A few days ago I received a link to an article posted by Kit Karson, a renowned psychic, concerning a phenomenon known as ‘Super-Moon’. She predicted the possibility for “extreme” weather, earthquakes, tsunamis, natural disasters, even some sort of major economic shock. Overnight, Japan was hit with an 8.9 earthquake, the 5th largest ever recorded on Earth! Tsunami warnings have been posted for practically the entire Pacific Ocean basin. Strong aftershocks continue in Japan, where the devastation is unbelievable. A few days ago, they were hit with a 7.4 magnitude earthquake. With the ‘Super-Moon’ peak period still to come, between March 19-22, what else can we expect?
The term ‘Super-Moon’ was coined by astrologer Richard Nolle. According to Kit, whom you may recall I interviewed at the end of last year for a piece on what we could expect in 2011, Nolle claims that this particular Super-Moon period could be especially nasty. A Super-Moon is basically when a full-moon occurs at the same time the Moon is closest to the Earth. This month′s may be very bad as the Moon is closer than it has been for the past 18 years.
According to Kit’s article, the Earth suffered from extreme weather during previous Super-Moon periods in 1955, 1974, 1992 and 2005. Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area during a Super-Moon. 2005 was a double-Super-Moon year, with an earlier peak period in early January. The 9.0 magnitude earthquake, and subsequent tsunami that hit Indonesia was on January 10th, right during the Super-Moon peak phase.
Richard Nolle believes that this March could be extra powerful, due to the close orbit. He even extends the potential influence period into April. Whats even worse is that 2011 will have 3 Super-Moon periods this year! We already had one last month in early February. I′ll tell you, I had a lousy February! I have to wonder if this cosmic event played any role in all of the Middle East uprisings? As it is, I was expecting big trouble today in Saudi Arabia with mass demonstrations planned for a ‘Day of Rage’. Yesterday, Saudi police and military forces broke up several demonstrations, resulting in some injuries.
Kit is predicting potential economic disruptions during this March Super-Moon period. Oil supply shortages or higher prices. Well, we′ve certainly seen oil prices rise! She says “Stock markets may also be in for a wild ride.” Yesterday, the Dow suffered another major sell-off, dipping below the 12,000 mark. Markets from Asia to Europe also took big hits. Kit is also predicting “Main power outages may occur, especially if they hit densely populated areas.” Oh-oh!
Now, mind you, this phenomenon of the Super-Moon is not just some goofy astrological thing. Although it would seem that only astrologers and psychics are paying any attention to it! There is credible science to support the Super-Moon. Gravitational effects from the Moon do indeed have an influence on the Earth. Not only with tides, but on the planet′s crust as well. Remember, for the most part, we are living on tectonic plates which float on seas of hot, molten magma. Such magma may be more dense than water, but it still a fluid, and subject to being affected by the Moon’s gravity. In terms of influence on human behavior, just visit any police station or hospital emergency room during a full-Moon period. Statistics show that there is a connection between a full Moon and an increase in health issues, accidents and violence. A Super-Moon period could certainly spike such incidents.
The 8.9 magnitude earthquake which has rocked Japan could very well be the result of the current Super-Moon event. With the peak period between March 19-22, I hate to say it, but the worst may not be over yet! Psychic Kit Karson is predicting a variety of potential natural disasters. Astrologer Richard Nolle, who coined the term Super-Moon, says that this particular period, with the Moon being extra close to planet Earth as it reaches perigee, could extend the term of influence well into the month of April. 2011 is an unusual year, with 3 Super-Moon periods! When is the next one one? April 18-20 is the next one! Three consecutive months of Super-Moons! How much stress can Mother Earth take?
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March 11th, 2011 at 5:13 am
Interesting, Andy. I do think the science behind the effect of the moon on certain earth elements is not fully understood.
I don’t think the super moon is behind these earthquakes, though. Yes, magma is fluid, but if the moon really could have such a forceful effect that went right through the plates, etc….wouldn’t people just be getting whisked up in the air en mass whenever there’s a super moon?
We’re mostly fluid, too.
March 11th, 2011 at 5:32 am
Kilauea was pumpin a lot of lava, more than usual day before yesterday then abrubtly stopped yesterday.
Just a thought.
http://www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/latest-eruption-at-hawaiis-867884.html
March 11th, 2011 at 5:44 am
Yes, Micky, I saw that. There’s also been an increase of activity at Yellowstone, Mt St. Helen, Mt Rainier.
I dunno, but knowing before hand is always better, even if nothing happens.
March 11th, 2011 at 5:51 am
Andy, kind of an interesting article here about the advance warning Japan had…about fifteen minutes.
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14904863,00.html
March 11th, 2011 at 5:55 am
@ Ginnie
Yeah, they’ve got a good tsunami warning system, though 15 minutes is not much time. There are some new technologies which can give short warnings for earthquakes. Even if you had a minute or two to take cover, that would help save lives.
I just heard about a whole passenger train being unaccounted for in Japan, plus reports of hundreds of bodies washing up ashore. This is horrible!
March 11th, 2011 at 5:57 am
And then you gotta figure if the moons gravity is pulling on the oceans that takes weight off the plates
March 11th, 2011 at 6:01 am
Ginnie,as I mentioned to Micky at Stacy’s post on the quake, I was suddenly awakened at about the exact same moment when the quake hit. And I’m on the other side of the planet from there! They said that the last big quake in Chile did knock the Earth off it’s orbit a tad. This quake was even stronger.
