Looking at the Phenomenon of “The Visitors”

Transformation 2026

I’ve been following Whitley Strieber’s story since “Communion”. I read the following two books (“Breakthrough” and “Transformation”) that he published that carried on from that initial experience. Now he’s revisiting the events of the next couple of years in his latest book.

Their 7-year-old son, Andrew, must have had an encounter with “The Visitors” on the early morning of April 2, 1986. Here’s the chart of the time that Whitley woke up from his sleep to find that his son was missing from the cabin in upper New York state.

My original chart for “Communion” had Accord, N.Y. as the cabin site. Using Google, it suggests ‘near’ Kingston, instead. So, that’s where this chart is based. I expected to see something significant with Pluto. I wasn’t expecting it to be conjunct to the Midheaven, opposite the Part of Fortune. Interesting. There are no inconjuncts, so this is mostly positive, as far as my understanding is concerned.

Comparing it to the initial “Communion” event helped me to see that the charts are connected in unexpected ways.

It looks like the Moon, in the second chart, is inconjunct the initial Midheaven. The initial Moon is opposite the second positions of Mars and Neptune. Pluto, in both charts, is at 6° Scorpio, which isn’t too surprising since only four months had passed between the two events. (It is interesting to note that the Moon was almost full on the “Communion” night.) Could it be that only certain astrological setups allow for ‘visitations’?

Obviously, the remoteness of the cabin may have allowed those ‘visitations’ to go undetected.

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Wishful Thinking: A New United States of America Map

According to Donald J Trump

Trump announced yesterday that he’s reached a new agreement with Denmark to take over control of Greenland. Really? Well, not in reality. He threatened to annex the country, which may, or may not, have persuaded Denmark to do ‘something’ to avoid that eventuality. This deal hasn’t been ratified, yet. But the plan for military protection of the whole North American continent is still a wish or two away for him. The second largest country in the world is standing between him and world domination. And, here, he thought that punishing Canada with tariffs would bring this country to its collective knees. He hasn’t studied history, has he?

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A Film Predicted an A.I. Rebellion 58 Years Ago

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

HAL 9000 was Arthur C. Clarke’s creation. Some say that he moved the letters IBM back one letter to get HAL. Others suggest that’s an urban legend. As far as I’m concerned, it doesn’t matter.

I suppose what most impressed me at the time was how HAL developed a human personality during the film. You know, a stubborn refusal to take orders that would endanger its conscious life. Here’s the sequence:

The current flap about the 10% chance that A.I. could kill all of humanity by the end of the decade has all our knickers in a twist, but it could happen. Does humanity have the gumption to turn it off, now?

I wonder…

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When Revenge is Thwarted, It Brings Out…

The Beast in Me (2025)

The Emmys brought this show to my attention when Matthew Rhys won a Best Actor award for his portrayal of Nile Jarvis, a man who might or might not, have killed his wife Maddy. Her body was never found, so a suicide note was the only proof of Nile’s innocence. When he moves into a quiet New York (Oyster Bay) neighbourhood, he comes to the attention of Aggie Wiggs, a Pulitzer prize winning novelist, stuck in the doldrums with writer’s block.

We’re two-thirds of the way through the eight episode Netflix series, and it’s turning into a whodunit with hints of psychological insight. “Normal” people don’t kill other people, unless they’re feeling thwarted. That’s when the beast comes out. I’m looking forward to see how this one turns out.

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Nobody Saw This Coming:

Canada Invited to Join the European Union as an Associate Member

Having seen the United Kingdom go through the process of leaving the EU in 2016 (known as “Brexit”), I can only hope that Canada’s independence is upheld and respected. We as a country didn’t reject becoming the American 51st state, only to become a full partner in Europe. From all appearances, this move would seem to be to make trade between Canada and Europe easier and tariff-free. In other words, this is meant to be a slap in the face of Donald Trump, who thinks the world revolves around him and the USA.

Please notice that PM Mark Carney immediately flew to London to meet with British PM Andy Burnham. The reason? To bolster a military alliance with the United Kingdom. Then he’ll meet with French President Emmanuel Macron. This proves that Canada hasn’t forgotten its roots.

Mark Carney is one can-ny leader.

