Could Magnetic Bacteria Hold The Key To Experiancers?

I have not done a thread of any substance on ATS at all really, so please bear with me as I go through motions. I am going to post to start with my main findings with links and sources to the materials which can be checked and verified. I was going to sit on this for a little while longer as I wanted to look at opposing theories to this theory, I basically wanted to look at the counter argument to this and present it once I had done this. With time being short I simply have not had the time to do that.

I will here present a question and links to the information within that support this theory BUT I would love people to come in and destroy it for me too. I hold no emotional attachment to this theory (as that's all it really is) and cant wait to see what ATS makes of this, so your participation would very much be appreciated.

I approached the question in the subject/title with this question;

Does a simple but not fully understood magnetic particle in human brains hold the answer or some partial answer to episodes of high strangeness?

What is it?
Magneto-tactic Bacteria is found in all living things. It is in your brain, my brain and animal’s brains. It's the most magnetic naturally occurring organism/crystal in the natural world. This bacterium crystallizes in forms and either stays in your brain or can travel to other areas of your body, like your heart, liver and spleen. In layman’s terms,you could say, that it means we are biological magnets.

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“Magnetotactic bacteria (MTB) are aquatic prokaryotes whose direction of motility is directed by the Earth's geomagnetic and externally applied magnetic fields (1). These ubiquitous microorganisms represent a morphologically, phylogenetically, and physiologically diverse group of Gram-negative bacteria that biomineralize unique organelles called magnetosomes, which are responsible for the cells' magnetotactic behavior, which is referred to as magnetotaxis (2). Magnetosomes consist of magnetic mineral crystals, either magnetite (Fe3O4) or greigite (Fe3S4), enveloped by a bilayer membrane composed mostly of phospholipids, called the magnetosome membrane, that contains a number of proteins not present in the cytoplasmic and outer membranes (OMs) and are unique to MTB”

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The scientists found that most parts of the brain could be magnetized; in other words, these areas all contained magnetic particles
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Where is it found?
As well as it being in your brain, liver and heart, it’s also found in the world’s oceans. The bacteria use the magnetic poles of the earth, to discover the correct depth to go to in the ocean where the oxygen is the richest. It’s also been postulated as a theory to explain how migrating birds/fish/ honey bees and other animals navigate and has been queried as to what effects this bacteria has on humans.

Side note; You will also find that some "New Age" followers believe it’s a healing stone and can be bought as Magnetite stones.
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It's found in Meteors!
What’s also interesting is that it has been found in Meteors also. Most interesting is the famous Allan Hills 84001, this is the sample where they originally thought there was extra-terrestrial bacteria within the meteor itself;
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Found in other parts of the solar system?

It has even been suggested that organisms similar to Earth's magnetotactic bacteria may have inhabited other planets in our solar system. Several years ago, researchers showed that magnetite crystals contained within the Martian meteorite ALH84001 exhibited characteristics similar to crystals synthesized by magnetotactic bacteria on Earth (McKay 1996, Thomas-Keprta 2002). As we begin to understand Earth's magnetotactic bacteria and the mechanism by which these organisms synthesize iron oxides and sulphides, we may also be able to answer whether the magnetite observed in the Martian meteorite ALH84001 (or others) may be biotic in origin as well. Such insight might help us understand the origin of life on Earth and elsewhere in the universe.

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Found in Brain Tissue!

"Surprisingly, magnetite has also been found in human brain tissue samples raising the intriguing possibility that these minerals may play some functional role in humans as well (Kirschvink, et al., 1992). Also, consistent with these findings is the accumulating evidence that certain neurodegenerative diseases are associated with a build-up of precipitated metals in the brain. For instance, patients with a familial disease called neuroferritinopathy can have a build-up of magnetite in the brain due to defects in the iron storage protein, Ferritin (Hautot, et al., 2007). Clearly, a deeper understanding of the process of magnetite formation by MB can lead to insights into the mechanisms and evolution of biomineralization. Additionally, understanding this process in a simplified system may provide a route to therapy in cases where magnetite is linked to a pathological condition."

