What is Geopathic stress?

An overview of Impact of Geopathic Stress on Environment and Human Health

Article History Eng Siang Tong1,2*& Chee Kei Kong3

1Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Institute of Postgraduate Studies, Wisma Research and Development University Malaya, University Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur.

2 Geopathology Research Institute, Singapore, 14 Robinson Road, #08-01A Far East Finance Building, Singapore 048545.

3Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, 50603 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The earth is one gigantic magnet, creating a massive energy field (earth’s magnetic field) within its core that is dynamic and always fluctuating influenced by the natural variations in the earth's rotation, i.e. the seasons and weather conditions. There are three kinds of earth energies — positive (good), negative (bad) or neutral.

Energies emitted by the earth’s crust at specific locations that have the ability to adversely affect the normal human body functions resulting in discomfort and illness, are often known as negative energies; and can include natural grids, earth fault lines and water veins, as well as distorted natural frequencies of the earth. The term geopathic stress, also known as geostress is used to describe these ‘harmful earth rays’ that emanate from the earth or in other words, the detrimental effect of exposure to the surrounding earth radiation and electromagnetic radiation on human health. Geopathic stress is thought to be associated with a number of undesirable effects to human health, from conditions such as sleep disorders or confusion to decreased fertility, autoimmune dysfunction and most dangerously, cancer.

Additionally, geopathy influence is not limited exclusively to human beings but also all kinds of living things, from bacteria to fungi; and plants to animals. We have lived with the natural vibrations rising from the earth’s mantle for millions of years. The earliest known evidence of the existence of this phenomenon probably dates to the dawn of humanity, at least several thousand years ago. Geopathic stress can be caused by various kinds of underground formations. For example, naturally occurring water streams such as subterranean water or the underground water stream and specific mineral deposits . It also appears to be associated with above ground bands of interference fields, e.g. electromagnetic pollution in the form of power lines, substations, overhead or underground cables and mobile phone transmission masts. There are also a range of sources of energy which remain poorly defined; these are present at specific locations which emit energy through different fault lines and cavities, creating harmful radiations and generating heat which can cause health problems and may affect the person’s mind.

Many names have been given for effect of these higher vibrations, such as black streams, black lines, Hartmann and Curry line, negative green rays, cancer rays, Radon gas, “Lung Mai” in Chinese or earth meridian, and even ley lines (man-made energy lines) if associated with built environment . It is, however, more commonly known as the geopathic stress in the recent years . Geopathic stress can also be induced by man-made features, including new technologies and constructions such as dams, tunnels, road cuttings, land reclamation and sewage pipes. Often, artificial landscape formations trigger geopathic stress. Transportation facilities including bridges, highway constructions and railroad tracks, high-tension transmission towers including antennas and electrical towers are also related to disruptions in the Earth’s energy field, a form of imbalanced EMF and subtle energy.

Geopathic stress has also been linked to the health of a building which also known as sick buildings syndrome. In the western context, initial interest in geopathic stress first arose in Germany in the 1920s stimulated by the work of Winzer and Melzer. Since then, many studies have been conducted to investigate the effect of geopathic stress on health and the environment.

In 1984, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported that between 10 to 30% of all buildings throughout the world were sick, and the number of affected people was unknown.

Despite from the problems with ventilation, lightning and air quality which give rise to unhealthy condition of the buildings, sick buildings are probably affected by geopathic stress too. Geopathic stress can occur in some places where the natural EMF is being disturbed, thus altering the natural environment for living organisms, including people.

People vary in their susceptibility of people to geopathic stress. The most effective way of dealing with geopathic stress is to understand the external forces created by both nature and man. Dowsing is the most common ancient technique to identify geopathic stress zones by locating ground water veins. At present, dowsing devices such as pendulum, L-rods, Yshaped twig and more recently, advanced devices such as bio-voltmeter and GSR-2 biofeedback system can easily measure the changes happening in human body.

Amidst much skepticism and debate, research studies have been conducted which demonstrate that constant exposure to geopathic stress has a negative effect on human health.

Close review of existing literature does, in actual fact reveal, reports of the numerous harmful effects and the beneficial nature of presumed geopathic zones which were not given much credence until very recently when related studies have received attention and some have even been published in internationally recognized journals. This paper attempts to review types of geopathic stress, sign and symptoms of exposure to geopathic stress, detection methods and prevention of exposure to geopathic stress, the effects and management after exposure to geopathic stress, as well as the history of various research conducted to investigate geopathic stress.

Types of Geopathic Stress

Geopathic stress is thought to be earth’s vibrations which are distorted by weak electromagnetic fields (EMF) arising from both natural and man-made activities.

Types of primary natural geopathic stressors usually involve geological faults, geomagnetic anomalies, ley lines crossing, radon gas and underground water courses. Natural earth vibrations could be distorted and became harmful to living organisms when these vibrations are interrupted by fault lines, subterranean running water, underground plateaux and cavities and areas where certain minerals are concentrated.

Generally, harmful underground water veins, commonly named as ‘black streams’ and ‘Sha Qi’ to the European and Chinese respectively, are known to be the main causal agent of geopathic stress.

Geopathic stress can be derived from geological and man-made structures. For instance, basalt rock, volcanic lava, limestone, and granite contains metals (e.g. iron, magnesium, etc.) with high electrical conductivity which serve as channels for electric current and disturb surrounding earth vibrations.

