Author’s Note: The use of mathematical formulas from celestial mechanics in these articles is meant for illustrative purposes only and should not be assumed to be accurate for purposes of proving or disproving any scientific theory.
James McCanney, Planet X Comets & Earth Changes, Appendix 3, “Nature and Origin of Comets and the Evolution of Celestial Bodies, Part III,” fn. 16, 19 p. 53 (self-published, 1981 et al, cf. P. Warlow, The Reversing Earth, London, 1982)
The suggestions are that the Earth is ‘flipped’ by precession of the rotating Earth in the gravitational field of a second body. This effect, however, has been greatly overestimated. Calculation shows that for an Earth-sized object stationed at two Earth radii from Earth, it would take at least 28 years to cause a 50 degree precession. This is far too long for a passing celestial body to remain in Earth’s vicinity.
And the moon became as blood.
Revelation 6:12
The sun and moon stood still in their habitation: at the light of thine arrows they went,
and at the shining of thy glittering spear.
Habakkuk 3:11
The Lunar Catastrophe
While the context of this biblical reference from Habakkuk seems to be concerning the “long day of Joshua” in which the sun and the moon stood still (Joshua 10:12) – really from the cessation of Earth’s rotation – “the light of thine arrows” and the “shining of thy glittering spear” cause them to resume movement. What physical force the prophet might have been describing is difficult to say. But we have already mentioned the Yarkovsky effect in our last installment: the physical impact that photons can have on solid bodies. Maybe that is what is being described here. More below.
Lunation is a term to describe a completed cycle in the Moon’s orbit in relation to the rotation of the Earth and the stars in the night sky. The period from one new moon to another is a lunation. The period from one full moon to another is also a lunation. Because Earth is rotating, our perception of a lunation will differ from one month to another because the Moon is revolving with the Earth’s rotation. That is why there is a sidereal lunation and a synodal lunation.
When the next solar nova occurs, we do not know what the Moon-phase will be. Calculating “lunations” is further complicated because its apogee and perigee occur at different times.
For example, if the solar nova occurs, as Douglas Vogt expects, at Rosh Hashanah in 2046 AD (October 15/16), the lunar phase will be at the Full Moon. It will also be at its apogee. The risk exists that the Moon will be blasted out of Earth’s radius of control (750,000 miles). If the nova occurs two weeks before or two weeks after (the phase of the New Moon), it could be blasted directly at Earth. If some time in between those phases, it would be forced into a more elliptical orbit in which it will be farther away at certain times of the month, and nearer to Earth at other times . . . much nearer. The effects of which are discussed more below.
The Forces of Nature
To the best of our knowledge, there are three natural forces in the universe at play in the scenario being described here: gravity and the dielectric phenomenon of positive and negative charge. We could add a couple of more, such as the “bio-force” of life, and perhaps, “information” from electrons oscillating in and out of physical existence as argued in Douglas Vogt’s Theory of Mulit-Dimensional Reality. To a Christian, this would be an attractive natural philosophy because it lends support to intelligent design in creation. But these two forces do not necessarily have any direct bearing upon our anticipation of the causes and effects of a stellar nova.
Regardless, a solar nova will be the result of an explosion of light, heat, and debris. Answering how they came to be or what might be their ultimate cause may not be a thing which we can know given our current level of scientific understanding.
Magnetism appears to be the residual effects of electric charge upon iron and related substances. In itself, the attractive and repulsive force of a magnet is not a manifestation of an electric charge. Earth has a permanent magnetic field, as do, evidently, all celestial bodies, including the Sun. Iron is an important element in the universe.
In a different way, at the atomic level, all substances – including all non-ferrous elements – manifest charge in the nucleus (protons) and its shell (electrons). Science tells us that “neutrons” are protons which have lost their charge. But they retain mass and perhaps are responsible at some fundamental level for gravity.
Unlike the effects of magnetism, gravity will attract all substances with mass, whether ferrous or non-ferrous.
Thus, there can be various causes to aberrations in Earth’s spin:
1) A close planetary fly-by can either accelerate its rotation or decelerate it depending upon the direction of approach. If its approach is parabolic – that is longitudinal – its tidal forces can cause a tilt, wobble, or even a flip given enough torque. But note McCanney’s observation cited above. Tidal forces are caused by gravity.
2) The Earth’s spin can be affected by magnetic forces. If there is sufficient iron in the Earth’s core, or in cooled regions of its mantle, or in the crust, magnetic forces from other celestial bodies which also have magnetic cores will have effects.
