The Shungite Medium: Full Bibliography, 65 Sources

from The Shungite Medium by Gary Fong · published here complete

Every source cited across the book, alphabetized by author or publication. Peer-reviewed studies are cross-referenced to Appendix B, which provides direct access via QR code.

  • Aires Technologies Inc. (AAIRF) (Public filings 2024-2026). Lifetune product line; Q4 2024 financial filings; share-price collapse and OTC Pink demotion. SEC / Canadian Securities Exchange / public filings. Cited in Ch 13.
  • American Medical Association / American Psychiatric Association (Standing reference). Removal of neurasthenia from the U.S. DSM. AMA / APA editions. Cited in Ch 9.
  • Antonets, I. V.; Golubev, E. A.; Shavrov, V. G.; Shcheglov, V. I. (2021). Electromagnetic shielding effectiveness of lightweight and flexible ultrathin shungite plates. Current Applied Physics, Vol. 29, pp. 97-106. DOI: 10.1016/j.cap.2021.05.012. Cited in Ch 11, Ch 20. See Appendix B (Study 5).
  • Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE). Writings against Manichaeism (historical context). Cited in Ch 17.
  • Baati, T.; Bourasset, F.; Gharbi, N.; Njim, L.; Abderrabba, M.; Kerkeni, A.; Szwarc, H.; Moussa, F. (2012). The prolongation of the lifespan of rats by repeated oral administration of [60]fullerene. Biomaterials, Vol. 33, No. 19, pp. 4936-4946. DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2012.03.036. PMID: 22498298. Cited in Ch 16, Ch 18, Ch 19, Ch 20. See Appendix B (Study 3).
  • Beard, George Miller (1869, 1880). Catalogue of neurasthenia symptoms among telegraph operators. American Practitioner (1869) and A Practical Treatise on Nervous Exhaustion (1880). Cited in Ch 9.
  • BioInitiative Working Group (Davanipour, D.; Blank, M.; Sage, C.; et al.) (2007, 2012, 2022). BioInitiative Report: A Rationale for a Biologically-based Public Exposure Standard for Electromagnetic Fields (ELF and RF). https://bioinitiative.org/ Cited in Ch 6, Ch 9. See Appendix B (Study 9).
  • Blumentrost, Laurentius; Areskin, Robert (1717-1718). Court physicians' report to Peter the Great on the Olonets healing spring. Russian Imperial archives. Cited in Ch 3.
  • Buseck, P. R.; Tsipursky, S. J.; Hettich, R. (1992). Fullerenes from the Geological Environment (natural C60/C70 fullerenes in Karelian shungite identified by mass spectrometry). Science. Cited in Ch 15, Ch 16.
  • Castanet (2020). City of Kelowna 5G Smart City pilot announcement (Rogers Communications + UBC partnership). Castanet.net. Cited in Ch 6.
  • Catholic Dominican Order (13th century onward; Luminous Mysteries added 2002). Christian rosary; Joyful, Sorrowful, Glorious, Luminous Mysteries. Cited in Ch 20.
  • Consensus (n.d.). AI-driven peer-reviewed-literature analysis engine. consensus.app. Cited in Ch 19.
  • Faraday, Michael (1836). Demonstration of the Faraday cage effect. Royal Institution. Cited in Ch 9, Ch 16.
  • Firstenberg, Arthur (2017). The Invisible Rainbow: A History of Electricity and Life. Chelsea Green Publishing. Cited in Ch 8, Ch 9.
  • Fong, Gary (2009). The Accidental Millionaire (memoir). Cited in Ch 4, Ch 7.
  • Fong, Gary (n.d.). So You Want to Be A Rockstar Photographer (self-published). Cited in Ch 4.
  • Genentech, Inc. (Founded 1976). Cited as the dawn of modern biotechnology industry. Genentech corporate history. Cited in Ch 4.
  • Gospel of Thomas (anonymous; attributed to Didymos Judas Thomas) (Composed c. 1st-2nd century CE; recovered 1945). Nag Hammadi Codex II. Recovered near Nag Hammadi, Egypt, 1945, by Muhammad Ali. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Harman, Denham (1956). Free-radical theory of aging (original formulation). Journal of Gerontology. Cited in Ch 18.
  • Hindu mala tradition (Multi-millennial). 108-bead mala (japa recitation; mantras such as Om Namah Shivaya, Om Mani Padme Hum). Cited in Ch 20.
  • Hyman, Ray (1995). Skeptical review of Stargate Program (methodology). Commissioned by CIA. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Islamic prayer-bead tradition (Multi-millennial). Misbaha / tasbih (33 or 99 beads, the divine names). Cited in Ch 20.
