This blog covers current topics in the news, with a metaphysical twist, and a pinch of humor.
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Trees and Arches -
Transforming Reality
When I posted the image below of the trees forming arches connected to the wedding, I had no idea Kate had requested trees for Westminister Abbey. When she walks down the aisle, she will be surrounded by an avenue of trees. Royal wedding: Trees and flowers transform abbey BBC - April 28, 2010
The Royal Wedding will take place at ... Westminster Abbey a large, mainly Gothic church, in Westminster, London, located just to the west of the Palace of Westminster. It is the traditional place of coronation and burial site for English, later British and later still (and currently) monarchs of the Commonwealth Realms. The abbey is a Royal Peculiar and briefly held the status of a cathedral from 1546 to 1556.
Looking back on the horror of that Saturday in January, this seems miraculous today: that Mark Kelly would indeed command the next-to-last space shuttle flight and that his wounded wife, Gabrielle Giffords, would be here in Florida watching. On a day fit for princes and princesses - Britain's Prince William will wed Kate Middleton that morning - Endeavour's scheduled 3:47 p.m. blastoff is the big draw for tourists and residents on Florida's Space Coast.
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Balance Scales and Har-money
In what is considered End Times by many people today, the scales of balance allegedly come into play -- the fate of each soul decided. This is all mythology and religious doctrine (same), with a sprinkle of truth as governments around the world fall, and people seek freedom. It's all collapsing, for better or worse, richer or poorer, as we try to make sense of our personal hologram of experience.
The economy takes center stage always as money is power and drives our simulation (machine).
In what would seem like a witch hunt of sorts, the SEC and Justice Department are cleaning house - and more to the point collecting millions of dollars from corrupt businessmen who have become icons in the business world. As with the Mafia (various countries) - the push is on to put these men away. In recent months most have gone to jail and rightly so.
Many are clients, or relatives of clients, who were the fat cats we all like to see taken down for an endless number of reasons, often because they defrauded us. Though I have never invested with any of them, I enjoy their take on reality based on their programming. It's bipolar mixed with delusions of grandeur. To date I have told them all they are going to jail for one reason or another with the expected heavy fines - and I was right. Most knew they were going away, but for how long and how would it affect their families (all are family men).
About Bernard Madoff -- I don't know him personally, but a close friend knew Madoff's son Mark who committed suicide in 2010 on the second anniversary of his father's arrest.
One way or another everything comes back to me as I sit here at the foot of the bridge and destiny unravels.
Raj Rajaratnam - Reflections of Truth
Raj Rajaratnam is a Sri Lankan-born American who founded the Galleon Group, a New York-based hedge fund management firm. On October 16, 2009 he was arrested by the FBI on allegations of insider trading, which also caused the Galleon Group to close. His attorney indicated that Mr. Rajaratnam will plead not guilty and fight the charges of insider trading in court. He is currently on trial in U.S. vs. Rajaratnam in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
The jury went to deliberations on Monday. Its decision comes down to answering a deceptively simple question: Has the government proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Mr. Rajaratnam traded on material nonpublic information dispensed to him by tippers in breach of their fiduciary duty?
Unlike the clients who I knew were all guilty as charged, there is something different about Raj that makes me want to say that he will not go to jail, yet the evidence is stacked against him, the SEC wants money, the Justice department needs this win, so things will not go well. Justice is not always served.
Okay ... okay ... I know what you're thinking: No one can make that much money without insider trading, and you are right, yet there is something about this man's energies that I connected with.
I read about Raj's trial the day it started, then forgot about him as so much else was going on in the world. Monday, after I finished my morning clients, Raj came to mind so strongly I did a google news search and there were the updates of the trial going to deliberation (just after Mercury Retrograde ended on April 23).
A remote view to the jury room showed me that nothing would be decided on Monday, each member of the jury standing firm on what they believe. Today it begins again. The jury will review the evidence and the game will continue as the country watches and waits - especially those who like to play the games of Wall Street. Good luck Raj!
After the trial is over, will there be an appeal? Will that take time and bring us to the end of the program? Interesting ...
Although there was no conclusion on the first day of deliberation, some are quick to tally the long odds of an acquittal for Rajaratnam, who faces serious prison time for the 14 criminal counts against him.
Now that Raj Rajaratnam's fate is in the hands of the jury, there are a maximum of a few days before we find out what happens. Our best estimate: He's convicted today or tomorrow. So for those who abstained from the daily dose of Raj trial to-ing and fro-ing, here's what you need to know to understand the case.
