What are Walter Russell’s diagrams trying to show you?

Learn to read Russell’s diagrams and understand how his ideas connect. Deepen your exploration of nature, life, and your place in the universe.

Walter Russell writing at his desk, surrounded by sculptures in his studio. Walter Russell’s colorful Octave Wave painting.

Light Wave Mechanics Series

14 recorded lessons · Self-paced

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What’s happening inside the Octave Wave?

Start with one diagram. Follow it through with Tim Gillespie.

Trace the movement from Russell’s wave diagram into his painting: where it begins, why it flows both ways, and what happens where the two sides meet.

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Beginning with the Octave Wave, Tim Gillespie walks you through the foundations of Russell’s scientific work—helping you follow the diagrams and understand how each concept connects to the next.

Study in order, then return to individual lessons as your reading raises new questions.

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Learn the visual language

Lessons 1–3

Begin with the Octave Wave, the eighteen dimensions and what Russell means by Light.

Official Lesson 1 title card, The Octave Wave, with a colorful mirrored wave illustration.
Lesson 1 · The Octave Wave
  1. Lesson 01The Octave Wave
    • Begin with the fulcrum and the cube of Russell’s Light Unit.
    • Trace the Octave Wave through diagrams drawn from The Secret of Light and The Universal One.
    Official Lesson 1 title card, The Octave Wave, with a colorful mirrored wave illustration.
    Lesson 1 · The Octave Wave
  2. Lesson 02The 18 Dimensions
    • Meet Russell’s eighteen dimensions, from length and time to tone and ecliptic.
    • See how Tim relates them to gravitation and radiation in the Octave Wave.
    Official Lesson 2 title card, The 18 Dimensions, beside the archival Universal See-Saw chart.
    Lesson 2 · The 18 Dimensions
  3. Lesson 03Light
    • Explore what Russell means by "Light" and why he distinguishes it from visible light.
    • Follow his account of stillness, wave motion and the appearance of matter.
    Official Lesson 3 title card, Light, with a colorful opposing-wave illustration.
    Lesson 3 · Light

Follow the connections

Lessons 4–9

Explore the solar system, periodic chart, universal mathematics, inertial planes, inert gases and Mind.

Official Lesson 4 title card, The Solar System, with an illustrated sun, planets and orbital paths.
Lesson 4 · The Solar System
  1. Lesson 04The Solar System
    • Follow Tim’s reading of the solar system as a Light Unit.
    • Place the Sun, planets and moons within the nested Octave Waves he describes.
    Official Lesson 4 title card, The Solar System, with an illustrated sun, planets and orbital paths.
    Lesson 4 · The Solar System
  2. Lesson 05The Russell Periodic Chart
    • Read the nine-octave arrangement of Russell’s periodic chart.
    • Follow the first three octaves to see how the chart connects with the wave.
    Official Lesson 5 title card, The Russell Periodic Chart, beside Russell’s periodic chart.
    Lesson 5 · The Russell Periodic Chart
  3. Lesson 06Universal Mathematics
    • Work through Russell’s ratios of 1, 4, 16 and 64.
    • Find the wave’s locking points and connect them with his Formula of Locked Potentials.
    Official Lesson 6 title card, Universal Mathematics, with an illustrated geometric cube and wave forms.
    Lesson 6 · Universal Mathematics
  4. Lesson 07The Three Inertial Planes
    • Locate the horizontal and two vertical inertial planes within Russell’s Light Unit.
    • Use the vibrating-string example to follow Tim’s explanation of stillness and motion.
    Official Lesson 7 title card, The Three Inertial Planes, with intersecting illustrated planes and a cube.
    Lesson 7 · The Three Inertial Planes
  5. Lesson 08The Nine Inert Gases
    • Find the nine inert gases in Russell’s chart and their positions in the Octave Wave.
    • Explore the role Russell gives them in the unfolding, recording and return of matter.
    Official Lesson 8 title card, The Nine Inert Gases, beside an archival Nine Octave Harp of the Universe chart.
    Lesson 8 · The Nine Inert Gases
  6. Lesson 09Mind
    • Explore Russell’s use of "Mind" as the substance underlying his universe.
    • Follow Tim’s explanation of Light Units and the appearance of matter.
    Official Lesson 9 title card, Mind, with a luminous illustrated head.
    Lesson 9 · Mind

Examine the dimensions

Lessons 10–14

Take a closer look at length, time, polarity, pressure and potential. Darren Colomb concludes the series.

