The Vengeful Djinn: Unveiling the Hidden Agenda of Genies
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This book will take you on an adventure into a world of the unseen, hidden from us in the shadows for countless centuries. We present to you the truth about the race of beings you thought only existed in your imagination-or your nightmares. If you choose to fear anything in your life, fear the djinn. Enter their world... if you dare!
Philip J. Imbrogno
F YOU TAKE A WALK on a sunny day, any number of beautiful things might attract your attention: the blue sky, beautiful flowers, green leaves on trees, or the fresh smell of nature adding fragrance and oxygen to the air. This is the world we perceive with our five senses, and our conscious mind identifies it as the reality in which we live. As we age, what we see, smell, hear, and taste comprises more of the real world, as we are taught in school that things outside our physical existence and beyond the extension of science don't exist. When we touch the ground, throw a stone, or bump our elbows on furniture, it certainly feels solid. Who in their right mind would say it isn't? Most of us are shocked to learn that what we interpret as our physical reality is not what it appears to be. There is actually a great deal of space between the atoms that compose matter. Although everything we touch feels quite solid to us, it isn't. Observations made using only one's physical senses can be very deceiving. For example: during the early Renaissance, the greatest minds would have staked their reputation on the fact that earth was stationary in space; the sun, moon, and stars circled our planet, it was said. Really, who could argue this point? When people looked up at the sky, they saw celestial objects rising in the east and setting in the west, and there was no sense of motion (rotation) on terra firma. The geocentric (or "earth-centered") theory was the logical train of thought explaining this movement because it was supported by visual observations made daily and nightly.
These Renaissance-era scientists made the mistake of arriving at their conclusions about movements on the celestial sphere based only on their sense of sight, not a very good tool for judging reality. The people who supported the geocentric idea (including the astronomer Ptolemy [90 CE-160 CE]) were considered the greatest minds of their day. However, just being intelligent and well educated doesn't guarantee that one will never be wrong. For a very long time in history, anyone who contradicted the geocentric model was laughed at and called a heretic, fool, or troublemaker. The revolutionary thinkers who opposed this idea were ridiculed, jailed, or sometimes even put to death for insisting that our earth circled the sun, and not vice versa. Today, we know these "heretics" and "fools" were correct.
The question of physicality concerning matter may seem like a wild claim, but it was scientifically proven at the beginning of the twentieth century by Dr. Ernest Rutherford and two assistants. Today, it's known as the Geiger-Marsden experiment, or sometimes the Gold Foil experiment. This experiment was performed by Hans Geiger and Ernest Marsden in 1909, under the direction of Ernest Rutherford at the Physical Laboratories of the University of Manchester, England. Rutherford's team measured the deflection of alpha particles-particles that have an atomic mass of four, consisting of two protons and neutrons, carrying a +2 positive charge.' Using a controlled radioactive source, the scientists directed the particles to strike a sheet of very thin gold foil. They observed that a very small percentage of particles were deflected through the dense gold foil, and some were even scattered back toward the source. However, most of the particles passed through the metal sheet without hitting any gold matter at all. From this observation, Rutherford concluded that the physical space between atoms was much greater than anyone had previously thought. Although the gold metal appeared solid, it was mostly empty space! Rutherford and his associates were astonished to find that only 1 in 9,000 particles were reflected by the gold sheet and the rest passed through as if nothing was there. This result was completely unpredicted, prompting Rutherford to later comment, "It was almost as incredible as if you fired a fifteen-inch shell at a piece of tissue paper, and it came back and hit you."
In 1911, Dr. Rutherford published an analysis of his by-then famous experiment, and his results shocked the physics and chemistry communities. His observations indicated that a model of the atom with a diffuse charge was incorrect; actually, a large amount of atomic charge was concentrated at a very small point, giving it a very strong electric field. He concluded that an atom is mostly empty space, and that most of an atom's mass and a large fraction of one of its two kinds of charge are concentrated in a tiny center.
To give you a clearer idea of this theory, imagine we expand the nucleus of the atom to the size of a penny. We place the penny in the middle of Giants Stadium in New York. The first level of electrons would be in the top bleachers while the next closest atom would be about 1,200 feet from the penny's center! The apparent solidity of a substance is the result of strong electrical bonds between electrons and their nuclei. Despite their distance from the nucleus, the negatively charged electrons are held strongly in place by their attraction to the protons in the atom's center. This attraction creates a great deal of structural integrity and a strong force that repels the electrons of other atoms. To explain this principle, imagine a fan that has been unplugged-its blades aren't moving. Looking at the fan, we see there are three blades, and the space between the blades is large enough for us to stick our fingers and perhaps our whole hands through, from front to back. We plug in the fan, turn the power on, and set the control to maximum speed. The fan blades now appear as one solid object. If we attempt to stick a pencil through the blades, the pencil will be deflected, as if hitting a solid wall.
