Judge Juan Merchan: “Clear the Courtroom!”

Posted on May 21, 2024 by cdsmiller17

I wanted to demonstrate what a specific moment in time can look like astrologically.

Yes, folks, that is a Yod (Finger of God) pointing to the Moon in Libra (in the 1st House of Personality). The inconjuncts forming this Yod are the Sun/Venus/Jupiter conjunction (in the 8th House) and Neptune on its own (in the 6th House). Note that the South Node is conjunct the Libra Ascendant opposite the Mars/North Node conjunction in Aries. Something tells me that this was fated to happen.

The judge in Donald Trump’s hush-money case chastised Trump’s key defense witness on Monday for muttering under his breath during testimony.

After prosecutors rested their case Monday afternoon, the defense called Robert Costello, a pro-Trump attorney who prosecutors claim was part of a pressure campaign to keep Trump’s then-personal lawyer Michael Cohen from cooperating with authorities.

Costello tested the patience of New York Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan almost instantly, shaking his head and muttering in earshot of his microphone during sustained objections from prosecutors.

“Geez,” Costello expressed audibly after one objection.

Merchan finally acknowledged his antics.

“I’m sorry?” Merchan asked. Costello waved him off.

But after another utterance from Costello on a subsequent question, Merchan excused the jury and laid into the witness.

“Mr. Costello, I want to discuss proper decorum in my courtroom. When there is a witness on the stand, if you don’t like my ruling, you don’t say, ‘Geez,’” Merchan said firmly. “You don’t give me side eye and you don’t roll your eyes. Do you understand that?”

Costello agreed and briefly glared at the judge. The typically poised Merchan was about to bring the jury back in, when he got hot.

“Are you staring me down right now?” he shouted. “Clear the courtroom, please.”

Reporters filed out of the courtroom, which was locked for the next several minutes. In front of only counsel, Trump and the former president’s entourage, the judge continued to chide Costello for his conduct.

“Sir, your conduct is contemptuous right now,” Merchan said, according to court transcripts. “I’m putting you on notice that your conduct is contemptuous. If you try to stare me down one more time, I will remove you from the stand. I will strike his entire testimony. Do you understand me?”

Defense lawyers agreed. Costello tried to get another word in.

“Can I say something, please?” he asked.

“No, no. This is not a conversation,” Merchan said.

When reporters were allowed back inside, Costello stared blankly forward, slumped in the witness chair. His testimony continued after the fiery exchange.

Courthouse News Service

Sometimes, some people can try the patience of a saint. I guess that why it’s called a trial.

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This Man Coined the Phrase “Out-of-Body Experience”

Posted on May 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Robert A. Monroe (October 10, 1915 – March 17, 1985)

It was this man’s work with his Monroe Institute that gave purpose and definition for the CIA Gateway Experience. I wanted to see if he was a messenger sent from the Universe.

Here’s his birth chart. The accuracy is confirmed by someone quoting his birth certificate.

I suppose the Moon/Mercury conjunction in Scorpio is our proof of his being divinely inspired to do the research. It is aided by a Mars/Neptune conjunction in Leo, plus Venus (in Libra) inconjunct to Jupiter (in Pisces). It isn’t until you compare this chart with his death chart (set at noon for the day he died) that you see what his purpose may have been.

His ‘fatal’ Moon is conjunct his North Node; his ‘fatal’ Pluto is conjunct his Moon/Mercury conjunction; and his ‘fatal’ Neptune is opposite his Pluto. Yes, he was meant to discover our Cosmic connection…

Amen.

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In Last Night’s Dream, I Lost Sight of Susan

Posted on May 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17
LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – APRIL 17, 2015: Crowded sidewalk on Oxford Street with commuters and tourists from all over the world.

Is This Another Warning?

Today is May 20th. Tomorrow is Susan’s birthday. In my early morning dream (before 6 am), Susan and I were walking along a street, not unlike the one shown above, going toward our car at the hotel car park I always see. This time, Susan started walking faster and faster into the distance, until I could not see her anymore. The only reason for noting this is the fact that before the two accidents with our cars, I dreamt of losing them. In each case, they were in that hotel car park. OK, Universe, is this a warning about Susan?

This coming Friday, Susan is scheduled to drive up to spend time with her daughter, to celebrate their joint birthdays. My unconscious may be playing out a ‘what-if’ sequence in answer to my discomfort of this upcoming event. When Susan first awoke this morning, I shared the dream image with her.

Did it make a difference? No. Susan is determined to drive the rental car on her own, there and back again. So, I’ll keep my fingers crossed in the meantime, and hope that nothing bad happens to her.

(dream/time.com, eh?)

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Don’t Laugh: Our Reality is the Back End of Infinity

Posted on May 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The CIA Gateway Experience (June 9, 1983)

I couldn’t resist the gif that keeps on giving (shown above). This is a torus. (I can’t believe it’s named that, either, since it implies a connection to Taurus, the Bull.)

