PANTHER-ACROSS-THE -SKY
Tecumseh and the New Madrid Earthquake
"The story you are about to be told is true...." Indeed, the three
reponses to this topic are exerpts taken from "The Frontiersmen," an
authentic historical novel describing how the white man took the Ohio
Valley and Kentucky from the Indians. The events they describe are also
recorded in several other authentic historical novels, one of which is
the biography of Tecumseh entitled "Panther-Across-the-Sky," which,
unfortunately, I've not had the opportunity to read yet.
When I studied Earth Science, I learned about the New Madrid earthquake
-- the most violent and destructive tremor ever to strike North America
in recorded history. Centered in New Madrid, Illinois, where the Ohio
and Missouri rivers meet the Mississippi, this massive quake severely
shook the entire eastern half of the continent. Chimneys fell all the
way up in Maine from this one. And it wasn't merely a single quake, but
a series of them spanning a period of four months.
The New Madrid quake is especially intriguing not only because of its
unparalleled power, but also because it occurred in an area which is
normally devoid of tectonic activity, including earthquakes. The
implication is that this monster quake originated far deeper in the
North American crust than is usual for an earthquake.
When I studied American History, I learned about William Henry Harrison,
a U.S. military leader on the western frontier who had to confront the
great Indian leader Tecumseh, who tried in a prolonged process of
diplomnacy to unite the Indian tribes into a grand confederacy.
Although Harrison never actually fought Tecumseh, he later went on to be
elected President of the United States, largely on the strength of his
reputation as a frontier Indian fighter -- a warrior image that
continues to hold great charisma in the American psyche. Tecumseh, too,
was portrayed in my history lessons as a great and powerful warrior,
whereas he was in truth a diplomat, a peacemaker and, most intriguing of
all, a prophet.
However, what I was never was taught by either Earth Science of American
History is that Tecumseh didn't merely predicted the New Madrid
earthquake. In truth, Tecumseh didn't merely "predict" this tectonic
event, he actually "prophesied" this greatest earthquake ever to hit the
continent. Tecumseh's prophecy was given many months in advance of the
quake,and was accurate down to the very day it occurred. One of the odd
enigmas of truth hidden under the veneer of American History is that
this quake was actually his signal to the Indians of North America to
unite in an army and drive the invading, land stealing whites off the
continent.
This true story reveals a hidden dimension to American History and
Geology which shakes not only the earth, but our very rational
conceptions of the relationship between Science and Spirit, between
Geology and Gaia. This is what I call "Herstory," and it is covered up
because it forces us to confront certain political, racial and spiritual
realities that are embarrassingly inconsistent with official dogmas.
Yet, any thoughtful person must give a long pause to contemplate the
implications of this untold tale.
What might any geologist give to know how Tecumseh was able to predict
with such accuracy? Most likely, what a geologist would have to
sacrifice are his own sacrosant beliefs in the separation of Science and
Spirit.
-- for a green and peaceful planet, the turtle
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