On December 26, 2004, an undersea earthquake erupted in the Indian Ocean. The violent upheaval of the tectonic plates displaced an enormous amount of water and within a few hours, waves as high as a hundred feet radiated outward from the epicenter. A tsunami crashed into the coastline of eleven Indian Ocean countries, killing near 250,000 people. The wave that spread out across the Bay of Bengal was visible from space, and scientists were able to precisely measure the size of the quake and the resulting tsunami. However, they weren’t able to predict it. What has become apparent in the five years since is that animals were aware of what was coming hours, even days, in advance.
In Sri Lanka’s largest wildlife reserve, there wasn’t a single report about dead animals. According to the deputy director of the National Wildlife Department, elephants, wild boar, monkeys, and deer moved inland to avoid the killer waves. Along India’s Cuddalore coast, where thousands of people died, the Indo-Asian News service reported that buffaloes, goats, and dogs were found unharmed. Bats were seen frantically flying away just before the tsunami struck.
“Imagine what could happen in California and other parts of the Western world if, instead of ignoring the warnings given by animals, people took them seriously,” wrote British biologist Rupert Sheldrake in Dogs that Know When Their Owners are Coming Home.
There have been examples where authorities successfully forecast a major earthquake, based in part on the observation of the strange antics of animals. National Geographic reported that in 1975, Chinese officials ordered the evacuation of Haicheng, a city with one million people, just days before a 7.3-magnitude quake. Only a small portion of the population was hurt or killed. If the city officials had ignored the odd animal behavior, it’s estimated that the number of fatalities and injuries could have exceeded 150,000.
Sheldrake theorizes that “animals may sense what is about to happen in a way that lies beyond our current scientific understanding. In other words, they may be prescient, having a feeling that something is about to happen, or precognitive, knowing in advance what is going to happen.”
Over our years here in hurricane country, we’ve found animals to be a more reliable indicator than the National Hurricane Center about where a storm is headed.What are your experiences with pets/animals about weather-related events?
Lunar eclipse in Aquarius.
hmmmm…..the august 5 eclipse is lunar, not solar, right? 🙂
In March of 2001 I was on a ferry on the Hudson, looking at NYC. During that trip, (I was not pleased to be back) I studied the New York skyline and found myself overwhelmed with the weight of the buildings on such a tiny island, a pile of rocks, and felt a squeezing of Mother Earth's crust, at that point. Like a pinch that won't release.
Six month's later, as I watched the towers fall on 9-11, I was again aware of the massive weight, no longer a pinch, a magnum force baseball bat hit. I wondered how long it would take for such a tectonic disruption to ripple through the globe.
Synchronicity demonstrates many of the basic laws of physics, the only variable is time and the venue is often – the space between one event and another. When the sciences and the general population can meld in the world of cyber-space information, past and present will make a lot more sence. The evolution of one human is a grand event, but the ripple effect is the greatest beauty of synchronicity.
When the Tsunami rippled across the Indian Ocean and took human lives that easily could have equalled the potential loss of souls on 9-11-01, I related both events, but it wasn't in the news. News doesn't consider connecctions between events three years apart.
9/11/01 generated energies of American unity and the power to retaliate or not… The events on 12/26/04 generated energies of compassion and wonder in the granduer of Mother Earth. In a universal truth, both events could be part of one story.
Jose Arguelles in The Mayan Factor (1987) predicted the rise of a worldwide decentralized communication network. At the time, that seemed like an astonishing idea. But it wasn't long before the Internet exploded and his vision was realized.
Interestingly, he now says we need to abandon the Internet in order to recapture our native psychic abilities. Personally, I think he's wrong there, and has confused his personal vision with a world vision. In other words, what might be good for him is not necessarily a powerful vision for the rest of us.
Rob
Interesting about the solar eclipse. It's August 5 – I'll be watching the cats closely!
I am sure those instincts in humans are just forgotten not lost…Humans spending so much time in front of tv or computers, they do not spend as much time as animals connecting with nature or our intuition..we are so bombarded with data coming in..it drowns out everything else..I have always been amazed at my dogs and cats and some horses I have cared for and thier ability ,
I totally agree. We used to be more attuned too, in the days when we lived closer to nature and its rhythms. Now, we can't tell what the weather is like until we leave our house.
I’ve also heard of several cases of animals behaving strangely just before an avalanche hits. Not only that, but sometimes pet animals will continuously scratch at a spot on their owner, which turns out to be a bit of cancer, unknown to the person.
We humans once had many of these same skills and could probably gain some of them back by spending more times outdoors. In fact, I would bet that outdoorsy-type people tend to have better intuition in many aspects of their life.
In addition, I wonder if any animal watchers noticed unusual behavior in the moments preceding the recent solar eclipse.
This is a very interesting topic. I know my dog always starts acting anxious right before a storm hits. I do my best to try to zone in on my dog's behavior and listen to the signs. I'm not always able to pinpoint what's going on, but sometimes I get the signal.