One Half of the Last Legendary Pair of the Wild West

Posted on May 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Butch Cassidy (April 13, 1866 – November 7, 1908)

So, there I was, minding my own business, when, wouldn’t you know it, a YouTube documentary shows up in my viewing feed. As a long-time fan of the film “Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid” (1969), I couldn’t resist, could I?

Butch’s birth details are scant, since so many years have gone by. Only one astrology site attempted his birth chart, setting the clock at noon. Instead of doing that, I rectified his chart, basing Saturn at the age he first got into trouble with the law, 14. Here’s that chart:

How’s that for revealing hidden aspects? Saturn is the focus for most of chart’s aspects, including one inconjunct linking Saturn with Neptune/South Node conjunct. That’s a hint he had done this role in a previous life, and may have been a legend in the making, even then. The other inconjunct links Jupiter and Uranus. I wonder what that means for him. Since these planets are both just at 0° of Aquarius and Cancer, respectively. The Moon is @ 0°, too, this time in Aries. That may be significant, especially when the end of his days arrive.

This timing is better documented, even though Butch’s identity wasn’t known at the time. The Moon, in Aries again, is in opposition to Mercury in Libra. The Ascendant is in the final degree of Gemini conjunct the North Node. Pluto is just 5° apart from them. That indicates that there really wasn’t any choice in the matter of his death. It wasn’t like the film ending, but that’s how legends are created.

Because we ‘know’ the time of death, I used the ‘fatal’ chart as the basis to compare with his natal chart. The ‘fatal’ inconjunct linking Jupiter with the Midheaven now demonstrates how the legend was born: The ‘fatal’ position of Jupiter is inconjunct to Butch’s natal Neptune. His natal Saturn is inconjunct to the ‘fatal’ Midheaven. The ‘fatal’ Sun is conjunct to his natal Saturn, too. It all fits together. You cannot make this stuff up.

Forty-two years is not a long life. But Butch Cassidy will always live forever in our memories.

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And We Think Astrology is “New Age”…

Posted on May 20, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Age of Aquarius

As we have seen over the last two thousand years, the Age of Pisces has been the ‘norm’. Two fish. Now, Jesus might not have said the words that are attributed to him, but ‘someone’ hinted at the changing of the vernal equinoxes in two thousand years in this Bible verse:

Hmm.

We are here, now.

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Now That It’s Finally Over, Some Spoilers Ahead

Posted on May 19, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Outlander (2014 – 2026)

After 8 seasons, this series has captured our hearts and attention. For the women, there was plenty of sensuality and family life, and for the men, plenty of sword and rifle fights. But it is the final second of the series that has made it satisfyingly complete. Please remember, this is a romantic and historical fantasy. Supernatural elements have been there all along, so the ending shouldn’t be a surprise, either.

In Season 4, Claire met Adawehi (Tantoo Cardinal), a Cherokee woman, who claimed to have dreamed of the settler, who was making her way in North Carolina after washing ashore in the colonies. Relayed by Adawehi’s granddaughter-in-law, Giduhwa (Crystle Lightning), her dream word-for-word was described as, “The moon was in the water, and you became a white raven. You flew over the water and swallowed the moon. The white raven flew back and laid an egg in the palm of her hand. The egg split open, and there was a shining stone inside. She knew this was great magic, that the stone could heal sickness.”

When Claire asked for clarification, wondering if Adawehi was a healer, Giduhwa confirmed as much, sharing, “a very powerful healer.” Ultimately, Adawehi told Giduhwa of Claire, “You have medicine now, but you will have more. When your hair is white like snow, you will have wisdom beyond time. You must not be troubled. Death is sent from the gods. It will not be your fault.”

At the time, Adawehi’s words were ominous and unclear in their meaning, but now that the series finale has aired, they could easily be applied to Claire and Jamie’s ending. After Jamie seemingly died, Claire released a breath, suggesting she was joining him, but when they awoke together, her hair had turned pure white… like snow.

tvinsider.com

Remember, this is a love story, pure and simple.

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While We Wait with Bated Breath for June 6, 2026

Posted on May 17, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Is The Da Vinci Code True?

Oh, I do love a ‘whodunit’, don’t you? What makes this even better is the fact that three weeks from now, something significant is supposed to happen. At least, this is according to a decoded Knights Templar document.

(Please note that the AI images shown on this video have the name of Scott Wolter as Scott Walter.)

Here’s an event chart, centred on Washington, D.C. for the predicted date:

There is but one inconjunct, linking the Sun in Gemini with the Scorpio Ascendant. That’s telling, all by itself.

Sun Inconjunct Ascendant

You may find that no matter how hard you try to show others who you really are, they understand you somehow. This is because the angular relationship between your rising sign and Sun sign indicates that your internal energies are quite different from the energies that you show the world. You are not intentionally dishonest with the world, you simply present a confusing complex of energies.

Robert Hand, Planets in Youth (1977) page 97

Doesn’t that sum up what we’ve been saying, like forever?

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When a Cliché Finally Makes Sense

Posted on May 17, 2026 by cdsmiller17

The Jig is Up

It was Ellie Dreams Down Under’s YouTube video this morning that brought this phrase into sharp focus. When you equate the third phase of “I would never do that” to the present time of their exposure in the Epstein Files, it makes sense that they are trying desperately to distract us from knowing the truth.

