Page 138#36. Geopathic Stress
Now we must include a topic often coupled with discussion of electromagnetic
phenomenon and that’s the matter of Geopathic stress, that is: health hazards
from emanations from Earth (and possibly outer space). It is sometimes called
“Earth Radiation”
It is a new idea that location can be a factor in disease. There seem to be
certain spots on the Earth’s surface that are unhealthy. People who live in the
countryside have known for centuries that there are places in which cattle
and other livestock sicken and die inexplicably. If there were dangerous ‘Earth
currents’ running, these places would be as harmful to humans as they’d been to
animals.
In 1990 a significant study was carried out by Christopher MacNaney of the
People’s Research Centre in Cumbria. Assisted by his wife Sheila and five
interviewers, he surveyed approximately 750 families of gypsies at the Appleby
Horse Fair. It was found that the incidence of cancer among ‘travelling’ families
was a startling 0.6 per cent – lowest in the Western world. Yet the survey also
showed their lifestyle – smoking, drinking, etc. – was no healthier than that of
the rest of the population. Moreover, of the families with one or more members
who had contracted cancer, all had succumbed in the two years after settling
down in a static location.
We call this proposed phenomenon geopathic stress. No one as yet know what
the danger factor is but it seems very likely to be a disturbance in the Earth’s
magnetic field.
The problem is definitely not radon gas, which affects granite areas. In any
case, unusual geographical distributions of disease do not necessarily indicate
radiation. Areas where bracken contaminates water supplies have a well-
documented high incidence of cancer. In some areas of Wales farmers are
advised to wear masks. Professor Jim Taylor of Aberystwyth university is reported
as saying ‘I regard bracken as a present-day Triffid.’
In my view, geological aspects of terrain could also be an important factor. I refer
to the writings of George Lakhowsky and others. Lakhowsky surveyed Paris in
the 1930s and discovered interesting geopraphical variations in the prevalence
of cancer. Areas where the incidence was high (Auteuil, Javel, Grenelle and St
Lambert) were sited on clay; areas where the incidence was low (Port Dauphine,
Champs – Elysees and La Muette) were on sand and sandy limestone.