I have introduced an anonymous scientific thinker from a YouTube channel. I have called him Professor “Porpis.” He has argued the theory, convincingly, that the cycles of the Sun and the planets are impacted and controlled at a magnetic level. I call him PORPIS for the acronym he has created to describe his theory:
PORPIS is an acronym for Planetary Orbital & Rotational Position Interaction Schedule. My PORPIS thesis claims that the positions of the planets does in fact have direct effects on earthquakes, volcanic activity and atmospheric events on Earth. Furthermore, that these types of events can be predicted in the future. . . PORPIS also explains the displays of the sun – the 11 / 22 year Hale Cycles / Sun Spot formation, trajectory and polarity / Solar Flares / and CME’s.
https://youtu.be/ODZlT70KgfM
In this scheme, magnetic flips are caused by the permanent magnetic cores of the respective celestial bodies. I will be discussing his theory at length in future installments of Survival Praxis.
3) Earth’s spin can be affected by electrical forces. Even though energy has no mass, it can manifest a force which will impact mass as it is either repelled or grounded. We see this in the Yarkovsky effect on meteors, comets and other small bodies in space. Photons can have a measurable force on small bodies. James McCanney has devised exact mathematical calculations to measure the “charge-to-mass” ratio because this phenomenon is foundational to his “cometary capture theory” described elsewhere in this Survival Praxis series.
Large celestial bodies do not move according to the flow of electrical charges but according to gravitational attraction. However, the force of a stellar nova is not a manifestation of the normal flow of charged particles through space. The force of such an explosion is so massive at the atomic level, that even large planetary bodies – including Earth – would be significantly impacted, as argued in the last installment.
The Moon’s Tidal Effects on Earth
We think that Earth’s orbit will change somewhat – maybe by 3 degrees. But the Moon’s orbit will change significantly, perhaps by 30 degrees (the moon being 1.2% the mass of the Earth). If it becomes more eccentric, the scale of devastation would be equivalent to the one proposed by Vogt and other catastrophists which might result from a crustal shift or a rotational stop.
At its current distance, the Moon’s effects on Earth appear to be tidal only. The Moon does not exhibit magnetic or electromagnetic forces. By all indications, it seems to be a “dead” celestial body.
However, should its orbit cause a close approach, that could awaken forces below its crust of a magnetic and electromagnetic nature. More below.
Currently, the Moon’s orbit is somewhat eccentric – that is, not only is it slightly elliptical, it is also partially tilted. That is why when it rises in the East it will sometimes be more north and at other times more south. To say that it is eccentric, however, does not mean it is “erratic.” There is a symmetry to its orbit which is constant because it is gravitationally locked with Earth.
The Moon is also within Earth’s magnetic and electromagnetic field, and in this sense, sometimes transiently captures traces of Earth’s atmosphere. We now think that there is ice in the Moon’s crust. It is reasonable to believe that it has ferrous materials, also, which have magnetic properties. But it is not electric, even though we believe that its tidal forces sustain Earth’s electromagnetic dynamo.
Earth’s gravitational control of the Moon occurred long ago and in a different place in the solar system. Patten argues that Earth’s capture of the Moon must have happened in the region of the Kuiper belt, where orbital velocities are much lower. There is no known law of celestial mechanics by which Earth could have captured it at its current distance from the Sun. Both the Earth and the Moon are moving too fast.
Because Earth has the greater mass, its tidal effects on the Moon are far greater than the Moon’s tidal effects on the Earth. But because the Moon is a solid, those effects are too small to be observable.
In contrast, Earth has a liquid over three fourths of its surface and an atmosphere. The Moon’s tidal effects on Earth are much more dramatic.
Currently, the Moon can cause Earth’s oceans to surge and recede up to 20 feet daily. It happens daily (actually twice a day) because the Earth spins under its orbit. We are told that it raises the crust of the Earth by up to one inch. Because lakes, rivers, and streams are trapped within smaller and much shallower crevices of the crust, they do not move as much as the oceans. The Great Lakes of the United States, for example, are said to, on average, experience tidal effects of one inch, as does the crust. Although, this cannot be entirely accurate, as the direct passage of the Moon over these larger bodies of water should raise it more than the surrounding rigid crust perhaps by several inches, if not a foot on rare occasions.
The Moon is approximately 239,000 miles from Earth to cause 20-foot tides. Should it be forced into an elliptical orbit which brings it closer to the Earth at certain times of the month, the size of those tides would be magnified during those periods.
