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EXPERIMENTAL LIFE ENERGY METER
FOR RESEARCH INTO ORGONE FIELDS - CHI, PRANA, LIFE-ENERGY
Measure Strength of Human Energy Field, or Objects, Foods, etc.
Solid State Reproduction of Wilhelm Reich's Original Orgone Energy Field Meter
Brand New Equipment, Latest Model LM-3-D, by Heliognosis
Have you ever wondered what it is about living things that distinguishes them from non-living matter? Evidence from many sources today demonstrates that living creatures emanate an energy field or life-force; in fact, all matter and substance, whether living or not, contains some quantity of this force, which is not electromagnetic in nature, and cannot be easily detected by conventional methods. In the 1940s, the scientist Wilhelm Reich developed an orgone (life-energy) field meter, using high-voltage induction coils to excite a large detector plate, and was able to show the existence and quantity of life-energy charge in people, plants and various objects. Our new Experimental Life-Energy Field Meter uses a similar principle, but with modern solid-state circuitry and much lower voltages which eliminate the need for bulky induction coils as used in Reich's original apparatus.
The Life Energy Field Meter detects energy fields which enter through a special Vacuum Tube Electrode, or other electrodes plugged in at the rear of the instrument. By moving people or objects towards or away from the various electrodes (ie, your hand), one can get a sense for the extent and strength of their energy fields. By setting the meter in a fixed location, and setting people or objects near to it at a set distance, one can develop a quantitative sense for the relative strength of the energy field, or note variations in the readings over time. Comparisons between one person or object, and another, are also possible.
The instrument has five different scales of sensitivity (x1, x10, x100, x1K, x2K) through a range selector switch, with both fine and coarse controls for calibrating the meter to zero prior to making readings. The instrument can easily pick up human energy fields, from the hand, torso, head and other body parts, at distances of up to two feet using the exchangeable Vacuum Tube Electrode or Small Plate Electrode, or up to six feet with an optional large metal plate, which can also be used to measure the field strength of the body or of larger objects. Liquid samples and smaller objects such as fruits, foodstuffs and soil samples, may also be measured for their life-energy charge or field strength by placing them directly upon the included Small Plate Electrode, or by use of appropriate containers for liquids (see the Accessory items, below). At the most sensitive scales, the meter will pick up background charge of the atmosphere, the fluctuations in which can be output to a data recording devices through a provided output jack.
The Life Energy Meter automatically comes with a Vacuum Tube Electrode (left) and Small Plate Electrode on wood base (right). 12 Volt DC Power Supply also included. Nations with 220volt 50-cycle power systems will have to obtain their own external 12 V DC power supply locally.
The Experimental Life-Energy Field Meter meter works along entirely new principles quite different from any other measuring device currently on the market. Is entirely different from ordinary "EM-field" meters. It is not responsive to electromagnetic fields, nor to static magnetic or electrostatic fields. An electrostatically-charged plastic comb or wand, for example, will show no reactions to the Life Energy Field Meter, other than what would occur from the same plastic comb or wand without the electrostatic charge. This is quite different from the usual voltmeter, which reacts strongly to electrostatic fields. Likewise, no greater readings will be developed between an ordinary piece of metal, or the same piece of metal strongly magnetized. The Life Energy Field Meter responds only to the presence of living organisms, and also more weakly to liquid water, and to moisture-bearing and metal-containing materials which as Reich demonstrated, are strong absorbers and reflectors of atmospheric orgone energy. The Life Energy Field Meter will, for example, respond strongly to the field from a nearby orgone energy blanket, or orgone accumulator, with a general indication of the relative strength of charge - however, much research is needed before we can be too declarative, beyond these general statements. Consequently we consider it an experimental device. Several experimental applications are summarized here.
This is a first-generation research instrument, for the life-energy enthusiast, scientific experimenter or clinician interested in bio-field phenomenon.
