What Is Dynamisation?
Water is unlike any other substance for a number of reasons, but let us focus on its chemical properties. Water is unique because its molecule (H2O) acts like a magnet, with the H2 being of positive polarity and the O being of negative polarity. This is very important because it splits molecules into ions, an example is table salt (NaCl). It splits the NaCl into a Na+ ion attracted to the O- and a Cl- ion attracted to the H2+. The ions still keep the properties of NaCl but are separated decreasing their entropy, thus lowering their potential energy.
Dynamisation involves the banging of a prepared tincture on a rigid but elastic surface (succussion) in preparation for dilution. Without dynamisation homeopathic remedies are not homeopathic but just diluted substances. At first this seems like primitive magickal thinking and pseudoscience, but one needs to shift their focus onto biochemistry. First I will explain what a molecular aggregate is. Ions generate an electric field by their frequency (movement), this electric field causes ions to bond together via non-covalent bonds (electromagnetic forces not via sharing electrons), this bonding is called supramolecular assembly. If we use the thermodynamic potential of the Gibbs free energy equation we have ΔGº = ΔHº – TΔSº (where ΔGº is the free energy, ΔHº is the entropy, T is the temperature, and ΔSº is the free entalpy). This equation represents the maximum amount of non-expansion work that can be extracted from a thermodynamically closed system (one that can exchange heat and work with its surroundings). Supermolecules have more entropy because of their greater mass, and hence more potential free energy. So the self-assembly process of molecular structures leads to supermolecules, groups of supermolecules are what are known as aggregates. Because of waters magnetic force, aggregates are destroyed as they are created. Therefore, to be stable the aggregates must form at a faster rate then at the rate which they are destroyed. The faster an object travels the higher its vibrational frequency will be, we can increase the frequency of an ion by simple succussion. Evidence of the existence of aggregates in water via succussion was derived by measuring the transmittance of ultraviolet light in a solution. In 1968 the researcher S. Y. Lo noticed that when a substance was succussioned in water the absorbance of ultraviolet light was reduced [1]. This means molecules of the substance must have clumped together allowing more ultraviolet light to pass through, this can only be achieved if the molecules form aggregates. Aggregates were then physically shown by the invention of the electron microscope, which showed aggregates of water molecules in the form of small sticklike structures [1]. With theoretical explanation, scientific studies, and physical evidence I do not understand why dynamisation is controversial.
To read further about the science behind homeopathic dilutions click here.
References
Citro, M., MD & Laszio, E. 2011. The Basic Code Of The Universe. New York City, New York, USA: Simon & Schutler. Pp. 61. ISBN 1594779503
Homeopathic Dilutions
To get our heads around the notion that homeopathic dilution of a substance makes it stronger (which is counterintuitive and rattles our knowledge of how the efficacy of a drug works) we first have to understand dynamisation, which you can read about here, secondly we have to move our thinking from chemistry to physics and become accustomed to the notions of nanoparticles, nuclear magnetic resonance, and vibrational frequencies. Before I delve into this we need to clarify that all physical matter (whether chemicals, molecules, elementals, or atoms) are fundamentally made of the exact same quantum (subatomic) particles. So what makes physical matter differ from one another? Quantum particles oscillate (vibrate) at different frequencies, much how like the different frequencies of a photon (light particle) or phonon (sound particle) create different colours and sounds. We will take a different approach and provide objective evidence that homeopathic dilution changes the physical ‘energy’ of water, then move onto the theoretical science behind it.
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance
Homeopathic dilution was shown to change the physical properties of water through nuclear magnetic resonance. Nuclear magnetic resonance is a physical property of a substance. Nuclear magnetic resonance is measured by sending an electromagnetic pulse through the magnetic field of magnetic nuclei (in our case the magnetic properties of the H2+ and the O- molecular structure of water). These magnetic nuclei absorb the electromagnetic pulse, once absorbed the nuclei radiate this energy back out. The energy radiating back out is of specific resonate frequencies, this depends primarily on the strength of the magnetic field. This is the nuclear magnetic resonance property of a substance. In 1992, French scientists measured the nuclear magnetic resonance of homeopathic dilutions in comparison to distilled water controls [1]. They confirmed that the nuclear magnetic resonance in the water of homeopathic dilutions was different than in controls, even though chemically water in homeopathic dilutions is void of other molecules and is much the same as plain water. Nuclear magnetic resonance shows that distilled water is different to highly diluted homeopathic solutions, this suggests a presence of information [2]. This information can be described as differently structured water molecules. But do we have evidence of this? Let me introduce you to microcalorimetry.
