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"Rev. Juust E.S. Out" wrote:
> 
> "GreyCloud" <mist@cumulus.com> wrote in message
> news:3C9FDEFC.ACBC0C1@cumulus.com...
> > "Rev. Juust E.S. Out" wrote:
> > > > Why not use a van-de-graph generator??>
> > > Shall we make floating planes, MachineGhost ?
> > >
> > > If I remember correctly, Nicola Tesla was also an occult student, and
> had
> > > access to the Rig Veda.
> >
> > I have not heard of this part about Tesla.
> 
> Well, have fun then, and don't lose your head. (I tried not to mention
> Philadelphia, it's like mentioning Hitler in a discussion :)
> 
> Tesla, mercury, crystals, unified field, the occult.
> 
> http://www.magna.com.au/~prfbrown/aether.html
> Nikola Tesla used ancient Sanskrit terminology in his descriptions of
> natural phenomena. As early as 1891 Tesla described the universe as a
> kinetic system filled with energy which could be harnessed at any location.
> His concepts during the following years were greatly influenced by the
> teachings of Swami Vivekananda. Swami Vivekananda was the first of a
> succession of eastern yogi's who brought Vedic philosophy and religion to
> the west. After meeting the Swami and after continued study of the Eastern
> view of the mechanisms driving the material world, Tesla began using the
> Sanskrit words Akasha, Prana, and the concept of a luminiferous ether
> 
> [note :  Einstein used the same terms in his Leyden speech ]
> 
> to describe the source, existence and construction of matter. This paper
> will trace the development of Tesla's understanding of Vedic Science, his
> correspondence with Lord Kelvin concerning these matters, and the relation
> between Tesla and Walter Russell and other turn of the century scientists
> concerning advanced understanding of physics. Finally, after being obscured
> for many years, the author will give a description of what he believes is
> the the pre-requisite for the free energy systems envisioned by Tesla.
> 
> "There manifests itself in the fully developed being , Man, a desire
> mysterious, inscrutable and irresistible: to imitate nature, to create, to
> work himself the wonders he perceives.... Long ago he recognized that all
> perceptible matter comes from a primary substance, or tenuity beyond
> conception, filling all space, the Akasha or luminiferous ether, which is
> acted upon by the life giving Prana or creative force, calling into
> existence, in never ending cycles all things and phenomena. The primary
> substance, thrown into infinitesimal whirls of prodigious velocity, becomes
> gross matter; the force subsiding, the motion ceases and matter disappears,
> reverting to the primary substance." - Nikola Tesla, 1907
> ============
> 
> http://www.atlantisrising.com/issue10/ar10ancientavi.html
> In the Manusa, the most elaborate details for building aerial machines are
> set down. The Samarangana Sutradhara says that they were made of light
> material, with a strong, well-shaped body. Iron, copper, mercury and lead
> were used in their construction. They could fly to great distances and were
> propelled through air by motors. The Samarangana Sutradhara text devotes 230
> stanzas to the building of these machines, and their uses in peace and war.
> In this book are described in 8 pregnant and captivating chapters, the arts
> of manufacturing various types of Aeroplanes of smooth and comfortable
> travel in the sky, as a unifying force for the Universe, contributive to the
> well-being of mankind.
> 
> That which can go by its own force, like a bird, on earth, or water, or air,
> is called Vimana.' That which can travel in the sky, from place to place,
> land to land, or globe to globe, is called Vimana by scientists in
> Aeronautics. The ancient manuscript claims to give:
> 
> The secret of constructing aeroplanes, which will not break, which cannot be
> cut, will not catch fire, and cannot be destroyed.
> The secret of making planes motionless.
> The secret of making planes invisible.
> The secret of hearing conversations and other sounds in enemy planes.
> The secret of receiving photographs of the interior of enemy planes.
> The secret of ascertaining the direction of enemy planes approach.
> The secret of making persons in enemy planes lose consciousness.
> The secret of destroying enemy planes.
> The India of 15,000 years ago is sometimes known as the Rama Empire, a land
> that was contemporary with Atlantis. A huge wealth of texts still extant in
> India testify to the extremely advanced civilization that is said by these
> texts to go back over 26,000 years. Terrible wars and subsequent earth
> changes destroyed these civilizations, leaving only isolated pockets of
> civilization.