The Royal Wedding
Kate and William: I'm not sure if you are interested in the royal wedding, but I've been watching events on TV as time permits. What I embrace most about the entire experience is the positive energy I get from Kate. She represents what I would like for every women on the planet - not to be a princess per se, but to be healthy in body, mind and soul. This is a fairy tale story in which I love the prince and princess ho live happily ever after. They started as friends in university, became lovers and friends, then lived together. That's how it should be done. Kate and William will be an amazing couple to follow.
Mansions: Have you ever been in a mansion? I have friends and clients who live that lifestyle. Earlier this month I visited a friend's 15,000 sq. foot mansion in NJ and loved it. You never stop renovating a mansion and its property ... it just keeps going. Mansion lifestyle is really cool - just not for me. They say home is where your heart is and I would agree. I love the openness of my 1,000 sq. foot apartment, the location, the energy portals, and the commanding view. (I even got to see the plane hit Tower Two on 9/11.)
Palaces: Monday morning the Today Show featured a tour of Kensington Palace where Prince William grew up, so I decided to incorporate that into my blog.
Kensington Palace is a royal residence set in Kensington Gardens in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London, England. It has been a residence of the British Royal Family since the 17th century. Today, the State Rooms are open to the public and managed by the independent charity Historic Royal Palaces; a nonprofit organization that does not receive public funds. The offices and private accommodation areas of the Palace remain the responsibility of the Royal Household and are maintained by the Royal Household Property Section.
It was the official residence of Diana, Princess of Wales (until her death in 1997), of Princess Margaret (until her death in 2002) and of Princess Alice (until her death in 2004). Today it is the official residence of The Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, the Duke and Duchess of Kent and Prince and Princess Michael of Kent. Kensington Palace is also used on an unofficial basis by Prince Harry, as well as his cousin Zara Phillips.
Chernobyl Disaster The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on April 26, 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Ukrainian SSR (now Ukraine). An explosion and fire released large quantities of radioactive contamination into the atmosphere, which spread over much of Western Russia and Europe. It is considered the worst nuclear power plant accident in history, and is one of only two classified as a level 7 event on the International Nuclear Event Scale (the other being the Fukushima I nuclear incident). The battle to contain the contamination and avert a greater catastrophe ultimately involved over 500,000 workers and cost an estimated 18 billion rubles, crippling the Soviet economy.
The disaster began during a systems test on 26 April 1986 at reactor number four of the Chernobyl plant, which is near the town of Pripyat. There was a sudden power output surge, and when an emergency shutdown was attempted, a more extreme spike in power output occurred, which led to a reactor vessel rupture and a series of explosions.
The Fukushima I nuclear accidents are a series of ongoing equipment failures and releases of radioactive materials at the Fukushima I Nuclear Power Plant, following the 9.0 magnitude Tohoku earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011. Experts consider it to be the second largest nuclear accident after the Chernobyl disaster, but more complex as all reactors are involved.
Corporal Armando Valdes of the Chilean army, on patrol in the northern desert with eight soldiers, saw two small lights in the sky. Valdes vanished in front of his men, then reappeared 15 minutes later, and fainted. He had five days' growth of beard and his calendar watch had advanced five days.
You do not know who we are,
nor where we came from.
But I tell you that we shall soon return.
Told to Corporal Armando Valdes during his alien experience.
Djimon Hounsou is a Beninese actor and model. As an actor, Hounsou has been nominated for two Academy Awards. He has starred in the sci-fi films Stargate (1994) and Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003). In 2010 he starred in The Tempest and in 2011 Elephant White. Filmography
The sounds of people fighting for their freedom vibrates not just here but throughout the universe.
Eric Balfour is an American singer and actor of film and television. He is the lead singer of Born As Ghosts, formerly known as Fredalba. His best known roles include Milo Pressman on the action-thriller TV series 24 and Duke Crocker in the supernatural series Haven. In 2010, he starred in the Strause brothers thriller film Skyline. Filmography
There as connection between Ancient Egyptian mythology and history
and Egypt's fight for freedom today. It links with Ancient Aliens
who visited the planet and created the pyramids and more.
