Espectrónomo

Abstract

The document recounts the discovery of a hidden homemade laboratory found during a demolition in Bogotá, where various personal belongings, notes, and handmade devices were uncovered. These items belonged to Saturnino, an individual with heightened psychic sensitivity who sought to analyze paranormal phenomena through experimental and technical means. Suffering from hallucinations since adolescence—likely due to his hypersensitivity to sensory stimuli—Saturnino developed a range of low-budget instruments aimed at detecting ghostly or energetic presences. A particularly intense experience during an organ concert, which exposed him to powerful infrasound waves, triggered a relapse into his altered perceptual states and motivated a deeper exploration of esoteric and scientific ideas, merging hermetic philosophy, acoustics, and electromagnetism. Throughout the document, Saturnino reflects on the human body as an electromagnetic antenna and draws parallels between technological devices (such as radios and televisions) and altered human perception. He constructed hybrid machines that translated static, sound, and wave patterns into visual forms, in an attempt to capture voices or presences from the beyond. Inspired by Nikola Tesla and the concept of instrumental transcommunication, Saturnino argued that what we label as supernatural may simply be phenomena not yet understood by current science. His work, although informal and artisanal, attempts to understand the spiritual realm through material experimentation, treating randomness and technical “errors” as potential channels for revelation.