> ========================
> Tesla and Mercury.
> 
> http://www.physlink.com/Education/AskExperts/ae324.cfm
> Mercury (atomic symbol Hg) is a liquid at room temperature. Finding large
> pools of the element is for all purposes impossible, and finding it in its
> native state is also fairly rare. The mineraloid is usually found in the ore
> cinnabar (HgS) where it must go through a heating and condensing process to
> be obtained. Mercury may also occasionally be found with Silver.
> 
> Globally, mercury is most commonly "produced" in Spain, particularly from
> the Almaden mine which is known for its high quality mercury. It may also be
> obtained from Yugoslavia, the United States (mainly California), and Italy.
> ==============
> Mercury :Lunatics
> 
> There are about 1,501,430,636,558,496,585,414 atoms in 0.5 grams of mercury.
> Each and every atom of mercury is able to disable an enzyme or other
> critical protein in your body. Over ten years, if the body fails to remove
> this mercury, a lot of damage can be done. Unfortunately, mercury has ways
> of "hiding in the body" and can be quite hard to remove.
> This 0.5 grams of mercury can produce a potential loss of
> 4,324,120,233,288,470,165,993,719,156,572 chemical reactions in your body.
> (Based on our lab example / over 10 years) 0.5 gram in a 180 lb. body
> produces a concentration of 6.168 PPM.
> 
> Psychiatric Disturbances
> 
> Social deficits, shyness, social withdrawal (1,2,130,131; 21,31,45,53,132
> Repetitive, preservative, stereotypic behaviors; obsessive-compulsive
> tendencies (1,2,43,48,133; 20,33-35,132)
> Depression/depressive traits, mood swings, flat affect; impaired face
> recognition (14,15,17,103, 134,135; 19,21,24,26,31)
> Anxiety; schizoid tendencies; irrational fears (2,15,16; 21,27,29,31)
> Irritability, aggression, temper tantrums (12,13,43; 18,21,22,25)
> Lacks eye contact; impaired visual fixation (HgP)/ problems in joint
> attention (ASD) (3,36,136,137; 18,19,34)
> ===============
> 
> Tesla was known for always dressing impeccably, and being quite solitaire. A
> hermit of sorts. Always wore a hat, hatmakers were known sufferers from
> mercury poisoning due to the use of buttons and application of mercury in
> hats. Possibly Tesla has been suffering from mercury poisoning, much like
> many people who have mercery amalgmate fillings in their mouth (which
> sometimes produces 'voices' in the head, much like our Good Friend Dore
> seems to be suffering from :)
> 
> > > His research was confiscated and destroyed when he died, I believe.
> > >
> >
> > That much is true, especially in Serbia after WWII.
> >
> > > Hint :
> > > 230 crystal forms, 231 kaballah paths, 230 stanza's in the Rig Veda
> dealing
> > > with the creation of a floating air vessel, using lead, copper, iron and
> > > mercury.
> > >
> > > The usage of lead indicates radiation. Copper is used as a
> conductor/coil
> > > ( the snake). The usage of Iron is also mentioned in the bible and in
> the
> > > Qur'an, possibily for it's magnetic properties.
> > >
> > > Mercury, with it's rather volatile nature and connection with air
> > > (ionization ?), is specifically mentioned as a source of enormous power.
> You
> > > may want to check the effect of applying a magnetic field on mercury to
> > > create heat for propulsion and a local gravity field for levitation,
> using
> > > electricity derived from the air by using the appropriate crystals (like
> in
> > > a crystal radio).
> > >
> > > Look for the number 5 :
> > >     Platonic solids
> > >     Lattices (5dimensional crystals are not allowed)
> > >
> > > Related topics :
> > >     Quantum converter (vogel crystal, based on zefiroth)
> > >     Unified field & weak force
> > >     Fifth dimension of good/evil
> >
> > Not sure what to make of this.  But like I've posted else
> > where I was taught to not reject any ideas or leads, but to
> > shelve them until more information is handy.
> 
> Where do you think "inspiration" come from ? Tunguska.