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Here is an image highlighting where some of the concentrations of this bacteria are found in the human brain;

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Also found in the heart, liver and spleen!
There is also research into the different areas of the body that these magnetic particles exist and have been traced to. Namely the heart, liver and spleen. The presence of magnetic material in these organs may have implications for the function of biogenic magnetite in the human body.
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Question / Postulation;
Could there be any effects on humans that have a much higher than normal concentration of this bacteria in locations such as the brain,heart, liver and spleen, if the subject was exposed to higher than usual electromagnetic frequencies or environments or if they were targeted with beams of millimeter waves?

a reply to: pigsy2400

I wonder what would happened if you ran this thing over your head several times:

Extremely Large Heavy Magnet 100 pound pulling strength

I wonder if it would eff up your thinking. I would never do it. It would probably kill you.

What if any, are the applications of this bacteria?
Storage of data;
This bacterium can also store "data" - there is work underway to utilize it for future hard drives... Your future laptops / smartphones could have data storage using this bacterium;

"Hard drives store data on discs coated with a metallic film divided into tiny magnetic regions, each of which stores a single bit – the more regions you can squeeze on to a disc, the bigger the capacity. Now, a team at the University of Leeds, UK, have borrowed a trick from nature to build a new kind of hard drive. Certain strains of bacteria absorb iron to make magnetic that let them navigate using the Earth’s magnetic field. The team have extracted the protein behind this process and used it to create magnetic patterns that can store data. “We’re using and abusing nature because it’s had billions of years to do all of its experiments through evolution, so there is almost no point in us starting from scratch,” says Sarah Staniland, who led the research (Small, vol 8, p 204). "

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Medical Applications;
There is also the possibility for medical applications in terms of Nano robots and how they navigate around the human body too...

Researchers have long studied magnetotactic bacteria (MTB), aquatic microbes that have the ability to orientate themselves to magnetic fields. This unusual behaviour makes them a subject of interest for improving our understanding of biomagnetism, and potentially harnessing their abilities for future technologies, such as medical nanorobots. Neutrons have been used to explore the characteristics of this magnetism by probing the specialised parts of the cells that are involved. Read more at: phys.org...

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Could this play some part in the NESD programs in relation to the "Human Brain Interface" DARPA Projects?
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Animals use it to navigate;

Many animals also have magnetic particles in their brains. Some past research has suggested that animals such as eels or sea turtles use these particles to help navigate. But Gilder said that only one group of creatures are definitely known to use particles of magnetite for orienting themselves in space: magnetotactic bacteria. These bacteria migrate along magnetic field lines of the Earth's magnetic field. Humans, on the other hand, probably don't do that, Gilder said.

WIll magnets hurt you brain?

The magnet in the study was 1 tesla strong, or 20,000 times stronger than the Earth's magnetic field, which is about 50 microteslas strong. An MRI, at 1 to 3 teslas strong, however, could magnetize the particles, Kirschvink said. But "to do damage you need to pull on those [particles] hard enough to break the cell membranes," Kirschvink said, and added that he is unaware of "any studies showing damage from the strong, static magnetic fields of an MRI.")

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Now my first part of my thead was mostly, peer reviewed / verifiable information, this is where my theorizing and blue sky thinking comes in. I think we get too excited at times to try and throw everything in the "UFO Bucket" as James Carrion used to say. But this should hopefully go back to some classic ATS conspiracy stuff

Disclaimer
I have a theory that connects this bacteria with episodes of high strangeness on cattle and with things like Skinwalker Ranch as well. As with all things in this field, there are things we can prove and then things we can connect. I have tried my best to make the following useful but must add a disclaimer that it’s all speculation on my part and it might all be total nonsense .

Cattle Mutilation Stories
Well you may struggle to find many records of cattle mutilations before 1967. There was a laboratory, I don't know which one yet (I am still looking into this angle) but it was investigating bio-weapons and other DARPA related objectives in the 1960's and were testing it on cattle. I have heard that something went wrong / accident and something "escaped" the lab in that year. Then all of a sudden cattle started turning up mutilated across that part of the US. It was almost like a "genesis" point of the mutilations which spread out further from that point .

Mutation?
Is it possible that there was a mutation in this magnetic bacteria, either naturally or given a little push by said bio weapons lab? If something "escaped" or was tested on cattle not in a quarantine scenario? It's quite possible that this is could be how this mutation of the bacteria was spread amongst other cattle.

In terms of what happened to the animals afterwards, some were hoaxes sure, but could some of these genuine mutilations and the injuries sustained by the cattle be evidence of the mutated bacteria........leaving its host?

"Iron is required for magnetosome synthesis, and therefore, it must be present in the growth medium. The type of iron source is not critical, however, as long as it is kept soluble at neutral pH by the presence of either chelating agents [particularly if the iron is supplied as Fe(III)] or reducing agents that reduce Fe(III) to the much more soluble Fe(II) form."

