Introduction: The Invisible Substance That Shapes Both Life and Civilization
Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element on Earth — and yet one of the least understood. It is the building block of computer chips, glass, and concrete. It is also a central mineral in biological systems, though often overlooked. In nature, silicon acts as a resonant substance. It binds, balances, and enables both structure and flow. These effects range from bedrock to blood vessels.
But in our modern times, something fundamental has happened: We have disconnected from the earth’s mineral intelligence. Our waterworks draw water from surface sources. This water is clean but poor in silicon and electrolytes. Meanwhile, groundwater is rich in minerals and is reserved for industry and technology. At the same time, the trend towards ultra-pure water, refined foods and low mineral intake is reinforcing a silent imbalance. We are losing touch with the elements. These elements have been the natural language of the body and planet for millions of years.
This article examines silicon’s journey. It looks at geological, biological, and technological aspects. It also discusses how silicon’s hidden interactions with magnesium, potassium, calcium, and uranium affect human health. These interactions impact the direction of society.
1. Historical Context: From the Birth of the Earth to Technological Purity
The primordial history of silicon
Silicon was born in supernovae billions of years ago. Together with oxygen, it became the main component of the earth’s crust. Geological processes bound it in minerals such as quartz, feldspar, and clay soil. These are building blocks for both landscapes and life. The first cell walls of plant life and the skeletons of animal organisms were formed from these elements.
Man’s relationship with silicon
Ancient cultures knew little about the element, but intuitively they used it:
- The Egyptians made glass and ceramics based on silicon dioxide (sand).
- The Romans used pozzolan sand (silicon-rich volcanic dust) for cement that is still standing after 2,000 years.
- In the Middle Ages, quartz and feldspar were used for stained glass windows. They were also used for lenses and potions. These items were symbols of clarity and light.
In the 1900s, silicon was transformed again — this time into the laboratory. In 1947, Bardeen, Brattain, and Shockley invented the transistor at Bell Labs. This invention laid the foundation for the entire modern world. From then on, silicon became the heart of technology – the basis for microprocessors, solar cells, and data storage. It gave its name to Silicon Valley, but at the same time deprived the element of its biological significance.
2. Contemporary Reality: A Technological Paradox
Silicon for machines, not humans
In today’s water management, most Norwegian municipalities collect water from surface sources. This includes lakes and rivers. These sources are cheap, accessible, and easy to purify. But this water has an exceptionally low content of silicon, magnesium, calcium, and potassium compared to groundwater.
Groundwater, on the other hand, which has been circulating through bedrock for decades or centuries, is rich in minerals. Precisely for this reason, it is used in:
- Semiconductor and photovoltaic industries, which require ultra-pure but mineral-specific process water.
- Pharmaceuticals and laboratories, which value the stability of silicon.
- Thermal and geothermal systems, which take advantage of the natural conductivity of water.
This creates a paradox: Humans get “clean” water – but electrically dead, without the earth’s minerals. The machines receive “intelligent” water – structured and mineral-saturated, suitable for energy and precision.
The economic policy of water
Groundwater is expensive to collect and must be protected from pollution. But it is also about priorities:
- Technology industry offers high financial gains.
- Households provide low direct value.
- Groundwater is often subject to industrial licenses or export rights.
Thus, the earth’s mineral water becomes an industrial resource, not a people’s resource. Silicon is thus not just a chemical element. It is an economic and political signal substance in the globalization of nature.
3. The biological connections: The body’s mineral orchestra
The role of silicon in the body
Silicon is found naturally in skin, hair, nails, artery walls, connective tissue, and bones. It works as:
- Architect: builds matrix in which calcium and collagen attach.
- Reinforcer: increases elasticity and strength in connective tissue.
- Protection: reduces oxidative stress and prevents incorrect limescale formation.
The body cannot produce silicon itself; it must come via water and food (oats, barley, nettles, herbs, banana, millet). Silicon is only absorbed when the electrolyte environment is in balance. Without magnesium, potassium, and calcium, it does not work well.
