David Talbott is a comparative mythologist whose work offers a radical new vantage point on the origin of ancient cultural themes and symbols. Wallace Thornhill is an Australian physicist. His lifelong investigation of 'The Electric Universe' offers a revolutionary view of solar system history, the nature of the Sun, the behavior of comets and stellar and galactic evolution.
The two were both inspired by the theories of Immanuel Velikovsky, who proposed that the planet Venus was once a comet that caused havoc as it came through our solar system.
We live in a vast sea of energy. Everything, every atom, every subatomic particle is in constant motion, spinning eternally. Even in the cold, dark absolute vacuum of empty space, there exists what new physics is calling the quantum vacuum flux. It is the ether of the ancients and the life force energy of metaphysics. Now theoretically and mathematically proven, the question no longer is: “does this zero point energy exist?” but rather, can we tap this inexhaustible resource of free and unlimited energy and manifest new technologies which are both inexpensive and environmentally safe?
One thing is certain, if we continue on the course of rapidly burning fossil fuels and relying on nuclear fission, the future of our civilization is in grave jeopardy. We’re at a critical juncture where the ravages of industrial pollution and radioactive waste have exceeded the carrying capacity of Mother Earth. Our finite reserves of oil and gas will be completely exhausted by the year 2025 at the present rate of consumption.
Large corporate and governmental interests ignore this pending crisis and resist change to the status quo. The question must be asked: “Is this the kind of world we want to pass down to future generations?(Excerpt from the film)