In a normal environment heat rises, so it is hotter nearer the ceiling of a room and colder lower down. In 1978, American engineer Patrick Richards designed a device to balance air temperatures and enable efficient distribution of heat. This was the Luminator.
Unfortunately, by the time he had his device designed and working, government energy-efficiency incentive programmes had ended and there was no longer any advantage in having an expensive piece of machinery to balance temperatures.
What Patrick found, however, was that when the device was tested, unexpected health changes happened to the people who were in its vicinity, or field. Primarily they involved a reduction in stress, less eyestrain and the resolution of gastrointestinal challenges. Because Patrick had invested so much money in the device, he thought, 'Let's change the direction from balancing temperatures and saving energy and take advantage of the health improvements.'
A mystery and an enigma Patrick's original intention was, however, achieved: temperatures were balanced in the field of the device when it was operating. More unexpectedly, an altered magnetic field was also created. A compass reading revealed a 30-degree deviation in the field of the device.
The third and most important alteration in the environment in the field of the Luminator was not readily apparent until some time later. This was that the light field of the room changed from an incoherent to a coherent one – a 'null field' or 'zero field'. The implications of this were far-reaching.
While the invention of the Luminator was an 'accident' (if you believe in 'accidents'), when he found the 'anomalous' effects of the device, he had the insight, intelligence and curiosity to explore them further. He started working with various health practitioners, including allopathic doctors, chiropractors and others, to find out what was going on. One day when he was photographing clients, the flash of his simple Polaroid camera failed. When he saw the resulting photograph, he could not believe his eyes – the image was strange and fragmented. He was puzzled and fortunately did not throw it away. Instead he masked the flash with black tape and photographed the client again. The same thing happened. Something very strange was going on.
Though he did not know it, Patrick had inadvertently made visible a parallel universe. He had discovered that one could photograph the hidden reality of an individual.
Entering a parallel universe In September 1995, my daughter and I were in Grand Haven, Michigan, having flown in from London. We were full of expectancy. I was really excited at the prospect of seeing this extraordinary 'science-fiction-made-fact' device.
It is impossible to describe the impact of experiencing the Luminator for the first time. Quite simply, Patrick took some photos of my daughter and me individually and together. Then we were photographed – or 'imaged' – holding various 'Lumanetics', test tubes containing what looked like water. To my amazement, the photos kept changing. In fact, in some of them, it was difficult to recognize myself.
Every notion of reality as I had known it was completely overturned – 'life-changing experience' seems a very mild understatement. 'Magic' was the word that came most to mind, yet patently there was no trickery involved. I was smart enough to know that I was witnessing something that was extraordinary beyond measure. I could not get over the fact that two completely different realities existed, intertwined with each other, and this remarkable device could show it by means of a simple photograph.
VRIC (Visual Reference of Image Coherence) imaging is the term for these unusual photos taken in the field of the Luminator. The Luminator is not connected to the camera in any way, it is simply present in the room. It does not touch the client or the practitioner-photographer and is several feet away from both, yet the VRIC phenomenon could not take place without its presence.
Power tools of the information realm The Lumanetic system, the frequency toolkit of Biolumanetics, is used to create coherence. It contains the insights and knowledge of the disciplines of homoeopathy, acupuncture, crystal healing, chelation therapy, colour therapy, the Lumanetic emotional frequencies, flower remedies in Lumanetic form, the hormone frequencies – the list goes on and on. Lumanetic pads, creams and liquids contain vibrations or energy signatures, acting as frequency transceivers: they deliver the required frequency-energy signature into the field of the person, and also bind with toxins and neutralise them. Lumanetics are not used to diagnose or even to address dysfunction, but to enhance the function of the whole being and to enable the energy system to metabolize light more effectively. In effect they are light enhancers and coherence creators.
Images of power VRIC images of ourselves can be shocking and unbelievable because we have never seen this aspect of ourselves in 'glorious Technicolor'. They bypass the reasoning, linear mind and speak directly and instantly to the part of us that sees the truth – the non-linear, non-verbal aspect of mind. You cannot explain them, nor can they be denied. The message is simple, direct and unequivocal.
Over the years I have seen people gasp with shock and relief at making the acquaintance of a side of themselves that they knew existed but had never been able to see before. To see the fragmented, suffering self in its simple truth and then to have the relief and pleasure of seeing it made whole again is an experience beyond words. It is never to be forgotten.
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