Microcalorimetry
Microcalorimetry is a technique where molecular heat is measured precisely. Imagine you have a hollow sphere in which two tubes are placed. Two different solutions are passed down each tube and the solutions collide and mix in the sphere. As these solutions mix, millions of molecules collide generating a very weak heat. In microcalorimetry this heat is measured. If you collide distilled water with itself you will have a microcalorimetric reading typical to that of distilled water. If distilled water is collided with a medicine then the microcalorimetric reading of the temperature will increase [3]. Chemist and physicist Vittorio Elia of the Federico II University of Naples has done thousands of microcalorimetric analysis on homeopathic dilutions and has demonstrated in peer reviewed journals that homeopathic remedies have microcalorimetric readings as if the dilutions have molecules in them other then that of water [3]. Although we know from analysis that homeopathic dilutions do not chemically contain other molecules in them other than those of water. If homeopathic remedies were identical to plain water (like analysis suggests) the microcalorimetric readings should be that of water, but they are not. The most plausible explanation for this phenomena is that the excess heat is the water restructuring differently to before, as what is called information. Thus, homeopathic remedies are not just fresh water, on the contrary, they are warmer. Before we move onto the Nobel Prize winning scientist discovering that homeopathic diluted water emitts electromagnetic signals, let us clarify that homeopathic dilutions do not release heat in a short-timeframe like traditional medicine, but the heat increases with time in periodic measurements of dilutions [4].
Electromagnetic Frequencies From Homeopathic Solutions
In 2009 Nobel Prize winner Luc Montagnier [5] published a paper that demonstrated water information exists and is stored as a memory, furthermore this imprinted water signals low-frequency electromagnetic waves [6]. Montagnier’s experiments were both recordable and reproducible. Montagnier prepared homeopathic dilutions from water solutions of different bacterial DNA sequences. The solutions were succussioned and then heavily diluted to 1:10. The dynamisation process was paramount for a positive reading. The homeopathic solutions were then measured using a device called Digital Biology, it detects electromagnetic signals through an electromagnetic coil. Digital Biology was then connected to a Sound Blaster Card, this was subsequently connected to a computer. Each emission was recorded, amplified, and the harmonics were analysed by several different softwares and visualised graphically. In the dilutions between D7 and D12 Montagnier visualised the signals between 1KHz and 3KHz. It is important to note that these harmonics were only found in dynamised and highly diluted solutions, the controls and the lower dilution of D3 did not emit any readable frequency. Montagnier suggested this electromagnetic frequency was due to the presence (or more specifically the imprinted memory) of polymeric nanoparticles.
Now we should be satisfied that homeopathic dilutions are special and are not simply plain water. But before we get into the theory of the physical changes we need to establish what a nanoparticle is.
Nanoparticles
Nanoparticles are particles that have a diameter of 1-100nm encapsulated by an interfacial layer. An interfacial layer is a distinct boundary between matter. The encapsulation of an interfacial layer gives nanoparticles a huge surface area to volume ratio, thus significantly different physical properties to their respective molecules. These can be a range of properties:
Heat signatures
Freezing, melting, and boiling temperatures
Solar absorption
Electroconductivity
Density
Diffusion (the movement of atoms or molecules from one area to another due to temperature, pressure, concentration, or another variable)
Quantum confinement (a type of potential energy trap, where a well is created trapping energy, such as kinetic energy)
Superparamagnetism (a form of magnetism which appears in nanoparticles)
Semiconductivity (an electoconductivity value falling between that of metal and insulation)
Surface plasmon resonance (the resonant oscillation of conduction electrons at the interface between negative and positive permittivity material, such as with amalgams)
Nuclear magnetic resonance
As Montagnier refers to polymeric nanoparticles we need to establish what they are. Polymeric means polymer, which means a cluster. Polymeric nanoparticles refers to nanoclusters. Well what do nanoparticles have to do with homeopathy? It was found that high homeopathic dilutions contain nanoparticles [7]. There are two models that approach how these nanoparticles are formed, one is a chemical moleculer hypothesis, the other a theoretical physics hypothesis. We will explore both models.
Chemical Molecular Hypothesis
In 1988 the physicist George Anagnostatos formulated the nanocluster theory [3]. Water molecules wrap around a dissolved substance like a cast, as a solute is eliminated (via dilutions) the water molecules collapse filling the empty space leftover by the solute molecules, making a copy of the lost molecules. With the change of the structure of water it attracts molecules differently, as higher dilutions are prepared these moulds get smaller, until they reach a nano size. According to Anagnostatos, with further dilutions the water keeps creating new casts, collapses in the mould, and this continual process fundamentally changes the structure of the water to take on a shape resembling that of the solute molecules [8]. This altered spatial configuration within the water is the organised information we have previously discussed. But theory is theory, we need objective evidence. In 1996 Dr. Dorit Arad discovered through radioisotope marking that the water casts were selective and specific to the substance’s most pharmacological active site [9]. Radioisotope marking tracks the distribution of a substance within a system. This suggests water molecules are attracted by differences in potentiality of active sites. From an informational point of view, water is able to select the most pharmacologically useful parts of a molecule. This is plausible if we think of the H2+ atoms of water as a cathode with the O- atoms being an anode. When an anode and cathode are placed in distilled water, the anode attracts H+ ions, thus lowering the pH around the anode, making the water around the anode more acidic. On the other hand the cathode attracts OH- ions (hydroxide), thus increasing the pH, making the pH of the water at the cathode more alkaline. We can demonstrate this with the following equations:
2H2O + 2e– → H2 + 2OH– (at the cathode)
2H2O → 4e− + O2 + 4H+ (at the anode)
It is probable that the unique properties of water have a comparable effect in its selectivity of pharmacologically active sites.
