Cygnus X-1, Black Hole

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  • BH.PicIsolationProving of Cygnus X-1, Black Hole, Lux foraminis nigris

    Remedy Abbreviation: undetermined

    Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy 2010


    Jason-Aeric Huenecke CCH, RSHom (NA)


    The remedy was prepared by Rowan Jackson and astronomer, Peter Lipscomb, using an 8″ telescope, Meade LX90 aperture telescope. A vial of alcohol was affixed to the viewing end as the telescope was focused on Cygnus X-1’s location within the Cygnus constellation.


    Lori Foley and Sandra Haering, with students and alumni of the Northwestern Academy of Homeopathy.


    Twenty provers took the remedy administered in 30C potencies. The proving was double blind format in which neither the supervisors nor the provers were aware of the substance they were taking. During the proving, provers logged symptoms on a daily basis and were in daily contact with their supervisor until symptoms subsided.


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  • A Black Hole, Cygnus X-1, Natural History

    Several thousand light-years away, near the “heart” of Cygnus, the swan, constellation two stars are locked in a gravitational embrace. One star is a blue supergiant. The other star is 5 to 10 times the mass of the Sun, but it’s extremely small.

    As the two stars orbit each other once every 5-6 days, this compact star’s gravitational pull causes the blue supergiant to “bulge” toward it.  In profile, the supergiant would resemble an egg, with the small end aimed at the compact star.  This compact object with a tremendous gravitational pull is now widely agreed to be a Black Hole.

    This system is called Cygnus X-1, because it was the first source of X-rays discovered in the constellation Cygnus.  Discovered by a satellite in the early 1970s, it was also one of the first suspected black holes.  It then became the subject of a friendly scientific wager between physicists Stephen Hawking and Kip Thorne in 1974, with Hawking betting that it was not a black hole.  He conceded the bet in 1990 after observational data had strengthened the case for its designation as a Black Hole.

    Detecting a Black Hole

    Black holes don’t give off light, so we can’t just look for them. However, astronomers can find black holes and neutron stars by observing the gravitational effects on other objects nearby.

    Astronomers can discover some black holes because they are sources of x-rays. The intense gravity from a black hole or a neutron star will pull in dust particles from a surrounding cloud of dust or a nearby star. As the particles speed up and heat up, they emit x-rays. So the x-rays don’t come directly from the black hole, but from its effect on the dust around it. Although x-rays don’t penetrate our atmosphere, astronomers use satellites to observe x-ray sources in the sky.

    Formation of Cygnus X-1

    Although Black Holes can be formed by stars that turn supernova, given data studied Cygnus X-1 most likely formed as a result of the progenitor star collapsing directly into a black hole without exploding (or at most produced only a relatively modest explosion).

    The Event Horizon

    Once a giant star dies and a black hole has formed, all its mass is squeezed into a single point. At this point, both space and time stop.   It’s very hard for us to imagine a place where mass has no volume and time does not pass, but that’s what it is like at the center of a black hole. (Theme: Void, Empty)

    The point at the center of a black hole is called a singularity. Within a certain distance of the singularity, the gravitational pull is so strong that nothing–not even light–can escape. That distance is called the event horizon. The event horizon is not a physical boundary but the point-of-no-return for anything that crosses it.  When people talk about the size of a black hole, they are referring to the size of the event horizon.

    The center of a black hole, the singularity, is the point where the laws of physics break down. These singularities are hidden, or ‘clothed’ by the black hole, so that the effects of the breakdown cannot be observed by people outside.

    At the center of a black hole, spacetime has infinite curvature and matter is crushed to infinite density under the pull of ‘infinite’ gravity. At a singularity, space and time cease to exist as we know them.    The laws of physics as we know them break down at a singularity, thus, making it impossible to envision something with zero volume and infinite density, such qualities of a black hole.

    Gravitational Pull

    Many people think that nothing can escape the intense gravity of black holes. If that were true, the whole Universe would get sucked up. Only when something (including light) gets within a certain distance from the black hole, will it not be able to escape. But farther away, things do not get sucked in. Stars and planets at a safe distance will circle around the black hole, much like the motion of the planets around the Sun. The gravitational force on stars and planets orbiting a black hole is the same as when the black hole was a star because gravity depends on how much mass there is–the black hole has the same mass as the star, it’s just compressed.


