The cover art for Ghost in the Machine features a sixteen-segment display-inspired graphic that depicts the heads of the three band members, each with a distinctive hairstyle.
As noted in other places, the mirror image is actually “666”. Hmm.
Moon inconjunct Uranus? Hmm.
Happy Saint-Jean-Baptiste Day.
This protest by Chinese students in Beijing has been effectively wiped out of the Chinese consciousness by the Communist authorities in the intervening years. But not everyone has forgotten. The “Tank Man” image (above) is indelibly marked on Westerners’ consciousness. And, knowing now what we didn’t know then, the West has had some reminders, lately, of what power Saturn and Neptune conjunct has.
Here’s a sanitized retrospective of the protests that went (oh, so) wrong.
By December, 1989, the Berlin Wall came down, and the Soviet Union began to collapse..
With Saturn and Neptune conjunct again, this time in Aries, we have to ask: Have we learned anything?
When faced with the almighty power of the Roman Catholic Church, Galileo recanted his belief that the earth revolves around the sun, and not the other way around. A man of science wouldn’t ordinarily do that. But when push comes to shove, he didn’t feel he had a choice.
According to Wikipedia, this was the judgement of the Church:
The sentence of the Inquisition was delivered on 22 June. It was in three essential parts:
- Galileo was found “vehemently suspect of heresy” (though he was never formally charged with heresy, relieving him of facing corporal punishment),[157] namely of having held the opinions that the Sun lies motionless at the centre of the universe, that the Earth is not at its centre and moves, and that one may hold and defend an opinion as probable after it has been declared contrary to Holy Scripture. He was required to “abjure, curse and detest” those opinions.
- He was sentenced to formal imprisonment at the pleasure of the Inquisition.[162] On the following day, this was commuted to house arrest, under which he remained for the rest of his life.
- His offending Dialogue was banned; and in an action not announced at the trial, publication of any of his works was forbidden, including any he might write in the future.
Amen.
(ALLEGEDLY.)
Timing-wise, this couldn’t have been improved on.
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:
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).
Here’s a snapshot:
Once seen, never forgotten.
It must have been something to behold:
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.
This may have been the moment:
Modified hotel = motel?
This is what Windermere House looks like today:
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