Space Weather News for May 31, 2007
BLUE MOON & JUPITER: According to folklore, tonight's Full Moon over North America is a "Blue Moon" because it is the second full Moon in a calendar month. If you go outside to look at the Blue Moon, you'll see it has a companion: Jupiter. All night long, the giant planet will be located right beside the Moon. You can see the bright pair with the naked eye, or for a real treat, scan them with a backyard telescope. The moons of Jupiter, lunar mountains and craters, and the Great Red Spot are surprisingly easy to see.
A REAL BLUE MOON! Blue Moons are supposed to be absurd, but on May 21st, the Moon over Hungary really did turn blue. Onlookers describe it as a "unique and unforgettable" experience.
Visit SpaceWeather.com to view photos of the display and to learn what caused it.
Blue Moon? Au contraire, says NPR and Kelley Beatty, editor of Night Sky magazine, and executive editor of Sky and Telescope.
NPR has the scoop on why this isn't really a Blue Moon and what one really is--and how the mistake has been passed down since 1946.
Still it should be a lovely sight--jolly guru Jupiter hanging out with the Full Moon!
And here's my own Full Moon May 31: an ape riding a wolf post at Jude's Threshold which you may wish to check out.
May 31, 2007
May 30, 2007
Greg Stewart has a great post on Georgia's recent court case where a mother attempted to have the Harry Potter books banned from shelves--although she admits she's never read a sentence.
Check out Greg's God does not want you to read this book you naughty monkeys! Avert your naughty monkey eyes from the page!
I kid, but what gets me is that this Puritan attitude toward banning books that contain witchery or occult matters in no way addresses the fact that children have a natural interest in magical things--and banning anything naturally makes it more alluring!
Children can recognize the difference between make-believe and the real world--especially if their parents do, too.
Check out Greg's God does not want you to read this book you naughty monkeys! Avert your naughty monkey eyes from the page!
I kid, but what gets me is that this Puritan attitude toward banning books that contain witchery or occult matters in no way addresses the fact that children have a natural interest in magical things--and banning anything naturally makes it more alluring!
Children can recognize the difference between make-believe and the real world--especially if their parents do, too.
evict the "Bush Democrats" in 2008
Our Country, Our Capitol Hill, Our Tax Money:
Evict all 59 of 'em who voted for Bush's war May 10--evict the "Bush Dems" in the 2008 primaries and find candidates to replace them--or be one yourself.
Here's a map of all 59 of the varmints (which includes my own, John Barrow, who went to Washington a D and soon voted as an R--to "keep his job") Democratic Primary 2008 so see if yours is sleeping with the warmongerers and profiteers.
Evict all 59 of 'em who voted for Bush's war May 10--evict the "Bush Dems" in the 2008 primaries and find candidates to replace them--or be one yourself.
Here's a map of all 59 of the varmints (which includes my own, John Barrow, who went to Washington a D and soon voted as an R--to "keep his job") Democratic Primary 2008 so see if yours is sleeping with the warmongerers and profiteers.
May 29, 2007
phone marks replace earmarks!
SLOP from Washington--"bureaucratic slight of hand--backdoor pork barreling"--even Harry Reid is doing it!
They're replacing earmarks with phone marks--$$requests which don't have to be written down as earmarks did! So much for a cleaner, transparent Congress.
(This I overheard on PBS's MarketPlace just now--had to post it until I can find out more. They never learn on the Hill, do they? No, because they're all grunting at the same pig trough.)
They're replacing earmarks with phone marks--$$requests which don't have to be written down as earmarks did! So much for a cleaner, transparent Congress.
(This I overheard on PBS's MarketPlace just now--had to post it until I can find out more. They never learn on the Hill, do they? No, because they're all grunting at the same pig trough.)
Today in 1660: King Charles II restored
FACT OF THE DAY from The Scotsman:
King Charles II is restored to the English throne today in 1660. He had previously been crowned King of Scotland on 1 January 1651 and had attempted to reunite the kingdoms by attacking Cromwellian forces in England. This led to a resounding defeat at the Battle of Worcester where, according to legend, he hid in the 'Royal Oak' until the coast was clear. Upon restoration, Charles acknowledged his thanks to his Scottish soldiers by making The Royal Scots the first regular regiment of the modern British Army.
To read more about Scotland's past visit heritage.scotsman.com while pondering Great Britain's current separation anxieties as history repeats.
Looking at the natal chart of Charles II (June 8, 1630 NS) we see that his resoration to the throne occurred at his Saturn Return, age 30.
After his father, Charles I's beheading (Jan 30, 1649), Charles II spent nine years in exile and when the English people had had their craw full of Cromwell's "protectorate" (he died in 1658) they invited Charlie back to the throne.
