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The Catholic Saint who Saw a Vision of Divine Mercy

Posted on December 28, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Faustina Kowalska (August 25, 1905 – October 15, 1938) I was alerted to this Catholic Saint by a YouTube video today. This timing was noted on her birth certificate. There is one inconjunct, only. Mercury Inconjunct Ascendant You are likely … Continue reading →

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Leonardo da Vinci Got it Right: Mary Sat Next to Jesus

Posted on December 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

The Last Supper (1495 – 1498) There’s another conundrum we can clear up by referring back to the Gospel of Mary. Because the Beloved Disciple is usually ascribed to John (especially in the Gospel of John), there is an misconception … Continue reading →

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This Artist Painted the 2nd Famous Painting in the World

Posted on November 5, 2024 by cdsmiller17

Vincent van Gogh (March 30, 1853 – July 29, 1890) There’s a sequence in one of the Doctor Who episodes where Vincent van Gogh gets to see a modern gallery exhibition of his work, and hear a description of his … Continue reading →

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These Two Illustrators Had Swedenborg in Common

Posted on October 1, 2023 by cdsmiller17

William Blake and Pamela Colman Smith There is something about this Pamela Colman Smith painting from 1903 that puts me in mind of William Blake’s work like this one, featuring the Wise and Foolish Virgins (1826): I know these paintings … Continue reading →

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Life After Death with…

Posted on March 18, 2022 by cdsmiller17

Tyler Henry (January 13, 1996) Have you ever wanted to be read by a medium clairvoyant? It’s not as hard as you think: just sign up here, and Tyler Henry will (eventually) come to your place (of choosing) and read … Continue reading →

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How a Painting from 1851 was Echoed in a Film in 2006

Posted on February 6, 2022 by cdsmiller17

The Monarch of the Glen This is a painting by Sir Edwin Landseer. The film which replicated the image was The Queen. The symbolism is tied to the idea of Monarchy.

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And When He Died, He Did Not Ascend

Posted on September 8, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Nicholas K. Roerich (died December 13, 1947) The Buddhist Wheel of Life keeps on turning, even after a ‘saintly’ person dies, despite what devotees may suggest: Nicholas K. Roerich did not become an Ascended Master… Here is what his wife, … Continue reading →

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Was There Anyone More Miserable Than This Man?

Posted on January 26, 2021 by cdsmiller17

Victor Hugo (February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) It’s not often that an individual can know exactly when he was conceived, but Victor Hugo did, and he encoded the date into one of his most famous stories. Since Hugo’s … Continue reading →

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Nature Painted the Pine Tree with Snow

Posted on December 27, 2020 by cdsmiller17
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Death Imitating Art

Posted on September 20, 2020 by cdsmiller17

The Postcard Killings (2020) I don’t normally highlight a murder mystery movie, unless it is extemely well done, or of cultural significance. This one is both. As this was released in March, it may have been one of the last … Continue reading →

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