Who’s Innocent? Who’s Guilty? Who Knows?

Posted on November 15, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Optics in Politics

Who cares, eh?

Epstein emails have been released. One side cherry picks. The other side claims a hoax. Hmm.

What I am seeing is a long game of fraud coming to an end. In amongst the emails is ‘something’ about Epstein perhaps helping the Russians understand Trump. Now we’re getting somewhere. For the longest time, there have been rumours that Putin has ‘something’ on Trump, which he has used to blackmail him.

In reality, a politician can be undermined by how things appear, not by how they really are. Trump’s in a bind, now. He wants to completely deflect attention away from himself, so he’s telling his DOJ to investigate Bill Clinton’s connections with Epstein, instead. This will backfire spectacularly.

The Democrats don’t care. This will not stop the probe into Trump’s connections with his pal. Even if Trump is completely innocent, his actions seem like he has ‘something’ to hide. It doesn’t matter what it is: his secret guilt is on constant display. Could it be because he never ratted on his friend, and is therefore complicit in his crimes? Perhaps.

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Here’s Why I Say, “I Know, I Know”

Posted on November 15, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Gnosis

I call myself a Gnostic Christian. It sounds like it’s oxymoronic. But, really, it’s not.

Jesus showed us a way to the Godhead. But religion (orthodox) deflected us away from that path in order to maintain control over the masses. That control is coming to an end. Do you doubt me?

Think about it.

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This Saying is Particularly True These Days

Posted on November 14, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

When someone promises the world and delivers nothing, pay attention. This is a false prophet (profit).

EOM.

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This is the Most Gorgeous Monster I’ve Ever Seen

Posted on November 13, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Frankenstein (2025)

Ordinarily, I wouldn’t bother with a gothic horror film, but something about this one was different.

The essence of the story is told in this trailer. It’s a serious business, creating life. And when it’s done too well, the creature cannot die, and so it must live for eternity. It’s an allegory of our lives here on earth.

Here’s an image from the film, where the creature is contemplating the skull of a dead soldier, before it puts on his coat. This picture reminds me of Paul Bettany as Vision in the film “WandaVision”.

Over the years we’ve seen different versions of Mary Shelley’s story. Supposedly, Kenneth Branagh’s version was closest to her original book, but I think Guillermo del Toro’s reimagining is superb. And the interplay between the creature and Elizabeth is special,, too (shades of “The Shape of Water”).My first thought was “Beauty and the Beast”.

We have come a long way from the original film starring Lon Chaney. I think we have more sympathy for the creature now. And the true monster is the creator.

*Spoiler alert*

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One Last Dylan Fact: His Marriage to Sara Lownds

Posted on November 12, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Sara Lownds (October 28, 1939)

When Dylan secretly married Sara, she was pregnant with their first child together. This event proved to be the start of domestic obscurity for Dylan. So, who was Sara?

I randomized her chart, which came out as close as could be expected to noon. The Yod pointing at Saturn (conjunct her South Node) is formed by inconjuncts to Mercury and Neptune. That configuration seems to agree with descriptions of her.

Dylan biographer Robert Shelton, who knew Dylan and Lownds in the mid-1960s, writes that Lownds “had a Romany spirit, seeming to be wise beyond her years, knowledgeable about magic, folklore and traditional wisdom”.[10]

His first song about her was called “Sad-Eyed Lady of the Lowlands”. Lowlands was a reference to her last name at the time, Lownds.

Their Marriage (November 22, 1965)

If you want to understand why Dylan was so connected to Sara just see how the slow moving planets Neptune and Pluto are very closely connected, in spite of the 17 month difference in their ages. There are other connections between them, such as Dylan’s South Node is conjunct Sara’s Jupiter and Dylan’s Moon is conjunct Sara’s Uranus. These connections feel karmic.

Since the full extent of their marriage occurred during his withdrawal from the public glare of publicity after his accident in 1966, I can only surmise that this period was important for his healing.

Long may he run.