> 
> On with Tesla, ebergy, magnetism and fields:
> 
> http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/tesla.htm
> It was a Pierce Arrow, one of the luxury cars of the period. The engine had
> been removed, leaving the clutch, gearbox and transmission to the rear
> wheels undisturbed. The gasoline engine had been replaced with a round,
> completely enclosed electric motor of approximately 1 meter in length and 65
> cm in diameter, with a cooling fan in front. Reputedly, it had no
> distributor. Tesla was not willing to say who had manufactured the engine.
> It was possibly one of the divisions of Westinghouse.
> 
> The "energy receiver" (gravitational energy converter) had been built by
> Nikola Tesla himself. The dimensions of the converter housing were
> approximately 60 X 25 X 15 cm. It was installed in front of the dashboard.
> Among other things, the converter contained 12 vacuum tubes, of which three
> were of the 70-L-7 type. A heavy antenna, approximately 1.8 meters long,
> came out of the converter. This antenna apparently had the same function as
> that on the Moray converter (see below). Furthermore, two thick rods
> protruded approximately 10 cm from the converter housing. Tesla pushed them
> in, saying "Now we have power." the motor achieved a maximum of 1,800 rpm.
> Tesla said it was fairly hot when operating, and therefore a cooling fan was
> required. For the rest, he said there was enough power in the converter to
> illuminate an entire house, besides running the car engine. The car was
> tested for a week, reaching a top speed of 90 miles per hour effortlessly.
> Its performance data were at least comparable to those of an automobile
> using gasoline. At a stop sign, a passerby remarked that there were no
> exhaust gases coming from the exhaust pipe. Petar answered "We have no
> motor."
> 
> ============================
> http://www.luminet.net/~wenonah/new/hudson.htm
> 
> These arrangements, only possible with mono-atoms, are found uniquely in the
> transition group elements, which can remain stable and naturally in the
> monoatomic state. Mono-atoms of other elements, are unable to remain stable
> in the monoatomic state because they do not have "soft", and superdeformed
> nuclei, nor can they enter then, into the high spin state. Therefore, since
> there is not sufficient repulsion between atoms, they naturally aggregate
> and can only interact with each other in the three dimensions of the
> metal-metal bonded states, and will eventually grow into the cubic cluster
> size of thirty-three atoms or more. (See special case of copper below.)
> 
> When many single atoms are proximate to each other in the monoatomic state,
> the screening potentials of each atom will now respond to an external
> applied magnetic field by joining and producing a phenomenon which allows
> the formation of a special magnetic field called a "Meisner field". This
> field has been observed in atoms of metals by researchers at two and three
> degrees Kelvin, i.e., at extremely cold temperatures, but these atoms will
> always return to a normal metallic state once the temperature is raised.
> Until Hudson's work, the Meisner field has never been seen in atoms at room
> temperatures. It has been extremely expensive to produce these atoms in this
> superconductive state with existing technology, and therefore not
> commercially viable. (This phenomena can be utilized to levitate vehicles
> capable of transporting humans or heavy loads with a minimum of energy. This
> phenomenon accounts for rapid train systems world wide, but their energy
> savings in propelling the vehicle are offset by the refrigeration costs of
> cooling their superconductors.)
> 
> The Meisner field is a special magnetic field , that is unique. It has no
> North or South polarity. The magnitude of the Meisner field is determined by
> the amount of initially applied external magnetic field to the
> superconductor. Once activated, it acts as a protective barrier and resists
> any further entry of applied magnetic field into the sample. (When a sample
> absorbs a magnetic field, it can react paramagnetically, i.e., it will
> assume the identical magnetic qualities, or it can react ferromagnetically,
> i.e. it will orient itself to the magnetic field and return to its former
> state once the magnetic field is removed. With the Meisner field, the sample
> becomes perfectly diamagnetic, i.e., it will expel all magnetic fields.
> Magnetic fields, no longer absorbed, are forced to go around the sample, and
> the sample will be unaffected and keep its unique superconductive
> qualities.)
> 
> ==================
> ....
> This effect is believed by Andre Sacharov, Harold Putoff and others to be
> caused by a universal energy , called Zero Point Vacuum Energy ( Super
> Light, Ether, Tachyons). It is the natural free energy of the vacuum which
> is the stimulus, which acts as a natural applied external magnetic field,
> and makes it possible for these, and only these, natural perfect
> superconductors to respond as they do.
