A simple apparatus has been
discovered which can be used to detect direct emanations from the visible
planets, Sun, and Moon. The apparatus is shown in Figure 1, mounted on a
six-inch reflecting telescope. It is simply a five inch diameter, six foot
long stove pipe with an automotive funnel at the end. The funnel, available
at Sears automotive stores, has a flexible metal tube. A clock drive keeps
the device focused on the object of interest. The detecting substance is a
small amount of water in a glass bottle attached to the end of the flexible
tube.
The present means of
detection is taste.
Figure 1. – The Moon Gun
BACKGROUND
The basic idea for this
device came from the study of the work of Wilhelm Reich’s writings on Orgone
energy and cloudbusters. What Reich called “Orgone energy” strongly
interacted with water. His cloudbusters were long metal tubes pointed at
clouds and attached by hollow flexible BX cables to running water. Reich
claimed that the water had to be running in order to move the Orgone energy.
According to Reich this apparatus altered the Orgone energy of the local
atmosphere and could produce rain, as he demonstrated on several occasions.
In seeking a way to
validate the notions of astrology, the author formulated the hypothesis that
planets could be giving off emanations of some sort, which Reich’s
cloudbuster could detect. The author thought that perhaps Reich’s
cloudbusters were actually picking up emanations from planets, or celestial
objects, and not from clouds, as he believed.
Instead of allowing the
energy or whatever to dissipate in running water, it seemed more worthwhile
to collect it, if possible, for analysis.
OTHER VERSIONS OF THE DEVICE
The first device was
constructed in about 1973. The stove pipe in the first device was only three
feet long. A tiny hole in the funnel, near the exit tube, allowed the
observer to focus on the planet of interest. Later, the stove pipe was
wrapped with a wool blanket, following Reich’s work with Orgone
accumulators, which used layers of soft iron and wool to accumulate Orgone
energy. The water was held in a small metal, glass, or plastic bottle
attached by a couple of strips of Velcro to the end of the funnel. This
initial apparatus, called “The Moon Gun” by my friends, had to be moved
every few minutes to keep the planet within focus.
Another version of the
“Moon Gun” consisted of 4 iron pipes, two inches in diameter and eight feet
long and connected together by a stainless steel bowl with a short piece of
flexible metal conduit to guide the planetary emanations into the sample
water bottle. This device was quite heavy, but could be moved in two
directions by a swivel and frame arrangement. Rather bizarre looking, as it
sat in the front lawn for several years, it seemed to be successful at
keeping intruders off the property – a sort of scientific scarecrow.
Yet another version of
the “Moon Gun” was made by arranging 60 feet of ¾ inch diameter copper pipe
into a spiral helix. The wide end of the spiral was about 6 feet in diameter
and the length of the helix was about 9 feet. The pipe was simply bent
straight back at the apex and a pan of water was placed in contact with the
pipe. This version was immovable. It was tied between a tree and a telephone
pole on the garage roof. With the open end pointed at the plane of the
ecliptic. It was rather inconvenient to use as it required getting up at the
hour of the night when the planet of interest was within the focus of the
spiral. It was viewed with some suspicion by neighbors and telephone
officials but no dire consequences occurred.
RESULTS
All the devices worked.
Effects, as indicated by changes in taste, were noticed after about twenty
minutes exposure. Drinking the water produced psychophysiological effects
within 10 to 20 minutes.
However, taste changes,
or effects, were not invariably present: sometimes they were very
noticeable, and at other times they were barely observable or non-existent.
Many different tests were made over a period of more than ten years.
Observations, so far, should be considered more like a pilot study. However,
they are reported here so that someone with more time or facilities might
build on them. It was hoped that some way to increase the effect might be
discovered, which would enable a more systematic analysis to be undertaken,
and chemical tests of the water to be made. So far this hasn’t happened, but
perhaps some reader will hit upon an improvement in the design which would
make the effects much stronger.
