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From Thunderbolts of the Gods
By David Talbott and Wallace Thornhill
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ELECTRICITY IN SPACE
"Suddenly, the ‘big picture’ has
changed. For decades we believed that gravity alone rules the
macrocosm. Then an avalanche of space age discoveries revealed
one of the great surprises of the twentieth century--a universe
driven by electric currents and punctuated by cosmic violence".
"From the smallest particle to
the largest galactic formations, a web of circuitry connects and
unifies all of nature, organizing galaxies, energizing stars,
giving birth to planets and, on our world, controlling weather
and animating biological organisms. There are no isolated
islands in space".
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PLASMA DISCHARGE
"It's easy to forget that, like
bodies in space, ideas are connected. Every specialty in the
theoretical sciences is susceptible to the "domino effect". When
a foundational principle collapses, watch out. Nothing will
remain the same".
"Only a few decades ago
astronomers discovered that plasma, distinguished by the
presence of freely moving charged particles, fills the space
between planets, stars, and galaxies. Today, the study of
electric discharge in plasma is transforming our understanding
of cosmic evolution".
"When gravitational theory came
into prominence, the dynamics of plasma discharge was yet to be
discovered. Now, we know there is not a corner of the universe
that is free from electrical effects".
"The best way to understand the
behavior of plasma discharge is to study it in the laboratory.
All of its forms are scalable. What we see in the laboratory is
also seen in remote space".
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PLASMA PHENOMENA IN ANCIENT TIMES
"The discovery of the "electric
universe" does not just change our picture of the heavens today.
It also changes what we see and hear in messages from the
ancient world".
"Were it possible for us to stand
alongside our early ancestors, to witness the events that
provoked human imagination in ancient times, the celestial
dramas would exceed anything conceivable today. The sky was
electric, filled with luminous clouds, threads of light, and
undulating rivers of fire. To today's observer the events could
only appear too vast, too improbable for anything but a dream".
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ORIGINS OF MYTHOLOGY AND ARCHAIC RELIGIONS
"The nightmares and prophecies of
antiquity arose from trauma, from memories of world-altering
events, of deluge, and falling fire and stone. It can now be
shown that the causes lay in an electrically unstable solar
system".
"The archetypes that once
dominated human consciousness are, in fact, out of this world.
So long as you believe that the ancient sky looked like our sky
today, not a single mythic theme will make sense".
"It is only reasonable to ask if
universal memories—memories blatantly defying natural experience
today—conceal a historic fact we have overlooked".
"One of the unique attributes of
high-energy plasma discharge is that its formations appear
alive. In such discharge formations, one phase evolves violently
into another, many with structure that is eerily familiar to the
student of the antique cultures. By direct comparison of
discharge formations to anciently-drawn pictures of the sky, the
question is answered: Who were the mythic gods"?
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GOLDEN AGE AND DOOMSDAY
"Every ancient culture recalled a
lost epoch of awe and wonder—the Golden Age, when peace and
abundance reigned on earth and humanity lived in the presence of
'the gods'".
"Have you ever wondered how the
deepest fears of humanity arose? Even now, the symbols of
Doomsday anxiety clutter human consciousness, visiting us in
nightmares, erupting as apocalyptic visions, or dancing by as
the anachronisms of our holiday celebrations".
"If you really want to understand
the ancient world, look to the two great motives shared by every
culture: the yearning for a return to paradise (the Golden Age),
and the fear that Doomsday will occur again. The fact that the
two traditions are inseparably connected is a vital clue.
Doomsday means the devastating conclusion of the Golden Age. The
ideas are not random".
"Could the evolution of the
plasma environment have inspired the myth of a Golden Age giving
way to cosmic catastrophe? The possibility is eminently testable
through the tools of plasma science and cross-cultural
comparison."
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SERPENTS, DRAGONS AND CHAOS MONSTERS
"The transitional states of
plasma discharge answer directly to the mythical metamorphosis
or "shape-shifting" of archaic gods and monsters".
"Plasma discharge formations are
especially precise in explaining the most pervasive theme—the
dragon. For thousands of years, humanity lived in the shadow of
the dragon, fearing the return of the dragon-borne catastrophe
recounted in their myths".
"A ludicrous monster alien to all
natural experience today, but given cosmic proportions, is
indigenous to all cultures' mythologies".
"Here is an extraordinary fact:
there is nothing in the recurring attributes of the dragon that
cannot be explained by plasma discharge. The creature is
constituted of fire or "breathes" fire. It displays long-flowing
"hair" or "feathers," a telltale feature of plasma discharge.
That its writhing form appears in the sky as chaos and darkness
overtake the world is exactly what we should expect of a high
energy discharge event".
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