On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 3.1 – Tabby’s Star

On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 3.1 – Tabby’s Star

On October 13 of 2015, the world changed.  Well, the world of astronomy, at least.  This was the day that the Atlantic magazine published a story entitled “The Most Mysterious Star in Our Galaxy.”  The Atlantic broke the news to the general public that a major "citizen scientist" discovery was made concerning a nearby star … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 3.1 – Tabby’s Star

De Vere, Shakespeare, and Taurus – Encoded Within the First Folio?

De Vere, Shakespeare, and Taurus – Encoded Within the First Folio?

In Emersion's last entry on Shakespeare, the astrological sign Taurus was found at the center of our Oxfordian thesis for the true identity of this obvious pseudonym, "Shak-Speare". This is a continuation of that effort. Subscriber Content The Oxfordian thesis also claims that the 17th Earl of Oxford was the person using the pen name … Continue reading De Vere, Shakespeare, and Taurus – Encoded Within the First Folio?

On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.3 – The Crosses, Easter, and Mars

On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.3 – The Crosses, Easter, and Mars

We are all aware that Easter is a "moveable feast" that can fall on various calendar dates, unlike Christmas which falls on a fixed date.  The reason for these seemingly arbitrary and meandering dates is a bit complicated, but the formula that the Vatican now uses only came to be a standard across Catholicism in … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.3 – The Crosses, Easter, and Mars

Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part III

Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part III

In the first two foundational parts of this series, I made the case for astro-numerological constructs in the tarot. In this part, we're going to look at some ancient astrological iconography that landed in the tarot, how this relates to all the tedious math we did in Part II, and the reasoning behind the constellational/zodiacal … Continue reading Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part III

Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part II

Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part II

In Part I, I explained the true nature of the Star XVII card by decoding the classic tarot's astrological math and number symbolism. In this part, we will go a bit further with how the two most notorious irrational (mystical) numbers of pi π and phi ϕ are encoded in the deck, as well as … Continue reading Astrological Elements of the Tarot (no, not what you’ve read before) – Part II

On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.2 – The Pope Emeritus and the Jesuit from Argentina

On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.2 – The Pope Emeritus and the Jesuit from Argentina

The Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI and Pope Francis in 2022. As we learned in Ch 1.1, Benedict XVI announced his resignation from the Papacy on an important anniversary for the Vatican, and that this anniversary has astrological and calendrical implications which seem to be far from coincidental. He announced that he would step down officially … Continue reading On the Exaltation of Mars – Chapter 1.2 – The Pope Emeritus and the Jesuit from Argentina