Maybe you’ve just seen the movie “Powder” a few too many times.

Are you or someone you know the sort of person who can’t wear watches, seems to regularly “blow out” light bulbs or other electronic devices, or routinely has street lights go off or on when you pass by? Maybe you’re a victim of the Pauli Effect. Or maybe you’ve just seen the movie Powder too many times. Or maybe you’re just a weensy bit funny in the head, like the people on these Internet forums. It’s interesting that in spite of what we think science understands about electricity, we seem to have a long way to go. Take for instance the recent developments like MIT researchers transmitting power through the air, or Danish scientists’ recent assertion that nerve impulses are transmitted with sound, not electricity, as we were taught in school. They’re also pondering human bodies as a source of power like in the Matrix, so watch out. It’s also interesting that with all the anecdotal indications that there are “Electric Humans”, that science has done such a poor job of exploring the concept, if only to debunk it. Why couldn’t some humans have unusual electrical properties? There are definitely people out there like Jose Ayala of Puerto Rico or Slavia Patjic of Serbia (YouTube links) who can allow lethal currents to pass through them to illuminate light bulbs or set things on fire, but amazing as their stunts are, they seem more like carny tricks than anything else. But what about people who seem to generate the energy themselves, like Debbie Wolf of the UK, or more intriguingly, alleged Chi Master John Chang (see video below), subject of the book The Magus of Java? I personally have experienced a few little oddities related to this sort of thing. There was a period when I was reluctant to buy watches because they seemed to die on me rather quickly, and I’ve had periods when there was so much static electricity in my body that I’ve experienced 3-4 inch long arcs or been able to feel the hair on my arms rise as I walk through doorways. I don’t think this is all that odd. Probably because I also learned some “tricks” years ago involving energy in the body. In one instance from a Tai Chi instructor who – in spite of being a wiry little guy – could support an adult dangling from his outstretched arm, and in the other instance from a yoga instructor who shared a bunch of “secrets” about using circuits in the body to enhance wellness or lovemaking. And of course there’s an entire legitimate industry of acupuncture, energy-based body work, and literature about Tantrism out there. There’s even the The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Tantric Sex, although I don’t know why anyone would want to have tantric sex with a complete idiot. What about you? Do you seem to be a lightening rod for odd electrical experiences? Do electronic devices seem to go on the fritz for you ten times more often than they do for other people?

Excerpt from documentary about Chi Master John Chang