Earth as an accumulator of energy
Viewed from a more cosmic perspective these strata are
extremely close together, producing a very high potential of
energy. Callum Coats proposes an ingenious concept of the Earth
as an accumulator of energy gradually building up an electro-
magnetic charge (Fig. 7.5). This accumulation of energy would
naturally enhance the emergence of life because, without differ-
ences in electrical charge, gender, potential or a suitable energy
field, life is impossible.
Viktor Schauberger was concerned to identify which natural
processes and functions might promote the concentration of the
energetic matrix within which physical life can evolve. He
favoured an energy matrix being created by the 'original' motion
of the Earth as it rotates about its own axis and circulates its bio-
magnetic and bioelectrical energies through itself during its
365.26 day, orbital waltz around the Sun.
It seems reasonable to propose that these variously charged lay-
ers in the atmosphere are a product of the Earths rotation. The
+4°C (39°F) layers form charge-resisting strata which may con-
tribute to the reflection of radio waves, though the conventional
explanation for their reflection is the different ionization levels,
water vapour being present at different densities in the different lay-
ers.^4 The development of electricity can be demonstrated by very
simple experiments, in which energy in the form of an electric
charge is generated by falling water.^5
These experiments demonstrate that through an increase of
water vapour, a saturation level is reached where individual water
molecules can form raindrops that generate an electric charge as
they fall. This charge is released at a certain point as lightning.
Ozone is created by the intense ionization caused by an electrical
discharge, and is often carried up by the powerful rising currents of
a thunderstorm, to reinforce the ozone layer, which screens life from
excessive ultraviolet radiation.
Photographs taken from Earth-orbiting satellites show how fre-
quent are lightning discharges, occurring at about 100 per minute. If
they average 15,000,000kw per strike, the annual total would be a
prodigious 13,000,000,000kw/hrs per year.^6 Lightning discharges can
reach 9 km (6 miles), and sheet lightning up to 100 km (62 miles).
- THE ATMOSPHERE AND ELECTRICITY