Prediction versus Retrospection

20/200 to 20/20

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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This Seems Like It was Made for Us

No Good Deed (2024)

We are trying to sell our house for the second time in two years. We didn’t get much traffic the first time around. It’s going better this time. This series seems to provide a laugh or two while we wait for a buyer.

As this series is on Netflix, you may have noticed the abundance of swearing in the preview. Strangely, when you’re watching the show, the swearing doesn’t seem that prominent. I guess it depends on whether you’re being entertained or not. The two leads are known for their comedic chops. They make it work, for sure. The rest aren’t quite so good.

Have fun with it.

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Every Year, About This Time, Something Happens

Sagittarius Full Moon (June 11, 2025)

Again, something has shifted. Perhaps it is the ‘blah-blah’ of news, south of the border. Perhaps it’s something I’ve long held on to, finally leaving my belief systems. Whatever it is, I’m all in.

This timing seems instinctual. One Strawberry Moon meme suggested that the timing was 5:43 PM! What?! Why?! I wish people writing memes would proof-read their work before posting their images.

There are two transit inconjuncts, one linking Mercury and Pluto, the other linking Mars with the Midheaven. That means there will be disruptions to the day, for sure.

Here’s how it will affect me:

I’ll leave it to other astrologers to interpret what is going on here. Instead, I will leave you with an image of a Strawberry Moon:

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When a Book Shines a Little Light into the Darkness

Truth Lies in Twilight: The Prophecy (2025)

Ellie has been discussing this prophecy on and off for a couple of years. She finally sat down and wrote about it. What’s surprising is the amount of detail she can recall after four decades. Even I cannot claim that feat. From her book, here is the prophecy, as she remembers it:

The Prophecy

The following is a verbatim recollection of the entire prophecy.

Shortly following the start of the next millennium, a new American President will be chosen for office. He shall have 5 letters in his last name, and he shall forge an unholy alliance with another world leader who also has 5 letters in his last name.

Together, these 2 world leaders will place in motion the deliberate events to destroy the existing world as it is known and replace it with a new world order.

The method to achieve this will be twofold. Firstly, to destroy the foundation that gives strength and stability to the West. Secondly, to ignite a conflict, originating in the East in proximity to the Mediterranean Sea, that will spread across the world.

Amid steady decay of the United States, many will arrive with the idea of supporting themselves, but one man will reverse his retirement and arrive to support others. He will attempt to reverse the outcome of events.

The people will be trained to become like rats.

On the day after Europe’s downfall, the United States, at its time of greatest weakness, will be attacked on its own soil by Russia and China [and another] for what will be the first time, but not the last.

The West will align to Russia, the East and Oceania to China. The United States will be alone.

Until the world, as it is known, will be replaced with the New World. And the New World will last beyond the next millennium.

Collins, Elena Olympia. Truth Lies in Twilight: The Prophecy (pp. 14-15). Elena Olympia Collins. Kindle Edition.

I am presently about halfway through her book. Her analysis is so well done that I think this should be required reading for every high school history class.

And, in case you want to check out Ellie’s YouTube channel, here’s the link.

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My Two Cents’ Worth on the Issue of Pipelines

Coast to Coast? Or Just BC to Ontario?

So, here’s the thing: the oil patch in Alberta is looking to get its liquid gold to markets around the world. As part of the boycott to trade with the United States, that means that a pipeline needs to go across Canada, at least as far as the oil depots in British Columbia and on Hudson Bay in Ontario. (Quebec has vowed that pipelines can never be built in the Belle Provence.)

But there’s a flaw in this potential union of the oil shipping pipelines: wildfires. Imagine if ANY of them had leaks. I’m suggesting that the confluence of oil/gas, air and fire would be devastating. There wouldn’t be enough water in all of Canada to put it out. Scorched earth? You bet.

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Well, That was a Surprise, or was It?

Conclave (2024)

The timing of this film couldn’t have been more fortuitous. Within months of its release, Pope Francis died, and the real conclave happened soon afterward. Since we don’t get to see what goes on behind closed doors, with good reason, Conclave gives a fictionalized insight into what goes on.

1a private meeting or secret assembly

especially a meeting of Roman Catholic cardinals secluded continuously while choosing a pope

Merriam-Webster Dictionary meaning of Conclave

As we saw in the movie version of “Angels and Demons” (2009), there is always a turning point that unites the Cardinals in their choice of the new pope.

Cardinal Benitez became their chosen one. And then the twist: he is a hermaphrodite, with both male genitalia and female internal organs. I didn’t see that revelation coming, but if we are to experience a “Return of the Christ” in the future, then this becomes very symbolic (albeit fictional). I wrote about this in the 14th chapter of my manuscript “The Star of Bethlehem”. Jesus, himself, may have been the same.

So, full marks for being willing to set the Roman Catholic Church on its head. If they only knew, eh?

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This is the Emotional Response that Elon Musk had on X

“Can’t Stand It Anymore” (June 3, 2025)

When push came to shove, I knew it would end this way. Musk intended to trim the deficit through DOGE. Instead, as I suggested, it became the way that Trump would help out his buddies and punish the rest of the American public. Last Friday, Musk was released from his ‘obligations’ and effectively ‘fired’.

The moment of his X post, the event Moon was transiting the Virgo Ascendant. It is just 5° from his natal Moon. That’s why I’m saying it was an emotional response. Perhaps he hit a brick wall, of sorts.

The worm has turned.

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Men Seem to be Easily Manipulated in the Game of Life

A Widow’s Game (2025)

This film on Netflix is the English-dubbed version of a Spanish true crime story called, “La viuda negra” – the Black Widow. It would have probably been better if the English title said that: we would have got the inference immediately.

The plot is based on the murder of the engineer Antonio Navarro Cerdán [es], stabbed to death in a garage of Patraix (Valencia) on 16 August 2017. The widow, nurse ‘Maje’, and the latter’s lover and workmate Salva Rodrigo are condemned as perpetrators.

Wikipedia

But it’s never as simple as that, is it?

Salva, short for Salvador (Saviour), was royally duped by Maria “Maje” (Maya). But her spider’s web of lies finally caught up with her. Which goes to prove the adage:

Amen.

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Life is But a (Lucid) Dream

Vanilla Sky (2001)

I believe this is the first time I’ve seen this film again since it first premiered in 2001. The world was a different place, after 9-11, and the premise of the film could somehow make sense, if you let it inside your mind. The story has a (not so subtle) hint from the very beginning:

Confused?

It’s a vanity project, so there are a lot of images of Tom Cruise. But the reason for the film remake of “Open Your Eyes” is that Tom fell in love with Penelope Cruz. That’s the only thing that makes sense.

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Who Will Buy This Wonderful Moment?

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