tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31465634400958725082024-02-19T08:02:04.323-08:00Sovereign Harmonyby: Christopher TaylorChristopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.comBlogger97125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-21278397101441617262019-03-18T16:53:00.001-07:002019-09-20T11:07:11.521-07:00How Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Became The Enemy Of Earth & Humanity<i>"All life is carbon-based, including our own. Surely, the carbon cycle and its central role as the foundation of life should be taught to our children rather than the demonization of CO2, that carbon is a pollutant."</i> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-biuanF5eY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">Dr. Patrick Moore</a> (former Greenpeace activist)<br />
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As far as we know (or that has not been classified anyway) Earth is a unique planet, in that, it supports an abundance of LIFE. It contains an adequate combination of water, oxygen, sunlight, carbon dioxide (among other key constituents) and allows for a symbiotic exchange of living beings to exist. The journey to the present era of humans has been strewn with challenges, however, and it is through these challenging circumstances that our species has evolved to its current state.<br />
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In fact, Steven Stanley posits in his book, "<i><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Children-Ice-Age-Catastrophe-Allowed/dp/0716731983" target="_blank">Children of the Ice Age: How a Global Catastrophe Allowed Humans to Evolve</a></i>" that humans evolved to develop larger brains etc. due in large part to the necessity of overcoming natural climate change which has been a part of the planet's history since its inception and long before humans existed. We are currently in between glacial periods for this very same 'ice age' (i.e. existence of permanent ice at the poles) which initiated more than 2 million years ago and it is during this most recent inter-glacial period (over the last 10 thousand years) that we have reached our current level of development.<br />
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So, while the glacial periods during the current ice age over the past 2+ million years may have assisted us to evolve, it has been the current inter-glacial period covering the last 10,000 years that has allowed us to utilize that evolution and THRIVE as a species. The global climate certainly hasn't been stable througout the current 10,000 year inter-glacial period (see Image A below), and it has been during the warmer periods within this time frame when civilizations have flourished due in part to relatively stable weather and more predictable growing seasons (i.e. more baroclinic stability).<br />
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The gradual trend for Earth's climate over the past 10,000 years is a COOLING one as shown in the above graph, but the Earth has been generally warming over the past two centuries as we are still emerging from one of the coolest periods of the last 10,000 years (The Little Ice Age). While the warmer periods tend to bring relatively stable weather and more predictable growing seasons, the cooler periods tend to bring shorter and more unpredictable growing seasons since unseasonable frosts destroy crops and due to stronger and more frequent storms as a result of less baroclinic stability in the atmosphere (i.e. larger temperature contrasts lead to stronger storms).<br />
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Of course, despite this history of naturally changing global climate and the general trend toward the next glacial period, the mainstream message that we hear through the media is that the Earth is warming at an alarming rate and that the only culprit that can be blamed is the increase in Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions due to human activity (primarily the burning fossil fuels). If the large-scale burning of fossil fuels continues, we are told that this will lead to more global warming as well as a disruption in the stability of the climate.<br />
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However, there are many irrational assumptions built into this warning for humanity. As mentioned above, warmer periods have historically been times of relatively stable climates which have led to flourishing societies. It is the colder periods that have resulted in less climatic stability and to the societal problems (i.e. starvation) that come with it. In terms of global average temperature, what we are being told with regards to the affects of apparent warming is logically inconsistent with what has been documented in the past.<br />
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In addition, policies to limit and reduce CO2 emissions from human activities have been on the front burner in recent years as global initiatives to create both taxation and trading schemes to reduce overall CO2 in the atmosphere have been developed. And yet, if we actually looked at the evidence is it even reasonably possible to 'convict' CO2 for crimes against the Earth and humanity? After all, CO2 is a VERY important life-cycle element with regards to photosynthesis (see Image B below) which drives the growth of all plant life including the foods that humans and animals consume for survival.<br />
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When integrity is maintained during the creation of science-based
policy, costs as well as benefits are carefully calculated to
objectively assess the risks of any given proposal. However, in
the case of CO2, there has never been an honest consideration of the potential benefits of CO2 in the atmosphere and, as we will see later in this
article, that the apparent 'dangers' of increased CO2 in the atmosphere may
be overblown or even altogether unfounded.<br />
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For the record, this article is not written in defense of the fossil fuel industry. There are plenty of pollution issues as well as geopolitical issues that arise from the use of fossil fuels which can and should be addressed. However, CO2 is not a pollutant and has never been classified as a pollutant mostly because it serves a very beneficial purpose within the cycle of life and because it exists at too small of a quantity in the atmosphere to be toxic to animals or humans (0.04% of the atmosphere at current levels). If we spend any appreciable time indoors with other humans and with closed windows, we no doubt have often experienced indoor CO2 levels that range between 2-4 times the amount that currently exists in the ambient outdoor atmosphere even at current CO2 levels.<br />
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The point is that there is NO toxic danger posed to animals or humans in regards to CO2 even for worst case scenario projections of human-induced CO2 over the coming decades. The only question with regards to it's potential 'danger' is whether supposed warming as a result of CO2 may pose a danger to life on Earth due to assumed disruptions in the climate (which is an illogical hypothesis based on recorded evidence where warmer periods have been more climatically stable).<br />
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Despite CO2 not being a pollutant, in 2007, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_v._Environmental_Protection_Agency" target="_blank"><i>Massachusetts vs EPA</i></a> concluded by ruling that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would regulate CO2 and other greenhouse gases AS pollutants under the existing Clean Air Act. However, prior to the ruling, the EPA argued that it would not make a connection between CO2 and human-caused climate change before the agency had researched
"<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_v._Environmental_Protection_Agency" target="_blank">the causes, extent and significance of climate change and the potential options for addressing it</a>." But due to the definition of 'pollutants' within the Clean Air Act, it was ruled that the perception of a 'threat' posed by CO2 fell under the definition of a pollutant even if CO2 is not actually toxic like the pollutants listed under the Act. <br />
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However, it was not only the EPA that argued against regulating CO2 under the Clean Air Act. For example, Chief Justice John Roberts who resided on the council for the trial wrote that "<a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Massachusetts_v._Environmental_Protection_Agency" target="_blank">the constitutional role of the courts ... is to decide concrete cases—not to serve as a convenient forum for policy debates..</a>.". He also felt that the connection between increasing CO2 concentrations and potential dangers was too speculative to warrant that kind of ruling. So, just because the speculative potential dangers of a non-toxic life-cycle element like CO2 have been ruled in this case to fit the definition of a pollutant under the Clean Air Act, it doesn't mean that increasing CO2 levels poses a dangerous situation. After all, the assumptions for the 'dangers' that CO2 could potentially cause were based completely on the results of some very flawed and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnq412qXwzM&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">consistently inaccurate computer models</a>. Either way, this case is what had opened the doors to the taxation, trading and regulation of CO2 in the United States.<br />
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So, if high CO2 concentrations (or even the supposed warming that results from it) are indeed dangerous to the Earth, what evidence from the past do we have for this? As mentioned previously, warmer periods have historically been more beneficial to life on Earth so under the current popular assumptions for CO2, its emissions may even be welcomed. However, in terms of CO2 concentrations behaving as a virtual 'thermostat' for the Earth, is there any evidence for this? Can we really turn the temperature of the Earth downward simply by reducing CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere?<br />
