Monday

The ongoing earthquakes in Italy are weakening the Eurasian plate. Sunday's quake was said to be the strongest to hit the country since 1980. Aftershocks will continue. This symbolizes to me the rise and fall of the Roman Empire. Then there's neighboring Greece (Greek Empire) and seismic Santorini (Atlantis myths). Is Atlantis rising? Atlantis is another grid/myth but it's not merging with our experience.

Politics - focus for the next 8 days and beyond will be on politics as surprises continue as Trump fights on. You know the sequence of the dramas making this the most unpredictable, dumbfounding and just plain nasty presidential campaign in modern times.

The World Series returns to Cleveland to wrap things up after Sunday night's Cubs victory.The home team takes the title.

NYC is alive with it's annual Halloween Parade which attracts about 2 million spectators. Floats, costumed characters and plenty of puppets will make their way up Sixth Avenue between Spring and 16th streets, causing traffic and closures from roughly 7 until 11 p.m. If you are trick or treating with children - have fun.

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Crystalinks Halloween Files Updated

Earth Changes Accelerate

And it all came tumbling down ...

A New Moon in Scorpio (Pluto) brings transformation. Is this a statement about secret archives hidden under the Vatican about to be revealed but not by choice?

  Italy earthquake: 6.6-magnitude tremor rocks nation's center   CNN - October 30, 2016
A powerful 6.6-magnitude earthquake rocked central Italy on Sunday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey, sending residents running onto the streets in a panic. Rescuers were seen in the area around crumbling buildings soon after the tremor hit, helping evacuate a group of nuns from a building. They are working through aftershocks, striking every 20 minutes or so.

  Italy quake: Powerful tremor near Norcia destroys buildings   BBC - October 30, 2016
A strong earthquake has struck near Norcia in central Italy, destroying numerous buildings. The quake comes nearly two months after a major earthquake killed almost 300 people and destroyed several towns. The quake early on Sunday measured 6.6, larger than August's quake and aftershocks last week. It is thought to be Italy's most violent in decades. At least nine people have been hurt but no deaths are reported so far. Many locals left after last week's quakes. Nine people have been pulled alive from the rubble, Italian media say. Tremors were felt in the capital Rome, and as far away as Venice in the north. It was at a depth of only 1.5km (0.9 miles).

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2016 World Series Game 4

  Indians one win away from first World Series championship since 1948   CNN - October 30, 2016
If the Chicago Cubs don't do something fast, their misery that's lasted more than a century will continue. Carlos Santana and Jason Kipnis each hit home runs, and Corey Kluber stymied the Cubs for the second time in this World Series, leading the Cleveland Indians to a 7-2 win in Game 4 at Wrigley Field on Saturday night.

The latest Cubs curse? His name is Corey Kluber   ESPN - October 30, 2016
They're not just winning the World Series. They're not just puncturing dreams all over Chicago. The Cleveland Indians are winning this World Series behind an ace who feels as if he just dropped into this postseason out of a time machine. He's Corey Kluber. And at this point, we're not sure which October legend we should be comparing him to. To Christy Mathewson? To Jack Morris? To Orel Hershiser? What Kluber is doing, no one does anymore. Not in the 21st century. Give him the ball in Game 1. Give him the ball in Game 4. Give him the ball in Game 7 if you have to.

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October 30, 2016

Diwali - Hindu Festival of Lights

Diwali symbolizes the victory of good over evil.
Lamps are lit as a sign of celebration and hope for mankind.
Celebrations focus on lights and lamps, particularly traditional diyas.

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"Kinky Boots" Halloween

Lunch at Wolfgang's Steakhouse with my daughter Zsia and her husband Jon

Kinky Boots - Row E Center Orchestra - One of the best shows I've ever seen

I just realized l wore a red and black blouse today not knowing those were the colors worn
by the lead actor in the Grand Finale until I downloaded this pic taken after the show.