TinFoil Hat Time!!
What I find interesting in the quoted text above is that the synthesis requires Iron, a lot of it! There has been some work in this area to change the proteins of this bacteria to speed up some of the iron absorption process.The most abundant place in the body of mammals for this is in the blood. Interesting although maybe not related, is the cattle mutilations that were discovered were mainly, completely drained of blood and there was no residual blood on the ground either.

Maybe this bacterium consumed / absorbed all of the blood through some odd mutation, so there was no blood left to go anywhere?

Colm, Alzheimers and Skinwalkers
Colm Kellher who was heavily involved in SWR wrote his first book (Brain Trust: The Hidden Connection Between Mad Cow and Misdiagnosed Alzheimer's Disease) before his book "Hunt for the Skinwalker" with Knapp. This first book focused on brain disease / Alzheimer’s in Cattle and CJD/Mad Cow Disease.

This bacteria can be attributed to one of the main causes of Alzheimer's! I always thought it odd that the next book Kellher writes, was about SWR which involved the phenomena AND involved cattle mutilations and all the other supposed goings on there.

Magnetite and prions are obviously connected to Alzheimer’s disease (AD). An increase in the amount of magnetite has been observed in the brain of AD patients and prions are involved in the formation of amyloid plaques. It has been postulated that these two compounds together are involved in storage of memory in the brain. It is not surprising that the two most stable compounds in the brain have “found each other””. In this system several things could go wrong. For example there could be disturbances in the connection between magnetite and the protein resulting in memory problems. Several other diseases like type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia are linked to AD. In the human brain it is 5 million nano crystals per g tissue [4] and it is also described from heart, spleen and liver [5]. Biogenic magnetite is associated with neurogenerative diseases like Alzheimer and Parkinson. It has been shown that the amount of magnetite present is generally high in the Alzheimer brain [6,7]. In some cases the values are as much as 15 times greater than in the controls. Magnetite is present in human hippocampus [8,9].

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Also of note, could the SWR be an area where the earths natural EMF are stronger / weaker than other areas?
"Where the world is thin"

Chip off the old block?
With SWR its odd how they never mentioned the security guards there, but there is eye witness accounts (Chip) who stated on a podcast from 2007 that he was a security guard at the ranch (during the times of BASS/AAWSAP programs) that they had to give a urine sample after each and every shift and weren’t given proper security dogs either, just mongrels /household pets/dogs. Chip also stated that they have to travel to Vegas and undergo MRI scans as well, sound familiar?

Some Questions
Why weren't they provided with proper security dogs? They were for security right?
Why did they have to submit a urine test after each shift?
Why did they have to have MRI scans?

Chip also stated that they had to have TC/SCI security clearances for just being a security guard at the ranch. They also had DIA personnel on site at all times, if his witness testimony is to be believed. Considering the information that has come out in more recent times, in regards to Bigelow stating he was approach by the DIA who wanted to visit the ranch before BASS was kick-started, it makes sense and Chip's testimony was before any of this other information was known.

Back at the DARPA Ranch
Again, testing grounds on humans in terms of DARPA/DIA related activities in relation to their obsession of creating psychic soldiers. It's real folks;
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If SWR was related to the phenomenon, I believe it was potentially a bi-product of what they were already doing there or a dual purpose program. I believe it was military testing on humans and the cameras that were monitoring and recording the ranch, were recording the people there and the effects this bacteria had on them due to their exposure to some sort of DIA/DARPA MM wave / EMF exposure.

There was probably experiments on people that they had identified as having more of these bacteria in their bodies (experiencers) and were probably being zapped with non-ionizing beamed radiation that interacts with this bacteria. Was this in an attempt to "get the phenomena to react" so they could study both the phenomena and the bacterial interactions further? Was this just a case of human testing in terms of DARPA's experiments regarding the human brain etc.

Hence..all the secrecy, the involvement of the DIA etc.

Antenna?
It could be theorized that these magnetic crystals / antenna is a collection of white blobs in a specific place within the brain. The place where activity peaks in Remote Viewing according to tests done by numerous scientists, including Persinger himself.

EarthTec?

Our Goal: The forensic diagnosis of enigmatic illness, treatment, protection and improved patient well-being using the latest Neuroscience and Genomics Institute medical scientists have mapped emergent evidence of correlations between energy science and the life sciences in discovery of new injury diagnostics, after patients have been exposed to unusual near-field anomalous effects believed related to advanced or experimental propulsion, or unknown devices under test and evaluation.