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Below is a graph (Image C) of CO2 concentrations over the past ~600 million years...<br />
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The green line near the very bottom of the graph is the current level of concentrations and the red line just above it is the WORST case scenario for concentrations in 2100. It is easy to see that CO2 concentrations have been at their LOWEST over the past 20 million years compared to the whole period and it has been nearly 300 million years since CO2 concentrations have been as low as the current period. Otherwise, concentrations have been significantly higher than today for almost the whole of the last 600 million years. It is also interesting to note that these periods of very high levels of CO2 coincided with flourishing global flora (i.e. plant life...more on this later). <br />
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When we compare this change in CO2 over time with the change in global average temperature over the same period, we can see that there is no correlation between CO2 and global average temperature (see Image D below).<br />
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It is clear that concentrations of CO2 and global average temperature change independently of each other. However, these authentic climate science graphs are excluded from any mainstream 'marketing' campaigns to pin CO2 as a dangerous pollutant that needs to be regulated in order to save the planet. Most people are probably more familiar with graphs such as the following two graphs below which show the correlation between CO2 and global average temperature over the past 450,000 years (Image E) as well as the concentrations of CO2 over the past 800,000 years rather than over the past 600 million years (Image F).<br />
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At first look, the first graph above (Image E) appears to show a correlation between CO2 concentrations and global average temperature. And while this IS true, in reality there is actually a 600-800 year lag whereby CO2 will rise and/or fall
several hundred years AFTER global temperature changes lead the way. The reason
for this is pretty simple. The Earth's surface is about 70% ocean covered and oceans serve as a sink/source of CO2. When air temperatures
increase due to 'well-timed' stronger Sun angles, eventually the water temperatures
in the oceans respond by warming as well. Warmer ocean water holds less
CO2 than colder ocean water so when the water temperatures increase, CO2
is released from the oceans and into the atmosphere (i.e. atmospheric concentrations increase) The opposite is
true when air temperatures cool due to weaker Sun angles and when the
oceans therefore absorb more CO2 (<a href="http://sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-spraying-atmosphere-with-aerosols.html" target="_blank">see more here</a>). This graph is simply verifying this well known relationship among climate scientists yet climate alarmist/carbon profiteers (i.e. Al Gore) use this graph to suggest that rising CO2 leads to rising global average temperatures which would mean that human-induced emissions will lead to rapid warming unless we reduce emissions.<br />
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The second graph (Image F) is also used to manipulate popular opinion. By only showing CO2 concentrations starting ~800,000 years ago during the current lowest atmospheric CO2 concentrations that have occurred over the past 20 million years, it makes the current rise in CO2 concentrations appear to be more significant than it is in reality. Refer to Image C where it is clearly shown that CO2 concentrations have never been lower than in recent times and how concentrations have been significantly higher for most of the last 600 million years with the exception of ~300 million years ago (just prior to the rise of the Dinosaurs) when they were only slightly above today's levels.<br />
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When viewed in proper context, it is clear that not only does CO2 NOT modulate global average temperature but that current atmospheric concentrations of CO2 are extremely LOW with respect to the history of the Earth. It is safe to say that there is no warranted reason for alarm due to the current increase in CO2 concentrations (find more information on the lack of relationship between CO2 and temperature at this link). <b><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSQlJx76b64&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">"Top 10 Facts that Prove CO2 Does NOT Drive Global Temperature "</a> </i></b></div>
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In addition, this lack of a relationship between CO2 and global average temperature should not be a surprise since while CO2 IS a greenhouse gas and while its presence does result in net warming of the Earth's atmosphere, its ability to contribute to FURTHER warming is limited (see Image G).<br />
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Image G shows how CO2 has a significant impact on global average temperature when concentrations are at VERY low levels but that its influence on temperature greatly diminishes at higher concentrations. At no time during the past 600 million years has CO2 ever dropped below 180ppm (this lowest point occurred fairly recently at the end of the last glaciation ~ 20,000 years ago). So, over the last 600 million years, CO2 has had very LITTLE impact on global average temperatures. Current concentrations are just over 400ppm (see right side of the graph) making an incremental rise in temperature due to added CO2 even less effective. Considering the complete lack of correlation between CO2 concentrations and average global temperatures shown in Image D above, this should come as no surprise. For more on what actually DOES drive and modulate average global temperatures, please refer to my <a href="http://sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-spraying-atmosphere-with-aerosols.html" target="_blank">previous pos</a>t on the topic. <br />
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So, CO2 is not a toxic pollutant (despite the 2007 ruling against the EPA) and it also doesn't appear to have any appreciable ability to drive or modulate global climate change with current concentrations. If we were conducting a cost/benefit analysis of the impacts of CO2, the 'cost' side of the equation doesn't appear to be very compelling despite the fear-mongering delivered through the mainstream media (we'll address ocean acidification later). That being said, what can we postulate regarding the potential BENEFITS of added CO2 concentrations if there are any at all?<br />
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It turns out that not only do plants require adequate levels of CO2 in order to combine it with sunlight and water to produce oxygen (i.e. photosynthesis), but that increased concentrations of CO2 actually contribute to <a href="https://www.climatecentral.org/news/study-finds-plant-growth-surges-as-co2-levels-rise-16094" target="_blank">faster growth</a> as well as to a higher level of <a href="http://www.co2science.org/articles/V22/feb/a7.php" target="_blank">drought resistance</a> (i.e. they require less water)! This has the potential to be very positive in terms of food production as higher concentrations of CO2 can allow for crops to grow, not only faster, but also with less water making the entire process more efficient and <a href="http://www.co2science.org/education/reports/co2benefits/biosphericbenefit.php" target="_blank">less expensive</a>. <br />
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In addition, a combination of <a href="https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/nasa-says-earth-is-greener-than-ever-thanks-to-china-and-india/?fbclid=IwAR0cywRydXSVw30IEt2X5a3NSJMjkc0Lxgpsz_OMYNOpYuP4nEn77EGaJhM" target="_blank">human intervention</a> combined with elevated CO2 in the atmosphere has led to a recent 'greening' of the planet overall (see Image H below). This is not surprising, however, as a large portion of the measured human emissions are left unaccounted for on an annual basis in terms of the total CO2 concentrations measured in the atmosphere. This is believed to be due to the global biomass (trees, algae, oceans etc.) sequestering the unaccounted for CO2 emissions from human sources which has led to more 'greening' and higher drought resistance.<br />
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The above image is pretty compelling in terms of the magnitude of biomass growth over just a 30-yr period when temperatures have also been generally warming. Its no wonder that plants grown in greenhouses have CO2 pumped into them in order to accelerate growth (usually greenhouses are elevated to 3-5 times current atmospheric concentrations). Yet we are supposed to 'believe' that both increasing CO2 and its assumed warming temperatures are dangerous to life on Earth.<br />
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To the contrary, it is widely known that plant life on Earth requires a minimum concentration of CO2 for photosynthesis to occur. Actually, when CO2 concentrations dropped to their lowest levels over the last 600 million years just 20,000 years ago at the end of the last major glaciation (~180ppm), the Earth was fairly close to the minimum threshold for adequate photosynthesis which is generally considered to be ~150ppm. During that time, plant growth was <a href="https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1469-8137.2010.03441.x" target="_blank">significantly decreased</a> relative to the growth that we are seeing today.<br />
