Tag Archives: fear

Looking at the Phenomenon of “The Visitors”

Posted on September 19, 2026 by cdsmiller17

Transformation 2026 I’ve been following Whitley Strieber’s story since “Communion”. I read the following two books (“Breakthrough” and “Transformation”) that he published that carried on from that initial experience. Now he’s revisiting the events of the next couple of years … Continue reading →

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There’s a Whole Load of Changes Going On

Posted on November 21, 2025 by cdsmiller17

Revisionist History It’s almost as if the stories we’ve been told our whole lives were nothing but lies. Did we do this to ourselves? The Mandela Effect seems to be operating here. Almost every other day, a new YouTube video … Continue reading →

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Xenophobia: Blaming the Stranger Among Us

Posted on January 19, 2023 by cdsmiller17

Where the Crawdads Sing (2022) This film is based on the 2018 coming of age book with the same title by Delia Owens. It’s not based on a true story (how could it?) and, in my opinion, it’s an allegory … Continue reading →

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“Now Did You Read the News Today?”

Posted on May 7, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Current Events This illustration has an image from the animated film, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”, which seems appropriate, somehow. It’s the child’s equivalent of last year’s “Don’t Look Up”. But I digress. In a world searching for the … Continue reading →

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Now that We have a Variant (Omicron) of Concern…

Posted on November 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Start of the “Spanish” Flu (H1N1-A) (March 4, 1918) Did you even imagine that we’d still be dealing with COVID-19, two years later? If history is anything to go by, that would be par for the course. I thought … Continue reading →

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“You Catch More Flies with Honey than with Vinegar”

Posted on October 7, 2021 by cdsmiller17

TMV: It’s the End of the World as We Know It The doomsday scenario has been with us for a very long time now, and you know what I mean: Armageddon. For as long as there have been believers in … Continue reading →

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A Past Master at Psychological Intimidation

Posted on September 30, 2021 by cdsmiller17

“Putin Purposely Coughed” Vladimir Putin thinks that he can get away with anything, and in his own country, Russia, that’s true. But then he takes his ‘magic trick’ show on the road, when dealing face-to-face with other world leaders, and … Continue reading →

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Doing Time on Planet Earth

Posted on September 27, 2021 by cdsmiller17

The Shawshank Redemption (1994) The analysis of this film has probably been done to death, but it occurred to me during the night that it’s an excellent metaphor of life on earth, spiritually. Here is the plot as reported on … Continue reading →

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I Want to Close My Eyes and Hide

Posted on March 31, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Sometimes When We Touch (1977) You ask me if I love youAnd I choke on my replyI’d rather hurt you honestlyThan mislead you with a lieAnd who am I to judge youIn what you say or doI’m only just beginningTo … Continue reading →

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What Happens When We are Afraid to Live AND Afraid to Die?

Posted on March 16, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Ego Inflation and Alienation It’s a disturbing thought: afraid to live and afraid to die. One’s ego sees one’s little life as vulnerable, so it puffs the personality up to make it a formidable foe to the world. But, at … Continue reading →

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