When I Came Across This Word, I was Surprised

Wellspring

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:

You learn (or relearn) something new everyday.

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The Moment the Snow Moon’s Seen Rising in the East

Leo Full Moon (February 1, 2026)

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.

Hmm.

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Honestly, This is Just a Rehashed Cinderella Story

Bridgerton Season 4 (2026)

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.

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A Classic Feel-Good Movie that’s also a True Story

Music of the Heart (1999)

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’s a classic.

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As Far as Dreams Go, This One was Twisty

Failure to Launch

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.

Interesting.

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Can We Even Trust the Internet Anymore?

Deep-fakes

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.

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When Regulus Rises in the East, We will be Wiser

The Eye of the Sphinx (October 7, 2026)

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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Honestly, I Didn’t Know Rumi had Written This First

Three Doors

Maybe I should get out more. In the mid-80’s I wrote a poem about three Golden Gates. Now I know where the inspiration came from.

Enough said?

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Fifteen Years Ago Today, She was Killed, but By Whom?

Ellen Greenberg (June 23, 1983 – January 26, 2011)

I’d never heard of this miscarriage of justice before yesterday, when Ellie Burck posted a video on YouTube discussing this cold case.

Honestly, how could her death ever have been deemed a suicide? The knife wounds in the back of her neck would have been impossible to do to herself. I suggested to Ellie that splitting the difference between the time she was last seen (timestamped) and when she was pronounced dead (by a doctor) might yield some interesting insights.

That Sun/Mars (blow to the head) conjunction in the 7th House (open enemies) of her fatal chart is interesting. What I wasn’t expecting was the echo in her birth chart (conjunct her North Node) in Gemini, as seen through the lens of her fatal chart’s 12th House. Had she been murdered before, in a past life? Was she afraid it might happen again, thereby unconsciously pushing someone else’s buttons?

The fiancé is the most likely killer. But he’s not helping the reopened investigation. It’s not hard to work out why. Maybe, I should look at his birth chart, too, just to see the dynamic between them. However, his birth details are missing. Sam Goldberg was quoted in the article in People Magazine:

However, Ellen’s fiancé, Sam Goldberg, who found her deceased in the kitchen of their shared apartment after telling investigators that he initially found the door locked, told CNN in an e-mail statement that he believes that her death was a result of “mental illness.” 

“When Ellen took her own life it left me bewildered,” Sam told the outlet. “She was a wonderful and a kind person who had everything to live for. When she died a part of me died with her.” 

“Unimaginably, in the years that have passed I have had to endure the unimaginable passing of my future wife and the pathetic and despicable attempts to desecrate my reputation and her privacy by creating a narrative that embraces lies, distortions and falsehoods in order to avoid the truth,” he continued. “Mental illness is very real and has many victims.”

“I hope and pray that you never lose someone you love like I did to a terrible disease and then be accused by ignorant and misinformed people of causing her death. If you’re really writing a truthful story, dig deeper, and please do some good by raising awareness for mental health,” Sam concluded.

So, the question is: who exactly was suffering from “mental illness”, Ellen or Sam? I wonder.

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How Everwood is Touching a Nerve with Me

Father-Son Conflict

In the first season of this story, Ephram and Andy butt heads almost all the time. Ephram, being just 15 years old, is missing his mom, who died in a traffic accident. Before her death, Ephram witnessed his parents fighting. He presumed that his father had been having an affair. Andy finally shared the secret that his son never knew: his mother was the one having an affair.

On the day his wife died, Andy had booked into a local NY hotel, in order to take a breather from the fighting. His cover story was that he had a conference in Boston. Ephram tried tracking Andy down, and when he couldn’t his suspicions were raised.

There are always two sides to every story. The truth is usually what is hidden, to protect the innocent.

I’ll leave it there, for now.

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