Earthing

[Woodsman]

I recently tried out this Earthing thing...

It took a couple of attempts, but the results have been overall positive and I'd recommend it to others. It's quite affordable if you do it right.

-My original (failed) attempt some months back went like this...

I bought a small silver-thread lined pillowcase, which I'd put at my feet while sleeping. -The reason I bought the pillowcase was that the company I found to order from was charging a heckuva lot for their custom sheets, hundreds of dollars, and I wasn't sure if it was going to be worth the investment. The pillowcase was the least expensive item on their list, so I bought that along with a length of grounding cable.

It didn't really work out very well. For one thing, the pillowcase wasn't designed for regular pillows; it was much smaller and narrower than anything I could stuff it with. For another, it didn't have any snap or place to attach the grounding wire, so I used some plumbers sticky tin foil tape to create a connection. That didn't work out very well; after a few nights of use, it pulled apart.

And finally, the main problem was that I'd keep losing the darned thing while sleeping. In the morning, the piece of cloth would often have managed to find its way onto the floor or just get crumpled up with my other blankets.

So I let the project slide for several months until I felt the need to get back to it. -I was feeling, "ungrounded" shall we say; I had a gut feeling that I just really needed to shed some electrons. :)

So for round two I ordered one of these conductive elastic cloth bands: (I attached a picture).

_http://www.radiantlifecatalog.com/product/earthing-bands/kitchen-items

(The main product is out of stock on the website I ordered from, but the replacement bands are still apparently available. That's what I bought.)

It arrived and I tried it out. The cable from my previous attempt snapped right on. -There appears to be a standard connector for many of these products; bench top electricians use similar wrist bands, -possibly exactly the same as the ones being sold by Earthing companies- to keep electrostatic charges from damaging their equipment. This is the kind of cable I have:

_https://www.amazon.com/Earthing-Grounding-Accessories-coiled-Original/dp/B00PUU342Q/

I've been using this each night for a few days now, sleeping with the orange band around my ankle and the cable plugged into the ground port on the wall socket at the other end of my bedroom. The 15' of wire reaches easily.

My thinking has become significantly more clear and I feel pretty darned good these days! This wasn't entirely unexpected; the nights when I'd managed to keep the pillowcase version of this experiment in contact with my feet through the night would usually lead to deep rest and a good day following in terms of mental clarity and a general feeling of well being.

Unlike my first try with the pillow case, the ankle band stays on, doesn't irritate me, and since I've started sleeping with it I can report that it is having a noticeable positive effect. -Of course, that's subjective; I'm not sure how much of the mental clarity and satisfied healthy feeling resulting is in my head, but if it's a placebo effect, it's quite a noticeable and welcome one. -Especially after the late part of February where I was feeling pretty lousy and my thinking was all jangled.

The total cost for this experiment has been about $75 over two mail orders, the most expensive part being the pillow case which turned out to be a non-starter for me. I think if a person just got the band and the wire, it could be quite an affordable solution to earthing.

So I recommend this, especially to people with sleeping issues. Well worth a shot.

To be on the cautious side, however, the elastic/conductive band has both a thin metal mesh woven into it, and there is about an inch square of stainless steel as part of the buckle which will be in direct contact with skin when in use. For those who are irritated by metals, this might be a concern. -Though, because the metal is grounded, presumably the chemical reactions would be different than if it were jewelry or such, but I don't know if it would be different enough to prevent skin reactions in those who are sensitive.

 

[Woodsman]

--- Mod note: The quoted post below has now been moved and is now the first post of this thread. ---

I just posted about my experiments with Earthing, but didn't realize until after I'd done all the editing that it was attached to the end of a thread in the "Books" section and not here in the "Diet and Health" category.

This is the post:

https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,25153.msg705876.html#msg705876

-It's not a food or drug solution, but the health benefits are such that I think it ought to be included, or at least discussed here.

(I apologize to the Mods if I've mis-filed this; please move it to where you think it ought to best be.)

Anyway.., from my early experiences, I think this might have great potential use, especially for those who are experiencing sleep issues.

 

[Woodsman]

Man!

I'm on day four with this ankle grounding band, and woke up a while ago after having some of the deepest sleep I've experienced in ages.

I could feel, while drifting off, a mild but not unpleasant tingle in my leg where the band was secured.

My dreams were full technicolor, vivid, coherent and memorable. Waking up felt like it did back when I was a kid! -It took about ten minutes to sort of swim to the surface, feeling immensely rested and sort of hit-by-a-truck relaxed, (but not in a bad way).

When I got up, I felt centered, clear and powerful. I went for a walk and the various interactions I had with people saw me focused and attentive and energized. All in all, despite it being a gray and drizzly early March afternoon, it has been a really positive and happy day.

Now.., this might have something to do with having recently emerged from that rocky period reported by numerous forum members a couple of weeks back. (https://cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php/topic,43765.0.html)

I remember the C's once saying that these sorts of crisis/calm periods happen in waves. Perhaps a bit like the bodily version of the alchemical process of heating and cooling.

But either way...

Based on my early experiences/experiments with earthing, I would opine that there is definitely something to it.

