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ACHES TO QUAKES SENSITIVES WHO PREDICT EARTHQUAKES SUFFER PAIN AND RIDICULE ACHES QUAKES SENSITIVES WHO PREDICT EARTHQUAKES SUFFER PAIN AND RIDICULE Mysterious Earth signals that are precursors to earthquakes and volcanic eruptions can be detected by "sensitives" whose physical symptoms can provide accurate warnings. Meanwhile, new technologies are being developed that can tune into these subtle energies. n the past five years, Suzanne Smart has endured two CAT scans, two EEGs, one audiogram and a host of other medical tests by specialists seeking to determine why she suffered from rare and mysterious migraines, screeching ear tones and intense ear pain. After a big earthquake, the symptoms would disappear. "For years my family thought I was experiencing phantom symptoms," Suzanne said. "They encouraged me to seek medical advice." After the litany of sophisticated tests, her doctor concluded her to be normal and healthy. "Initially, I did tolerate a bit of ridicule and was the subject of many jokes over the past few years," she said. "I have been rather careful in whom I choose to engage in conversation on this subject. I generally only communicate with other sensitives," remarked Suzanne. Such is the life of individuals who experience physical symptoms prior to earthquakes or volcanic eruptions. After initial ridicule and disbelief by others, a more powerful drive makes these sensitives seek to make their plight known to science. It is the guilt of killer earthquakes. "The worst effect I've ever suffered as a sensitive has not been from the precursor symptoms I detect, but from the insecurity associated with my inability to know exactly where the epicentre is and the exact day and time," said Suzanne. "The reality is, sometimes people are going to die and sometimes there's very little if anything you can do about it." Sensitives feel a responsibility to try to save the thousands of potential victims before the quake strikes. Afterwards comes a sense of guilt. Family members started to believe when they found Suzanne's prediction accuracy remarkable. "However, lately they have occasionally and quietly asked me if I'm picking up anything for certain locations, particularly if it happens to be a vacation destination they are travelling to," she said. Suzanne's doctor is now encouraging her. "At my last visit about a month ago [November 2005], she actually said that she thought it 'really neat’ that I could hear these tones and experience these symptoms and try to use [them] to predict earthquakes to save lives," Suzanne said. Reliable predictions from ear tones Another "sensitive" is Petra Challus in northern California. Petra is out to show science that earthquakes can be reliably predicted by human body symptoms. She communicates with and coordinates a group of sensitives, who all experience internal "ear tones" prior to an earthquake, to help triangulate the epicentre. Undaunted by some seismologists' reactions to this research, Petra is determined and she is full of energy. "My least favourite response to my reports of hearing this sound in person occurs when the person I'm speaking to leans their head back, thinks for a second, rolls their eyes and then says it's not possible," said Petra in an email. "Then I ask them to check my prediction record and they still don't believe it's possible to predict earthquakes by sound." Petra continued: "For the most part, even when I have made very accurate predictions, they normally say that I'm guessing despite giving clear details and accurate parameters on all of the required specifics, i.e., date, place and magnitude." Petra issued a prediction prior to the Parkfield, California, earthquake of September 27, by Larry A. Park © 2005-06 Terra Research Oregon, USA Website: http://www.terraresearch.net Terra Research Oregon, USA Website: http://www.terraresearch.net APRIL — MAY 2006 NEXUS + 17 Physical symptoms and advance warnings by Larry A. Park © 2005-06 www.nexusmagazine.com