Jude’s Threshold

Two days ago i was crowingly happy that my phone service provider, whose name starts with A and ends in T, had admitted their culpability and repaired a line which made interwebbing possible again here on Turtle Lane.

And my isp, whose name starts with E and ends in K had seemingly not been to blame for recent tech difficulties.

Yesterday, in my happy-as-a-clam state, I signed on to blog and….a big fat nothing. Unlike the evening before, no pages would load, no links would open–you get the picture. No email, no new photos from my family, zilch.

Today I sign in and voila! All pages open almost before I click on them and all’s magically right with the interweb!

Are tech gremlins dancing with my stars? Is the ‘interweb’ (thanks, Craig Ferguson) being coy or simply two-tiered?

I have no idea, but today my schedule is open for blogging purposes, and I will get as much done while the Window is open as the interweb allows.

But getting caught up with email? Puh! Impossible!

Am adding a thumbnail of one of my drawings just to soften the morning’s whine….but which one shall it be?

drawing: ‘Flowers of India’ rendered in Prismacolor oil and Rexel Derwent watercolour pencils by Jude Cowell from:

http://secretmoonart.blogspot.com

Stemming from her infamous drug-using video, no charges are to be filed against singer Amy Winehouse who seems to be under some sort of Magical Elf protection:

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article3932746.ece

If it were you or me, which prison would we prefer? ;p

You’ll find Amy’s Natal Chart in my Pages list (time of birth unknown) but a possible creative Moon-Neptune conjunction seems a big part of her charmed life and tremendous talent.

Glamorous Neptune’s negative escapism tendencies are on display in the video but she’s out of trouble on this one…what you won’t view, if you follow the article’s link, is a Flattering photo of unrehabilitated Amy with the perfectly Neptunian last name!

Here I want to be sure you don’t miss the heads-up I received bwo Comment from Monica concerning John McCain’s mother’s correction on little baby John’s birth hour which is, she says, “around 11 am” rather than the commonly used time of 9 am.

Read Monica’s excellent post here where she links to images of the “new” chart and some of the new aspects formed in the 11 am chart. Using 11 am brings natal Neptune, planet of alcoholic beverages, more into focus and plops warring Mars at Midheaven for all to see:

http://astrologymundo.wordpress.com/2008/05/11/breaking-news-new-birth-time-for-john-mccain/

Thanks, Monica!

Whew, this feels odd–writing “new” in relation to McCain–especially considering the entry I just published below in which I practice a little agism of the Pluto-Chiron kind!

And I may decide to publish a ‘new’ Page with his Natal Chart since the one you see listed in the sidebar uses the ‘old’ chart for 9 am. A blogger’s tasks are unending, aren’t they?

Proof that there really are a few things younger than Senator John McCain may be found here:

http://www.thingsyoungerthanmccain.com/?m=200805

Okay, so I’m practising agism by passing on this link to you but no octogenarians were harmed in the posting of this link and that’s what’s important. The practice of politics can take care of itself.

In Secondary Progressions, America has a Full Moon coming this December, a time of culmination and fulfillment. Having a value of 2, a Full Moon relates to relationships and other 2-ish things, but in a Progressed Chart, it is longer-lasting than a mere transiting Full Moon.

This Progressed Chart is based on America’s July 4, 1776 birthdate.

See sidebar for the Page: ‘US Progressed Full Moon in Virgo’ with chart and a few introductory details. I will be adding to the Page as time permits, and your comments are, of course, cordially welcome.

My previous post: http://judecowell.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/dexter-morgan-found-10373/

shows the chart for Oct 3, 1973, when TV’s ‘Dexter’ was found and given a new life after witnessing the killing of his mother. If you go to the post and scroll to the Comments section, you’ll find a smidge of info on Michael C. Hall’s natal placements with emphasis on possible macabre acting role influences.

It’s documented (not by yours truly, but by various astrologers through the years) that actors’ natal charts frequently (I would say, always) have synchronistic links to the roles they play. This may be especially easy to spot when the role is meant to portray a real or historical person, but see what you think about the astrology of Michael’s novel-based Dexter character.

After all, planets on Oct 3, 1973 are actually transits to Hall’s natal chart (birth time unknown, born Feb 1, 1971, using sunrise) so some links are to be expected–he was nearing three years old then. 

But do the connections describe anything that applies to his acting roles? I think they do. And even the character’s surname, Morgan, relates to the macabre having -mor at its root.

Now if I can only finagle a peek at ‘Six Feet Under’ at some point!

Everyone seems to be aware of this state secret so you and I may as well know about it…and Washington probably wants the info to get out that it’s brandishing a big stick while limping softly…

‘A Secret Afghanistan Mission Prepares for War with Iran,’ says a Washington Post article by William M. Arkin May 9, 2008:

Those predicting war with Iran or some Bush-Cheney October surprise attack on Tehran are constantly looking for signs of military preparations: a B-52 bomber that mistakenly takes off from North Dakota with nuclear-armed cruise missiles; a second or third aircraft carrier entering the Persian Gulf; a B-1 crashing in Qatar.

Since the most likely path to war with Iran is not Marines storming the beach but a strike on nuclear facilities and “regime” targets, signs such as these can often just be mirages. The true strike is not necessarily going to come with any warning, and the U.S. military has developed an entire system called “global strike” to implement such a preemptive strike. #

If you’ve missed it prior to this very moment, you can read Arkin’s article here:

http://blog.washingtonpost.com/earlywarning/2008/05/a_secret_afghanistan_mission_p.html

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Thanks go to Citizens for Legitmate Government for the heads-up on this article…LegitGov is a very good watchdog in a wasteland of press sorriness…

http://legitgov.org

So here’s my existential question of the evening: is a watchdog standing guard same as a guard dog standing watch? 

What’s the diff? Discuss while letting out the cat.

Fed up with drunken sailor Dems and Repubs all? Where will you be this Thursday as the US Congress moons the American people using its typical lack of deliberation, moderation, and what’s left of its honor?

The following link lands you upon a Stars Over Washington post with details on this Thursday’s money votes in Congress.

Ah, Congress! Not much more than a large aviary full of war profiteers and their enablers who may end up throwing good money after the last good money they funneled into Iraq to keep the Occupation going instead of finally doing the right thing, admitting their craven mistake of invading Iraq on false pretenses, and finding the backbone to redeploy our valiant soldiers out of Iraq where we offend too much.

http://starsoverwashington.blogspot.com/2008/05/eye-on-pelosi-and-thursdays-money-vote

And the jingoist neocons sold it as a war that would pay for itself…as if war ever does anything bright like that.

Bring Home Our Troops.

There’s no shame in “regrouping forces to plan anew” as the I Ching says. It’s old–no, ancient–advice and has plenty of track record to show how good it is…it’s still being given because it works in difficult strategic situations when it is most needed.

There’s no military solution to this centuries-old riddle that is the Middle East. Bring our troops home now.

Slight Warning for the sensitive: MoveOn.org is involved within the above linked post. You’ll manage!

Have you ever seen or considered the natal chart of DHS?

http://judecowell.wordpress.com/homeland-security-department-nov-25-2003/

HoSec was created within the 4 North Series of Solar Eclipses, a Series whose keyphrases are:

“restriction; inhibitions; separations; disruptions; illusions; misjudging of strength and/or of situations. (Brady’s ‘Predictve Astrology.’)

This entity has deceptive, obfuscating, confused (yet creative) Pisces of the victim/savior axis rising…so what were we expecting?