One of the unique features of the Theraphi, a powerful multi-modality electrotherapy machine, is the use of plasma to emit photons creating the coherent, broad spectrum, bioactive fields the machine is known for. Since there are multiple highly complex elements seamlessly combined to create this unique device, we're going to break each component and concept down into several foundational articles, to provide a clearer understanding of the inner workings of the machine.

We think the plasma tubes, and the captivating light emitted from them, are the most distinctive and visually interesting aspect of the machine, so let's start there! Why did the inventor decide to utilize plasma to potentiate and deliver the healing benefits of Theraphi? To understand this, first we need to establish a basic understanding of plasma itself.

Considered to be the fourth state of matter (the others being solid, liquid and gas), plasma is formed by heating or electrifying a gas until the atoms become ionized into separate electrons and positive ions, creating a highly charged, conductive field. Plasma can be created from any gaseous element under the right conditions, including the common gases that exist in our atmosphere, oxygen, hydrogen and nitrogen; the noble gases like helium, argon, xenon, radon and neon; and more complex combination gases like carbon dioxide (one carbon atom and two oxygen atoms), ozone (three oxygen atoms), nitric oxide (a nitrogen and oxygen atom), and many more.

Various conditions are required for plasma formation, depending on the element(s) being used. Increasing the temperature of the gas to very high levels can create enough thermal energy to cause ionization, by increasing the kinetic energy of the gas particles to create collisions between them, dislodging (ionizing) the electrons from the atoms. Another method is to apply strong electric fields, or radio-frequency or microwave radiation to the gas, which exerts force on the atoms that results in ionization. Plasma usually exists in very high temperature states, but certain techniques can create cold plasma, as well. A more accurate term for cold plasma is "non-thermal" plasma, since it's not actually cold, just that the ionization occurs through an electromagnetic influence rather than a direct heating effect.

The properties of plasma vastly differ from the properties of gas. While gas is insulative (not conductive at all), plasma is highly conductive. The process of turning gas into plasma changes its properties from a strong insulator to a strong conductor by exerting enough force on the atoms to overcome the insulative properties and break the ionic bonds. The resulting unbound electrons and positive ions interact with each other, producing more and more electrons, making plasma highly responsive (conductive) to electric and magnetic fields.

This "radiant matter" first identified by Sir William Crookes in the 1870s was then studied further by Irving Langmuir in the 1920s, who coined the term plasma for this energy, due to its resemblance under a microscope to the movements and behavior of blood plasma. In plasma, the unbound electrons are lighter and faster than the heavier, slower ions, so the movement of both fast and slow elements mixing and dancing together clearly resembles the blood plasma of living organisms.

Plasma fields are all around us

We are surrounded by subtle, bioactive plasma fields at all times, living on the Earth. Between the surface of the Earth and the ionosphere are multitudes of electromagnetic frequencies, as well as common and noble gases. Under specific circumstances, the frequencies that make up the background of our lives energize the gases that fill the spaces around us, creating low level plasma fields that expose us to charged particles, which our bodies constantly utilize for energy production and healing purposes. We need these elements, and this can explain the therapeutic trend of "forest bathing" that's increasing in popularity.

Some plasma fields are quite obvious and noticeable, such as lightning strikes, where the differing electrical potential of two locations in nature (like a storm cloud and the ground) builds up an electrical charge in the atmosphere. When this differing potential builds up enough power to overcome the inertia of the insulative gases in the air, it discharges, creating an intense electric field that ionizes the surrounding air. This creates a brief but intense plasma channel along the path of the lightning bolt, which shows up as a brilliant light when the electrons and ions recombine. Although the actual lightning strike itself happens in a split second, it leaves a tangible change of energy in the atmosphere in its wake, which anyone can feel. The high energy electrical discharge can create ozone by cleaving apart oxygen atoms, some of which recombine with other oxygen atoms into O3 (ozone). Ozone is a cleansing, sanitizing element that gives the air that "fresh" smell after a thunderstorm. Lightning also produces acoustic shockwaves, known as thunder, due to the rapid expansion of air caused by the intense heating, which propagates through the atmosphere as audible noise.

Other sources of plasma in nature include the ionosphere and magnetosphere, the polar aurorae (like the aurora borealis near the north pole, also known as northern lights), upper atmospheric lightning, and even fire (if it's hot enough). Since the sun and stars are also considered to be made of plasma, there are plasma emissions coming from these cosmic bodies that reaches the Earth and bathes us in plasma fields. Plasma is also created artificially and used in welding, in fluorescent light bulbs and neon signs, plasma TV screens, lasers, and even fusion based energy generation.

There is an emerging field referred to as plasma medicine, where plasma is used in medical treatments and healing procedures. The body and internal organs can be treated directly with cold plasma fields, which has been found to kill bacteria and cancer cells, and to treat skin conditions like acne, ulcers, warts, chronic wounds, and hair loss. The therapeutic benefits are thought to be related to the reactive oxygen and nitrogen species produced by the unbound ions, which stimulates the immune system to become attentive to the bodily area in need.

