Geopathology Explained
Geopathology (also Geopathy) is a theory that links the Earth's inherent radiation with the health of humans, animals and plants.
The term is derived from Greek γεω- (geō-), combining form of γῆ (gê, “earth”)and πάθος (páthos, “suffering”) - ie pathology, widely used to describe infirmities.
The term is more widely used in the adjectival form ie 'geopathic' (sometimes 'geopathological') and often linked to 'stress', creating the terms 'geopathic stress'[1] [2] and 'geostress'.
Gustav Freiherr von Pohl has been described as the modern 'father' of geopathic stress.[3] von Pohl conducted a study in the Bavarian town of Vilsbiburg in 1929 which purported to link focus points of 'earth-radiation' ger. Erdstrahlen with incidence of cancer.[4]
Ley lines (a supposition introduced by Alfred Watkins in 1925) have also been suggested to create geopathic stress.[5]
Geopathic stress (GS)
It is suggested that the Earth has a natural vibration, but features like underground watercourses, drainage pipes, underground tunnels and even simple geological faults distort this vibration.[6] Such distorted vibrations are held to rise upwards through the Earth's surface and create an pernicious effect on the health and/or behaviour of all biological life.[7] The distortions are amplified during night hours [8] and consequently the impact is greater if the focal point of the adverse radiation is a bedroom, also noting that the subject, during the time of sleep, will be continually located in the path of such radiation.[9]
Published academic papers and research
- Web site: Gerhard W. HACKER, Annabell EDER, Christoph AUGNER, Gernot PAUSER . Geopathic Stress Zones and Their Influence on the Human Organism . www.med-grenzfragen.at.
- Hacker . Gerhard W. . Pawlak . Elisabeth . Pauser . Gernot . Tichy . Gottfried . Jell . Hermann . Posch . Gabriele . Kraibacher . Günther . Aigner . Alfred . Hutter . Jörg . Biomedical Evidence of Influence of Geopathic Zones on the Human Body: Scientifically Traceable Effects and Ways of Harmonization . Complementary Medicine Research . 2005 . 12 . 6 . 315–327 . 10.1159/000088624 . 16391480 . 10301463 .
- Augner . Christoph . Hacker . Gerhard W. . Jekel . Ilse . Geopathic Stress Zones: Short-Term Effects on Work Performance and Well-Being? . The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine . June 2010 . 16 . 6 . 657–661 . 10.1089/acm.2009.0499 . 20569033 .
- S. D. AGHAV, P. S. TAMBADE . Investigating effects of Geopathic Stress on Health Parameters in Young Healthy Volunteers . International Journal of Chemical and Physical Sciences . 2015 . 2319–6602 .
External links
- https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/lifestyle/healthandlife/geopathic-stress-just-for-the-gullible-863019.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2015/aug/20/bad-vibrations-whats-the-evidence-for-geopathic-stress
Further reading
- Rolf Gordon Are You Sleeping In A Safe Place?, 1989
- Paul Craddock, Geopathic Stress & Electropolution: How to Protect Your Health & Home, 2016
- Ulrike Banis, Geopathic Stress - and what you can do about it, 2003
- Robert Egby, The Silent Killer Below: Hunting and Healing Geopathic Stress, 2018
- Judy Hall, Crystal Prescriptions volume 3: Crystal solutions to electromagnetic pollution and geopathic stress. An A-Z guide, 2014
- Louise Weidel GEOPATHIC ZONES : Earth Energy Lines & Electosmog Force Fields & Trees, 2002
- Barry Smith, NOWHERE TO HIDE: Electromagnetic radiation, 2020
- David Cowan and Rodney Girdlestone, Safe as Houses?: Ill Health and Electro-stress in the Home, 1996
- Glen Swartwout, Electromagnetic Pollution Solutions, 2012
- Book: Freiherr von Pohl . Gustav . Earth Currents: Causative Factor of Cancer and Other Diseases . 1988 . Frech Verlag . 978-3772494024.
- Gregory A Storozuk, Geopathic zones and the iron stake method, 1992
- Book: Kaethe Bachler, John M. Living . Earth Radiation . 2007 . Holistic Intuition Society . 9780968632352.
- Book: Thurnell-Read . Jane . Geopathic Stress & Subtle Energy . 2006 . Life-Work Potential . 9780954243944.
- Blanche Merz Die Seele des Ortes. Deren Wirkkraft auf unsere vier Körper (eng. The soul of the place. Effect on our four bodies). Herold, München 1988,
- Later edition: Die Seele des Ortes. Metaphysische Energien und ihre Wirkkraft (eng. The soul of the place. Metaphysical Energy and its Effect). AT, Aarau 2000,
- Ernst Hartmann, Geopathie (eng. Geopathy), Haug Verlag, Ulm/Donau, 1954.
- Ernst Hartmann, Krankheit als Standortproblem (eng. Illness as a Location Problem), Volume 1, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, (1. Auflage 1964), 5. Auflage 1986,
- Ernst Hartmann, Krankheit als Standortproblem (eng. Illness as a Location Problem), Volume 2, Haug Verlag, Heidelberg, 1986,
- Gustav Freiherr von Pohl, Erdstrahlen als Krankheits - und Krebserreger, (eng. Earth Currents as Pathogens of Illness and Development of Cancer), 1932; modern edition
- Hubert Palm, Das gesunde Haus: Unser naher Umweltschutz, (eng. The healthy house; our closest environmental protection) 1975; 1992 edition
See also
Notes and References
- News: Flavin . Edwin . Geopathic stress: Just for the gullible? . Irish Examiner . 18 August 2018 .
- Freshwater . Dawn . Geopathic stress . Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery . 1 December 1997 . 3 . 6 . 160–162 . 10.1016/S1353-6117(05)81003-0 . 9511645 .
- News: Checking the fault lines in our lives . The Irish Times .
- News: Übersinnliches Kribbeln . Der Spiegel . October 1987 .
- Web site: Moonraking . BBC .
- News: Etchells . Pete . Bad vibrations: what's the evidence for geopathic stress? . The Guardian . 20 August 2015 .
- Web site: The Skeptic's Dictionary . skepdic.com.
- Book: Desborough . Brian . They Cast No Shadows . April 2002 . iUniverse . 9780595219575 .
- Book: Hummel . Christian . Do It Yourself Space Clearing Kit . June 2004 . Space Clearing Kit . 9780975479308 .
