It’s Time to Catch Up with the Past

John Edward (October 19, 1969)

It’s been awhile: I started watching John Edward on his “Crossing Over” show in the early 2000’s. At the time, he represented the ‘real deal’ in the same way that Tyler Henry does now. I needed a catch-up:

I also have never done his birth chart, so I’m correcting that oversight, now:

When you see the aspects, it’s like an ‘a-ha’ moment. Of course he would have Neptune conjunct the Ascendant. Of course he would have a Mercury/Venus/Uranus conjunction in Libra. In fact, he has four planets and the Sun in Libra. There are three inconjuncts, two of which were triggered by Saturn @ age 14, the timing of his parents getting a divorce.

According to Edward, when he was 15 and “a huge doubter” (in psychic abilities), he was read by a New Jersey woman who convinced him that he could become a medium.

“She told me things that there is no way she could have known. And the first part of the reading was that this was the path that I was supposed to be on and that I was supposed to be a teacher and help people and – I thought she was nuts.” Speaking of the same encounter in a 2002 interview, Edward said, “She told me I would one day become internationally known for my psychic abilities through lectures, books, radio and TV. I thought she was full of it until she started to tell me things no one in my life knew about… The details were unbelievable.”

Wikipedia

Moon Inconjunct Midheaven

Work very hard to develop an objective awareness of what you are doing and where you are going. You will need this understanding to guide your emotions, which might otherwise lead you astray and make it difficult for you to focus on your goals. Even though you won’t have to choose a career or a purpose in life for many years, you can learn how to have good perception, which will make it easier to choose later on. Learn to see others’ points of view, even if you cannot accept them. Learn to make logical decisions, and do not let passing moods color your attitudes about yourself and your life too much.

Mercury Inconjunct Saturn

This aspect can have several different meanings. First of all, you may have hidden fears that are difficult to express, but they cause you to do things that others can’t understand. These may include fear of the dark or of certain places or people. Or this aspect can mean that you often feel depressed and sad for no apparent reason. You tend to see the serious side of life, and it weighs on you more than on most people.

It is possible that your thinking will become unnaturally rigid for someone of your age. You may get into routines or habits that you are afraid to break, for you prefer familiar paths of life and known ways of doing things.

Saturn Inconjunct Uranus

Your parents should understand that sometimes you have to let go and act in an undisciplined manner. Otherwise you will go through periods of great turmoil when you become extremely nervous and tense, so that you have to suddenly release all the built-up emotional tension. This can be quite a difficult experience. And if this pattern of sudden disruptive emotional release continues into adulthood, it could be very disruptive in your career as well as in your personal life. If you have a problem, try to express it and talk to others about it instead of being stoical and keeping it to yourself. You can do this very well, but there are times when you need other people. Learning to handle people and the tensions that arise in relationships is important.

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What?! Otis was Hugo?

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Wow…Asa Butterfield.

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He Only Let His Mother Call Him Charlton

Charlton Heston: Hollywood’s Last Icon (2017)

My wife, Susan, saw this hardcover book at a thrift store yesterday and immediately thought of me. Isn’t she thoughtful?

I’ve read the opening three chapters of this story, and it’s not a lot different than his own version from “In The Arena”, except for the fact that a family relative disputes his claim of hunting rabbits in the woods as a child.

For the rest of her long life, Lilla tried to deny the emotional struggle of the early Michigan years of Heston’s life. In 1985, after published his memoir, she called Heston’s memories of those days “nonsense.” From an article in People magazine: “Charlton says his favorite childhood memory is ‘hunting rabbits.’ Mom says, “He never hunted a rabbit in his life!…As to his memory of himself as a ‘shy little country boy,’ she points out, ‘We lived in Wilmette [an affluent Chicago suburb).'”

Lilla Heston, People, August 19, 1985.

Honestly, it’s what kids do: make up an alternate version of their memories to imbue their lives with significance and an interesting backstory. In some respects, I did the same thing as a child.

I look forward to reading the rest of the book, and if something of interest arises, I’ll let you know.

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Those Who Can, Do; Those Who Cannot, Teach

Sex Education (2019-2023)

Yet another suggestion from Susan’s family: this Netflix series would have completely flown under my radar, mainly because its themes are so adolescent. But, like Firefly Lane, some 50-year-olds are looking ‘fondly’ on their high school years, and shows with this vibe are attractive. To me, they are too long ago and far away.

But, if you don’t mind laughing at the things teenagers get up to, then this show is for you.

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It’s Time to Sort the Weak from the Strong in History

Following on from yesterday’s post comparing Alexander the Great and Napoleon Bonaparte, I thought about the quote in the film where Napoleon compares himself to both Alexander and Caesar. Hmm.

