
A blog about Johann Bessler and the Orffyreus Code and my efforts to decipher it. I'll comment on things connected with it and anything I think might be of interest to anyone else.
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Saturday, 5 July 2025
Additional Special Orffyrean Code Information.
Sunday, 22 June 2025
Why Is the Number Five so Prominent in Johann Bessler’s Work.n
It seems as though no one shares my opinion that Bessler’s wheel required five mechanisms and yet Bessler did his utmost to point out the importance of the number five. He embedded it in his name and in codes throughout his books, but also in his drawings.
This blog was originally posted in October 2011 - almost 14 years ago - and nothing’s changed! No sign of a successful model of Bessler’s wheel yet, not by me nor anyone else. Isn’t it time people began to accept that at least five mechanisms were necessary for successful build?
What of my own builds? I’m so confident that my design is the same as Bessler’s that I’d put money on it, but I’m not rich enough yet to gamble.
Returning to my old post:-
I have indicated the presence of a pentagon embedded within the two drawings of the Merseburg and Weissenstein Castles many times over several years. It has been pointed out to me that ‘any geometric figure could be revealed by someone else who might draw lines on that Merseburg wheel drawing and get a hexagon or an octagon out of it!’
Saturday, 14 June 2025
Johann Bessler aka Orffyreus Showed Us His Secret.
I often repeat myself when I believe useful information that I’ve posted seems to be ignored. This stuff comes direct from Johann Bessler’s brain via his books and in my opinion it’s too important to ignore. Bear in mind, Bessler told us he’d rather die than give away the details about his wheel. Also there several hints about how his machine worked and where the information was hidden. Assuming his claims were genuine how can anyone ignore this information?
I copied the following piece from a post I made on 14 September 2011, some 14 years ago! I've hardly changed my opinion on my interpretation on the quote. I’ve repeated this information many times but still no one takes any notice.
Saturday, 7 June 2025
Update on my Websites based on the Life of Johann Bessler aka Orffyreus
In a few weeks I’m going to close down some of my websites, simply because they are becoming too expensive to maintain. Costs have risen but also I am close to achieving my main aim which is to replicate Bessler’s wheel. I regret having to remove the websites but they are almost redundant and everything detailed in them will be described in a book I’ve been writing … for ever it seems!
http://www.free-energy.co.uk/ This was my first ever website, still going strong, since 1997!
www.besslerswheel.com will be completely rewritten, having video on the successful model.
http://www.theorffyreuscode.com/ will be updated to show some of the codes which explain the mechanisms.
http://www.orffyreus.net/ will be available in a limited version.
http://www.orffyreus.org/ will be available in a limited version.
https://www.gravitywheel.com/ will have full details of a working Bessler-Collins Wheel.
JC
Tuesday, 3 June 2025
50 Years Researching Bessler’s Wheel (Orffyreus’ Wheel)
After more than fifty years studying the life of Johann Bessler aka Orffyreus, inventor of a gravity-enabled wheel, I find it remarkable that no one has realised the extraordinary implications of producing a machine that worked precisely as his machine did. How it would affect the world we live in; this world of ours with its pollution, global warming, energy inefficiency, falling options to produce more cheaper forms of energy, etc. etc.
Over the years I have produced five books, four by Johann Bessler with full English translations, plus one by me, a full biography of Bessler. I included numerous documents to him, by him and about him. I had eight web sites running at one time, each with different information on the subject.
I’ve been running this blog for nine years, I’ve been interviewed by various radio stations both here in the U.K, as well as in the USA. Italian TV flew me to Rome to take part in a documentary about a Bessler. Articles about my research have appeared in Infinite Energy magazine and Omni magazine. I’m well-known for my firmly held conviction that Johann Bessler built a genuine perpetual motion machine and exhibited it over many years in different town’s throughout Germany.
He demonstrated the machine to one of the most famous scientists of the day, Gottfried Leibniz who offered advice on how to exhibit his device and allow public tests designed to prove that it was genuine. These tests were all added to the numerous exhibitions, but no sale resulted.
My point is that there is very credible evidence that Bessler’s claim was genuine and there is not a single piece of evidence against him. I fully understand the reasons given for its impossibility but given the overwhelmingly positive evidence for Bessler, the rest is an open road to a successful replication of Bessler’s free energy machine.
So why is it that no one is prepared too open their minds to the possibility that his machine could save this planet from all it’s apparent suicide aided and abetted by our so-called experts, scientists, teachers, nay-sayers, elitist politicians etc, etc.
There will be a gigantic reward for the person who finally succeeds in deciphering Bessler’s incredible collection of textual and graphic clues, codes and hints. I’m sure there could be a Nobel prize for the one who does it.
Why haven’t I succeeded? Well I think I will have succeeded if I’m allowed to live long enough. I’m eighty years of age and I’ve found the secret and I’m building a replica which I’m convinced will mirror Bessler’s own configuration.
