Category: Fixed Stars
A pentacle approximates the shape of the Washington Monument's pyramidion In Part I we learned that the Washington Monument encodes historic astrological alignments via the shape of its design and its symbolic moment of dedication. It does so through the pyramidion at the top which is based on the Golden Mean value, and is shaped … Continue reading On the DC Obelisk – Part II
When we look at monuments, we are looking at symbols that operate on multiple levels in both space and time. They commemorate past times, and they are also guides for the future. Nothing comes closer to achieving that than the Washington Monument in the USA's capital. Not only is it a tribute to the fellow … Continue reading On the DC Obelisk – Part I
My little career in astrology has been mostly about exploring the theory that the craft has been, and continues to be used by the upper echelons of power to ritually time events. I've mostly looked at this through the lens of my own cultural milieu, which is the realm of the USA, the UK, and … Continue reading A Bit More on the Astrology of the Arab League
More "high strangeness" from the astrological world this last week has prompted a new blog entry. On 3/22/21, a young man went on a shooting rampage in Boulder, Colorado. We now know the person is of Syrian birth, but grew up in the USA. We also know he is a bit of a loner, a … Continue reading The Ritual Date of 3/22
In Part I, I laid out some astrological and astro-numerological elements of the 9/11 event that I thought were both interesting and probably unknown to researchers. 9/11 was a crime, and as such, any good investigator would have to look at the means, motive, and opportunity of any possible suspects to determine who might be … Continue reading The Metonic Return of 9/11 – Part II
It's hard to believe that 19 years have elapsed since the that day Building 7 collapsed for no good reason. So, I thought I'd refresh our memories on the astrological and astro-numeric pseudo-coincidences of that day, mostly because this stuff is yet to be explained properly, but also for the reason that some new "surprise" … Continue reading The Metonic Return of 9/11 – Part 1
The general historical narrative of so-called "speculative" freemasonry that gets tossed about goes something like this: In 1717, four masonic lodges got together and formed a Grand Lodge on June 24, ushering in the era of speculative freemasonry. What is not reported by the more pedestrian historians about these Freemasons is that this kind of … Continue reading The Ancients Create a Grand Lodge of Their Own
In the first four parts of "(some) Vatican Astrology," I laid out the astrological charts for four major milestones in the Vatican's promotion of the Society of Jesus, better known as the Jesuits. They are: Regimini militantis ecclesiae — First approval — Sep 27 1540: Jupiter = Regulus; Saturn = Spica. Exposcit debitum — Second … Continue reading A Brief Introduction to (some) Vatican Astrology – Part V
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