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In fact, without modern human-induced CO2 emissions or some other natural response that would greatly increase CO2 in the atmosphere, we would likely be living through the final 4-5 million years of life on Earth according to the trend of CO2 decrease over the past 160 million years (see Image I)!<br />
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Okay, so the idea of 'only' having 4-5 million years left for life on Earth doesn't seem particularly urgent. In reality, it is not urgent but the point is that CO2 is <a href="https://vimeo.com/216620844" target="_blank">essential for life </a>on Earth and that we are currently living during a time when atmospheric CO2 is relatively sparse and yet we are being made to 'believe' that increasing CO2 poses enough of a dangerous threat to life on Earth that it can be regulated as a pollutant (i.e. toxic) under the Clean Air Act in the United States! <br />
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Speaking of public policies that address CO2 emissions from humans, how did such an important element for life on Earth get 'pegged' as pubic enemy number one on such a global scale? Without going off on a tangent to describe the chronology of how globalist special interests have infiltrated both business and government over the past centuries, we only need to start with a United Nations offspring known as The Club of Rome.<br />
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Starting in the early 1970's, <a href="https://recyclewashington.wordpress.com/2010/04/29/unraveling-the-club-of-rome-part-1/" target="_blank">The Club of Rome</a> (made up of sponsored scientists and academics) published "<a href="https://www.clubofrome.org/report/the-limits-to-growth/" target="_blank"><i>The Limits To Growth</i></a>" which essentially laid out scare tactics regarding overpopulation and it used plenty of creative graphics to demonstrate the rapidly approaching ultimate doom of humanity unless there is some form of high level government intervention. Depopulation and reasons to encourage it have been its primary premise along with any other perceived 'threat' to humanity (including climate change in recent years). It has also been stated from the group that "<i>Earth has a cancer and the cancer is man.</i>" This group has been insisting that human growth and activity must cease for the 'benefit' of the planet no matter where they direct the blame for taking such action. Feel free to dig deeper down that rabbit hole for yourself.<br />
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Then, in 1975, anthropologist Margaret Mead led a conference in North Carolina along with some willing scientists from which the conclusion was drawn that "<a href="https://climatism.blog/2014/01/24/in-searching-for-a-new-enemy-to-unite-us-we-came-up-with-the-threat-of-global-warming/" target="_blank"><i>human-produced carbon dioxide would fry the planet, melt the ice caps, and destroy human life."</i></a> This, of course was stated at a time when leading climatologists generally believed that not only were global average temperature steadily decreasing since WWII and glaciers advancing, but that the Earth was heading into its next major glaciation. While it was known that CO2 emissions were increasing due to human activities at that time, there wasn't any way to link this greenhouse gas to warming global temperatures since temperatures were obviously COOLING at the time.<br />
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But, of course global average temperatures conveniently started to warm throughout the 1980's and 1990's which provided an opportunity to further advance the theory that CO2 emissions are causing global warming. So, in June 1988, James Hansen spoke before Congress about human-induced global warming on one of the hottest days on record in Washington D.C. and during one of the hottest and driest summers in the US since the 1930's (<a href="https://stevengoddard.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/1988-james-hansen-and-tim-wirth-sabotaged-the-air-conditioning-in-congress/" target="_blank">nice move</a>). This was followed by a speech by <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAzoDtwCBg" target="_blank">Margaret Thatcher</a> addressing the dangers of global warming in November 1989 just hours before the initiation of the destruction of the Berlin Wall. <br />
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What these two public proclamations have in common is that none of their future timelines for potential threats to humanity came to fruition (you can read/listen to their projections yourself now 30 years later) and both were <a href="http://sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/12/saturn-square-neptune-nov-2015-sep-2016.html" target="_blank">purposely timed</a>. True to The Club Of Rome modus operandi of requiring the existence of some imminent threat to humanity due to the actions of humans themselves, as soon as it became eminent that the threat of the Cold War was 'melting away', this threat was replaced with the threat of human CO2 emissions causing 'global warming' along with its eminent ecological destruction of the planet...hence Thatcher's speech just hours before the fall of the Berlin wall.<br />
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The core theme associated with The Club Of Rome's concept of humans being a 'cancer' and their own worst enemy is that of 'manipulation'. This includes both the manipulation of science to produce apparent results as well as the manipulation of public opinion and perception of reality by inciting emotional reactions and responses among the general public. As James Delingpole of The Telegraph stated in regards to The Club of Rome and its stand on human induced climate change,<br />
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"<i>This belief </i>[i.e. humans are a cancer to the Earth] <i>explains, inter alia, why the 'science' behind AGW* is so dodgy: because the science didn’t come first. What
came first was the notion that mankind was a problem and was doing harm
to the planet. The 'science' was then simply tortured until it fitted
in with this notion.</i>"<i> - *AGW = Anthroprogenic Global Warming (i.e. man-made)<br />
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If it wasn't human-induced climate change, The Club of Rome would put their focus on some other concocted reason as to why humans and their activities are posing the biggest threat to life itself. This kind of manipulation has its roots in Freudian perceptions of limited human potential that were adopted by high level globalists in the late 19th century. In fact, Freud's nephew, Edward Bernays, is considered to be the 'father' of modern propaganda as the origins of modern marketing are strongly linked to his work; a work that was based primarily on his Uncle's perceptions of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSIrJGffHkY" target="_blank">limited human potential</a>.<br />
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As you can guess, Freud's impression of humans is not very flattering. Generally speaking, those with interest in a global government view humans through his lens which is why groups like The Club of Rome portray humans as a cancer on the Earth and why depopulating the planet for better control of resources and human labor is the primary goal. They essentially view the masses as unintelligent livestock that can and should be controlled and directed at their discretion.<br />
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This same line of thinking formed the foundation of the social engineering programs of <a href="https://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/sociopolitica/sociopol_tavistock01.htm" target="_blank">The Tavistock Institute</a> which has sought to create and mobilize human movements like the 'British Invasion' and rock n' roll itself as well the environmentalist movement which includes the 'counter culture' (i.e. the hippies) and the infusing of drugs into society as an experimentation in the human behavior of the masses.<br />
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And while the larger push of the environmental movement may derive from this kind of social engineering, those individuals who join these movements have good intentions and kind hearts, in my opinion. Unfortunately, these characteristics are the criteria that make it easier for someone to take advantage. It turns out that inciting large groups of people (especially young people) into sharing a subtle hatred for humanity that stems from an internal hatred toward themselves (i.e. guilt/shame), is fairly easy. This kind of self-hate inducing programming is entirely Freudian in nature and has formed the foundation for state-funded <a href="http://shikshantar.org/library/library-books/dumbing-us-down" target="_blank">public education</a> for many decades.<br />
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For example, during the social media '10 year challenge' campaign in late 2018, there were several memes being circulated that depicted before and after images that appear to show damage being done to the environment in some way over that period (see Images J & K below).<br />
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At first glance, it appears that these images provide a clear picture of ecological changes that have occurred over the past 10 years. But if we stop for a minute before reacting emotionally to images, it becomes easier to see that it is at least possible that these images may be misleading us by inciting our emotions without any proof that what is being portrayed is an authentic representation. For environmentalists that dedicate their existence to improving conditions on Earth these kind of images can be particularly jarring and these types of individuals are much more prone to simply re-posting this kind of imagery without any critical and independent thinking prior to doing so.<br />