> 
> Indeed, these pure single element superconductors are extremely sensitive to
> external magnetic fields, and can respond to those of extremely low
> potential. A single element superconductor can respond to a magnetic field
> of 2 times 10 to the minus 15th (2-15) power ergs. (That is
> .0000000000000002 of 1 erg!) The earth's magnetic field is approximately
> 0.78 gauss. There are 10 to the 18th power (1018) ergs in a gauss.
> Therefore, these perfect superconductors will respond dramatically to the
> earth's magnetic field, as well as to fields surrounding the human body.
> (This is important to understand to explain their role in biological
> processes.)
> 
> We now have individual atoms running in perfect unison with each other
> producing a quantal wave upon which energy can flow as long as the atom can
> derive its energy from the vacuum. Therefore, it is no longer necessary for
> a manmade system to keep the flow alive, i.e., in a superconductive state.
> 
> ======================
> 
> Vogel built a crystal based on the structure of the Sefiroths, the Tree of
> Life, it's specifc crystal shape and structure does seem to be able to
> channel a small amount of 'chi'.
> 
> http://www.vogelcrystals.com/quantumconverter.htm
> 
> Through intuitively guided efforts, an instrument of quartz crystal was
> created with which experimental results could be replicated. The faceted
> crystal has the ability to cohere energy, unlike its unfaceted predecessor.
> These crystals can be duplicated precisely so that multiple crystals can be
> tested. Each crystal must, however, meet the exacting specifications. A
> simple physical copy of a Vogel-cutT crystal does not necessarily meet the
> required standards. This can be determined through the use of the Omega 5, a
> psychotronic instrument used for measuring extremely subtle energies. Many
> people have found themselves in possession of an imitation of a Vogel-cutT
> crystal and wondered why it doesn't function as expected. Although similar
> in appearance, it is not at all the same precision instrument.
> 
> Beyond this, the most profound effect of the faceted crystal has to do with
> its relationship and resonance to water. A crystal that is faceted and tuned
> to the water molecule will hold a charge or information that when
> transferred to the body of person will link to the H2O molecule. This charge
> is stored within the interlattice space of the crystal. Because more than
> 75% of the physical body is water, the VogelT crystal, with its resonance
> with water, is the perfect delivery mechanism for the introduction of subtle
> energies to an individual. It was also thought that the various subtle
> energy bodies described in metaphysical literature are gradations of a field
> that is anchored to the physical body via the water molecule.
> 
>    The crystal is a quantum converter that is able to store and transmit
> energy in a form that has discreet biological effects. Our speculation is
> that because of the cohering capability of the Vogel-cutT crystal it can
> used to affect "reality" at the quantum or subatomic level. The imprint of
> thoughtforms or coding is stored on and within the particles or wave packets
> at the quantum level. This is most likely a resonant effect. The human body,
> on an energetic level, is an array of oscillating points that are layered
> and have a definite symmetry and structure at both the macro and micro
> dimensions
> ===================
> http://euch3i.chem.emory.edu/proposal/1e_new_system.htm
> 
> ... In a similar way one can use 2D-Penrose Tilings to approximate a
> decagonal quasicrystal, which in a simple case consists of two layers with
> local 5-fold symmetry, which are rotated by 18 degrees so that the
> projection along the rotation axis gives a 10-fold symmetry. As stated above
> it is also possible to derive the vertices of such tilings using the
> nD-space approach (n>3). In this case we can obtain such a tiling by a
> projection of a nD periodic lattice (eg. hypercubic lattice).
> ========================
> The announcement of 'a metallic phase with long-range orientational order
> and no translational symmetry' (Schechtman, 1984) may not seem like the kind
> of news that makes headlines, but it did in November of 1984. The reason
> being that for the first time there was direct evidence (in the form of a
> clear diffraction pattern) that five-fold rotational symmetry was present in
> an ordered solid state material. This observation is significant because it
> questions the definition of what a crystal is according to our current
> academic methods....
> Five-fold rotation is forbidden for the same reasons that you cannot tile a
> plane with regular pentagons. They leave spaces or holes and cannot be
> arranged in a regular pattern.