Theoretical Physics Hypothesis
This hypothesis was proposed by theoretical physicists Emilio Del Giudice and Giuliano Preparata of the University of Milan and involves the quantum level. Re-establishing, all physical matter is made of the same quantum particles, the only difference is oscillation frequency. From a physical point of view if a substance oscillates at the same frequency as another substance it is fundamentally the same even though it is chemically different. In distilled water each molecule generally oscillates at a different frequency [3]. But when a substance is dissolved in distilled water it instigates the molecules to oscillate at altered frequencies. Similarly, further dilutions impose their own vibrations, their information, on the molecules of the water. This modification in oscillation causes information to be imprinted in the water, as memory. Before introducing a solute, the water molecules are all oscillating at different frequencies, after introducing the solute they now oscillate in phase (at the same frequency), acting as if they were collectively one molecule. This memory (oscillation information imprint) is due to electromagnetic waves (which we previously discussed), we will explore this phenomena in more detail. To understand why homeopathic dilutions emit electromagnetic waves we must familiarise ourselves with the thermodynamic term of a ground state. A quantum system is most thermodynamically stable when it reaches its state of minimum energy, this is referred to as the ground state. The best analogy for a ground state is when a car engine finds its ideal fuel to air ratio to reduce its fuel consumption to the minimum requirement. Let us go step-by-step through the changes at the quantum level:
A system reaches its ground state by dissipating surplus energy through fluctuations, similarly to measuring the nuclear magnetic resonance of a substance.
When left alone matter tends to go towards its ground state.
As it is dissipating energy, this fluctuation causes it to interact with its electromagnetic field.
When a particle interacts with its own electromagnetic field a phenomena known as coherence (a relationship) occurs.
This coherence causes the energy to become highly ordered, this is known as the coherent ground state.
When matter and its electromagnetic field oscillate in coherence the molecules become domains of coherence.
These domains of coherence allow molecules (in our case those of water) to imitate different molecules.
Thus, water molecules can emit electromagnetic waves imitating those of a solute.
This is the principle behind the memory of water.
Why Does This Effect Us Biologically?
This is a very good question, but to answer this we must take a holistic approach to healing, not purely a biochemical efficacy one. When we are in a state of disease our cells carry information in disorder (for the biochemists; corrupted mRNA). The human body is made up of around 70% water, with majority of the water being mesenchyne (fluid surrounding cells). When corrupted information is communicated between cells the oscillation of the mesenchyne changes. This causes the loss of certain information, and the underlying disease then manifests symptoms. Western modern medicine primarily just focuses on symptoms, it does not address the underlying causes. Alternative medicine primarily focuses on the underlying causes not the symptoms. To cure disease we must replace the lost information by reordering coherent oscillation (inherently returning the body to homeostasis in the most natural way as possible). One approach is introducing water imprinted with information, acting in the body just like another homeopathic dilution.
Concluding Statements
As complex as it is to explain that water can contain molecules that are not there, the nuclear magnetic resonance and calorimetric readings of homeopathic remedies are even more astonishing. Surprisingly, we find tinctures that have not been dynamised do not display the same properties as homeopathic remedies. This is not explainable via traditional chemistry, then again we have only been studying modern chemistry for 150 years. Although we see our understanding as advanced, it is only advanced for our current understanding, in hindsight, 150 years is not a longtime and our knowledge is more then likely elementary. I am sure in 100 years they will look back at us and say ‘how primitive’, as is the historical trend, I mean just 200 years ago we were practicing blood letting. Just because we cannot fully grasp a concept does not necessarily make it pseudo, it might just mean we do not have the current knowledge to fully grasp it.
Take Away Message
There is a famous alchemical maxim that states what nature left imperfect, the art perfects. This is further split into two maxims, the first is natura naturas, it is Latin for nature nurturing, and means nature doing what nature does. The second is opus contra naturam, which means a work against nature. Although they seem like opposites they are very synergistic. We need to work against nature’s destructive tendency to allow the human body and psyche to be in an optimal healing state (both physically and psychologically) and then let nature do what nature does. This is the origin of the primary principal behind homeopathy and naturopathy of like heals like.
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