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Rap Song? The Rapid Fire Delivery Suggests So

Posted on November 11, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Like a Rolling Stone (1965)

As far as I know, Rap music didn’t exist in 1965. But when Bob Dylan wrote and performed this song, something changed, permanently.

I saw, somewhere, that Dylan even surprised himself when the first four lines came to him in the writing process. It was like a ghost doing the writing for him. I know that feeling well. For sure, he inspired some of my own mid-60’s poetry.

The best song, ever.

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The Day a Complete Unknown Changed Music History

Posted on November 9, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Like a Rolling Stone (June 16, 1965)

It’s a piece of rock history that became legendary. Al Kooper wanted to watch a Bob Dylan recording session, so, when he was invited, he jumped at the chance. The rest is the stuff of musical myth-making..

Notice all the details contained in this video.

That inconjunct linking the Sun and the Moon is interesting, for sure. The missing element? Al Kooper.

Al Kooper (February 5, 1944)

Two Yods? That’ll do nicely: one pointing at Mercury, the other at Venus. The Mercury Yod is formed by inconjuncts to Jupiter and Saturn. The Venus Yod is formed by inconjuncts to Mars and Pluto. (This last one is where he had the hutzpah to attempt something he’d never done before.)

The Sun and Moon in the Rolling Stone chart triggered one half of of Kooper’s Mercury Yod, while the event Moon was inconjunct with Kooper’s Jupiter, the other half of the same Yod. His future fame was made manifest, for sure.

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The Revolution of a 60’s Folk Singer-Songwriter

Posted on November 9, 2025 by cdsmiller17

A Complete Unknown (2024)

Coincidental? I write about the feud between John Lennon and Bob Dylan yesterday, and then I find this film on Crave last night.

The day that Dylan went electric at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965 has gone down in history of folk music as a betrayal of his fans. But, as one who basically ignored Dylan before that reinvention of his music, I became an ardent fan afterwards. Other performers have done similar switching as an evolution of their art, without too much fuss, with the exception of Madonna. This film covers the time before his motorcycle accident in 1966.

Bob Dylan (May 24, 1941)

I knew there had to be something in Dylan’s chart that would point to his need to change things up, all the time. The Yod (Finger of God) pointing at his Moon/Saturn conjunction in the 5th House is made up of inconjuncts to the Ascendant and Midheaven. His birth time would have to be very accurate to have this configuration exist.

Motorcycle Accident (July 29, 1966)

Yes, this is a classic “exit point”. The accident’s Saturn is conjunct Dylan’s South Node, while the accident’s North Node is conjunct Dylan’s Moon/Saturn conjunction (as the point of his Yod). No wonder he stepped away from the spotlight for a decade. A lot of speculation accompanied the crash.

Did he need an excuse?

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At Fifteen, I was Oblivious to This “Feud”

Posted on November 8, 2025 by cdsmiller17

John Lennon vs. Bob Dylan

Admittedly, “Rubber Soul” showed a different side of The Beatles. They started using acoustic guitars, for example. And there’s a tacit agreement that this change was a direct result of meeting Bob Dylan in London in 1964, and ‘partying’ with him.

So, the question remains: who ‘borrowed’ what from whom?

Sound familiar?

Hmm.

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There’s a New Egregore in Town

Posted on November 8, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Egregore

I was watching a YouTube video last night that purported to be an ‘interview’ with Jesus. Ordinarily, I would avoid such videos, since the idea of ‘talking’ with a departed spirit via dowsing rods is anathema.

What proved fascinating was the fact that a lot of my bits of ‘hidden’ knowledge were refuted by some of the answers to the questions asked. For example, did Jesus have an X and Y chromosome? Yes. Was Jesus’ hair dark brown? Yes. Is the image on the Turin Shroud an accurate depiction of Jesus? Yes.

Perhaps, this just proves that if enough people believe something, it takes on a life of its own, an egregore.

Maybe Jesus has become one, too, as Yeshua.

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