1. A morphologically adaptable apparatus for altering the charge distribution upon living membranes with functional stabilization of the membrane physical electrical integrity, the apparatus comprising: a quadripolar, magnetic device in a four magnet array of alternating polarity in which the magnetic poles are separated by a predetermined distance which will provide an effective a magnetic sphere of influence at the desired site of action from the magnetic fields of all adjacent poles to suppress the firing of action potentials of mammalian sensory neurons, and wherein the magnet array is altered to focus the magnetic sphere at different depths.