Was It Prescience or Propaganda?

Posted on May 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Captain America: Civil War (2014)

I caught the second half of this movie on television, Saturday night. I suppose it provided a sensation for the viewing public, along the lines of Superman and Batman fighting each other in “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” (2016).

I joined the fray just before the airport battle scene. It doesn’t affect me, since I know superheroes don’t suffer the way ordinary people do. But for some people, this may get the juices flowing, and they may want to join the fight between ‘good and evil’. As usual, the lines between these two groups blur somewhat. Even the Black Widow was ambivalent. Still, the effect is one of setting up an energy for what happened on January 6, 2021.

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This last quote has a grammatical error: the third word should be ‘toppled’. But the sentiment expressed by the villain (with a slight German accent, by the way) is false. The English had a civil war (1642-1651) and so did the United States (1861-1865). Both times, those countries rose again. Even Rome had civil wars, and it rose again. No, the truth is that complacency is the true killer of empires.

Yes, sometimes one must stand and fight for one’s beliefs.

Hmm.

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An Angel on One Shoulder, a Demon on the Other?

Posted on May 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17

David Wilkerson (May 19, 1931 – April 27, 2011)

I read “The Cross and the Switchblade” (1962) when I was in my teens. I never noted who the author was. Today’s YouTube video from Ellie Dreams Down Under brought this knowledge back into my consciousness. He was an interesting man, by all accounts. He also had a prophetic vision for the future:

I suspect his ‘vision’ was devastating to Wilkerson’s ego. I wonder what his birth chart looks like.

There is a T-square featuring Uranus on the apex, with Jupiter/Pluto on one hand and Saturn on the other. That is quite a dynamic. And there is only one inconjunct.

Mercury Inconjunct Midheaven

It is very important that you remember not to speak impulsively. If you do, it is very likely that you will put your foot in your mouth. Consider what you are going to say and how your words can further your objectives.

Planets in Youth (page 178) by Robert Hand (1977)

If you listen to his sermon from 1973, you will hear many things that have already taken place.

“God told me I had to share this…”

“God has everything under control.”

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Proof that I’ve had “Other” Past Lives

Posted on May 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Wolves of Paris (Winter 1450)

Watching a YouTube video of the ‘true’ story behind “Little Red Riding Hood”, I was presented with a story I’d never read, nor heard of, previously. Here’s another YouTube presentation of that story.

I set up an event chart for this, using the middle of winter and a randomized time. Then, on a lark, I compared the results with my own birth chart. I wasn’t expecting anything more than a Sun conjunction.

The name, “Bobtail”, is a direct link to my animal spiritual guide, the Lynx (aka Bobcat). Is that how I’m connected with this time period? And with my Mercury being conjunct with the Wolves’ Mercury, I may have written this story down. Certainly their North Node being conjunct to my Sun signifies something.

Could I have been one of the wolves?

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A Man of Many Talents

Posted on May 11, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Rupert Allason (November 8, 1951)

I haven’t thought of this individual for years. You may know him as a writer under his pen name, Nigel West. I knew him as the UK Conservative Member of Parliament for Torbay (1987-1997). That seems so long ago, and, now, so far away. But a Google search of MI6 brought up the cover of his book about it. That shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did. All of his books are about the British Secret Services.

Could it be said that Uranus on a Cancer Ascendant gives him the impetus to expose the UK’s secrets? The Grand Trine linking that conjunction with the Sun, Moon and Midheaven seems to suggest so.

Moon Inconjunct Neptune

People with this aspect often hide their real feelings and make sacrifices for others that they do not really want to make. Then they resent the person who asked for the sacrifice. You must learn to tell people how you really feel. If you do not, you have only yourself to blame for what happens. You must learn to accept that you are responsible for your own life. Do not act as if you are the victim of strong forces that you can’t control, because you can control them.