I won’t go into the techniques involved in order to ‘escape’ the hologram of our earthly existence. But the three exercises that point you in the right direction are: hypnosis; Transcendental Meditation; and biofeedback. The ‘trick’ is to quiet the left hemisphere of the brain to almost match the right hemisphere.

This is achieved by sound. Hmm. Interesting. (And do you ever wonder why music has such a profound influence on your life? This is why.)

I’ll leave it there for now. But it might be informative to see Ellie Dreams Down Under‘s latest YouTube video. Two Tarot cards came up that suggest that there are ulterior motives with the CIA Gateway Experience. Here’s a hint:

“I have my own interpretation: Whether it was accidentally or intentionally left out I don’t know,” Whedbee explains. But she says that “there are people that work in this place that are on another plane and not here in the physical.”

“So what if that page [25] was released 20 years ago?” Whedbee asks. “Could it have backlashed? ‘Cause it talks about religion and that all religions are equal. And what if people feel really powerfully that not all religions are equal. I feel like the generations nowadays, they’re not so wrapped up in that anymore.”

“There’s this whole thing going on where people are awakening,” Whedbee continues. “People become more conscious, people become more awakened—tearing down the monuments in Richmond. Enough’s enough. This has come about at a time when your generation has questions and they want to know and they’re ready to hear the answers without judgment.”

Whitley Strieber

The Event Chart

Hmm.

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I Can’t Remember Laughing So Hard, as Last Night

Posted on May 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Peter Pan Goes Wrong (2016)

Christmas pantomime shows are all the rage in the UK. This one got filmed, which definitely sets it apart from other ones. It’s the filmed version that we watched on PBS, last night.

There are a couple of stand-outs in the cast: David Suchet as the Narrator, even does a small turn as Poirot; Henry Shields plays a triple role as Chris the Director, Mr. Darling and Captain Hook, using John Cleese’s Basil Fawlty as his model; and Nancy Zamit playing just about all the ‘other’ female roles with quick change strategies.

Of course, the audience were fully in on the fun, booing the villain, and shouting out things like, “No he’s not!” and “Look behind you!” In the end the Crocodile gets the girl.

It even got to Broadway, that’s how good this show is.

So, if you want a good laugh, catch this one the next time it comes around on your television set.

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Two Hundred People Saw a UFO, None Believed Them

Posted on May 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Westall, Australia (April 6, 1966)

I like to think that a crowd of school students and their teacher who witnessed an UFO in 1966 would make the perfect people to tell their story. But they were shut down by the military (implied, Australian) and scorned and ridiculed by the press and scientists. That suggests to me that there is something more to this story, than meets the eye.

Here’s the chart, set for 10 am of the day in question:

Where do I start? Uranus and Pluto being almost exactly conjunct makes me think this was a ‘full disclosure’ event. Those two planets are in opposition to another almost perfect conjunction between Mercury and Saturn. And there are enough inconjuncts to reveal ‘purpose’ behind the event: Mars and Neptune; Sun and Uranus/Pluto; the Moon and Mercury/Saturn; and, finally, the Moon and the Ascendant. The Moon is the apex of a Yod, Finger of God. Only Venus and Jupiter escape the lens of inconjunct aspects.

On Wednesday, 6 April 1966, students and a teacher from Westall High School, now Westall Secondary College, reported seeing a flying object. It was described as round with a domed top, and white, grey, or silver in colour. According to the students, the object descended behind a row of trees and into the Grange, an open area south of the school. Some accounts describe the object as being pursued by five unidentified aircraft. Shaun Matthews was on vacation at the Grange and reported seeing an object with a slight purple hue and about twice the size of a family car.

Some witnesses reported seeing the object take off after landing, and some reported seeing it hover rather than land. When students walked to the Grange after the sighting, some reported a landing site, but the details varied between reports. Students described a circle of grass variously as burnt, “boiled”, or pressed down. One student interviewed by a local newspaper described a vague circular area flattened by the wind. Students also reported varying numbers of circles from one to three. On 9 April 1966, Air Force personnel and UFO enthusiasts visited the field but reported nothing of interest. The landowner burned the field to discourage people from entering the property.

Wikipedia

With physical evidence, what is there to doubt? Even the idea of a weather balloon seems improbable.

What do you think?

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It is the Use of Mirrors that Shows Her True Beauty

Posted on May 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Bridgerton (Season Three)

This season has been a long time coming. They say patience is a virtue, but the fear of being single your whole life calls for desperate measures during desperate times.

Taking the spotlight this season will be Penelope Featherington (Nicola Coughlan) and her longtime crush and good friend Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton). Things didn’t end well for the two last season after Penelope heard Colin tell his friends that he would never court her. To top it off, Penelope had a falling out with her best friend Eloise Bridgerton (Claudia Jessie), after the former realized Penelope was the town gossip, Lady Whistledown.

USA Today

Every time Penelope looks in the mirror, she gets more and more radiant. Since this is only the first half of season 3, so far, the fairy tale elements have only partially been shown. The belief in one’s own worth cannot be underestimated, especially as it is reflected in someone else’s eyes. Penelope and Colin have been friends since childhood, but time has changed them, and their attraction has become stronger. In the 4th episode, the carriage ride home at the end gets very heated, and, in my opinion, very real.