In his May, 2023 radio lectures, McCanney provided important discussions on lunar tidal effects should the Moon’s orbit bring it closer to Earth. Using the inverse of the distance cubed from celestial mechanics, he explains that should the Moon be half the distance to the Earth, the size of the tides would be increased by a factor of 8 (2x2x2) or a 160-foot surge. Should the Moon be brought to within one fourth the distance, the tides would be increased by a factor of 64 (4x4x4) or tides of 1,280 feet. In this instance, we are talking about a wall of water a quarter of a mile high!
The Moon’s Roche limit is 9.5 kilometers or 7,550 miles as measured from the Earth’s surface (11,470 miles from center to center). The Roche limit would represent the point where the Earth’s gravitational pull on the Moon would be greater than the Moon’s gravitational pull on itself and begin the process of disintegration.
Consequently, it would be theoretically possible for the Moon to come within one tenth of its current orbital distance or as much as 23,900 miles without losing its crustal integrity. Although, it should be noted, that if the Moon were to come that close to the Earth, any internal volatiles which might exist inside the lunar crust would be stressed and would cause it to begin to melt or explode. Any ferrous stratum would begin to interact with the Earth’s magnetic field electrically and begin to glow.
The Sum of all Fears
In other words, to fulfill the ancient predictions that the Moon would “turn to blood,” it may have to come to within a tenth of its current distance for such a phenomenon to occur. When we discuss Birkeland currents in a future issue, we will revisit the electrical effects of a close lunar encounter.
Regardless, at one tenth the distance, the gravitational force would be increased by a factor of 1000 (10x10x10). Instead of 20-foot tides, it would cause tides of 20,000 feet or over 4 miles high!
You can see, then, that in past novas, when the Moon would have been knocked out of its tidal lock with Earth and experienced a period of highly elliptical, if not erratic, orbits, the impact on the Earth’s oceans would have been devastating. Such oceanic surges would have frequently emptied portions of the oceanic basins sufficient to create the river canyons off the continental shelves – a topographical feature which has so mystified oceanographers.
We have already pointed out that a temporary cessation of the Earth’s crustal rotation caused by the “jerking” effects of the nova blast wave would be sufficient to empty the oceanic basins. But if the Moon’s orbit is changed, there would be certain times of the month – every month – when for several days the tidal effects would cause an oceanic surge in the wake of its path over the Earth’s surface, a time when the gravitational wave would be most concentrated.
These would inundate the continents up to hundreds of miles inland, if not thousands of miles for the lowlands. Obviously, with this scenario, coastal settlements would be impossible for centuries, if not millenia, until the Moon was recaptured and resynchronized by Earth’s gravity, and its orbit circularized.
The lunar effects on the ocean would be obvious. But its tidal force on Earth’s atmosphere and mantle would be significant, as well. The mantle varies in its viscosity, but it moves tidally with the Moon and pushes from beneath against Earth’s crust. The Moon’s tidal force has more of an impact on volcanic and earthquake activity than does the Sun’s electrical force. A near-Earth orbit would probably rupture the crust in numerous places with massive lava flows mingled with the oceanic surge which would destroy all living things in its path. There would be few places on Earth which would be survivable, and even then, extreme weather events would be constant.
And to add yet another twist to the weirdness of this scenario, what would these tidal effects do to living organisms? Would we experience the sense of levitation like a roller coaster ride? A three-minute ride is bearable, but what about a three-day ride? Would barometric pressures gyrate between the conditions of space and then deep sea suffocation? An argument can be made that underground survival pods would be the only place humans could live and survive for many centuries. Any above ground excursions could only occur at certain seasons of calmness during the month.
So, while other catastrophists, such as Vogt and Davidson, are, understandably, focused on the Sun and the immediate effects of a solar nova, McCanney has introduced the science necessary for another hypothesis: the lunar catastrophe. A hypothesis can now be argued which suggests that the Moon could have a much greater and long-lasting impact should its orbit bring it closer to Earth. And the mechanism behind that change in the lunar orbit would be the blast wave of the solar nova.
While it is important to understand that McCanney has not addressed directly the solar nova scenario and has only offered these calculations to illustrate the tidal effects of an approaching comet, we add it here to better understand what impact the Moon could have on Earth should such a nova occur.
It should be appreciated that if biblical prophecies about a true “blood moon” and the prophecies of Merlin have any merit, a future cataclysm will change the orbits of most of the planets in the solar system. A new era of close planetary encounters could occur, as it has in the past, in which Mercury, Mars, Venus and Earth – and the asteroid belt – would manifest new erratic orbits in which they could cause frequent catastrophes.
These kinds of scenarios and the science which suggests them – while admittedly speculative at this point – do warrant further consideration.
–James Wesley Stivers, 7/1/23
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