Ordinarily, I wouldn’t look at a person’s passing unless they were a political person, or had an accident. This is different. For one thing, he had a daily podcast called, “Real Coffee with Scott Adams” and on the day of his death, he waited until just before its broadcast to die, so his ex-wife Shelley had to update his many fans that he’d passed..
The Charts
As you can tell by comparing his birth and death charts, Adams was facing a lot of inconjuncts and some of those formed Fingers of God (Yods). Cash Peters posted a YouTube video of Adams’ transition and the symbolism expressed there is significant, at least to me.
I commented on Cash’s video that what he experienced with Adams’ transition put me in mind of this bible verse:
13 “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. 14 But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it.
All through the third season of “Everwood” I’ve had the feeling that the main characters are being strongly influenced by the people around them. That’s nothing new, of course; it happens everyday.
It’s a plot device, for sure, but some of the characters wouldn’t have made the decisions they did if it weren’t for a peer saying something to them (and even not saying anything).
The quote as the title of this post occurred in the penultimate episode. Bright, Amy’s brother, suggested that if Ephram wants to talk to her (as she wasn’t answering, or returning his calls) he should just go to her home and confront her, face-to-face. That wouldn’t be Ephram’s ‘normal’ tactic. In fact, Ephram made a lot of sudden and unexpected decisions through the whole season. Most were catastrophic for himself and Amy. And all because he was heeding Bright’s advice.
Other characters had similar choices along the way, some good, mostly not. And it didn’t matter what age they were, no one is immune from following (and rebelling against) what other people think.
We all grow from our mistakes. Peer pressure is what moves us along into our future(s).
Eye-catching, isn’t it? Nude Descending a Staircase No. 2 has been around for a good amount of time, almost 115 years. Cubits rejected it, calling it too futuristic. But it fascinates us, anyway.
Modern music videos have brought this fascination back to public awareness, starting in 1967 with The Beatles’ “Your Mother Should Know.”
Honestly, this video is only 16 years ago? Seems older than that. The song came out on February 20, 2007.
If we’re being totally frank, we would admit that the original idea came from William Blake. His painting of “Jacob’s Ladder” was published circa 1800.
It’s where we get the idea of a Stairway to Heaven, as immortalized by Led Zeppelin in 1971. It was also used to great effect in the film, “A Matter of Life and Death” as produced in 1946..
Admittedly, we are fascinated by Life and (especially) Death. Does this make sense, now?
The quote above was the inspiration for naming Fenella Rundell’s channelled messages from the White Brotherhood “The Wellspring”. So, you can imagine how I felt when I came across the word in “Lucid Dreaming Made Easy”.
The shadow is part of us and until we accept that its darkness doesn’t come from an external ‘evil’ but from a wellspring of internal creative energy, we’ll never become fully integrated human beings. As my teacher Rob Nairn once told me: ‘The shadow is such good news!’
Lucid Dreaming Made Easy by Charlie Morley Hay House 2015 (page 81)
Was that an accident? I think not. My “Inner Guide Meditation” may have attuned me to the original concept. See 3:55 of the following YouTube video as proof of the fact that Charlie understood its meaning, too:
Sometimes it’s good to remember that Astrology is a great illustration of what we can see (and not see) in the sky. Last night, I took this picture @ 5:27:26 pm ET. The Moon was full exactly @ 5:09 pm ET, but when I charted the event, the Moon was below the horizon. In this chart for the photo it’s above the horizon.
It’s a reminder that a chart is backward and upside down to what we usually think of as map directions. East is to the left; West is to the right; North is to the bottom; and South is to the top. That’s why planets above the horizon are in the upper hemisphere. Unseen planets are below the horizon.
At 2:20 am ET, the full moon was almost overheard, and Jupiter was clearly seen to the right side of the sky. And speaking of Jupiter, it is inconjunct Venus. This has been happening for a few days. Let’s see what that means.
Venus Inconjunct Jupiter
This can be a positive aspect if you learn to control some of its negative possibilities. You are likely to lack energy and to be rather passive. You may wait for opportunities to come to you, rather than go after them. You may not have enough energy to pursue tour ambitions, or you may not have much ambition. Or you may love your comfort so much that you are unwilling to make any effort or put up with any pain that could help you grow and develop. However, if there are any indications of energy in your chart, they should overcome the passivity.