  • Jacobs, Robert S. (1974 (program founding)). UCSB undergraduate pharmacology program (marine pharmacology). University of California at Santa Barbara. Cited in Ch 4.
  • Jahn, Robert G. (1979-2007). Princeton Engineering Anomalies Research (PEAR), REG experiments. Princeton University School of Engineering. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Jalil, A.; Asghar, F.; Asghar, A.; Naseer, M. (2015). Measurement of electromagnetic radiation at chakra locations. International Journal of Engineering & Technology. Cited in Ch 10, Ch 20. See Appendix B (Study 4).
  • Japanese forest-bathing (shinrin-yoku) research community (Early 2000s onward). Shinrin-yoku studies measuring cortisol, blood pressure, HRV, and NK-cell response to forest exposure. Cited in Ch 1.
  • Karelian Research Centre and partners (2018). Shungite as a sorbent for the removal of organic and inorganic contaminants from water. Nanotechnology Research and Practice, Vol. 5, No. 1. Cited in Ch 20. See Appendix B (Study 7).
  • Kroto, H. W.; Heath, J. R.; O'Brien, S. C.; Curl, R. F.; Smalley, R. E. (1985). C60: Buckminsterfullerene. Nature, Vol. 318, pp. 162-163 (14 November 1985). DOI: 10.1038/318162a0. Cited in Ch 2, Ch 16. See Appendix B (Study 1).
  • Life magazine (Early 1980s). Nobody Shoots Weddings Like Rocky Gunn. Cited in Ch 4.
  • Los Angeles Herald Examiner (1986). Feature on Gary Fong's first-year earnings as a wedding photographer. Cited in Ch 4.
  • Mani (founder); Manichaean tradition (3rd century CE). Manichaeism, inner illumination teaching. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Mitchell, Edgar (Founded 1973). Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS), Petaluma, California, consciousness, intention, and nonlocal effects research. Apollo 14 astronaut. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Nakatani, Yoshio (1950s). Ryodoraku method (electroacupuncture skin-resistance diagnostic system; 24 measurement points). Cited in Ch 10.
  • NASA Cassini mission (2004 onward). Repeated images confirming the persistence of Saturn's hexagonal polar cloud pattern. NASA / JPL. Cited in Ch 16.
  • NASA Voyager 2 mission (1981). First images of Saturn's north polar hexagon. NASA. Cited in Ch 16.
  • NPK Karelia Shungite (2021 (certificate cited)). Karelian deep-mine seam Certificate of Origin (LIBS testing, 97.8% C60-bearing carbon). Independent Karelian testing laboratory. Cited in Ch 14.
  • Ontario Securities Commission (2026). Cease-trade order against Aires Tech (AAIRF); related Canadian Securities Exchange suspension and auditor resignation. OSC public filings. Cited in Ch 13.
  • OpenPR (2024). Global shungite-market report. Cited in Ch 2.
  • Parthasarathy, G.; Srinivasan, R.; Vairamani, M.; Ravikumar, K.; Kunwar, A. C. (1998). Occurrence of natural fullerenes in low grade metamorphosed Proterozoic shungite from Karelia, Russia. Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Vol. 62, No. 21/22, pp. 3541-3544. DOI: 10.1016/S0016-7037(98)00242-7. Cited in Ch 2, Ch 15, Ch 16. See Appendix B (Study 2).
  • Peer-reviewed shungite cesium-137 publication (2017). Shungite as a sorbent for radioactive compounds in water (cesium-137 binding). Archive: verifiedshungite.com/blogs/news/shungite-water-removes-radioactive-compounds-2017-peer-reviewed-publication. Cited in Ch 20. See Appendix B (Study 8).
  • Penrose, Roger; Hameroff, Stuart (1990s). Orchestrated Objective Reduction (Orch-OR) theory of consciousness; quantum coherence in neuronal microtubules. Cited in Ch 17.
  • PetaPixel (n.d.). Gary Fong Directs a Hollywood Film. PetaPixel.com. Cited in Ch 4.
  • Peter the Great (Tsar Pyotr I) (1719). On the Healing Waters Found in Olonets (Imperial decree establishing Marcial Waters, 20 March 1719); The Doctor's Rules to Use the Waters (first formal balneological protocol in Russian history). Russian Imperial Chancellery. Cited in Ch 3.
