Module 3 — Scanning Points & Biomagnetic Poles
The vocabulary of points and poles, polarity and reverse polarity, and the shortening phenomenon that makes scanning possible.
- What a scanning “point” is and how points are named
- Positive vs negative poles and their colour conventions
- Polarity and reverse polarity
- The phenomenon of shortening and elongation — the read-out of the scan
3.1 Points
A point is a defined anatomical location on the standard body map — an organ, gland, bone landmark, muscle, or region (for example Pineal, Thymus, Kidney, Achilles). Points are the alphabet of the method: a pair is simply two points that resonate together. Most points are scanned bilaterally (both sides), and many pairs are symmetric — the same point on the left and right (written, e.g., Pineal – Pineal). The Anatomical Point Atlas lists every point in this reference with its location on the body.
3.2 Poles
Each point of an active pair carries a pole. In the Goiz system the two poles are named by their biological effect, and by convention:
| Negative pole | Positive pole | |
|---|---|---|
| Magnet face used | North pole of the magnet | South pole of the magnet |
| Colour convention | Black (the “scanning” magnet) | Red (the “impacting” magnet) |
| Environment (per theory) | Alkaline / reducing | Acidic |
| Associated pathogens | Viruses, negatively charged phenomena | Bacteria, fungi, positively charged phenomena |
Watch the naming. This is the single most-confused point in the whole method. Here the magnet’s North face is used as the negative pole and its South face as the positive pole. Colour-coded kits (black = negative/North, red = positive/South) exist precisely so you never have to reason it out mid-session. Always verify polarity with a compass (Module 4).
3.3 Polarity and reverse polarity
In the model, a healthy point sits near neutral. When a point becomes disturbed it takes on an abnormal polarity — it becomes measurably acidic (positive) or alkaline (negative) relative to its resonant partner. Occasionally a point shows reverse polarity — charge opposite to what is expected for that location. Practitioners treat reverse-polarity findings carefully, because they can change how a pair is read and impacted, and they may indicate a reservoir or a more complex, multi-pair situation (Modules 5–6).
3.4 The phenomenon of shortening and elongation
Scanning is only possible because of a postural reflex the method calls the shortening / elongation phenomenon. With the client lying face-up and the feet brought together, the legs are compared. In the model, when a charged/disturbed point is stimulated, the nervous system produces an involuntary muscular contraction (chiefly of the iliopsoas, running from spine to femur) that makes one leg appear shorter — most often a right-hemibody shortening known as the “Goiz reflex.” This is described as a functional shortening, not a real difference in bone length.
The read-out works like this: as the practitioner passes the scanning magnet over a point that is one pole of a pair, the reflex changes — classically the short leg lengthens / evens out, signalling resonance. Holding the two resonating points together balances the legs. That linked set of two points is a biomagnetic pair. Because the differences are small (observed at the heels or inner ankle bones), a consistent reference line and steady technique matter enormously — the focus of Module 8.