What a rude awakening! The fire alarm in our unit went off at 1:30 this morning. “Fire, Fire!” it screamed, while its strobe-flashing light made the bedroom look like a scene from a slow motion nightmare. Of course, I did everything wrong: I didn’t put my housecoat on (until later); I ran through the unit turning on lights, to see where the fire was; and I opened the front door. The last action stopped the alarm from doing its job.
What set it off? Was its battery low? Was it a build up of Scentsy pot aromas? Or was it something to do with the venting system? The mystery has yet to be solved.
These days I look at the inconjuncts to see what the Universe is revealing. There are two in this event chart: one links Mercury and the Midheaven; the other exactly links Venus and Uranus. Well, that’s interesting. Was it a loved one from the Other Side saying “Hi”? Susan’s mother, Mavis, died eleven years ago on December 19th. Stranger things have happened, I’m sure.
Functioning fire alarms are a matter of life and death. (Did you see what I just did there?) Maybe, Mavis came for a visit, last night, and set the alarm off. If so, that would explain the false nature of the event.
Talk about Christmas presents: or is it Christmas presence? Trivia has never been more manipulated to give the viewer something to be distracted by, this time of year
We watched (almost) three episodes last night from this first series, and I expect we might continue watching tonight, just to see which pair wins and whether they get the final prize, worth $250,000.
But, honestly, haven’t we seen enough of greed and competition? Isn’t it the season of peace and harmony? Merry Christmas, everyone.
It’s obvious, at least to me, that there are some secrets that can never been revealed. And it’s not necessarily because Trump would be seen as a paedophile. It’s more likely that too many important people in the world will be compromised. Secret intelligence services know a great many things about a great many people, and they don’t want to lose their advantage of a dangling threat over those individuals. I speculated previously that Ghislaine was Jeffrey’s ‘handler’. It’s the only thing that makes total sense: Epstein was an ‘asset’. Les Wexner is whispered as the conduit of the means to finance Epstein’s whole operation. He may be the middleman, but he’s not the end ‘user’.
Les Wexner (September 8, 1937)
This time is randomized, so I wouldn’t put too much trust in the resulting birth chart. However, one inconjunct stands out, connecting Mars and Uranus. That is a spy energy, if ever I saw one. Say no more, say no more.
According to Christian tradition, Jesus named Simon Peter as the rock on which he built his church.
Really?
13 When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?”
14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
15 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
16 Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”
17 Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven. 18 And I tell you that you are Peter,[b] and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades[c] will not overcome it. 19 I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven; whatever you bind on earth will be[d] bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be[e] loosed in heaven.” 20 Then he ordered his disciples not to tell anyone that he was the Messiah.
Matthew 16: 13-20 (NIV)
That’s smacks of an interpolation.
In the 12th saying of the Gospel of Thomas, Jesus is supposed to have said something different.
BLATZ(12) The disciples said to Jesus: We know that you will depart from us; who is it who will be great over us? Jesus said to them: Wherever you have come, you will go to James the Just, for whose sake heaven and earth came into being.
LAYTON(12) The disciples said to Jesus, “We are aware that you will depart from us. Who will be our leader?” Jesus said to him, “No matter where you come it is to James the Just that you shall go, for whose sake heaven and earth have come to exist.”
DORESSE13 [12]. The disciples say to Jesus, “We know that Thou wilt leave us: who will <then> be the great<est> over us?” Jesus says to them: “Wherever you go, you will turn to James the Just, for whose sake heaven as well as earth was produced.
In effect, James the Just was named Jesus’ Bishop of Jerusalem. That makes more sense, in the way we use the term “bishop” these days. Jesus wouldn’t be appointing anyone Bishop of Rome, would he?
