The Day a Mountain of Ash Rained Down in Washington

Posted on August 13, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Mount St. Helens Erupts (May 18, 1980)

We were living on East Pender, near Commercial Drive, in Vancouver, BC when this event happened. So, you could say, we had a front row seat, but from a great distance away. Once seen, never forgotten.

This is the exact timing of the first eruption. In terms of planetary influences, I might suggest that the background noise was Mars and Jupiter conjunct in Virgo. But a single line from the analysis of the only inconjunct might tell the truth. Or perhaps not.

Moon Inconjunct Neptune

Do not act as if you are the victim of strong forces that you can’t control, because you can control them.

As May 18 dawned, Mount St. Helens’ activity did not show any change from the pattern of the preceding month. The rates of bulge movement and sulfur dioxide emission, and ground temperature readings did not reveal any changes indicating a catastrophic eruption. USGS volcanologist David A. Johnston was on duty at an observation post around 6 mi (10 km) north of the volcano: as of 6:00 am, Johnston’s measurements did not indicate any unusual activity.

At 8:32 am, a magnitude-5.1 earthquake centered directly below the north slope triggered that part of the volcano to slide, approximately 7–20 seconds after the shock, followed a few seconds later by the main volcanic blast. The landslide, the largest subaerial landslide in recorded history, traveled at 110 to 155 mph (177 to 249 km/h) and moved across Spirit Lake’s west arm. Part of it hit a 1,150 ft-high (350 m) ridge about 6 mi (10 km) north. Some of the slide spilled over the ridge, but most of it moved 13 mi (21 km) down the North Fork Toutle River, filling its valley up to 600 feet (180 m) deep with avalanche debris. An area of about 24 sq mi (62 km2) was covered, and the total volume of the deposit was about 0.7 cu mi (2.9 km3).

Landslide and climatic phase (Wikipedia)

This picture is worth a thousand words.

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Hey Jude, Take a Sad Song and Make It Better

Posted on August 12, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Julian Lennon (April 8, 1963)

If you’ve ever wondered how hard it would be to be the son of a famous person, Julian Lennon is an example. He is 60 years old now, and he’s been trying to escape the glare of publicity, until recently.

Do you want to see his birth chart?

There are four inconjuncts, two of which form a Yod pointing at Venus.

Sun Inconjunct Neptune

You are very sensitive to your environment and to the people around you. On one level of your being, you feel what is going on very acutely. Unfortunately your understanding often comes in terms that are very difficult to communicate to others, because their meaning is not clear in your own mind. Your greatest danger is in being exposed to negative people who are full of anger or depression or who act very harshly toward you and undermine your self-confidence. Your self-confidence has to be boosted at every conceivable opportunity, and it would be very destructive for you to be criticized sharply, unless the person has made it very clear that he or she loves you.

Moon Inconjunct Venus

You need to be loved, even more than most people, particularly by your mother or another woman who takes the place of your mother. This need for love will be the force behind many of your actions. If you don’t find the love you are looking for, you will develop an insecure hunger for love from everyone you meet. However, you may express this in very strange ways, such as a desire for food, especially sweets, which unconsciously represent love to you.

Venus Inconjunct Mars

You must learn to control your emotions, so that your feelings do not prevent you from getting along with others. It is difficult for you to react to someone without emotions, for you tend to either love or hate people quite intensely. Your feelings are often mixed, even toward your friends. One moment you love your friend, and the next moment you hate him or her. Any little problem can set off your anger against someone, but you usually cool off quickly also.

Jupiter Inconjunct Uranus

You will always need freedom, but you will also discover that what you do with your life will have meaning only if it means something to others. This is not an artificial rule but a truth that you will discover within yourself. When you do, you may become heavily involved in some social movement that advocates unusual ideas or way of thinking. When you are an adult, you may join a movement for social reform and change.

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This is understood, and is backed up by the inconjuncts.

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This UFO Whistleblower is the Most Credible…

Posted on August 11, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Philip J. Corso (May 22, 1915 – July 16, 1998)

Philip Corso, died in 1998, after publishing a book about the reverse-engineered equipment recovered from the Roswell UFO crash of 1947. Normally, I might have been skeptical, except for the 100% endorsement of Paul Hellyer, who read the book after Prime Minister Pierre Eliot Trudeau sent it to him.

I now have a Kindle version of this book, which I will discuss later, after I’ve read some or most of it.

Corso’s birth chart is randomized. I like how none of the planets are inconjunct to each other. That means that he had no hidden agenda, at least as far as I can ascertain. What you see is what you get.

What I wanted to see is how the Roswell Incident affected his life (and death).

Hmm, interesting. There are definite hits, even though he wasn’t involved in the initial discovery and recovery of the UFO debris and bodies. But, due to his official capacity in later years, he had access to top secret files and information, which, as a little cog in some very big wheels, he pieced together a story of what really happened on that fateful night, in 1947, and The Day After Roswell.

