Polar Shift

The US Geological Survey has reported that the recent 8.9 RS earthquake in Japan moved the entire main island 8 feet and shifted the earth's axis by 4 inches.

Severe shifts in the earth's axis is like taking a glass that's half full of water and tilting it - parts of the glass that were exposed are now under water, and parts of the glass that were under water are now exposed. That means that a shift in the earth's polarity - like tilting a glass of water, could put some coastal cities under water and in other places, expose land that is now under sea.

There are basically two types of shift in the earth's polarity, or axis:

1. A geological or axial shift - this is where the Earth's crust literally slips around its molten core, something like a loose shirt shifting on your body, so now, the buttons are no longer aliged in front. By the same token, a geological shift alters the positions of land masses with respect to the planet's rotation on its axis. This could happen by a few degrees or by many degrees. You know what that means? Panama or Miami could be the new North Pole, and Winnipeg, Manitoba or Anchorage, Alaska could be on the equator. The effects on our civilization could be devastating.

2. A Magnetic Pole Shift - science doesn't fully know how magnetic polarity effects flora and fauna. By observing birds in migration and perfect-precision swimming of fish undersea, with Hashem's loving grace, I've come to the conclusion (my own observations, undocumented, but my personal prayers and my heart tell me I'm right) that birds and fish have innate sensitivity to electromagnetic influences and use the earth's magnetic field - particular magnetic north - as a means of navigation during migration. That's how they know how to travel north and south in the fall and spring. The changes in the earth's polarity would explain the recent inexplicable death of hundreds and thousands of birds and fish in Maryland, Arkansas, Louisiana, Washington, Italy and Switzerland. They get some type of "avian vertigo," lose spatial orientation, and just fall out of the sky. Again, this is my own theory, but it fits as far as birds, bees, and fish go.

What does the Polar Shift mean? It could mean more quakes, volcanos and tsunamis. Why is it happening? King David gives the answer in Psalm 77: "You, Hashem, do wonders. You have made Your might known among the nations." How true - just look at the media clips of how the tsunami threw bridges, houses, cars and ships around like plastic toys.

All these messages are designed to put the awe of Hashem on our faces. I don't envy a person who ignores these phenomena and returns to business as usual. There's still a little bit of time to make teshuva out of love. Don't wait to make teshuva out of fear - it's worth much less. This week before Purim is a great time to come back to Hashem.

Hashem runs the world according to the ATFAT principle - a turn for a turn. If we live upright lives, the world remains upright. But if folks are crooked, the world's axis goes haywire too, then look out...

It's teshuva time folks. Teshuva is one thing that we don't want to put off until tomorrow. G-d bless.