  • Reich, Wilhelm (1930s-1950s). Orgone energy theory and orgone accumulators (basis for later orgonite craft). Reich died in U.S. federal prison, 1957, following FDA prosecution. Cited in Ch 12.
  • Rhine, J. B.; Rhine, Louisa (1930s onward). Card-guessing extrasensory perception experiments (Zener cards). Duke University Parapsychology Laboratory. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Rockefeller Foundation; Philips Records (early 20th century). Adoption of A=440 Hz as international tuning standard. Cited in Ch 12.
  • Roslin Institute (Wilmut, I.; Campbell, K.; et al.) (1996). Dolly the sheep, first mammal cloned from an adult cell. Roslin Institute, Scotland. Cited in Ch 18.
  • Schmidt, Helmut (Late 1960s onward). Random Event Generator experiments (psychokinesis on quantum-indeterminate output). Boeing Research Laboratories; later independent. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Schneider, M.; Stalljann, V. (2022). Mobile phone induced EMF stress is reversed upon the use of protective devices: results from two experiments testing different boundary conditions. Electromagnetic Biology and Medicine. DOI: 10.1080/15368378.2022.2129380. PMID: 36189775. Cited in Ch 11. See Appendix B (Study 6).
  • Swann, Ingo (1970s-1990s). Remote viewing demonstrations under SRI laboratory protocol. Stanford Research Institute / Stargate Program. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Targ, Russell; Puthoff, Harold (Hal) (Early 1970s onward). Remote viewing experiments with Ingo Swann; SRI remote viewing program. Stanford Research Institute. Cited in Ch 17.
  • U.S. Central Intelligence Agency; Defense Intelligence Agency (1972-1995). Stargate Program (remote viewing research and operational use); declassified files in CIA FOIA reading room. Cited in Ch 17.
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1950s). Prosecution of Wilhelm Reich for marketing orgone accumulators as medical devices. FDA enforcement record. Cited in Ch 12.
  • U.S. Food and Drug Administration (1977-1990s). Saccharin regulatory history (proposed ban, congressional override, warning label, eventual removal). Cited in Ch 4.
  • U.S. National Library of Medicine (NIH) (Standing reference). PubMed biomedical literature index. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov. Cited in Ch 7, Ch 15.
  • United Kingdom Post Office (1911). Investigation into telegraphist's cramp (5.7-14% of British telegraphists disabled). UK Post Office Records. Cited in Ch 9.
  • United States Census Bureau (2024). U.S. adult population statistics. Cited in Ch 2.
  • United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) (n.d.). U.S. Design Patent D894,908 (Aires Tech, ornamental only). Cited in Ch 13.
  • Utts, Jessica (1995). Statistical review of Stargate Program (concluded effect was statistically real and replicable). Commissioned by CIA. Cited in Ch 17.
  • Valuates Reports (2024). Global shungite-market report. Cited in Ch 2.
  • Verified Shungite (Gary Fong) (Ongoing). Verified Shungite supply chain; URL archive of cited peer-reviewed papers. verifiedshungite.com. Cited in Ch 10, Ch 13, Ch 18.
  • Whitby jet trade (Yorkshire, England) (Bronze Age onward; Jurassic deposits ~180 million years). Whitby jet, lignite from Araucariaceae conifer fossils. Geological / archaeological record. Cited in Ch 14.
  • Wikimedia Foundation (early-to-late 2010s). Published editor-base demographic surveys. Cited in Ch 15.
  • Wikipedia (English-language) (Ongoing). Shungite (English-language article, including Talk page edit history). Wikimedia Foundation. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shungite. Cited in Ch 15.
  • World Health Organization (ICD-10 current). International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision, Neurasthenia (F48.0). World Health Organization. Cited in Ch 9.

From The Shungite Medium: The Groundbreaking Exposé of History's Most Miraculous Stone by Gary Fong. LSH Publishing, first edition 2026. Contents.

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