(Apparently the political tradition of naming things the opposite of what they are or do is as olde as yon hills...the olde 'lipsticke on a pig' ploy.)
Charles II's rule is considered the most licentious of the British monarchy yet he presided over major events as well: two wars with the Dutch, the Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the passage of the Habeas Corpus Act, among others. A busy yet naughty boy who produced no legitimate heirs.
Charles died of Bright's disease in 1685, age 54, a hedonist monarch whose n Sun's symbol in Adriano Carelli's The 360 Degrees of the Zodiac applies quite well:
"9Gem": "An enthroned queen holding in one hand the Earth's gold surmounted by the cross; in the other, her scepter"...fond of riddles and chess, and a ruler born.
King Charles II is restored to the English throne today in 1660. He had previously been crowned King of Scotland on 1 January 1651 and had attempted to reunite the kingdoms by attacking Cromwellian forces in England. This led to a resounding defeat at the Battle of Worcester where, according to legend, he hid in the 'Royal Oak' until the coast was clear. Upon restoration, Charles acknowledged his thanks to his Scottish soldiers by making The Royal Scots the first regular regiment of the modern British Army.
To read more about Scotland's past visit heritage.scotsman.com while pondering Great Britain's current separation anxieties as history repeats.
Looking at the natal chart of Charles II (June 8, 1630 NS) we see that his resoration to the throne occurred at his Saturn Return, age 30.
After his father, Charles I's beheading (Jan 30, 1649), Charles II spent nine years in exile and when the English people had had their craw full of Cromwell's "protectorate" (he died in 1658) they invited Charlie back to the throne.
(Apparently the political tradition of naming things the opposite of what they are or do is as olde as yon hills...the olde 'lipsticke on a pig' ploy.)
Charles II's rule is considered the most licentious of the British monarchy yet he presided over major events as well: two wars with the Dutch, the Plague, the Great Fire of London, and the passage of the Habeas Corpus Act, among others. A busy yet naughty boy who produced no legitimate heirs.
Charles died of Bright's disease in 1685, age 54, a hedonist monarch whose n Sun's symbol in Adriano Carelli's The 360 Degrees of the Zodiac applies quite well:
"9Gem": "An enthroned queen holding in one hand the Earth's gold surmounted by the cross; in the other, her scepter"...fond of riddles and chess, and a ruler born.
Sheehan: 5 acres in Crawford Texas, anyone?
Camp Casey is for sale--Cindy Sheehan is giving up leadership of the anti-war movement on behalf of a country she feels killed her son Casey and which is "beholden to and run by a war machine that even controls what we think."
Sheehan's conclusions on the so-called two-party system match my own--that the system is "corrupt" and "rapidly descending into, with nary a check or balance: a fascist corporate wasteland," as she writes on Dailykos with her Niobe (asteroid, keywords: the grieving mother) energy still intact whether she continues leading or not.
"It's Up to You Now": Sheehan Quits.
When I peeked at her chart this morning it was no surprise to see that her 10th house Uranus (6Leo05) and Pluto (28Leo48) are being visited by restrictive and controlling Saturn...and Uranus/Pluto are all about transformation and revolution, quite the opposite of Saturn's energy.
Uranus/Pluto = Saturn: self-will; egotism; exposure to extreme pressure from others; toppled from position; separation.
This gives a different perspective on her simply 'giving up' leadership of the anti-war movement yet we know that astrology may describe our actions or what's going on in the environment...or both. And tr Neptune--today at 23AQ--has been in its opposition dance with Saturn and has opposed Sheehan's Uranus/Pluto midpoint as well...
Uranus/Pluto = Neptune: unfulfilled wishes; fatigue; nervous disease; the knowledge of human nature.
Understandably she's all wumped out and needs a year or two of seclusion and rest plus 2008 is her Chiron Return year--and a triple one at that from Feb to Nov.
And perhaps the Sabian Symbol (MEJ version) of her natal Ascendant describes her best:
"26Lib": "An eagle and a large white dove turning one into the other."
She has spoken and yelled truth to power for our country and now it's someone else's turn. I hope they do as well.
Sheehan's conclusions on the so-called two-party system match my own--that the system is "corrupt" and "rapidly descending into, with nary a check or balance: a fascist corporate wasteland," as she writes on Dailykos with her Niobe (asteroid, keywords: the grieving mother) energy still intact whether she continues leading or not.
"It's Up to You Now": Sheehan Quits.
When I peeked at her chart this morning it was no surprise to see that her 10th house Uranus (6Leo05) and Pluto (28Leo48) are being visited by restrictive and controlling Saturn...and Uranus/Pluto are all about transformation and revolution, quite the opposite of Saturn's energy.