We benefit from this repellent force every day. Despite the empty spaces that exist in every atom, when we lean on a tabletop, our hands cannot pass through the wood or metal in that surface because the electrical fields of the electron clouds in the table and our hands repel each other. This gives the impression, illusion, or whatever you wish to call it, that matter is very solid ... in reality, it isn't.
Now that we have uncovered the fact that our perception of living in a physically solid world of matter is nothing more than the repulsion of electrical fields, the concept of other dimensions where intelligent beings other than humans exist seems easier to accept. In order to understand the djinn and their location in time and space, you must be ready to perceive the multiverse beyond the range of your physical senses-you must explore it with your mind.
The Djinn Homeland
The word djinn is Arabic and means "unseen or hidden." We don't know what they call themselves, but this is the name given in Middle Eastern mythology and in the Qur'an. It suits them well, for they are hidden from our view. The word djinn can be used to identify any nonphysical being that exists in another reality, but we believe the Middle East used the term to describe a particu lar type of entity that exists between the multiverse (multiple universes) of matter and energy. The djinn exist in a dimension close to our own, and they seem to have the ability to interact with certain people who live here when it suits their purpose. To some, this idea of other dimensions and parallel universes may seem like metaphysical or New Age nonsense, but the idea is quickly becoming accepted in twenty-first-century physics circles. A new theory called "string theory" supports the structure of a multidimensional universe, and simply states that the smallest units of matter are not point particles, but two-dimensional vibrating strings. The vibration of string determines if a particle will become a proton, neutron, or electron. By adding or taking energy away from a vibrating string, one particle can change into another. Thus a proton can become an electron if its "vibration" changes. The actual energy used to vibrate each string is thought to originate from a parallel universe.
Strings can be closed or open, supporting the belief that there are at least ten dimensions in our universe. An aspect of string theory, called the Membrane (or "M") theory, states that all vibrating strings are attached to a membrane or fabric that acts as a giant web, tying all the forces of the universe together. Scientists know these membranes as "branes"; the stuff that makes up space and time
. The theoretical existence of branes has expanded string theory to eleven dimensions. It is theorized that entire universes are attached to branes in a multidimensional fashion. In the multiverse, there are an infinite number of branes, each with its own particles and in some, different physical laws.
Branes allow for an entirely new set of possibilities in multiverse physics because particles confined to the brane would look more or less as they would in a three-dimensional universe and could never venture beyond it. Protons, electrons, neutrons, quarks, and all sorts of fundamental particles could be stuck on the brane, like water drops on a shower curtain. However, the mechanisms that make the fundamental particles stick to the brane of our universe do not apply to gravity. Gravity, according to the theory of general relativity, must exist in the full geometry of space.
The graviton-the particle of gravity-is thought to be created by a closed vibrating string, thus also encompassing the full geometry of all the theoretical extra dimensions and parallel universes. String theory can also be used to explain why the graviton is not stuck to any brane. Open strings are like hooks attached to a curtain. The graviton is associated with the closed string, and only open strings can be anchored to a brane. The evidence for these extra dimensions and other universes is in fact shown to us in gravity's weakness. Gravity should be a very strong force in our universe, but it isn't. The waves of gravitons filtering through other dimensions and branes of parallel universes weaken the effects of gravity in our reality. The effect is much like feeling the heat from an electric heater. If you are directly in front of the heater, you feel very warm, but if you place barriers or distance between yourself and the heater, the total amount of infrared radiation reaching you is greatly diminished.
When we consider the many variations of string theory it is easier to accept the idea that djinn exist in another dimension rather than our own in the multiverse. It's here they would definitely live up to their "hidden" nature-this race of beings would be invisible to us in our spatial plane of reality. Also, many theoretical physicists from well respected institutions of advanced learning such as Carnegie Mellon University, the University of California-San Diego, and the University of Texas-Austin are open to the possibility that these other realities may be inhabited by living beings.
So far, we have used terminology like "parallel universes" and "dimensions," but there are many people in the twenty-first century who can't differentiate between the two. In addition, the multitude of scientific papers that have been published on the subject seems to indicate that some authors are unclear if the two terms mean different things or are one and the same. A dimension is a spatial coordinate. We live in the third dimension with an X, Y, and Z axis. The fourth dimension is time-often considered to be the past, present, and future-existing in the same place, but at a different frequency, so to speak. This has made our view of this dimension more nebulous than it really is. The fourth dimension is the spatial parity within our own physical universe, and is not on any other brane in the multiverse.
