Dear Friend and Reader:
I’ve just finished today’s podcast — it’s a bit longer than usual — and it’s uploaded and ready. I reference a song at the beginning — In The Navy — my tribute to Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.
Here is a preview. I start with the topic of the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” and explain how this is a relationship rule that we all have inflicted on us, no matter what our sexual orientation. Who we are is a kind of open secret, but we have to live with this illusion of privacy.
Then I describe the current astrology, in particular, the Sun/Pallas conjunction on the solstice point and the exaggerated role of politics that it implies. And, of course, the way that political environment tries to work its way into our private lives. From there I discuss the eclipse of Jan. 4 and how this is on the 7th house (relationship) angle of a chart called the Thema Mundi.
The Thema Mundi is the “chart of the world,” an ancient Greek teaching tool that was dug out of the old literature by Project Hindsight. If you’ve encountered this topic, you will love this podcast because I give lots of detail about this chart and what it says about us all. In particular, I look at the ascendant/descendant axis and how “the world” in the eyes of the ancient astrology teachers was based on a Cancer ascendant rather than an Aries ascendant. That’s a significant shift, from an inherently aggressive nature to an inherently caring one.
That places Capricorn on the 7th house — and that is precisely where the eclipse of Jan. 4 takes place, on the relationship angle of the Thema Mundi, right in the midst of Capricorn, suggesting that we need to reconsider the structure of our relationships, and our tendency to overstructure them, and what we can do about this.
That’s a preview for you…the file is moving, I will let you know when it’s posted. If you click on the Current Sky link now, you will be taken to Monday’s podcast about the eclipse. So check back in about 45 minutes for the new edition, which is about 50 minutes long — I took a ride on these ideas….enjoy…
Lovingly,
OT, well, if there is such a thing at this point, this is a really nice Seasons Greetings from space: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2P7ZggLYo2g
And I send my thanks to all Planet Waves writers workers editors web folk and whomever else keeps this lovely place running for our benefit. I’m glad to be on the planet with ya!
“wake up to find out that you are the eyes of the world.” Robert Hunter, Grateful Dead
ok, not directly related, but i think this is worth sharing. and there’s a great interview about the bill on Democracy Now! with a first responder who’s been tireless and selfless in pursuing this. really, that this bill has taken as many years as it has is nothing short of shameless and calls out all the lip-service ‘patriotism’ surrounding 9-11 coming form many of our ‘leaders’.
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Breaking News Alert
The New York Times
Wed, December 22, 2010 — 1:26 PM ET
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Deal for 9/11 Health Bill Reached in Senate
A deal has been reached in the Senate to approve a bill that
covers the cost of medical care for rescue workers and other
individuals who became sick after breathing in toxic fumes,
dust and smoke at the site of the 2001 attacks on the the
World Trade Center.
The action was a dramatic turn of events for a bill that
stalled in the upper chamber. Only 12 days ago, Senate
Republicans blocked the bill from coming to the floor for a
vote after raising concerns about its $7.4 billion cost.
But Republicans eventually backed down after facing a barrage
of criticism — not just from Democrats but also from
traditional Republican allies, including former New York City
Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani and conservative news outlets like
Fox News.
Amanda found this one
it’s from here:
http://womensrights.change.org/blog/view/tell_facebook_relationships_comprise_more_than_just_sex_partners