The interaction of minerals
| Element | Biological function | Interaction | Imbalance effect |
| Magnesium (mg) | Activates >300 enzymes, regulates energy (ATP) and muscles. | Needed to activate vitamin D and balance Ca. | Muscle tension, exhaustion, difficulty sleeping. |
| Potassium (K) | Maintains cell potential and fluid balance. | Works with Na⁺ and Mg²⁺. | Low energy, weakness, disturbed nerve conduction. |
| Calcium (Ca) | Provides strength and signal function in the skeleton and nerves. | Stabilized by Si and Mg. | Calcium deposits, stiffness, heart disturbances. |
| Silicon (Si) | Binds Ca and Mg, builds collagen, renews tissues. | Needs Na⁺/K⁺ balance for recording. | Weakened connective tissue, wrinkles, vascular stiffness. |
| Uranium (U, trace amounts) | Catalyzes the Earth’s heat and geothermal energies. | Symbolic and geological “driver”. | Not biologically necessary, but central to the earth’s cycle. |
These substances form an electro-mineral balance – an invisible orchestra. When one is missing, the whole falls out of rhythm: too little magnesium → improper use of calcium → calcification.
too little silicon → loss of connective tissue integrity.too little potassium → weakened cell potential.
The water we drink is supposed to be the conductor of this orchestra. Today, the baton is often removed.
4. From living water to dead water
Structured Water: The Battery of Biology
Water in the body does not exist as normal H₂O. Instead, it exists as structured water (EZ-water), which is a semi-crystalline layer near cell membranes. This water acts as an electrical medium that stores charge and information.
To form, it needs:
- Silicon as a catalyst for structure.
- Magnesium and potassium as ion balance.
- Weak negative charge from sunlight or ground contact (electrons).
When the water is mineral-poor, it lacks the ability to form this structure. The result is lower cell energy, weaker signals between nerve cells and poorer detoxification. Therefore, the difference between “pure water” and “living water” is crucial for vitality.
How Norwegian tap water is losing lives.
Surface water from lakes and rivers is rich in oxygen, but:
- Has short contact with bedrock, thus little Si, Mg, Ca, K.
- Is cleaned, filtered, and disinfected – but also demineralized.
- Often gets pH raising with lye (NaOH), without mineral return.
Consequence: The body receives water that quenches thirst but does not build life. Groundwater, on the other hand, would provide a natural electrolyte field – but this is reserved for industry.
5. Practical and societal consequences
Health observations
Studies show correlation between mineral-poor water and chronic imbalances:
- Increased risk of osteoporosis (low Si and Ca).
- Increased incidence of heart disease (low Mg and K).
- Faster aging and oxidative stress in the skin and vessels.
- Decreased energy and reduced immune response.
Water policy and economics
While the EU and WHO recommend minimum values for calcium and magnesium in drinking water, Norway has no corresponding requirements. Several countries (Germany, Japan, Iceland) classify mineral water as a health-promoting resource, while Norway sees it as a luxury item.
Technologically, mineral-rich water is used in:
- Semiconductor production (purification of silicon wafers).
- Photovoltaic production (hydrothermal baths).
- Battery technology (magnesium and lithium reactions).
The human body, on the other hand, gets “version 1.0” of the same water. This is the ironic break of ecology: we provide the best resources for the machines, while biology gets the leftovers.
6. Case: Geobiological water circuit in Jæren
In Jæren, both surface water and groundwater can be found in close distance. The surface water is acidic and poor in minerals. The groundwater in rock cracks contains high levels of silicon, magnesium, and potassium. For centuries, this water has given life to lush agriculture. However, in modern times, municipal surface water has replaced the wells.
Result:
- Plants lose vitality (need for more artificial fertilizers).
- Humans lose mineral intake.
- Technology gets mineral water, through industrial use and export.