Experimental Life-Energy Field Meter
* Field strength indicated by analog meter in relative units, 0 - 100%.
* Detects body fields at up to 2 foot distance with provided Vacuum Tube Electrode.
* Detects body fields at up to 6 foot distance with optional large metal plate Electrode (must be ordered separately, see below).
* Sensitivity selector switch, five different ranges: x1, x10, x100, x1K, x2K.
* Fine and coarse zeroing calibration dials.
* Table-top instrument with easy-to-read analog meter face.
* Ideal for experiments and demonstrations.
* Instrument base has 1/4" threaded hole for standard tripod mounting.
* Operates via external 110 Volt AC power supply, which provides 12 Volt DC to the meter. This automatically comes with the unit. Nations with 220volt 50-cycle power systems will have to obtain their own external 12 V DC power supply locally.
* Can be operated from a 12 Volt automobile battery for remote applications (not included, see below)
Demonstrate and Measure: The strength of the human body field, the energy content of foods, water, liquids and soils, the vitality of plants, etc. The model LM3 rev.D Experimental Life Energy Meter features greater stability of readings at high amplification, affording a 10x decrease in long term drift and rapid fluctuations.
Life Energy Field Meter with Vacuum Tube Electrode mounted on camera tripod.
Life Energy Field Meter with Small Plate Electrode measuring field strength of fruits grown by commercial versus bio-agricultural methods, from an Italian organic apple farm. Click here for details
Life Energy Field Meter measuring different liquids in glass vials. Click here for details
Click here for some preliminary experimental reports on use of the Life Energy Meter:
* Measuring the Life Energy Phenomena in an Impatience Plant Leaf
* Measuring Bio-Organic Versus Commercially-Grown Apples
* Preliminary Tests with the Experimental Life Energy Meter (at OBRL)
* Liquid Comparison using the Experimental Life Energy Meter (at Heliognosis)
In 1947, Wilhelm Reich, MD published The Cancer Biopathy, detailing his research in visualizing and applying orgone energy. In this work, he described a device which he called the Orgone Energy Field Meter, which responded to living things as they were brought close to the device. The Life Energy Field Meter, developed by an electronics engineer with decades of experience in life-energy research, is based on the same principle as Reich's device and has been made into a small table-top unit.
This device is useful for many experimental applications in the scientific and health-research fields because of its sensitivity and dynamic range. Two scales are provided, one for weaker life fields and one for stronger fields. The x1 range is intended for measuring relative comparisons of living, organic and inorganic samples from humans and animals to plants and solutions. The user can then zoom in to make accurate measurements using the x10 and x100 ranges. The zero point is continuously adjustable to allow both relative percent and +/- readings, making comparisons between different samples. The x1K range allows for the detection of very weak or distant fields with stability. The x1k and 2K ranges are intended for monitoring the aethereal fluctuations in the surrounding space of the sensor.
The meter is provided with a Vacuum Tube sensor which is inserted into the top probe receptical on the rear face of the unit. (The lower receptical on the LM3 is not used with the provided electrodes, only for the special liquid-measurement probe, which currently is under development.) A 2 sq inch "Small Plate" electrode mounted on a wood plate is for objects and sample measurements, and is included with each meter. A 2 sq foot "Large Plate" is also available as an optional accessory, for measuring larger objects or the entire human body, or for extending the distance by which detection can be made. Objects may be placed directly on the Large or Small Plates for comparison measurements. Human fields will be detected up to 2 ft using the provided Vacuum Tube or Small Plate Electrodes, and up to 6 ft using the Large Plate accessory. A selector switch on the rear face of the unit should be placed in the "tube" position for the Vacuum Tube sensor and Small Plate, or to the "plate" position for the optional Large Plate. The middle position of the selector switch (LM3 only) is for future electrodes under development, such as the liquid probe. Experimenters may construct their own unique electrode configurations using a standard banana plug adapter. Please note that sensitivity of the device is proportional to plate area. Plate areas substantially different from those listed above, and which use too large a wire diameter, may fall out of the useful range of the device.