Yes, sir!

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Given Enough Time, Anyone Can Turn the Tables

Posted on August 11, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Anne of Cleeves (July 28 or September 22, 1515 – July 10, 1557)

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t have looked at Henry VIII’s fourth wife, but I was prompted by a question asked of Ellie Dreams Down Under, which was published today in a YouTube video. The question is “Did Anne of Cleeves reincarnate as Fani Wllis, the Fulton County, Georgia District Attorney?” (Talk about Spirit directing my next investigation: they do look similar.) But before I get to that, let’s look at Anne.

You may have noticed that Anne’s birthdate is either June 28th or September 22, 1515. I have chosen the second date, so already we are in speculative territory. I have also randomized the timing of her birth. I won’t delineate the aspects because we’re not on solid ground, as it were. Her date of death, however, is known: July 16, 1557.

No listed death time, so I set the clock to noon. Again, I shall refrain from delineating the ‘fatal’ aspects.

Fani Willis (October 27, 1970 or 1971)

Note the ambiguity of the birth year: I wonder why that is. One site even suggested that she was born in Washington, D.C., but that’s overlooking the fact that she and her mother moved there after the divorce of her parents. Her father continued to live in Inglewood, California. (And he was a member, at one time, of the Black Panthers…) I have chosen the earlier year (again some ambiguity).

This birth time is also randomized. I was surprised by the stellium of planets in Scorpio. Three of them (Venus, Jupiter and Neptune) are in opposition to Saturn. They would be in opposition for this day in 1970, no matter what the time of day. Since Saturn in the lower half of the chart implies a Daddy issue in the person’s childhood, I have left the timing as is. IF this is the right birth year, this is one determined lady.

But, now for the punch line: is Fani a reincarnation of Anne? (And noting that so much of these charts are speculation on my part) the answer seems to be “Yes!”

Who da thunk it?

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We Seem To Be Losing Our Stars, Left, Right and Centre

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Robbie Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023)

Another sad day, yesterday: Robbie Robertson died. I guess The Band are reassembling in Heaven.

“Look for me somewhere down the crazy river…”

His biography lists this birth time. (But, silly me, I originally thought how appropriate, as the randomized time would have been 10:27 A.M.: I forgot to change it to P.M.) There are two inconjuncts.

Mercury Inconjunct Midheaven

Recognize this tension (between what you’d been taught and your natural spontaneous views) and try to accept the fact that it exists. At the same time you should look for ways to resolve [this] by learning how to think what you want to think and still accomplish your objectives. Just make sure as you get older that you set your own objectives rather than fulfilling other people’s expectations for you. Otherwise the problem of tension could get worse, and you could wind up very confused.

Mars Inconjunct Neptune

With this aspect you must learn to stand up for yourself and demand your rights forthrightly and directly. Often you feel that you don’t have enough energy to assert yourself or that any such effort would be futile. Unfortunately, some people with this aspect learn to work behind the scenes or dishonestly. Others simply give up or take a defeatist attitude toward life.

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And so did you, my friend, so did you.

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Question: Is Reincarnation Real?

Posted on August 10, 2023 by cdsmiller17

The Answer Depends on What You Believe

Or, perhaps more importantly, what you’ve been taught to believe.

This question was asked of Ellie Dreams Down Under. Here’s her Tarot reading:

As a comment, here’s what I wrote:

“If we think of reincarnation as a series of school terms, where we learn our daily lessons and take periodic tests to see what we’ve learned, the final graduation will happen, some day. But like our education system, we then move on to higher learning (and states of consciousness). It’s a lifelong pursuit of knowledge, and our souls will never give up looking to learn and grow.”

Rather than just a ‘lifelong pursuit of knowledge’ I could have written that, “It’s an infinite pursuit of knowledge”. In other words, it’s The Neverending Story.

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“We’re All In This Together”

Posted on August 9, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Paul Hellyer (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021)

Gosh, I remember when this man was our National Defence Minister. He died, two years ago yesterday, at age 98. He is known the world over as a progressive thinking, believer in UFOs.

His work, since 2005, has been to wake the world up to the reality that UFOs are real and that there is a segment of government that is lying to you about them, because they don’t want you to know what’s going on. This implies that any American Congressional investigations are being used as a smokescreen to allow information to come out, finally, but not completely. Complete disclosure is still years away.

This is a randomized chart that has been flipped from A.M. to P.M. to bring in line Saturn to age 25 when Paul Hellyer was first elected to the Canadian Parliament. There are plenty of inconjuncts (and some interesting Yods).

Moon Inconjunct Jupiter (probably)

This aspect indicates that you have a positive, optimistic outlook on life, and you enjoy socializing with good friends. However, you might be afraid of the world and be reluctant to leave your comfortable and safe surroundings. You will help others in their times of need, share what you have with those who have less, and find great satisfaction in taking care of people and animals.