The data is organized
into observations made on the Sun, Moon, and some of the planets. The data
reported below was taken from my note books made over more than ten years
time from three different locations in Massachusetts – Framingham, Boston,
and Manomet.
SUN
Nov. 1, 1974, 12 noon.
Just completed the 4-barrelled version. Directed it at the Sun for 20
minutes and both myself and my friend who helped build the instrument, drank
the water. Within 15 minutes we both felt like taking a nap, and fell asleep
on cushions on the living room floor. Although we had been up late working
on it, it is rare for me to take naps.
Summer, 1975. Gave water,
which had been exposed to the Sun, to my son (aged 6), who had measles and
was supposed to be quiet and in bed and would not do so. He quickly fell
asleep and slept all afternoon.
Fall, 1975. Exposed water
to Sun for 20 minutes and gave it to a friend with no explanation or mention
of its source. She drank it and fell asleep for two hours.
Jan. 18, 1976. Tap water
samples, exposed in device to Sun radiation, appeared cloudy after 20
minutes exposure. This water, like most water used in the experiments was in
a glass bottle.
March, 1978. Pointed short tube
and 4-barrelled device at the Sun. It was a lunar eclipse. The water tasted
terrible! Five observers were present and all agreed that the water had a
strong, unpleasant taste. The water produced a temporary feeling of nausea
when drunk. When one observer commented that the water tasted like burnt
rubber everyone, including me, emphatically agreed. The taste was very
strong. No rubber-like material was anywhere near or in the device.
People were generally upset at the time of this eclipse. Almost
everyone I had contact with on this day felt mildly ill, irritable, or ‘out
of sorts’.
Many water samples were
exposed. It was found that a metal cover over the front of the tube stopped
the effect. However, a control bottle of water left sitting in the driveway
showed the same taste difference, although to a lesser degree. An ordinary
metal funnel propped up in the shade with its stem in a bottle of water
produced some mild taste of ‘burnt rubber’. Placing a cork at the end of the
funnel stem stopped the taste effect. Simply leaving the bottle of water
sitting for an hour in the kitchen showed a mild taste, but putting a
little in the refrigerator completely eliminated any taste difference.
This was an unusual and,
for many, a difficult day. Probably all water everywhere was altered around
the time of this lunar eclipse.
Prior to 1980,
observations were made with either the 4-barrelled device or the short
cloudbuster device. After that year the longer tube, mounted on a telescope
support, was used (Figure 1).
Jan. 26, 1980. Directed
the apparatus (Figure 1) at the Sun, which was just rising. A strong taste
was noticeable in the water. (It’s very difficult to describe these tastes
in any meaningful way. About the most that I can record is their strength.)
No effects were noticed from drinking the water.
As a control, left a
sample bottle of water open at the top, in the shade. No taste was
noticeable after 30 minutes.
Then directed the
apparatus at the Sun, now much higher in the sky, and observed a strong but
different taste in the water.
As another type of
control I pointed the instrument at the pine trees and left it for one hour.
The water tasted like pine trees! I was so amazed by this that at first I
thought it was my imagination. However, it was a very clear and strong
taste. ( A pine tree taste was not observed on another occasion.)
Left the device pointed
at the sky above the horizon where the Sun had risen earlier. The clock
drive was not engaged. After several hours exposure the water had a strong
and peculiar taste.
Following this, I pointed
the device at the wall of the house and left it for over an hour. There was
a slight taste in the water.
Then I moved the
apparatus to where I judged Venus should be, knowing from the table how far
it was from the Sun. A strong taste was noticeable.
All tastes today were
strong and different from each other.
Sunday, Jan. 27, 1980.
Pointed the apparatus at the Sun which was about 10° above the horizon. A
strong taste was observed.
Left apparatus pointed at
the same place above the horizon, although the Sun had moved on. After a 35
minute exposure only a slight taste (similar in quality to the previous
taste effect) was noticeable.
