Electromagnetic Energy Motions

Overview Notes

The following is an excerpt from my book “FundamentalProperties of Electromagnetic Energy”. Note that illustrations and text boxes have been removed for this article. The formatting is also much more sophisticated in the actual book. The full book is available here from Amazon: https://www.createspace.com/4637848

From the Book

Introduction

What exactly is a radio wave? At its most basic, a radio wave is a pulsating ball of energy that travels through space. Each song, speech, or other message which is broadcast through electromagnetic radiation is a distinct entity. It is separate from all other signals emitted before and after that message. Each one has a definite size, travels in its own way, and acts independently of any other signal.

Not really a Wave

Although commonly referred to as a wave, the “radio wave” is in fact not a wave at all. The object we are discussing is a pulsating ball of energy, which can be tracked as a wave. We will discuss the specifics and explain clearly what is going on throughout this book. For this reason it is better to use the term “electromagnetic energy” rather than radio wave. However, because of its common usage, we will use both terms throughout the book.

Characteristics and Motions of Electromagnetic Energy

Each burst of electromagnetic energy has the following important characteristics and motions:

1. Distinct Object like a Baseball

Each burst of electromagnetic energy is like a baseball. It is a distinct object of specific size which can be thrown into the air. This object will fly through the air until it hits a wall or is caught by a catcher.

2. Pulsating like a heart

Each burst of electromagnetic energy exists very much like a human heart. It is a distinct object which pulsates. Each pulse looks something like a balloon blowing up then deflating. The pulsation occurs in four directions: two directions for the “electro” part, and two directions for the “magneto” part.

And just as different animals have different heart rates so each burst of electromagnetic energy pulsates at different rates. The rate of the pulse is what determines the frequency.  The frequency of the pulse is a function of the energy level. When a burst of energy pulsates faster (greater frequency), then that burst has higher energy. 

3. Tracked as a Wave

Electromagnetic energy is not a wave, but it can be tracked as a wave. This distinction is important. Just as Mars is not an ellipse - Mars is actually a planet which can be tracked as an ellipse - the burst of electromagnetic energy is not a wave, rather it is a pulsating ball of energy which can be tracked as a wave. Again, this distinction is important. It is the combination of two motions - pulsating motion and traveling straight through the air - which creates the overall motion which can be tracked as a wave. All wave like properties come from the combination of those two motions.

4. Spreads out like Pizza Dough

Electromagnetic energy is rarely emitted as one, singular burst. Rather, many EM bursts are usually emitted at the same time. This becomes a group of photons, sometimes referred to as “packets”.

This group starts out as one entity, almost like one big ball. Yet it spreads out like pizza dough. Each group starts as a close collection of particles, then spreads out in a perfect circle. As the group of EM bursts travel through the air, they spread out thinner and thinner – like a very thin pizza crust.

When you spread pizza dough out too thin, some holes will appear. In the same way, the original large grouping of EM bursts will eventually spread out so thin that holes of empty space appear between each burst. This is the phenomenon which produces the night sky – enormous stars visible to us only as tiny dots, with large spaces between all the other photons the star emitted – versus our Sun which is very bright because it is close and many photons are still grouped together.

Combining the Characteristics

Now let us take a look at the overall characteristics of this creature we call electromagnetic radiation.

• Each signal (such as a note of music which is broadcast over the radio) is a distinct entity unto itself. This entity is an independent object, which contains a specific amount of energy.
• Each burst of electromagnetic energy is primarily a ball of energy, similar to a baseball. Each burst can be emitted and received (just as a ball can be thrown and caught). An EM burst travels through the air in a straight line from point A to point B, until it is caught, absorbed, or reflected. 
• Each burst of electromagnetic energy pulsates like a heart, with pulses that resemble balloons inflating and deflating.
• Individual bursts spread out like pizza dough. Most emission starts as thousands of photons grouped together. As these EM bursts travel, they spread out thinner, and evenly, in a perfect circle.

Therefore, the individual EM burst is: a ball of energy, traveling through the air like a baseball, and pulsating at the same time. Any individual burst begins as part of a grouping of identical bursts, yet as they travel through space, the individual EM bursts spread outward evenly, in the exact pattern of pizza dough spreading out.

These are the overall motions of the bursts of electromagnetic energy. All other qualities, practical effects, and applications of electromagnetic radiation come from these main characteristics, or a combination thereof.

Future Discussions

These are the main characteristics and motions of electromagnetic energy.

We will discuss those primary characteristics and many other concepts throughout the series of books on electromagnetic energy.