 

[987baz]

FWIW I try to earth myself every morning when I go outside for my morning smoke, salt water and sun gaze. Since I've been doing this, which is around 8 months, my circadian rhythm has been amazingly good.

I have always been a person who struggles to get up in the morning and stays up all night, not any more, in fact the exact opposite

 

[Nico]

Thank Woodsman, I got extra electrostatic energy too. Time to ground !

There are two sites for europe :
_http://www.groundology.fr/earthing/bracelets-earthing
_https://www.geotellurique.fr/54-earthing-reconnexion-a-la-terre-et-decharge-electrostatique

 

[Woodsman]

I wanted to add some extra notes of moderate caution...

The ground socket, the little half-rounded slot on a standard North American wall outlet, is sometimes not connected and will not serve, -or if it is connected but not done to proper building code, it might (I have been informed), lead to shocks if there is a problem with the house wiring if some other appliance on the circuit shorts out.

I tend to think this is probably not a big risk, but worth mentioning. Earthing companies offer testing units to tell you if your wall socket is appropriate.

Alternative approaches include putting a metal spike in the ground outside and running a cable in through a window or such. To keep it all indoors, you can also run a line to a metal plumbing pipe, since those all end up in the ground and provide an excellent electron 'drain'. Many house electrical systems use metal drainage pipes for their ground.

As a side note...

Sometimes when I'd have a head ache or feel sick, I found that taking a long shower helped quite a lot -to the point where I had learned to use it as a primary form of reliable treatment. I wonder now if perhaps bathing in water from a grounded source was helping to balance my body's charge? Hmmm.

 

[Nico]

I have bought one of the earthing band, and used it for over 5 days. I have indeed more dream recall and vividity, it helps me getting through my strong detox reaction. I meditate more vividly too.

I like this image of red blood cells, before and after grounding, it really show you the improvment made at a cellular level, so what about improvment at higher level ?

 

[Woodsman]

It's been a couple of weeks since I started earthing, and I thought an update was in order now that the honeymoon period is ending and it is becoming routine rather than "Ooooh! I'm Earthing!".

The very noticeable effects I first experienced have diminished somewhat to a still-there background reality.

It's remarkable how quickly one can get used to a new paradigm!

I still remember, however, not feeling the way I do now.

The ankle band and cord haven't proven to be difficult at all. The band slips on and while it is snug, doesn't cut off circulation, and I quickly forget that I'm even wearing it. I guess I don't toss and turn much while sleeping, because I've not woken up yet with my legs hog-tied.

The mild tingling sensation is no longer present, or I've stopped noticing it.

Sleep has never been a problem for me, and I couldn't say whether or not I'm drifting off any more quickly and easily than normal. My dreams, when I have them, have for the last few years often quite vivid and easy to recall, and this continues. -The only somewhat remarkable thing is that I experience them every night now. Two weeks isn't a long enough period to say whether this is a blip in my normal state, however.

Now Waking, on the other hand... This is where things are notably different than before.

It is a slower, calmer process now, it feels as though I'm coming up from somewhere deeper than usual. I feel very relaxed and restored when I get out of bed. I've noticed that unlike before, I have not experienced any times where I just feel old and achy upon getting up, where I sit on the edge of my bed and think, "Oh god. Another day. Everything aches and I don't wanna!" -That was becoming increasingly the normal prior to this experiment, and now it's gone. Sweet! -When I finally get up after lying there in a relaxed state, coming to my conscious senses, I get up and feel good and optimistic and capable of engaging in the world.

I look pretty good when I check in the mirror, skin is healthy, etc., though I was doing quite well before, (which I attribute largely to diet and all the other health-enhancing steps I've taken thanks to this forum). My mind has been steady and clear, (though I've learned that this can change like the weather over the course of weeks and months, but it has remained steady and positive thus far since I started sleeping with the grounding cord).

All in all, I'd say that the effects of grounding aren't explosively noticeable (the way Iodine was), but they are definitely there, and that I'm enjoying the gentle effects so much that I've been very reluctant to try sleeping an evening without the ankle band. -I figured trying a few evenings without grounding would serve as a semi-useful experiment, (minus the double-blinds or anything which would give it scientific legitimacy). Either way, I just don't think I'm going to even try to do that now. Not on purpose, anyway.

 

[Nico]

Thanks the Divine Cosmic Mind for this !

I am in a grippal state but with vortexes unfolding inside, I have what we may call a spirit release, I feel that I am flying through the earth, in memory. Because my daily activities are not impaired, but enhance by this. I just have a foggish background and tension blips around the chest. Which dissolves if I rest and breath quietly.

All in all, I'd say that the effects of grounding aren't explosively noticeable (the way Iodine was), but they are definitely there, and that I'm enjoying the gentle effects so much that I've been very reluctant to try sleeping an evening without the ankle band. -I figured trying a few evenings without grounding would serve as a semi-useful experiment, (minus the double-blinds or anything which would give it scientific legitimacy). Either way, I just don't think I'm going to even try to do that now. Not on purpose, anyway.

