Spontaneous Human Combustion or SHC

Larry E. Arnold's Website is Parascience. Larry E. Arnold is the author of the book "Ablaze!: The Mysterious Fires of Spontaneous Human Combustion".

Mr. Arnold wrote a book called Ablaze. Would you have a city, state for him? I would like to write him a letter. Thanks.

I like your site, and I want to thank you very much. It's helped me a lot. You see, i'm doing research on SHC. I was wondering where to find a few pictures. Do you think you can help me out???

hello I just read the article on human combustion, very interesting, but my thoughts were else where when I looked this sight up...ever hesr of being born with a veil? what information if any do you have on the subject? My daughter was born with one, and so far I've learned some very interesting things on the matter.

I am a victum and I need info a.s.a.p. my upper back was catching on fire but no further damages were induced, only my sweater and part of my hair were damged. please resspond A.S.A.P.

HASNT ANYONE EVER DROPPED A PEICE OF POTASSIUM OR SODIUM INTO WATER? I CANT UNDERSTAND WHY THEY HAVENT THOUGHT OF THIS! THE BODY IS FULL OF THESE HIGHLY VOLITILE CHEMICALS,AND WHEN THEY CONTACT WATER,....BOOM! . THIS IS MY THEORY FOR SHC! CHECK IT OUT!

For serious researches, spontaneous human combustion (SHC) is one of the most controversial phenomena. The term spontaneous combustion expresses the means by which the human body is able to ignite without any optically recorded extraneous source. An unbelievably high-intensity localized fire transforms most of the human body into ashes. In many cases, some parts of an appendage, e.g. foot or sole of foot, remain unaffected. Some parts of clothing or surrounding objects also remain undamaged. Nothing similar to these fires exists in nature and the accompanying phenomena mock the laws of physics and medical knowledge. One may doubt about records of spontaneous human combustion from the past, but not about photo documentation of such cases in the twentieth century.

All hypotheses explaining spontaneous combustion, including the wick effect, are cast into doubt by the fact that bones were not incinerated in any case when the human body was exposed to fire. When cremated, human bodies are burned at temperatures from 600° to 950° C for one and a half hours, during which time a large quantity of air is forced under pressure into the cremation furnace. Large bones like the pelvis or thigh bone remain distinguishable. They are then pulverized with eight iron balls.

When spontaneously combusted, human bodies directly explode by heat identified as tepid compared to a normal fire. This explosion is short, intensive and concentrated because not even anything in near proximity ignites. In some cases, the incinerated corpses were entirely clothed, leaving the clothing undamaged.

Knowledge gained from the study of P-charge interaction makes it possible to put forth a hypothesis about spontaneous human combustion. As an example, I will again use a condenser whose voltage we will gradually increase. After we exceed the voltage limit for which the condenser is designed, the insulation material is breached, all energy is released at once, and the condenser is destroyed. Human cells can also behave in a similar manner. Each cell (even bone cells) gains sufficient energy from external influences to be able to destroy itself. The cause of spontaneous human combustion is likely to be the enormous growth of energy on cell membranes, subsequently destroying their insulation characteristics and releasing all the energy at once.

The passage of energy in a much smaller scale can easily be demonstrated by our tracing one energy zone. The P-charge and length are of no consequence. We seat an assistant at one end and place at the other end a group of condensers with a capacity of several Farads and a voltage of approximately 15V. When the condensers are uncharged, the assistant has an energy field with a radius of approximately 45 cm. If we connect the condensers to voltage, the radius of the energy zone by the assistant is considerably enlarged. After the condensers are discharged, the radius of the assistant´s energy zone returns to the original value..

Spontaneous human combustion is a very interesting phenomenon. However, of no less interest is the fact that human matter can be incinerated using the energy embodied in it and that only the charge of the cells need be increased to the "combustion point" to do so. That implies that gas furnaces will soon be able to be replaced by much more energy-saving "condenser furnaces". It cannot be ruled out in advance that this phenomenon will be utilized in waste incinerators, etc.

Planets

It follows from our research that each mass has a P-charge with three energy components. There is no doubt that the planet Earth - as well as other planets of our solar system including the Sun - has also its P-charge with an energy space, energy zones and inter-zones. One can imagine an immense three-dimensional pattern of energy zones and inter-zones. What one cannot imagine, however, is what kind of energy changes can occur in the pattern as a consequence of planetary movements and the masses of planets. Our planet probably receives from cosmic space an impulse of energy at any time, albeit a stable one.

This hypothesis could be verified by astronomers assuming that it is possible to determine the position of planets with respect to the period of time in the past. The "Obsession by Dance" has been recorded on the Earth twice in large time intervals. On July 24, 1956 in Nairobi, and in the year 1374 in the Rhineland. In both cases the increased action of energy lasted for a few hours. This might therefore be the impulse of energy due to mutual positioning of planets. Several things might be obtained by considering their positions on both dates. A strong energy tension might also be the reason why the Mayans suddenly abandoned their towns around the year 600 AD. However, in this case the excessive action of energy must have lasted much longer, probably for a couple of months; and the effect was gradually increasing. It took the Mayans some time before they realized the overall deterioration of the inhabitantsâ?T health situation in their towns. A longer time was necessary in order to observe that the health problems disappeared when leaving a town and reappeared after returning. As soon as they recognized the relation between their powerful energy works and the steadily increasing health problems, they decided to abandon their towns. The longer time interval of the ascending and descending energy action that necessarily followed might have been related to the positions of planets.

