Surviving the Pole Shift

[Juan F Martinez]

ZetaTalk: Most Terrible Day
Note: written on Jul 15, 1996.

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The day of a significant pole shift, such as will occur on this next passage of the 12th Planet, is one no human on Earth will be able to ignore. For most, it will be a most terrible day.

• Those who have had no forewarning will be no worse off then those who have heard rumors but been unable to make changes in their life to prepare. In fact, having no forewarning will almost be a blessing for those unable to prepare, as in this way they will not agonize over choices made. Those who have prepared will be in a state of high anxiety, imagining the worst. Regardless of whether a human realizes what is about to happen but has been unable to take themselves to safety, or has no realization, the effect is the same. They wait for what is to come next. As we have described, this waiting can take the form of distractions such as parties or denial such as continuing with the daily routine as though everything were normal, but for most this waiting is a type of breath holding. They are in shock, from the time they realize that the Earth has stopped rotating until the pole shift, they are essentially in shock, for days.

• For those along coast lines, the hour when the Earth's crust moves along with the core to its new position is not the time of trauma until the Earth's core and crust stop. It is then that massive tidal waves roll slowly up into the coastal areas, first on one side of a body of water and then, later when the water sloshes back, on the other side. Both tides are equally as devastating. Being on high ground along a coast line is no safety factor if the water has nowhere to go, as the press of water behind the wave head will force the water up when meeting a barrier, so one is flooded anyway. Riding the wave results in being dashed against barriers, and allowing the wave to engulf one is a certain drowning, fortunately a painless death. Thus, those along the coast lines die from tidal waves, almost invariably, if they are not dead already.

• For those inland beyond the reach of tidal waves, the earthquakes are devastating. All but the flimsiest of housing is wrenched so violently that it collapses, crushing and trapping those inside. Those inside tents or straw huts will find themselves, along with their housing, jerked sideways, but aside from scrapes and bruises, relatively unharmed. Lying on the ground during this time is in and of itself a protection, as friction along the ground prevents one from being hurled. In the cities, structures collapse, creating the scenario seen after major earthquakes in the extreme, everywhere. The injured die from lack of treatment and the living soon sicken from drinking sewage contaminated water, and with transportation blocked on all sides, starvation soon takes its toll also.

• Those living on subducting plates that border the oceans will find themselves covered with a depth of ocean water that they cannot resist. They will surely drown. Those situated where rapid subduction occurs on areas above sea level may themselves on hot earth during the moments following a pole shift when the crust stops moving and the plates in essence slam into each other like a train whose engine suddenly comes to a stop. Here height helps, as the greater the distance from where friction between the crusts is creating heat, the better. The heat can be great enough to melt rock, as witnesses who have survived such terrifying sights attest. Volcanoes, active and inactive, will explode violently, covering the surrounding areas in raining rock and dust and superheating the air so that all life nearby is extinguished in a wink.

• Lightning and firestorms from falling walls of flaming petrochemicals, formed during the interaction of gasses with volcanic heat and continuous lightning, cannot be predicted. They can happen world wide, and as with the hurricane force winds are a factor of the atmosphere, not the land mass. Where they are rare, these firestorms are devastating, and burn all beneath the falling wall of flame in a holocaust. The horrified victims have little chance to even realize what is happening before they are engulfed and lose consciousness from lack of oxygen. As with spontaneous human combustion, the victim is unconscious during the burning process. Protection from this rare chance of devastation is best attained by sheltering under a metal roof, which will not burn.
• In rural areas survivors find themselves dealing less with the collapse of civilization than with climate changes. At first, stores are eaten until gone, and then real concern about the inability to grow crops sets in. Will the Sun never shine through the clouds? More than any other reason, this is what causes pole shift survivors to wander - they are seeking a land where the sun shines as it used to, sure that they are simply on the wrong side of the Earth for some reason. Starvation soon has survivors eating everything in sight, chewing on old leather, eating the branches of dead trees, but still the gnawing hunger continues. Death by starvation is also relatively painless, as a stupor sets in. The mind is dulled and languor envelopes the human, who is essentially asleep when death comes.

