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Previous Articles: Galactic Alignment | Zodiac and 2012The Major Theories of December 21 2012:
Planet X
Planet X is a planet that the ancient Sumerians referred to as "Nibiru." This ancient Sumerian word literally means "Planet Of The Crossing." Ancient Sumerian texts indicate that the Earth ("Tiamat") was struck by a large planet, which moved it into its present orbit, and created the Moon and the Asteroid Belt. The Sumerians gave it this name because every 3,630 (12,586 by other accounts) years Planet X crosses Earth's orbit. The Sumerians counted it as the twelfth planet in our solar system because they regarded both the Sun and Moon as planets.
(Photo of Sumerian tablet, dated 4,500 B.C.,
shows 11 planets orbiting the sun. One represents Earth's moon. The
10th is Planet X.)
However, modern astronomers have dubbed it as Planet X, meaning that
it is the tenth planet in our solar system, the "X" standing for
"ten." Planet X has a highly elliptical orbit, rather than the usual
circular orbit, more resembling the orbit of a comet than of a
planet. It's orbit carries it far out into space, far beyond our
known solar system, but then every 3,630 years it returns to the
inner solar system and crosses the orbit of Earth.
Planet X is a humongous, giant planet or brown dwarf over five times
larger than Earth, and having over 100 times the mass of Earth. It
has a magnetic core that is so powerful that it clashes with the
electromagnetic fields of other planets in the solar system. It was
because of this electromagnetic disturbance of other planets that
astronomers in recent times figured out that there had to be another
huge heavenly body in the outer reaches of the solar system. The
search for this unknown heavenly body began over 400 years ago.
Planet X is already having a tremendous effect on the Sun.
Astronomers and scientists began keeping a record of sunspots
(explosions...Coronal Mass Ejections) on the Sun in the 1700's. Over
a period of time it became obvious that sunspots reach a maximum
every eleven years. Once the peak is reached, then sunspots decline
for approximately five and a half years. The the next five and a
half years they increase until they peak again in the eleventh year.
This eleven year cycle has been going on ever since science began
keeping records of their observations. But something has changed,
and we have not seen the current sunspots cycle perform like all
others before it, in 2012, we will reach the maximum peak. Sometimes
in complex sunspot groups, abrupt, violent explosions from the sun
occur, and are called solar flares. (read more:
sunspot cycles or
solar flares)
Astronomers finally discovered Planet X in 1982. It was in that year
that NASA acknowledged the existence of it. A year later (1983) IRAS
(Infrared Astronomical Satellite) actually spotted a large
mysterious object in the depths of space. The Jet Propulsion
Laboratory also acknowledged its existence. News items about its
discovery were printed in the Washington Post and the New York
Times. But shortly after these public announcements the great
cover-up began.
Watch an introduction to Planet X
Polar Shift (Pole Shift)
The "Pole Shift hypothesis" is based on
geologic evidence that the physical north and south poles of Earth
have not always been at their present-day locations; in other words,
the axis of rotation had been "shifted". Pole shift theory is almost
always discussed in the context of Earth, but other solar system
bodies may have experienced axial reorientation during their
existences. Introduced by History Professor, Charles H. Hapgood, whose fascination with geography and ancient maps led to
his re-discovery of the Piri Reis Map. This hand drawn Turkish naval
map had been gathering dust since the early 1500's, its significance
unrealized. On closer scrutiny, Hapgood observed evidence of
spherical trigonometry and a detailed knowledge of global
geography-- including the coastline of Antarctica at a remote time,
when it was free of ice. The map had been drawn just a few years
after Columbus visited the Americas. The cartographer, Admiral Piri
Reis, described his world map as having been drawn from "very old"
reference maps. It appeared as if some ancient, forgotten
civilization had risen to these capabilities, and then had
disappeared. The identity of these ancient mariners begged to be
discovered.
Watch an introduction to Polar Shift
The pole shift hypothesis is the hypothesis that the axis of
rotation of a planet has not always been at its present-day
locations or that the axis will not persist there; in other words,
that its physical poles had been or will be shifted. The Pole shift
hypothesis is almost always discussed in the context of Earth, but
other bodies in the Solar System may have experienced axial
reorientation during their existences.
