Gifts from the Insect World

This story is probably one of the most interesting on the internet. It is about an entomologist who found two intertwined secrets about the insect world. These secrets didn't change the world, nor would he want it to. If you read the portions of his book that are translated, you will be drawn in by this scholars warmth and sincerity as well as a great mind. This brilliant intellect was merged with a deep love and respect for the natural world. I really like his style of writing. He weaves his personal philosophy with decades of research so well. This is what makes his account so special, besides the stunning experiments that you yourself can do at home. Well, I suppose you couldn't do everything. His name is Victor S. Grebennikov, a Russian scientist who's study into insects led to incredible achievements little known to just about everybody.

As you might have guessed from the picture, this man is on a rickety old platform that appears to be levitating. Or is it? I would like to think so. In his book, he recalls the first times he experienced what he calls the cavity structural effect or CSE. He was camping in Siberia, and noticed an odd feeling around a cliff with large beehive in it. It was having strange effects on him. He saw flashes of light, had a metallic taste in his mouth, and felt generally awful after awhile. He took a lump of beehive home and while running his hand over the many tiny holes he felt a warmth. In chapter V of his book, he remarks,

A miracle! I had suddenly felt the warmth emanating from these remains. I've touched the lumps with my bare hand yet, they were cold. But, I could clearly feel the thermal sensation right above them. I could also feel some hitherto unknown jerks, some sort of "tick" in my fingers, besides the warmth. When I pushed the jar with the nests to the end of the desk and leaned over it, I had felt the same sensation in my head, the feeling, which has overwhelmed me by the lake. I felt again as if I were getting lighter and bigger, with the vertigo of my body falling down. I saw the same rapid flashes of light in my eyes and my mouth had the electric battery in it again. I have also become a bit nauseous...

Further experiments at the Agricultural Research Center led him to find out remarkable healing capabilities of cavity structures and the study of a human CSE effect. He believes that our hands have enough of these cavities to be able to effect the environment around us. Other crazy effects, such as localized time distortions, were noticed as well and are all recorded in his book. While this required broad and astounding thinking by Victor, what he discovered next was truly remarkable.

Much related but slightly different to the CSE effect was the discovery of the anti-gravitational properties of some insects chitinous shells. A certain type of Siberian insect when examined by Grebennikov had even stranger properties than most. Meticulously copying the geometry of the shell into something useful to him, he managed to construct a platform capable of, well...flying. He used it to visit and study his protected wildlife areas. There is a funny story about his first flight in the selected portions of the book. Pretty cool stuff. From what I've read however, the radiation from this platform may have led to his death.

When I first remembered this story about a month ago, I daydreamed of a real landspeeder, like the one from Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. When I read that I would have to travel to Siberia and try and find exactly the right insect, my hopes were dashed. The name of the species was not given out to protect them and their habitat. While there is to be sure other insects that do this, I would not know where to start. To top that off his son has stated that he smashed the platform to bits and doesn't know where it is. Other people say that it was on display in a museum and was taken by vandals.

Victor thought that many UFO sightings are actually people like him tinkering with this phenomenon. This is because the platform when gaining speed creates distortions in the space around it, which can manifest as a fuzzy ball or a bright light. He warned not to use it around anything with circuits, or they might go a little crazy. I hope you experiment with the CSE effect explained in the book, linked below.

The reason there is only a portion of the book is because the rest has not been translated. If you can read Russian you could probably find it online.

The book excerpt
Schematic of the platform and different types of wings
Flying Carpets? He can't be serious!

So much better than TV,

Apologies for my absence everyone

Beautiful Barefoot Benefits

Some days living here at my folks house I like to take walks. They are rather short and are usually the same route. I go barefoot most of the time, mostly because I like to. Of course my feet look good, thanks to my zapper and dry skin brushing. I don't pamper them either, so a nice layer of hardness lies on the bottom of them. They are used to loose gravel, hot pavement, and occasional unpleasant artifacts. I've been a barefooter since I was a kid, enjoying the grass and sand especially. I developed a minor philosophy around it. *As if I needed to justify what I did* I felt that it was a natural thing to do and people that walk barefoot get more out of life. You get that much more tactile sensory out of your day. I felt that if society walked barefoot that the ground would be free of junk and people would be a lot happier. Of course millions of people still do walk around barefoot across the world, thank the maker. There are actually many barefoot clubs around that you can join in the US. http://barefoot.meetup.com/ for example.

It turned out later there was a little more to it. Humans evolved, like many other species, in communion with the ground. We would sleep on it, sit on it, and walk on it for life. As we have electric current running through us there is a also natural voltage in the ground. The sky and the earth exchange electricity too, sometimes violently as is the case with lightning. We and all other organisms are a part of this process, albeit a minor one. When barefoot, any extra current will run into the ground and we will be at the same charge as the earth. This grounding may be more beneficial for us than we think.

Recent research from sleepgrounded.com informs us of this natural process. While they sell grounded sheets for you to sleep between, I would suggest trying a barefoot romp in your backyard or a park for personal confirmations on this idea. Lance Armstrong, to name drop, uses the portable version of the grounding blanket and his whole team benefited during the Tour de France by using this technology. Preliminary studies show barefoot technology decreases recovery time for athletes and the injured, relieves stress, and reduces inflammation. I am hoping to get the sheets at sleepgrounded.com but until then I will continue walking and playing barefoot in these summer months. They cost a lot because there is silver in the sheets.

Reflexology is Traditional Chinese Medicines approach of looking at the feet. Different pressure points on the feet correspond to different organs because of how nerves and other energy pathways are laid out in the body. Barefoot walking may help you by stimulating all these pressure points in your feet. As for me, it is also a psychological and spiritual need, linking me to childhood and the natural pulse of the earth that I feel connects everything. Shoes can also become an obsession.

Another foot related subject is Japanese foot detox pads. They work with the reflexology points on the feet as well. They are awesome, so awesome that when I had too much to drink one night I slapped one on each foot and woke up not just alright but refreshed. They really do accumulate tons of metabolic junk and heavy metals. The thing I don't like about them is that they can get gooey and mess up the sheets. You also will have to buy a few dozen to really get all the benefits, which can be pricey. I also will say that no two brands are created equal. I have only tried one brand but you all should look around for a product with scientific backing. Personally, I would opt for a bentonite clay bath to detox but that can be messy and/or too much some.

Stop getting shocked on your car door! walk barefoot.