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Image J is tempting to accept as a depiction of reality because it depicts a very robust and healthy polar bear with nothing but ice in the background on top with the number '2009' printed over it. It's interesting because according to "An Inconvenient Truth" which came out in 2006, polar bear populations were supposedly already suffering like the apparently sick and emaciated polar bear with limited ice as depicted in the bottom photo with the numbers '2019' printed over it. Are we to assume that polar bear health improved for a few years after Gore's documentary before finally declining in recent years?<br />
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From a critical thinking perspective, for all we know, both photos could have been taken on the same day but simply taken of two different polar bears on different parts of the ice. Where is the verification that this is an authentic photo taken in a similar region at the same time of year during the two particular years in question? It doesn't exist for a reason. The purpose of this meme is to incite an emotional response and to promote guilt/shame which is what leads to demands for top-down mandates (i.e. government) to 'solve' the apparent problem (<a href="http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/dialectic.htm" target="_blank">Hegelian Dialectic</a>). Image K proposes a similar situation, in that, there is no verification that these are before and after photos of the same reef or that these photos were taken during the years as depicted on the given meme. <br />
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During the '10 year challenge', in response to seeing some of these manipulative memes, I put together a quick meme myself showing the Arctic sea ice extent in March 2008 vs the Arctic sea ice extent in March 2018. The images come straight from the National Snow & Ice Data Center in Boulder, CO and the dates are included on the images directly from their site. The best part is that anyone could go to their website and reproduce what I quickly put together here (see Image L).<br />
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These are authentic images that can be verified and despite some slight inter-annual variability, these images are virtually identical in terms of their depiction of sea ice coverage. It would be pretty difficult to determine any kind of a trend in maximum sea ice extent between 2008 and 2018 based on these images alone. This also suggests that what we are 'hearing' in terms of polar bears running out of ice and drowning in recent years are perhaps less than authentic. However, this kind of matter-of-fact imagery doesn't evoke the intended emotional outrage as does portraying dying polar bears and/or bleaching reefs that obliviously result from the evilness that is humankind (thank you, Freud).<br />
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The problem with this kind of large-scale manipulation is that younger generations are raised within it and do not have a sense of where reality ends and where the manipulation begins. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and her '<a href="https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6679905/Green-New-Deal-Electric-cars-ban-airplanes-farting-cows-4-6-TRILLION-infrastructure.html?ito=facebook_share_fbia-middle&fbclid=IwAR1g5iZTtPZR_j-86zl1JYyRNObeY6ZbrWAr4cYGdWHiI1ykG2BC0bycUjU" target="_blank">Green New Deal</a>' are the perfect example of what globalist special interests are intending to create with regards to guilt-based, anti-human agendas premised on false perceptions of humans and the environments in which they live. Within this proposal are presumptions regarding CO2 emissions that I have previously addressed as misleading. And the solutions proposed through it are essentially a carbon copy of the United Nation's <a href="http://humansarefree.com/2016/04/agenda-2030-aka-new-world-order.html" target="_blank">Agenda 2030</a> which aligns with similar anti-human sentiments that have been expressed through The Club of Rome and other globalist groups hell-bent on reducing human population and controlling all of Earth's resources.<br />
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I don't personally blame Cortez for misunderstanding the science of climate change and how CO2 emissions figure into the equation since the preferences and proposals that channel through her are simply a result of the special interests that <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsObPEj9ZAY&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">created her</a> and the ideology that she promotes.<br />
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Like other environmentally oriented individuals, she is passionate and she means well, in my opinion. But as with this scenario and others, it is when we start proposing anti-human and depopulation agendas onto ourselves that the goals of those with globalist intentions are more effortlessly fulfilled. <br />
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What primarily misleads most people in regards to science of climate change, in my opinion, is the fact that the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is supposed to serve as the global authority on climate change but instead of studying all natural AND man-made influences they focus entirely on human influences on climate. This is very unscientific as it presumes that global climate is somehow nearly stable without human influence which we know is <a href="http://sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-spraying-atmosphere-with-aerosols.html" target="_blank">not true</a> and that human influences are the only important variables to consider when it comes to climate change. <br />
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Unlike the IPCC, the <a href="http://climateconference.heartland.org/" target="_blank">International Conference on Climate Change</a> which has been meeting since 2008, invites research and speakers that assess natural variables for global climate change including orbital variations of the Sun, varying sunspot activity and solar electromagnetism as well as ocean currents and geological emissions. They also include the impacts of human emissions making the approach a much more holistic and encompassing one.<br />
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But unfortunately, most people haven't heard about this annual gathering and the globalist special interests created the United Nations and its IPCC group in order to first create the FEAR (and guilt) associated with human-induced climate change and then to pin the blame on humans so that a solution can be derived that limits human activity, decreases human population and puts global resources under strict control...all of which are the primary intentions of these special interests regardless of whether it is due to climate change or any other means toward these ends. <br />
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The IPCC and other political pundits want to avoid debate on the topic which is why we are also told that there is a 97% consensus among scientists with regards to recent climate change being primarily due to human influences. In other words, this proclamation is DESIGNED to prevent debates. I plan on writing up an entire article about the manipulations associated with this topic so I will not get into the details here. But, the gist of it is that the 97% is a very misleading figure and a significant portion of the scientists whose papers are considered part of the 97% consensus have actually spoken out against the author of the 'study' that came to that conclusion for misrepresenting the findings in their papers.<br />
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It is also important to note that 'consensus' means very little in the realm of science as the scientific process is not a democratic one. Theoretically, it only takes one experiment to be accurate with everyone else being inaccurate for that one person whose work is accurate to represent the BEST science. Even then, it is an important part of the scientific process to challenge current paradigms by constantly running experiments and re-testing results. This is how authentic science evolves and it is apparent that the UN and the IPCC have no intentions of evolving climate science or opening up to new perspectives as the science that they have 'settled' is not open to debate or to proper scientific rigor.<br />
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Though we cannot 'vote' for consensus on scientific conclusions, it is important to note that over 30,000 scientists have signed a petition speaking out against the 'junk science' that I have chronicled in this article with regards to CO2 emissions and climate change. In fact, a significant number of those 30,000+ scientists are even some of the very SAME scientists that were misrepresented as part of the supposed 97% consensus (see Image M and link to article below)! <br />
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However, despite this overwhelming disagreement within the scientific community, the focus on CO2 emissions and climate change continues to take precedent in the collective psyche at the expense of other more important environmental issues. Based on what has been discussed above regarding globalist intentions, it isn't difficult to surmise that this emotionally manipulated 'distraction' is probably intentional. In my opinion, there is an attempt to manipulate the masses to engender a sense of hopelessness and insignificance (Freudian) so as to insist upon the involvement of large governmental agencies to 'save' us from the unsolvable problem of climate change (<a href="http://www.crossroad.to/articles2/05/dialectic.htm" target="_blank">Hegelian Dialectic</a>).<br />