When Titus conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the Second Temple in 70 AD, Rome effectively usurped Jesus’ original intention from 40 years earlier. So, let’s be very clear about this: the Roman Catholic Church is a bogus institution. The Keys to the Kingdom have not been given to it. Like the Pharisees and Sadducees before them, the priests and bishops of the Roman Church are acting like dogs in a manger. They not only do not enter the Kingdom of Heaven, but also do not let anyone else go in.
We watched this third Knives Out mystery on Netflix last weekend. It’s a story about spiritual insights into human nature. It is also a critique of religion and beliefs. Over the space of the Holy Week at Easter, a Monsignor is killed (on Good Friday) and is seemingly raised from dead early Sunday morning. But everything is not as it seems.
Along the way, Benoit Blanc has a conversion (of sorts) like Saul on the road to Damascus. Hmm.
The title of this piece came to me as part of a dream sequence last night. A group of twenty (or so) people had convened to discuss spiritual matters. The ambient noise from the room made it hard for me to hear clearly what was being said. At last I got up to challenge the group: I asked, “Do you have the Keys to the Kingdom? Do you even know where the lock is?” And then I walked out of the meeting.
It’s all connected. There are so many YouTube videos produced by AI bots which purport to tell the viewer that they’ve been lied to forever. These are raising questions that challenge our belief systems. But should we be taking their word for what’s right or wrong? Deep inside, we already know the answers. Search your own heart for the Truth. Wake Up Dead Man!
I never thought I’d see the day that Keifer Sutherland would make a running joke of his own career in order to prove to the world that he has many more acting talents than the one-note agent Jack Bauer on 24. To set up the contrast between that persona and his pantomime image, the film lampoons 24 as “Killing Time” (I – VII) at the beginning. That got my attention. But Brad Mac is not a nice person, or so we’re led to believe. His transformation is wonderful to behold, but totally not believable.
I guess that’s why they call it fantasy (fun-to-see).
A failed Hollywood action star ends up in a small, snow-dusted village to star in the town’s eccentric production of Cinderella. Here, he encounters a colourful cast of oddball locals who slowly come to hold a special place in his heart.
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why (Why?) Santa Claus is comin’ to town, gather ’round
He’s making a list And checking it twice He’s gonna find out who’s naughty and nice Santa Claus is comin’ to town
He sees you when you’re sleeping He knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town
Little tin horns, little toy drums Rudy-toot-toot and rummy tum tums Santa Claus is comin’ to town
And curly head dolls that cuddle and coo Elephants, boats and kiddy cars too Santa Claus is comin’ to town
The kids in girls and boy land Will have a jubilee They’re gonna build a toy land town All around the Christmas tree
You better watch out, you better not cry You better not pout, I’m telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town
He sees you when you’re sleepin’ And he knows when you’re awake He knows if you’ve been bad or good So be good for goodness sake
You better watch out You better not cry You better not pout I’m telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town
You better watch out You better not cry Better not pout I’m a-telling you why Santa Claus is comin’ to town You mean, the big fat man with the long white beard He’s comin’ to town
Literally, Santa is equal to God, at one level, but more like Satan, when he punishes wickedness.
When looking at the obvious understanding of the number 7 as seen in Revelation, I am constantly reminded that the chakra system is the reality of the symbolism. Here’s a (somewhat boring) video to support this idea:
Did you ever wonder why there are 7 days in a week? Think about it.
Literally, not. At Christmastime, mothers are overloaded with preparing the presents, the food and the entertainment. Their kids underappreciate the work they do. This Amazon Prime film tries to bring this situation to our collective attention. Honestly, who is the target audience? The kids? No, the moms.
The whole point of the film can be summed up with this one bit of dialog:
[Claire sighs]
I don’t know, maybe I’m-I’m-I’m afraid of, um, if I tell you that, that…
[crying] if I let the cat out of the bag, that… then you’ll know that you don’t need me anymore… and I’ll lose you.
Yeah, maybe that’s it.
I think that’s what it is.
Uh, that’s my biggest fear.
And maybe I’m always gonna need you to need me just… a tiny little bit.