I won’t say any more for the moment, but the preview for part 2 does hint at a Cinderella moment for Penelope. Obviously, her secret life as the Mayfair gossip, Lady Whistledown, is about to come out.

(And, to show you how my consciousness works, I’ve heard the Lady’s name as Thistledown, which sounds far more evocative that was originally intended, I’m sure.)

Thistledown are gossamer ‘will of the wisps’ that float everywhere on the wind: a bit like gossip…

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Mixed Message: Saviour, Hero or Both?

Posted on May 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

It must have been the Carl Jung video where he was discussing whether the German people thought of Hitler as their “Father” that caught my eye. Jung stated that it was more complicated than that: he said that actually Hitler was seen by them as their Saviour. Oh-ho, thinks I, that’s food for thought.

Without naming names, someone in the recent court systems in the US has compared himself to Jesus. He sees the the legal processes as a kind of crucifixion (cruci-fiction) that is making him a martyr. In my opinion, he’s not even close. Especially, as Jesus spoke barely a word during his trial before Pontius Pilate. He certainly didn’t meet with the press before, at recess, and after the court day, to get his point of view across. No, this is a pseudo-saviour at best. Perhaps he’s really suffering from a Hero syndrome.

It’s the intention that defines what the world is dealing with here. Hence, the trading cards…

See?

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Is He the Right Lawyer for Mr. Trump?

Posted on May 17, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Todd Blanche (August 6, 1974)

For the most part the defense of Donald Trump has been a haphazard affair. In fact, there were points in the cross-examination of Michael Cohen when (especially at the start) Blanche made it about himself.

This chart is totally randomized. And yet there are two inconjuncts, and one is not dependent on a correct birth time. (I think it says a lot that Blanche has jettisoned all other clients to represent Trump.)

Sun Inconjunct Jupiter (definitely)

This aspect has possibilities for positive and helpful energy. You may be a very optimistic person who helps people in need at the critical moment. If so, others will help you when you need it. If you can control yourself and keep from going overboard, you will find that you can be quite lucky. But don’t assume that lock will always carry you through. Work as hard as you can to get what you want and act fairly and honestly with others; then the luck will be there.

Planets in Youth (page 83) by Robert Hand (1977)

Moon Inconjunct Uranus (unlikely)

With this aspect you must learn to control sudden outbursts of emotion that occur at difficult times when you least expect it. Also your present home life may not be a stable situation in which you can grow up emotionally secure and confident. A particular incident when you were very young may have given you the feeling that you can’t count of anything or anyone for support. Later in life, you may try very hard to get away from anything that reminds you of your earlier childhood, even if your childhood has not been difficult. You just feel that you have to get away and go somewhere else.

Planets in Youth (page 130) by Robert Hand (1977)

I cannot confirm or deny that either of these aspects are in operation, but the impression given in Donald Trump’s election interference case in Manhattan is that both may be underneath the surface of Blanche’s demeanor.

The Big “Lie” (October 24, 2016)

I’ve always thought that a cross-examination is well named. To zero in on one event in the whole parade of evidence that Michael Cohen provided seems a bit much, But I guess you’d call it grasping at straws.

That Neptune conjunct the South Node is interesting, while Mars being conjunct Pluto speaks to the urgency of the motives to ‘fix’ this thing the Trump campaign was facing. Note that both Mars and Neptune are part of inconjuncts involving Jupiter and the Ascendant respectively. That’s the crime.

The fact that Michael Cohen’s recollection is somewhat sketchy about the 14-year-old’s nuisance calls is forgivable. But Todd Blanche is trying to undermine Cohen’s whole testimony with one big “lie”.

The three charts together shows something unexpected: that “lie” has an Ascendant that is flanked by Blanche’s South Node and Trump’s North Node. These two were connected in a past life!

The other ‘dramatic’ link involves the event’s Moon, Blanche’s Midheaven and Trump’s Mars. Hmm.

Timing is everything.

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Maybe Their Relationship is Contained in Their Marriage

Posted on May 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Donald and Melania’s Wedding (January 22, 2005)

I’m approaching this relationship from a different perspective, having already shown previously that they are ill-suited to each other. She has been accused of being a gold-digger, he of just wanting eye candy on his arm. Their age difference is significant, too. And they had a prenuptial agreement which has been amended since Trump’s legal issues have become front-and-centre, on the world’s stage.

This timing is randomized for the day of their wedding. And yet, there is a Yod pointing at Pluto, formed by inconjuncts to Saturn and the Ascendant. That tells the tale, right there.

Now let’s put the three charts together.

The connections look more meaningful: in my eyes, Melania benefits the most from the marriage, but Donald got something out of it, too. We’ll just have to wait and see if it survives his legal problems.

Will Melania say ‘bye, bye, bye’? And, if not, I ask, “Why? Why? Why?”

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