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Considering what is currently occurring (March 2019) around the globe with heavily indoctrinated and manipulated children (though well-intentioned) skipping their daily indoctrination schooling (how ironic) in order to <a href="https://www.youthclimatestrikeus.org/strikes" target="_blank">protest and strike</a> against government 'inaction' on climate change, it isn't difficult to recognize the success of this high level manipulation upon the global youths! <br />
It doesn't help that these victims of emotional manipulation have been fed with the idea since birth that we have reached a '<a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/global-warming-point-of-no-return-temperature-2018-8" target="_blank">point of no return</a>' in terms of CO2 emissions and are currently facing a climate catastrophe because of it. From their point of view, this must be terrifying! And of course this manufactured terror is the foundational intention for creating this perception in the first place.<br />
I am grateful that I was educated in the earth/climate sciences prior to this strong wave of indoctrination and that I have a better ability to decipher between the science and the rhetoric than most of today's youths. That's why when one of these poor souls watches a rhetoric-driven and factually inaccurate video like, "<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TbW_1MtC2So&feature=youtu.be" target="_blank">The Biggest Lie About Climate Change</a>", they can come away with it feeling like they were lied to by oil companies when they are actually being lied to by the developer of the video.<br />
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In it, the featured vlogger suggests that Exxon's scientists are responsible for 'discovering' a link between CO2 emissions and climate in the 1970's when this scientific hypothesis was actually first proposed in the late 19th century and was what Al Gore's Harvard professor (Roger Reville) supported when Gore was a student of his in the late 1960's. This misrepresentation helps frame the 'climate deceivers' as the oil companies (especially Exxon) rather than the global elitists who put forth the narrative. The vlogger also suggests that George W. Bush had CO2 removed as a pollutant during his presidency when the Massachusetts vs EPA case that I go over above in this article clearly shows that this statement is not true. It would take an entire post to go through every inaccurate point made in that video so I will just leave it at that for now. The point is that this video is designed to target the ignorant and to incite emotional reaction while deflecting the perception of dishonesty away from corporate global interests for population and resource control.<br />
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Independent journalist, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rsXIxk5fBfo&fbclid=IwAR2mXrFGas0j1lYKQwGyAXGkVd_pFMwuRUThQYEvXGjcUY1DsbVa7LRufkM" target="_blank">James Corbett</a> compares what is happening now with climate change to how most religions operate. That is, it is predicated upon a foundation of guilt for committing sins (original sin) which requires atonement. In this case, an entire generation is being indoctrinated to BELIEVE that their very existence is harming the Earth due to their contribution to CO2 emissions! And, of course, the only way to atone for those sins and to 'save' the Earth is to pay higher taxes so that the government (higher authority) can 'fix' the problem.<br />
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So, with FEAR in the air and GUILT in our hearts, collective support for global governance expands. Using deep psychological manipulation is an atrocious act in itself but when it is used as a means to an end with the intended result being a one-world totalitarian government with control over all people and resources (for the 'good' of the planet, of course), these tactics become inexcusable. This pervading guilt that results from these manufactured perceptions is so insidious that there are actually <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/health/mental-health/climate-grief-growing-emotional-toll-climate-change-n946751" target="_blank">support groups</a> for those suffering from 'climate grief' as our perceptions of the future of the planet become ever distorted by special interests that control and operate our media outlets.<br />
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This distraction campaign also keeps our focus on increasing CO2 concentrations as the perceived primary environmental crisis while other legitimately threatening environmental concerns are ignored. Mike Adams of Natural News lists <a href="https://naturalnews.com/2017-06-05-ten-alarming-real-threats-to-the-environment-ignored-by-climate-change.html" target="_blank">10 environmental/health concerns</a> that are currently not being addressed due to an unnecessary focus on CO2 concentrations:<br />
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<li>Fukushima radiation </li>
<li>China's industrial pollution </li>
<li>Biosludge </li>
<li>Geoengineering/chemtrails </li>
<li>Mass deforestation </li>
<li>Heavy metals contamination (food/soil) </li>
<li>Genetically engineered crop contamination </li>
<li>Pharmaceutical contamination </li>
<li>Mercury pollution (dental/vaccines) </li>
<li>Pesticides/herbicides in foods </li>
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While not an exhaustive list, it shows that there are far more pressing environmental/health related concerns upon which to focus our attention and in ways where we can actually make a difference rather than feeling guilty and helpless in the face of perceived ecological collapse due to CO2 emissions. And though humans do have some impact on local climates due to artificial heating, land use changes and other examples, there is no scientific basis for blaming CO2 emissions from human activity for changing the global climate as discussed above.<br />
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The only potential argument that can be made against CO2 emissions as posing a potential environmental threat is in the case of ocean acidification (I promised that I would get to this). Basically, as CO2 concentrations rise, the oceans absorb more of the gas which results in the production of carbonic acid (CO2 + H20 = CH2O3). This 'sounds' like a pretty negative thing but the scientific reality is that, while there are local issues with ocean acidity near the coasts of highly populated areas due to runoff pollution entering the oceans (a real environmental issue), the average pH of the oceans is considered to be alkaline (~8.1) with no threat of the pH dropping to 'acidic' levels due to the presence of more CO2 in the atmosphere. Even though CO2 concentrations in the atmosphere have risen from ~280ppm at the start of the industrial revolution to just over 400ppm currently, there has been almost no change to the average pH of the ocean over that time. Let's face it, it is difficult for changes in a gas that makes up less than 1/25th of one percent of the atmosphere (CO2) to have much of an impact on anything. A little more of almost nothing is still almost nothing, after all. For more on the science of ocean acidification and the low likelihood of negative ecological impacts from minimal increases in carbonic acid, you can read more on it <a href="http://www.co2science.org/data/acidification/results.php" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Along with water, oxygen and sunlight, CO2 is one of the foundational elements for the production of life on Earth. And despite what we are told regarding the threats of increased CO2, there doesn't appear to be any legitimate toxic or environmental concerns associated with it as discussed in this article. In fact, due to the currently very LOW concentrations of CO2 in the atmosphere relative to the Earth's history, it could be argued that the Earth may BENEFIT from increased CO2 since this would improve drought resistance in our crops and maximize photosynthetic uptake which could increase total crop yields while speeding up the growth process!<br />
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Remember that the only reason that the EPA was forced to regulate CO2 as a 'pollutant' under the Clean Air Act is because the results from inaccurate computer models based on poor assumptions were used as a way to demonstrate that CO2 could fall under the '<a href="https://www.epa.gov/criteria-air-pollutants" target="_blank">definition</a>' of a pollutant in that the supposed global warming from increased CO2 emissions could 'harm your health and the environment, and cause property damage'. Of course, if authentic science and common sense were used along with more appropriate assumptions in the models, this kind of a 'conclusion' would not be drawn.<br />
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In fact, if we were to rank water, oxygen, sunlight and CO2 (all involved in photosynthesis) in terms of their potential to harm health, the environment and cause property damage, CO2 would probably rank last on the list! For example, oxygen makes up more than 20% of the atmosphere and it is involved in all oxidative processes (i.e. rust, human cellular degeneration, fires). Should we consider regulating oxygen and reducing its atmospheric concentrations under the Clean Air Act? Water covers more than 70% of the Earth's surface and is responsible for billions of dollars in damages and human fatalities every year (i.e. storm damage, erosion, drownings)! Should we regulate water under the Clean Air Act? Finally, over exposure to sunlight causes damage to structures as well as to skin cells...sounds like a potential threat to me!<br />
