Tag Archives: heroes

“This Was Their Finest Hour”

Posted on November 4, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Battle of Britain (July 10, 1940 – October 31, 1940) I started looking at this time period, after being prompted by the headline on the back cover of XPD. June 10, 1940 was the date of the Fall of France … Continue reading →

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Happy Trails to You from the King of the Cowboys

Posted on November 29, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Roy Rogers (November 5, 1911 – July 6, 1998) We’re back in childhood territory again. I had two heroes on television in the 1950s: Zorro and Roy Rogers. I guess we could suggest that they represented the good and bad … Continue reading →

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A Giant of a Hero for the British Side in 1812

Posted on October 14, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Sir Isaac Brock (October 6, 1769 – October 13, 1812) Standing at 6′ 2″, with a wide girth, Major-General Brock was an easy target for an American sniper that day at the battle of Queenston Heights in 1812. The shot … Continue reading →

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The Birth Chart: Map of a Hero’s Journey?

Posted on October 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

I knew the penny would drop one day; look’s like that day is today. In a post about the Cathars, I noted that we are refined by fire. What I didn’t explicitly say was that the act of living is … Continue reading →

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This Hero had a Thousand Ideas

Posted on October 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Joseph Campbell (March 26, 1904 – October 30, 1987) This was the man who was inspired by Carl Jung and his archetypes. Our subconscious minds are influencing us strongly enough that we keep wanting to hear the exact same story, … Continue reading →

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The Original “King of Hollywood”

Posted on September 8, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Douglas Fairbanks Sr. (May 23, 1883 – December 12, 1939) After writing yesterday about “America’s Sweetheart”, Mary Pickford, it only seems appropriate to look at the astrological chart of her ‘one, great love’. This chart was on my Kepler 7.0 … Continue reading →

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Monumental Blunders: Tearing Down Our Past

Posted on June 12, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Should We Be Pulling Down Statues? This controversy started in the United States, after George Floyd’s murder. But it isn’t new. Civil War heroes of the South have always had a place of pride in their town and city squares. … Continue reading →

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A Man Destined for Greatness

Posted on May 26, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Winston Churchill (Nov 30, 1874 – Jan 24, 1965) Most people think this man saved the United Kingdom from being overrun by Nazis during World War II. But as always, he didn’t do it alone. His words did. The timing … Continue reading →

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Flawed Hero: Triumphs and Tragedy

Posted on May 21, 2020 by cdsmiller17

Charles Lindbergh (Feb 4, 1902 – Aug 26, 1974) Today in history (1927), this man became a household name: Thirty-three hours and 30 minutes after he took off from New York’s Roosevelt Field, aviator Charles Lindbergh lands 3,600 miles away … Continue reading →

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Lawrence of Arabia: Exit Stage Left

Posted on May 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

It’s not often a movie kills off its hero within the first 3 minutes and 20 seconds. But, I suppose, David Lean couldn’t have done anything less than that, since most people knew T.E. Lawrence by his heroics in the … Continue reading →

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