Left apparatus pointed at
the same place (10° above the horizon) for two hours. A mild taste was
present in the water. No noticeable effects were observed from drinking the
water.
Possibly the strong
tastes observed on the previous day were related to more solar and
geomagnetic activity. From the solar geophysical data records published by
NOAA I found: “[solar] Region 2245 produced a class X2 X-ray burst on 27
January with maximum at 11:52 Universal Time.” Sunspot number went from 103
on Jan. 25th to 153 on Jan. 26th and 160 on Jan. 27th.
March 1, 1980. There was
a lunar eclipse at 4 pm. Pointed the gun at the Sun at sunrise. The taste
was described as “thick” by an observer. No psychophysiological effects
noticed. At 12:30 noon repeated the observation. A strong taste was again
apparent.
At 2:30 pm repeated the
test. Meanwhile the sky had become hazy, and the tube had drifted slightly
off focus. No noticeable taste and no effect on me.
August 9, 1980. At 3 pm
aimed smaller device at the Sun. It was one day before a solar eclipse. No
apparent taste was noticed, but afterwards I was so sleepy I couldn’t
concentrate on my work, although I forced myself to stay awake. It was one
of the hottest days of summer. Finally at 6:30 I did take a nap.
August 10, 1980, 11 am.
Sun water (from the Apparatus) produced a slight taste – not pleasant – and
no effects noticed from drinking it.
The daily Sunspot number
went from 139, (on August 7) to 142, 154, and reached a minor peak of 169 on
August 10.
February 18, 1981. Set up
both short and long tube devices to point at the Sun. (It was near the time
of the full moon.) A 30 minute exposure produced a strong acrid taste. My
stomach felt slightly upset about 15 minutes later.
I pointed one apparatus
at the sky, the other one at rock steps as a control. I expected no taste if
it was the Sun, which was radiating something into the tube, but after a 25
minute exposure strong but different tastes were noticeable from the water
from both devices. As a second control I stuffed towels in the end of both
tubes and left them for one hour. Both water samples still tasted different
from a control bottle of water left sitting on a nearby rock.
From the NOAA reports I
found that Sunspot number was on the increase this day; the geomagnetic
activity was low and the 2800 MHz (10.7 cm) radiation from the Sun was at a
relative peak. (See observations following under “Moon” on this same date –
Feb. 18, 1981.)
September 10, 1981. Aimed
big apparatus at the Sun. It was nearing the time of the full moon. I
noticed a light taste difference in the water, but two observers did not
notice any difference between a control water sample which had been sitting
nearby and the test samples which were from the apparatus. Repeated the test
observation three times with no positive results.
Full Moon, Feb. 14, 1976.
Concentrated emanations in sample bottle of water using smallest apparatus.
It tasted like tap water which it was. After a few minutes I felt slightly
nauseous. Did not notice any psychophysiological effects.
Many full Moon
observations were made in the early years, which generally gave the same
effects – a slight feeling of nausea after drinking the water. Sometimes a
taste change was evident and sometimes not.
March 1, 1981. Full Moon
eclipse and Moon conjunct Mars and Jupiter. The water had a noticeable
taste, and no psychophysiological effects.
December 20, 1980. Water
exposed to the full Moon this evening had no apparent taste, but I felt
buoyant afterwards even though I had been driving into the city traffic.
Usually, I would feel tired. This was unusual.
February 18, 1981. A very
bright and not unpleasant full moon for most people. At 7 pm I exposed the
water in the collector bottle to the Moon’s emanations for 20 minutes, then
drank it. No discernible taste. I felt slightly tipsy, spaced, and was
scared of my friend’s driving as we left in the car. I felt I needed to hold
on, hold together – never had this experience before.
April 13, 1981. Pointed
apparatus at Moon at 7 pm. Moon was not full. A definite taste was noticed;
not a good taste. No noticeable effects. According to NOAA reports the
geomagnetic field showed rapid fluctuations on this day.
April 18, 1981. Moon
nearly full and partially obscured by clouds. Noticeable taste, but no
psychophysiological effects.