    What Happens Within a Black Hole


    As matter falls toward the compact object, energy is released, dissipated by jets of particles that flow perpendicular to the accretion disk.  These jets flow outward with high velocities.  This pair of jets provide a means for the accretion disk to shed excess energy.




    Black Holes and the Formation of New Galaxies

    (See Video: Black Holes, Creation of Galaxies)

    There is a growing body of evidence suggesting black holes are integral players in galaxy formation.

    We think of black holes as sucking things in, but they have shown that when a jet emits from a black hole, it can bring new life by collapsing clouds and creating new stars.

    Most large galaxies have a central black hole, and often they emit jets of high-speed material.  In a galaxy known as NGC 541, its central black hole acts like a giant dynamo, accelerating globs of superheated matter and shooting them out along the axis of rotation. The jets are invisible, but astronomers have detected them with radio telescopes.

    The radio jet plows into a cloud of nearby gas in a supersonic shock wave, compressing and heating the gas. Gas in the cloud becomes ionized and after the shock passes, the ions recombine, creating radiation, which transports energy out of the cloud. The cooling causes the cloud to contract still further, and when a knot of gas becomes dense enough, it can collapse to form a star.

    In the early universe this process may be important because the galaxies are still young, with lots of hydrogen gas but few stars, and the black holes are more active.  In the first few billion years after the Big Bang, when things were more crowded and chaotic, black hole jets probably triggered star formation in many nascent galleries.

    Other researchers believe that these black holes located at the center of galaxies were what pulled the drifting stars and planets into a spiral pattern that resulted in a new spiral galaxy.

    Black Hole Facts


    The known closest black hole to Earth is Cygnus X-1, located about 8000 light years away.

    In theory, any matter can become black holes, as long as they are compressed to zero volume and thus, yielding infinite density. However, only the largest of stars have cores capable with the gravitational force to compress the star to the Schwarzschild radius. Most others stars without this gravitational force end up as neutron stars and white dwarfs.


    Britt, Robert Roy.  “Forces of Creation: Black Holes Spark Star Formation” February 2004.

    Chow, Aaron.  “Black Holes, Interesting Facts”

    Gebhardt, Karl.  Universityof Texas, McDonald Observatory.  “Black Hole Excyclopedia.”  May 2009

    Miller, Chris. “Black Holes and Neutron Stars.  September 2003.

    Wikipedia; Wikimedia Foundation Inc. “Cygnus X-1.”

    Youtube Video Black Holes: Creation and Consumption of Spiral Galaxies

    BBC Science; Meet the Supermassive Black Hole Experts, Video

    Science Made Fun; Black Holes, Video

    SpaceRip, Mysterious Black Holes, Video (21:50)

  • Black Holes: Creation and Consumption of Spiral Galaxies (3:42)

    Mysterious Black Holes (21:50)

    Meet the Supermassive Black Hole Experts – BBC Science (3:17)

    Muse – Supermassive Black Hole, Music Video (3:36)

    Future Shorts – Black Hole (comedy) (2:49)

  • Cygnus X-1 Materia Medica

    Heading Towards “The Black City” (A Poem)
    Cygnus X-1 Remedy Overview
    Themes – Mentals
    Bursting Jets, Exploding
    Calm, Peace, Silence and Clarity
    Calm from Lack of Anxiety, Being Present
    Calm of Space, Peace and Clarity
    Creation, Unity, Epiphany
    Creation of a New Universe
    Arriving at a Sense of Unity
    Clarity and Epiphanies
    Dark and Flashes of Light
    Deep and Limitless
    Impending Doom, (The End Is Inevitable)
    Isolation, Disconnection, The Observer
    Desire to be Alone
    Aversion to Touch
    Sense of Aloneness
    Sense of Disconnection or Separation
    Separate, As An Observer
    Power, Unstoppable
    Unstoppable Power
    Noble, Awe Inspiring Power
    A Force Working Upon Us
    Power – Inner Strength and Confidence
    Pulling In and Spiraling Sensation
    Pulling Inward, Drawn, Drawing, Compressing, Contraction, Shrinking
    Heavy, Weighted, Dense
    Spiraling and Spinning
    Sadness, Depression and Grief
    Something’s Missing, No Eotion, Void
    Lack of Emotion
    Blank Mind
    Slipping away
    Something’s Missing
    Void, Vacuum
    Empty is Strange and Disconcerting
    Swimming, Flying
    Soaring, Flying
    Time Stands Still
    Violence: Attack, Collision, Explosion
    Vulnerable and Exposed; Panic
    Other Misc Occurrences
    Themes: Physicals
    Bursting, Exploding Sensation
    Exhaustion (Sucking The Life Out of Me)
    Heightened Senses
    Hot vs. Cold
    Piercing Pains
    Pulling Inward Sensation (See Pulling In)
    Respiration, Difficult

  • Cygnus X-1 Repertory Listing 


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  • Many Proving Events, Synchronicity

    CX.FPic.5Swans Return to Minnesota During Proving

    Theft, One of the Provers lost majority of her belongs.