Now all I need are red boots or maybe Dorothy's Ruby Red Slippers to get us out of OZ.

It was all just a dream ... Zzzzzz...

If this is OZ do I play the roles of Almira Gulch, aka the Wicked Witch of the West - on Halloween?

(Transformation at 3:00)

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October 30, 2016

New Moon 7° Scorpio

Rare Halloween 'Black Moon' Explained  
National Geographic - October 28, 2016
Find out what a black moon is, where it will appear,
and why this year's dark orb is a celestial oddity.

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New Moon in Scorpio in a
Presidential Election Year

Hillary, the Scorpio, has been stung again. Scorpio is ruled by Pluto. In Astrology, the energies of Pluto are transforming. Pluto represents subconscious forces, ruling all that is hidden below the surface which must come forth. The truth will out. Scorpio Rising ...

World Series: Game 4 is tonight in Chicago. Cleveland beat the Cubs in Game 3
The Cleveland Indians scored just one run, and their pitching staff once again made sure that was enough. Pinch hitter Coco Crisp had an RBI single in the top of the seventh inning, while four pitchers combined for the shutout, giving the Indians a 1-0 win against the Chicago Cubs in Game 3 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the first World Series game there in 71 years. Cleveland leads the series two games to one.

Broadway ... This afternoon I'm going to see Kinky Boots with my family to celebrate my daughter Zsia's birthday. The city should every interesting on Halloween weekend.

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October 30, 2016

New Moon 7° Scorpio

Rare Halloween 'Black Moon' Explained  
National Geographic - October 28, 2016
Find out what a black moon is, where it will appear,
and why this year's dark orb is a celestial oddity.

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Chocolate Day

October 28, 2016

National Chocolate Day. Are you a Chocoholic?

NYC's Last Old-Fashioned Chocolate Shops   Eater - October 26, 2016
New York City currently harbors a profusion of chocolate shops, places where you can snag super-high-end chocolates made on the premises, middlin' national franchise chocolates, cheap supermarket chocolates at a discount, and imported French, Belgian, Swiss, Italian, and even Japanese chocolates. But an endangered species among chocolatiers are the ancient independent shops that once abounded in many neighborhoods. In the 1940s for example, along Avenue R in Brooklyn, seven shops produced hand-dipped chocolates; now only one remains.

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2016 World Series

  Finally: Wrigley Field hosts first World Series game since 1945   CNN - October 28, 2016

  '93 yearbook prediction of Cubs winning the 2016 World Series goes viral   CNN - October 27, 2016

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October 30, 2016

New Moon 7° Scorpio

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Halloween Photos Through The Years From Astronomy Picture of the Day

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Ghosts

Ghosts are projected illusion in the hologram.

The creepy 'spirit photos' of William Hope  
CNN - October 27, 2016

Photos like the one above can also be double exposures. Ellie superposed .. I took the top photo after reading a client named Gloria in my home August 26, 1989. She was doing automatic writing. The superimposed image over Gloria is me standing in my pyramid taken at a psychic fair a few months earlier.

Superimposed Photos - Some With Ellie

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CURSES

Curse of the United States Presidency: Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse) is used to describe the regular death in office of Presidents of the United States elected or re-elected in years evenly divisible by twenty, from William Henry Harrison (elected in 1840) through John F. Kennedy (1960). Ronald Reagan, elected in 1980, was wounded by gunshot but survived; George W. Bush (2000) survived his terms in office, despite at least one close assassination attempt.

Sports-related Curses

2016 World Series - Curse of the Billy Goat

Cubs win Game 2 tying the series 1-1   NBC - October 27, 2016

Backstories ... Saturday the Chicago Cubs won the National League championship. Sunday the Cleveland Indians became the American League champs. What made all of this so special? The Cubs had not won the World Series in 108 years, and they had not won the National League pennant in 71 years - record droughts in Major League Baseball. The "Curse of the Billy Goat" was supposedly placed on the Cubs by a disgruntled fan long ago becoming a legend.The Indians last won the World Series in 1948. That year's team featured the first black players to be part of a major league championship - Satchel Paige and Larry Doby.