When plasma is first being generated in a gas tube, there's a lot of resistance as the molecules start to line up (since gas is an insulator in its natural state), and it forms a kind of "dark plasma" as it's beginning to gain energy. Interestingly, under certain circumstances the human biofield can be seen emitting this same kind of light, commonly referred to as an "aura". This makes sense, as the human body is also mostly an insulator, with a smaller percentage of conductive elements, so as we absorb the subtle plasma fields of our environment, some small amount overcomes the insulative properties of our body and begins to show the beginning stages of plasma emission.

As a relatively good insulator, our body can be considered a dielectric medium, where it will absorb but not conduct electric fields that are around us. Parts of our bodies do conduct electricity, depending on moisture and electrolyte levels and other considerations, but most electric and magnetic fields will be absorbed. This is why natural and artificial electromagnetic fields, as well as electrotherapy modalities, have such a profound effect on us.

It's important to note that metal distorts plasma fields. Metal implants inside the body, as well as wearing metal on your body, can change the structure of the plasma fields you're exposed to. When using Theraphi, we always advise removing any metal jewelry before your session, since it will distort the structure of the field and reduce the healing effects. If subtle plasma fields are all around us, all the time, that can make you wonder about the effects of metal on or in your body on a daily basis!

How Theraphi uses plasma fields

As mentioned earlier, Theraphi integrates multiple powerful therapeutic modalities into one machine. How do the plasma fields tie into the function of the machine as a whole, and how do these fields differ from other plasma delivery methods, and other types of light therapy?

Theraphi specifically uses noble gases, in a proprietary blend. Noble gases are ideal for therapeutic plasma, due to their relatively low reactivity and stable electron configuration. A gas is considered noble if it has a complete outer electron shell, making it less likely to form chemical bonds with other elements. Various noble gases each produce a different "glow" hue; argon produces a violet hue, while neon is bright orange, helium is pinkish-red, and xenon is bluish-white. Different ratios of gases will produce different color tones, and they all glow in a brilliant fashion.

Theraphi starts with a computer with an encoded frequency cascade based on the Phi ratio and sacred geometry and mathematics. An amplifier then runs the frequencies through a high powered 500,000 volt Tesla coil, which powers two handmade glass plasma tubes. The tubes are configured opposite each other, usually at the head and foot of a table where the patient is laying down. The plasma tubes emit photons that saturate the field between them, and the space where the patient lies, in a specialized combination of electrostatic and electromagnetic fields combined with light. The frequency cascade transmitted from the amplifier and through the Tesla coil modulates the cold plasma field, and causes the energy emitted from the tubes to spin in opposite directions while moving towards the other in a longitudinal configuration, meeting right in the middle where phase conjugation occurs. This phenomenon is also sometimes called a torsion field, or a "zero point" or scalar field. This is where the magic happens.

This powerful electrotherapy machine specifically utilizes cold plasma, not hot plasma. Hot electricity can have beneficial uses, such as destroying harmful bacteria and viruses, similar to the way Royal Raymond Rife would hit the resonant frequencies of a specific issue to "shatter" the pattern with his Rife machines. However, this destructive, "hot" electricity can be unsustainable in the longer term, and come with side effects, whereas cold, constructive plasma fields just enhance life. They provide the body with extra energy so it can perform the healing that it needs to do, in the order of priority it deems necessary with its infinite biological intelligence. Nikola Tesla would refer to electricity as "hot" or "cold", and would generally try to avoid the hot, destructive principle and focus on the gentler yet ultimately more powerful healing potential of cold electricity.

Unlike other therapeutic machines that focus on specific single frequencies, Theraphi emits a broad spectrum of frequencies. The way the plasma is generated in the Theraphi is much like a fractal antenna; the patterns occur on the micro level down to the atoms, which emit tiny waveforms at a high frequency, all the way to more of a macro level the size of the tubes themselves, which emit larger waveforms at a lower frequency. Between the two, there are innumerable frequencies, similar to the wide variety of naturally occurring frequencies all around us.

Although there are many benefits of light therapy and photobiomodulation using laser light and LEDs, Theraphi uses plasma instead for several reasons. Laser light is highly concentrated and much more intense, which is great for targeting specific areas and acupuncture points, but less useful for full body healing. The body is much better at absorbing subtle energy fields, like the electrostatic plasma field created by Theraphi. Plasma is softer and more pliable, while the columnated light of lasers is more intense and potentially destructive (and doesn't spread out over distance). Plasma is less specific and more holistic, creating a balancing effect where the body can do what it needs to do.

Normally, the term coherent light would apply more specifically to the focused beams of a laser, and the softer, more spread out light from plasma would be considered to be less focused and incoherent (meaning the photons have random phase relationships with each other). However, the special phase conjugation process creates a highly coherent field that would normally not occur in a plasma field. This way, the Theraphi's plasma field is both broad spectrum and coherent, not just one or the other!

In the next articles of this foundational series, we will go into more detail on Tesla coils, the Teslatron, scalar/longitudinal energy and phase conjugation, how this creates the fascinating phenomenon of "time reversed" waves, and what that means for anti-aging and regeneration at the cell level.