According to comments that I am receiving about the article "Spontaneous combustion of human bodies" (SHT), one can judge that those are not isolated cases. It is necessary to indicate in a fire protocol what caused the fire. Should a fire specialist indicate in the protocol "I have no idea", he would probably be dismissed very soon. Because of that, some reason must always be found that could be related to known facts. According to the results of our research, the reason for the spontaneous combustion of human bodies is probably the enormous increase of energy in cell membranes with subsequent destruction of their insulation capabilities and a sudden release of the whole energy. Such a situation may be caused by a powerful energy impulse of large P-charges, in which a human body happens to be. The fact that the spontaneous combustion of human bodies does not occur in the same places indicates that it might be caused by a simultaneous action of terrestrial and planetary P-charges.

It is probable that the energy impulse does not lead to the destruction of cells in the body of each individual under attack, and the decisive factor might be found in which energy state such a man happens to be, but this can be influenced to a considerable degree. In my opinion, it might be useful to map several days in the life of individuals hit by this attack. They might have been under considerable stress for various reasons. However, at the beginning it is necessary that fire specialists investigating what caused the fire do not indicate reasons in which they do not themselves believe. If it will be indicated that the fire was caused by SHC, we have grounds for obtaining statistical data and further information for research. One should also realize that the energy impulse may be less intense and will not cause the SHC, but "only" a change of normal thinking. This may be fatal for airline pilots, drivers of motor vehicles, may be the reason for losing self-control, etc.

We encounter frequently the problem of the conductivity of energy zones without paying attention to them. As an example I can mention a small tree at the foot of the hill struck by lightning. The ambient forest offered trees (spruces) that were much taller, up to the top of the hill, to the lightning. After identifying the site where the lightning struck, I found that the lightning did not "choose" a small tree for its discharge, but a crossing of energy zones at which that small tree happened to be. Following this experience, I traveled around the neighboring countryside to verify the "lightning behavior" in other cases. I arrived at the conclusion that the "small tree" example is not isolated. All the energy components of the P-charges are conductive for lightning discharges. It follows from this fact that it might be dangerous to stay even at large distances (up to 20 meters) from massive broad-leaved trees during a storm. We are part of the energy space in such a case in which the energy tension induced by the lightning striking the tree is transferred to the cells of our body. However, this does not hold so in a forest, where the lightning discharge energy is absorbed by the massive energy space.

There is proof that we do not know everything about the planets in relation to cosmic energy. This is the question why the radio waves are disturbed when the planets Jupiter, Saturn and Mars are overlapping along the line of sight. Another proof emerged also in this respect, concerning a strange and unexpected relation between the positions of Jupiter, Saturn and Mars during their revolution around the Sun and the sudden electrical perturbations in the upper parts of the atmosphere of the Earth.

An avalanche effect of new discoveries can be expected from the continuation of research of the interaction of charges in well-equipped laboratories. It is necessary to start with electronics and develop a new measuring instrument. We offer the possibility of being informed of our research results to big electronic companies having sufficient financial means for and interest in the implementation of the measuring technique.

I am trying to find out the sources of the story that Mrs Euphemia Johnson, widow, 68 of Sydenham London spontaneously combusted in the summer of 1922. I have a description in a book by Jenny Randles, called Spontaneous Human Combustion. I have searched the microfiches of three local newspapers from May to September 1922, and looked in the Times Index, but can find no reference to her.

I read in your SHC article that Mr Gearhart has discovered evidence of a link between it and geomagnetic activity. As my research also suggests a relationship I think it would be beneficial if we had a chat. I've no idea who he is, or how to contact him, but wondered if you could help us
communicate.

My Background:
I'm 53 years old with a disabling injury that has suddenly accelerated my study of this bemusing phenomenon. Having noted some twenty years ago the similarity between SHC and the "heavenly fire" of the Old Testament's, I have spent my intervening years slowly gathering data on this ancient (global) phenomenon.

The results of this mammoth search are intriguing; the reality of this ancient event, not only supports a relationship, but indicates a natural cause for the event. The repeated circumstances of these ancient events indicate a link between SHC and the geomagnetic field; specifically, the fluctuations in the earths field that are generated by the suns energy as it interacts with its outer field.

How this known, but little understood, electrical process then translates into the rare phenomenon of SHC, or "biological combustion," is gruesomely suggested by my data, but one step at a time. It may help clarify matters greatly if Livingston and I share our data, can you help me contact him?

I was in the rescue squad in Petersburg, Va from 1985-1991 and I saw a case of spontaneous human combustion one Sunday in 1987, April if i remember correctly. This case was called in by a passing rescue squad worker at the emergency phone of the now non-existing I-95 South
toll booth.