I agree that when you really get down to it, we really don’t know much about how anything works in Nature. Half the time when we do come up with a theory, it gets shot down within a decade or a century. We’re just on for the ride through this crazy universe!
March 11th, 2011 at 6:05 am
My body is so screwed up, Micky, with injuries and arthritis and such that every time the air pressure changes a couple millibars I’m in dire pain.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:08 am
Well, we know quite a bit, but it’s still just a scratch on the surface of what I suspect humans will discover over the next hundreds of years. It’s amazing how much we’ve learned in just one century. (Actually, it’s amazing what was learned even in centuries past by a few dedicated people, considering they didn’t have the instruments and whatnot that we do now.)
But again, I think there are discoveries still to be made that would blow our minds if we could but know about them now.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:08 am
Yeah, Micky, as Glenn Haege always says, “Water always wins!” Given that these fault lines are hanging together by mere friction, it doesn’t really take all that much to loosen things up.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:10 am
Well, Ginnie, they say we double our knowledge every few years or so. That means we have a loooooooooooooooooooooooong way to go!
March 11th, 2011 at 6:11 am
Andy, you would probably like talking with my husband if you knew him. He’s a real big science, space exploration, past arctic expeditions, maritime history, etc buff, and just has an encyclopedia-like mind when it comes to knowing about the history of such subjects, current theories and initiatives, etc.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:15 am
Cool, Ginnie! I love that stuff! I can remember chatting with my honors English prof once about Joe Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness”. She told me how as a child she loved just looking at maps. I was the same way. One of my favorite tales is the whole “Scott of the Antarctic” expedition. Those guys went through heck. They were far less prepared than our lunar astronauts. They didn’t train for every second of activity for years or have 200,000+ people supporting their every move.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:19 am
Where is that same pioneer spirit of high adventure today? Stupid kids extreme snowboarding just doesn’t cut it. Think of Captain Bligh sailing 4,000 miles in an open boat with a few days of supplies and making it last a month or whatever.
What cajones!!!
March 11th, 2011 at 6:21 am
WOW. My husband LOVES studying maps. Seriously, I’ve never seen anything like it. He regularly pores over them. Current and old maps, too. You know how I mentioned once I’m into vintage stuff? Well, whenever I’m hunting for vintage magazines, I try to look for vintage maps for him, too.
Yeah, you two would bond.
I think you and I also talked once before about the early arctic explorers…in some ways, what they did was just even more amazing than what is done now, not to negate the bravery of our current explorers.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:23 am
Well, you’ve got these people that are climbing into these bottomless ice crevices now, or exploring underwater caves. I also read an article a couple years back in National Geographic about two men who broke records in terms of farthest distance walked on foot through the arctic.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:25 am
True, Ginnie, but these guys today are wearing super-Gortex suits and have specially-prepared foods, etc. I’ll give them their due for doing what they do, but it just is not in the same league.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:34 am
Weve barely scratched the floors of the oceans.
Prolly some blobfish harem off the Mariannas.
Chicks that dont have to come up for air
I watch the Abyss about once a year.
Bisset had great floaters.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:36 am
“Statistics show that there is a connection between a full Moon and an increase in health issues, accidents and violence.”
This is not true. Also there should be a comma after the word “accidents.” And a “full moon” would not be the same thing as what you are trying to talk about here. All a “full moon” has to do with is light, not mass.
Yeah, I guess that the closeness of the moon to the Earth might have some effect. But it would not involve a “full moon,” unless it has something to with the celestial mechanics that causes it.
Also that picture is a picture of a total lunar eclipse, which has nothing to do with this at all.
People have been blaming things on the moon throughout history. Maybe the moon’s got something to do with the lunacy which is Right Wing Conservatism. You know, the mental condition where people try to kiss the butts of those who are simultaneously sticking it in them. Should we expect an uptick of this right now?
A good study. The correlation of “super-moons” with broken necks. Check emergency room records. You know.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:37 am
We had ought to check and see if the President is experiencing any neck pain recently, as well.
March 11th, 2011 at 6:43 am
Too late, Klo,
Obama is already one big fat pain in the neck!
March 11th, 2011 at 6:44 am
Andy: “True, Ginnie, but these guys today are wearing super-Gortex suits and have specially-prepared foods, etc. I’ll give them their due for doing what they do, but it just is not in the same league.”
Well, they definitely have more comforts, more advanced ways to meet their nutritional needs, etc. But that article I read about the two men traversing the arctic on foot…the whole thing sounded quite eerie. Not another human being around for thousands of miles, and the area was quite populated by polar bears, who would actually poke their faces into their tent.
Another man took a similar trip solo…and then ran into some difficulties where he was actually stranded on floating ice. His rescue was not all that easy. It entailed his sponsor to really get on the ball and beg international rescue to go get him. It took three days for a helicopter to reach him, and all that time he was half submerged in water.
He definitely would have died without his special water-proof suit. Intellectually, he probably knew the suit would save him, but he was still scared out of his wits. I’m not sure I would have been able to hold it together.
March 11th, 2011 at 7:18 am
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March 11th, 2011 at 7:31 am
We mustn’t leave Gerbil Warming out of this.
March 11th, 2011 at 7:44 am
Think they’ll hold the next summit in Kyoto ?