I think it's a balance state too, what if you were resisting the intuition to NOT put your band on the ankle ? I haven't put it yesterday because I've felt that was not the day to do it. And the effects did not subside, on the contrary :).

I will try another part of the body like around the wrist.

 

[Woodsman]

I recall reading a small mention somewhere on the board. (Must have been one of the transcripts.) Laura had asked why she and Ark were waking up with mild headaches, and I *think* the response indicated something along the lines of too much grounding.

I haven't look again for the mention, but it is something kicking around in my mind. If I start experiencing negative effects, I'll look at changing things up a bit.

 

[Pierre]

I recall reading a small mention somewhere on the board. (Must have been one of the transcripts.) Laura had asked why she and Ark were waking up with mild headaches, and I *think* the response indicated something along the lines of too much grounding.

I haven't look again for the mention, but it is something kicking around in my mind. If I start experiencing negative effects, I'll look at changing things up a bit.

I think that it is the quote you have in mind:

Q: (L) I guess we have some questions. Let me get some of the smaller questions out of the way. First of all, we all kind of installed these grounding sheets under our mattresses, and some of us started having new and different problems than without the grounding sheet. Is that due to the grounding sheets?

A: As you know, that was a response to Ark for a specific problem. Grounding in nature takes place differently and on a different schedule. In your case, you live much of the time on the second floor. If you spend time outdoors more, grounding occurs naturally. If you then add artificial methods, you can overdo and reverse the effect. Take it easy.

 

[Nico]

Yes thank you, too much grounding can be detrimental.

 

[Woodsman]

I recall reading a small mention somewhere on the board. (Must have been one of the transcripts.) Laura had asked why she and Ark were waking up with mild headaches, and I *think* the response indicated something along the lines of too much grounding.

I haven't look again for the mention, but it is something kicking around in my mind. If I start experiencing negative effects, I'll look at changing things up a bit.

I think that it is the quote you have in mind:

Q: (L) I guess we have some questions. Let me get some of the smaller questions out of the way. First of all, we all kind of installed these grounding sheets under our mattresses, and some of us started having new and different problems than without the grounding sheet. Is that due to the grounding sheets?

A: As you know, that was a response to Ark for a specific problem. Grounding in nature takes place differently and on a different schedule. In your case, you live much of the time on the second floor. If you spend time outdoors more, grounding occurs naturally. If you then add artificial methods, you can overdo and reverse the effect. Take it easy.

Thank-you, Pierre!

That was the quote I was thinking of. (And mis-remembering somewhat, as it turns out.)

I think based on that, I'm going to modulate. One day on, one day off. -I wonder if it is at all likely that I might manage to develop a natural sense for the electrical charge level of my body? Right now, my sense is somewhere between "I have no sense at all" and "Maaaaybe?".

 

[Pierre]

I recall reading a small mention somewhere on the board. (Must have been one of the transcripts.) Laura had asked why she and Ark were waking up with mild headaches, and I *think* the response indicated something along the lines of too much grounding.

I haven't look again for the mention, but it is something kicking around in my mind. If I start experiencing negative effects, I'll look at changing things up a bit.

I think that it is the quote you have in mind:

Q: (L) I guess we have some questions. Let me get some of the smaller questions out of the way. First of all, we all kind of installed these grounding sheets under our mattresses, and some of us started having new and different problems than without the grounding sheet. Is that due to the grounding sheets?

A: As you know, that was a response to Ark for a specific problem. Grounding in nature takes place differently and on a different schedule. In your case, you live much of the time on the second floor. If you spend time outdoors more, grounding occurs naturally. If you then add artificial methods, you can overdo and reverse the effect. Take it easy.

Thank-you, Pierre!

That was the quote I was thinking of. (And mis-remembering somewhat, as it turns out.)

I think based on that, I'm going to modulate. One day on, one day off. -I wonder if it is at all likely that I might manage to develop a natural sense for the electrical charge level of my body? Right now, my sense is somewhere between "I have no sense at all" and "Maaaaybe?".

I think testing is the way to go. We might all react differently to grounding. The excerpt was about Ark and might not apply to everybody. Maybe some people need a permanent night grounding. It may sound strange but when you think about it, for millennia, most people were sleeping on the ground.

 

[JGeropoulas]

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Sometimes when I'd have a head ache or feel sick, I found that taking a long shower helped quite a lot -to the point where I had learned to use it as a primary form of reliable treatment. I wonder now if perhaps bathing in water from a grounded source was helping to balance my body's charge? Hmmm.

That's an interesting possibility. But what I learned many years ago is that many physical and mental benefits come from exposure to negative ion fields--and moving water generates these healing and restoring fields. That's why universally, people feel so calm and clearheaded when near waterfalls, rivers and beaches (which may explain why 50% of Americans live near the coast).

And to your point, even the moving water of a shower generates negative ions--which is why it's common knowledge that a shower is "invigorating", compared to a bath, which is more sedating. (As side note, this negative ion effect is just one more amazing aspect of water!)

Perhaps both phenomena are at work.

Read more about negative ions here:
https://pranaviewaustralia.wordpress.com/2012/03/27/the-power-of-negative-ions-the-ocean-and-bodies-of-water/