Canada’s P.M. Walked a Tightrope and Survived the Test

Carney Meets Trump (May 6, 2025)

What can I say? This meeting was fraught, right from the start, but diplomacy kept it from devolving into a Zelenskyy confrontation of epic proportions. Canada chose the right man for the job.

That Mars/Ascendant conjunction in opposition to Pluto is the tightrope. Slowly, but surely, the aspect between Mars and Pluto is shifting. It’s still within 5°, but by the 18th of May, it will be beyond 10°.

Watch this space.

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No Matter How It’s Disguised, It’s Just Naked Greed

Trump’s Tariffs

We’ve been sold a fairy tale. There is no unfair world trade deficits, except maybe with China. Trump needs a way to raise huge amounts of revenue to fund tax cuts for American businesses and billionaires.

What does he always say? “We’ll get rich.” It really is as simple as that…

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Well, It’s All Right…

End of the Line (October 25, 1988)

Well, it’s all right, riding around in the breeze
Well, it’s all right, if you live the life you please
Well, it’s all right, doing the best you can
Well, it’s all right, as long as you lend a hand

You can sit around and wait for the phone to ring
(At the end of the line)
Waiting for someone to tell you everything
(At the end of the line, of the line)
Sit around and wonder what tomorrow will bring
(At the end of the line)
Maybe a diamond ring

Well, it’s all right, even if they say you’re wrong
Well, it’s all right, sometimes you gotta be strong
Well, it’s all right, as long as you got somewhere to lay
Well, it’s all right, every day is Judgment Day

Maybe somewhere down the road aways
(At the end of the line)
You’ll think of me and wonder where I am these days
(At the end of the line, of the line)
Maybe somewhere down the road when somebody plays
(At the end of the line)
Purple haze

Well, it’s all right, even when push comes to shove
Well, it’s all right, if you got someone to love
Well, it’s all right, everything’ll work out fine
Well, it’s all right, we’re going to the end of the line

Don’t have to be ashamed of the car I drive
(At the end of the line)
I’m just glad to be here, happy to be alive
(At the end of the line, of the line)
It don’t matter if you’re by my side
(At the end of the line)
I’m satisfied

Well, it’s all right, even if you’re old and gray
Well, it’s all right, you still got something to say
Well, it’s all right, remember to live and let live
Well, it’s all right, the best you can do is forgive

Well, it’s all right (all right), riding around on the breeze
Well, it’s all right (all right), if you live the life you please
Well, it’s all right, even if the sun don’t shine
Well, it’s all right (all right), we’re going to the end of the line

Songwriters: George Harrison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne, Roy K. Orbison, Thomas Earl Petty. For non-commercial use only.

Amen.

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It’s Called “Stream of Consciousness”

The Song of Lunch (2010)

From the opening minutes of the filmed adaptation of this book, I knew that the narrative came from the written word. We do this all the time, but are mostly unaware that we’re doing it. When the author has only his perspective, the points of conflict are surprisingly potent, as are intimate touches.

If you’re one of those people who can’t get enough of Alan Rickman’s face, this lunchtime meal will be far more than you can ever handle. Personally, I find Emma Thompson’s face far more appealing.

“The Song of Lunch” is presently steaming on Prime Video.

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He is Called “The Father of the Constitution”

James Madison (March 16, 1751 [NS] – June 28, 1836)

Reincarnation Research has not made this link, as far as I know. But I had a hint from Karen’s “Ask the Spirit Guides” channel video yesterday. But more on that, later.

James Madison was the 4th US President. He was considered to be quite successful by his peers.

 Madison left office as a popular president; former president Adams wrote that Madison had “acquired more glory, and established more union, than all his three predecessors, Washington, Adams, and Jefferson, put together”.

Wikipedia

Here is his birth chart, which, not surprisingly, was already on my computer program.

Pluto on the Ascendant can be quite dynamic, especially in a “straight-shooting”‘ sign like Sagittarius. But there are four inconjuncts: Mercury and Uranus (conjunct) are both inconjunct to Neptune; and Jupiter is inconjunct to the Pluto/Ascendant conjunction.

To be honest, I don’t know much about Madison, even though he was President during the War of 1812-14. This sets up, at least for me, the irony of the person he reincarnated as.

Bernie Sanders (September 8, 1941)

It was during Karen’s questions and answer session with Bernie Sanders’ higher self that the idea that he was reincarnated from a Founding Father first gave me a clue as to the person he might have been.

It’s not a perfect match by any means, but Bernie’s North Node is conjunct Madison’s natal Midheaven: that’s enough to demonstrate a karmic link, especially where the Presidency is concerned. Bernie’s South Node is, naturally, within 4° of Madison’s natal Sun. And Madison’s South Node is within 3° of Bernie’s natal Jupiter. Interactively, between Madison’s ‘fatal’ chart and Bernie’s natal one, there are several Yods (Fingers of God).

