This Whaling Incident Inspired the Novel Moby Dick

Posted on November 20, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Sinking of the Essex (November 20, 1820)

Essex was an American whaling ship from Nantucket, Massachusetts, which was launched in 1799. On November 20, 1820, while at sea in the southern Pacific Ocean under the command of Captain George Pollard Jr., the ship was attacked and sunk by a sperm whale. About 2,000 nautical miles (3,700 km) from the coast of South America, the 20-man crew was forced to make for land in three whaleboats with what food and water they could salvage from the wreck.

After a month at sea the crew landed on the uninhabited Henderson Island. Three men elected to stay on the island, from which they were rescued in April 1821, while the remaining seventeen set off again for the coast of South America. The men suffered severe dehydration, starvation and exposure on the open ocean, and the survivors eventually resorted to cannibalism. By the time they were rescued in February 1821, three months after the sinking of Essex, only five of the seventeen were alive.

First mate Owen Chase and cabin boy Thomas Nickerson later wrote accounts of the ordeal. The tragedy attracted international attention, and inspired Herman Melville to write his 1851 novel, Moby-Dick.

Wikipedia

The coordinates of the chart are set for the exact site of the sperm whale attack. Speculation as to why the whale attacked the ship suggests that the repairs being made on the ship may have sounded like another sperm whale trying to enter its territory. It doesn’t surprise me that Neptune (ruler of the sea) was transiting the Ascendant at the time of the attack.

Hmm.

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The Real Man in a Red Cap from the Hopi Indians

Posted on November 19, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Thomas Banyacya (June 2, 1909 – February 6, 1999)

No doubt you’ve seen YouTube videos discussing “The Man in the Red Cap” as if applying to Donald Trump. Don’t be deceived: this is the way that we Westerners bend knowledge to suit our biases.

Here’s his randomized birth chart:

That Mars-Jupiter opposition is simple enough to explain: Thomas was a draft resister and spent time in prison because of it. The cluster of energies in the Gemini 11th House (of Associations) is also significant. He became the spokesperson for the Hopi Indians. There are three inconjuncts.

Moon Inconjunct Mercury

As you grow older, you will have to learn to make your feelings and your reason work together. The problem is not so much that they come into conflict with each other, but that your reason and feelings represent two very different sides of your personality. When you are calm and collected and able to reflect carefully, you make decisions in one way. But when you are emotionally involved in a situation, you are likely to make up your mind very differently, which could cause you to seem inconsistent to others and make it difficult for them to understand you.

Planets in Youth (page 116) by Robert Hand (1977)

Moon Inconjunct Pluto

This aspect means that your emotions are very intense and not always easy to deal with. Often your feelings make you want to do or say something without knowing why. Also you may have very intense moods in which you withdraw from those around you into a world of your own. This should not be a very serious problem unless you have been brought up to have all sorts of fears and worries. In that case your actions will be driven by your fears, and you may behave quite strangely.

Ibid (page 136)

Venus Inconjunct Uranus

You feel mixed up about whether you want to be close to others or be free. When you are really close to a loved one, you feel smothered and want to get away by yourself to do what you want. But when you are alone and free to do what you want, you miss your loved ones and want to be with them. It will take you several years to understand yourself enough so that you can strike a balance between these two needs, so be patient.

Ibid (page 201)

Now, here is the video that made me reflect on this individual:

And did you notice? The signifier was wearing a red cap.

Hmm.

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When a True Story Inspires an Award Winning Film

Posted on November 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17
John Wojtowicz on August 22, 1972

John Wojtowicz (March 9, 1945 – January 2, 2006)

This is the man who tried to rob a bank to get funds for his wife’s gender affirming operation. Sound familiar? Yes, this is the basis of the film “Dog Day Afternoon”.

I randomized the timing of his birth and yet his entry into the popular culture is signified by the Moon @ 18° Capricorn 57′, which would represent him at age 27. I think we’re on solid ground, here.

There are no inconjuncts, so no hidden lessons or agenda.

Dog Day Afternoon (August 22, 1972)

So, what went wrong?

The motivations are shown by the inconjuncts linking the Moon and Mars, Venus and the Ascendant. I don’t think it could have been any clearer. But only when you combine the two charts can you see why it was doomed to fail.

What do you see?

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It Looks Like Fun, but Crime Doesn’t Pay in the End

Posted on November 18, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Courier (2024)

I saw this film, yesterday, on Netflix. Although originally in Spanish, it was dubbed into English, only showing subtitles when the cast were speaking in French or German. Also, the place names are written in Spanish, with their translated names below. Most of them were legible in their original language.

This is an adventure film about a young ‘chancer’ who couriers money across borders to help his bosses launder ill-gotten gains. There is a lot of violence, drug usage and sex, as you might expect from a business that is already breaking the law. There is also a fair amount of swearing, as you will see here:

Plot

The plot is set in 2002 against the backdrop of the beginning of circulation of the euro. It follows the rise of a young valet from Vallecas (Iván) through the ranks of an international cartel dedicated to money laundering.

Wikipedia

Watch at your own peril. It’s so full of testosterones, you might expect it be nothing but a wet dream.

But here’s the kicker: it is based on a series of sensational crimes that came to light in and around 2006. The use of TV news reports emphasizes the actual arrests and the eventual downgrading of Spain in financial markets. That is unusual: our (anti-)hero is the kingpin of the whole enterprise unravelling.

Original Spanish trailer (without subtitles)
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It’s a Weird Echo of the Mid-East’s Situation at Present

Posted on November 16, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Diplomat (2023 – present)

And yet another family recommendation, this time from a different branch. The show is a background look at what could happen if ‘someone’ attacks an British naval ship in the Persian Gulf. Hmm.