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Obviously, it would be an outrageous notion to propose regulating these elements under the Clean Air Act and, in my opinion, therefore it is even MORE outrageous to regulate CO2 under the Act since it is the LEAST prevalent and likely the most benign of the photosynthetic elements in question. Actually, when it comes to a can of soda, it is likely that the ONLY non-toxic ingredient in that can is the carbon bubbles (CO2)!<br />
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At the end of the day, if we were to conduct a cost benefit analysis in terms of CO2 emissions, we may just find that there are more benefits to higher CO2 concentrations or that there are at least very few if any costs associated with it. This would be a rational mode of action when creating public policy based on scientific findings. But nothing about the creation and promotion of the CO2/climate change narrative appears to be 'normal'.<br />
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Its obvious to me that draconian solutions to the 'problem' were already
planned (i.e. carbon trading/taxes and stratospheric injections) and
that manipulating the information as well as the emotions of the masses
was necessary in order to create the means toward those ends. After all,
if governmental organizations were truly interested in protecting human
health and the health of the planet would <a href="http://sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2019/01/is-spraying-atmosphere-with-aerosols.html" target="_blank">spraying the stratosphere </a>with
aerosols really be a proposed solution to a 'warming' planet? I have a hunch that the potential costs and negative side effects of blocking the
sun with aerosols would be far greater than any supposed costs due to
rising CO2 concentrations as discussed in this article. There is also
likely more potential benefit that could result from increased CO2 for
environmental purposes than from the policies proposed to reduce or
counter it! So, its no surprise that a proper cost/benefit analysis is
not being conducted since it would destroy the narrative.<br />
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Climate
change IS, has always and will continue to be a problem with which
humans must contend in order to survive. However, pretending that the
climate would be stable without human intervention and that adding more
CO2 to the atmosphere is the only thing that is causing the climate to
change and that somehow reducing CO2 concentrations will 'fix' this
problem that we 'caused' is irrational. If we instead realize that
collective fear and guilt is being used as the means toward the
intention of global control of people and resources, the promotion of
this narrative starts to become more rational. Its just difficult for
most of us to admit that nefarious intentions may be behind such
developments. I personally see no other explanation for what is
otherwise an irrational conclusion.<br />
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There are plenty of problems
with the fossil fuel industry including the mining of coal/oil/natural
gas, the pollution that results from refining it and burning it as well
as the geopolitical impacts of nations vying for more resources. And
while seeking cleaner and more renewable energy sources that can sustain
our energy needs would benefit humans and the Earth, the focus on CO2
emissions that result from burning fossil fuels as something to fear is
inappropriate. If anything, CO2 emissions may be one of the few positive
benefits of burning fossil fuels...another being the countless lives
that have been saved due to modern heating technologies. After all,
contrary to what we are supposed to believe, the mortality rates for
cold-related deaths across the globe are far higher than those for
heat-related deaths (Image N). <br />
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Ideally, we would recover and distribute Nikola Tesla's <a href="https://teslauniverse.com/nikola-tesla/images/teslas-tower-worldwide-wireless-system">tower technologies </a>along with other <a href="https://hackaday.com/2016/01/25/overunity-free-energy-and-perpetual-motion-the-strange-side-of-youtube/">over-unity</a> 'free' energy devices and we could all live much more self-sufficiently without major environmental impacts as we grow our own food, collect and clean our own water while we use modern communication technologies in a way that de-centralization of power and authority could be achieved without the need for large centralized government or corporate organizations controlling us or our resources. I imagine that this would be a much more peaceful world as well.<br />
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But these kinds of de-centralized, environmentally friendly and self-sufficient societies are exactly what those with globalist one-world government intentions are attempting to prevent. Those profiting from the oil industry are the same one's profiting from carbon trading which is why such an irrational narrative regarding CO2 emissions was devised in the first place. The Green New Deal comes off as a plan of action toward an environmentally friendly energy economy when it is actually just the UN's Agenda 2030 repackaged and it emotionally manipulates the environmentally minded by promoting 'sustainability' while actually blueprinting the steps toward globally centralized control of people and resources. The very last thing that these folks want for the people of the world is self-sufficiency since this renders 'the ruling class' unnecessary. This is why 'free' energy technologies are kept hidden and why more and more local jurisdictions remove individual rights to water collection and growing your own food as time moves forward. <br />
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CO2 is not toxic, it is not a pollutant and it is not causing any significant or 'dangerous' warming (see image N). The real toxicity and danger in the world is the ongoing manipulation of information and the Freudian manipulation of people's emotions in order to keep the masses ignorant, dependent and under control. Climate change will always be an issue and so long as we are informed and that we have the technology to adapt, we are likely to survive in the ways that we have through thousands of years of climatic changes.<br />
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If we really want to focus our energies on eliminating direct human impacts on the climate (this is what these protesting children SHOULD be focusing on), we can start by demanding that all military, public and private weather modification and geoengineering programs be eliminated. While CO2 emissions from human activity are not likely affecting the climate in any significant way, it is very likely that some (if not all) of the observed changes in our local climates is due to over 70 years of atmospheric intervention using everything from cloud seeding to enhance or reduce precipitation to the use of ionospheric heating technologies to shift jet streams and alter storm paths.<br />
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Its absurd that decades of 'playing' with the atmosphere is not included in the climate models or even considered in the discussion about human impacts on climate change. This again reveals the nefarious intentions behind the CO2 narrative. If you are doubting the idea that humans have been altering the weather (and therefore the climate) for decades, click on the <a href="https://weathermodificationhistory.com/" target="_blank">link here</a> for an impressive timeline that includes the development of technologies as well as the implementation of programs for manipulating the weather and for geoengineering the atmosphere for various purposes.<br />
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If the climate does 'spin out of control', it will be because of these activities and NOT because of higher atmospheric CO2 concentrations. Our biggest hurdle is informing the populace about what is REALLY going on and redirecting all of our collective efforts toward more self-sustainable living and de-centralized authority so that big governments, corporations and militarizes can no longer conduct such 'experiments' at our expense and drive guilt-based narratives that leave us begging for our own shackles.<br />
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I am optimistic about the future though (no seriously) and with more people becoming informed about the reality of these kinds of large-scale manipulations, I see the intentions of these globalists falling apart at some point. Of course, anything that we can do to accelerate its collapse (i.e. refocusing anger at government inaction on climate change toward demanding the truth and the reestablishment of authentic science) will benefit us all. I will leave you with the very optimistic outlook of former Greenpeace activist, Patrick Moore (i.e. the sensible environmentalist) which contradicts the fear-based message that today's youths are receiving about their future prospects. I agree that it really is our responsibility to help youths understand that they are welcome on Earth and that they need not atone for their original sin of CO2 emissions. Thank you for reading and sharing!<br />
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<i>"I have a huge amount of optimism for the future. I just wish people would stop telling our kids the world's coming to an end and that we're evil...you know, that we're the enemies of nature. Kinda like, that's why I departed Greenpeace. It was when the environmental movement turned from being humanitarian...to stop nuclear war, to stop toxics in the environment which were all dangerous to people, to becoming anti-human basically and saying that humans are the enemies of the Earth. And I don't believe that...we're part of the Earth." - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjlmFr4FMvI" target="_blank">Dr. Patrick Moore</a> (former Greenpeace activist) </i>Christopher Taylor - Sovereign Harmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056810220219212944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-50587152059309232262019-01-05T21:56:00.005-08:002020-06-09T08:22:04.175-07:00Is Spraying the Atmosphere With Aerosols Going To Save Us From Climate Change? Why Now?Just prior to the end of 2018, a two to three decades old hypothetical IDEA of spraying aerosols to dim the sun in an effort to prevent catastrophic 'climate change' was shared with the public...<br />
