01) Introduction
For over a decade I have been trying to put together a book for laymen, especially artists, on using subtle energy technology. Of all such technologies available today, the one I like the most is called Radionics. My objective is to set forth and explain radionic technology as a platform for understanding and working with Nature in a novel way, especially emphasizing artistic utilization.
The problems in writing such a book are numerous. For one thing, there is a technical component to the discussion that doesn’t square entirely with science. The basic assumption of Radionics is that mind can influence matter in extraordinary ways. We have been taught this is impossible in our materialistic societies. To enhance understanding of the potential, technical and procedural details, schematics, design imperatives and a brief history of Radionics must all be presented in a convincing but simplified manner.
This task also involves translating antiquated or cryptic terminology into comprehensible language. The story of how mind-based devices have been evolving for the last one hundred years in parallel to our familiar electromagnetic technology is fascinating. It also demands a degree of suspended disbelief from even the most generous reader. Upon doing so, details of radionic design and construction will readily reveal their artistic and life-affirmative potential.
While much of the books focus will be on how these devices were invented and work, the real discussion is more about what they imply. Today, Radionics is being used not only to heal people, but also in veterinary medicine, to replace pesticides and fertilizers in agriculture and for environmental re-certification. My hope is that Radionics will soon expand into music, art and design. Radionic tools and techniques are deeply empowering. Understanding their use and application can be personally and professionally liberating in many ways. There are also dangers and responsibilities inherent in developing these skills. They can and probably are being misused by some. There are no laws currently governing the application of mind based technologies, though the danger is sufficiently recognized that initial legislation defining and limiting its use has been put forth before Congress.*
In particular, there is the issue of believability. Does such a technology even exist, given the dominance of rational, mechanistic thought and the inevitable skepticism of the scientific world view? History abounds with fraudulent products with similar claims. Many of the most credible Radionics inventors faced persecution and legal jeopardy. How does one explain why it works? When it does, it is not always consistent, and with success there is the impression more of art or luck at work than careful methodology.
Fortunately, common forms of Radionics exist that everyone can understand. We use them daily without realizing it. Everyone realizes that the good cook imparts something into the food which goes beyond the ingredients and mechanics of cooking. Whether we call it love or an extreme aesthetic sensitivity, the food takes on the character of the cook’s invested energy. We feel it immediately when we put it into our mouth. I would call this a radionic enhancement.
Can that quality be quantified? In a way, it can. People sitting around the table arrive at a consensus that the food is delicious. Yet, there is no actual way to measure how that food actually is better because subjective, aesthetic criteria are involved. We can agree the qualities of the food, how they impact our senses, are wonderful. The evaluation is, in part, self-referential; subjectively we knew the cook was brilliant! The proof, however, was in the food. That’s the way Radionics works; the mind is applied to balancing ingredients to perform a desired outcome.
Whether we are discussing a fine cook or artist, an expert gardener or someone else with a subtle gift, it goes without saying that each brings to their skill something beyond the ordinary, a capacity to insert personal energy into the product of their labor. Radionics is a way to detect, describe and replicate that type of emanation. Much arises from the world around us that eludes mechanistic, scientific interpretation. We don’t say love, pain, happiness are illusions. They are all energetic and very real. They can’t be measured on instruments. We know they are calibrated though; there is more or less of each in every instance. Radionics is a way to calibrate and apply that which cannot be otherwise measured, called subtle energy.
The commonality cooking, gardening or creativity shares with Radionics lies in how intent, directed through tools or instruments, produces an enhanced end product. In the same general sense, we can see the application of love and caring to any situation has the potential to improve the outcome. Radionics also benefits from the care, concern and experience of the operator. In ordinary tasks discrimination becomes a tuning mechanism to guide decision making; mental energy must be invested in improving the outcome. Radionics uses this natural capacity to heal; to learn balance from Nature. The applications are endless.
I do not approach the task of writing about Radionics particularly well equipped. Most of my career has been spent working in glass as an artist/businessman. Until recently, I had little knowledge of electricity or electronic design. As a result, I approached Radionics as though it was an art. That is how I perceive and write about it here. I have also included some papers by early electronics experts that describe the way Radionics originally was designed to function electrically.
Radionics began life within the confines of the bizarre world of 19thC. Medical Electronics. It soon morphed into a completely non-scientific and self referential methodology based upon the empirical art of dowsing.
Today, quantum physics has scientifically demonstrated that the perception of events at the sub-atomic level can alter the outcome of those events. For some researchers, this metaphor has thrown open a door into mind/matter dynamics. Such speculation has resulted in Radionics undergoing a quasi-scientific revival in certain quarters. The computerization of Radionic theory has resulted in a whole new generation of instruments. One senses the stage has been set for a re-appraisal of radionic technology by a more open minded public.
