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Primary Parameters Associated with EM-induced Consciousness Effects From Electric UFOs: Fireballs, Electromagnetics and Abnormal States by Albert Budden (London: Blandford, 1998) 1. Subjects report a history of psychic experiences, such as seeing apparitions or formed figures, self-reported extrasensory perception (ESP), or out-of-body experiences (OBEs). 2. Subjects live in electromagnetic (EM) hot spots (and have exposure opportunity). For example, they may live near power lines, in the near-field of radio-frequency (RF) transmitters, close to a radio ham or CB radio or the like, or beside substations, transformers, or junction boxes. (This should, of course, be verified by field surveys, using meters to measure the magnetic, electric and RF/microwave fields separately.) 3. Subjects have been exposed to a major electrical event (MEE), often in their formative years. (This is especially associated with alien-abduction experiences.) MEEs include: proximity to a lightning strike, ball lightning (BL), unclassified atmospheric phenomena (UAPs), corona discharges, major electrocution, electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or defibrillation. 4. Subjects suffer from food allergies and/or chemical sensitivities, often without being aware of this, that is, at subclinical levels (masked allergies). These include allergies to milk and wheat products, E-rated additives, aerosols, cleaning products, tobacco smoke, domestic gas, perfume, after-shave, alcohol, and other volatile substances. 5. Subjects are hypersensitive to bright light (photophobia), such as sunlight. They cannot tolerate fluorescent light, which produces headaches, tiredness, and other symptoms. (Full-spectrum light is tolerated better.) Strobing or flickering lights are also contra-indicated. 6. Subjects report sensitivity to electrical equipment, which often malfunctions in their presence, especially electronically sophisticated appliances, such as computers, checkout registers, photocopiers, tape recorders, and quartz watches. Often watches do not work when worn. Also, electrical equipment behaves oddly in their home. For example, the TV comes on spontaneously, light bulbs last for very short periods of time, and other appliances activate spontaneously. 7. Subjects report a metallic taste in their mouth due to an electrolyte effect between saliva and the amalgam of tooth fillings induced by the presence of an electrical field. 8. Subjects report an overwhelming feeling that someone or something is in the room with them, and that they are being watched, although they cannot see anyone (sense of presence). 9. Subjects have periods of time for which they cannot account. This is due to automatic behavior, drop attacks or allergic/EH trance states ("blank-outs"). They also experience time distortions, in which time seems to stand still or pass in a flash (desynchronization), and repeated periods of intense deja vu, or conversely, jamais vu. Another very distinctive neurological effect, in addition to a sense of timelessness, is a strange eerie silence, during which all ambient sound is lost. This is due to the stimulation of the reticular portions of the mid- and forebrain. 10. Subjects display profuse writing activity, often on subjects of cosmological or philosophical significance (hypergraphia). Poetry and stream of consciousness or other creative compilations are typical. Often writing takes place at night during periods of intense meaningfulness. Lunar/night sky fascination is typical. 11. Subjects experience tingling, "pins and needles," and/or numbness (somesthesia and paresthesia). They also experience painful electrical rippling sensations in the muscles just under the skin (fasciculation). 12. Subjects report generalized sensitivity to noise, vibration, and crowds (hyperaesthesia). A homebound life-style is typical. Also, subjects may hear Morse-code-like signaling, buzzing, whines, clicking, etc. (microwave hearing). 13. Subjects experience highly enhanced static build-up and painful electric shocks on contact with metal bodies, such as car bodywork and door handles. 14. Subjects display Reiter's magnetic response (MR) when strong magnets on the 1000-2000 Gs range are placed at various positions on the skull. 15. Subjects commonly have a history of childhood abuse. |
