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com Ey —_ == Cpkstbabees wer Figure 5. Five planets holding SER-X positions and a plethora of resonant angles will be in force on 4-8 June 2008. intervals at 1800-20 (the Dalton Minimum), 1880-1910 and 1950-75. There is little doubt that the timing of the LIA minimum correlates with variation in sunspot abundance and cosmic ray flux (Usoskin et al., 2005). But what is the underlying driver? Why, for instance, were there almost no sunspots between 1645 and 1715? I now introduce the culprit. Pluto, with its huge orbit, was in its aphelion (its orbital point farthest from the Sun), and it simultaneously held a SER-X position (figure 4). Neptune was also in aphelion, and it also held a SER-X position. With Uranus heading towards its aphelion as well, the Sun appeared to lose contact with the outer planets. By 1715, however, conjunctions were dramatically different. Two of the outer planets (Uranus, Neptune) were in perihelion, while Pluto had travelled 90 degrees to hold the next SER-X position (the only time a simultaneous occurrence of this type has been noted). These outer planets were back! The Sun was re- energised, and the 300-year warming trend we still enjoy had begun. My analysis above does not detract from Landscheidt's currency. He dealt in the rate of change of torque applied to the Sun by the collective orbital motions of the outer planets. An individual planet's influence is greatest when its angular velocity is greatest—at or near perihelion—and the combined influence of two planets is greatest as one passes the other. At its simplest, planets in aphelion "switched off" the Sun in 1645, and planets at perihelion switched it on again in 1715. The Maunder Minimum "quiet Sun" can be thus explained. There is little reason to doubt that this notable climatic event occurred and that it was extraterrestrially driven. 6. FURTHER POSITIVE CORRELATIONS Computer analysis identifying significant angular relationships, in conjunction with my theories of planetary-SER-X alignments, enables identification of solar-induced terrestrial disasters. When multiple planets connect in resonance-positive AS around the Sun, and with at least one planet holding a SER-X position, the result can be chaos on Earth. The following notable events correlate with SER-X alignments: * Volcanic eruptions: Tambora, 1815; Krakatau, 1883; Pelée, 1902; St Helens, 1980; Pinatubo, 1991. ¢ Earthquakes: San Francisco, 1906 and 1989; Kobe, 1995; Asian tsunami, 2004. * Long-distance power-line overloads: Quebec, 11-17 March 1989; USA, 10-12 January 1997 and 14-15 August 2003. 7. UNUSUAL ALIGNMENTS IN JUNE 2008 As shown in figure 5, covering the period 1-13 June 2008, there will be a remarkable five planets holding SER-X positions on 4-8 June 2008: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars and Uranus. (A previous configuration for the same period in June 2006 is mentioned in my January 2006 published paper. On 6 June 2006, there were six major volcanic eruptions.) There'll also be a New Moon on 4 June, and a plethora of resonant angles in force. Fast-orbiting Mercury will be at 90° to Mars and 90° to Uranus; Venus at 90° to Mars; and Earth at 90° to Mars and 180° to Venus. Because of the directional nature of solar energetic outbursts, particularly coronal mass ejections, we cannot be sure that Earth will be involved. However, another severe earthquake is among the possibilities. JUNE — JULY 2008 NEXUS = 43 Continued on page 81 www.nexusmagazine.com