Why that doesn’t work anymore is the fact that deep within every one’s inner heart, we know what’s going on. What is the “why”? We all have sinned [erred] and come short of the glory of God. (Romans 3:33 KJV) That finger pointing at others has three fingers pointing back at ourselves.

So, before we punish everyone else in our rush to bring justice to the world, remember that:

Amen.

(Post Script:)

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Pronouns: Minding Our He’s and She’s

Posted on May 16, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Artificial Intelligence and Gender Identity

It seems that the certainties of yesteryear are being eroded in ways that boggle the mind. It’s one thing for teenagers to choose their pronouns now, it’s something completely different for AI to presume a masculine pronoun even when narrating a video. So many times, I hear a ‘he/him’ when logically I should be hearing a ‘she/her’. I find it very off-putting. It’s one of the reasons that I will stop watching a video immediately if I encounter that kind of misidentification.

Why can’t we have real human voices reading a properly prepared script? It’s a slippery slope, folks.

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Intimate Partner Violence is a Hidden Issue These Days

Posted on May 15, 2026 by cdsmiller17

It Ends With Us (2024)

I suppose if it weren’t for the subsequent lawsuits after this film’s release, there wouldn’t have been any better way to advertise the hidden background of this complicated story. Domestic violence is a silent epidemic that gets swept under the living room carpet. In some ways, it’s multigenerational. But unless one is caught up in the relationship itself, the reasons why a woman would tolerate it are unknowable.

To be honest, I didn’t know what we were going to be seeing by watching this film. It got interrupted at the point when Lily meets Atlas in the restaurant he named “Root” which he had named in her honour.

At that point, I shut the Netflix stream off, and never returned to it. It seems I missed the violence.

For my part, I cannot remember a time that a director of a film has lovingly captured the beauty of its female lead. For the first half, at least, Blake Lively is ‘seen’ in a way that is a wonder to behold.

But then things went awry in post-production and nothing was ever the same again.

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Is He the Legendary Precursor of Israel’s Messiah?

Posted on May 14, 2026 by cdsmiller17

King David (1040 BC – 970 BC)

It’s a question that occurs to any historian worth his salt: does one myth deserve another? Like King Arthur, David the Shepherding unifier of Israel is celebrated by modern (and ancient) Jews as the ancestor who made Jerusalem the capital of the Kingdom of Israel. When Jesus (born in the town of Bethlehem, David’s birthplace), came on the scene in early 1st Century Judea, he was celebrated as the second coming of their liberator. They expected a Priestly King who would remove the scourge of Roman occupation. But, the question remains: did David really exist?

When you reads David’s story, it seems that he led a charmed life. So, to see if he can be placed in time, I have raised his birth chart for our Gregorian equivalent of the Shavuot. He was said to have died on the same date 70 years later.

I randomized the timing, just to see what came up. So, take everything with a pinch of salt, please. Jupiter @ 3° Aquarius, and Saturn @ 11° Aquarius could be the proof of his defeat of Goliath as a young man, followed by his becoming King. The Jupiter/Saturn (wide) conjunction is an echo of the “Star of Bethlehem” which heralded Jesus’ birth in 6 BC. Jupiter is inconjunct Mars, Saturn is inconjunct Neptune. Together, they suggest a legendary status to his life. Jupiter and Saturn are in opposition to the (accidental) Leo Ascendant. Hmm.

The only other inconjunct connects Uranus and Pluto. Hmm, again. And because his South Node is conjunct the Midheaven, there’s a good chance that one of his past lives is connected to a leadership position (like Moses, perhaps).

Just for fun(!) I am comparing the birth and death charts of David with Jesus’ birth chart. Does anything obvious stand out for you? Jesus’ South Node is conjunct David’s Pluto in Libra. Hmm, again.

Even David’s fatal North Node is (almost exactly) conjunct his natal Jupiter, and about 3° from Jesus’ natal Mercury. And their natal Moons are in the same sign of Libra, within 4° of each other. Is it enough to prove reincarnation? Maybe. But the more relevant question is: are they both made-up stories?

Hmm.

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An Octopus is the Narrator

Posted on May 13, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Remarkably Bright Creatures (2026)

This Netflix film is a bit of an odd one. The two main characters are fairly anti-social, but seem to develop a rapport with the octopus in their care. For his part, the octopus senses something similar with the two of them, a hole in their hearts. So he hatches a plot to help them find out the truth and effect a healing. The remarkably bright creature is the octopus, and he lets you know often that he is the one.

Anyone who has ever been to Deep Cove in North Vancouver, B.C. will instantly recognize the location of this film. The interior shots of the aquarium were filmed at the Vancouver Aquarium, of course. The story is set in Washington State which is logical because of the similarity with the (mostly) wet weather.

If you’re looking for a feel good movie, this Spring, this one is for you. I hope you’ll enjoy it, like I did.

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Is It Just Me, or are We Being Prepped for a Pandemic?

Posted on May 12, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Hantavirus

It’s a familiar playbook: take an isolated health issue that has ‘appeared’ in the middle of the Atlantic on board a cruise ship and then publicize the hell out of it, until the world and his uncle start to worry, Is this another pandemic? Are we all going to die?

It turns out that the X-Files had an episode about this ‘incurable’ virus, years ago.

Hmm.

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