Well, in light of the massive Earthquake in Japan I feel I truly do understand why these memories of Moo and Atlantis come back to me now. 

There are very few accidents in the world.  Everything happens for a reason.  That reason now is Earth Changes.  Grandmother is cleansing herself.  Like an animal whose skin is infected with fleas, lice, and other vermin; she is shaking and drowning to rid herself of the polution we have heaped upon her back.  At the end of Earth Changes, the Mother will survive.  What we have to be concerned with is whether or not we, the vermin upon her back will survive.  Sobering, yes?