Geobiology (pseudoscience)

Geobiology is a term used to describe a study of the effects of the Earth's radiation i.e. telluric currents and other electromagentic fields upon biological life e.g. human, animal and plant.

Also described thus, 'Geobiology is the study of the Earth's influence, at a precise point, on everything that lives, be it human, animal or plant'.[1]

The term is derived from Ancient Greek gē (ge) meaning ‘earth’ and βίος; (bios) meaning ‘life’

Practitioners of geobiology will typically use a dowsing rod, pendulum or their hands to ascertain the location of radiation and then use this information to make an assessment on its effect on a residential dwelling or workplace and upon localised natural life.

Practitioners may also claim be to able to propitiously locate and model a building on a similar basis to the theories of Feng shui, Vastu Shastra or use of Sacred geometry

Within this pseudoscience, Hartmann Lines (named after Ernst Hartmann) and Curry Lines (after Manfred Curry) are identified as forming grid patterns on the Earth's surface and posited on occasion to have negative effect on health and viability of biological life.[2] Other patterns of Earth radiation named after practitioners include Peyré lines [3] (after Francois Peyré), Romani waves [4] (after Lucien Romani), Benker cube[5] (after Anton Benker) and Wittmann lines (after Siegfried Wittmann), the latter being an alternative name of the radiation named after Curry.[6]

Underground flowing water (groundwater) deemed to create radiation caused by the friction of water against mineral deposits, is considered to have a similar effect to the grids mentioned above.[7]

Geological faults and the consequent difference in electric charge of the mass each side of the fault are held to generate radiation which may have an adverse effect on the habitat.[8]

Also practitioners may claim to locate cosmo-telluric chimneys suggested to be vortices of energy reaching up into the Cosmos from the Earth[9]

As well as the phenomena mentioned above, considered inherent to the natural environment, a practitioner of Geobiology may also seek out radiation derived from human activity. Examples of this being overhead and underground power lines and telecommunication infrastructure.[10]

See also

References
  1. Merz, Blanche (1987). Points of Cosmic Energy. C.W. Daniel Company Ltd. ISBN 978-0852071946.
  2. Pearson, David (May 2010). Stumbling Down the Shamanic Path. Google Books. ISBN 9781440152061.
  3. Scott, Mary Edith (August 2007). The Kundalini Concept: Its Origin and Values. Google Books. ISBN 9780895818584.
  4. Article about 'alternative' thinking of Lucien Romani https://halshs.archives-ouvertes.fr/halshs-02192503/document
  5. Dale, Cindi (11 March 2014). The Subtle Body: An Encyclopedia of Your Energetic Anatomy. Google Books. ISBN 9781591798279.
  6. van Etten, Jaap (March 2011). Gifts of Mother Earth. Google Books. ISBN 9781622335367.
  7. Flavin, Edwin (18 August 2018). "Geopathic stress: Just for the gullible?". Irish Examiner.
  8. Etchells, Pete (20 August 2015). "Bad vibrations: what's the evidence for geopathic stress?". The Guardian.
  9. Parker, Anne (September 2011). Earth Alchemy: Aligning Your Home with Nature's Energies. Google Books. ISBN 9781844093991.
  10. Salzburg, Steven. "Do High Voltage Power Lines Cause Cancer?". Forbes.com.

Further reading
  • Ernst Hartmann, Krankheit als Standortproblem (Sickness as a Location Problem), 1964; modern edition ISBN 978-37-7600-653-7
  • Georges Lakhovsky, La Terre et Nous (The Earth and Us) 1933; modern edition ISBN 978-29-5429-444-5
  • Francois Peyré, Radiations cosmotellurique (Cosmotelluric Radiation), 1947; modern edition ISBN 979-10-9349-201-8
  • Georges Prat, Atlas de la Géobiologie, 2011 ISBN 978-29-0658-858-5
  • James Lovelock, Gaia: A New Look at Life on Earth, 1982 modern edition ISBN 978-01-9286-218-1
  • Anne-Marie Delmotte, The Lecher Antenna Adventures and Research in Geobiology and Bio-Energy, 2019 ISBN 978-90-8280-267-2
  • Manfred Curry, BIOKLIMATIK. Die Steuerung des gesunden und kranken Organismus durch die Atmosphäre, (BIOCLIMATE; the management of the healthy and sick organism via the atmosphere) 1946
  • Blanche Merz, Hauts-lieux Cosmo-telluriques : leurs énergies subtiles méconnues (Cosmo-telluric Hotspots: their unknown subtle energies), 1997; ISBN 978-28-2570-395-3
  • Michèle Burdet, Stumbling Down the Shamanic Path: Mystic Adventures and Misadventures, 2010 ISBN 978-14-4015-206-1
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