It might seem a bit of a stretch, but Bernie’s progressive Democrat stance on trade with Canada seems at odds with the original impulse to conquer Canada in 1812 as Madison, but that’s how karma is resolved.

The election of 2016 was a missed opportunity to let Bernie get his chance to be President again. But I am reminded of this quote:

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“Something” Changed in 1971, But I Didn’t Know What

Ending the Gold Standard (August 15, 1971)

I was starting my adult life (age 21) during that year, when, coincidently, the age of majority was lowered to 18. I couldn’t put my finger on what went wrong, but I knew something had, drastically.

The promise of a future economic life, similar to the American Dream, was suddenly gone. And I mean,

For good or evil.

Do you want to see the event chart?

Interesting, eh? That Moon inconjunct Jupiter tells the tale.

Moon Inconjunct Jupiter

This aspect indicates that you have a positive, optimistic outlook on life, and you enjoy socializing with good friends. However, there are some dangers with this aspect. First, it can be a sign that you are self-indulgent and possibly even selfish, although this is not likely to happen if you have a good, strong relationship with your mother. You have a great need to be cared for and supported, to be accepted for what you are with no strings attached. If this need is fulfilled, the positive side of this aspect will flourish. But if your mother does not support your needs fully, you will feel insecure and will look elsewhere for support and fulfillment. In this case your concern will be totally for yourself with little thought for other people’s needs.

This problem may show up in several different ways. For instance, you might simply have a desire to eat too much, as if food were love. Or you may always be wanting things that other people own. You might be afraid of the world and be reluctant to leave your comfortable and safe surroundings. Some people with this aspect stay tied too closely to their mother.

On the other hand, if you feel emotionally secure and accepted, then you will be able to give others the support that you would otherwise have been seeking for yourself. You will help others in their times of need, share what you have with those who have less, and find great satisfaction in taking care of people and animals.

Planets in Youth (pages 124-5) by Robert Hand (1977)

But the whole thing backfired, and now the rich get richer while the poor get poorer, as would have been the warning if an astrologer had raised this chart. But, and I must always remember this but, the problem was foretold in the Bible, honestly.

Then I heard what sounded like a voice among the four living creatures, saying, “Two pounds of wheat for a day’s wages, and six pounds of barley for a day’s wages, and do not damage the oil and the wine!”

Revelation 6:66 (NIV)

You cannot make this stuff up.

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So, Here’s the Thing:

A Thousand Years in His Sight is One Night

When we talk about the ‘here and now’, we tend to be very short-sighted. The overview is but the passing of the night. And the return of the Christ is imminent (and has been for a thousand years).

“But about that day or hour no one knows, not even the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father.”

Matthew 24:36 (NIV)

In my dream last night there was a countdown clock that started with the number three and had seven digits. That set my mind to wondering what the countdown was for. It couldn’t be how may days I have yet to live because that would be outside of my ‘normal’ lifespan. So, I then thought it might be a thousand years, and then the lightbulb came on in my head. Jesus died in 30 AD. There is speculation that the Third Temple must be built in Jerusalem before he can return. That seems to be happening now.

I’m going out on a limb here: Jesus’ return may be exactly two thousand years from his ‘death’ and resurrection. Like clockwork, the Universe is unfolding as it should.

8“But do not forget this one thing, dear friends: With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day.”

2 Peter 3:8 (NIV)

So, not long now.

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It’s Our Fifteenth Wedding Anniversary Today

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You Can Blame the Germans for This

Daylight Saving Time (April 30, 1916)

In the middle of the Great War, Germany decided to get a jump on their enemies by moving their clocks forward by an hour. I’m not sure if they changed their time at midnight or 2 a.m. but even at 2 a.m. there is an interesting aspect in the event chart.

Funny point: my computer program didn’t indicate that the German state had moved the clocks onward by one hour on that date. The chart, shown above, is based on the normal way we change the time at 2 a.m. But research shows that originally the change would have happened at midnight. Here’s what that event chart would look like.

See the changes? Now, instead of a Sun inconjunct Midheaven, there is a Neptune inconjunct Ascendant, which makes more sense if the Germans were trying to get ahead of the Allies.

Anyway, for many countries, this now happens with regularity every spring (forward) and fall (back).

Not to put too fine a point on it: the implication is that the Germans actually changed the time at the end of the day, not at the beginning, so that May 1st would be the first full day under Daylight Savings. And my confirmation of that fact was yet another chart that was timed for 1 a.m. on May 1st. This time the computer program showed that the chart was under DST.

Isn’t astrology fun?

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On This Election Day in Canada, This Song Rings True

Let’s see if my prediction comes true.

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