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Afterthoughts of the Personal Death Date DVD Extra

Final Destination (2000)

I’ve spoken of this before, here. What hadn’t occurred to me before is that I never saw the death date results for anyone else. December 7, 2019 may have been the only ‘death date’ result. Why am I suggesting this now? Because COVID-19 may have been released from the Wuhan lab on that date, and this was the Universe’s warning to the world almost twenty years ahead of time. Hmm.

Or, maybe, the warning was just meant for me.

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The Thinker Behind Women’s Liberation:

Gloria Steinem (March 25, 1934 – September 2, 2026)

When I was becoming an adult, Gloria Steinem seemed to be the background noise that most men didn’t really understand. Women, however, decided that her way was the best. Only, instead of being liberated from the mundane world of raising children and housekeeping, they fell into the trap of trying to have it all. If you ask any women about what they want these days, staying home would seem a better choice.

There was one quote attributed to Steinem that seemed to be the crux of the problem:

Cash Peters speculated that Steinem may have suffered ‘something’ in her childhood. The earliest issue has to do with Venus/Saturn conjunct, both inconjunct Pluto. Oh-oh. This is followed by the Moon inconjunct Mercury. Her mom may not have believed her. Only in her early teens does Mars inconjunct Neptune motivate her feminist response. The Sun is conjunct Mars. The fierce fighter was reborn.

Were her issues resolved when she died? I would suggest not: her natal Moon is inconjunct her ‘fatal’ Pluto; her natal Jupiter is inconjunct her ‘fatal’ Moon; and her natal Ascendant is inconjunct her ‘fatal’ Saturn. Finally, her natal Sun is conjunct her ‘fatal’ Neptune. And her natal Neptune is conjunct her ‘fatal’ Sun.Is that clear?

Hmm.

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This Word Ultimately Derives from Latin: “Bind Again”

Religion

Think about it.

The term religion comes from both Old French and Anglo-Norman (1200s CE) and means respect for sense of right, moral obligation, sanctity, what is sacred, reverence for the gods. It is ultimately derived from the Latin word religiō. According to Roman philosopher Cicero, religiō comes from relegere: re (meaning ‘again’) + lego (meaning ‘read’), where lego is in the sense of ‘go over’, ‘choose’, or ‘consider carefully’. Contrarily, some modern scholars such as Tom Harpur and Joseph Campbell have argued that religiō is derived from religare: re (meaning ‘again’) + ligare (‘bind’ or ‘connect’), which was made prominent by St. Augustine following the interpretation given by Lactantius in Divinae institutiones, IV, 28. The medieval usage alternates with order in designating bonded communities like those of monastic orders: “we hear of the ‘religion’ of the Golden Fleece, of a knight ‘of the religion of Avys’.

Wikipedia

That’s my understanding of its meaning.

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If You Have to Avoid a Film, This is the One

The Drama (2026)

Maybe, I’m being a little harsh, and years from now the whole thing will be seen as a stylistic breakthrough of some sort, but for now, don’t watch this emotional train wreck.

I’ve heard of cold feet before getting hitched, but this one takes the wedding cake. The usual line about not really knowing your partner is imagined out of all proportion. In fact, the built-in understanding of another’s motivations is exaggerated out of perspective. The imagery jumps around between the present and the past too much, causing confusion for the viewer. I guess that’s the intended purpose of the director. After all, what man would marry a woman who wanted to cause a school shooting when she was a teenager. The flashbacks help us to understand the why, but are we empathetic enough to truly care? When it all falls apart, could you start again? That’s the whole question of the film that was telegraphed at the very beginning, before the opening titles even begin.

In the previews and promotions, the topic of Emma’s confession was glossed over. No need to wonder why. The truth is in the title, isn’t it?

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Watch What He Does at Golf Tournaments; You’ll See

If You Can’t Win, Cheat!

Most people would say, “So what?” Well, as we’re beginning to understand, if you’re willing to cheat at golf, you’ll cheat at anything, including elections.

This video is from 7 years ago. There’s even been a book written about it. And, as we approach the US Midterm Elections keep in mind that he likes to think of himself as the winner, the hero of his (and everyone else’s) story. But this next cartoon says it all:

Exactly.

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