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DR PHIL CALLAHAN ON THE POWER OF PARAMAGNETISM CALLAHAN PHIL THE POWER PARAMAGNETISM Dr Phil Callahan's research into paramagnetic soil fertility, plant growth, infrared radiation and insect biology has enormous implications for agricultural sustainability. rofessor Philip Callahan, PhD, the author of 17 books and over 150 published papers, is widely regarded as a leading light in sustainable agriculture. His breakthrough work with insects and infrared radiation is a milestone in the understanding of the link between nutrition and pest pressure. Dr Callahan's more recent research and discoveries in relation to paramagnetism are only just beginning to achieve widespread acceptance. Paramagnetism in agriculture is a powerful growth force which enhances root development and stimulates the multipli- cation of micro-organisms. Graeme Sait spent an illuminating afternoon with Dr Callahan during the December 2000 Acres USA conference in Minneapolis. PLANTS EMIT INFRARED RADIATION Graeme Sait: In the foreword to your book on paramagnetism, your editor, Fred Walters, stated that you consider your work in this field to be the most important of your life. Four years have passed since the publication of your book. Are you happy with the impact of your findings in regard to agriculture? Phil Callahan: Yes, I'm very happy. There are numerous farmers who attend these Acres USA conferences who have tried the concept successfully. Also, in your coun- try, some of the big corporations are now working with paramagnetism and plant growth. The book really got things started, because competent people can sit down and read the book and then go out and find out for themselves. Graeme: The reason I asked if you were happy with the progress relates to what I consider to be snail's pace progress with your other major discovery. For the sake of readers not familiar with your work, I'm referring to your discovery that plants emit infrared radiation, which magnifies scent molecules. Insects use their antennae to detect the source of these molecules. Healthy plants emit a different signal than unhealthy plants, and insects are more attracted to the nutritionally deficient plants. This incredibly important finding has largely been ignored by entomologists, but the military was quick to see its significance. In fact, the heat-seeking missile was devel- oped as a result of your work. How do you feel about this? Phil: I'm satisfied with my paramagnetics work, but you have to differentiate between this and my infrared insect work. We are still working on projects, which means that eventually we will be able to generate frequencies that will attract insects. My interest in paramagnetism began with a study of sacred places. I visited these sites all over the world—Catholic, Buddhist, Moslem, even Australian Aboriginal sites. I noticed that the plant growth was always better at these places, which always seemed to involve rocks. Further investigation revealed that these rocks were highly paramagnetic. The point is that this force was already there. I didn't discover it. It is there to be harvested. The archaeologists would call this "gathering". Good farming is not synthetic; it must involve working with nature rather than with synthetic poisons. Paramagnetic materials are there to be harvested. Good farming is "gathering". In terms of the electromagnetic work, what I did there was to look at the insects’ antennae, because I was experienced in radio technology. I spent the War in Ireland at a top-secret radio station. The system I worked with was not a solid-state system that you turn on and it keeps working. It was a vacuum tube system, and it worked for 24 hours a day for two years to keep the coastal command planes finding their way home. I had to keep this system in there at all times. If I made a mistake, there might be 300 dead pilots. I was tied to that station, but I learned a lot about radio. Eventually I looked at the insects' antennae system and started experimenting. A An interview with Dr Phil Callahan by Graeme Sait © 2001 Nutri-Tech Solutions Pty Ltd PO Box 338 Eumundi, Qld 4562, Australia Telephone: +61 7 5472 9900 Email: info@nutri-tech.com.au Website: http://www.nutri-tech.com.au An interview with Dr Phil Callahan NEXUS = 35 FEBRUARY — MARCH 2003 www.nexusmagazine.com