Planets in Youth (page 134) by Robert Hand (1977)

Saturn Inconjunct Midheaven

Unless you are truly supported by your family and friends, you will begin to feel lonely and isolated from others and inferior to them. You are likely to have very serious difficulties with authority figures, because you are afraid of how they will treat you, not expecting that anyone will ever give you the loving guidance you need. You will see all authorities only as potential threats to your freedom and as sources of pain and trouble.

Planets in Youth (page 306) by Robert Hand (1977)

OK. That makes total sense to me. He’s exposing the SIS in order to keep them from controlling him.

Well, now we know…

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“Dad, Are We the Good Guys?”

Posted on May 11, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Treason (2022)

On a whim, we watched this series on Netflix, last night. I found it gripping, my wife less so. But, it must be remembered that I may (or may not) have a thing or two to do with the behind-the-scenes world of international spies. Even the ending was startling, but it does fit the ‘real world’ scenario of espionage.

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 71% of 14 critics’ reviews are positive, with an average rating of 6/10. The website’s consensus reads: “Treason may take itself too seriously but could deliver thrills to fans of the double-crossing espionage genre.” In its review, The Hollywood Reporter said: “Treason is only five episodes long and each episode is under 46 minutes, making it one of those shows in which brevity is both its best and worst quality. It unquestionably races along… with characters constantly rushing off to secretive meetings at different London locations… But the events of the story take place within possibly two or three days and manage to be too derivative for the show to earn much credit as plot-driven, and too rushed for it to succeed as character-driven.”

The Guardian described the series as a “gripping… fun, frenetic espionage thriller” but questioned its lead’s hard-man credentials: “Cox is less an international man of mystery and more a lovely Labrador”. The Independent negatively reviewed the series: “Overambition is clearly preferable to a lack of creative aspiration. It’s a shame, then, that Treason is so relentlessly preposterous. Not only does Cox utterly fail to convince as someone competent or ambitious enough to be made head of MI6 at 40, but the show insists on saddling him with endless cliché.”

Wikipedia

There are several good things about this series, including Oona Chaplin, who plays Adam’s wife, Maddy. She is the great granddaughter of Charlie Chaplin, and Geraldine Chaplin’s daughter. Her role is the one that actually causes a lot of the actions in the story to take place. She wasn’t suspicious of her husband’s motives until the CIA, acting clandestinely in the UK, makes her doubt him. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that it was all going to end badly. Maddy is also the one to bring down the head of MI6, in an effort to clear Adam’s name and reputation. That part seemed a little far-fetched…

Spoiler Alert!

So, Adam’s answer to his son’s question at the beginning of this post was, “Yes, of course.”

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In Last Night’s Dream, I Poured…

Posted on May 10, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Oil on Troubled Waters

In the dream, I took the rare action of an active sabotage of a business enterprise by poring barrels of oil into their water supply. As I was also working there, it seemed that I was acting as a agent provocateur.

Only after waking up did I realize that the phrase ‘pouting oil on troubled water’ applied here. Ah.

As early as the 9th Century BC, sponge divers would spread olive oil (containing the surfactant olive oil) on the water surface in attempt to reduce the irritating flickering due to surface ripples (Young, L.B. 1983; The Blue Planet. Little Brown and Co. Boston. See J.C. Scott’s paper on: The Historical Development of Theories of Wave-Calming Using Oil Rep. 81, University of Essex, Colchester, England (1977) In 1774, Benjamin Franklin read a paper to the Royal Society. describing an experiment he performed on a half-acre pond. where a tea spoon of oil, which was very rough with wind , became as smooth as a looking glass. Dr. Jim Rohr – SPAWAR Systems Center Pacific.

And, there’s me, in the middle of that dream, wondering why no one came to arrest me for my ‘crime’.

And now, I’m wondering if Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee has the same inference.

Hmm.

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“I’m Every Woman”

Posted on May 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Jim Bailey (January 10, 1938 – May 30, 2015)

I’d forgotten how good Jim Bailey‘s impersonations of famous female singers was. I was reminded by a Facebook clip of one of his appearances on “The Carol Burnett Show” yesterday. He was at the height of his fame in 1973, when the above photograph was taken.