🌍 ZetaTalk: How to Survive the Pole Shift

🧭 1. The Prime Directive: Survive the Hour, Then Survive the Aftertime

ZetaTalk always divides survival into two phases:

1. The Hour of the Shift — extreme winds, crustal movement, quakes, firestorms.

2. The Aftertime — long-term rebuilding in a devastated world.

Everything else is built around these two phases.

🛖 2. The Trench / Earth Shelter Method (ZetaTalk’s #1 Recommendation)

To survive the actual hour:

• Dig a shallow trench or pit.

• Line it with boards, logs, or a curved dome-like frame.

• Cover with earth for insulation.

• Lie flat inside with padding.

• Protect against:

  • 200+ mph winds

  • Flying debris

  • Firestorms

  • Lightning surges

  • Earth movement

ZetaTalk insists underground is the only safe place during the hour.

🌊 3. Avoid These Zones Completely

ZetaTalk’s danger zones are consistent across 25+ years:

• Coastlines → tidal waves up to 600 ft

• Lowlands → permanent flooding

• Fault zones → magnitude 9+ quakes

• Volcanic arcs → new eruptions

• River valleys → sloshing + flooding

• Cities → social unrest, fires, collapse

• Dams & reservoirs → catastrophic failure

• Nuclear plants → meltdown zones

Safe zones are inland, elevated, away from plate boundaries.

🔥 4. Firestorms & Red Dust

ZetaTalk confirms Nibiru’s tail contains:

• Red iron oxide dust

• Hydrocarbons

• Charged particles

During the hour:

• Firestorms may ignite methane pockets.

• Red dust falls heavily.

• Lightning becomes extreme.

Survival advice:

• Stay underground.

• Avoid metal structures.

• Use cloth masks for dust.

• Earth provides insulation from electrical surges.

💧 5. Water & Food After the Shift

ZetaTalk’s long-term survival plan emphasizes:

Water

• Store in glass, ceramic, or plastic (avoid metal).

• Use distillation to purify water

• Rain catchment becomes viable after dust settles.

Food

• Gardening is essential.

• Seed saving is mandatory.

• Goats are the preferred livestock.

• Fish ponds, mushrooms, sprouts, and insects supplement protein.

Energy

• Hand-crank devices

• Small solar panels

• Micro wind turbines

• Large grids will never return, according to ZetaTalk.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 6. Community Structure

ZetaTalk strongly warns against trying to survive alone.

Ideal group size: 20–100 people Essential skills:

• Medical

• Mechanical

• Agricultural

• Water purification

• Construction

• Security

• Teaching

Leadership should be non-hierarchical, cooperative, and stable.

🧭 7. The “Last Weeks” Timeline

ZetaTalk’s famous sequence:

1. Severe wobble

2. Lean to the left

3. 3 days of darkness

4. 6 days of sunrise west

5. Rotation slowing

6. Rotation stoppage

7. The hour of the shift

They insist no exact date will ever be given.

🚢 8. Boat Survival (ZetaTalk’s Position)

ZetaTalk says boats are not safe during the shift:

• Oceans → tsunamis

• Rivers → sloshing + debris

• Coasts → deadly

Only acceptable:

• Small inland lakes

• Used after the shift, not during

🧱 9. Aftertime Conditions

ZetaTalk predicts:

• New coastlines

• New climates

• New rainfall patterns

• Massive population reduction

• Collapse of governments

• Migration toward safe zones

Survival depends on:

• Food production

• Clean water

• Community cohesion

• Avoiding conflict

• Rebuilding infrastructure from scratch

Last Weeks Timeline  Last Trimester Event Timeline - Earth Changes and the Pole Shift

Zeta Advise On Locations Zeta Advice on Locations

Get a download of Nancy Lieder's DVD: Surviving the Pole Shift Surviving the Pole Shift