July 6, 1982. There was
to be a lunar eclipse in the early morning of the next day. About 10 pm I
set up the apparatus with a new funnel which had been washed in the
automatic dishwasher to clear it of the film of oil present when it was
purchased.
After 20 minutes exposure
to the Moon, a taste difference was clearly apparent. An unpleasant taste,
hard to describe or compare with common tastes. I repeated the water
exposure to the Moon several times. Two observers present also confirmed a
clear taste difference. Around 11 pm I drank the water from the last test
period and went to prepare for bed. My wife said: “Your energy is funny –
You’re kind of intrusive.” I did feel slightly energetic and bumbly – kind
of scattered and irritable.
At 2:15 am I arose to
make observations at the time of the eclipse. The Moon was about 2/3 covered
when I went outside. The apparatus had been tracking the Moon all night with
water in the sample bottle for about three hours. It had a much stronger
taste than it had earlier in the evening and of the same quality – not a
pleasant taste. I drank the entire bottle, then filled it again and drank it
after twelve minutes exposure to the full Moon, which was now totally
eclipsed. No obvious psychophysiological effects noticed. I stayed up the
rest of the night, making several tests. The water continued to have a
strong taste at every test made until dawn.
NEW MOON AND SOLAR ECLIPSE
OBSERVATIONS
June 17, 1980. There was
a New Moon conjunct Neptune, square Saturn. At Noon a sample of water was
exposed to the Sun for about 35 minutes. I drank the water, which tasted
acrid and bitter, and went inside to type. About 12 minutes later I became
irritable. Hearing some terrible singer on the radio I swore, screamed, and
angrily shut the radio off. Then drove away in my car. As I was driving I
was fantasizing about punching some guy who had slightly irritated me about
something. About four miles up the road I psychologically woke up! I
realized what had happened. I had drunk that water! When I had that
realization the anger left me and I completed my errand and planned to
repeat the experiment.
At 4 pm I repeated the
experiment. The water did not taste as strong as previously. I made a mental
resolution to go down to the beach and throw rocks if I felt irritable. I
went to my lab to work. Again, in about 15 minutes I became very irritable,
completely forgetting my drinking the water and my resolve to throw rocks.
Again, the radio was on and I found a commercial so irritating I swore at
the radio and angrily turned it off. Then I remembered the experiment, the
water, and my resolve to go throw rocks.
It was amazing, upon
recollection, to notice how the mood change took me over, subtly and
unawares. I just seemed to drift from a normal pleasant mood to one of great
irritability without the slightest awareness.
This was the strongest
psychological effect I ever obtained from the water samples exposed in my
devices.
A control sample made by
pointing the instrument at the sky had no taste of effect on me. Later, I
did recall that a radio astrologer had stated that this would be an angry
new moon.
June 17, (year not
noted). Moon two days old in Leo near a bright star, and 5° from Jupiter.
Strong taste was observed from both smaller and larger apparatus. Noticed a
continuously rising galvanic skin response from biofeedback equipment,
although I attempted to relax. No subjective feelings.
October 6, 1984, 9 am.
Pointed instrument at Sun-Moon as it was a new moon. Drank the water after
45 minutes exposure. After about 15 minutes I felt peculiar – kind of woozy
and unfocused, as if I’d had three glasses of wine. After about 15 minutes
this feeling dissipated.
Refilled the sample
bottle and after 40 minutes exposure, gave the water to a visitor. She felt
“high” in about 10 minutes and the effect disappeared when she swam in the
cold ocean water ten minutes later.
VENUS
After the Sun and Moon,
Venus was the most predominate planet to study. Effects were noticed in the
first years, although no specific notes were made. On several occasions the
water tasted metallic. I sometimes felt a little giddy, as if I’d had a
glass of wine. One time the exposed water was given to a female friend. She
too, experienced some giddiness, and a metallic taste.