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Burial slab that Christians believe once held body of Jesus Christ
is uncovered for the first time in centuries

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October 30, 2016

New Moon 7° Scorpio

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The Evolution of a Blog

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October 30, 2016

New Moon 7° Scorpio

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October 26, 2016

Pumpkin Day

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October 26, 1947

Hillary Rodham Clinton

  Hillary Rodham Clinton Google Videos

Hillary Clinton is a former U.S. Secretary of State,
U.S. Senator, and First Lady of the United States
who as you know is running for President.

The challenge is to practice politics as the art of
making what appears to be impossible, possible.

Hillary Rodham Clinton Quotes 1

Hillary Rodham Clinton Quotes 2

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Witchcraft

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Samhain

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Halloween Files

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Harry Houdini Died October 31, 1926

Reality is Magic and Illusion. It's all a staged trick.

My brain is the key that sets my mind free.

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I have recently been examining all the known superstitions
of the world, and do not find in our particular superstition
(Christianity) one redeeming feature.
They are all alike founded on fables and mythology.

Thomas Jefferson

When the human race has once acquired a superstition
nothing short of death is ever likely to remove it.

Allow me to make the superstitions of a nation and
I care not who makes its laws or its songs either.
Mark Twain

Superstitions

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Curses

Curse of the United States Presidency: Curse of Tippecanoe (also known as Tecumseh's Curse) is used to describe the regular death in office of Presidents of the United States elected or re-elected in years evenly divisible by twenty, from William Henry Harrison (elected in 1840) through John F. Kennedy (1960). Ronald Reagan, elected in 1980, was wounded by gunshot but survived; George W. Bush (2000) survived his terms in office, despite at least one close assassination attempt.

Sports-related Curses

Curse of the Billy Goat

2016 World Series
Journey to the Pennant

Tuesday, October 25, 2016

It all started when the Chicago Cubs won the championship Saturday night. Sunday, the Cleveland Indians became the American League champs. What made all of this so special? Here's the back story ...

The Cubs have not won the World Series in 108 years, and they had not won the National League pennant in 71 years until finally winning it in 2016, both of which are record "droughts" in Major League Baseball. Since the start of divisional play in 1969, the Cubs have appeared in the postseason eight times. This included five trips to the League Championship Series - in 1984, 1989, 2003, 2015, and 2016 which they won. The team's fans are eager to shed their 'lovable loser' moniker. Called the Curse of the Billy Goat - supposedly placed on the Cubs by a disgruntled fan - was finally lifted. The team's decades in the wilderness had become the stuff of legend. In the 1989 film Back to the Future II, a 2015 World Series win for the Chicago team was dubbed a "long shot".

To win the pennant, the Cubs must defeat the Cleveland Indians, who last won the World Series in 1948. That year's squad was notable for its roster featuring the first black players to be part of a major league championship, Satchel Paige and Larry Doby for those who remember or know their have baseball history.

Game 1 begins at Progressive Field in Cleveland. Here's the schedule

Want to buy a ticket? Chicago Cubs Win Sets Stage For Most Expensive World Series Tickets In Baseball History. And I thought the Broadway show "Hamilton" was pricey.

Play ball ...

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Decision 2016

Hillary turns 69 tomorrow (October 26, 2016) - I can hear the celebrations now. "Let them eat cake," she exclaimed. Hillary reminds me of how people feel about cats - you either love them, or you hate them. Interesting though - didn't Trump tell Billy Bush he likes pussy?

Trump will not go down without a fight and if he loses will continue on in media as he has a huge audience who believe in him. "Let there be revolution!" said the Don. It makes you wonder if there is a large part of the electorate who turn up on election day - and in this reality of unpredictability - Trump wins. His loose cannon behavior typifies reality. Huffington Post reported he is seeking investors for his media adventure. Rule #1 - never use your own money.