Current client interests include: Human Effects from Mixed Beam RF mm-wave, Terahertz, and Gamma radiation; these is good evidence out there from Greens own words that the injuries sustained by some “experiancers” could be the result of a gamma radiation based weapon.Interactions of novel energy and propulsion systems causing both Epigenetic injury and Central Nervous System pathology; Studies of Brain Biomarkers and related heritable DNA related to high performance cognition, learning, and intuition when under stress

This image here was supposedly of an indivudual who came into close contact with a UAP and due to the "exposure" died within a few weeks;


Could it be that these magnetic crystals fused and caused such trauma to the brain and the surrounding membranes and tissues is the actual cause of death?

Creating Experiencers?
The part of this that I find most disturbing, in terms of people that are naturally "experiencers" and susceptible to episodes of high strangeness, is the stance that I believe the military would take.

There would be too many obstacles in the way for the military to utilize "experiencers" in an military operational way. What I mean by this, is that the military would want to create "experiencers" for applications that they want.

I cannot even begin to think how they would do this but can only imagine its probably already happened and is probably quite horrific...!

Experiments with people in MRI machines that claimed to be psychic
"Unfortunately, several of these studies suffer from methodological weaknesses that could account for the reported effects. Listing these flaws may contribute to the improvement of the research in this field."

Other issues with some of those experiments, is the people who claim to be psychic themselves and as the quote above mentions, the methodology that was employed by those doing the tests, basically those experiments caught something, but the data could be erroneous. Concerning your question around the "hallucinations" its interesting that this build up metals / magnetite in the brain is and has been attributed to certain neurological diseases, whose symptoms can include hallucinations, visual and auditory. Schizophrenia for example, it does make me think of Persinger's Helmet in those regards, which I find fascinating.

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Questions;
Sounds really boring doesn’t it? Below are a few questions that we have postulated and this bacteria’s potential connection to episodes of high strangeness / interactions with unknown phenomena.

Is there a biological connection between a build-up of this bacteria in the brains / bodies of humans and episodes of high strangeness?

Could it be an indication or a connection to the “antenna” that has been mentioned within Ufology in recent years?

Do some “experiencers” have a higher concentration of this bacteria in their brains, thus making them more susceptible to natural / artificial fluctuations and changes in electromagnetic fields?

Some areas of the planet have higher frequencies of episodes of high strangeness, what would happen if these “experiencers” were taken to these areas?

Does this bacterium have a connection with the phenomena? Could a mutated or evolved version of this bacteria be classed as extra-terrestrial?

There have comments that we are looking in the wrong places for evidence of “extra-terrestrials” and that is why there has been a switch from astronomy to microbiology, particularly with scientists wondering if this bacteria is in other parts of the solar system.

More questions than answers so it seems….

Fascinating. Maybe also helps explain how migrating birds and such navigate?

Star and a flag. This has been one of the most fascinating threads I've read in a while.

thank you!

a reply to: pigsy2400

Here is an image highlighting where some of the concentrations of this bacteria are found in the human brain

Can you provide a direct citation for this. I looked at your links and found nothing of the sort. Magnetite particles do not imply magnetotactic bacteria.

Also it seems to be pretty much trace amounts ~4ng per gram of brain tissue. The membranes enveloping the brain and spinal cord contain almost twenty times (~70ng/g ) as much. It is still an extremely tiny amount of magnetite.

a reply to: moebius

Thanks moebius, I have amended the link under the image I also appreciate your opposite take on this too,its my first "real thread" of any substance and I have no emotional connection to the theory so, Pull it apart and destroy it

In terms of the amount and actual size/weight of these bacteria - I agree it would appear to be so small and insignificant that it wouldn't make any difference to anything.

Its pretty obvious I think, that I am no microbiologist! That is the issue I find within this field, you would need about 6 PHds in so many different scientific fields to make sense of some of the information presented and found.

I just looked at the same patterns throughout UAP encounters in terms of EMF / Static / Cars & Electrical Equipment Cutting out / Patterns in Hallucinations in Alzheimer sufferers.

I have presented this idea to quite a well known microbiologist however that has "some" presence in the UFO field.

I will seek their consent to post their response

originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: pigsy2400

I wonder what would happened if you ran this thing over your head several times:

Extremely Large Heavy Magnet 100 pound pulling strength

I wonder if it would eff up your thinking. I would never do it. It would probably kill you.