> 
> =======================
> single grains of quasicrystals: (a) an Aluminum - Copper - Iron alloy which
> crystallizes in the shape of a dodecahedron. Its symmetry is the same as
> that of the icosahedron, with 20 faces of equilateral triangles.
> =======================
> The IUCr commission on Aperiodic Crystals proposed a new definition in 1992:
> A crystal is any solid with an essentially discrete diffraction diagram.The
> symmetry of a crystal is implied by its diffraction image.
> 
> Potential new mechanisms for space group organization
>     Theorem 1.3 from Delone (Senechal): If the configuration of points about
> each point of an (r,R) system which lie within a sphere of radius Mn are
> congruent, then the system is regular. This allows us to use either a single
> lattice or the union of a finite number of translationally related lattices.
> If this general definition of a point set were adopted as a mathematical
> root, the classical and nonclassical crystals could be related.
> Alternatively, the derivation of the Bravais lattices can be restructured to
> include the icosahedral point group. Then the space groups can be derived
> again.
> ===============
> 
> According to AL Mackay, there are four ways to include five fold symmetry in
> the crystallographic definition:
> 
> 1. Hierarchy
>     By systematically filling the gaps left in a pentagonal tessellation, we
> can create non periodic order. Penrose Tiling is an example of this.
> 
> 2. Curved Space
>     Reducing the coordination number from 6 to less than 6, Fuller was able
> to create the Gaussian curvature of his domes while retaining icosaheral
> symmetry.
> 
> 3. Higher Dimensions
>     N-dimensional crystallography has become highly developed over the last
> 10 years. It is typically visualized as projections on a plane. Quasi
> crystals "can be represented as three-dimensional shadows of
> higher-dimensional lattice structures" (p 10 Hargittai).
> Icoahedral Quasicrystals are periodic in 6 dimensions.
> 
> 4. Abandonment of Atomicity
>     Fractal structures with five fold axes everywhere require that atoms of
> finite size be abandoned. This is not a rational assumption to the
> crystallographers of the world, but the mathematicians are free to explore
> it.
> =====================
> Plato originally proposed that the five perfect solids, when disaccociated
> and regrouped, would form the building blocks of all matter. There is still
> some truth to this, but his organization found little practical use as the
> centuries went by:
> 
> Tetrahedron       : Fire
> Octahedron        : Air
> Cube              : Earth
> Icosahedron       : Water
> Dodecahedron      : The Universe
> In the pentagram, the 'universe' is named 'spirit'. Spirit, unifying field,
> source. "Smells like teen spirit"
> 
> ===================
> Iron, copper, mercury and lead. Lead being a radiation hull. Iron very
> receptive to magnetic fields, copper being a very strong conductor, and
> mercury, well, let's say mercury is a very explosive substance, which, when
> properly controlled and balanced can generate an enormous throughput of
> 'chi', by using the air as a medium between the earth energy (the base
> chakra) and the celestial energy (the top chakra), effectively erecting the
> snake through the copper (king cobra :), creating it's own center of gravity
> and using the magnetic property of iron to navigate using earth's magnetic
> fields. The heat can be vented much like ajet engine, adding jet propulsion
> to the whole system.
> 
> The mentioning of a 'light' material could point to the usage of Aluminium
> as a base alloy to create the planes themselves, in which case I gladly
> refer to te usage of the abovementioned dodecahedron quasicrystal:
> Aluminum - Copper - Iron.
> 
> ========================
> Sourced from NEN, Vol. 4, No. 8, December 1996, pp. 1-7, this article
> presents an in-depth review of the more recent scientific controversy
> surrounding aether theory. This narration surrounds discussion of the
> history of the development of the Adams Motor and the Adams-Aspden Patent,
> one of the more renown Over-Unity devices. The author - Dr. Harold Aspden
> (See Article 38 below), has also published a book entitled Aetheric Science
> Papers, and the following extract might serve as an introduction to this new
> area of research:
> 
> "If the aether delivers energy on loan to you and you use it to run the
> motor as the poles come together but refuse to give it back, then the aether
> has to replenish itself by taking power from its own vast pool of energy
> activity. It merely ripples to find a new level of equilibrium just as the
> sea will recover if you take a bucket of water from it. Eventually, that
> energy borrowed finds its way back to the aether as we spend it by
> generating heat radiation."
