People can sense Earth’s magnetic field, brain waves suggest


A new study hints that humans have magnetoreception abilities, similar to some other animals.

Earth magnetic field
ANIMAL MAGNETISM  Like birds, bacteria and other creatures with an ability known as magnetoreception, humans can sense Earth’s magnetic field (illustrated), a new study suggests. vchal/Shutterstock

By Maria Temming

March 18, 2019 at 1:05 pm

A new analysis of people’s brain waves when surrounded by different magnetic fields suggests that people have a “sixth sense” for magnetism.

Birds, fish and some other creatures can sense Earth’s magnetic field and use it for navigation (SN: 6/14/14, p. 10). Scientists have long wondered whether humans, too, boast this kind of magnetoreception. Now, by exposing people to an Earth-strength magnetic field pointed in different directions in the lab, researchers from the United States and Japan have discovered distinct brain wave patterns that occur in response to rotating the field in a certain way.

These findings, reported in a study published online March 18 in eNeuro, offer evidence that people do subconsciously respond to Earth’s magnetic field — although it’s not yet clear exactly why or how our brains use this information.

“The first impression when I read the [study] was like, ‘Wow, I cannot believe it!’” says Can Xie, a biophysicist at Peking University in Beijing. Previous tests of human magnetoreception have yielded inconclusive results. This new evidence “is one step forward for the magnetoreception field and probably a big step for the human magnetic sense,” he says. “I do hope we can see replications and further investigations in the near future.”

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During the experiment, 26 participants each sat with their eyes closed in a dark, quiet chamber lined with electrical coils. These coils manipulated the magnetic field inside the chamber such that it remained the same strength as Earth’s natural field but could be pointed in any direction. Participants wore an EEG cap that recorded the electrical activity of their brains while the surrounding magnetic field rotated in various directions.

This setup simulated the effect of someone turning in different directions in Earth’s natural, unchanging field without requiring a participant to actually move. (Complete stillness prevented motor-control thoughts from tainting brain waves due to the magnetic field.) The researchers compared these EEG readouts with those from control trials where the magnetic field inside the chamber didn’t move.

Joseph Kirschvink, a neurobiologist and geophysicist at Caltech, and colleagues studied alpha waves to determine whether the brain reacts to changes in magnetic field direction. Alpha waves generally dominate EEG readings while a person is sitting idle but fade when someone receives sensory input, like a sound or touch.

Sure enough, changes in the magnetic field triggered changes in people’s alpha waves. Specifically, when the magnetic field pointed toward the floor in front of a participant facing north — the direction that Earth’s magnetic field points in the Northern Hemisphere — swiveling the field counterclockwise from northeast to northwest triggered an average 25 percent dip in the amplitude of alpha waves. That change was about three times as strong as natural alpha wave fluctuations seen in control trials.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=7HxKZPS5Pk8%3Ffeature%3Doembed%26enablejsapi%3D1%26origin%3Dhttps%3A%252F%252Fwww.sciencenews.org

ROTATION REACTION When downward-pointing magnetic fields were rotated counterclockwise, from northeast to northwest, researchers saw a significant dip in participants’ alpha brain waves (left). Alpha waves are similarly dampened when someone receives sensory input like a sound or smell. This response was not seen when downward fields rotated clockwise (center) or were held steady (right).

Curiously, people’s brains showed no responses to a rotating magnetic field pointed toward the ceiling — the direction of Earth’s field in the Southern Hemisphere. Four participants were retested weeks or months later and showed the same responses.

“It’s kind of intriguing to think that we have a sense of which we’re not consciously aware,” says Peter Hore, a chemist at the University of Oxford who has studied birds’ internal compasses. But “extraordinary claims need extraordinary proof, and in this case, that includes being able to reproduce it in a different lab.”

Questions raised

If these findings are able to be replicated, they pose several questions — such as why people seem to respond to downward- but not upward-pointing fields. Kirschvink and colleagues think they have an answer: “The brain is taking [magnetic] data, pulling it out and only using it if it makes sense,” Kirschvink says.

Participants in this study, who all hailed from the Northern Hemisphere, should perceive downward-pointing magnetic fields as natural, whereas upward fields would constitute an anomaly, the researchers argue. Magnetoreceptive animals are known to shut off their internal compasses when encountering weird fields, such as those caused by lightning, which might lead the animals astray. Northern-born humans may similarly take their magnetic sense “offline” when faced with strange, upward-pointing fields.

This explanation “seems plausible,” Hore says, but would need to be tested in an experiment with participants from the Southern Hemisphere.