To test whether or not
suggestion could be operating, the following night Venus was again bright
and I set up the apparatus, and a few minutes later brought the sample of
water to her, exclaiming how brilliant Venus was; that the effect should be
very strong and wonderful this nite, etc. Then I let her drink the water,
which was plain tap water, and left the room. Returning 30 minutes later, I
asked her what happened. She said she didn’t notice anything. “sorry to
disappoint you, Buryl, but I didn’t feel anything.”
Some specific comments from my
notebooks follow:
Jan 12, (year not noted),
5:40 pm. Venus was the highest and brightest for the six month period. There
was a slight taste and after drinking the water I felt kind of excited and
zippy.
Jan 26, 1980, 6 pm.
Pointed the instrument at Venus. The water had a strong taste. (On this date
all tests made showed effects – sunspots were on the increase.)
March 19, 1980. Moon was
conjunct Venus. No taste in sample water.
August 13, 1980. Arose at
4 am to make a test. Venus was very bright. The water tasted terrible. I
went back to sleep and had a sexy dream – a rare event for me.
October 5, 1980, 6 am.
Moon was conjunct Venus. It was foggy. There was a noticeable taste
difference, but no psychophysiological effect. I may have pointed the tube
incorrectly, since I later noticed the telescope used to sight on the planet
was slightly out of line with the tube.
November 26, 1984. Moon
conjunct both Venus and Jupiter; a lovely sight. I exposed the water for
about 20 minutes. Noticed a metallic taste, and about 15 minutes later I
felt sad. Just listening to the news on the radio triggered some crying . I
had felt kind of quiet and low all day.
November 29, 1986, 5:30
am. Moon conjunct Venus, which was very bright at half phase low in the
Eastern sky. The Moon was about 4° underneath Venus and 1° South. Made an
exposure for 20 minutes. There appeared to be a slight taste just on the
surface of the water sample (something I had often noticed – a surface taste
only). There were no noticeable psychophysiological effects.
The test was repeated but
with the telescope focused on the Moon, which was two days before new. No
noticeable taste, but my heart felt sore. Could I be imagining this? Chest
area around the heart was not really sore, just much feeling - a tightness.
A few minutes later, happened to read something which triggered crying.
I would have considered
this experience to be personal and irrelevant until I happened to look at my
notebook and see the similarity with the test made almost exactly two years
before.
JUPITER
Initial observations on
Jupiter, especially when Jupiter was close to Earth, produced a taste
characteristically different from Venus, Sun , or Moon. On two occasions the
water tasted ‘punky’ or ‘swampy’. Only two weeks after these observations
Science News carried a report that sulphur had been detected in the radio
emissions of Jupiter.
Sometimes the water from
Jupiter tasted good and seemed to have a beneficial effect on the drinker. I
noticed that a slightly upset stomach cleared up immediately after drinking
Jupiter water. One time a pot had been placed, of about an hour at the end
of the large copper spiral device, while Jupiter had been in view.
An associate came into
the office about 8 pm, said she wasn’t feeling well. I gave her a glass of
Jupiter water to drink without telling her what it was. About 30 minutes
later she asked what was in the water. She said she felt better. If this
were only one isolated incident, it could have been dismissed, but it
happened several times.
JUPITER-SATURN
In 1980 Jupiter and
Saturn were within a few degrees of each other. A number of tests were made
during this year and some of the observations from my notebook are recorded
below:
December 20, 1980. Full
Moon Evening. Returned home from a party at 2:40 am, tired and sleepy,
especially after a 45 minute car ride. At 3 am I drank the water which had
been exposed for 25 minutes to the combined effect of Jupiter and Saturn. No
taste was apparent. I took a shower and went to bed, but could not sleep for
over one hour – very restless.
December 31, 1980, 5 am.
The time of closest approach of Jupiter to Saturn was at 4 pm that
afternoon. There was no apparent taste to the water after exposure to
emanations of Jupiter and Saturn simultaneously, but afterwards I felt
frustrated. I could not definitely say the effect was due to the water which
I had drunk , but I was angry, frustrated, upset, and pacing around the
room. If it had not been 10° outside I would have gone for a run.