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The origins of this kind of proposal go back, in part, through what was learned following the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in June 1991 when this second largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century released a plume of sulfates and other aerosols well into the stratosphere. This resulted in significant global cooling that lingered for more than a year as 1992 was a significantly cooler year compared to the surrounding years. This served as a living laboratory for atmospheric scientists who learned just how sensitive global temperatures are to the concentration of stratospheric aerosols. <br />
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This also occurred at a time when the 'global warming' narrative was in its infancy and this new knowledge opened up the theoretical possibility of potentially geoengineering the atmosphere in the future if the Earth was ever in danger of 'catastrophic global warming'. It took until the early part of the 21st century for the 'global warming' narrative to become a media staple for marketing FEAR of the future along with GUILT to millions. If we have allowed ourselves to believe what we hear in the media...i.e. that we are currently on the verge of a climate catastrophe due to increased CO2 emissions from human activity without researching it or questioning it ourselves, we may even be tempted to perceive the idea of purposefully POLLUTING the atmosphere in 2019 as a well-timed and magnanimous gesture for 'saving' the planet.<br />
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And this is exactly what repetitive suggestion can create...that is, a situation whereby the 'absurd' can actually appear to be logical...<br />
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Fortunately for me, I was exposed to authentic climate science before it was infiltrated, manipulated and redirected for political purposes as a student studying Meteorology and Atmospheric Science in the late 1990's. This makes it easier for me to recognize when propaganda is being promulgated as 'science' though I admit that it also makes it more frustrating for me when I witness people that care about the Earth being sucked into the faith-based 'religion' that the idea of man-made climate change has become. <br />
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On paper, the United Nations' Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is supposed to operate as an objective organization that reports on the status of the climate with periodic reports that provide policy makers with information upon which to make their decisions. The reality of the IPCC is that ever since the 2001 climate report (which included the infamous 'hockey stick' graph from Michael Mann, et al), this organization has operated in a very biased fashion toward climate alarm-ism.<br />
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If you are not familiar with the Michael Mann graph, it is the top graph in the image below showing what is supposed to represent global average temperatures over the past 1,000 years or so. As you can see, the pattern of the graph resembles a 'hockey stick' and while the IPCC adopted this graph for its 2001 report without hesitation, there is a significant amount of disagreement and dissension among authentic climate scientists as to the manner in which it was derived.<br />
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The
Tim Ball graph on the bottom is a plot of global temperature changes over the
past 1,000 years based on authentic data. It includes the well documented 'Medieval
Warm Period' and the 'Little Ice Age'. This is the graph that I was
first introduced to as a student. <br />
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The graph on the top is
based on manipulation of data (eliminating both warmer data from the
past and cooler data from the present) which was intended to 'flatten'
the graph and create the appearance of dire circumstances in our modern
era. The 2009 <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/comment/columnists/christopherbooker/6679082/Climate-change-this-is-the-worst-scientific-scandal-of-our-generation.html" target="_blank">'Climate-Gate' scandal</a> revealed this accusation of alteration of data to be valid.<br />
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<span dir="ltr"><span class="_3l3x _1n4g">There
was once an argument by the 'global warming' alarmists that these
extreme temperature fluctuations shown in the bottom graph were only present in Europe (government shills like Bill
Nye will make these kinds of 'recited' statements when confronted with
the authentic data). However, many <a href="https://www.newstarget.com/2017-08-27-new-science-confirms-earth-was-warmer-during-medieval-period.html?fbclid=IwAR0oz5Qy9yPNQq8XSypJ__gukXHcFKgexKhBdj_wPcD0GXA5W1xEAwZt-U4" target="_blank">recent studies</a> have revealed that the warmer times existed
throughout the globe during the Medieval Warm Period while colder times
existed throughout the globe during the Little Ice Age.</span></span> <br />
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It is also interesting to note that there are records from the period between
950-1250 AD (Medieval Warm Period) where wine producing vineyards in
England are documented in addition to generations of Scandinavians thriving on Greenland at that time. There are also records from the period
between 1450-1850 (Little Ice Age) where annual festivals existed on the
regularly frozen Thames River in England and it was during the transition between these extreme times that the Greenland settlements had to be <a href="https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/11/why-did-greenland-s-vikings-disappear" target="_blank">abandoned</a> largely in part due to shorter growing seasons and less viable farmlands (i.e. natural climate change).<br />
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If we assume that the manipulated
Mann graph on top is accurate (a science that is considered to be 'settled'), these documented records from the past would not make any sense considering that it appears that temperatures were steady throughout almost the entirety of the last 1,000 years according to his 'data'. However, given the
authentic graph on the bottom, these documents records would make perfect sense. Currently, the Thames River does not freeze at all in
the winter and vineyards are not supported by a currently cooler climate in
England. That is, current global temperatures lie in between these extreme
periods in our relatively recent history as shown in the authentic graph.<br />
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<i>"Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past," </i></div>
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The point here is that authentic climate science has been corrupted and yet we are still bombarded by media repetition of the idea that CO2 emissions from human activities are DRIVING climate change and that we are currently experiencing extreme temperatures that need immediate action (even if its drastic) less we perish like the dinosaurs.<br />
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The reality about global climate is that it is ALWAYS fluxing from one state to another and even over the past 1,000 years there is ample evidence to suggest that the current climate is relatively stable when compared to shifts such as when conditions transitioned from the Medieval Warm Period into the Little Ice Age between the 13th and 15th centuries.<br />
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So, without any significant CO2 emissions from human activities during the Medieval Warm Period or subsequent aerosol emissions to counter the 'dangerous' warming and bring on The Little Ice Age (because we all know that man is the biggest driver of climate change...haha), what could have possibly led to the transition from one extreme climate to another?<br />
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While the Earth's climate is very complex, there are some major factors that actually DRIVE it rather than just modulate it. While greenhouse gases like CO2 (when quantities are adequate) CAN modulate the climate by trapping some heat, the most significant driver of climate on Earth is the most obvious one...its the Sun.<br />
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Both the ANGLE and the INTENSITY of the Sun vary over time and the cycles for these variations tend to be very predictable with cycles for the angle of the Sun (<a href="http://www.indiana.edu/~geol105/images/gaia_chapter_4/milankovitch.htm" target="_blank">Milankovitch cycles</a>) ranging between 23k and 100k years and cycles for the intensity of the Sun (i.e. sunspots and solar magnetic field) ranging between 11 years and up to 400 years.<br />
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Variance in the angle of the Sun relative to the Earth (Milankovitch cycles) is the PRIMARY driver of climate over the long term. The graph below compares temperatures to CO2 concentrations over the past 450,000 years based on the Antarctic ice cores. Its easy to see that temperature fluctuations have followed a fairly predictable pattern which has been driven by both increasing and decreasing solar irradiance due to varying solar angles relative to the Earth. <br />
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Over the past 2.5 million years, the Earth has technically been
experiencing an 'Ice Age', in that, permanent ice exists at the poles.