Uranus/Pluto = Saturn: self-will; egotism; exposure to extreme pressure from others; toppled from position; separation.
This gives a different perspective on her simply 'giving up' leadership of the anti-war movement yet we know that astrology may describe our actions or what's going on in the environment...or both. And tr Neptune--today at 23AQ--has been in its opposition dance with Saturn and has opposed Sheehan's Uranus/Pluto midpoint as well...
Uranus/Pluto = Neptune: unfulfilled wishes; fatigue; nervous disease; the knowledge of human nature.
Understandably she's all wumped out and needs a year or two of seclusion and rest plus 2008 is her Chiron Return year--and a triple one at that from Feb to Nov.
And perhaps the Sabian Symbol (MEJ version) of her natal Ascendant describes her best:
"26Lib": "An eagle and a large white dove turning one into the other."
She has spoken and yelled truth to power for our country and now it's someone else's turn. I hope they do as well.
May 28, 2007
Full Moon May 31
Since I spent a considerable chunk of time today writing Full Moon May 31: An Ape Riding a Wolf, will you understand if I point you in that direction?
The degree for Friday night's upcoming Full Moon ("11Sag" over the White House at 9:03 pm edt) puts one in mind of Paul Wolfowitz, I agree, but please check out Jude's Threshold for more info relating to current events and the New Millenium's totalitarian leanings...just follow the above link, if you will.
The degree for Friday night's upcoming Full Moon ("11Sag" over the White House at 9:03 pm edt) puts one in mind of Paul Wolfowitz, I agree, but please check out Jude's Threshold for more info relating to current events and the New Millenium's totalitarian leanings...just follow the above link, if you will.
May 27, 2007
Chavez pulls plug on TV station at midnight
A Venezuelan TV Station to Shut at Midnight
Synchronistically when I was looking at the midnight chart for Caracas just now, rising was "1Sag": "A Grand army of the Republic campfire" degree. At midnight in Caracas tonight when Chavez determined that RCTV would shut down (for broadcasting against him, of course), "1Sag" is at MC, the WHY, or Aspiration Point of the endeavor.
"1Sag": REMINISCENCE...this Sabian Symbol speaks of the inner strength by which (man) may sustain himself at critical points in his affairs...he regrasps each special potentiality of his being.
pos: accomplishment through the cultivation and preservation of enduring ties with others;
neg/shdow side: superficial idleness and unhealthy veneration for the past.
Hugo hearts George?
No? The little sulphur-infused stage play at the UN was for real? Puh!
Perhaps Chavez is trying to cultivate and preserve ties to Bush, whose natal IC (Foundation) is being visited now by this same Saturn/Pluto...it would be two devils taking one to know one, if you're askin'.
Midnight in Caracas: the harsh, cruel Saturn/Pluto midpoint will be at 23Lib+ and conjunct the Moon (and Spica (potential for brilliance), and Arcturus (a different approach)...Moon = the public; publicity; propaganda; changes...the Moon is often a trigger or a timer.
Saturn/Pluto = Moon: emotional coldness; renunciation; giving up giving; melancholy; the tragic destiny of a woman.
It was the legendary Sybil Leek who wrote that when the earth is in a warming cycle, the world shifts toward totalitarianism.
How correct she was.
Synchronistically when I was looking at the midnight chart for Caracas just now, rising was "1Sag": "A Grand army of the Republic campfire" degree. At midnight in Caracas tonight when Chavez determined that RCTV would shut down (for broadcasting against him, of course), "1Sag" is at MC, the WHY, or Aspiration Point of the endeavor.
"1Sag": REMINISCENCE...this Sabian Symbol speaks of the inner strength by which (man) may sustain himself at critical points in his affairs...he regrasps each special potentiality of his being.
pos: accomplishment through the cultivation and preservation of enduring ties with others;
neg/shdow side: superficial idleness and unhealthy veneration for the past.
Hugo hearts George?
No? The little sulphur-infused stage play at the UN was for real? Puh!
Perhaps Chavez is trying to cultivate and preserve ties to Bush, whose natal IC (Foundation) is being visited now by this same Saturn/Pluto...it would be two devils taking one to know one, if you're askin'.
Midnight in Caracas: the harsh, cruel Saturn/Pluto midpoint will be at 23Lib+ and conjunct the Moon (and Spica (potential for brilliance), and Arcturus (a different approach)...Moon = the public; publicity; propaganda; changes...the Moon is often a trigger or a timer.
Saturn/Pluto = Moon: emotional coldness; renunciation; giving up giving; melancholy; the tragic destiny of a woman.
It was the legendary Sybil Leek who wrote that when the earth is in a warming cycle, the world shifts toward totalitarianism.
How correct she was.
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