Well researched and an interesting set of ideas. Velikovsky the hated heretic would be impressed with this analysis. The chance 'discovery' of Y Pestis is either convenient or troubling. I remember the 1880s Russian flu being blamed on a 'virus' when it was the catastrophic flooding of the Yellow river and the strong easterlies which blew befouled chemically charged air from millions of diseased and rotting carcasses into Asia and Europe. It was not Russia and was not a flu.
Velikovsky is familiar to me, though I haven't read his work. The Native American writer Vine Deloria mentions him in God is Red.
On Y. Pestis, certain bacteria may be found in association with disease, though there are usually multiple reasons why this does not indicate cause.
I hadn't heard of the 1880s Russian Flu. I think in addition to the flooding of the Yellow River, the thing to look for would be other events such as earthquakes, volcanoes or even comets. What caused the flooding? Some kind of abnormal atmospheric disturbance to be sure.
Your phrase "befouled chemically charged air" is interesting. John Parkin MD talks a lot about winds carrying unknown poisons in the opening chapter to The Volcanic Origin of Epidemics (pub. 1887). It seems that volcanoes, earthquakes, comets and even belching volcanic lakes can release potent toxins. Even concentrated CO2, that doesn't have a smell, can be deadly.
Many thanks for this interesting post !!! 💪💪👍👍
Finally some new info without anthropogenic issues ... 🤣🤣🤣
Rememberr there was no census- no one knows how many died in 'plagues' https://jowaller.substack.com/p/the-black-death-killed-50-of-the
Nice 👍 I own the book New Light On the Black Death.
Well researched and an interesting set of ideas. Velikovsky the hated heretic would be impressed with this analysis. The chance 'discovery' of Y Pestis is either convenient or troubling. I remember the 1880s Russian flu being blamed on a 'virus' when it was the catastrophic flooding of the Yellow river and the strong easterlies which blew befouled chemically charged air from millions of diseased and rotting carcasses into Asia and Europe. It was not Russia and was not a flu.
Velikovsky is familiar to me, though I haven't read his work. The Native American writer Vine Deloria mentions him in God is Red.
On Y. Pestis, certain bacteria may be found in association with disease, though there are usually multiple reasons why this does not indicate cause.
I hadn't heard of the 1880s Russian Flu. I think in addition to the flooding of the Yellow River, the thing to look for would be other events such as earthquakes, volcanoes or even comets. What caused the flooding? Some kind of abnormal atmospheric disturbance to be sure.
Your phrase "befouled chemically charged air" is interesting. John Parkin MD talks a lot about winds carrying unknown poisons in the opening chapter to The Volcanic Origin of Epidemics (pub. 1887). It seems that volcanoes, earthquakes, comets and even belching volcanic lakes can release potent toxins. Even concentrated CO2, that doesn't have a smell, can be deadly.
I'll be writing more on this to come.
Velikovsky definitely worth reading. Worlds in Collision especially