There are no standards for the measurement of life fields, and so the device is calibrated in percent units of full scale. A few of the possible experimental applications of this unique device are:
* basic demonstration of animal and plant life-energy fields
* measurement of the general overall vitality of an individual
* analysis of food product for relative energetic content
* study of plants and prediction of nutrient requirements
* comparison of energy field strengths of liquid solutions
* scientific research into life-processes
* testing of alternate energy devices for unconventional energy fields
* experimentation with orgone accumulators and blankets
The Life Energy Field Meter contains a very weak high-frequency (10kHz), low-voltage source (~25 V at 1 microamp) which is coupled unipolarly through an AC current sensor to the probe. The probe emits a weak "displacement current" field into the surrounding space. The more that this energy field is absorbed, the higher is the reading on the meter. Reich discovered that this absorption is stronger in living things than in non-living things. Water and metal also yield high readings, and this may also be an expression of the free (not chemically-bound) life-energy charge in the substance. Many tests have revealed that his meter is insensitive to electromagnetic, magnetic, nuclear and electrostatic fields. Please note that the energy from the probe is harmless, very weak and insensible. Direct contact with the skin will not cause any unpleasant sensations.
Tips and Procedures for Using the Experimental Life Energy Meter
- In addition to what's contained in the Instruction Manual.
After you purchase, we strongly suggest you print out this webpage for later consultation.
Firstly read thoroughly the instruction manual that comes with the meter, as well as the information given below.
Next find a spot where you can place the meter on a table, all by itself, away from any clutter. Insert the plug from the small metal plate electrode into the top outlet on the back of the meter. This is the electrode with the small metal square mounted on a wood based.
Turn on the meter, and give it about a half-hour for warm-up. Turn the fine setting dial to mid-way. Turn the coarse setting dial all the way counter-clockwise, and then slowly clockwise until you see the meter needle rising just a small bit above zero. You will then observe how the meter slowly increases its reading as it warms up. You also don't want to use the meter in a room where the temperature is rapidly changing.
Select the lowest-sensitivity setting - x1 - and be sure the selector switch on the back side is set for the small plate.
After warm-up, use the coarse and fine setting dials to adjust the needle to zero or a bit above zero. It should yield a stable reading at this point. With this setting, and keeping your hands and body away from the meter itself, you can place your hand or other objects on the flat metal plate and it will yield a reading proportionate to the charge of the object. It will vary from one object or person to another.
You may have to occasionally re-zero the instrument, and this kind of reading may yield even better results when set to the x10 sensitivity.
Each time you turn the meter to a different sensitivity, you will have to re-zero. This will now allow higher readings to be obtained for the same objects as before, and in some cases, the readings will go "off scale" when placed directly on the metal plate. In these cases, one can then measure the different objects or hands from a set distance from the plate.
From this we identify two different measuring methods:
A. Measuring directly on the electrode plate at lower to moderate sensitivities where you place your hand or objects directly on the plate.
B. Measuring at a set distance from the electrode plate, at moderate to higher sensitivities where you bring your hand or objects close to the electrode, at a set distance, but do not actually touch it.
This second method will allow you to read the field-strength of the object or your hand, and so long as the distance is kept constant, the readings can be meaningfully compared.
You may also find the vacuum tube electrode useful in this higher-sensitivity configuration. Plug it into the same outlet used for the small plate electrode, and re-zero - leave the switch on the back at the same small-plate setting, which is also used for the vacuum tube electrode. You can then place a string or pencil, or draw a line, at a set distance from the back of the meter, and by placing your hand or objects at that distance, the meter can then be used for measurements.