Pole shift hypotheses are not to be confused with plate tectonics,
the well-accepted geological theory that the Earth's surface
consists of solid plates which shift over a fluid asthenosphere; nor
with continental drift, the corollary to plate tectonics which
maintains that locations of the continents have moved slowly over
the face of the Earth, resulting in the gradual emerging and breakup
of continents and oceans over hundreds of millions of years.
Pole shifts are a cataclysmic inversion of the planet's axis of
rotation, up to 180 degrees; a sudden slippage of the planet's solid
crust around the molten core. There are several major scientists of
this century that also expose this concept as an event that has
happened before in Earth's past.
Geographic axis: man-made arbitrary north-south fixed reference that
determines lines of longitude and latitude, and the geographic North
and South Poles.
Axis of instantaneous rotation: the true astronomical axis; the
rotation axis. The line drawn through the Earth about which it is
actually rotating at any point in time. The points where the line
cuts through the earth's surface are called the "rotation poles";
the visualized extension of the north axis line in space currently
points to the star Polaris, the North Star.
Axis of maximum moment of inertia = the axis of figure: because the
Earth is not a perfect sphere, but is physically an oblate spheroid,
the position of the axis of figure is not a precise constant, but is
affected by the constant change in the earth's distribution of total
mass: (ie, by ocean tides, atmospheric conditions, plate tectonic
movements, etc.).
The combinations, and movements, of these masses with gravitational,
centrifugal and orbital velocity vector forces, create what we call
the equatorial bulge, and thus, the axis of figure. If the Earth
were a perfect sphere, there would not be such an axis. The angular
difference between the astronomical axis and the axis of figure,
called a "nutation", causes an Earth orbital spirical oscillation,
known as the famous Chandler "wobble". The equatorial bulge, the
rotation axis' angle of inclination to the ecliptic plane, the
gravitational tidal forces of the Sun, Moon and planets, have an
affect on the Earths' orbit that produces the famous precession of
the equinoxes.
Axial Tilt: the ecliptic is the plane of the Earth's ellipsoidal
orbital path around the sun; the rotation axis is currently inclined
to the ecliptic by an angle of 23.5 degrees: this is called the
obliquity, or tilt, of the axis. It is this axial tilt that causes
our annual seasons. Due to orbital dynamics, the obliquity varies
between a minimum of 21 degs. 39 mins. and a maximum of 24 degs. 36
mins. over a 41,000 year cycle. The axial tilt's rate of change,
(angular differentiation), is currently measured as .013 degs. per
century.
Geomagnetic axis: not to be confused with the geographical axis, as
it often times is. The Earth's magnetic field (whose real source is
still an ongoing scientific mystery, but generally attributed to the
interactions between the interior molten convection currents and the
nickel-iron core, generating an electromagnetic force field, coupled
with the rotational and orbital forces), itself has, by its own
lines of force through space, the magnetosphere, a north- south
axis. At present, the angular difference between geographic and geo-
magnetic north poles is about 11 degrees.
Through paleomagnetism, (the study of the magnetic properties of
rocks), scientists now have solid proof that the earth's magnetic
field, and thus the geomagnetic north and south poles, have reversed
itself many times in the past. Magnetic field polarity reversals are
magnetic poleshifts. The geologic record also shows that the
strength of the magnetic field varies widely in time, and fluctuates
wildly during field reversals, sometimes dropping to zero gauss
strength; ie: the field vanishes, disappears! It is also a proven
fact that the magnetic poles wander, literally zig-zagging around
its axis.
Galactic Alignment
The Galactic Alignment is the alignment of the December solstice sun
with the Galactic equator. This alignment occurs as a result of the
precession of the equinoxes.
Precession is caused by the earth wobbling very slowly on its axis
and shifts the position of the equinoxes and solstices one degree
every 71.5 years. Because the sun is one-half of a degree wide, it
will take the December solstice sun 36 years to precess through the
Galactic equator (see diagram below).
The precise alignment of the solstice point (the precise
center-point of the body of the sun as viewed from earth) with the
Galactic equator was calculated to occur in 1998 (Jean Meeus,
Mathematical Astronomy Morsels, 1997).
Thus, the Galactic Alignment "zone" is 1998 +/- 18 years = 1980 -
2016. This is "era-2012."
This Galactic Alignment occurs only once every 26,000 years, and was
what the ancient Maya were pointing to with the 2012 end-date of
their Long Count calendar.