The five books are available from the top of the right hand panel where it says “Bessler’s Books”, and here’s a link https://johncollinsnews.blogspot.com/p/johann-besslers-books-and-biography.html
Those are digital copies, but you can get printed copies from
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/johncollins
If you need more convincing visit these web site that I have posted, maintained and updated since January 18th 1998!
http://www.free-energy.co.uk/ My original website still running.
http://www.orffyreus.org/ Info about Bessler’s unique windmill from which he fell to his death.
http://www.theorffyreuscode.com./ List of interesting codes interpreted by me over the years. These barely scratch the surface. Search my blog for more.
http://www.besslerswheel.com/ More discussions about Bessler’s clues
https://www.gravitywheel.com/ My latest website which will have details of my new machine as soon as it’s finished.
Plus this blog of course! https://johncollinsnews.blogspot.com/
JC
Saturday, 31 May 2025
Some Important Features of Bessler’s Wheel.
Over the last few weeks I have made considerable progress towards making a working version of Bessler’s wheel. Last year I awoke with an image in my mind of why and how Bessler’s wheel worked. It’s taken until now to begin to apply the right configuration using previously discarded parts.
Bessler left visual clues as well as ambiguous comments and coded ones. It was only when I began to seriously try and build again that difficulties began to accumulate. This forced me to study the drawings again and combine this with the other less obvious clues.
So, here are some conclusions about what I believe I know. Firstly do not ignore the seemingly obsessive concern about the number 5; it’s a vital ingredient and I’ll try and explain why.
It has been suggested several times that to test a suitable mechanism you only need two of them. Not true. To rotate continuously you need a system that drives continuously. In other words overbalancing needs to be continuous. If you only produce two overbalances they would each have to produce it for more than half a revolution of overbalance which I think is impossible.
Bessler said (in a disguised way) when he tried the wheel with just four mechanisms it was as if the wheel could barely turn. But when he added more levers, weights and pulleys then the wheel turned quickly.
I know the original translation says cross-bars, but this is wrong, the actual word used was creuze, which mostly means cross. My friend Mike Senior who translated all of the German, thought cross-bar would fit best as a part of a mechanism, but I think Bessler was indulging in his favourite method of obfuscation - ambiguity. Using the word for ‘cross’ was hinting at the four arms of a cross.
But with four arms the wheel didn’t move, however, when he added another arm, plus weights and pulleys then it turned.
Four arms means each arm covered a quarter of the wheel or 90 degrees each, five arms means each arm covered a fifth of the wheel, or only 72 degrees. If each of his overbalancing methods applied its drive to each fifth of the wheel, that is much better because it evened out the rotation, by reducing any potential gaps in the drive. He also discovered that he could fit five mechanisms in the same space as four, therefore reducing the gaps between each mechanisms overbalancing action.
Bessler said his weights worked in pairs, as one fell, it lifted the previous fallen weight back up, but a shorter distance than it fell.
This would provide a continuous drive, something the mechanisms had to provide. It was not enough to make it turn continuously, it also had to do work so the overbalancing had to be cumulative, building up the rotational speed. Many witnesses remarked on the smoothness of the wheel’s rotation.
Just some of my thoughts.
JC
Monday, 26 May 2025
Amy Pohl, my wonderful granddaughter, 32 today
Some of you may remember, a few years ago, I started a crowdfunding site to raise money to help my granddaughter, Amy and we received a number of donations for which we are extremely grateful.
This is a brief update of her life since those days.
Her story begins when she had gained a teaching degree and had begun work at an infant school for children 4 to 7. A couple of years after she started she caught a throat infection from one of the children and ended up being sent to hospital. The emergency doctor tried to insert a cannula and reused the same needle several times because he had difficulty finding a suitable vein. This practice is strongly discouraged and in fact, as a result her whole arm became infected.
To cut a long story very short; she developed Complex Regional Pain Syndrome.
(Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition that affects limbs and is characterized by persistent, severe pain that's disproportionate to the injury. It's often triggered by an injury to the limb, such as a fracture, surgery, or immobilization, but can also occur spontaneously. CRPS pain can spread beyond the injury site, sometimes affecting the entire limb.
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is consistently recognized as one of the most painful chronic pain conditions, typically scoring around 42 out of 50 on the McGill Pain Scale. This puts it on par with or even exceeding the pain levels associated with amputation of a finger without anesthesia and childbirth, according to Burning Nights CRPS Support and UK Parliament. Some studies even suggest CRPS Type II can reach as high as 47 out of 50.) Thanks to Google.
It’s sometimes called the suicide disease because of the intense and enduring pain and requests to have the affected limb removed to stop the pain have to be routinely ignored as it doesn’t stop the pain, even in a phantom limb. Some people have attempted suicide to kill the pain.
She deals with the pain using techniques she has learned. It is still bad but she manages it. Unfortunately as the disease progressed she lost all feeling below the waist and is now confined to a wheelchair. You might feel sorry for her but she doesn’t feel sorry for herself.
