WHAT DOES THE EPC METHOD MEASURE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL TERMS?

WHAT DOES THE EPC METHOD MEASURE IN PHYSIOLOGICAL TERMS?

Korotkov K.

The working of all the organs and systems is regulated by the central nervous system (CNS) and the autonomous nervous system (ANS).

It is possible to draw a similarity between the working of the body and the playing of a symphony orchestra. The finest movements of dozens of people in the orchestra are in total harmony, they are following the same part and respond sensitively to the tiniest direction from the conductor. You could single out the viola or oboe part, and they would sound like part of one beautiful melody.
It is the same in the body: each organ and each system plays its role, but they are all following one rhythm, one autonomous control.
But then one of the violins loses the rhythm, falling out of time with the overall control system. This goes unnoticed by the untrained ear, and only an experienced listener will hear the wrong note. The melody will sound, but the greater the number of instruments which fall out of line with the control system, the stronger and more noticeable the dissonance will be, until finally even the most uneducated listener will start to wince and slowly creep out of the hall.

This analogy can be applied to the working of the body. As long as all systems and organs are working in harmony, in unison, following the same programme, the body is at its optimal functioning level. Control and direction are ensured by two fundamental mechanisms:

1. autonomous control by the nervous system (ANS), including neurohumoral regulation of activity;
2. electron control through active forms of oxygen in the blood.

It could be said that this control is the base level, making it possible to detect all external impacts and react to them instantly, supporting Homeostasis and the relative constancy of the body’s internal environment.
If a person runs about and makes a few sudden movements, and the ANS increases the frequency of the heart’s contractions, then breathing speeds up, increasing perspiration. More oxygen gets into the blood, and this oxygen is more actively conveyed to the tissues, with some of the by-products of the decline coming out through the skin.
The reaction takes places almost instantaneously, and the whole body, all its systems and organs, are engaged by this reaction. This is evidence of that all the organs and systems are working in a synchronised way under the control of a single commanding system. Everything happens as in a well-tuned orchestra.
When autonomous regulation fails and that synchronicity is lost, the organs and systems stop working in harmony and functional abnormalities appear. In the first pores, these abnormalities appear as a bad state of health, disturbed sleep and digestion, and abnormalities with perspiration and so on. Continued dysfunction leads to abnormalities at the level of the organs, though the area of abnormality depends on the type of load and genetic predisposition.
This rather simplified diagram shows the general character of the body’s reactions and the development of diseases. It can be presented in the following way (Fig.1.3.).
Reacting to commands coming from the CNS and the surrounding environment, the ANS and blood send information control signals to the body’s systems and organs. These signals are ‘processed’ both at the physiological level of systems and by engaging the endocrine and immune systems. Information is transferred to the controlling organs, forming a Biological Reverse System (BRS). In this way, a closed circuit of control is formed. When there is an abnormality in any one of the information links, the circuit fails and de-synchronization occurs, reflected in the functional abnormalities at all of the most vital levels.
Therefore, the autonomous nervous system enters into the first circuit of control, and all the potential problems appear mainly at the level of ANC activity.
There are many experimental data which prove that the EPC method measures the activity of the autonomous nervous system. This is proved by statistically significant correlations with the results of the measurements of the variability of cardiac rhythm [1], of systolic and diasystolic pressure [2], perspiration through the skin [3], and the stress level [4].

There is every justification for affirming that the parameters of EPC images reflect the activity of the autonomous nervous system and the balance of sympathetic and parasympathetic sections of this system.

What is the sensitivity of the EPC method based on?

The autonomous nervous system is the main indicator of the body’s reaction to external and internal impacts – from changes in the weather, chemicals in food and the efficiency of oxygen absorption to emotional worries. All of these processes are processed by the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system and are reflected on the parameters of the cutaneous covering. The electrical resistance of the skin changes, both as a whole and at electro-puncture points, the capillaries narrow and widen, and there is an emission of organic molecules through the pores, the nature of the transfer of electrons to the connective tissues also changes. All of these processes influence the emission of electrons from the skin and the development of electron avalanches, which is reflected in the parameters of the EPC-gram.
Many years of research into the physics and biophysics of the visualization processes have made it possible to discern optimal conditions for the development of all processes, which made it possible to obtain sensitive but well-reproduced EPC images.