These are the astronomical facts of the matter. From a larger
perspective, we can visualize the 2012 Galactic Alignment in the
following way:
Position A is where the December solstice sun was in relation to the
Milky Way some 3,000 years ago. Position B is 1,500 years ago. And
position C is "era-2012", when the December solstice sun has
converged, as a result of the precession of the equinoxes, with the
exact center-line of the Milky Way (the Galactic equator). Notice
that the place of alignment is where the 'nuclear bulge' of the
Galactic Center is located.
Descriptions of the process are also there, but it should be noted
that Nick describes what I refer to as "the solstice-galaxy
alignment" with a preference for the equinox as the measuring
reference. Thus, he speaks of the "Holy Cross" of the equinox axis
and the Milky Way. The point is that "solstice-galaxy alignment" and
"equinox-galaxy cross" refer to the same event.
It is my hope that the these definitions will help to standardize
the terminology so we can clearly discuss the rare precessional
alignment that culminates in era-2012.
The ecliptic: The path followed by the sun, moon, and planets. It is
the plane of our solar system. The ecliptic encircles the earth and
is divided into twelve constellations, or zodiac signs.
The Milky Way: The bright band of star that our solar system belongs
to. It encircles the earth and is wider in the region of Sagittarius
because that is where the 'nucelar bulge" of the Milky Way's center
is located (our Milky Way is saucer shaped).
The Galactic equator: The precise mid-line running down the Milky
Way. Analogous to the earth's equator, it divides the galaxy into
two hemispheres, or lobes.
The Dark Rift in the Milky Way: A feature caused by interstellar
dust that runs along the Milky Way from the Galactic Center
northward past the constellation of Aquila.
The December solstice sun: The sun, on the December solstice. It is
one-half of a degree wide.
The December solstice point: The precise midpoint of the sun, on the
December solstice.
The Precession of the equinoxes: The earth wobbles very slowly on
its axis and this causes the position of the equinox to shift
backwards, or precess, through the signs of the ecliptic at the rate
of one degree every 71.5 years. The full precessional wobble is
complete in roughly 25,800 years.
The vernal equinox point is defined by the intersection of the
ecliptic and the celestial equator.
The Celestial Equator: The earth's equator projected into the stars.
It is the plane of the earth's rotation.
The Cross formed by the Milky Way and the ecliptic: Exactly as
stated. There are two of these, one in early Sagittarius, the other
in early Gemini. The former cross has the virtue of being located
within the nuclear bulge of the Galactic Center.
The nuclear bulge / the Galactic Center: A bright and wide region of
the Milky Way, visible to the naked eye and between Sagittarius and
Scorpio. The more precise and abstract center-point of the nuclear
bulge is the precise Galactic Center, located at about 6 degrees
Sagittarius (sidereal) and 27 degrees in the tropical zodiac.
We can have a more general discussion of galactic alignments in
history if we consider that the solstice axis aligns with the
galactic equator every half precession cycle. Likewise, the equinox
axis aligns with the galactic equator every half precession cycle.
Thus, galactic alignments, more generally speaking, occur in era
2012 (1980 - 2016) and every quarter precession cycle before and
after era 2012.
In terms of Mayan astronomy and mythology, the Dark Rift feature
(which the Maya called the Black Road or Xibalba be) lies along the
galactic equator (the Milky Way) in the place where the December
solstice sun will be in 2012. (More precisely, the December solstice
sun will reach the southern terminus of the Dark Rift, where it
touches the ecliptic in Sagittarius.) Thus, in terms of Mayan
mythology, we can also describe the Galactic Alignment of era-2012
as the alignment of the December solstice sun and the Dark Rift.
This entire region is targeted by the cross formed by the Milky Way
and the ecliptic between Sagittarius and Scorpio. This Cross was
also recognized by the Maya, and was called the Crossroads or Sacred
Tree. This entire region is embraced by what astronomers call the
'nuclear bulge' of the Galactic Center—the center of our Milky Way
galaxy. As any amateur astronomer or naked-eye star gazer knows,
this nuclear bulge is recognizable without the aid of radio
telescopes. It is wider and brighter than other parts of the Milky
Way. So, in a general sense we can also say that the alignment in
2012 is an alignment between the December solstice sun and the
Galactic Center. However, since the nuclear bulge is quite large,
this definition is not as precise as saying "the alignment of the
December solstice sun with the Galactic equator", which occurs in
the range 1980 - 2016. This is the alignment zone I refer to with
the term "era-2012."
