticed any "wearing down" effect, since he used the screens himself daily for many years.

[daniellethepermaculturist]

I am going to give it a try to build this by hand. I will let you know how the construction goes and what pitfalls to avoid and then I will set up an experiment in use of it and see if it lines up with what Dr. Eeman found and what adjustments could be made.

Im very un technical but this looks like a good beginner project.

[ecosophia]

Glad to hear it!

[helloolleh]

Good day good sir,

Any idea of the effects of cannabis on the etheric body?
My own notion is that it is somewhat (Atleast at moderate reasonable levels) relative to the person in question.
Putting aside any silly notions of it doing the work of one becoming “enlightened” or “damned”
I use moderately daily. It is most useful in my body work practices, helping me to reach deeper levels of calmness, attention, and peacefulness. Does it effect the energy body?
I also am aware that there is a trickster within her who preforms with smoke and mirrors tricking one to think that she is more necessary than she might really be.

Sorry if this is a bit off subject but the material in post made me ponder 🤔

[ecosophia]

I don't know if it has effects on the etheric body, but heavy cannabis use affects the aura, which is part of the astral body. Heavy pot users have a distinctive auric look and feel that I would describe as "sticky and murky." Moderate use? You'd need to talk to a good clairvoyant.

Circuits

[(Anonymous)]

That is indeed very strange. Certainly people are electric. Our sacks of saltwater are resistive and capacitive for sure. Anybody who has reached out to adjust a rabbit ear antenna, only to find out that the antenna works fine as long as you are near it or touching it, but the improvement is markedly less once you move away, has experienced becoming part of the antenna circuit.
I quite am willing to believe that the device with the two copper mats is doing something, but I am not convinced that it is operating as suggested.
Suppose we do this on a wooden floor, as would have been common in the 19th century. The floor is an insulator, separating the device from everything else. The two copper grid mats are floating grounds. A person lying across the grounds is an RLC (resistive-capacitive-inductive) black box grounded at both ends. That is the definition of an antenna. If the person has naked skin contact area with the grid there is no need for the wires from the hands.
So there is the person lying on the grids, relaxing and allowing their mind to float in the alpha state, a perfect antenna for whatever electromagnetic waves come their way. I suspect the effects are quite similar to lying barefooted in grass on a pleasant day, an experience so powerful that just remembering it is sufficient to put people into the alpha state. There, they can access their unconscious and heal many distresses through imagery and release.

Raphanus (the engineer)

Re: Circuits

[ecosophia]

It's possible that what we're discussing has to do with electromagnetic energy, but don't dismiss the possibility that some other force is involved. The wires for the hands seem to be crucial, and yet you can't just use those -- the multiple body poles shown in the diagram are important to get the best effect.

Delightfully simple!

[(Anonymous)]

As a person who likes mechanical complexity about as much as Treebeard does, the Eeman biocircuit greatly appeals to me. Finally, you've captured my interest in this series. Thanks for the revelation, JMG!

Ron M

Re: Delightfully simple!

[ecosophia]

You're most welcome. Have fun with it!

[(Anonymous)]

This topic is so much fun. It reminds me of the first time I received a book catalog from Adventures Unlimited Press. I kept thinking, "Why didn't I know any of this before?"

The same applies here. It's as if we went astray from a mad (in a good way), Victorian world complete with occult apparati that would usher us into a new land of discovery. Instead our path took us to a soul-crushing world that forces its population to go into debt for a temporary high when buying a new product.

I am very grateful to see you talking about these things.

[ecosophia]

That seems like a very good characterization. Fortunately all the mad science is still there, just waiting for someone to throw open the switches on the sonic oscillator. ;-)

[(Anonymous)]

Greetings, all:

I don't have much to contribute to the discussion, but it's really essential stuff, and fascinating.

I've been reading in literature of Persian Islamic mysticism, and they all talk about how an important milestone on the Path is arriving at the Source of Life; I venture to guess that it has a LOT to do with the subject of this posting.

I look forward to where JMG and the commentariat will take the discussion--thanks!

KKA

[ecosophia]

Hmm! Yes, they might be talking about the same thing.

When not to cross your ankles

[(Anonymous)]

Once, when subjected to a polygraph ("lie detector") examination, I was told right from the beginning to sit down in the not-comfortable chair and DON'T CROSS YOUR ANKLES. "Keep your feet flat on the floor."

Come to think of it, the polygraph exam is the only bit of crank pseudoscience that I have any first-hand experience with. And despite what actual scientists say about its (lack of) significance, some people still defiantly practice it in "almost public" situations.

Re: When not to cross your ankles

[ecosophia]

Fascinating. That's not a branch of crackpot pseudoscience I've looked into, other than to confirm that the E-meter used by Scientologists is a primitive lie detector.

Self Eeman Biocircuit

[tunesmyth]

Looking at the plans and trying to grasp the theory, it looks to me as though a right handed person who lies down, crosses their legs at the ankle, places their right hand on their groin, cradles the left side of their head in their left hand like a pillow, and relaxes, should in theory gain the same effects as lying on an Eeman Biocircuit. Is there something I’m missing about it? Having experienced an Eeman Biocircuit in real life, would you say that it was it something beyond that?

Interesting study on the effects of the biocircuit

[(Anonymous)]

Found this study done on the effects of the biocircuit on relaxation and tension which has a remarkable conclusion:

“The results decisively demonstrate that the relaxation biocircuit produced deeper relaxation than the dummy biocircuit under double-blind conditions. The EEG measure indicates that significantly more sleep and trance state occurred with the relaxation biocircuit than with the dummy. The EMG results indicate that greater physical relaxation accompanied use of the relaxation biocircuit compared with the dummy. The fact that no less than 12 of 12 subjects ranked the real biocircuit above the dummy for relaxation in the experiential questionnaire strongly indicates that they perceived the real biocircuit as being more relaxing than the dummy. The other psychological measures tell the same story. Overall, results are surprisingly strong, especially in view of the fact that only twelve subjects were used-indicating a very large effect size.”

https://journals.sfu.ca/seemj/index.php/seemj/article/viewFile/116/98

Built one

[(Anonymous)]

Just wanted to let the group know I built one out scraps in the workshop and fine wire copper screening from Amazon. It works! I've been using it for over a week and am still experiencing varied effects. It is most certainly relaxing but I'm also experiencing pain relief from a chronic back injury and different/better sleep as indicated by the Fitbit I've been playing with. I built following the directions in one of Eeman's book available on link above and it cost me about $35 (needed a pop rivet gun).

Re: Built one

[ecosophia]

Delighted to hear this! Now that you have the pop rivet gun, you know, if you feel inspired to make some for other people, you'll likely cover the cost quite readily...