Summary. An earlier study showed that the frequency of seismic activity in the lower mantle near the earth's core was systematically related to the structure of the Mayan calendar. The number of earthquakes decreased during the Days of the Galactic Underworld and rose during the Nights. A count of lower mantle earthquakes during the fifth Day confirmed this relationship. What seemed like a stable oscillating pattern over eight successive Days and Nights changed to a linear downward trend from the fifth Day to the sixth Night. The variations in seismic activity were predicted as the physical correlates of creative pulses of a universal consciousness field. The results are interpreted to mean that the consciousness field acts during the Days to inhibit processes that increase uncertainty. During each Night, the inhibition is normally removed to give free rein to less purposeful activities which provide seeds for creative processes in the following Day. The recent data suggest that the inhibition of such "noise" is now present during the Nights as well and is becoming stronger. This should support the growth of creativity as the end of the calendar approaches.
A previous study examined the relationship between earthquakes and the structure of the Mayan calendar. That study found that the number of earthquakes in the lower mantle alternated in successive 360-day periods corresponding to the Days and Nights of the Galactic Underworld. The earthquake count decreased during the Day and increased during the Night (see Treurniet (2007a), Treurniet (2007b)). Such an oscillating pattern was predicted by a model proposed by Calleman (2004). An essential element of the model is a pulsating consciousness field mediated or focused by the earth's iron core. The field's periodicity determines the lengths of a particular Underworld's Days and Nights. The Galactic Underworld Days and Nights are each 360 solar days in length. The beginning and end dates are are shown in Table 1.
| Start Date | End Date | |
|---|---|---|
| Day 1 | 05-01-1999 | 30-12-1999 |
| Night 1 | 31-12-1999 | 24-12-2000 |
| Day 2 | 25-12-2000 | 19-12-2001 |
| Night 2 | 20-12-2001 | 14-12-2002 |
| Day 3 | 15-12-2002 | 09-12-2003 |
| Night 3 | 10-12-2003 | 03-12-2004 |
| Day 4 | 04-12-2004 | 28-11-2005 |
| Night 4 | 29-11-2005 | 23-11-2006 |
| Day 5 | 24-11-2006 | 18-11-2007 |
| Night 5 | 19-11-2007 | 13-11-2008 |
| Day 6 | 14-11-2008 | 08-11-2009 |
| Night 6 | 09-11-2009 | 03-11-2010 |
| Day 7 | 04-11-2010 | 28-10-2011 |
The earlier studies used earthquake data up to November 23, 2006, the end of the fourth Night. The trend up to that point predicted that the earthquake frequency should be less than 33 during the fifth Day. This prediction was confirmed after November 19, 2007, when 20 lower mantle earthquakes were found to have occurred during the fifth Day. Figure 1 shows the data for the Galactic Underworld period up to that point. A t-test comparing the distribution of counts for the Day versus Night intervals was highly significant (p < .005). The mean counts were 16 and 31, respectively.
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| Figure 1. Lower mantle earthquake counts up to the fifth Day. |
In January, 2011, counts were obtained from the USGS/NEIC database for the fifth Night and the sixth Day and Night intervals. As before, lower mantle earthquakes were defined as those with magnitude 3 or greater and a depth greater than or equal to 650 km. Surprisingly, given the stability and size of the oscillating pattern thus far, the data began a different trend on the fifth Night. The left side of Figure 2 shows relatively small Day/Night differences after the fifth Day, and the right side of the figure shows an almost linear downward trend in the earthquake count over the successive intervals. In fact, the lowest count of three earthquakes occurred during the last interval. The linear trend over the last four intervals suggests that the new pattern is real and reflects a change in the dynamics of processes near the earth's core.
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| Figure 2. Earthquake counts up to the sixth Night. | |
The notion of the consciousness field as a damper on randomness in the world is consistent with Calleman's interpretation of the Mayan calendar. The creative process at work during the Days in the physical, biological, and social spheres would be facilitated by a dampening of random or purposeless activity. The field would work during the Day, not to cause creative action, but to remove impediments to it. The field's effect would normally disappear during the Night to allow emergence of less structured activities that provide seeds for creative processes on the following Day. Since the field appears now to be continuous and increasing rather than pulsed, the likelihood that such new seeds will appear should be reduced. The continuous, increasing inhibition of "noise" in the world should support the expression of creativity as the end of the calendar approaches.
Carl Johan Calleman, The Mayan Calendar and the Transformation of Consciousness, Rochester: Bear and Co., 2004.