Solar Activity and the Shift

The Shift is a natural phenomenon. This means that it operates according to natural laws and can be understood in the context of our own scientific models. The Mayan information is essentially scientific and empirical in its very nature since the Mayans were astute observers of the natural world and the cosmos. Some might not feel totally comfortable with their science as opposed to our own because there are points of contradiction (just as there can be varying theories and models within Western science.) But the validity of their observations about the changing nature of the universe now seems well established.

The phenomenal earth changes we have witnessed over the last several years have borne this out. There's a long list including Hurricane Katrina, the Japan earthquake and tsunami, severe flooding in Australia, the midwestern US and other areas, droughts in Texas and Arizona, and increased volcanic activity including the Icelandic eruption which grounded air traffic in Europe for several days.

According to Mayan teachers such as Ac Tah many of these changes are the result of solar activity which is one of the major influences on the Shift. We're now in a period of increasing solar activity after a long lull known as a solar minimum. This activity correlates with increased numbers of sunspots. When the sun is more active it creates solar flares and coronal mass ejections sending huge amounts of electromagnetic radiation into space in the form of plasma which can take several days to reach earth. The most powerful flare ever observed was the Solar storm of 1859 called the "Carrington event" which was so strong it set a number of telegraph systems on fire.

According to Mitch Battros who studies space weather, this solar activity affects the earth's magnetic field which results in the extreme weather patterns we've been seeing. In addition the sun may also affect human evolution and the change of consciousness we associate with the Shift either directly or indirectly. Some interpreters such as Maurice Cotterell believe that this happens because of its effects on the human chakra system which is also electromagnetic in nature. This of course certainly seems plausible in terms of both physical and biological science.

Interestingly western science is still debating the connection between climate change and solar activity but the understanding of that seems to be changing. A recent study in Great Britain looked at the role of the sun in global warming in addition to anthropogenic factors and so-called "natural causes". The study, published in the Institute of Physics Journal, found a "correlation between the amount of activity on the Sun and the temperatures on Earth...during the winter." This research was said to link activity on the Sun with weather on Earth. Is science ready to agree that space weather changes can profoundly affect human activity as well? This may be the next shoe to drop.