The year before the shift will find humanity in varying states of readiness for what is to come. Humanity breaks down at this
point into those who know, or at least suspect, and those who are unaware. Those who are unaware are so because they are
struggling for a living more than full time, and barely keep up with whether their country is at war, much less what would be
considered gossip. They either do not have TV, or have no energy to think deeply about matters after a long day toiling, so
will be taken by surprise in the weeks before the shift. In these cases, they will take the shift as any other exigency, like a
hurricane or dread illness or accident, and simply react in like manner. Unless young, strong, in good health, and lucky, they
will not survive. This is especially true if they do not hear about the pole shift, with tides and winds, as they will have no way
to calculate what to do, and will be taken by surprise.
Those aware will fall into two groups, in the main.
Those with very early knowledge have been preparing, and are now only concerned with hiding their preparations from the
mob, preserving them for the elite. This includes the elite within the Bush administration planning to go into their bunkers if they
cannot escape to Mars, British elite who plan to go to Australia, and Russian elite going into the Urals. This path is well known
and anticipated. They will guard their perimeter with military, and shoot civilians trying to reach them for aid. Wealthy elite also
are in the know, and have their enclaves established, stocked, and are where they can be found today, their remote resort
areas, and will meet their demise in time as the starving mob will hunt them out in those well known places.
Those who are aware of the likely passage, at this time, are divided further into those with the capacity to plan and those
without. Those with the capacity to plan are getting camping gear, water filtration, buying vitamins and beans and rice and
protein powder, and connecting with others of like mind. Unless prevented by something unforeseen, like being wiped out by
fire, their plans are likely to proceed and in the main get them through the first few months, at least. Those unable to plan or
prepare are doing so emotionally, preparing for death or starvation and in the main being remarkably mature. Almost no panic
in the streets has arisen since the word of Planet X passing has become a common discussion point, in outlets such as Art Bell.
Most people entertaining the possibility have one foot in the real world of today, supported by their religion and government
and society, and the other in the possible world where ZetaTalk and Planet X predictions are true. Thus, they have not sold
their homes, their cars, quit their jobs, moved to the woods, or anything that drastic. Unless they have enough money to build
a shelter, well stocked, they have at most put together plans, and these plans are yet to be implemented.
Will anything occur this last year to prevent those plans from being implemented? Yes! A collapsing economy, lost jobs, lost
income, stocks and bonds proving worthless, insurance industry unable to compensate for increasing quakes and weather
problems, etc. Thus, even those who have prepared, to the extent they have, may find themselves losing ground. What to do?
All should plan, and at least mentally prepare, for being without any material possessions whatsoever. Where does this put
the average person who has prepared, and has the health to life in the Afterime, and knowledge of what they will be facing?
If one makes those mental preparations, then they are prepared for the worst. As matter are likely only to get worse in all lives, this last year, not better.