I believe that Vladimir Putin thinks he’s as great as these three conquering heroes of yesteryear. But is he? Notice that his birth chart has elements from all three, and on its own, this quad chart would suggest definite karmic relationships between them all. But Putin is not a commander out in the field, leading his army from the front: he’s a desk jockey, hoping to use rhetoric alone to inspire his men. It’s not working.

This is not going to turn out any better for Putin, than it did for the other three: ain’t Karma a b*tch!

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And Speaking of Dictators…

Napoleon (2023)

Timely, non?

For some reason, the image of Napoleon sitting on his horse in front of the Sphinx reminded me that Napoleon was seeking to conquer the world, just like Alexander the Great. (And I may have heard a snippet of dialog that suggested the same thing.) That got me to thinking about comparing their birth charts:

I think there are a sufficient number of links between them to show that the spirit of Alexander was inspiring Napoleon to complete the work he started.

Enough said?

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MIGA: Have We Learned Anything From History?

The Dictator’s Playbook (Episode 3)

Of course, I knew about Benito Mussolini’s Fascists, but I’d never analyzed how he came to power.

MIGA: Make Italy Great Again! Oh-oh. While I am suspicious of the MAGA echo, I think that this ‘proves’ that Donald J Trump is inspired by his admiration of Italy’s “strong man”. He also seems to take ideas from the Fascist’s playbook.

This list forgot the one that Trump uses best: the Cult of Personality. He has created followers who would follow him to the gates of Hell, if he asked them to: see January 6, 2021. But he’s done ‘nothing wrong’. Just remember how most dictators end up: dead and disgraced. No one is above spiritual law.

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Yes, We Know It’s Coming…

Snow Storm

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This One Looks More Like Reality

Mary Magdalene (July 22, 7 AD – 61 AD)

Painting of Mary Magdalene (by Leonardo da Vinci?)

Following Edgar Cayce’s lead, given in readings for #295 (Mildred Davis), I have reset Mary Magdalene‘s birth year to 7 AD, since she was 22 in the spring of 30 AD when Jesus brought her brother Lazarus back from the dead. (Sometimes, you just have to swallow your pride and go for it.)

Originally, I randomized her birth time, and then flipped the AM to PM. Her North Node is now sitting at about age 22 years, when Lazarus came back from his NDE. There are also three inconjuncts with only one not dependent on a correct birth time (for the day). Again, we must take all of this with a grain of salt. The one linking Uranus and Neptune hints at difficulties with altered states of consciousness.

By flipping the AM to PM, I saw the Moon in her chart move to 19° Pisces, where Jesus’ natal Jupiter is (as one half of the Star of Bethlehem configuration). At the same time, her Mercury is conjunct Jesus’ Midheaven. Is this why she is called Apostle to the Apostles? Plus, her Pluto is conjunct his Ascendant in Libra. There are other close connections, but these are the ones that stand out for me.

Le Tour Magdalen, Rennes-le-Chateau, South of France
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And, No, I Didn’t Forget Jesus’ Mother, Mary

The Virgin Mary (August 5, 22 BC – c. 41 AD)

I’m going the whole nine yards, here. Mary is another figure in history who might (or might not) have lived during the first half of the 1st Century AD. Her Saint Day is August 5th, and according to some traditions she was a young maiden (12-14 years) when she became betrothed to Joseph. One astrology site suggested her birth year as 22 BC, which totally coincides with her being almost 16 when she brought Jesus into the world. A young maiden equates to a virgin in those times. But I’m not here to prove or disprove a virgin birth.

Where the astrology site got 5:05 pm from is a mystery, but I suspect that the chart was rectified so that the Moon would line up with her being 12 years old when she gave birth. Therefore, the chart is slightly skewed, being later than it should be, perhaps by as much as half an hour. Still, that Yod pointing at Uranus (formed from inconjuncts to the Moon and Venus) is informative. There is also an inconjunct linking her Sun and the Ascendant (but I’m not relying upon that one).

According to Cayce, Jesus’ mother Mary was chosen by the Essenes at the age of four to begin intensive spiritual training lasting three years in preparation for the conception of the Messiah. Her election as the mother of the Messiah occurs during a special ceremony in the temple at Mount Carmel in which an angel leads her by the hand to the altar. Remarkably, this Cayce reading agrees with an apocryphal book entitled the Infancy Gospel of James where Mary is presented to the Lord at the age of three when her father Joachim “set her on the third step of the altar, and the Lord God gave grace to her … and she received food from the hand of an angel.” Cayce and the Infancy Gospel of James agree that Joseph was chosen to be Mary’s husband by lot. They also agree that Joseph was much older than Mary. Cayce gives their ages at the time of their marriage as thirty-six and sixteen, respectively. Cayce and the Infancy Gospel of James agree that Jesus was born in a cave.

Edgar Cayce on the Past Lives of Jesus Christ
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