1993 -The Earth's Balance

Physics fascinates me.  At every level, I am interested in how the Earth works.  For example, did you know that the Earth is a magnet with a north and south pole?  The partially molten nickel-iron core of the Earth is probably the source of its magnetic field.  All magnets have polarity.  Depending on the density and the purity of the material involved, changes in a magnet’s polarity can take place.  Some evidence indicated that changes in the Earth’s magnetic field have occurred in the past, and so could happen again.  I wonder what such a phenomenon might mean for life as we know it.  Is the Earth’s polarity actually changing?  If so, at what rate?  What forces are at work? 

I had occasion several years ago to ask my dear and respected friend, Buckminster Fuller, about the possibility of change in the Earth’s polarity.  I specifically asked him what might affect changes in the Earth’s polarity.  He said he’d never thought about it, but after a moment, he offered some insights in his remarkable way.  He said that over 85 percent of the Earth’s mined heavy elements are now in the Northern Hemisphere.  Huge reserves of these heavy elements have been the form of products in the industrial era.  No one seems to know what this disproportionate redistribution of the Earth’s heavy elements in the Northern Hemisphere might mean.

Another quandary is how magnetic fields react to cosmic radiation.  If these fields change, will they affect the kinds of radiation that reach the surface of the Earth?  Changes in radiation are what we’re experiencing as a result of the depletion of ozone in the Earth’s atmosphere.  One obvious effect is the increasing rate of skin cancer.  When the warning signs are so obvious, why do so many of us seem to deny the things that are happening to the Earth’s life-support systems?

It seems to me that if we didn’t view ourselves as separate from each other and the Earth, we could see the signs more clearly than we do.  We have the science today to balance the Earth’s systems but perhaps we don’t have the will.  We have not made the necessary change in consciousness to keep the world from turning upside down – if not literally, as with a shift of polarity, at least practically. 

• ·         The Earth itself is not perfectly round.
• ·         It has a wobble.  Its’ orbit around the sun is not exactly a circle.
• ·         It’s an imperfect ball of life in a delicate orbit, not steady on course, and potentially thrown off course by the consequences of human actions.·          

Just think:  

• We have the power to change the course of what happens on Earth itself.  
• Although we have the power, I worry about our wisdom.  
• We need to hear nature’s own rhythms.  
• We need to avoid excess.  
• We need to pay attention to the consequences of our actions.  
• We need to conserve and correct our errors. 

As soon as we talk in these terms, denial and guilt may arise in the hearts and souls of some.  With guilt comes fear and anger.  We don’t have time for placing blame.  We only have time to fix what needs repairing.This requires a change in consciousness.  

Anywhere along the way in the evolution of consciousness we can make clear and powerful choices.  We can choose to move beyond the ways we have been living on the planet.  I believe we can consciously choose to live in support of the whole planet and its’ long-term health.  All signs tell us we must.

-- John Denver - Windstar Vision 1993