At higher sensitivities, the instrument itself becomes a part of the sensor, and will react when you bring your hand close to the meter. It will also react to someone putting a hand on the near-by table top, if you did not insulate and elevate the meter and electrode. To insulate the meter against table-top effects at higher sensitivities, raise the meter and small plate electrode up a few inches on an empty cardboard box, or use some firm styrofoam packing material to set it upon. You will find, some kinds of table-top material will give stronger table-top effects than others. So for example if you use a metal table, do not be surprised if your friend sits down and leans on the table, even at the far end of the table, that the readings will be significantly influenced.
To zero the meter at the higher sensitivities will require you to set the instrument above-zero, and then remove your hand from the adjustment dials to see where the needle drops back relative to zero. You will then have to anticipate how much of a drop that is, and then reset the zero adjustments accordingly, until it drops back to the zero point. Or you can use a wood pencil with gummy-eraser at the end, and use that to twist the zeroing knobs.
At such higher settings, you should also be able to monitor the strength of energy fields from larger distances, up to maybe one meter on the most sensitive settings. At the higher sensitivities, the meter is usually used for evaluating differences between smaller samples, as with water-quality from samples of equal quantity in test-tubes or small beakers (as with our optional lab-ware accessories). Or, by using the external chart-drive output, you can measure the changes in the meter-readings of the atmospheric charge over time.
The optional Large-Plate Electrode is usually used for evaluating much larger objects at lower sensitivities, such as people standing on the large plate. But it can also be used at higher sensitivities to measure atmospheric phenomena, or by hanging on a wall or suspending from the ceiling, the energy field of people at greater distances. This electrode has its own selector switch setting on the rear of the instrument, so be sure to set that switch to "Large Plate".
Please review the instruction manual for further details. With some testing at different settings, you should be able to find the exact settings necessary for the kind of measurements you have in mind.
Also Click here for some preliminary experimental reports on use of the Life Energy Meter:
http://www.naturalenergyworks.net
Additional Details, Discussion and Operational Tips
For accurate measurements, and especially for use of the x100, x1K and x2K ranges, it is essential that the unit "warm up" for at least 10 minutes and preferably a half hour. In the first few minutes of operation, the readings will continuously increase on the highest ranges until it reaches equilibrium. Thereafter, temperature changes around the sensor may cause the plate to increase or decrease in surface area due to thermal expansion associated with all materials. These changes in plate area will be observable on the highest ranges. In order to prevent this, make accurate measurements under stable temperature conditions.
When adjusting the controls, your body field may influence the readings. Make adjustments touching only the knobs and not the instrument case, and then remove your hands to see where the needle rests. At higher sensitivities, zeroing becomes more difficult as your hand carries such a strong charge. A pencil or other wood rod is then handy for turning the zero knobs.
The instrument may be mounted upon any standard camera tripod or similar handle with a 1/4" screw thread. Keep the lead wires from the power supply and recorder output away from the test or recording subjects, as they may influence the reading.
The Life Energy Field Meter is calibrated to accept external metal plate detectors of two sizes: A "Small Plate" (comes with the meter) measuring 1.5" x 1.5", for a surface area of 2.25 sq inches, may be used in the "Small" setting. A "Large Plate" (available as an optional accessory) measuring 1' x 2', or 1.4' x 1.4' square, for a surface area of 2 sq foot may be used in the "Large" setting.
The meter will typically deflect 70% on the x1 range when the flattened hand is in contact with the tube sensor from the rear. Small solutions and plants will deflect approximately 10% on the x1 range and may be better observed on the x10 range. The hand and body may be detected over 18" distant on the x100 and x1K ranges. The Large Plate sensor will extend this range up to 6' distance. The local orgone atmospheric field will cause fluctuations which will be visible on the x1K and x2K ranges, in the VLF spectrum at less than 10 cycles per second. The recorder output is best employed to track these fluctuations, in addition to making more precise recordings of subject data. The recorder jack outputs a voltage signal of 0 - 1 Volt DC, calibrated to the analog meter display.
