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From the High Desert

A Cultural History of Art Bell

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December 6, 1995: Full Moon Open Lines

Dec 6, 1995
2h 46m
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Art Bell broadcasts under a full moon and delivers urgent news from prophet Gordon Michael Scallion, who has faxed a warning that a magnitude 8.0 earthquake near Japan's Kuril Islands marks the beginning of his predicted four-quake scenario for December 1995. Scallion reports that both of his earlier four-quake cycles occurred in sequence and on time, and he now senses major geologic events approaching the United States. Art Bell announces plans to record a detailed interview with Scallion for broadcast that Friday.

The political landscape also commands attention as President Clinton vetoes the Republican balanced budget plan while his approval rating climbs to 51 percent. Newt Gingrich faces a unanimous Ethics Committee vote for an independent investigator, and the first U.S. plane lands in Tuzla as Bosnia troop deployments accelerate. Art Bell notes that Utah experienced two earthquakes at the same latitude as the Japanese quake, adding to the unease.

Callers share their own premonitions and debate whether the quickening represents spiritual evolution or impending catastrophe. Art Bell draws a line between those who welcome dramatic earth changes as growth opportunities and his own pragmatic concern for human suffering.

Key Moments

  1. Same-latitude quake cluster fax: Art reads a listener fax pointing out that the M8.0 quake north of Tokyo and a same-day flurry of smaller California and Utah quakes all sit on nearly the same latitude - framing the Scallion fax that follows.

  2. Scallion fax: M8.0 Kuril quake begins his 4-quake December scenario: Art reads a fax from Gordon Michael Scallion declaring this week's M8.0 quake near Japan's Kuril Islands is the first of his predicted four-quake scenario for December 1995 (forecast in the March 1995 Earth Changes Report). Scallion warns major U.S. geological events may follow and urges those in high-risk areas to prepare 'no different than if a hurricane warning were posted.'