> 
> Mercuric Sulfate (Mercury bisulfate)
> Use: Filling for galvanic batteries; with NaCl for extracting gold and
> silver from roasted pyrites; as a reagent for wine coloring, barbital, and
> cystine.
> 
> Mercuric Thiocyanate (Mercuric sulfocyanate or sulfocyanide)
> Use: For ; intensifier in photography.
> 
> Mercurous Chloride
> Use: Dark-green Bengal lights; calomel paper; mixed with gold in painting on
> porcelain; for calomel electrodes.
> 
> Mercurous Sulfate
> Use: For making electric batteries; with zinc sulfate in the Clark standard
> cell and with cadmium sulfate in the standard Weston cell.
> =========
> Mercury is added at even higher levels to marine paint for ships. The object
> here is to keep barnacles off the hull. The solvents used in these paints
> continues to "out-gas" for many months, and are very good at carrying
> mercury into the body via the respiratory tract.
> 
> (Philadelphia side effect)
> ==============
> 
> http://www.magna.com.au/~prfbrown/aether.html
> 
>  Article 10 - The Farce of Physics ... Bryan G. Wallace
> 
> The following is a very short extract from one of the many chapters in this
> reference:
> 
> "The translation of Einstein's 1905 special relativity paper [57 p.37]
> presented the argument that one could explain many electromagnetic actions
> by fundamental assumptions based on two postulates and that the
> "introduction of a "luminiferous ether" will prove to be superfluous", and
> his paper made no direct reference to the Michelson-Morley experiment or the
> work of Poincar� and Lorentz. On page 313 of Pais' book we learn that in
> 1920, after Einstein had become famous, he made an inaugural address on
> aether and relativity theory for his special chair in Leiden. In the address
> he states:
> 
> The aether of the general theory of relativity is a medium without
> mechanical and kinematic properties, but which codetermines mechanical and
> electromagnetic events.
> So we finally find that relativity is an ether theory after all, and that
> this ether has arbitrary abstract contradictory physical characteristics!
> This illustrates the arbitrary nature of relativity, most physicists, and
> for that matter, most physics text books, present the argument that
> relativity is not an ether theory. On page 467 we find that near the end of
> his life, Einstein wrote to his dear friend M. Besso in 1954:
> 
> I consider it quite possible that physics cannot be based on the field
> concept, i.e., on continuous structures. In that case, nothing remains of my
> entire castle in the air, gravitation theory included, [and of] the rest of
> modern physics.
> ========================
>  Article 11 - Aether Theory ... Frank Meno
> 
> "As an alternative to the current unsatisfactory situation in physics and
> philosophy, I am proposing a new model of the aether to describe the
> physical reality. (Yes, aether, but this one is Lorentz invariant, and
> therefore the Michelson-Morley experiment does not invalidate its
> existence.)
> In this model the known extent of the physical universe is filled with the
> aether, which is a highly compressed very hot gas. The particles that make
> up this gas are called gyrons because the necessary physical properties of
> the aether emerge from the gyroscopic behavior of these fundamental
> particles that have a special identical oblong form. The length of each
> gyron is assumed to correspond to the Planck length which is 1.616 X 10(-35)
> meter. Thus, for example, the proton, with a size on the order of 10(-15) m,
> which is considered to be a rotational dynamic state in the aether, is of
> galactic proportion relative to the gyron. Thus, such entities as the
> electron and proton, that are currently termed "fundamental particles", are
> viewed as particular rotational flows (vortices) involving large numbers of
> gyrons.
> 
> Due to the special shape of the gyrons, the aether, as a fluid, has very
> complicated properties that account for all such phenomena as charge,
> magnetism, spin, gravitation, and neutrinos. Photons and DeBroglie waves in
> turn correspond to spin and compressional waves in this fluid. - Frank Meno.
> ======================
>  Article 20 - Quantum fluctuations of empty space ... Stochastic
> Electrodynamics - Dr Harold Puthoff & others
> 
> The following article provides an introduction to the work of Puthoff and
> others in relation to what is termed, in quantum physics, the zero point
> field or ZPF. It is interesting to note that the word "aether" is not
> mentioned in any of these works, but that the quantum physics term "zero
> point field" might easily be a general substitute for the concept in this
> context. These papers reference a branch of physics termed Stochastic
> Electrodynamics (or SED).
