and creation of motion, large amounts of unnatural, technical heat, noise, noxious fumes and vapour are dissipated into the atmosphere, while soil and water are subjected to massive loses of poisonous materials. All of this is orchestrated according to a mechanistic, cen- trifugal and therefore divisive ideology which, driven by purely materialistic motives, arro- gantly upsets the delicate thermal balance and preconditions required for the health and vital- ity of every living thing. These misguided prac- tices all have a tendency to raise the general level of temperature above the naturally nor- mal, thus bringing about subtle and sometimes lethal changes in cellular function. In other words the anomaly state of health, the state of 'indifference' as Viktor called it, peculiar to all organisms, macro and micro alike, is disturbed. Cumulatively this has very serious conse- quences for all those organisms constantly ex-
posed to it. In the process, all the natural condi- tions for creating and maintaining health are disrupted and the afflicted organism eventually falls victim to disease. In addition to the reduction in available oxygen due to over- consumption by vehicles (see chapter 2), which in humans produces a mild anoxia (oxygen starvation) coupled with a marginal rise in overall body temperature, the permanent estab- lishment of slightly higher and therefore abnor- mal, unnatural ambient temperatures creates conditions suitable for the propagation of path- ogenic bacteria.
A graphic example of the damaging effect of excess heat on structure is shown in fig. 7.1, where a flame was applied to a metal plate upon which an orderly pattern of sand had been formed through vibration2. To further illustrate the effect of a rise in temperature here are some pertinent quotations from Viktor Schauberger3.
TO BE OR NOT TO BE: In Nature all life is a question of the minutest, but extremely precisely graduated differences in the particular thermal motion within every single body, which continually changes in rhythm with the processes of pulsation.
This unique law, which manifests itself through- out Nature's vastness and unity and expresses itself in every creature and organism, is the Law of Ceaseless Cycles that in every organism is linked to a certain timespan and a particular tempo.
The slightest disturbance of this harmony can lead to the most disastrous consequences for the major life forms.
In order to preserve this state of equilibrium, it is
vital that the characteristic inner temperature of
each of the millions of micro-organisms contained in the macroorganisms be maintained.
The fact that temperature plays a role in the development of cancer, however, has now at least been recognised in the sphere of mam- mography. According to a recent report4 con- cerning the detection of breast cancer in women, the milk-ducts in healthy women are regular, whereas in cancer-prone breasts (about 1 in 10 women) the milk-ducts are lumpy and irregular. Strange to relate, the degree of cancer risk is determined by temperature! Using a Chronobra scanning device, the daily changes in breast temperature are measured at 1 minute
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intervals. It was determined that there was a different rhythm for high-risk breasts and that their overall temperature was higher than healthy ones. Now what did Viktor Schau- berger just say?
While on the subject, on average there are 85,000 dust particles in a litre of city air. Not only that, but in France, for example, investiga- tions determined that the street-air (warmer than normal air) in Paris contained 36,000 path- ogenic bacteria per cubic metre, whereas in the forest and over the fields this reduced very sharply to only 490 airborne germs per cubic metre, 0.0136% of the above figure. Other data also infer a correlation between green space and disease, as exemplified in the comparative levels of tuberculosis in relation to the popula- tion of three major European cities set out below5.
London 14.0% green space 1.9% tuberculosis Berlin 10.0% green space 2.2% tuberculosis Paris 4.5% green space 4.1% tuberculosis Under the direction of Dr. John Whitelegg at Lancaster University, England, a recent two- year scientific study6 of 1,000 households fronting on major traffic arteries and the health of their occupants has established a direct con- nection between respiratory diseases and traffic fumes (corollary of traffic heat). It was found that these people had a higher incidence of dis- ease, the most common complaints being headaches, sore throats, breathlessness, itching eyes and a general lack of energy. What is sur- prising here is that it has taken so long to con- firm scientifically what would appear to be quite obvious.
In their aggregation all the various factors mentioned above change, accelerate, retard or otherwise inhibit the normal healthy metabo- lism of any organism constantly exposed to
them. This changes the natural movement of energy associated with the metabolism in ques- tion which inevitably alters the state of 'indif- ference' (temperaturelessness) peculiar to it.
Another interesting facet, which relates to a conversation I once had with an experienced glider pilot, further highlights the differences in the forms of temperature produced by forest and city respectively and is indicative of the inferior quality and dynamics of the rising tech- nical heat from factory chimneys, car exhausts, concrete surfaces, metal roofs, etc. As the gain- ing of altitude is the most crucial factor in glid- ing, I asked where the best thermals (rising air currents) were to be found. Expecting him to say that these occurred over obvious heat sources, such as towns, I was surprised to learn that it was large areas of natural forest that pro- duced them.
With the continued use of present methods, it is therefore no wonder that the incidence of cancer and other diseases is rising so quickly But worse than this, they are infecting younger and younger age groups. Acute suffering and previously unheard of ailments are increasing alarmingly and all manner of cures are attemp- ted - surgery, radiation, chemotherapy - and yet no-one perceives that it is inherent in the heat-generating and health-debilitating systems of technology, forestry, land and water resour- ces management that we have contrived and with which we have managed to debase all life.
Thorough knowledge of these two forms of temperature and their application will in time put an end to this dreadful scourge. There is therefore no time to be lost in implementing a programme of in-depth investigation of the theories put forward by Viktor Schauberger leading to their practical application, for therein may lie the main chance for our ultimate salvation.
Notes
1. "The Biological Vacuum - The Optimal Driving Force For Machines", by Viktor Schauberger: Implosion No.53, p.28.
2. From Kymatik/Cymatics by Hans Jenny, photos by Christiaan Stuten: Basilius, Basel, Switzerland (now defunct), ISBN 3-85560-009-0.
3. "The Forest and its Significance" ("Der Wald un seine Bedeutung"), by Viktor Schauberger: Tau
magazine, Vol.146, p.2.
4. "Beyond 2000", Channel 7 Television, Australia 25th June 1991.
5. Our Common Future: Oxford Univ. Press. Oxford/New York.
6. BBC 9.00pm news broadcast, Monday 17th December 1993; and The Times newspaper, p.9, 14th December 1993.