The Feng Shui of Volcanoes

Jason Buchanan

Things You Need to Know for This to Make Sense

Context framework That the Earth is not a solid That I am not a physicist A few important geophysical concepts A few non-Western theories on energy Volcanoes don't always go BOOM How to have fun

Geological time scale

Geological Flow

River currents

Wind currents

Ocean currents

Plate motion

Slump

The ocean current rips around the Atlantic at an average rate of about 7.6mm/s

The Earth's magnetic pole rockets toward Russia at an average rate of about 1.2mm/s.

So where does Volcano stop and Magma begin?

Flow patterns

1. Expansion (fill to fullness) 2. Excitation (move toward movement) 3. Conversion (this becomes that) 4. Convergence (like attracts like) 5. De-excitation (move toward stability)

Energy phase patterns

Generative (wood)

Expansive (fire)

Stabilizing (earth)

Contracting (metal)

Conserving (water)

Destructive interference!!! (Aka rock, paper, scissors)

Now for the Cool Stuff!!!Now for the Cool Stuff!!!

Volcanic Island formationVolcanic Island formation

Two powerful liquids

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player

_embedded&v=gn7fWSAZhLY

70m from the surface, 20m into the air

and when the tip finally reaches the surface...

KABOOM!KABOOM!

Then it settles for a while,

before the rainwashes it away.

Et voilá!

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