What is this thing we call TIME? Is it only an ambiguous man made word to denote increments of events from one to the other as a record of spacing and interval? Does TIME really have substance? Factors or elements that can be engineered which stem from the fabric of all Space/Time itself? The "CONTINUUM" where all matter and energy come from and returns to as a never-ending pool of existence? If you will follow our thinking on this matter, we can give you a glimpse into a world where physical rules SEEM to be broken. Events take on a different meaning and one's imagination is pushed to the limits and then beyond. THE TIME BARRIER - Can it be broken or at least bent? We say yes, but first we must establish a solid definition of the word TIME and just what it stands for. 

Classical Definition, Oxford Reference-A Concise Dictionary of PHYSICS," TIME: "A dimension that enables two otherwise identical events that occur at the same point in space to be distinguished [see space-time]. The interval between two such events forms the basis of time measurement." 

As you can see the above Classical definition of TIME is shallow and incomplete. In order for us to talk in depth on the subject, as must be done to fully understand what TIME really is, we must examine what fabric TIME may or may not have to know if it is a tangible and engineerable entity. Where shall we begin, or does Time really have a beginning? It turns out that to grasp any concept of a time entity, we must go back to where all matter, energy and creation emanate: the Continuum or Space/Time itself, the fabric of all existence. The words Space/Time used when talking about relativity are our first clue to what time might be. These two words indicate that the Continuum consists of a factor of Space and one of Time. This still does not tell us what the Time entity is. How do these two factors relate on a graph? This perhaps will give us a glimpse of any orientation and substance.
 
 

We will draw a line and let it represent Space which at this stage is better known as pure energy. Keep in mind this line is not to be taken literally but only to help give an abstract image in graphical reference. At this stage the line [Energy] and [Time] are one and the same. [See Fig.1] We must define our term of Energy however before we can assign it this property. 
 

This until now unseen world, known as "The Space/Time Continuum" consisting of PURE ENERGY [Hyperspace or world without Mass or TIME as we know time] has been called such names as "Aether," "Plunum","Sea of Energy" and many other names. A slice, 2-dimensional view around matter of this energy-[Continuum] looks like the pattern one would see on Butterfly Wings hence we have coined the gravity field " The Butterfly Field ". Keep in mind that this field is photonic in nature and is a sub-world that makes up what we call the matter world or electromagnetic spectrum. In reality the "Butterfly Field" is the first visible display of the Continuum as a gravity field; [same as found around any matter from an Electron to even the Earth [See [Fig.2]]. 
 

Also keep in mind the "Butterfly Field" is not a view of the magnetic field. [See Fig.3] It is a pattern of the GRAVITY Field as seen in the Continuum. To greatly simplify the term Energy we will be very basic and look at its relationship to space, which we are dealing with, and leave the potential and kinetic properties till later when talking about the matter world. At this point note that there will be two worlds that are both parts of the makeup of time itself. One is the Energy world where no physical space is taken up and the other the Matter world that is made up of energy and takes up space. 

This in fact is the most important part of the makeup of all substance and is shown to exist in the equation E=MC^2. This is the transition point where Matter becomes energy as in the A-bomb, or the inverse where energy is perceived as matter. Example: The difference between an electron and a photon: an electron has rest mass .511006 mV as derived from the equation *Blue Max page 171. A photon has no rest mass and is considered as energy. Now before we can go on we must discuss what Mass is and how it differs from energy in form. We know all mass [matter] is made up of energy but not all energy has mass properties. In fact the only mass properties energy has are the duality properties of a photon. We might note here that an electron also has these duality properties. This is very important for this indicates some kind of relationship between electrons and photons that has not been correlated up to this point. 

The duality phenomenon is basically the difference between the motion of energy [wave] and the motion and kinetic energy of matter; [particle or impact of solidity]. Here again we are talking about the two worlds of energy and matter. One makes up the other and here the energy world is the leader for this is where all matter is born. Keep in mind you cannot make or destroy energy but you can change its motion thereby changing its state of existence. 

The "Hopf Button" [See Fig.5] is what we have found the electron to actually look like. The "Hopf Button" is a computer generated view and will show the static state. The real time photo of the Butterfly Field taken in tests shows the field as it would appear in motion [dynamic]. This phenomenon has been noted as the illusion effect. It should be thought of as in a computer CAD program you would draw an object then tell the program to do a SPIN of that object. The SPIN is the real time view and the latter is the static view. The static view being a view with TIME stopped or frozen in-place. 
 
 

There is some confusion interpreting the terms LINEAR TIME and NON-LINEAR TIME. What is thought to be Linear Time is actually non-linear time and visa versa. [Fig.5] Where DOES time fit into all this? Remember the line representing the fabric of Space/Time itself in pure energy form? When you take this imaginary line of Space/Time-[the combination of pure energy and time] and twist it as you would a rubber band on a model airplane, knots-[representing photons in this example] will form in the line-[representing the fabric of Space/Time or the Continuum itself]. 

Dealing with TIME this resistance is the speed of light itself. [See Science News, Feb. 93, p86, "Photon Drag"] This is the "LIGHT BARRIER" and at the same time the "TIME BARRIER" that we are speaking of. To exceed the "SPEED OF LIGHT would be the same thing as exceeding the "TIME BARRIER" as one can see from any basic formula or equation dealing with DISTANCES and SPEED. SET 

Notice however the term DISTANCE is not limited to the MAX speed of light. The MAX speed of light is the absolute and not the DISTANCE. This may sound a little contradictory but the distance can and does change all the time but never the actual MAX absolute speed. This implies we can change the distance of the speed of light but never the MAX speed of light itself. Therefore the MAX speed of light is perceived as an absolute and rightly so. This also allows speeds less than MAX C. If one exceeds MAX C by shear force [FTL-is not practical however but can be achieved if it were not for resistance] then the TIME FRAME ["Time Barrier"] must change also. We would still be in the same Dimension but not the same Time Frame. In short we could not interact directly with matter between the two frames or be detected from a single time frame by conventional means used today. 

The word KNOT was used to get the concept across about what the continuum is doing, but a more true form would be that of a spring in the shape of a ball [or knot]. This knot or spring now takes on a configuration known as a photon. All the elements of the classical version still exist with the added construction and the extended concept of the distance of the speed of light along with the redefinition of linear and non-linear time. Only the viewpoint has changed from what is actually going on to what has been perceived in the past as linear and non-linear time. This is where linear and nonlinear time are confused. We will discuss this later when we talk about the motion of time as related to the knot or spring shape.