    This Proving was a profound experience.  Stories abound for the sychronicities that happened during the proving and compilation.  Power outages and data loss were common. It’s power and force were difficult to shake.  The proving state was difficult antidote.  People on the remedy are resistant to moving and healing.

    It was as if the healing potential of the remedy was only available if you let go and let the state have it’s way.  Only then, could you move to that unity, clarity and oneness present in the state as well.

    BH.Pic.SwansReturn to Minnesota During Proving (See article)

    Theft During Proving, Stolen Items

    On Day 7 of the Proving

    “I went down to my car and discovered a window had been shattered and both suitcases, with everything packed for my four month trip to France, had been stolen. I had put much thought into bringing all my favorite clothing, scarves, shoes . . . . things collected over the years, most with strong personal memories and attachment. Often irreplaceable: a kimono made for me in Japan, a Buddhist novice’s handmade jacket my son’s father gave me, embroidered blouses I had collected over the years in Mexico…plus all my homeopathy books, underlined, for summer study, my french apple keyboard, massage outfits, supplies, camera, favorite reading glasses, and on and on. However, they did not take the black backpack, sitting atop the suitcases, that held my passport and about $1500 in cash. I have no belongings, but I can still go where I was planning to go, and do what I was planning to do!”

    “There is grief over losing so much of my identity: the clothes that made me “me,” the images of self I have built up over the years. I am very, very sad to lose so many things that can never be replaced. As if I am stripped of the times and places of my past that they represent. There is also the pressure of having to deal with this (insurance lists, car repairs) while attending four intense days of class before flying to France. Once again, too full, too much to handle. And, there is the awareness of how well this event fits into my current process of transformation, from an efforting burden-carrier to a light and free being who truly and deeply trusts that what is needed will be provided for in the right moments. What a test. What an opportunity.”

    “Anger.  Want to lash out, kick something, bust a window. Pent up energy wants to explode out. Want to clench my teeth.  There’s an impulse to wipe my hand across the shelf and break everything on it.  Aggression and irritation.  I’ve had it.  I want to get out of here, slam the door, never come back.”

    “This is a huge identity thing.  It’s possessions that attach me to different moments of my life. I feel vulnerable, without defense, “naked.” I had this image ready, now the only clothes and things I have available here (doesn’t live nearby) to take on this trip are drab, boring, plain. I have lost all the connections to who I have been over the years, who I was when I lived in Mexico, in other places, who I had become since the last time I lived in France. I will have to go over there and just be who I am in this moment. Sadness.”

    “I refuse to accept this.  As if I’m standing up to a king, I will not obey your orders.  Rebellion about what’s been imposed, even though there is nothing I can do to get it back.  It’s as if I understand I need to play a role as a human being at this point, yet I feel rebellion to not play along with this adversary, to not let it get away with stuff, take away things that matter to me, lose my connections and identity.”

    (a week later)

    “Sensation of being under control.  Outside forces are making me do things. It is a dark force bigger, heavier, heavier than I am.  There will be a lot of punishment if I do not do what I am supposed to do. This force is looming over me.  A definite weight, a pressure coming from my back, harder to breath & pressure, a force, on my whole back, a really steady pressure.  Vertebrae going out, there, it was really present, yet not feeling pushed over.  The force is hard enough to push me over.  It is a dark unknown feeling.  It is bigger than I am and it was making my breath shallow; harder for me to breathe deeply.”

    “The first thing I thought was a black hole but it’s not pulling things into the dark from the outside, it’s like a whirlwind, a vortex of energy.  Thinking about the Tasmanian devil in the cartoons.  There is still matter around until the spinning ends.  Heaviness at the center, feet & shoulders pulling in to chest.  It’s definitely there, I am clenching my glutes.  My legs feel light, as though I am about to go off into nothing.  I was cold when we began, I am hot now, the breath is difficult to obtain.”