There are two interconnected Yods, one pointing at Mars @ 2° Virgo (formed by inconjuncts to Saturn and Neptune on one side, and Pluto and Midheaven on the other) and the other pointing at Pluto @ 3° Aquarius (formed by inconjuncts to the Sun and Jupiter on one side and Mars on the other). Could the Universe’s intentions be any clearer?
This is a history lesson in the making: Trump and the USA will come to regret this executive decision.
This event was hyped as the 79th birthday bash for President Trump. He wanted to show American troops to the world, as they saluted him going past. What he didn’t expect was the passive insolence of the ordinary soldiers, which was reflecting the attitudes of their commanding officers. The wrong message, entirely.
Watching segments of the parade on TV and the internet, I was struck with how sloppy the marching was. It was obvious that the troops didn’t want to be there. In fact, if these men (and women) performed like that on a parade square, their Sergeants would have been screaming at them to look smart, to march in unison and to be prouder. Sadly, that was lacking. No wonder Trump looked miserable.
Remember, this YouTube video is from FOX 5, Washington, D.C., putting their best spin on it.
On a whim, we started watching this film on Netflix last night. About halfway through we gave up the ghost. There were terrific actors and some interesting dialog, but the overall story was wooden and boring, to be honest, and our having to keep turning up the volume didn’t help.
I even took to reading the plot online, to see if there was anything worthwhile in it. I came across this:
A conspiracy between Conservative Party members and the military leads to a coup d’état, 11 de Septiembre, and the military seizes control of the country. Under military control, people associated with the People’s Party are captured and even killed.
Wikipedia
What? There’s another 9/11? Hmm.
A Yod pointing at Saturn, formed by inconjuncts to Jupiter and Neptune hints at the fact that, although denied at the time, the CIA may have had a hand in the action (or, at least, condoned it). The real trigger was the Moon in opposition to the event Leo Ascendant, while also inconjunct to Pluto. It’s all connected by a T-square involving the Moon, Neptune and the Midheaven.
So, the story was based on the author’s relationship to the man that got overthrown by the coup d’etat: Salvador Allende. Well, well well: you learn something new every day.
Post Script:
If you thought that those two 9/11 events couldn’t possibly be connected over time, look again.
Sometimes, I choose Netflix shows because of their titles. This one caught my eye because I’m presently having a Fujifilm developed through one of the last remaining shops to do that in Toronto. We’ll see what comes out of that 35mm film shortly. In the meantime, this story rings true at so many levels.
Like all good films, the initial conflict gets resolved by the end. Someone dying can do that. It’s not just the ‘aren’t I saintly’ variety of father that wants closure, even assholes need to. What struck me about this film is how unrelenting the characters were. Every one stayed in their corners until the very last images (the slide show revealed exactly what I thought it would: pictures of the son when he was very young).
Shelburne, Ontario substitutes for Parsons, Kansas, the place where the Kodachrome developing ends, which means that the countryside seen on the road trip is totally Southern Ontario. Enjoy the ride, folks.
I was living in England by the time this film was released on an unsuspecting public. But, having a weather eye open for familiar settings, I noticed that the weekend away scenes were shot with a backdrop that looked very suspicious, to me: Windermere, on Lake Rosseau in Muskoka.
Here’s a still photo from the balcony scene:
Courtesy of alamy.com
Those Muskoka chairs are a huge clue. Even the boathouse in the background on the dock piqued my curiosity. Another shot of them on the water has a boathouse in the background that was always a landmark during my childhood years (see the film review clip, at 5:05 above).
In 1996, a fire broke out during the filming of The Long Kiss Goodnight, resulting in the destruction of the 127-year-old Windermere House. The cause of the fire remains unsolved, with some speculating it was due to production equipment lights and others suggesting a short circuit. The house, along with the boat house and marina, was subsequently rebuilt and restored in 1997.
I’m sure you’ll understand why I’m returning to the scene of the crime. We watched Gladiator (2000) last night. The biographical details had been juggled about a bit, but the psychological portrait of Commodus was accurate.
Surprisingly, there are no inconjuncts, so the megalomania that he exhibited was the real thing. I suspect the Moon in Gemini was the cause. That he should think himself to be Hercules may be the result of the Pluto/North Node conjunction in opposition to the Neptune/South Node conjunction
Although Maximus is shown in the film to have killed Commodus in the Colosseum in a gladiator fight, Commodus was actually drowned in the bath by a wrestler named Narcissus. (How’s that for a Jungian twist?)
Today is Father’s Day. It seems entirely appropriate that my youngest child should hint that this film reminds her of me. Watching it last night gave me a true glimpse of how she sees me.
Some of the biographical details for the father, Harry, match my own so far as my relationship with my son, so I can see how my daughter could relate Harry to me. “Regrets, I’ve had a few, but then again, to few to mention…” (My Way by Frank Sinatra). If I knew then what I know now, I might have done things differently. But, second-guessing aside, would it have been my life in the end? We can’t undo the past, but we can hope to make it better in the future by fixing relationships in the NOW.
Today’s is the day that Trump gets to celebrate his 79th birthday with a military parade (for the 250th anniversary of the American Army). I decided to raise a chart for the start of the parade.
Uranus on the Descendant? Sure. A Yod pointing at Jupiter? Yes. Saturn inconjunct Mars? Definitely.
So, then I decided to compare it to Trump’s (amended) birth chart.
Mars is back to the position of Trump’s natal Mars. The event Moon is in opposition to Trump’s natal Pluto. The two Suns are about 1° apart. And Trump’s Mercury is inconjunct the event Moon, while conjunct the event Mercury. This parade may have been a good idea in Trump’s imagination, but I think he’s tempting fate. We shall see.
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