
Cover of Elliott Smith's album "New Moon" (Portland, Oregon: Kill Rock Stars, 2007)
Humans have very close connections with what happens “out there.” For instance, psychic abilities have been found to increase at times of geomagnetic activity ([Michael] Persinger), and people are often more mentally and physically active.
— Buryl Payne in The Body Magnetic, Edition 4, Chapter 4 (Planetary Magnetism), (Santa Cruz, California: independently published, February 1990), p. 66.