In our physical universe are six additional dimensions, each existing at angles we cannot turn to see or enter. It has been theorized that these extra dimensions are folded around our reality and are nothing more than tiny pockets, perhaps no larger than the nucleus of an atom. If you were djinn, this would be a good place to hide, but its hardly enough space to harbor an entire race of beings. However, we must consider the fact that according to legends, the djinn are not physical beings but are composed of smokeless fire. Such a phenomenon is a lot like plasma, the fourth state of matter. Although many schools still teach that there are only three states of matter, there are actually four. To put it simply, plasma is an ionized gas into which sufficient energy is provided, freeing electrons from atoms or molecules, and allowing charged atoms and electrons to coexist. This "strange" fourth state of matter is actually the most common in the universe-our sun is made of plasma, as is lightning.
A plasmic creature, then, would require very little physical space to exist. Many physicists are beginning to believe that these extra dimensions are actually quite large, an idea supported by the apparent weakness of the gravitational force. As mentioned earlier, gravitons may be filtered through other dimensions and parallel universes; if these other realities were small, gravity would have no effect. The gravitational force's weakness actually supports the theory that these extra dimensions comprise a considerable amount of physical space.
The eleventh dimension is thought to be the brane on which we exist. The brane of our universe is all around us and the elementary particles that make up your body are attached to it. So why can't you see it? Mainly because you are part of it and it moves when you do. It has been calculated that the brane of our universe is somewhere in the order of a several hundred trillionths, trillionths of a millimeter in proximity to you. Scientists sometimes identify the brane our universe exists on and all the other branes in the multiverse as parallel universes. Think of the brane as the eleventh dimension rather than a parallel universe, since it is the intricate web that binds our universe together. All the planets, stars, galaxies, and extra dimensions we see in our universe, in addition to all the electromagnetic energy, belong to this brane and their existence depends on it.
A parallel universe is another brane with galaxies, stars, and perhaps ten or more dimensions. Some of these branes may be larger than our own, and some may be smaller. Some are far from us in space and time while others are very close and could interact with our brane. When the branes have a close encounter, two things can happen theoretically:
The first possibility: If the branes pass closely and interact at a dimensional level, wormholes or tunnels could form, connecting the two parallel universes together at multiple points for an unpredictable period of time. This might allow matter from one universe to flow into the other. If there are intelligent beings that have developed a technology in at least one of these parallel universes, they might send ships or devices through the wormhole to explore the other universe.
The second possibility: The branes may smash into each other causing both universes to be disrupted, turning all matter into nothing more than vibrating strings of energy. A controversial theory in physics states that all matter, if broken apart, will retain its information.2 This means that after a period of time, both branes and all the material contained within them might form one new, giant universe, or a number of smaller ones. Elementary particles will eventually form, then galaxies, stars, and perhaps living beings once again.
Then Where Are the Djinn?
According to many of the Arabian stories and Islamic texts, the djinn live in a place that is very close but invisible to humans. Given this information, they may exist in another dimension, perhaps somewhere between dimensions five through ten. If the dimensions are numbered according to their proximity, then the most logical candidate would be five. The ancient people of the Middle East knew the djinn coexisted with our world, but in a place no man or woman could ever visit. This is one of the reasons why djinn were said to live in desolate caves, deserts, forests, mountain tops, graveyards, and even in the deepest depths of the sea. These areas were considered the djinn's hiding places, where humans very rarely ventured. The cultures that proposed these possible hiding places did so more than a thousand years ago, when people had no idea of the concept of other dimensions. Most would have shuddered to think that djinn could be "hidden" right next to you, perhaps in your bedroom as you sleep. Some Islamic households accepted the fact that djinn could exist on one's property or home and remain invisible. It was thought that when these djinn chose to show themselves, they would appear in the form of a snake, or their favorite, a black dog or cat.
According to the thirteenth-century Muslim scholar Iman Ibn Taymeeyah, the djinn can take the form of any human or animal they choose.' When a djinni takes on a physical form, it is much more vulnerable, but still very hard to kill. For this reason, the djinn do not keep physical forms for very long, but will shapeshift
into hideous monster-like animals to frighten people or keep them away from what they consider their own property.
Ancient Stones
Centered in New York's Hudson River Valley are a series of mysterious stone chambers and carved standing megaliths that have perplexed researchers of the paranormal and archaeology for decades.' We have studied the chambers for more than twenty years and believe they are evidence that the East Coast of North America was explored by people from Europe centuries before Columbus. The ancient people who constructed these chambers may have been druids who came to the new world in search of a gateway to the world of the gods. The paranormal and UFO phenomena associated with these stone chambers today suggest they may have been used as markers to the world of the djinn. During a recent field exploration of a stone chamber located in Fahnestock State Park, a black dog joined us as we trekked through the woods. The dog seemed to have appeared out of nowhere and followed us the entire time. Although it appeared friendly, most of the people with us on this trip commented on how strangely the dog behaved. It followed us very closely, as if keeping an eye on us. We joked amongst ourselves about the djinn connection. At the time, we didn't really take it seriously, but thinking back on the day, who knows for sure?