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From: Vic Tandy <>
Subject: Re: [<orcadia>] Vic Tandy
Date: Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:50:28 +0100
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Jeff

My research involves the effects of infrasound on humans. I believe very
low frequency sound can cause folk to feel a presence at one end of the
spectrum, to seeing grey objects which can take on, probably, whatever
form the percipient wants them to at the other. For some reason 19 Hz
seems to be associated with this effect, don't know why, except that it
is around the resonant frequency of the eye and can cause
hyperventilation. It has also been shown that infrasound can cause
chemical changes in the brain but the mechanism is not clear.

Because of the dimensions of maeshowe I suspect it may have a resonance
around 19 Hz. My problem, as Sigurd has illustrated, is gaining
experiences from people which are not unduly coloured by expectation. In
fact comments from locals who are visiting constantly are very valuable.
I am also very interested in the phenomena out of doors where there is
no enhancement of the sound by resonance. There are normally two
components, a chamber which has the appropriate dimensions and a sound
source. Wind and sea are both sources of infrasound the chamber acts
like a big sea shell enhancing certain frequencies. It follows that the
experiences may coincide with weather conditions, if that is the source.
If I am right and it is still early days, add some spookiness and you
can cause people to have strange experiences. I guess what I am looking
for are common experiences like the cove at the Brough of Deerness
Sigurd mentioned and the Ringing Rocks from Richard(though I don't have
a research budget so they are too far away at the moment).

The ideal situation is like a cellar I investigated a year ago, it was
ideal because the "presence" was so accepted that the staff would talk
to it every day ... it was almost on the payroll. On investigation we
found infrasound at 19 Hz which peaked at the point where several people
described experiencing the presence.

As a matter of interest I suspect infrasound and sleep makes for even
more bizarre experiences. I am in touch with a chap in South Africa who
suffers from night terrors and discovered they are correlated with the
level of infrasound produced by a power station.

It is difficult in a formal research setting to gain the information
without asking leading questions. In the end though I don't see an
alternative, because people will often say..."now you mention it I have
often felt X, I just hadn't given it any thought".

So .... I am looking for experiences which seem to be common to a number
of people.

I have published a couple of papers on my research which are on my
website together with press reports and things, if you or anyone else
would like a look the URL is

http://193.61.107.61/cyberclass/vicweb/parapsychology.htm

Hope you have a good time in the North Isles Sigurd.

Regards

Vic

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Vic Tandy
School of International Studies and Law
Coventry University
Priory St
Coventry UK
CV1 5FB

Phone 024 7688 8224 Fax 024 7688 8679

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