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Four Roles in Making Major Changes: Explorer, Pioneer, Settler, and Gunslinger

Understanding the Four Personalities

Overview

When making any type of major change in society, there are always a series of three steps. These steps are enacted by four specific types of people. These four types of personalities are: the explorers, the pioneers, the settlers, and the gunslingers. 

It does not matter what type of change we are talking about: political, economic, business, art, technology, neighborhoods, spirituality…the series of steps and the four types of personalities will always be the same.

Understanding the Four Personalities in the Old West

In the old west, there were four types of people: the explorers, the pioneers, the settlers, and the gunslingers.

Explorers

The explorers left the comforts of the known environment for something new, something better. They set out across the mountains and deserts to explore the unknown. An explorer would often traverse the same mountain several times, looking for the best route. He would often curse himself for taking the wrong route, especially in winter, when he would get stuck on the mountain top. The explorer would run into many unforeseen troubles, and deal with them the best he could. From time to time, he would return to the civilization he left behind to tell of his adventures.

 

The crucial aspect to the explorer's character is that he pushes the boundaries of knowledge. He may appear to have crazy ideas, and his ideas may lead him into trouble from time to time, nevertheless, the explorers start breakthroughs in society.

Pioneers

The pioneer picks up on the explorer's tales. The pioneer has learned from several explorers about what might lie beyond. The pioneer hears the descriptions of the lands where each explorer has been. The pioneer sees an opportunity - perhaps a verdant valley for ranching and farming, perhaps a mine of silver or gold - and sets out to seize this opportunity. However, there are many difficulties: the pioneer must make the road, irrigate the land, and bring cattle, seeds, and equipment across miles of territory. Moreover, the pioneer has no guarantee that what he hears is there, nor a specific map to lead him. However, the pioneer learns the most he can from the explorers, and prepares himself the best he can.

 

The three crucial aspects of the pioneer's character are:

1. He recognizes opportunity

2. He applies knowledge of one area to another

3. He turns possibilities into realities.

Settlers

In terms of the Old West, the settlers are civilized men with homes, jobs, and often farms. Their grandparents settled at their current spot, so settlers feel comfortable. Crossing into the unknown like the explorer or the pioneer does not appeal to them.

However, after a few pioneers have literally paved the way, the settlers take notice. Once roads have been made, the maps well drawn, and the reports of the verdant valley are numerous enough to be considered true, then the settlers will come.

And when the settlers come, they come in packs. Hundreds, sometimes thousands of settlers will come at a time. Businessmen, clergy, and artists arrive shortly, making the transition complete. When the settlers come, then life in the verdant valley becomes the norm.

 

The four crucial aspects to the settler's character are:

1. He has little desire for change

2. He is reluctant to see the possibilities

3. He will change only when the path is an obvious choice and the directions are specific

4. He and his fellow settlers, because of their numbers, redefine a radical movement as an accepted norm.

Gunslingers

The gunslingers? The gunslingers are never happy. They shoot down everyone's ideas - explorers, pioneers, or settlers. They are quick to shoot down anyone, without thinking, and without reason. In modern terms, gunslingers have an automatic instinct to shoot down any idea that is new or different.

An example of the personalities

As an example of these four characters, we will turn to industry. The explorer is a professor. He performs experiments that may lead nowhere. Sometimes he never finishes a project before going to the next. Yet some of his discoveries are absolutely brilliant, and some have very practical benefits.

The pioneer is a development engineer. He reads about the work the professor has done, and develops the processes. He turns the professor's experiments into products that can be manufactured.

The settlers are the other engineers of the industry, who wait for the new process to work (or fail). When the process succeeds, the settlers adopt it wholeheartedly, and develop their own process with lightning speed.

The gunslingers are the skeptics, who point out the possible technical failures no matter how successful the project eventually becomes.

Understanding where you fit in respect to the others

Overview

Everyone has an important role to play in the evolution of major changes in society. Each person has one of those four personalities regarding any particular area of society, and therefore it is important to understand exactly who you are, and what role you play, in order for society as whole to evolve into something better.

Let us now discuss the characters from the perspective of understanding one another. For example, let us assume you are the explorer. How would your activities look? How will you interact with the others?

Explorers: Your Roles in any Major Change 

In the arena of improving communities, explorers are often philosophers, artists, philosopher-statesmen, or activists. If you are the explorer, you must keep pursuing your ideas no matter how crazy they are. The majority of your ideas will not work - but that should not bother you, for you enjoy exploration and experimentation regardless of success. You should also make your discoveries available to the pioneer, not hidden away.