A sustainable project in Jæren could re-establish the geo-bio-hydro circuit:
- Combining groundwater and rainwater for living water quality.
- Using mineral catalyzed filtration systems (based on Mg, Si, and Ca).
- Integrate the natural resonance of water in construction and agriculture.
This would unite health, technology, and ecology in one circular solution – a typical Terratek concept.
7. Future Perspective: Mineral Intelligent Civilization
A. Bioelectrical Architecture
The buildings of the future can be designed as electromineral systems where the materials:
- It contains silicon, magnesium, and calcium in natural ratios.
- Stores heat and electricity in a geobiological way.
- Uses water as both a cooling and information medium.
B. Remineralized Water Supply
Modern waterworks can use natural filtration through dolomite, quartz, and basalt to mimic groundwater. This will create drinking water that supports cell function and health, while reducing limescale problems.
C. Geo-balanced energy
Uranium and thorium, when used responsibly, symbolize the Earth’s internal energy. Their application is not only in reactors but also represents regeneration. We should understand uranium as the fire of the earth. It should not be seen as the weapon of man. By doing so, we can develop energy systems that mimic the balance of nature.
D. Holistic understanding of health
The medical future must include the mineral structure of water as part of diagnosis and treatment. Each cell acts as a small geological unit – without the right mineral balance, it loses resonance.
Conclusion: Reuniting Earth’s Intelligence with Our Own
The history of silicon is the history of humanity’s direction. This element has accompanied us every step of the way. It is present from the interior of the earth to the computer chip on our desks. We have eagerly pursued purity and efficiency. However, we have lost touch with the earth’s own resonance. We have neglected the holistic cycle of water and minerals.
Understanding silicon, magnesium, potassium, calcium and uranium as a holistic system means seeing them as interconnected. Technology and biology are not opposites. They are parts of the same geological consciousness. When we reintroduce mineral intelligence into water, agriculture, architecture, and health, we bring back the geometry of life itself. This is the structure that binds earth, water, and man together in one resonant field.
The next civilization will not only be digital. It will be minerally intelligent.
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As a former Earth Science student, I learned that most of our planet’s continental crust is comprised of Silica and Silicates ( Quartz, Feldspar, Granite, etc).
It is rare to find naturally occurring Silicon.
Silica and Silicates have bonded with Oxygen SiO2. And are considered oxidized.
Whereas Oceanic crust is darker and denser due to its high content of Basalt.
It is believed that this difference is due to density stratification. Basically, the heavier materials stayed closer to the planet’s core.
Silica and Silicates are relatively lighter compared to Basalt.
Continental crust is usually thicker than oceanic crust.
These 2 factors dictate that convergent boundaries collide between Continental crust and Oceanic, the ladder is the one to subduct.
Once Oceanic crust meets the Mantle it will deform and melt. This in turn provides new Earth materials whose buoyancy will rise in an attempt to escape as lava. Or, often times, becomes trapped in Continental crust and forms igneous rocks that do not reach the surface for much longer periods of time.
Usually eventually exposed through a combination of block faulting and surface weathering.
Thank you, Lance — that’s a beautifully clear and well-articulated summary of Earth’s geological choreography. You’re absolutely right: the dance between silica, silicates, and oxygen defines not only the composition of our crust but also the slow alchemy that shapes everything from mountains to microchips.
What fascinates me is how this same elemental intelligence — silicon’s cyclical transformation from quartz veins to circuitry — reflects a deeper continuity between geology and biology. When we hold a silicon wafer, we’re really holding condensed time: remnants of tectonic movement, volcanic renewal, and cosmic dust reborn into human thought and computation.
Your mention of subduction and re-emergence mirrors that eternal rhythm — destruction feeding creation. It reminds us that even our technologies are, in a sense, the Earth thinking through us.
Thanks again for grounding the discussion in such solid geoscientific context — it’s a perfect bridge between the physical and the philosophical layers of the piece. 🌍💡
— Jarle / Knoksen