Everything is energy.
Many ancient religions of the world have a common teaching: that everything in the Universe is made up of energy, or chi, or life force.
The teachings go on to explain that all of Creation is energy.
This includes ‘things’ that are not physical, such as ideas, dreams, and Light.
This can be explained in the modern context by examining Electricity.
Lightning is a natural phenomenon that has been observed since the dawn of humanity.
Lightning occurs when storms in the atmosphere compress water molecules and rub them together ferociously, producing incredible amounts of friction energy.
This produces a highly charged, positive field of electricity in the atmosphere, which in order to maintain a balanced, neutral charge, will produce a large bolt of lightning in the direction of the negatively charged Earth.
The Earth and its’ atmosphere are always trying to maintain a neutral electrical charge.
To do this, the atmosphere is constantly producing lightning.
One scientific analysis concluded that at any given moment, there are at least 10,000 bolts of lightning being produced per second on Earth.
In the amount of time it took to read this sentence, there were at least 50,000 bolts of lightning striking the earth.
All matter allows electricity to flow through it in varying amounts.
Wood, stone, metal, plastic, and all other materials allow electricity to flow through it.
Things that allow electricity to flow through them very easily and without high amounts of friction and energy-loss are called conductors.
A few examples of conductors are Copper metal, salt-water, and Gold.
Things that don’t allow electrical fields to pass through them easily are called insulators.
Rubber is one of the most common insulators and is used to coat copper wires to keep the electrical flow contained and manageable.
Another class of materials worthy of mention is super-conductors.
Super-conductors are materials that allow electricity to pass through them with little to no loss of energy, and will be the materials of future technology, as they allow maximum amounts of electricity to pass through them without any friction or loss of energy.
Friction and energy-loss in electronics result in the materials heating up and potentially melting, thereby breaking the technology.
Computers today use traditional conductive materials such as copper, silver, and gold, and require large cooling systems such as metal heat sinks and fans to stay cool enough to operate.
It is the belief of the author that the computers and electronics in the future will be built using super-conductive materials and will not produce heat.
This will make the computers and technology of tomorrow capable of being very small. Far less electricity will need to be used to accomplish great tasks and perform complex problem solving.
Humans use electricity to accomplish tasks every day.
Electricity can be harnessed by mankind to produce Light, to drive motors, to compute complex mathematics, to produce sound, and in countless other ways.
It is a natural force that animates biological beings and technology alike.
Animals use electricity in their nervous systems and brains in order to function.
Small electrical pulses are the driving mechanics of the sensory organs and allow muscles to be directed and used by the nervous system.
This has been proven in modern medicine.
Small electrical pulses can be used therapeutically to relieve symptoms of muscular-nervous system disorders such as muscular dystrophy and cerebral palsy.
Also, in medical school, a common lesson that is used to show this function, is the observance of the application of a small electrical charge to muscle tissue.
The electric charge, when applied, causes the muscle tissue to spasm and contract. When relieved of the electricity, the muscle relaxes and stays at rest.
Modern computing and the Internet rely on electricity to function.
The complex world of microelectronics and computers uses a steady stream of electricity in order to operate.
If the electrical flow is too weak, the technology will not operate. If the electrical flow is too strong, the materials used to build the technology will burn and break.
Our modern devices, which we often take for granted, will not operate unless the electric flow is just right.
This is true for animals as well.
If there is no electricity in the nervous system, the animal is considered “dead.”
When there is electricity in the nervous system, the animal is “alive” and can perform the many functions of the animal kingdom.
The planets and stars are electrical as well.
Earth has an invisible, magneto-electric field that projects many hundreds of kilometers out into Space.
The magneto-electric field surrounds the whole of the Earth and is shaped like a donut, or Torus.
The Sun is always emitting Light, heat, and invisible radiation in vast quantities. The flow, or “river,” of charged particles is much larger than the Earth.
The magneto-electric field that surrounds the Earth deflects the flow of charged particles around the Earth.
It protects the Earth and all of its’ inhabitants from the extreme heat and radiation of the Sun.
Were it not for this protective magneto-electric field, most living things on Earth would not be able to live in the extreme, radioactive environment of Space.
However, the vast rivers of light, heat, and radiation from the Sun provide the necessary energy for photosynthesis to occur, and thus, for most Life on Earth to function.
The rivers of hot, highly charged particles that flow out from the sun are called Plasma.
Plasma is the fourth state of matter as it increases in energy.
Matter, or physical creation, changes from solid to liquid to gas and then to plasma, as it’s vibration increases.
Another way to convey this is that as a thing heats up and increases in energy, it will change from solid to liquid to gas to plasma.
Water is a great example of this principle.
If you take ice, or solid water, and put it in a pan on the stove, the increased energy from the heat will change it into liquid, and eventually it will boil into vapor or gas.
If you continue to heat the vapor or gas, it will become plasma, and emit light and heat.
Plasma is very common in outer space. It can be found in huge amounts around stars and very-large planets.
The aurora borealis, or the northern lights, is a great example of plasma in the atmosphere of Earth.
Electrical flows are generated in various ways.
A common method used by many utility companies to create an electrical flow is the use of a spinning bar magnet surrounded by a coil of copper wire.
The bar magnet pushes individual electrons in the copper wire and forces a chain reaction of electrons.
One electron is shoved from one copper atom to the next, and then the second electron is shoved into the next copper atom, and so on and so forth, thus creating a chain reaction throughout the whole of the copper wire.
The electricity flow can then be harnessed across vast distances on the other end of the copper wire from the bar magnet.
Another common way electrical flows are generated is by nuclear fusion.
The Sun operates using nuclear fusion. In fact, all stars in the observable universe use Nuclear Fusion to produce light, heat, and radiation of particles.
Nuclear fusion, in a nutshell, is the process of two Hydrogen atoms being squeezed under intense heat and pressure, until they fuse into a Helium atom.
This process releases energy in the form of heat, light, and electricity and is the source of energy that biological Life uses to sustain itself.
In outer Space, there is no air or matter of any kind. This vacuum allows for electricity to flow across vast distances without losing any of its’ energy to friction.
Some plasma rivers, or large electrical flows, have been observed to travel millions of kilometers from its’ source star.
They cannot be seen by the human eye, but can be detected using scientific instruments.
As humans learn more about the plasma rivers in space, the more our perspective shifts from outer space being “empty” to “filled with energy.”
Electricity has been a mysterious natural force throughout history.
Natural electrical phenomena were considered magical or supernatural for a long time.
St Elmo’s fire, or the micro-plasma fields that occur around metal rods or masts of boats during lightning storms, was not understood scientifically until the 19th century.
Sailors and common folk have reported seeing and experiencing St. Elmo’s fire for thousands of years all across the world.
Ball lightning, or highly concentrated plasma spheres in the lower atmosphere, were seen and reported by many people throughout history and were considered magical.
Sprites, or huge upper atmospheric lightning discharges between the topside of storm clouds and the ionosphere were seen and reported throughout history and were not understood scientifically until the 21st century.
If the reader examines the trend of humans observing natural phenomena and trying to understand it and then applying the understanding in practical ways, they may see that mankind will one day understand the function of Plasma Rivers in outer space and learn to use it for practical purposes.
It is the hope of the author, that mankind will learn to “sail” the plasma rivers and explore outer space in the near future.
The Fire Within 