So moving on after seven years at a neurological rehab unit, Amy began to write about her condition on TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. She is now followed by more than 3.7 million people on TikTok, with 264 million likes,from all around the word! On YouTube she has 640,000 subscribers and 499, 393, 143 viewings of her 456 videos.
She has become an inspiration to thousands of people. She was invited to the 2024 Summer Paris Paralympics by channel four TV to talk to competitors. She’s been on TV a few times. She is invited to attend numerous events which have a disability theme.
She will try anything to prove that her disability doesn’t stop her living life to the full. She has ridden horses, ‘rolled’ the full distance in the Great North Run, water skied on a waterboard, done adaptive rock climbing and so much more. She is fearless and loves going on thrill rides if she can get on them. I have barely scratched the surface of her life, but if you wish to see some her posts and videos just put Amy Pohl into google.
A huge thank you to everyone for your kind thoughts and wishes and gifts
JC.
Sunday, 25 May 2025
The Bessler-Orffyreus Perpetual Motion Device.
I cringe with embarrassment when I read my confident predictions about a my expected success in replicating Bessler’s wheel, going right back at the beginning of this blog - more than nine years ago! Now aged 80 years, I still feel confident of success but no predictions this time.
All I have to go on is my personal conviction that Bessler’s spoke the truth when he claimed to have designed and built a continuously rotating wheel, driven by nothing but gravity. I have always dismissed the statement that such devices conflict with the laws of energy; they don’t, or at least this one didn’t, and we know why. Leaving aside that so-called law, the evidence that the inventor was genuine is so compelling that some highly reputable scientists who have read my biography of Bessler are convinced too. But, they ask, how did he do it?
That question has haunted me since I first encountered the legend of Bessler’s wheel. According to historic documents the wheel was verified as genuine by a man of impeccable reputation, who made it a condition of his patronage that he must be permitted to examine the internal workings of the wheel. This was agreed and published his verification. In addition the only piece of evidence offered as proof of Bessler’s fraudulence, was a document signed by his erstwhile maid or housekeeper. Her description of how the wheel was made to rotate continuously night and day is so full of holes and actually impossible, that the only claim against the reality of Bessler’s wheel, is the invalid statement that perpetual motion machines such as Bessler’s are impossible.
I have been determined to solve this mystery ever since I learned of it, aged 15, and I’ve spent most of my spare time engrossed in discovering the secret. I have ignored the scoffers, the scorners and the detractors. I know what I know and I also know the answer is there in his books.
People ask me why I haven’t solved it if it’s so simple? What about all the clues, are they real or am I deluding myself? No it’s all real and will eventually be proved. I have come to know Bessler and the way his mind worked and it is obvious when you read his books at the pain and misery he endured at the actions of three men he called “his enemies”. He gained a temporary peace from their actions when his patron, Karl the Landgrave of Hesse ordered them to cease their defamatory actions or face the consequences.
I’ve come to the conclusion that the only way to discover the exact configuration of his machine is to build and build. BUT a vital ingredient is to not ignore any clues no matter how off the wall they may seem. Bessler adept at offering clues which look right but lead you up the wrong path. I have spent years studying his clues and discovered many of them can be read differently but also he often offers two ways to get to the right answer. When both ways agree, then you know it’s the right one.
The only acceptable proof would be a working model, and that is what I’m trying to achieve.
JC
Friday, 23 May 2025
When Johann Bessler’s Wheel Appears.
The new alternatives ways of generating energy and the latest information on the many inventions is exciting. There is one thing that concerns me and seems to be overlooked. Without exception they each require an element that is highly technical and potentially expensive.
We know much about the costs, research and ramifications involved in using wind, solar, nuclear, hydro power, biomass, tidal/ocean, geothermal, hydrogen etc; and I suspect that the several other more exotic varieties, currently being explored, are still too expensive and demanding of technical expertise to rely on any time soon.
What I am saying is that Bessler’s wheel needed only the presence of gravity to run for as long as its structure and material remain intact. Unlike the exotic fuels I referred to there are no sources or complex derivations needed to make the fuel acceptable to his amazing machine. One of these day his perpetual motion machine (PM) will make an appearance and repudiate the many, many nay-sayers who called him a liar and his machine a fake.
Everyone could have their own “gravity-wheel” spinning endlessly in their back yards, gardens or shed churning out endless electricity 24/7. You can imagine that moment when the device appears on the world’s stage and the penny drops, globally! There was no urgent need to pour millions of pounds into research for other ways of producing electricity when a simple, clean, cheap source of device has been available even before a way of producing electricity had even been needed.
JC
Additional Special Orffyrean Code Information.
Johann Bessler had already made plans for the moment when he finished his perpetual motion machine. During a visit to Prague, some years b...
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There are still a lot of people who accept the view that gravity could not be the sole provider of energy to Bessler’s wheel so here’s what...
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It's not that unlikely. In the 1870s, two inventors, Elisha Gray and Alexander Graham Bell, both independently designed devices that c...
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I think that the arrival of a working version of Johann Bessler’s wheel is imminent. There is so much new research into his Maschinen Tract...