Phoenix Journal 208 - Four Winds 10

CHAPTER 8
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HOAXES AND HOLOGRAMS
OUR ELECTROMAGNETIC UNIVERSE
by Calvin Burgin 6/30/97
Once upon a time long ago and far away, there was a Babylonian shepherd who owned a piece of amber
(Amber: fossilized tree sap). He decided to comb his sheep’s hair (Hair: also known as wool) with the
amber (he was a very bored shepherd) and discovered electricity. Or maybe he was a Greek shepherd,
because the Greek word for “amber” is “electron”. His wife came to visit him and he decided to play a
trick on her and rubbed the amber on the wool before he kissed her. She got a real charge out of it. He
became a very lonely shepherd.
Maybe that story is not true. Much that is taught about electricity and physics is not true. There is much
that is WRONG with current accepted electromagnetic theory, [“...it is not usually acknowledged that
electrodynamics, both classical and quantal, are in a sad state.” Mario Bunge, Foundations of
Physics, Springer-Verlag, New York, 1967, p. 176. Also see Terence W. Barrett, “Electromagnetic
Phenomena Not Explained by Maxwell’s Equations,” in Lakhtakia, A. (ed): Essays on the Formal
Aspects of Electromagnetic Theory, World Scientific, Singapore, 1992, p. 6-86.] and there is great
resistance from mainline scientists against recognizing this fact. The history of science is a history of errors,
but always the scientists at the moment feel more or less that “now we know it all” and it usually takes a
later generation of younger scientists to finally overturn and improve (some of) the older generation’s
MISunderstandings.
This newsletter is a continuation of our investigation into electromagnetics started in the last issue [Worldline
newsletter #7, Part I and Part II, appeared consecutively in the May 6, 1997 and May 13, 1997
issues of CONTACT]. It is my hope to present a simplified overall picture of the situation and point out
where the problem areas exist and possible explanations that need to be examined.
IS LIGHT A WAVE OR A PARTICLE?
Is light a wave or a particle? Is it matter? Does it matter? This has been debated by scientists for many
years. In the late 1800s, light was considered to be a wave. When you toss a pebble in a pond, waves
spread out in a continuous pattern from the center. When light is emitted, it spreads out in a continuous
wave pattern from the source. Waves are not particles. Particles are not waves, by definition of the
words. Waves are long and continuous like a snake, particles are little lumps of things that can hop around
like a rabbit. When you talk, waves of sound come out of your mouth. Sound is not little particles, little
particles do not come out of your mouth, unless you talk when you are eating.
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