Category Archives: history

The Writer who Got Away with Mordor

Posted on December 26, 2021 by cdsmiller17

J.R.R. Tolkien (January 3, 1892 – September 2, 1973) It’s hard to believe that it’s been 20 years since the first “Lord of the Rings” film was released to cinemas the world over. This concept came from the mind of … Continue reading →

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I Don’t Want To Seem Like a Cassandra*, But…

Posted on December 24, 2021 by cdsmiller17

War with Russia? To be honest, I don’t listen to the warmongers very often. What we see on the nightly news can only be considered propaganda, at best. But something that was said the other day really caught my attention: … Continue reading →

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The Day “Death in Venice” was Conceived

Posted on December 23, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Tadzio Glimpsed on the Venice Beach (May 26, 1911) I could have entitled this: “A Portrait of an Artist as a Young Mann” but that would have been too clever by half. Since I’ve written about Wladyslaw Moes, already, I … Continue reading →

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The Real Tadzio from “Death in Venice”

Posted on December 23, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Wladyslaw Moes (November 17, 1900 – December 17, 1986) I’m not sure why I’ve gone here, but, as a writer, I’m aware of how real, live individuals can help create a character in a book or play. Thomas Mann (June … Continue reading →

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Are Yaqui Naguals and Bon Ngagpas One and the Same?

Posted on December 22, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Was it the combined Ng sound, or a spiritual intuition? I never know for sure what triggers my Cosmic leaps, but here’s another one: Tibertan Bon teachers were the progenitors of the Yaqui Naguals of Mexico… Urgyen Nam Chuk was … Continue reading →

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Did Hearst and Davies Return as Epstein and Maxwell?

Posted on December 21, 2021 by cdsmiller17

It’s a funny thing how connections are made. This one comes through a fellow-astrologer blogger who wrote today that Epstein may have been chosen to carry on Hearst’s dirty dealing, in-between lives. Ordinarily, that would have seemed far-fetched, but when … Continue reading →

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I’m Beginning to Think that I’m Too Subtle Sometimes:

Posted on December 3, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Let’s Start a Dialogue about the N-Word All joking aside, there are three recent posts of mine which attempted to connect the dots where harsh truth is concerned. The first was about Dred Scott, the second about Roe v. Wade … Continue reading →

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Now That’s a Title: “Indian in the Cabinet” (2021)

Posted on December 2, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Jody Wilson-Raybould (March 23, 1971) I meant to buy and read this book earlier, but too many things got in the way, until today. I knew she was an honest woman, from the time of the SNC-Lavalin affair from more … Continue reading →

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Fifty-Five Years of Independence has Led to This:

Posted on December 1, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Republic of Barbados (November 30, 2021) Yesterday was the first day of the Republic of Barbados. I wonder what that looks like StarLogically… Well, that’s a nice surprise: two incnjuncts, both of which are symbolic of this action. Moon … Continue reading →

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And the (Legal Heart) Beat Goes On and On…

Posted on December 1, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Roe V. Wade (January 22, 1973) They say that nothing divides a country more quickly than a law that limits the choices of 50% of the population. Roe v. Wade has been a thorn in the flesh of the United … Continue reading →

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