RIP – Maria August – EHS Sufferer Who Took Her Own Life

“In a herd of deer, we need some super-sensitive ones. They are the ones that will hear that teeniest little crack, or smell the one or two molecules of scent from the mountain lion that’s stalking them. Their job is to use their hyper-sensitivity to alert the whole group.” ~ Peter Levine
Now, what happens when, as a human society, we shame and ridicule the super sensitive ones? What happens when we cast them out from the herd?  It’s a maladaptive behavior that will ultimately put the entire species in danger.
Sensitive people have a gift for us. It’s vital that we learn to listen to their senses, their perceptions, their predictions. They are the antenna and the compass for humanity.
Jamie VanNess‎ to Southwest Ohio for Responsible Technology (SWORT)

Dear friends,

It is with great sadness that I share with you that another EHS sufferer has taken her own life. For those of you who don’t know what EHS is — it is an extreme sensitivity to all electrical devices and all forms of manmade radiation, which are making many people sick.  EHS is short for “electro-hypersensitivity.”

Arthur Firstenberg explains:

“Those of us whose injuries are so severe, so devastating that we can no longer ignore them, and who are lucky enough to figure out what has happened to us and why… for lack of a more acceptable term we call our injury “electrical sensitivity,” or worse, “electromagnetic hypersensitivity’ (EHS), a travesty of a name for a disease that affects the whole world and everyone in it, a name as absurd as ‘cyanide sensitivity’ would be if anyone were foolish enough to apply such a name to those poisoned. The problem is that we are all being electrocuted to a greater or lesser extent, and because society has been in denial about that for more than two hundred years, we invent terms that hide the truth instead of speaking in plain language and admitting what is happening.”
— Arthur Firstenberg, The Invisible Rainbow, Chapter 17.

Maria Sargent August decided to end her suffering, but she left behind a mother who desperately tried to help her daughter by trying to find a safe place for Maria to live — to no avail.

Many people have been touched by Maria and her story, myself included. Below are her parting words and thoughts as well as a video of Maria being interviewed by Nick Pineault less than a year before her death. As you listen to her voice, I think you too, will feel the kindness of her soul and her longing to return to a safe way of life — one that is in alignment with our Creator’s good and that no longer embraces luciferian technolgoies that can kill us and all life forms.

We have got to be done with these technologies. We must completely walk away. We are going down the wrong path. It is time to change direction.

I pray that whoever reads this will take Maria’s suffering and her courage into their hearts as there are more and more people everyday developing microwave illness and electrohypersensitivity. I myself, am one of them, and my life has become a constant source of extreme stress as well as a struggle for basic survival. Nobody should have to live this way. No living thing should have to suffer for the convenience and addiction of others.

Let’s all surround Maria’s soul with love and thank her for what she has given us. May she be swiftly delivered into the arms of love and return to the Earth only if she wants to and only when the Earth has been restored to its pristine condition.

Fly free sister. And thank you.

Maria (Sargent) August

Ani Thupten Tsondru

August 3, 1970 – March 12, 2019

On March 12th, I chose to end my Earth Walk and reunite with the Mother of All Things. I wanted to free myself from the straightjacket of electrifying pain and neurological debilitation of Electro-Hypersensitivity (EHS) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV). These hidden modern-day epidemics humbled me and connected me to the great suffering of others. Yet, they also shattered and dehumanized me. The constant tension of strange symptoms and crushing pain left me cut off from a life of embodied prayer and active altruism; I felt alienated from my true nature and impotent to be of service. I decided the greater good was to give my life with the aspiration to raise awareness and help others. As Thomas Merton said, “Man has no greater love than that he lay down his life for his friend.”

If anyone asks, you can say I ended my own life. But it would be more accurate to say I died from Electromagnetic Field (EMF) poisoning. I am not ashamed of my actions. They were based on compassion for my own suffering and the desire to prevent more people from becoming sick.

I’m not the first person with Electro-Hypersensitivity (EHS) to die by their own hand, but perhaps I’m the first to publicize it. And that’s my whole intention. Let me be the posterchild for this 21st century plague. Let me be the impetus for positive change. What sends a stronger message than death? The message is: seek the truth and learn how to protect yourselves. The message is: create housing opportunities for people with EHS.

Manmade Electromagnetic Fields (EMFs) at current astronomical levels are unprecedented in human history. And they are not safe. Human cells cannot function properly under this 24/7 radiation shower. That is why people are getting sick. I chose to die so you would know how important it is to reduce your exposure to this invisible toxin. I chose to die so the world would see that safe camps for EMF refugees are desperately needed.

EHS has all the ingredients of torture: cause someone intolerable pain, separate them from the community, and prevent them from sleeping. Is that a risk you are willing to take? Is that a life you want for your children? It’s much, much easier to prevent than to cure. And those, like me, who get a severe case, find there is nowhere to live, detox, and recover. Let us care for this growing population of our society. Now is the time to start developing wilderness Safe Havens. Every person deserves a safe place to call home.

I do not want a funeral, memorial service, or life celebration. Instead, please help the living by honoring my three final wishes. Thank you and may you be well.

  1. Take simple steps to lower your EMF exposure and stay healthy. Organize housing for people sick with EHS. Resources for this are: the fantastic book The Non-Tinfoil Guide to EMFs and the Safe Haven tab at www.HeartMind.info.

  2. Cleanse your body of radiation, viruses, heavy metals, and pesticides, which cause EHS and other chronic illnesses, including lupus, Lyme, MS, RA, and cancer. It’s fun and yummy! Read the beautiful book Life Changing Foods by Anthony William.

  3. Take extra good care of each other. Spend time each week in loving service to a sick, injured, or housebound person. Let them know they are not forgotten. This is the true purpose of being human. Resources for this are: the books Everybody Always by Goff, Peace Pilgrim, and the TLC Book tab at www.HeartMind.info.

May my death usher in a new era, an era in which EHS and EBV are taken seriously, diagnosed correctly, treated immediately, and prevented widely. May this be an era of permaculture eco-villages, bountiful food forests, abundant altruism and safe technologies. I gladly sacrifice my life for that purpose. May it be so!

Visit my blog, www.HeartMind.info, for more information and continued updates from friends. Look for me in the sun, the moon, and the stars. Pray that I’ve melted into Mother Luminosity and am helping all beings, in all worlds, in all ways. May the bodhichitta flourish!