M A G A Z I N E I S S U E 2 5 ( J u n e 2 0 1 4 )
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- Judging from the many descriptions, the appearance
of the Holy Fire is accompanied by the appearance of
plasma, which externally is very much like low heat
plasma. For example, it is known that for a certain
period of time this Fire does not burn the hands or face
at all. Furthermore, for almost one thousand years,
eyewitnesses of this event speak of certain flares that
traverse the walls of the church before and after the
arrival of the Fire.
- Are these plasma phenomena unique?
- Yes, they are. In the laboratory we investigate low
heat plasma only in a vacuum. It may also exist in the
air but only under strictly defined conditions …. and
under very high humidity. However, over the Holy
Sepulchre at Easter, it is hot and the atmosphere is dry;
there is no humidity which conducts electricity, and
there is no source of potential variance and energy.
Meanwhile, flashes appear there, packets of light that,
in my opinion, then transform into a spark and bear
the Fire.
According to the Russian physicist, the plasma phenomenon,
which is believed to take place in the interior of the church,
is entirely inexplicable and without justification from a
scientific standpoint. The high point for his measurements
came when the Holy Fire appeared while the patriarch
was enclosed in the Sepulchre interior. The unexpected
measurement was recorded at 14:04 Jerusalem time (15:04
Russian time). Approximately two minutes later, the
patriarch came out with the Holy Fire.
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It had been a while since the patriarch of Jerusalem
had entered the Aedicule and the ritual had begun...
And suddenly - there it was! It recorded a change in
the radiation phase because of an unknown signal.
This happened at 15:04. One fluctuation – and nothing
else that was similar. And soon the Patriarch of
Jerusalem came out holding a lit candle.
- What was this fluctuation?
- Electrical load. What it is, where it came from, I do
not know. Later, having already returned to Russia,
I worked on decoding the recorded radio signals.
The process [of the measurements] lasted six hours
and thirty minutes. One measurement includes
approximately one thousand “frames.” Quite a trying
task. But it confirmed the following: prior to the
appearance of the Fire there was electrical discharge…
I cannot give you details at this point, because I am
committed to the creator of the documentary. The chart
with the measurements will be presented in detail
there. But, the most important thing is what I have
already mentioned: there was an electrical discharge…
Why is this important? You see, here a complete
picture is formed. I already told you about the plasma
phenomena – which are a miracle on their own, since
at the church there are no conditions whatsoever for
their development. The second inexplicable event is
the electrical charge of the air which is apparent even
without the equipment – many feel that during the
coming of the Holy Fire the hairs on their arms stand
up. This is possible only under a very large difference
of electrical potential, let’s say, between the roof of
a house and the main floor. And this, if the house is
made of pure quartz and there is a storm outside.
But at Easter time at Jerusalem, as a rule, there are no
storms, the weather is clear. And the Church of the
Resurrection is made of various materials - marble,
calcium rock, and wood. It has been built without
a uniform plan and has a multitude of various
auxiliary spaces. This is why the suspicion that a huge
transformer necessary for the accumulation of electrical
load and its subsequent discharge had initially
been placed inside the church is simply unrealistic.
However, the difference of electrical potential despite
this develops! And most notably at a specific time: at
Easter after the prayers inside the Aedicule. And then
there is the last aspect we discovered - the appearance
of the Fire is accompanied by electrical discharge. This
means that the appearance of the Fire is an integral
part of all of the incredible, entirely inexplicable
phenomena that have an electrical nature. Is this not a
confirmation of its miraculous nature?
Andrey Volkov states that, just before the appearance
of the Holy Fire, three scientifically inexplicable
phenomena took place and were recorded:
1) The first is the unjustified presence of the plasma
phenomenon, which, as he states, is a “miracle” in
itself.
2) The second is the unjustified and inexplicable
electrical charge of the air in combination with the
confirmation of a large difference in electrical potential.
3) The third is the presence of electrical discharge at the
moment of the appearance of the Holy Fire.
These three phenomena, which were recorded
simultaneously, he characterizes as “incredible and
entirely inexplicable.” Andrey Volkov’s research is
of great interest and represents an entirely different
approach to the miracle of the Holy Fire - one which
is purely scientific. In his view, the findings of his
measurements are “a confirmation of the miraculous
nature of the phenomenon.” This statement alone
resounds with meaning.
1. The Russian Research Centre“Kurchatov Institute”is in Moscow and
is the leading scientific research centre of the country. It has been the
most important centre of scientific work in the fields of thermonuclear
fusion and plasma physics since 1955. In 1991 the Kurchatov Institute
was upgraded and converted into the Russian Research Centre and is
currently one of the leading research centres in the world.
2.“We bought anAmerican madeVelleman oscilloscope,”saysVolkov,
“and soon, they brought us the same type fromAmerica, but of better
quality. We improved it, then we tried it under varying conditions,
at concerts, and during thunderstorms. All this took us about two
months, and we barely made it in time to prepare for the trip - on the
24th of April I was in Jerusalem. And Easter was on the 26th of April”