Venus Inconjunct Midheaven (perhaps)

You have a strong need to be loved and to love others as well, but this may create some problems in your life. You are afraid that if you appear to others as you really are, they won’t accept you. This problem can be corrected by the most careful upbringing, such that your parents correct your behavior in ways that help you feel self-confident rather than undeserving and unworthy.

Mars Inconjunct Uranus (definitely)

Sometimes you may make sudden moves that startle people, You may make a decision very quickly and start to act on it immediately, but that is not such a good idea. Make up your mind more slowly, or at least wait for a while until you start to act. If your idea still looks good a couple of days later, it is probably all right to go ahead with it.

Jupiter Inconjunct Ascendant (maybe)

With this aspect, you may discover that in order to grow and get ahead in life, you will have to put aside your own needs and do whatever the situation or other people require. At times you will go through tremendous and possibly painful creative changes in your life, in which everything that you are is replaced by a new order. During these times you will arrive at new understandings and realizations that make it impossible for your life to continue as before.

Saturn Inconjunct Uranus (for sure)

This aspect indicates a serious tension in your life between freedom and restriction. Many people have this conflict, but in your case the tensions may be so severe that you express them physically as muscle tension and possibly nervousness. You feel that somehow you must keep everything in your life under tight control, that if you let go, the whole structure will fall apart.

Uranus Inconjunct Neptune (of course)

This aspect indicates a generation that had mixed feelings about its ideals and how to implement them. They often felt very confused about their ideals, and when they found that their ideals failed because they were badly formulated, this group became disillusioned. States of consciousness beyond the ordinary are very confusing to them, and they prefer not to get involved with such matters.

Hmm.

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Hmm, again.

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Did the Donald Bring These Indictments on Himself?

Posted on August 9, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Why You Cannot Outmaneuver Your Destiny

It might seem a bit too simplistic to equate Trump with Oedipus, but there is something about trying to escape judgement and destiny that does ring true. I’ll let Ari Melber explain this in his show “The Beat”:

In short, Trump’s attempt to avoid any legal troubles until after the 2024 Presidential Election, by jumping into the race so early on has given the DOJ time to build a case or two against him about his past crimes. So, effectively, by trying to avoid legal jeopardy, he has placed himself in it.

Doesn’t he know that none of this would have happened if he’d just quietly withdrawn from public view and went into his later years in retirement? Foolish man: you cannot outmaneuver your destiny.

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Speak Softly, But Carry a Big Stick

Posted on August 8, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Justin J Pearson (January 7, 1995)

I watched an interview Justin Pearson had on the MSNBC show “The Last Word” with Lawrence O’Donnell, last night and was struck by his calm, yet forceful, delivery of his message. Hmm.

Does it remind you of someone?

This timing is totally speculative. I randomized the time and then flipped it from A.M. to P.M. That double Yod pointing at the Midheaven may be accidental, but the message is clear, at least to me.

Mercury Inconjunct Mars (definitely)

You often find it difficult to separate yourself from what you believe. You fight very hard for your ideas, even when you suspect you are wrong. You must learn that you are not your ideas, that you have them but are not them. If you do not learn this, it will be difficult even to have a friendly talk with friends, because you are always trying to make a point, defend your opinion or prove somebody else wrong. This also makes you irritable and touchy, so that others prefer not to be around you. Of course, you should not give in about something you seriously believe in, but it is unlikely that you would make that mistake.

Mercury Inconjunct Midheaven (perhaps)

It is very important that you develop your mind and your powers of thought, so that you can use them to attain whatever objectives you set for yourself. However, before you can accomplish this, you may have to solve certain problems. You may feel that there is a tension between your natural spontaneous views and what is taught by your parents and other adults.

Venus Inconjunct Midheaven (maybe)

You have a strong need to be loved and to love others as well, but this may create some problems in your life. You are very likely to feel that there is a conflict between what you ought to do in a particular situation and what would be acceptable to the people around you. This same pattern of thinking may make you believe that you must sacrifice pleasure and enjoyment in order to achieve anything worthwhile in life.

Did You Think Martin Luther King Jr?

Well, did you?

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When Artificial Intelligence Goes Wrong

Posted on August 8, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Voice Assistants and Accents

At our Civic Holiday family gettogether, yesterday, Susan’s cousin, Ann, was sharing with us her frustration when trying to change her name on her Aeroplan account by telephone. In a nutshell, the automated voice prompts wouldn’t work properly, and she thinks it’s because she has an English accent.

Well, that reminded me of this video:

In response, Ann related the time a friend took her to see one of the ‘greatest comedians in the world’, Billy Connolly, and she said she couldn’t understand a single thing he said. Funny, I’ve never had a problem with his accent, ever. He himself has problems with others’ accents, as evidenced here:

Perhaps we should all be a little grateful for the series “Outlander” for helping us to understand a Scottish accent. But even then, some of Jamie’s words seem unintelligible, even to me. But that’s a story for another day.

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