The brain’s attention to counterclockwise but not clockwise rotations “is something surprising that we don’t really have a good explanation for,” says coauthor Connie Wang, who studies magnetoperception at Caltech. Some people may respond to clockwise rotations, just like some people are left-handed rather than right-handed, or clockwise rotations generate brain activity not captured in the alpha wave signal, she says.

Even accounting for which magnetic changes the brain picks up, researchers still don’t know what our minds might use that information for, Kirschvink says. Another lingering mystery is how, exactly, our brains detect Earth’s magnetic field. According to the researchers, the brain wave patterns uncovered in this study may be explained by sensory cells containing a magnetic mineral called magnetite, which has been found in magnetoreceptive trout as well as in the human brain (SN: 8/11/12, p. 13). Future experiments could confirm or eliminate that possibility.

With this first compelling evidence that humans are subconsciously processing magnetic signals, “we can [try to] identify the brain region it originates from and try to identify the nature of the cells” responsible, says Michael Winklhofer, a magnetoreception researcher at the University of Oldenburg in Germany. “This is really the first step.”

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A version of this article appears in the April 13, 2019 issue of Science News.

Citations

C.X. Wang et al. Transduction of the geomagnetic field as evidenced from alpha-band activity in the human brain. eNeuro. Published online March 18, 2019. doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0483-18.2019.

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Synchronicity Today-Tuesday


Meditation, intelligence, prophecy, and reflection  are pulsing in the frequency layers of the Psi Bank. This is a rhythmic Tone 6 pulse on our unconscious minds. Today may feel ethereal.

The future strand pulse of our DNA is coming forward today. We are moving our mindset away from the past, the struggles and losses, and trying to start a new, healthier future where we can be happy and thrive. This is a tall order bc we want to protect ourselves from trouble. But there are risks that come with new territory that can not be avoided. The safest place to be is GROUNDED IN AND TRUSTING YOUR BODY no matter where you are. Always take care of yourself first so you have a foundation for adventures and movement.

Planets moving in time are 6Saturn 3x, 6Mars, and 8 Galactic Neptune. (I just posted on Neptune yesterday.)

3D Perspective

  • This morning, a creative aspect between Venus and Chiron suggests gaining a social advantage through a willingness to grow, learn, and listen. We’re especially receptive to one another’s needs. (The future)
  • However, with a minor square between the Sun and Chiron this evening, circumstances can trigger the need to recognize and explore our feelings of vulnerability. (The pain of the past)
  • The Moon spends the day in Cancer, and its harmony with Uranus boosts our capacity to embrace new ideas and methods. New techniques or options can emerge. Still, with this Moon, we crave a strong sense of security.

From cafeastrology.com

Make sure you have your ducks in a row before you commence with this plan. Don’t let anyone rush you.

The 5gforce to uplevel mind-body-spirit, all ONE, manifested as your BODY.

I harmonize in order to evolve. Modeling synchronicity I seal the matrix of navigation with the galactic tone of integrity. I am guided by the power of birth.

Kin 177-Red 8 Galactic Earth

This is the gateway of 11/11/22- 11:11:11:11

All layers were up at midnight but have now come down. The frequency was 8.4hz. The Qfactor has a unified high noon pulse on all layers.

ScR for Friday-Very Erratic


19.5 latitude exactly resonates with planetary anomaly placement on all of our local planets. The also have a heliosphere and magnetosphere like earth. This shape is called a merkabah.

Six layers out of 12 had the highest hertz levels at midnight.

Tone 1-Q4, today’s tone was 29hz @dawn, far higher than the other time gates and far higher than usual.

Tone 3-Q2 was 30hz at noon and 43 hz at dusk, far higher than usual and higher than the others

All four frequency layers are being held in place by something or someone and are always uniform.

Tone 9-A4 was 22 hz at Noon, far higher than usual

Tone 11-A2 was 84hz at noon, OFF THE CHARTS. This is the spectral tone that hit two days ago as White 11 Wind on 1/30/24 mediated by Uranus. The weather was very odd that day. This likely has to do with the time glitch that I felt and now it’s getting corrected. This may be due to Mercury, Venus and Mars being in Capricorn and the Sun just moved into Aquarius.

The sound of the last Yellow 13 Sun-Just 1 day


It ended with Yellow 13 Cosmic Human. This is what it sounded like. These are all hertz levels.

What the scientists call the 3rd upper belt I assess as the 13th upper layer. Russia tracks 12 already. It comes and goes. It’s not steady at all because our minds have not switched to cosmic time 13:20. Our minds are clenched by the nefarious elite church and state at 12:60. We have to ignore them for that 13th belt to appear regularly.