Austin Nichols is an American film and television actor best known for his role as Julian Baker in The CW drama series One Tree Hill. He is also known for his role in the science fiction disaster film The Day After Tomorrow. Filmography
Shirley MacLaine is an Academy Award-winning American film and theatre actress, well-known not only for her acting, but for her devotion to her belief in reincarnation and extraterrestrials. She is also the writer of a large number of autobiographical works, many dealing with her new age beliefs, as well as her Hollywood career. Filmography
The 2012 end date represents a cosmic choice we must each make.
It really might be the end of our karmic drama, so to speak.
We're in for some big changes, but I don¹t think it¹s the end of anything.
Easter Sunday is the central feast in the Christian liturgical year. According to the Canonical gospels, Jesus rose from the dead on the third day after his crucifixion. His resurrection is celebrated on Easter Day or Easter Sunday. The chronology of his death and resurrection is variously interpreted to be between AD 26 and 36, traditionally 33.
Thutmose III (meaning "Thoth is born") was the 6th Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty. During the first twenty-two years of his reign, he was co-regent with his stepmother and aunt, Hatshepsut. After her death and his later rise to being the pharaoh of the kingdom, he created the largest empire Egypt had ever seen. Officially, Thutmose III ruled Egypt for almost fifty-four years - from April 24, 1479 BC to March 11, 1425 BC; however, this includes the twenty-two years he was co-regent to Hatshepsut. He was buried in the Valley of the Kings.
Passover commemorates the Exodus and freedom of the Israelites from ancient Egypt. As described in the Book of Exodus, Passover marks the "birth" of the Children of Israel who become the Jewish nation, as the Jews' ancestors were freed from being slaves of Pharaoh and allowed to become followers of God instead.
One of the fascinating aspects of viewing Earth at night is how well the lights show the distribution of people. In this view of Egypt, the population is shown to be almost completely concentrated along the Nile Valley, just a small percentage of the country¹s land area.
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The Nile River Delta is the delta formed in Northern Egypt (Lower Egypt) where the Nile River spreads out and drains into the Mediterranean Sea. It is one of the world's largest river deltas - from Alexandria in the west to Port Said in the east, it covers some 240 km of Mediterranean coastline and is a rich agricultural region. From north to south the delta is approximately 160 km in length. The Delta begins slightly down-river from Cairo.
People have lived in the Nile Delta region for thousands of years, and it has been intensively farmed for at least five thousand years. The Nile River used to flood on an annual basis, but this ended with the construction of the Aswan Dam. Records from ancient times (Pliny the Elder) show that the delta had seven distributaries: (from east to west) the Pelusiac, the Tanitic, the Mendesian, the Phatnitic, the Sebennytic, the Bolbitine, and the Canopic. There are now only two main branches, due to flood control, silting and changing relief: The Damietta to the east and the Rosetta on the western part of the delta. The Rosetta Stone was found in the Nile Delta in 1799 in the port city of Rosetta. The delta was a major constituent of Lower Egypt. The Biblical Land of Goshen was located in a small area on the west bank of the Pelusiac distributary. There are many archaeological sites in and around the Nile Delta.
Lonnie Zamora was a New Mexico police officer who reported a close encounter of the first, second and third kinds on Friday, April 24, 1964, near Socorro, New Mexico. Zamora's account received considerable coverage in the mass media, and is sometimes regarded as one of the best documented, yet most perplexing UFO reports.
Good Friday is the Friday before Easter or Pascha. It commemorates the crucifixion and death of Jesus at Calvary. Good Friday is a holy day observed by Christians. Special prayer services are often held on this day with readings from the Gospel giving accounts of the events leading up to the crucifixion. Mainstream Christian churches view Christ's crucifixion as a voluntary and vicarious act, and one by which, along with resurrection on the third day, death itself was conquered.
Holy Thursday is the feast or holy day on the Thursday before Easter that commemorates the Last Supper of Jesus Christ with the Apostles. It is followed by Good Friday. On this day four events are commemorated: the washing of the Disciple's feet by Jesus Christ, the institution of the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist at the Last Supper, the agony of Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane, and the betrayal of Christ by Judas.
Elizabeth II is the constitutional monarch of 16 independent sovereign states known as the Commonwealth realms: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Jamaica, Barbados, the Bahamas, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, and Saint Kitts and Nevis. In addition, as Head of the Commonwealth, she is the figurehead of the 54-member Commonwealth of Nations and, as the British monarch, she is the Supreme Governor of the Church of England.
The royal family is absolutely delighted about William and Kate's upcoming nuptials.
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