February 16, 1981.
Pointed both large and small devices at Jupiter and Saturn. No noticeable
effects. But it was hard to be sure of their aim.
February 17, 1981, in the
evening. Water did not have any taste, but I felt charged up and eager to
work. Stayed up late.
February 18, 1981. Same
effect noticed. It was later in the evening when I made the test.
As these planets
separated I could easily differentiate between the two with the instrument.
July 9, 1982. First set
the scope on Jupiter and found water sample had a very slight taste. Then
changed the water sample bottle to be sure there was no contamination, and
thoroughly rinsed the end of the funnel.
Then the scope was
focused on Saturn. After 20 minutes I observed a distinctly different taste
– kind of bitter-metallic. This is a familiar taste observed in the water
from these tests, but many controls have shown it is not coming from the
metal end of the funnel. Although the tastes were different I didn’t notice
any psychophysical reaction from either the Jupiter or the Saturn water on
this occasion.
SATURN
April 13, 1981. Aimed the
apparatus at the Moon and made a 20 minute exposure. A clearly different
taste was observed compared with the control sample – not a good taste. No
noticeable effect on me.
Then, focused the
instrument on Saturn. A clearly different taste was noticed. Muscle testing
showed no weakness on Saturn water, yet three observers agreed that there
were taste differences between Saturn, the Moon, and the control water.
MARS
June 17, 1980, 9:30 pm.
First made a test on the Moon and Jupiter which were conjunct, followed by a
test on Mars. Completely different tastes were observed. No
psychophysiological effects noticeable.
As a control I pointed
the apparatus randomly at the stars. After a 30 minutes exposure, the water
exhibited no change in taste.
PLUTO
Jan 12, 6:35 am. (Year
not noted.) According to the ephemeris the Moon was conjunct Pluto. It was
hazy and the Moon was waning; only ¼ strong. Left water for 20 minutes. The
taste was smokey, not especially a good taste. No noticeable effect, except
possibly a little mental fuzziness.
CONTROLS AND OTHER EXPERIMENTS
May 6, 1981. Magnets were
placed at the open end of the tube. The apparatus was pointed at the sky. A
slight taste was observed after 20 minutes. A control test with no magnets
also produced a taste, but less strong. A second control with no magnets
again produced a rusty taste. Presumable, this was, because the funnel was
rusty and needed replacing. But a rusty taste had not been noticed before.
May 7, 1981. Left the
sample bottle on the apparatus overnight with the South poles of four
cylindrical magnets pointing inwards.
The magnets held themselves in
place on the soft iron stove pipe. They were about 1 inch diameter and 5
inches long – estimated field strength several thousand gauss each. A strong
taste was noticeable.
Aimed the device at the
foggy sky, oriented about 40 degrees up and towards the South-east. Left it
for about three hours, during which period, the sky cleared and then
refogged. The water had a strong taste.
Leaving the instrument in
position, I stuffed the opening with a towel. Three hours later the water
tasted the same as a control bottle which had been sitting on a nearby
bulkhead.
May 8, 1981. Tastes were
noticeable with everything I did today. Magnets at the end of the tube or no
magnets, with the tube pointed at the sky, at the Sun, at flowers, at the
house. Sunspot activity was at a relative peak on May 8th.
May 17, 1981. I placed
distilled water such that light from the telescope would shine in the water
and placed a second sample bottle as usual at the end of the funnel. There
was no noticeable taste to the water exposed to the light from the
telescope, but there was a taste in the water from the funnel. This
observation was verified by an independent observer as well.
Well water (which has
iron in it at my home) produced a much stronger taste (acrid and bitter)
than distilled water. Again there was not a taste difference noticed in the
water exposed at the end for the telescope.
DISCUSSION
Some of the facts which
have emerged from this work are listed below:
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