  • A5-A1 are 12,000 miles above Earth.
  • F1-F4 are right at earth level and tend to remain constant but always go into Alpha hz.
  • QFactor are deep inner earth and tend to go way up at night. Then at midnight the F1 layer goes way up into Alpha while we’re sleeping in Delta state.
  • This is evolution of Glutamic Acid in all of nature.

12/11/2023 13 Human DawnNoon Dusk Midnight Highest Hz  Time
Tone13   A5    5.42  15   15   4.6   15     Noon (Pulsar)
Tone12   A1    5.42  15   15   4.6    15  
Tone11   A2    3.82  8    8   2.84   3.82 
Tone10   A3     1.9  7    7   2.74    7   
Tone9   A4     1   5.8   5.8  1     5.8  
Tone8   F1   7.46  8.12  8.12   8.12   8.12
Tone7   F2   3.76  14.14  14.14  14.52   14.52
Tone6   F3   20.05 19.99 19.99  20.09   20.09 
Tone5   F4   25.1 2 25.86 26.28 25.48  26.28 
Tone4   Q1   12   13.3  6.58  6.58   13.3   
Tone3   Q2   9.56  11.08 6.52  6.44   11.08  
Tone2   Q3   8.24  10.08 10.08  9.56    10.08  
Tone1   Q4   5    10.2 10.2   31    31   

ScR for Wednesday-3/15/23


All good. Sunny in MI with 20 hours of snow coming on Friday. 😅. Then it all melts in one day.

Frequency low at 7.59 and amplitude 16

Saturday Psi Bank @7:45am EST,Mar. 5


Earth’s Magnetic Field


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field

This basic I formation is very helpful in understanding the dualistic evolution of all RNA on earth at the present time. The Tzolkin Harmonic’s organization of this is in Earth Ascending.

José’s maps of the EARTH HOLON correspond exactly to this evolutionary process

But our work shows the the evolution of time on a planet is caused by the evolution OF US. Out mindset, choices, past karma, emotion and thought habits, awareness of synchronicity and magic in our families and daily lives, and our commune with the earth all.set the actual coordination with the exponential cosmic cycles. Mayan math bears it out. None of this is New Age, Wiccan, or religion. It’s really cosmological science and probably fairly predictable which I work on .

I do my best not to sink into mythological archetypes with any passion as those symbols are always in flux. Media and gaming goes overboard, I think, and forgets to apply mathematical precision to fiction. Of course, that’s what makes fiction, fiction. The equations are incorrect or not applied at all. I don’t know why humans prefer fantasy to the truth. Maybe they feel it’s easier even if it’s wrong.

I parse through these patterns and math because I enjoy the process and value the truth. And I respect our ancestors who left oracles for us. They are not toys or fiction and can help us understand earth changes we feel can threaten our existence..

Time Innovation: Psi Bank-Earth’s Magnetic Field


https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earth%27s_magnetic_field

This basic I formation is very helpful in understanding the dualistic evolution of all RNA on earth at the present time. The Tzolkin Harmonic’s organization of this is in Earth Ascending.

Jose’s maps of the EARTH HOLON correspond exactly to this evolutionary process

But our work shows the the evolution of time on a planet is caused by the evolution OF US. Out mindset, choices, past karma, emotion and thought habits, awareness of synchronicity and magic in our families and daily lives, and our commune with the earth all.set the actual coordination with the exponential cosmic cycles. Mayan math bears it out. None of this is New Age, Wiccans, or religion. It’s really cosmological science and probably fairly predictable which I work on .

I do my best not to sink into mythological archetypes with any passion as those symbols are always in flux. Media and gaming goes overboard, I think, and forgets to apply mathematical precision to fiction. Of course, that’s what makes fiction, fiction. The equations are incorrect or not applied at all. I don’t know why humans prefer fantasy to the truth. Maybe they feel it’s easier even if it’s wrong.

I parse through these patterns and math because I enjoy the process and value the truth. And I respect our ancestors who left oracles for us. They are not toys or fiction and can help us understand earth changes we feel can threaten our existence..

ESA – Swarm probes weakening of Earth’s magnetic field


https://www.esa.int/Applications/Observing_the_Earth/FutureEO/Swarm/Swarm_probes_weakening_of_Earth_s_magnetic_field

We don’t know exactly when this could give way. Like the animals in a forest, we need to use our internal radar.

Heads Up…


Amplitude is only 6 right now but I see spikes coming.