For Portable Use, In the Field
The Life Energy Meter can be used at remote locations, but only with a 12 volt DC power supply of sufficient mass to provide a proper grounding. A 12 volt battery pack or "gell cell" can be used if the negative pole is also well-grounded to a thick copper wire or spike which is pushed into the ground to stabilize the readings. If a car battery is used, their may be enough plate area in the battery so that an earth-ground will not be needed. Be 100% sure of the polarity supplied as use of this method will void the warranty if you make an error and "zap" the instrument.
The new Experimental Life-Energy Field Meter uses a solid-state high-frequency oscillator working at very low currents, instead of a bulky induction coil as found in Wilhelm Reich's original design. However, it functions similar to Reich's original meter except that it has various sensitivity selections, allowing a greater discrimination between field strengths of different objects and people. It responds with a reading to the nearby presence of conductors, in accordance with classical physics expectations, but not in any straightforward or easily-explicable manner.
Note to Health Care Practitioners:
The Experimental Life Energy Field Meter is not sufficiently developed to be used with confidence for any kind of diagnostic purposes. We do not yet know its capacities or limitations. We have been asked, for example, if the meter can be used in place of subjective "muscle testing", to show more objective and measurable changes in human energy field strength before and after a person has been given a specific remedy, or exposed to a toxin. Or, we are asked if the meter will measure the difference in field strength of the liver area versus the kidney, etc. Or, if the meter will measure the difference in charge at different acupuncture points. The short answer is: We do not know. While we have some preliminary indications the meter may ultimately be utilized for all of these purposes, at present, we cannot make any such claims. What is needed is for clinicians with an interest in the subject to thoroughly test out the meter, and publish their results in scientific journals, after which a knowledge base can be built up. At this time, however, the emphasis is upon the word "experimental".
The original orgone field meter of Wilhelm Reich was described and published in the 1940s. Due to the "ban and burn" orders against his publications in the late 1950s, this is the first time since then a similar apparatus has been made available to the public. It will demonstrate and measure field strengths of different people, and of general large anatomical regions (head versus chest versus pelvis, etc.), and show general differences between different people, and changes in readings of a given individual from day to day. It will also allow evaluation of differences in charge of different fluids and foodstuffs, and generally also of plants and animals. As a general rule, the more vital and "alive" ("energetic") an organism or anatomical region is, the higher the readings will be. And it will demonstrate the human energy field at short or large distances, with a wide variety of sensitivity selections. From this starting point, we hope to establish more specialized applications later on, perhaps with new models and specialized electrodes which are designed specifically for the health care practitioner. In the meanwhile, you are invited to run your own experiments and satisfy your curiosity with this first-available model, or to possibly attend the OBRL Summer Seminars where the meter will be demonstrated. In the meantime, we must stress: The Experimental Life Energy Field Meter is Not designed for clinical diagnostic or health-related purposes. It is for experimental use only.
Detector Oscillator: 10kHz at <~25 V at 1 microamp, ultraweak, insensible
Power requirements: 10.5 to 17 volts DC only, positive tip polarity.
External Transformer Provided uses only 120 volts, 60 cycle, for North America - NOT for 220 volt or 50-cycle systems.
Recorder Output Port: 0 to 1 volt DC, full scale
* The Orgone Accumulator Handbook,
* Heretic's Notebook: Emotions, Protocells, Ether-Drift and Cosmic Life-Energy, With New Research Supporting Wilhelm Reich
* On Wilhelm Reich and Orgonomy,
* Saharasia: The 4000 BCE Origins of Child-Abuse, Sex-Repression, Warfare and Social Violence, In the Deserts of the Old World
* Experimental Life Energy Meter, duplicating Wilhelm Reich's original Orgone Field Meter
* DVD: Wilhelm Reich, Viva Little Man interviews and documentary materials on Wilhelm Reich
* DVD: It Can Be Done dramatic film on Wilhelm Reich
Plus many other meters, devices and products. More info on orgone energy research and educational programs is also available at DeMeo's research website: http://www.orgonelab.org
