Debt Deadline Day
August 2, 2011 - the 11th hour deal
Welcomed by a standing ovation and tears of joy by fellow members of Congress, it was wonderful to see Gabrielle Gifford back on the House floor, voting to pass the bill. Nothing could have done more to heal Congress' wounded spirit than to see Gabby step up to make a difference, something so many people around the world want to do.
The clock is ticking on the Senate vote today
while the Real Clock ticks down to Zero Point.
August energies here in the city focus on the 10th anniversary of 9/11.
9 = endings. 11 = The Twin Towers in Freemasonry destroyed on 9/11
9/11 aligned the North American and Middle East Grids - The Great Pyramid Collapse
We move to
Ramadan considered the most venerated, blessed
and spiritually-beneficial month of the Islamic year.
The setting sun ... the close of the story ... one soul alone returns
From Ellie -- This year, in the Middle East, things are changing with lightning speed. The fight for freedom and changes in the ways people live their lives, remains at the forefront. It's not about holidays and holy days, or gods of all sizes, shapes, and descriptions. It's about balance and peace - which sadly won't happen in the time that remains in this program.
Why this Ramadan is important to me BlogHer - August 1, 2011
In the late 1800s a woman named Nazla took a long ocean voyage from Beirut to America. Legend has it that she was from a moderately well-off family that her father was a favorite of the Ottoman governor and raised camels as a livelihood.
Social Media, Gender, and Revolution BlogHer - August 1, 2011
It's been amazing to see how the aftermath of what is called the Arab Spring has allowed gender norms of Egyptian women to start shifting. At least, that is how it¹s portrayed in the Western media. A new meme has developed, that the educated young people of Egypt are solving Egypt's problems through technology. Women are at the forefront of this movement.
Mercury Retrograde Repetitions and Delays
If a decision can wait ... let it.
Tales from Orion
As we wander around the universe. waiting to be set free, you know we always wind up stopping at the Orion constellation, be it science, pseudoscience, mythology, or media. With Orion you have to look at everything from all perspectives. What's new with Orion?
Oxygen Molecules Discovered in Deep Space for First Time
Live Science - August 1, 2011
A team of scientists has discovered the first oxygen molecules in deep space, capping a nearly 230-year search for the elusive cosmic molecule. The oxygen molecules were detected in a star-forming region of the Orion nebula, roughly 1,500 light-years from Earth, by the European Space Agency's Herschel Space Observatory. The observatory used its large telescope and infrared detectors to hone in on the species, which is thought to be common in the cosmos, but has so far been hard to find. Individual atoms of oxygen (called atomic oxygen) are common in space, particularly around massive stars. But molecular oxygen, which is formed of two bonded oxygen atoms and makes up about 20 percent of the air we breathe on Earth, has eluded astronomers until now.
Behold the Archer, Sagittarius, in night sky CNN - August 1, 2011
Some star guides also refer to the "Milk Dipper" of Sagittarius. Indeed, with not much difficulty we can trace out an upturned dipper with a bowl and bent handle - sort of a smaller version of the famous Big Dipper. And this particular Dipper indeed seems to be dipping into a rich source of milk: the Milky Way!
All Seeing Eye at the Galactic Center
August 2, 1834 - October 4, 1904
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi was a French sculptor and Freemason who is remembered for designing the Statue of Liberty. He is also known as Amilcar Hasenfratz, a pseudonym used for his paintings of Egyptian subjects, apparently because of concern that his work in another medium would distract from his sculpture.
Lady Liberty will enlighten the world, then move beyond its parameters.
Frédéric Bartholdi