> A second ZPF article, originally published in THE SCIENCES, Vol. 34, No. 6,
> November / December 1994, pp. 26-31, and authored by Bernhard Haisch,
> Alfonso Rueda & H.E. Puthoff, provides a first glimpse of a postmodern
> physics, in which mass, inertia and gravity arise from underlying
> electromagnetic processes:
> 
> "Our work suggests inertia is a property arising out of the vast,
> all-pervasive electromagnetic field we mentioned earlier, which is called
> the zero-point field (ZPF). The name comes from the fact that the field is
> held to exist in a vacuum-what is commonly thought of as "empty" space-even
> at the temperature of absolute zero, at which all thermal radiation is
> absent. The background energy of the vacuum serves as the reference, or zero
> point, for all processes. To understand how the ZPF might give rise to
> inertia, one must understand something about the nature of the field itself.
> Theoretical considerations indicate that the ZPF should be a background sea
> of electromagnetic radiation that is both uniform and isotropic (the same in
> all directions).
> 
> Another article by Bernard Haisch and Alfonso Rueda, entitled The Quantum
> Broom Sweeps Clean, originally published in MERCURY, Vol. 25, No. 2, March /
> April 1996, pp. 12-15, deals with further research and theoretical
> considerations of the nature of the ZPF. Again, although the term aether is
> not locatable within the text, the concept of this Ocean of Energy is really
> in complete harmony with the metaphysical considerations of the aether. In
> this further article we read:
> 
> The second theory is our proposed mechanism for inertia. Einstein's
> principle of equivalence tells us that inertial and gravitational mass are
> the same. If gravitation is electromagnetic, inertia must be, too. This
> implies a complete rethinking of what matter really is.
> The zero-point field is completely uniform for observers in uniform motion.
> But it is asymmetric for observers in accelerated motion. In 1994, we and
> Puthoff examined a phenomenon no one had thought to investigate before: how
> the magnetic component of the zero-point field interacts with matter during
> acceleration. The result was surprising, to say the least. The magnetic
> Lorentz force opposed acceleration with a strength that varied in direct
> proportion to the magnitude of the acceleration (see figure). It looked like
> a derivation of Newton's second law, F=ma, heretofore considered an
> underivable postulate."
> 
> One final article, entitled Inertia theory - Magic roundabout, and authored
> by Paul Davies, on the meaning of Mach's principle, provides further
> commentary concerning the emergence of theory about the Zero Point Field,
> and its relationship to the common day experience of inertia:
> 
> Fill a bucket with water, grab it by the handle and whirl it in an arc above
> your head. If you do it right, you will stay dry. A mysterious force seems
> to glue the water into the upside down bucket. Scientists are still unsure
> about where this force comes from.
> ===========
> Alan Pendleton presents an evolving compendium of issues surrounding the
> questionability of SR (Einstein's Special Theory of Relativity) which
> include some extremely interesting information, observations, commentary and
> analysis from many different sources. Perhaps one of the most interesting
> articles is entitled "The 20th century Michelson-Morley" in which the 1979
> experiment of Brillet and Hall is examined with a critical eye by a number
> of parties. The following snippets appear from the 20th century
> Michelson-Morley page:
> 
> "They also found a frequency shift of 17 Hz at twice the table rotation
> rate, which they could not explain, dependent on direction of the
> interferometer with respect to the lab. It is this effect which is predicted
> by an entrained ether theory. Brillet and Hall called it a "persistent
> spurious signal."
> And extracted from the work of Aspden (1981): "Interpreting the 17 Hz signal
> at the second harmonic of table rotation found by Brillet and Hall in
> relation to the laser frequency 8.85 x 10^13 Hz we find the ratio 1.92 x
> 10^-13 and, as this is 0.131(v/c)^2, we find that v/c is 1.21 x 10^-6,
> giving v as 363 m/s. If our theory is correct then, within the errors of
> measurement, this should be the west-east speed of earth rotation at
> Boulder, Colorado. Being at 40 N, Boulder has, in fact, an earth rotation
> speed of 355 m/s."
> =================

I'll look into these urls.  :-)