What trikes me as strange is the UK point of view that’s being presented here. I suspect that is because of the UK production of the show. Some things are made to make the US look bad. But since we’ve only watched two episodes, so far, we’ll have to wait and see.

I’ll say nothing more for the moment.

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It’s Been Ten Days Since the 2024 US Elections

Posted on November 15, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Is the USA a Going Concern?

You may see the Accounting implication in my question above. But it’s a moral one as well.

In other words, for the whole world, there are concerns going forward under Trump 2.0.

At present, America seems to be bankrupt, morally as well as financially. But it’s too big to fail, right?

The U.S. budget deficit grew to $1.833 trillion for fiscal 2024, the highest outside of the COVID era, as interest on the federal debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time and spending grew for the Social Security retirement program, health care and the military, the Treasury Department said on Friday.

The deficit for the year ended Sept. 30 was up 8%, or $138 billion, from the $1.695 trillion recorded in fiscal 2023. It was the third-largest federal deficit in U.S. history, after the pandemic relief-driven deficits of $3.132 trillion in fiscal 2020 and $2.772 trillion in fiscal 2021.

Reuters (October 18, 2024)

Perhaps a picture would be worth a thousand words:

If Donald Trump has his way, the sky’s the limit, as the country sinks under the weight of its debt load.

We shall see.

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Following on from Yesterday’s Post:

Posted on November 14, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Seven Directions of the Medicine Wheel

I’ve written about this before. Now, I’d like to match this spiritual knowledge from the Native culture to our understanding of chakra energy.

On a two-dimensional flat image (see above), there are only five energies visible. Missing, but implied, are the Above (Sky) energy and the Below (Earth) energy. In our chakra system, these would represent the Crown chakra and the Base chakra, our Godhead and Devil natures. The centre is “Great Spirit”, the true balance point of the whole system. In the Tree of Life, this is represented by #6 Beauty and the Heart chakra in the human body. But don’t take my word for it.

5 “Lord,” said Thomas, “we do not know where You are going, so how can we know the way?”

6 Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me. 7 If you had known Me, you would know My Father as well. From now on you do know Him and have seen Him.”

John 14:5-7 (Berean Standard Bible)

This question and answer sequence follows Jesus’ statement that “In My Father’s house are many rooms.” Even the Gospel of John numbering system seems to support the #6 Tree of Life position.

This should be an ‘a-ha’ moment for many people.

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Chakras: Our Bodies’ Own Tree of Life

Posted on November 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

2.3 Jesus saw some little ones at the breast. He said to his disciples: “These little ones at the breast are like those who enter into the kingdom.” They said to him: “Then if we be little ones, shall we enter the kingdom?” Jesus said to them: “When you make the two one, and when you make the inside as the outside, and the outside as the inside, and the upper side as the lower side; and when you make the male and the female into a single one, that the male be not male nor the female female; when you make eyes in the place of an eye, and a hand in place of a hand, and a foot in place of a foot, an image in place of an image, then you will enter into [the kingdom].” (Th. 22)

Laurie, S.P.. The Thomas Code: Solving the mystery of the Gospel of Thomas (p. 73). Hypostasis Ltd. Kindle Edition.

End of message.

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It Was Meant to Be a Secret Code for Initiates Only

Posted on November 12, 2024 by cdsmiller17
Version 1.0.0

The Thomas Code (2018)

From the very beginning, I recognized that the Gospel of Thomas was something special. Unfortunately, it has confounded scholars who cannot make head nor tail of it, because they were missing the hidden code. S.P. Laurie uncovered that code and wrote a book about it. Now, it all makes sense.

Originally, there were 108 sayings, not 114. That means the Gospel was formatted around the number of the Goddess. This is important, because, in its own way, these sayings come from the Holy Spirit, directly. The code is 3-2-3-2-3. As soon as I saw that, I had an echo of the first sentence in Genesis, which, when numbers are substituted for the Hebrew letters, yields 31313, the Trinity.

It should be stressed that the Thomas Code is not some random “Bible code” that has been found by searching a vast number of possibilities by computer. It is very different—a beautiful expression of some simple mathematics of prime numbers. The ancients did not look at mathematics the way we do, but saw it in mystical terms, as revealing religious secrets about the universe. This was as true of pagans as it was Jews and Christians. The Thomas Code is based on the unique properties of the first three prime numbers; two, three and five. The author of Thomas developed a theological interpretation in which two was the number of Jesus, the Son, and three was the number of God, the Father. In The Thomas Code, I suggest that this is how the concept of the trinity originated.

Water Into Wine

I’m about a fifth of the way through my first reading of this book, so I expect I will get more insights later. In the meantime, let me leave you with this:

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We Are All Part of a Community of Astrologers

Posted on November 11, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Helena Woods (May 17, 1994)

Ellie Dreams Down Under mentioned Helena’s YouTube channel last night. Helena, who lives in France, generally does astrocartography, which is the study of where (and when) to relocate.

Last year, she posted a political astrology video which examined Trump’s chart, comparing it to the next administration, the upcoming transits and possible 2024 election results. As Trump was facing off with Biden, Helena decided that Trump would be the next president. Then, one month ago, she changed that projection to Harris winning. Last week, she aired a video suggesting that Trump may hold the position of 47 for a while, but that Harris may ultimately succeed. She has received a lot of hateful comments since then. Admittedly, that’s what most of the empaths and spiritual Tarot readers are also saying.

This is Helena’s (self-proclaimed) accurate birth chart. There are two connected Yods, linking Mercury and Pluto as the two apexes. I won’t delineate these inconjuncts, as it’s not my place to do so.

If you want to understand what Helena’s life is like, watch “Emily in Paris”. The echoes look so similar.

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