Besides, certain rocks like granite possess radioactivity that can interact with human compositions (e.g. water and essential metals) and therefore interfere with these compounds/elements own electromagnetic fields. Man-made geological structures from activities such as large buildings, foundations, mining or excavation, sewage and water pipes, and underground transport systems are associated with emanating ion flow which concentrates an upward flow of either positive or negative ions, as well as geoneutrons.

Dynamically-changing electromagnetic fields, such as the full spectrum of pulsating AC electromagnetic fields, DC field disruptions, ionizing radiation from industrial and medical sources, and electromagnetic wave transmissions (e.g. microwave and radio wave) resonate with humans, animals or plants, and may well be part of the geopathy phenomenon.

Likewise, electromagnetic fields generated from electrical cables (e.g. overhead or underground), electricity generating stations and phone masts can exert harmful impacts on human wellbeing. Geological structures with different magnetic susceptibility and electrical conductivity can produce strong local differences in magnetic, electrical, or electromagnetic properties and contribute to geophysical anomalies.

Signs and Symptoms of Exposure to Geopathic Stress

Geopathic stress is detrimental to the health of people and places.

Previous studies have proven that geopathic stress affects built environments. The prolonged time spent on sleeping and working in the geopathic zone may be stressful to an individual.

Geopathic and electromagnetic energies are capable of seeping through walls, doors and buildings, and impact the mental and emotional state (e.g. may cause irritation, short-temperedness and being ‘out-of-sorts’) of people who exposed to geopathic stress zones. Babies are remarkably sensitive to geopathic stress. For instances, if babies cots are located at the site of a geopathic zone, they migrate and sleep only at one corner with the least stress on it or they will not settle at night. Abnormal behaviour in animals could be a sign of geopathic stress too.

Office environments are often considered safe to office goers or building occupants when they are not exposed to potential hazards (e.g. high levels of physical, chemical, or biological compounds) which may affect their health. However, there are several reports in the literature describe building-associated illnesses, which involve epidemiological cohort and cross-sectional studies, population questionnaire surveys, and experimental studies.

Building-associated illnesses are a common concern in modern high-rise buildings and building occupants do often suffer from sick building syndrome with acute effects on health and discomfort over time. The WHO named these situations in which building occupants experience one or more adverse health symptoms that appear to be linked to the duration spent inside a building as sick building syndrome. Sick building syndrome is an emerging health risk concern which likely impacts thousands of workers on a daily basis.

Reported symptoms linked to this are non-specific symptoms including mucous membrane irritation (eye, nose, and throat irritation), asthma and asthma-like symptoms (chest tightness and wheezing), skin dryness and irritation, neurotoxic effects (headaches, fatigue, and irritability), gastrointestinal complaints and other miscellaneous health concerns as illustrated in Figure 2.

These symptoms resemble the effects of exposure to electromagnetic emissions, whereby headaches represent one of most commonly experienced of all physical discomforts in almost all studies.

Additional health problems associated include depression, anxiety suboptimal performance, and odd behavior. Onset or exacerbation of the symptoms associated with sick building syndrome typically occur following chronic exposure to geopathic stress zone. Generally, in most of the cases, sick building symptoms usually subsided and dissipated or disappeared after the affected occupants leave the geopathic stress zone .

How to Detect Geopathic Stress?

Conventional scientific equipment is unable to detect and measure most of the geopathic energies. Geopathic energies detection can be performed via dowsing (using rods or pendulums), observing animal behaviour, sensing (psychic responses) or kinesiology (muscle testing).

Dowsing is an ancient art initially practiced in China to determine natural geopathic stress areas and avoid natural radioactive force fields thousands of years ago.

In ancient Chinese beliefs, the world exists with polarity such as the existence of male and female, sun and moon, sky and earth, Yang and Yin (Yin Yang), positive and negative. The influences of the polarity on all living beings differ, depending on the exposure to the type of radiation, force field (polarity) and intensity.

Ancient techniques used for detection of geopathic stress are human oriented and do not give any numerical reading, whereas modern devices are slow and pick up many environmental influences, not all of which are harmful to health.

The most sensitive measuring instrument is the human body. The ‘muscle test’, technically known as kinesiology, was invented by Dr. George Goodheart in 1964, and is recognised as one of the simple methods to detect geopathic stress in people. The method involves observation of a person’s muscle or muscles response to geopathic.

Prevention and Management of Geopathic Stress

Generally, the risk of a person by sleeping over in the geopathic stress zone may significant in long run.

Imagine a person who remains in the same place for at least 2 years or more, with a minimum daily frequency of 8 hours spent asleep in a static, horizontal manners might result in a cumulative great potential risk of exposure to geopathic stress.

Spending long hours per day in such a region can compromise the body's energy communication systems, weaken the immune system, and eventually leading to development and manifestation of serious illnesses. For this reason, it is deemed to be greatly important that one's bed should not be located on a geopathic zone (Figure 7).

One straightforward solution to safeguard an individual from the harmful effects of earth irradiation is to relocate the bed, favorite sitting chair at home, desk or working place which found to be located in the geopathic stress zone. On top of that, several well-known methods can be used for correcting the detrimental effect of geopathic stress exerting on the environment and individual well-being. There is much that can be done to ameliorate or remove geopathic stress. In Britain, case histories and methods of assessing and preventing geopathic stress has been documented and published by the Dulwich Health Society