At the time I was 17 and hadn't a clue as to what spontaneous combustion was. My partner was a 20 yr veteran of the same squad, and so my only reasoning of what SHC meant was based on his expression while we jumped in R-2 and sped away to the scene. In this case a family of 5 was in their car returning home after church, and their driver (an elderly black man) simply burst into flames according to the EMT who witnessed this and called it in and according to the family in the car. Upon our arrival my partner asked me to stay in the ambulance while he went and checked things out, and I didn't understand why he asked this,but I complied, I knew he wanted to protect me from things. 52 rescue squad members responded That is a ridiculous amount, but it did come in over the scanner as SHC.... people knew they would never see this again, and looking back in retrospect now, I understand. A sheet was thrown over the stain of the body. All that remained was the two stumps and feet from below the knees and down, not even a stitch of clothing although the bottom of his pants and socks and shoes were all there. There was a black stain on the pavement that took over a year to fade away even through several rains. It was explained by the family that after their car hit the steel bar that seperated the North bound from the south bound, that the driver jumped out of the car and began to roll on the pavement but was consumed very quickly. I was only allowed out of the ambulance after the body was covered with a sheet and was then given the chance to look for myself. I will never forget what I saw. The inside of the car was only burned where the man sat, on the bottom and on the back of the drivers side area.

Over the years I have studied SHC to gain an educated theory as to what causes it. my theory has never been proven but to me it is logical. To start any fire, there must always be 3 ingredients. Heat. Fuel. Air. That is all. We are walking candlesticks thanks to our Central Nervous System which supplies "fuel", an electrical charge that connects to every muscle tissue, every fat cell, every skin cell. We have air. The heat source is the malfunctioning of the pitutary gland which controls our standard body temperature of 98.6 (give or take) degrees Fahrenheit. Something goes awry. It raises the temperature from the normal 98 to a piping 1000+ degrees fahrenheit in a matter of a very few minutes.

There is a spiritual side. i used to blame it on demons and such. No. The world is undergoing such a spiritual growth and our chakra systems are changing as a result. This affects our CNS in different ways. When the body feels as if it is under attack (which can be because of the spiritual changes going on within our astral bodies) our physical bodies can react by the onset
of diseases otherwise illogical and unpredictable (neither hereditary nor otherwise foreseen). Examples of this would be the sudden increase in MS diagnosis, Parkinsons diagnosis, and SHC, to name 3 of many related to the CNS and the evolution of our chakra system. I enjoyed your site. Thank you.

Is it true that a woman just recently died from shc while at work and claimed that a demon or some force was there supposedly her coworkers who witnessed said she was screaming it was a demon.

Possible explanation for Spontaneous Human Combustion

Russians have reported a superconductor at 371 degrees K, and the Proc. IEEE, p. 357, 1976, indicated six bile salts which were superconductive, one at 277 degrees K.

Next, cold fusion is a benign nuclear reaction emitting much heat but little neutron or other such radiation. Cold fusion can occur at room temperature, and has been observed to occur with organic substances given an ionic electrolyte such as salt water and quite low electrical voltages such as might be produced within the body.

It is possible that cold fusion, perhaps in combination with organic superconductivity, within the body initially produces enough localized heat to dissociate cellular water into hydrogen and oxygen, which burns with an intense blue flame, and with the oxyhydrogen heat accelerating the process so that the entire body is consumed in just a few minutes.

I am wondering if there have ever been any cases of people involuntarily producing sparks of light? I am hoping that you can direct me to any information regarding this possibilty. You see, I was watching a friend walking from one room to another in her house. As she passed by, I heard what sounded like a match being light at the exact same time that I saw what appeared to be a flame (or spark of light) fall from slightly above her head to about her mid-back region. She was obviously unaware of what had happened, because when I asked her if she felt O.K. she looked at me strangely (in a "How do you know"? kind of way), then she said, "I actually felt a weird tingly feeling through my body. Why do you ask?" I told her that I saw a flame by her head. My observation frightened her. Why wouldn't it?

One other bit of information: She has several health problems, which include scoliosis, severe migraines, neck, shoulder, and back pain. I bring up her health issues to discuss her occassional feeling of being attacked from within her body by a virus, although tests have shown no evidence of a virus. Also, and this is where the idea of SHC has has entered my mind, her spine becomes super hot when she is experiencing a great deal of back pain. On these occassions she has said, "My spine feels like it has an electric wire running through it".

When I was about 18 or 19 yrs old, a friend of the family, and my brothers best friend, Bill, had called us over to see his new trailer. We, my brother and I, checked it out, and we were standing inside the trailer, just talking. Bill, was standing with his back to the counter, leaning against the stove. All of a sudden, the back of his shirt was on fire. My brother and I pulled him around, thinking that his shirt had caught fire from the stove. We put him out, the flame was right in the middle of his back, and very blue. We then found out that the stove was not hooked up, and had no gas. Also, after we put out the fire, there was nothing burned, not him or his shirt. We all left quickly and have never been able to come up with an explaination.