Official Lesson 10 title card, Dimensions 1–4, beside an archival wave and element chart.
Lesson 10 · Dimensions 1–4
  1. Lesson 10Dimensions 1–4
    • Look more closely at Russell’s first four dimensions: length, breadth, thickness and time.
    • Examine his account of time through Tim’s diagrams of replication between Light Units.
    Official Lesson 10 title card, Dimensions 1–4, beside an archival wave and element chart.
    Lesson 10 · Dimensions 1–4
  2. Lesson 11Sex and Polarity
    • Read "sex" and "polarity" as Russell uses them for paired, unbalanced conditions.
    • Connect this fifth dimension with the course’s ideas of pressure and balanced interchange.
    Official Lesson 11 title card, Sex and Polarity, with paired red and blue figures and opposing waves.
    Lesson 11 · Sex and Polarity
  3. Lesson 12Pressures
    • Study Russell’s sixth dimension through compression and expansion.
    • Follow Tim’s diagrams of outward action, inward reaction and pressure in a Light Unit.
    Official Lesson 12 title card, Pressures, with illustrated short-wave and long-wave patterns.
    Lesson 12 · Pressures
  4. Lesson 13Potential
    • Connect Russell’s seventh dimension, potential, with pressure.
    • Follow the battery and magnet examples used to explain his contrast between matter and space.
    Official Lesson 13 title card, Potential, with an array of illustrated light units and opposing waves.
    Lesson 13 · Potential
  5. Lesson 14Completing the Dimensions
    • Continue with Darren Colomb through the remaining eleven dimensions.
    • Explore how the final lesson relates temperature, color, rotation and sound to gravitation and radiation.
    Official Lesson 14 title card, Completing the Dimensions, beside the archival Cosmic Pendulum chart.
    Lesson 14 · Completing the Dimensions

FIRST IMPRESSIONS

“I have just started the Light Wave Mechanics Series. The video presentations, PDF notes, and powerpoint slides provide a comprehensive, easy-to-follow format.”

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Continue your study with the full series.

Continue beyond the Octave Wave into Russell’s periodic chart, mathematics, and ideas about Mind—with recorded explanations and downloadable materials to revisit at your own pace.

Lesson 14 title artwork, Completing the Dimensions, with the Cosmic Pendulum chart. Lesson 5 title artwork, The Russell Periodic Chart. Lesson 1 title artwork, The Octave Wave.
Selected lesson artwork 1, 5 & 14
  • Fourteen lessons, connection by connection. Study with Tim Gillespie, with Darren Colomb presenting the final lesson.
  • Downloadable materials to study alongside the videos. Refer to the lesson PDFs as you watch, with slide decks also available for selected lessons.
  • The original discussions and Q&A. Follow the questions participants raised and the explanations that followed—not just the prepared presentation.
  • Time to work through what matters to you. Pause, replay a passage, and return to earlier lessons as your understanding develops.

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I keep returning to Russell’s work, but I still struggle to follow it. Is this for me?

You may have spent years reading Russell and still find the diagrams difficult to follow. The series returns to the foundations, giving you a guided way to deepen your understanding.

I already have a PDF of Russell’s work. What would the course add?

Having the text is different from being able to follow the diagrams. Tim Gillespie walks through them, explaining how the parts connect—so you can compare his explanation with what you’re seeing.

The series includes fourteen recorded lessons, the original discussions and Q&A, and downloadable lesson PDFs, with slide decks available for selected lessons. Pause an explanation, refer to the supporting material, and replay the parts you want to understand more clearly.

Start with the free Lesson 1 sample to see whether this approach helps you make sense of a diagram you’ve struggled with.

Would it help to have Russell’s books alongside me?

Yes. Having Russell’s books nearby can help you compare Tim’s explanations with the original passages and diagrams, then carry those connections into your own reading.

The course includes downloadable lesson PDFs, with slide decks available for selected lessons. These are supporting course materials—not copies of Russell’s books.

What if an explanation doesn’t click the first time?

You don’t have to move on before you’re ready. Pause the recording, refer to the downloadable lesson PDF or slides where available, then replay the passage with the diagram in front of you. Return to earlier lessons whenever you need to revisit a connection.

Can I experience the teaching before I enroll?

Yes. Sign up for the free eight-minute sample from Lesson 1 and watch it right here on this page, in its original course presentation. You’ll also get an interactive companion guide with Tim Gillespie’s audio to help you explore the diagram. See whether his way of explaining helps you follow what you’re looking at before deciding to enroll.

How long will I have access? Can I get a refund?

Your one-time purchase gives you ongoing access to the full series, with no expiration date. All sales are final; refunds are not available.

You can watch the free Lesson 1 sample before purchasing to see whether the teaching is right for you.

Official Lesson 3 title card, Light, with brightly colored, opposing illustrated waves.
Lesson 3 · Course artwork

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Take your questions into the full series. Follow the diagrams with Tim Gillespie, and return to the explanations as your study deepens.

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