Ever had an mri? Or you could try what I have, a 14 tesla (140,000 Gauss) adiabatic reactor. It will erase credit cards at more than 6 feet away lol. It erased all of my credit cards a few times, but hasn't hurt me at all. At least that's what the voices in my head tell me when I can hear past the neurological tinnitus lol.

Cheers - Dave

a reply to: pigsy2400

Go big or go home. Great job with your first thread particularly the thread topic.

Plenty to marinate on and best of luck.

S&F

Continued....

Controlling This Bacteria;
Stanford Graduate research on this bacterium;

“By creating mutations in the lab, microbiologists [have identified genes] that enable magnetotactic bacteria to produce magnetic nanoparticles. They’ve also found genes that control the nanoparticles’ size, shape and alignment in these bacteria. One possible application is to use these magnetic genes as a tool to manipulate cells in a non-invasive way. They could allow a researcher to wirelessly control a cell.”

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The location that the bacteria is found is also quite interesting, its located in areas of the brain in the highest concentrations are in the cerebellum and the brain stem in some of the research.

So...who cares?
You might be wondering and if you have managed to get this far down this post, congratulations and thanks for not falling asleep. Exposure to electromagnetic fields, artificial and natural does have varying effects upon our bodies and brains.

There was a study completed over 30 years on Swiss railway workers, due to their exposure to low EMF fields for prolonged periods of time, they were considerably more likley to develop brain, heart and blood cancers than people who didn't;
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Whats this got to do with Experiencers of High Strangeness? Get to the point!!!
I postulate that "Experiancers" have a much higher concentration of these magnetic crystals in their brains and other areas of their bodies. The location of these crystals is concentrated in the Sensory (motor) and memory parts of the brain. What would happen if someone with a higher concentration of these crystals, came into contact with something that emitted an extremely high EMF?

Could this explain why there are so many strange episodes around the world in areas where the planets natural EMF is weakest / strongets? - Are their literal hotspots in regards to this?

Magnetic Particles in the Heart;
Could this explain the injuries sustained by John Burroughs from the Rendelsham Forest Incident? - He was engulfed by a light / beams? Both men stated that there was "Static" in the area...? Could the buildup of these particles in his heart, which is the 2nd highest concentration in the body of these particles be attributed to some of the injuries to his heart?

EMF
EMF always seem to have a part to play in most episodes of high strangeness.....would someone with lots of these magnetic crystals in their brains, literally react to "things" differently when the EMF changes in the environment they are in? Is that why places like Sedona / Joshua Tree and many other places are more likely to have odd things happening there? - Throw in a few people that have more these crystals and what happens?

Are these magnetic crystals part of the Antenna? Remember Persingers Helmet? Where people who had a literally helmet on and were bombarded with different magnetic fields and people told of experiencing "others" and "the voice of god?"
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More Applications
Also of note, is the applications in terms of creating biological hard drives with these bacteria as noted above. Imagine being able to remotely communicate person to person utilizing this? Literally reading and writing data to individuals minds.. sounds like Science Fiction, but DARPA have been looking into this for quite some time in their NESD programs;

The Next-Generation Nonsurgical Neurotechnology (N3) program aims to develop high-performance, bi-directional brain-machine interfaces for able-bodied service members. Such interfaces would be enabling technology for diverse national security applications such as control of unmanned aerial vehicles and active cyber defense systems or teaming with computer systems to successfully multitask during complex military missions.

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a reply to: pigsy2400

Could this explain the injuries sustained by John Burroughs from the Rendelsham Forest Incident? 

The question is what would Dr Green and company say about it?

originally posted by: Baablacksheep
a reply to: pigsy2400

Could this explain the injuries sustained by John Burroughs from the Rendelsham Forest Incident? 

The question is what would Dr Green and company say about it?

That's a very good question Baa....my theory might be way off and I have a feeling that its not "the answer" but it may play its part in some way.

The only way we would know is if they were to reply or comment and I cannot see that happening in all honesty.