Two weeks to go ... November 8 ... Election Day.

By November 9, the votes will have been cast and counted, there will be a winner and a loser, and the country will begin a new chapter. Historians will have their say on the outcome, but all of us who have lived through this election will carry away indelible memories of a shocking year in American history: of a handful of ordinary people, swept up in the rush of history; of a series of moments on which the fate of the nation seemed, at least briefly, to turn; and of places on the map that became symbols of a divided nation.

Obamacare ... Makes me want to vote for Trump ...
  Obamacare enrollment: A sneak peak at 2017 plans and what they'll really cost you   CNBC - October 25, 2016
If you get a bad case of sticker shock when you check out the prices of Obamacare plans for next year, there's medicine available for a lot of you to ease the price pain. Window shopping for health plans sold on the federal Obamacare marketplace HealthCare.gov began Monday, with retail prices of those plans up significantly higher on average than in past years.

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October 25, 2016

International Artists Day Home Page

International Artists Day

October 25, 1881 - April 9, 1973

Pablo Picasso

  Pablo Picasso Google Videos

Pablo Ruiz Picasso was a Spanish painter, sculptor, and
one of the most recognized figures in 20th century art.
He is best known as the of co-founder Cubism.

Give me a museum and I'll fill it.

Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso Quotes 1

Pablo Picasso Quotes 2

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October 25, 2016

Pasta Day

World Pasta Day 2016   Google News

Pasta: History, Evolution, More   Wikipedia

For the pasta lovers of the world ... Mangia

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The Immigration Crisis at
Home and Abroad

  Calais migrants: France begins to clear 'Jungle' camp   BBC - October 24, 2016
More than 1,200 police and officials in France have begun an operation to clear the "Jungle" migrant camp in Calais. The camp has been housing at least 7,000 people in squalid conditions. Migrants queued peacefully to be processed, and the first of some 60 coaches that will carry them to refugee centres across France have now left.

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Decision 2016

Two weeks to go and Trump support is falling away (if you believe some polls).

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October 24, 2016 (Sundown)

Simchat Torah

Simchat Torah is a Hebrew term - "rejoicing with or of the Torah".
It is one of the happiest days in the Jewish calendar and is marked
with festivities in synagogue that include singing and dancing.

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World Series

Chicago Cubs Win Sets Stage For Most Expensive World Series Tickets In Baseball History   Forbes - October 24, 2016
The average sale price for the first World Series game at Wrigley Field since 1945 on the secondary market is $4,080, according to TicketIQ data.

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Congratulations to the Chicago Cubs. The last time they reached the world series I was two years old, my family got its first (black and white) TV, WWII had just ended, and humanity's "alien" adventures were about to change everything. The article below mentions 1989 a keynote year in our alien journey ... In my book Sarah and Alexander - on September 3, 1989 - Sarah planted a seed (blue-white shimmering microchip) that when full bloom would signal the evolution of human consciousness in the alchemy of time.

Chicago Cubs: City parties as baseball 'curse' ends after 71 years   BBC - October 23, 2016
Chicago has been celebrating after the Cubs beat the Los Angeles Dodgers, taking the team into the baseball World Series for the first time since 1945. They partied outside Wrigley Field stadium after the Curse of the Billy Goat - supposedly placed on the Cubs by a disgruntled fan - was finally lifted. The team's decades in the wilderness had become the stuff of legend. In the 1989 film Back to the Future II, a 2015 World Series win for the Chicago team was dubbed a "long shot". That long shot came one step closer on Saturday when the Cubs beat the Dodgers in Game 6 of the National League Championship Series.

This video was made on "September 3", 2013

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Inside the Cubs' vast Wrigley Field clubhouse   Chicago Tribune - April 8, 2016

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Alien Clubhouse