 

*FYI, I consider myself to be an Explorer. I really wanted to be the Pioneer, but soon realized that the Pioneer is not my role. I am the Explorer, and have come to accept it.

Pioneers: Your Roles in any Major Change 

The pioneer usually comes from a combination of disciplines. This combination of disciplines allows the pioneer to take a discovery in one arena and apply it to another arena. If you are the pioneer, you have the most important set of responsibilities, for it is the pioneer who does most of the work in creating a real success.

In order to find the brilliant discoveries that have been made, the pioneer may need to search. The pioneer of the Old West may have had to visit the explorer on the mountain. The pioneer of industry might need to visit the explorer in his lab. The pioneer of other areas might "visit" explorers by reading their works and by attending conferences.

The pioneer must also be practical. Because the pioneer is working on something which hasn't been done much, he may run into a few obstacles here and there. He needs to understand exactly what is required to create the change before he begins, so that he may plan accordingly.

Pioneer’s Special Relationship with Settlers

Finally, the pioneer must understand the settlers, and must be able to communicate with them. The pioneer must understand that most people do not want change, and that most people do not care enough to make a stand, even when they desire the end result.

This concept is critical to understand if we are to truly make changes. Public support is required to make changes, yet the public is composed mostly of settlers. Therefore, the pioneer must obtain support from the very people who have the greatest inertia.

The pioneer must have a very sensible strategy to begin with, followed by skills in selling his strategy to the public. The pioneer must find ways to make the settlers involvement as easy as possible for them, yet the activities must result in real effects. On the positive side, once the pioneer has convinced the settlers of his strategy, and the inertia has been removed, a powerful energy will be unleashed.

Settlers: Your Roles in any Major Change 

If you are the settler, realize that you do not like change. Realize that you have little desire to take risks. However, try to be open to new ideas, and listen carefully to their validity. You may actually desire the change. If you agree, then it is important for you to give as much support as you can. As a settler you must understand that you must back the pioneer. Remember, it is not just you taking action, it is your fellow settlers as well. A few brave leaders by themselves can do little, but brave leaders with the support of many people can achieve greatness. Positive movement will be limited without you.

Summary

We realize that there are four personality types in making changes. The explorer acknowledges that changes can be made and he creates ideas for new changes. The pioneer develops strategies to implement changes, and he convinces the settlers to support the strategy. Once convinced that the strategy is wise, the numerous settlers will make the change a reality. The gunslinger offers constructive criticism which ensures practicality throughout.

Thus, when we wish to make a difference in our environment, we must go through those steps, and we must acknowledge the need for the appropriate people at the appropriate times.

Summary Points:

*All progress is made in three stages by these types of people:

            The Explorer, The Pioneer, The Settler

*The explorer starts progress. What is once considered crazy will later be the norm.

*The pioneer creates progress in contemporary society. He tempers the explorer's vision with pragmatism, and he creates reality from dreams.

*The settler is satisfied with the status quo, and does not like progress. When the settlers believe in the idea, that is when the idea becomes the norm.

*A fourth personality, gunslingers are never satisfied, and will criticize even the most successful ideas. However, they also serve to ensure that any proposals are practical.

 

Additional Notes

Added Note: This article  was originally written in 1995, and published in my book Making America Great. That book (along with this piece) was republished in 2003. The concepts in this article have been major elements of my early presentations and discussions on political reform.

Also, since the original writing, these stages of change have been proven again and again. Most notably through the creation of major political movements and major spiritual movements in the last 10 years. (Both of which I have played a role in).

            The Tea Party, 9-12, and Occupy Movements are examples of the Settlers adopting (in large masses) what Explorers and Pioneers in political reform and protests had been doing already. These Movements are examples of the Settlers, by their large numbers, “creating” a movement – and yet the creation began by others earlier. It is only at that moment when the settlers were ready, and the match was struck, that the mass movement came into being.

            The spiritual movement is similar. There have been spiritualists for thousands of years, and most recently a major movement in the 1960s-1970s. Yet the spiritual movement is much larger than anything before. Even the most experienced spiritualists will admit that the times, spiritually, are very different than anything before. As I see it, the spiritual “explorers” and “pioneers” have been out there doing their thing for a long time. For many years their ideas seemed crazy. Then people started seeing the reality and effectiveness of what they were saying. And now, the ideas of spiritualism are getting more and more mainstream. More and more “settlers” are coming over from their traditional religion, and embracing the new ways of living which are associated with Spiritualism.