The Poles Shift Their Respective Positions
The subject of todayʼs discourse is “The Poles Shift their Respective Positions.” Cardinal human principles are almost unchangeable. I say almost unchangeable because they always maintain a [[tangential,]] tactual relationship with the Cosmological Order and so the cardinal human principles or cardinal points of [[humanity]] do not undergo any change or physical metamorphosis. But this is not the case with the physical [[world]]. In the realm of physicality, in the arena of physical emanations, such a change may take place, and in the past took place several times in the history of this Planet Earth, and also in the history of so many other planets, stars, satellites, nebulae, etc.
In the physical sphere change is the order of existence. In the psychic sphere, there is change in the collective structure, but because that change maintains a link with the Cosmological Order, with Cosmic conation, it is not so prominent as that of the physical sphere.
Take the case of our poles: the poles may shift their positions. In the past, such a shifting took place several times – in the annals of this planet and also in the history of so many other planets. As a result of this shifting, as a result of this change, people say that the satellite moved in [and/or] out of this earth when its outer crust, that is, its lithospherical order, was not so solid as it is now.
And some are of the opinion that as a result of this [[– the coming out of a moon from]] the earthʼs lithospherical body – the Pacific Ocean was created. [[As per]] old astronomy and also astrology, Mars also came out of this earth. But it did not move around the earth as its satellite. It started moving around the sun and became a planet. And that is why a name for Mars is Kuja [[in Sanskrit]]. Kuja. Shani rája Kuja mantrii [“Saturn is a king, Mars is a minister”]. Ku means “earth”. [[Ja]] means “born out of” (born out of ku). So in the physical sphere such a change took place in the past and will take place in the future.
The poles shift their positions. Now as a result of this shifting, in the past so many times, the time taken by the earth in moving around itself varied, and the time taken by the earth in the moving around the sun – that is, its year – also changed. Day and night [[jointly]] were not of twenty-four hours, and the year was not of 365/366 days.
As a result of this change in polar positions, the seasonal order also changed, and its relationship with [[months]] varied so many times. And the order of our calendar, the system of our calendar, had to be changed in the past. If the poles change their positions, the time taken by the earth [to move] around itself will certainly be either lessened or increased. And similarly the time taken by the earth in moving around the sun will either increase or decrease.
[[And perhaps you have marked nowadays,]] sometimes we see that the seasonal order is not maintaining proper adjustment with the months: this shows that the shifting is taking place fast. Now as result of this change, not only will the adjustment between the months and the seasons be lost, but the environmental order and also the ecological order of the earth will be disrupted. And as a result of this disruption, there must be physical and biological changes in the structures of all living bodies, all living creatures, including plants. The plants of the Tertiary Age could not be found in the Cretarian [Cretaceous] Age.
The [unintelligible word] plants and also animals of the Cretarian Age could not be found in later ages, the Pliocene, Miocene, Oligocene, Mesozoic and Caenozoic Ages, because they also – their existence, their births and deaths also – depend on [[environmental order and also ecological adjustment,]] ecological balance.
And as a result of the change in position of the poles, some people say that in the eastern hemisphere, the north pole is moving from north to south and in the western hemisphere, the south pole moves from south to north. And it cannot be assured that their relative distance will remain unchanged. So we should be prepared for the future; we should be prepared for the resultant of [[this change or]] these changes in polar positions, in environmental order, and also in ecological structure.
As a result of this change, the magnetic structure of this earth, [[and as a result of that of other planets and satellites]] of the solar system also, will undergo a certain remarkable metamorphosis. And if the magnetic order is disrupted, then [[certainly there will be certain]] remarkable changes [unintelligible word] remarkable metamorphoses in the electromagnetic vibrations of this earth and also of the entire solar system. [As a result of] this type of [[change in the electromagnetic vibrations]], human thought-waves will certainly be affected.
Our progress in the arena of science depends much on our progress, our knowledge of electromagnetic waves, electromagnetic emanations. So our progress both in the field of humanities and in that of science will suffer much, or rather may be assailed much, as a result of this change. We should be prepared, [[we should be ready]], for such a change, and that change may take place in the very near future.
You know, human existence is not only an existence of physicality, an existence in physical structure. It is a [mesh] of vibrations of so many wavelengths. So if the physical waves change, if the climatic conditions undergo a certain gigantic metamorphosis, certainly the emanations and perceptions of nerve-cells and nerve-fibres will be changed, will be disrupted. It may be for the good, it may be for the bad, but change is a must.
In case of such a change in the physical order and also in the physico-psychic order, change is sure to take place [as well] in the realm of spirituality. [[As we know,]] the movement – that is, the movement of humanity, movement of each and every living being – is from matter to consciousness, is from extrovert to introvert. So the thought-waves of human beings will be more of a spiritual nature than they are at present. That is, humans in that developed condition will be more spiritual-minded than they are at present.
The Cosmic Entity, the Supreme Cognitive Faculty, never stops His emanations in the physical, metaphysical, supra-physical and spiritual strata. And in the case of the microcosm, if the change is neurological as a result of physical change, then certainly [[if the nerve-cells and [unintelligible word] nerve-fibres behave in some way other than they do at present, then the thought-waves of the Great, thought-waves of the Supreme Cognitive Faculty, are sure to undergo [[some change,]] some transmutation, when they pass through unit human structures.
And it is expected that under such circumstances, the progress of human beings in the realm of introvert will be more accelerated than [their progress] at present. And if the poles on a particular small planet, like the earth, shift their respective positions, it may be beneficial to human beings [[or it may not be beneficial to human beings]], but it is sure that the thought-waves of the Supreme will do their own duty under changed circumstances. Here, humans will be more meditative and will accept Parama Puruśa, the Cosmic Cognitive Faculty, as their object of ideation in a better way and in a more scientific [[style]]. One must not think that anything is fixed or stationary in this universe.
Everybody moves – certainly the poles move – and they have already started their function of shifting their respective positions. And you see, as a result of such a change, and if the change takes place very fast, then there may come another ice-age here on this earth. And the pre-condition and post-condition of the ice-age may have a big gap – that is, the pre-age and the post-age will have a long gap between them. But we have much expectation and hope from human intellect; and we hope, if a catastrophe comes, human intellect will be able to overcome such a catastrophe [[or]] arrange for shifting the population to some other planet having suitable environmental conditions and a better ecological order. Let humanity rise, and let this development of humanity be more and more spiritually-oriented!
31 May 1986, Calcutta