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These days, it’s far more ‘normal’ that a man dresses up as a woman to impersonate one. In the late 60’s and early 70’s, Bailey’s impersonations were phenomenal. What made him able to do this so well?

Ah, yes: Neptune in the 12th House (of the Unconscious) in opposition to Mars and Saturn. Combine that with the Moon/Uranus conjunction, inconjunct to the Ascendant, and Pluto in opposition to the Sun and Jupiter, inconjunct to Mercury and you have the makings of s great performer.

Notice that the opening caption shows a wrong birth year of 1949. Bailey’s go-to position seems to be to laugh, mostly at himself. We will never see the like of him again.

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A “Casting Couch” Moment in Time

Posted on May 9, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Stormy Daniels’ “Audition” (July 2006)

It’s a story as old as mankind. Think back to the Garden of Eden. The Serpent entices Eve with the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. When he offers it to her, she takes a bite (and then shares it with Adam). I know it’s a metaphor, but it works as a way to discuss the power dynamic between men and women.

Trump was the ‘star’ of the American version of “The Apprentice”. By 2006, after two seasons, it was proving to be a hit with the American viewing public. It gave Trump superb name recognition. It also gave him a way to make out with beautiful women, even though he was newlywed to Melania. The “Access Hollywood” tape was recorded in September 2005. Bear that in mind.

After meeting Stormy Daniels at a Lake Tahoe golf tournament, Trump wanted to get her onto his show. But first he wanted to get to know her on a more intimate level, hence the casting couch moment.

After that, he called her regularly for about a year. His nickname for her was:.

Finally, there was radio silence between them, until the tape from the Billy Bush interview, off camera, was publicized in the last weeks of the 2016 Presidential election campaign. Then, Stormy Daniels decided the time was right to strike, while the proverbial iron was hot. The rest is history.

Now, we’re in the middle of Stormy Daniels’ testimony. What Trump avoided having the voting public hear in 2016, is on full display in his election interference case in a Manhattan court room right now.

Yes, the truth will out…

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He Told the World He was their Messiah

Posted on May 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Sun Myung Moon (January 6, 1920 – September 3, 2012)

His name references both the Sun and the Moon, with “shining” as his family name. Was he the Promised One? That’s a matter of speculation. My job is to separate fact from fiction, astrologically.

Notice that the Sun and the Moon are in opposition. Also notice that his birth date is January 6th. That makes an interesting echo, when you consider that Edgar Cayce said Jesus was born on that day.

The Sun is inconjunct to the Jupiter/Neptune conjunction in Leo, raising a couple of red flags for me.

Sun Inconjunct Jupiter

This can be an extremely useful aspect, if you learn to have more self-control in what you do. Jupiter is always high-spirited, wanting to do and encounter everything and enjoy life thoroughly. Yet in some combinations, it means that you are unwilling to work for what you want. You may feel that you are such a fine person that you deserve to have everything done for you.

Planets in Youth (page 83) by Robert Hand (1977)

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.

Planets in Youth (page 92) by Robert Hand (1977)

Hmm.

Just for fun (?) I’m going to compare Moon’s birth chart with Jesus’ crucifixion chart. I’m looking for obvious links between them. Jesus’ South Node is conjunct Moon’s Venus; Moon’s North Node is conjunct Jesus’ Moon. Is that enough to prove reincarnation? Not really. But it does speak to the idea that Moon may have really believed he was the Messiah to the world.

Sound familiar?

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As a Former “Moonie”, He has Insight into Trump

Posted on May 8, 2024 by cdsmiller17
Dr. Steven Hassan 2019

Steven Hassan, a former member of Sun Myung Moon’s Unification Church who escaped from mind control and built a career as a cult deprogrammer, argues in his new book that Trump is a cult leader whose followers are captive to his wily influences. But is this president a leader whose manipulative skills allow him to control the behavior of seemingly independent thinkers?

The Washington Post

The video may be a trifle long(!) but it’s necessary to explain the question that Ellie Dreams Down Under was asked last week, but answered yesterday.

Interesting, eh?

Do you recognize that look?

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