The Electrical, Magnetic, and Photonic Properties of Homeopathic Potencies

Background: Studies on homeopathic potencies using solvatochromic dyes have produced results that indicate remedies both produce an electrical field and are stabilised and enhanced by applied static magnetic fields, while being negated by the application of an electric current. Methods: Guided by these studies, parallel investigations have been conducted with an ultra-sensitive, extended range luminometer capable of detecting low-level photon emissions, and separately, ferric oxide nanoparticles of an average size of 10 nm have been used to detect changes in ambient magnetic fields associated with potencies. Throughout the above investigations, potencies of Arsenicum album have largely been used to draw direct comparisons between the results of different investigative methods, supplemented with potencies of other remedies as required. Results: Weak photon emissions in the UV and visible regions of the electromagnetic spectrum have been detected from a range of potencies of Arsenicum album on application of an electric current. In addition, ferric oxide nanoparticles show changes in their spectra in the presence of potencies of Arsenicum album consistent with a weak magnetic field. Discussion and Conclusion: The results obtained using luminometry and with ferric oxide nanoparticles complement and extend the results already obtained using solvatochromic dyes. The range of data now available from these studies shows how the electrical, magnetic, and photonic properties of potencies might interact and be common expressions of an underlying dynamic structure. In particular, there are several paradoxes apparent from the studies that need to be resolved. These include the observations that potencies seem to be sensitive to electromagnetic radiation yet emit light themselves. They produce an electrical field yet are sensitive to applied currents, and they are both stabilised and enhanced by applied static magnetic fields and also produce their own magnetic field.