On the plus side, you need love and affection, and you can usually be very warm and affectionate as well. However, it is very important that you choose your close friends carefully, because you may attract people who are difficult to get along with, who order you around or act as if they are better than you. Avoid such people, for they will do you no good.
If you do associate with difficult people, you may be unable to live up to your own standards of behavior. You may do things that you usually wouldn’t approve of, because somehow the relationship weakens your resolve to do what is right. But this won’t happen if you choose your friends carefully and avoid people who are not good for you.
Planets in Youth by Robert Hand (page 195-6)
Thinking of a certain individual with a movie that premiered over the weekend, I’ve compared her husband’s chart with the event chart, just to see what’s going on behind the scenes.
There truly is nothing new under the sun. Bridgerton has been a staple of Netflix since its first season in 2020. The stories are riveting especially if you like love in the English Regency period. The author must have been stuck for a story line with this latest season, adapting the story of a scullery maid who goes to the ball, leaving at midnight to avoid discovery of who she really is. Instead of a silver slipper left behind, she leaves her glove. That provides a clue about her identity for Benedict Bridgerton, the second eldest son. His role as a ‘rake’ is completely overturned by this chance encounter. Hmm.
Part 2 comes in a few weeks. It’s obvious that the true identity of Sophie will have to be revealed. Her rightful place in society will be restored and then she and Benedict will be free to marry. Then they will live happily ever after, just like in the fairy tale.
There are very few Meryl Streep movies that I’ve not seen. This was one of them. I found it on Prime Video last night, and took some gentle ribbing from my wife, after saying that I didn’t want to watch a couple of other films from around the turn of the millennium because they were ‘too old’.
What is totally impressive is that Ms. Streep learned to play the violin in order to accurately portray the role of Roberta Guaspari, the woman who started a violin class in the Harlem school district. The film is inspiring, and the Carnegie Hall musical recital is the highlight of the story.
It seems to me that almost all my dreams these days are lucid dreams. The reason for suggesting that is the fact that I always know I’m dreaming, and nothing surprises me while I’m in the dream.
Last night, I was a member of the crew of a rocket that should have launched with about a hundred passengers. It was obvious, early on, that this rocket was not going to launch and instead may have to be aborted. There were five of us as the crew, and we prepared for the rocket to explode. Then we realized that it might not blow up, followed by concerns that it might anyway. (Sounds like the plot of a movie, eh?)
In the middle of the dream, I woke up, checked the bedside clock and then returned to the scene of the drama. The passengers started filing out of the rocket. Someone had opened the escape door. Within minutes, only the crew remained. We looked at each other and I said, “Well, that was a close one.”
Oh, and the time on the bedside (digital) clock? 5:55 am.
I’ve noticed lately that there are more and more “AI-enhanced” YouTube videos circulating. The giveaway to me is the hand gestures. The lip-synching is almost perfect, but the hands don’t gesture naturally. And, if you look at the background traffic passing a window, as one video portrayed, it was obvious that the vehicles were on a loop of some sort. So, even Kamala Harris is being ‘deep-faked’.
I challenge you to even find that video now, and yet it was published only a couple of weeks ago. But, just to show you what an AI-enhanced video looks like, check this one out, featuring Rachel Maddow:
I think what’s happening is that the audio comes from podcast recordings and some outlets have added visuals. But that’s concerning, because it implies that these are not ‘real’ in the normal sense of the word.
If you look at the details below the video, you will see a clue:
How this was made
Altered or synthetic content
Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated.
Who, or what, can we really trust, anymore? Be aware, folks.
I have been reluctant to ascribe this date to the end of a very dramatic six month period in 2026. But with recent ICE actions in Minneapolis, and the public outcry over shootings of alleged “domestic terrorists”, the Easter 2026 prophecy of the Lady in White in Chris Bledsoe‘s UFO encounter of 2012 seems to be coming true.
Astrologically, though, the timing doesn’t work for me, but I’ll let you see the event chart, so you can decide for yourself.
Admittedly, ‘something’ is happening on that day, especially with the double Yods pointing at the Mercury/Venus conjunction, formed from inconjuncts to Saturn and Uranus. Hmm. We’ll see.
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