The influence of mental, emotional and spiritual processes on EPC/EPC images

An interesting aspect of EPC applications is the research of consciousness processes. Many years of experimentation have made it possible to identify bioelectrographic correlates of altered states of consciousness (ASC) [5]. This is a particular state, which a person enters during meditation, mental training, religious ecstasy, or when under the influence of drugs or psychedelics. For many years we have been measuring Russian extrasensories, Candamblier priests in Brazil, participants of the Ayurbasko ceremony in Peru, Chinese Tsigun masters, sensories in Germany, the USA, Slovenia [8] And almost everywhere we obtain signs characteristic of ASC. Similar results, using the most diverse devices and methods, were obtained in the laboratories of different countries [6]. This shows that the processes of consciousness are apparent on the physiological processes measured by the EPC method.
We do not intend in this book to discuss the philosophical aspects of the process of researching consciousness. That could be the theme of an entirely separate, specialized book. Let us look simply at the opinions on which our work is based. We support the idea that consciousness is a category of a different space-time continuum which does not belong to the material world. The principles of work of consciousness are to a large extent modelled on the quantum mechanics paradigm, but clearly this is but a superficial analogy. We are still a long way from understanding the working mechanisms of consciousness, taking into account not only its individual manifestation in each person, but its collective processes. Human consciousness is a process of interaction between a person and a collective field, thanks to which new ideas are formed, and the field is the place to which they return, making a contribution to the collective mind of humanity.
With physical devices we measure physical processes, i.e. processes of the material world. This is connected to biology as much as to physics and chemistry. That is why we can only measure the influence of consciousness on physiological or physical processes. This influence is conveyed along several channels, primarily through the cerebrum, which takes an active part in thought and emotion processes. The brain produces a cascade of chemical substances which influence physiological processes, and also the central nervous system models the work of the autonomous nervous system [7].
We have already left behind the idea that the brain produces consciousness like the liver produces bile. It is better presented as a receptacle which reacts to the signals of the surrounding space, including signals from the collective field. Hairs can act as the antenna of these signals, as they react to the external field and transmit these signals to the cutaneous covering, possible with some intensification. The numerous results of our experiments testify to this.
The heart is another organ which takes part in the processes of consciousness. This is not merely a pump for blood, but an organ which regulates the blood flow and, accordingly, oxygen, in all areas of the human body. There are data showing that after a heart transplant, a person takes on many behavioural characteristics of the donor. So we can conclude that the heart, at least, has a memory, i.e. it takes part in consciousness processes.
The experiment processes measure the influence of consciousness on physiological processes, and in this regard the EPC method is very sensitive as it reacts to subtle changes in the working of the ANS. This makes it possible to register subconscious and emotional processes.
Another method is the registration of the influence of human consciousness on physical sensors. One of the most recent is water, or specially constructed systems. Many experiments have proved that such an approach is highly effective [8].
Modern science has only just begun to research consciousness. Following the remarkable insights of Jung and Freud, a significant process was set in motion to study the brain’s neurone mechanisms, in particular using modern methods of computer mapping. Yet we are still only in the early stages of the process of researching consciousness, and the most important thing at the moment is the set of experimental data. Their meta-analysis at a specific stage will provide an awareness of new concepts and lead us toward a new understanding.

Energy fields, meridians and chakras

All of the principles cited are based on concepts of Western science and Western medicine. The disenchanted reader interjects, “But where is all the charm of fields, energies, meridians and energy channels? For all those years we studied the Kirlian effect and EPC/GDV so as to be able to measure these mysterious yet appealing parameters. Has all that really been forgotten and lost?”
Of course not. We do not intend to turn away from the axioms and catchwords advanced in previous years. We have more grounds than ever for continuing to affirm that we really are objectively measuring the energetic activity of fields, meridians and energy canals. At the same time we are also measuring the activity of the autonomic nervous system. How do these two things fit together?
For thousands of years, health and longevity have been the subject of extensive research in all of the world’s civilizations. Doctors, practitioners and astrologers tried to penetrate the mysteries of life and death. There followed concepts trying to explain illness and ageing, temperament and character. The majority of these have been lost in the sands of time, and only faint echoes have reached us through scraps of manuscripts. But the manuscripts which did reach us are based on principles which differ from the Western materialistic outlook. These are the principles of the Earth, the energy of trees, grass and people. During the expedition to the land of the Sierra Nevada Indians in Columbia, we spoke to them in the language of energy, and they accepted us, opened their soul and sanctuary to us. So when we speak about energy fields, about meridians and charkas, we are using a language created by other civilizations – a language which, on an intuitive level, hands down ideas which have been proved by the practice of thousands of years.

The EPC/GDV method bridges the gap between logical Western science and the intuitive science of the Orient. It makes it possible to present the same phenomenon in different languages, in different systems, and to look at the same phenomenon from different points of view.

If you are familiar with the principles of Traditional Chinese Medicine, if you accept the ideas of meridians and energy channels and energy fields, then the EPC/GDV method is for you – particularly since the concept of electropuncture is already well integrated into modern Western medicine. If you feel close to the ideas of Ayurvedic medicine, you can successfully use the EPC/GDV Chakra program which carries additional information in comparison to the other programs. And in any language it is possible to speak of energy measurements and of the energy potential of organs and systems. The concepts set out above provide these ideas with modern Western analogies and connect them to the current scientific paradigm.
We hope that the data obtained through the EPC/GDV method broadens that paradigm, giving it new content and a new language.

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