Considering the parts of the brain where this bacteria resides in its highest concentrations - memory/motor - it does seem to correlate with some instances of high strangeness - loss of memory and movement..

a reply to: dfnj2015

If that was the case, you would think an MRI would have that effect on you then

originally posted by: Macenroe82
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If that was the case, you would think an MRI would have that effect on you then

this may be useful in regards to this;

MR images are made without using any ionizing radiation, so patients are not exposed to the harmful effects of ionizing radiation. But while there are no known health hazards from temporary exposure to the MR environment, the MR environment involves a strong, static magnetic field, a magnetic field that changes with time (pulsed gradient field), and radio-frequency energy, each of which carry specific safety concerns: The strong, static magnetic field will attract magnetic objects (from small items such as keys and cell phones, to large, heavy items such as oxygen tanks and floor buffers) and may cause damage to the scanner or injury to the patient or medical professionals if those objects become projectiles. Careful screening of people and objects entering the MR environment is critical to ensure nothing enters the magnet area that may become a projectile.

1)The magnetic fields that change with time create loud knocking noises which may harm hearing if adequate ear protection is not used.

2)They may also cause peripheral muscle or nerve stimulation that may feel like a twitching sensation.

3) The radio-frequency energy used during the MRI scan could lead to heating of the body. The potential for heating is greater during long MRI examinations.

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I have to go though this again, but star and flag well deserved.

What immediately leaped out at me was the following:

How does antibiotics effect these bacteria?

Would be a pretty straightforward test to do in a research project.

I have to read all of this again.

Well done.

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Could this explain why there are so many strange episodes around the world in areas where the planets natural EMF is weakest / strongets? - Are their literal hotspots in regards to this?

For some reason this was on my mind when I read this. The Bible talks about offering sacrifices at the “High Places”. So I though maybe these people knew of theses hotspots. Perhaps with less electronic interference they were able to tap into these the power in those hotspots. Perhaps The alters and ashera poles we hear about were tools to control the energy.

Just thinking out loud here, Sorry.

But man what an awesome thread. Great info, love it. S&F

Great thread! S & F! You mentioned that Magneto-tactic Bacteria is found in our brains, which may be linked to Alzheimer's and creating “experiencers.” Besides this bacterium, there are also Magnetite nanoparticles in the human brain, which is mentioned in an article from one of the links you provided. Turns out this nanoscale magnetite is "toxic to the brain" as well.

This discovery is important because nanoscale magnetite can respond to external magnetic fields, and is toxic to the brain, being implicated in production of damaging reactive oxygen species (ROS). Because enhanced ROS production is causally linked to neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, exposure to such airborne PM (particulate matter)-derived magnetite nanoparticles might need to be examined as a possible hazard to human health.

www.pnas.org...

I did a little "Googling" because I wanted to know more on how the human body acquires these magnetic "particles" in our brain. What I discovered, actually refutes a statement from one of the articles that you linked. The author states that "he doesn't think the particles are the result of exposure to pollution."

Furthermore, because the particles weren't found specifically at higher concentrations near the olfactory bulb — which is what would happen if the particles were absorbed from the environment — Gilder said he doesn't think the particles are the result of exposure to pollution. (Here, the idea is that the particles would be inhaled through the nose and then pass into the brain's olfactory bulb.)

www.livescience.com...

I think this guy is wrong. The article that is linked below, indicates that airborne pollution actually does play a big role in humans absorbing magnetite nanoparticles through our olfactory bulb (smell receptor cells).

The abundant combustion-derived magnetite particles found in airborne PM can range widely in size, from less than 5 nm to more than 1 µm (15⇓–17, 19). Those particles of nanoscale dimensions, requiring analysis by transmission rather than scanning electron microscopy, have, until recently, received less attention than the larger, often more heterogenous spherules. Magnetite nanospheres up to ≾ 200 nm can have a direct entry route to the brain through the axons of the olfactory nerve

. In addition to occupational settings [including, for example, exposure to printer toner powders (36)], higher concentrations of magnetite pollution nanoparticles are likely to arise in the indoor environment from open fires (25) or poorly sealed stoves used for cooking and/or heating, and in the outdoor environment from vehicle (especially diesel) and/or industrial PM sources.

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Magnetite nanoparticles captured from the exhaust plume of a diesel engine:

a reply to: Observationalist

Your thought process is not without merit, even if I don't subscribe to a particular faith.

I think there is potential in terms of the natural magnetic fields of the earth that may give some indication that there are areas where these fields are weaker/stronger - that "could" have an impact on people within those areas and potentially what they see in those areas?

I have thought for a while which relates to your post, that if I was in charge of an "experiencer" group - I would take them to an area that was known to be an area where strange things happened and then measure the results. This could quite possibly be what SWR was actually all about as I postulated earlier..

They sure did seem to have a lot of cameras dotted around that didnt capture anything! - Maybe they were supposed to capture and monitor the people there...?