This
is an advanced book, containing many profound insights and observations
into the nature of water, plus a mass of other crucial information on many
related topics, such as the workings of our ecosystem, energy, temperature,
trees, the Sun, and lots more.
The book is based on the life works of an unsung genius named Viktor Schauberger,
an Austrian who died in 1958 aged 72. Most of Schauberger`s discoveries
and devices were (and still are) in direct conflict with the establishment
view, so he was frequently hounded by authority right up to his death. The
first 7 chapters are the heaviest, as Coats lays out the foundations of
the dynamic structure of the universe, and how the countless energy flows
are interacting.One fundamental and hitherto-unrecognised "Law of Nature"
is the spiral or vortex, which occurs everywhere in nature, from spiral
galaxies (like our own Milky Way), down to DNA molecular spirals. Nature
does not move in a straight line. A perfect example is water, which manifests
this universal vortex-inducing energy when it spirals down a plughole- it
is simply flowing with the inherent energy in the ether. Another good example
is a tornado, which is big and slow-moving at the top, but following natural
vortex energy flow, becomes extremely concentrated and fast at the bottom.
By failing to recognise and utilise this fundamental law of nature, modern
science & industry does mankind a serious disservice. For instance conventional
hydroelectric power stations are running at way below par, with the water
forced down straight pipes and smashed into lateral turbine-blades, with
gigantic waste of energy and damage to the water and everything downstream.
Schauberger designed pipes with fins on the inside directing the water into
a vortex, which increases its speed and health, and at the bottom hits a
turbine which has its axis directed straight up into the falling water,
with a spirally-fluted fin system at the tip, so the fast-spinning energised
water hits the spiral tip of the turbine and spins it harmoniously with
far more energy produced than in conventional damaging & wasteful hydroelectric
systems. Chapter 8 finally gets into the nature of water itself and the
enormous significance of it, which is usually not much thought about. Water
has countless unique properties which put it in a class of its own; it is
the one essential element for all living things. Human bodies are over 70%
water by weight. The earth`s surface is two-thirds water. Therefore it is
of great importance for all of us and the planet. The way water is treated
in conventional river engineering, dams, canals, reservoirs, water supply
systems, industry, etc, does it serious harm. In its natural state water
flows in curves and spirals, never in straight lines, so pumping water for
miles through straight pipes & watercourses ruins its internal structure
and lessens or kills its "life energy". This life energy can be
observed through "Kirlian photography" (photos of auras), or high
magnification, or drip-pattern structure: healthy spring water has a vibrant
aura and an attractive geometric molecular structure and drip-pattern, but
tap water has a damaged aura and chaotic molecular structure and drip-pattern.
One way to minimise damage to water in pipes is to use pipes with internal
fins as mentioned earlier which direct the water into a spiral. Ideally
the pipes should also be curved, and made of wood or terracotta so that
the water can breathe.
Another critical factor overlooked by modern science is the role of
temperature. In humans, a one degree rise in our blood temperature makes
us feel unwell. Similarly the temperature of water is critical; it behaves
completely differently at different temperatures. Its healthiest state is
at 4 degrees C, ie near freezing, which is its densest state. As it warms
up it gets less healthy, and bacteria is able to breed in it. Coats gives
a mass of advanced information about the effects of deforestation and water-engineering
projects which expose water-courses and bodies of water and vast areas of
land to unremitting sunlight, with highly detrimental effects, the full
consequences of which are yet to be realised. However we already have marked
decline in soil fertility in industrialised countries, a huge rise in modern
serious diseases such as cancer, and wild weather patterns all over the
earth. Of course the effects of industry, cars, planes, farms using chemicals,
etc, are also damaging our precious water supplies.
In later chapters Coats goes on to give highly detailed information about
light, trees, forests, the hydrological cycle, agriculture and implosion.
Implosion is another unrecognised law of nature, as natural systems use
implosive, formative energies, whereas modern technology uses explosive,
dissipative methods which are wasteful and polluting (for instance the internal
combustion engine).
Overall, Living Energies is an enormously valuable book which should be
in every school and university, and used by all companies and industries
and government departments concerned with water, and read by everybody who
has a serious interest in the nature of life on earth.
ISBN: 0946551979
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