Tag Archives: astronomy

Instinctively, I Knew What It Was

Posted on October 17, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Venus: the Morning Star On the long car journey to Orillia, yesterday morning, I saw a bright light in the sky, before the sun rose. It was like a satellite, or, at best, an airplane, but it didn’t move, keeping … Continue reading →

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Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Figaro

Posted on June 22, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Galileo Recants (June 22, 1633) 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 … Continue reading →

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And a Further Explanation is in Order

Posted on April 13, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Precession of the Equinoxes I’ve written about time being cyclical previously. In fact, I’ve written about the cycles of time, many times. Isn’t that ironic? But most people are unaware of what that means cosmically. This image conveys what it … Continue reading →

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The Last Time Pluto was in Aquarius:

Posted on February 23, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Uranus was Discovered (March 13, 1781) Next month, Pluto moves into the first degrees of Aquarius, before reverting to Capricorn in June. My friend, Ellie Adams, wonders what that may foretell for our future. In the years 1778 to 1798, … Continue reading →

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This Post is About…

Posted on April 8, 2022 by cdsmiller17

No Thing We have a hard time imagining ‘nothing’. It’s not difficult to understand why: our thinking’s normal focus is on ‘something’. When we try to un-think that ‘something’, we run into a conceptual nightmare. But modern astronomy has given … Continue reading →

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Yesterday in History VI

Posted on March 14, 2022 by cdsmiller17

William Herschel Discovers Uranus (March 13, 1781) I know that this event has spawned a great number of social media memes in recent years, but it was one of the most timely of finds in 1781. It was five years … Continue reading →

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Listen Very Carefully to the Sound of My Voice

Posted on July 29, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815) I have always wondered why this whole ‘thing’ about Mesmerism should be the cause of so much concern. Today, we call it Hypnosis, but in the early stages it was … Continue reading →

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Did the Recent Lunar Eclipse Effects Indirectly Affect Me?

Posted on May 28, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Flower Blood Supermoon (May 26, 2021) Call it a hunch, or whatever you want, but something happened to me starting on the night of May 25th and ending on the morning of May 27th. I had a blood sugar overload. … Continue reading →

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The Real Life Boy from “The Dig”

Posted on February 9, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Robert Dempster Pretty (September 7, 1930 – June 14, 1988) Robert is not a public figure, but his story is intrinsic to the Netflix film. His birth chart has been rectified to reflect losing his father at 4 years (Saturn) … Continue reading →

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Reincarnation: From Theologian to Astronomer

Posted on December 11, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Nicolaus Copernicus (February 19, 1473 – May 24, 1543) This is the man who turned our world upside down when he suggested that the Sun was the centre of our solar system and not the Earth. What can we know … Continue reading →

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