Pole Shifts What Does Science Say? | ||||||
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The Edgar Cayce readings contain references to past pole shifts as well as future shifts. The shifting of the Earth’s poles, according to Cayce, is accompanied by a change in the consciousness of humanity. In some cases, it appears that Cayce was referring to an actual physical shifting of the Earth’s poles. These were sudden movements that created cataclysmic events. However, in other readings, it is likely that Cayce was referring to alterations in the magnetic poles. These could relate to a drifting of the magnetic poles or an actual reversal of the polarity. | ||
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Do Magnetic Poles Shift? Science leaves no doubt about the possibility of sudden reversals of the Earth’s magnetic poles. They have happened many times in the past and will happen again. The current polarity of the Earth’s magnetic field can be understood by visualizing a gigantic magnetic bar stuck through the top and bottom of the planet. The magnetic field emerges from the south magnetic pole located in the Southern Hemisphere and returns to the north magnetic pole located in the Northern Hemisphere. The actual axis of the magnetic poles is tilted about 20 degrees from the axis of the Earth’s spin. The magnetic poles constantly “drift” in their physical location, and, in recent years have drifted with more frequency. Sources: National Geophysical Data Center; Astronomy, by Michael Zelik (1985) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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During the past 3.5 million years, the magnetic poles of the Earth have shifted at least nine times. This has been determined through sampling of the “magnetic records” formed by rock in the ocean beds and in ancient lava formations. It is not known how and why the magnetic poles can reverse, nor is it exactly known what the effect on life would be. Scientists believe that the Earth’s poles reverse an average of every 200,000 years, but the time between reversals has varied widely. The Sun reverses its magnetic poles fairly routinely: essentially every 11 years. Sources: National Geophysical Data Center; Astronomy, by Michael Zelik (1985) | ||
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The Possibility of an Actual Physical Shifting of the Earth’s Spin Axis | ||
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Can The Earth’s Crust Actually Slide To Redistribute Spinning Mass? | ||
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As stated earlier, few scientists give credence to any of these ideas. However, a remarkable article published in the July 25, 1997 issue of Science, indicated that sudden shifts in the Earth’s crust probably have occurred. Dr. Joseph L. Kirschvink, Professor of Geobiology at Caltech, and other esteemed coauthors provided geological evidence in the article that, 530,000,000 years ago the crust slid exactly as Hapgood suggested it could, moving the poles to the equator. It was this shift that caused an explosion of evolution at that time. Fossil evidence, geologic evidence, radioactive formations, and the knowledge that such shifts have occurred on other planets were cited. The authors collected their data over a 20-year period from various locations on Earth. | |
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