Invisible Architecture
THE INFLUENCE OF UNDERLYING ENERGIES
It is well know that the earth is a network of electromagnetic fields, and that we have no control over its underlying forces. It is therefore surprising to discover a conceivable link between mapped energies underneath religious buildings and their final manifestation. The reason for this is probably that lacking advanced technology, previous generations could not take frivolous risks and preferred to live in harmony with nature. People at that time possessed a natural sense of their environment, and a natural instinct to safely situate themselves in space.
Today, when technology calls us to challenge the powers of nature, our sense of danger has become blunted. Only few are aware of the energies below, above and around us. The choice of a building site is mainly based on land values, availability of services and vehicular accessibility.
The fact that faults and underground water streams create physical phenomena, such as increase in gamma ray, infrared radiation and noxious gasses, is nothing new. Despite this, building today has no awareness of the impact of accumulated energy disturbances which affect every aspect of life.
In the past, the desire to cope with these energies resulted in the development of several instruments of detection. Documentation of such is found in the ancient Egyptian era, on papyri as well as in images of Pharaohs holding two instruments - a pendulum and a dowsing rod.
Modern technology, as used in the field of geobiology, actually emulates ancient forms of measurement. The units used to measure short waves are still Angstroms or Bovis, named after the French engineer who descovered that the vitality of every living matter is measurable. Since every site on earth consists of a certain amount of life, the tension between sites indicates changes in their energy values. By current measurement values, a site that measures 12,000 Bovis units is considered balanced. Namely, it does not consume energy from its surroundings nor transfer any to it. Measurements that vary from this norm indicate a positive or negative deviation.
Since there is a clear
correlation between cosmic forces and underground ones, energy mapping takes
into consideration visible factors as well as the invisible phenomena. Examples
of the latter are underground streams (sometimes reaching as deep as
The influence of non-visible
energies on buildings in general, and on life within them in particular, is
well observed in several places. There is also indication of the existence of
some less explainable energies, some of them verging on superstitions. For instance, in the
past a temporary burial was made in attempt to neutralize the negative
influence of death. Evidence of this are the dolmens
at Gamla on the
The ancient synagogue in Caupernaum (Kfar Nachum) exhibits similar phenomenon. Here again, a strong energy increase was measured in the white stone structure from 351 AD, which was built over a previous basalt structure, where it is believed that Jesus had prayed.
Built during the 13th century,
the Convent of Reinacker near
Distortion in the building axis
is also found in the ancient
Such deviation also exists in the
lay-out of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, where the slight angle of the front
nave in relationship to the choir at the back, follows a mapped underground
fault,
Such phenomena and many other ones indicate that underground energies act like the blood system of the earths crust. The leading forces of this system are the tensions created due to the different levels of the underground water, or those created between substances which carry varying degrees of energy valence.
Since the relationship between visible and non-visible forces is balanced, as in other natural phenomena, disregarding either of them would disrupt the balance. The destruction of buildings by natural disasters is still considered an act of divine power. In actuality, religious structures, manifesting awareness of this crucial balance, have proven efficient time and again, surviving disasters against all odds.