Eyes on YOUR BODY, HOW YOU FEEL, YOUR NUTRITION, WATER,AND MINDSET, the ScR reports on the Psi Bank for very low or very high spikes, and the weather on earth, especially your local area.

Do you have food on hand? Keep your eyes on what you can control that is right near you. Don’t get too distracted by the news. Take care of yourself, community, and neighborhood.

I can feel something coming. Pay attention to how you feel and your intuition.

Tomorrow is Blue 9 Solar Storm Tryptophan.

Watch “Magnetic Pole Shift | When It’s Time, It’s Time” on YouTube


Ok…I agree that the poles are going to flip Magnetic north eventually. There is no dispute. The spiritual community has listened to ancient Geomancy which rivals modern science, since 1990 so for 32 years we’ve been batting it around. I’ve been working with the 13:20 Tzolkin that long also.

But the cycles are not 12,000 years long, they are 13,000 and 26,000 years long and Mayan math proves it. I have multiple blog posts showing 260/364 coordinate.

The other issue is the solar year isn’t exactly 364 days yet. It will be bc the days are speeding up and thus shortening the year but until that sprocket LOCKS IN with 260-day galactic cycle, nada!

He knows nothing about galactic time cycles. His prognostication on timing of the pole flip could be off by 1000 years!

Our society and bodies are changing radically but I’m not sure the earth is going to change radically yet. It’s true about the animals and ELM field but this may be gradual and…they aren’t being tricked and neither are we.

Black out.


See the black patches in the ScR? I think we’re in a black out in the magnetosphere. I have a massive headache and there is absolutely no physical reason for it. I can hardly move. Something is going on, probably between c+×÷=/ and E.T. Showdown?

We are currently moving through Blue 9 Solar Night…Saturn.

ScR is up to Amplitude Power 53


…just as I said this morning.

53 in the magnetosphere

How Powerful Solar Storms May Mess With Your Circadian Rhythm | Sleepopolis


NASA is talking like me on this one. Actually it’s the magnetosphere that affects people’s bodies first.

https://sleepopolis.com/news/solar-storm-circadian-rhythm/

Solar Storm From Holes in Sun’s Corona Headed Straight for Earth


There is at least one beautiful result of solar storms: G1 storms also result in aurora displays across the night sky.
The displays are caused when electrons from solar winds hit the Earth’s magnetosphere, which protects Earth from charged particles from space.

The posted link

https://www.newsweek.com/solar-storm-aurora-sun-corona-holes-1726304

Here is Another update on this active situation.

https://www.livescience.com/canyon-of-fire-solar-storm

The Noosphere Translates To The Mindsphere


Nous is Greek for Mind.

I am one with the Earth. The Earth and my self are one mind.

Jose Arguelles in Manifesto for the Noosphere

In the context of my blog, it means the Earth Holon is one with the Body Holon. I add the piece of all of that being one with the Interplanetary Holon, our local solar system.

We are moving OUT of the technosphere now and into the mindsphere despite what the C!@d$ narrative is trying to force through MSM, big tech, and big pharma. They do not have more power than the E.T. and us combined.

HUMANITY wants LIFE and nature and THE EARTH. MSM will never show empowered, positive humanity en masse choosing freedom and nature. Don’t wait for that folks. You can see posts on Telegram though all about it; reports that you will never see on mainstream media of humans standing up for what is right and good for the species.

All enlightend views see ignorance as an enmeshment in illusion, the play of maya.

Manifesto for the Noosphere-Jose Arguelles

The ScR Just Shot Up


The peak frequency is 75. Do your best to problem solve rationally rather then indulge in emotion which does not help. Error and mistreatment are epidemic right now. Avoid first, then check, then run. That’s the martial arts way.

Van Allen Probes – Science | NASA


These probes are in the Earth’s ionosphere which is also the magnetosphere. In Tzolkonics it’s called the Psi Bank or Noosphere. The ScR measures its frequency and amplitude but it’s so complex that scientists struggle to decipher it.

As usual, humans who are very attuned to fluctuations in the EMF can feel the changes and how they affect the higher mind, especially Reiki practitioners. Reiki energy is real and people who have had Reiki can feel it. It is also used in hospitals now as well. However it’s better done in private practice as the vibe in a hospital is not known for being positive or healing at all, unfortunately.

The Van Allen Belts are a topic in my book, “Time is DNA.”

Earth’s magnetosphere | NOAA / NWS Space Weather Prediction Center


https://www.swpc.noaa.gov/phenomena/earths-magnetosphere