“Many electricians frequently confound the theoretical dielectric of Maxwell with the dielectric bodies in use. They do not stop to think that the only perfect dielectric is ether, and that all other bodies, the existence of which is known to us, must be conductors, judging from their physical properties.” [Nikola Tesla, “Phenomena of Currents of High Frequency.” Electrical Engineer, New York, April 8, 1891.]
A dielectric is an electrical insulator that can be polarized by an applied electric field. When a dielectric is placed in an electric field, electric charges do not flow through the material as they do in a conductor, but only slightly shift from their average equilibrium positions causing dielectric polarization. Because of dielectric polarization, positive charges are displaced toward the field and negative charges shift in the opposite direction. This creates an internal electric field which reduces the overall field within the dielectric itself. If a dielectric is composed of weakly bonded molecules, those molecules not only become polarized, but also reorient so that their symmetry axis aligns to the field.
While the term "insulator" implies low electrical conduction, "dielectric" is typically used to describe materials with a high polarizability. The latter is expressed by a number called the relative permittivity (also known in older texts as dielectric constant). The term insulator is generally used to indicate electrical obstruction while the term dielectric is used to indicate the energy storing capacity of the material (by means of polarization). A common example of a dielectric is the electrically insulating material between the metallic plates of a capacitor. The polarization of the dielectric by the applied electric field increases the capacitor's surface charge.
The study of dielectric properties is concerned with the storage and dissipation of electric and magnetic energy in materials. It is important to explain various phenomena in electronics, optics, and solid-state physics.
The term "dielectric" was coined by William Whewell (from "dia-electric") in response to a request from Michael Faraday. Wikipedia. Dielectric
See the above Wikipedia/Dielectric link for diverse and important information on various forms of polarization.
In SVP, "dielectric" refers to the subtle, structured medium that holds scalar potential in a ready but undifferentiated state. It is the active, pre-kinetic matrix—the world between pure aether and fully polarized form—through which vibratory tension occurs and is responsive to sympathetic excitation.
Clarifying Note (SVP Lens):
In SVP terminology:
Aether is undifferentiated scalar essence—dimensionless, omnipresent, identical to the Mind or Mind‑Substance of God.
Ether (or dielectric medium) is differentiated (disturbed) aether—the subtle, active, quasi-material medium that forms the carrier for latent vibratory tension, motion, and form
Thus, dielectric is not empty space but the organized stillness that can support vibration and polarity while remaining non-kinetic.
Dielectric Roles in SVP:
Acts as the carrier of scalar potential within devices and cosmic systems.
Serves as the interface between the Neutral Center (stillness) and polarized motion.
Responds to sound, thought, harmonic drivers, and sympathetic tuning.
Supports polarized expression without collapsing into kinetic flow—only the tapping point does that.
Metaphysical Insight:
The dielectric is the vessel of formation, the womb in which formless potentialions emerge into structured vibration.
It is a living medium of connection, where unaired intention resonates across all matter.
In poetic terms, aether is the ocean, and dielectric is the surf—a place where waves form but still belong to the deeper whole.
In Other Words:
Dielectric is felt substance, the silent tension that abides between unity and polarity—not fully still, not yet moving, but pregnant with sympathetic resonance.
Summary Table
| Term | SVP Meaning |
| Aether | Undifferentiated scalar essence (Mind of God) |
| Dielectric / Ether | Differentiated subtle medium carrying vibratory readiness |
| Polarized Form | Fully differentiated, kinetic, observable motion or matter |
See Also
Capacitor
Condenser
Dipole
Electric
Faraday Unipolar Generator
Leyden Jar
Polar
Polarization