However, some periods during this current 'Ice Age' have involved glaciers reaching into
mid-latitudes (glacial periods) while other periods have included
glaciation only near the poles (inter-glacial periods). Including the modern inter-glacial period, the warmer times as indicated by the graph above have involved retreating glaciers while the colder times have involved advancing glaciers. Its easy to
understand why the sun's angle would be so important since we witness
anywhere from a 30-50° swing between summer (high solar angle) temperatures and
winter (low solar angle) temperatures in mid-latitudes. <br />
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But wait...if temperature and CO2 are rising and falling together over the last 450,000 years, doesn't this PROVE that man-made CO2 emissions will increase temperatures to 'dangerous' levels if we don't create policies to tax these emissions and/or spray the atmosphere with aerosols to block the Sun?<br />
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Not exactly. While Al Gore uses this graph in his documentary, "An Inconvenient Truth" to scare people as he uses a lift to reach the top of the graph, it is greatly recognized among climate scientists that CO2 responds to temperature changes over this period and not the other way around. There is actually a 600-800 year lag whereby CO2 will rise and/or fall several hundred years AFTER temperature changes lead the way. The reason for this is pretty simple. The Earth's surface is about 70% ocean covered and oceans serve as a sink/source of CO2. When air temperatures increase due to stronger Sun angles, eventually the water temperatures in the oceans respond by warming as well. Warmer ocean water holds less CO2 than colder ocean water so when the water temperatures increase, CO2 is released from the oceans and into the atmosphere. The opposite is true when air temperatures cool due to weaker Sun angles and when the oceans therefore absorb more CO2.<br />
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And while these Milankovitch cycles drive climate change on Earth over the long-term, other natural cycles either drive climate change or modulate it on smaller scales. These include variance in solar activity (sun spots and solar magnetic field) as well as ocean circulation cycles (i.e. El Nino, La Nina, <a href="http://www.cgd.ucar.edu/cas/catalog/climind/AMO.html" target="_blank">AMO</a> and <a href="http://research.jisao.washington.edu/pdo/" target="_blank">PDO</a>) which modulate the climate by transferring heat within the oceans with varying intensity. The graph below shows the data from the Greenland ice cores going back approximately 10,000 years. <br />
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On this smaller time scale, the general drift toward colder temperatures over the past 10,000 years has been driven by the Milankovitch cycles while the spikes and valleys in this graph are the results of varying solar activity modulated by ocean circulation fluctuations. You can see here that the shift from the Medieval Warm Period into the Little Ice Age in relatively recent years was driven and modulated in the same way. <br />
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Atmospheric gases DO play a role in modulating the climate on smaller time scales. Water vapor is by far the most abundant and important greenhouse gas and is the reason that life on Earth as we know it can exist. Other greenhouse gases tend to be relatively insignificant (i.e. CO2). Short-term fluctuations in natural aerosols from volcanic activity and other natural sources can also make a significant impact to the climate. However, these affects are short lived and temporary. As I mentioned previously, the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 provided scientists with a living laboratory for how volcanic activity can temporarily reduce global temperatures.<br />
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Generally speaking, the Earth IS heading toward its next glacial period
when glaciers will advance toward mid-latitudes, though we are still
likely at least several centuries away from this becoming a problem. However, some climate scientists believe that glacial periods can appear suddenly
as there is some evidence to suggest this as well. Throughout the 1960's and 1970's, this knowledge combined with decreasing temperatures and advancing glaciation had many scientists convinced that we were already heading in that direction. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Notice the 180° turn that Time Magazine made between the late 1970's and the early 21st century in terms of the direction of global climate. Pretty compelling!</td></tr>
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But then global temperatures warmed up again throughout the 1980's and 1990's before becoming more flat since around 2000. Unfortunately, some opportunistic politicians colluded with willing scientists and took advantage of the temporary warming to manufacture FEAR and incentivize taxation while blaming CO2 emissions as the reason for what could easily be explained as natural warming. In fact, between WWI and WWII global temperatures rose in a similar magnitude and duration to the warming that occurred most recently. In fact, in the United States, the 1930's is still by far the hottest decade on record. Just look at this graph of average maximum summer temperatures in the US. As is easy to see, summers are certainly getting cooler, NOT hotter in the US. Also, note that the lowest point in this graph was in 1992 which was a direct result of the 1991 eruption of Mt. Pinatubo half way around the world.<br />
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A combination between fluctuations in sun spot activity and ocean circulations can explain the warming earlier in the 20th century, the cooling in the mid-20th century and the warming to end the century. Notice the relative absence of sun spots during the Little Ice Age as well as the slight dip during the brief cooling in the 1960'/1970's. Sunspots were also on the rise during the very warm 1930's.<br />
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In addition, the Pacific Ocean is enormous and has an influence on short term global climate but especially in the US since it is 'upwind' of the US. Below is a graph of the warm and cool phases of the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO).<br />
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This graph is perhaps even more compelling than the sunspot graph as the warm and cool phases of the PDO essentially line up exactly with patterns of warming and cooling during the 20th century as well as with the relatively 'flat' temperatures during the first 20 years of the current century.<br />
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The THEORY that CO2 COULD trap enough heat to make a significant impact is reasonable since CO2 is a greenhouse gas (though there are limits to its ability to affect global air temperatures...see graph below). However, given that CO2 comprises a minuscule portion of the atmosphere relative to water vapor and that fluctuations in CO2 have NEVER driven temperature changes on Earth and that there is NO correlation between CO2 and temperatures since the burning of fossil fuels began (unless we alter the temperature data over the last 1,000 years to make it appear so), the CO2-driven climate change narrative appears to be nothing more than a fear-driven political weapon. Just look at the relationship (see below) between CO2 concentration and the sensitivity of the atmosphere in terms of incremental temperature changes.<br />
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What it shows is that even at pre-industrial levels of CO2, the atmosphere was already essentially 'saturated' with CO2 and any further CO2 has very little impact on changing global temperatures. For more, also have a look at this<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/1812.11547" target="_blank"> recent study</a> which concludes that the majority of observed global temperature changes are due to changes in cloud cover and relative humidity (water vapor) which are driven by fluctuations in solar irradiance.<br />
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So, that takes us to the questions posed in the title of this article:<br />
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1) <b><i>Is Spraying the Atmosphere With Aerosols Going To 'Save' Us From Climate Change? </i></b><br />
As we've discussed, the climate is ALWAYS in the process of change and these changes are driven primarily by changes in the Sun's angle relative to the Earth on large time scales and both driven and modulated by solar output (sunspots and magnetic fields) and ocean circulation fluctuations. On very small time scales (~1-3 years), aerosols from volcanic activity and other natural sources can significantly reduce global temperatures for a temporary time period.<br />
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This last point is the principal behind the idea of artificially spraying aerosol POLLUTION in order to block the Sun and reduce the warming that is supposedly being caused by man-made CO2 emissions. So, spraying the atmosphere will not SAVE us from climate change but it will certainly CHANGE the climate! Its absurd to think that climate change is simultaneously perceived as something to FEAR as well as something being proposed as a SOLUTION to that fear!<br />
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Further, even IF CO2 was increasing global temperatures and creating an 'unstable' climate, how do we know that purposefully cooling the planet wouldn't create even more instability? Also, the heat that greenhouse gases trap near the Earth's surface is VERY different from the incoming solar radiation that would be blocked in terms of how it is utilized. That is, prevention of sunlight with POLLUTION will reduce photosynthetic uptake of CO2 which will leave even MORE CO2 in the atmosphere and therefore create MORE warming (theoretically) while poisoning Earth in the process. If CO2 was actually steadily warming the planet then policies that reduce its emissions at least make sense, but policies that involve reducing photosynthetic uptake of CO2 to achieve cooling are absurd IF CO2 actually causes warming in the manner in which we are told!<br />
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Of course, I am not the only one who sees the scientific fraud and the political motivation behind this fear-based climate change narrative that has been driven into us since the late 1980's. Click on the link below for a better understanding of the breadth of this disagreement with the narrative that we never hear about through mainstream media.<br />
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<i><b><a href="http://humansarefree.com/2017/09/31487-scientists-say-global-warming-is.html?fbclid=IwAR1GXrvEjRm5gZSJ-QklDqEcfoTmHqFeoi1yIM5qvB71Cl_ZA78K_J8XXPo" target="_blank">"31,487 Scientists Say Global Warming is a Hoax - They're Speaking Out Against Junk Science"</a> </b></i><br />
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2) <b><i>Why Now?</i></b><br />
I mentioned previously that changes in the Sun's magnetic field can drive climate on Earth on medium time scales. This is because variation in sunspot activity (which varies the Sun's intensity) is modulated by changes in the Sun's magnetic fields. In my opinion, the reason that we are hearing about the aerosol spraying 'solution' now is because the 'powers that be' know that the 'jig is up' in terms of being able to continue with the narrative that the planet is warming due to CO2 emissions.<br />
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I say this because recent studies suggest that not only are we generally heading toward the next glacial period (as mentioned previously) but that the next three decades may produce global temperatures that are lower than have been experienced since the Little Ice Age. This is just speculation, however, it is also very reasonable speculation as it appears that sunspot activity may be heading into a very low output period over the next few decades as described by the research of Professor Valentina Zharkova. Click on the video and/or read the description of the video below for more details.<br />
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=2495&v=M_yqIj38UmY" target="_blank"><b>Professor Valentina Zharkova gave a presentation of her Climate and the Solar Magnetic Field hypothesis at the Global Warming Policy Foundation in October, 2018. </b></a><br />
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<i>"Principal component analysis (PCA) of the solar background magnetic
field observed from the Earth, revealed four pairs of dynamo waves, the
pair with the highest eigen values are called principal components
(PCs).
PCs are shown to be produced by magnetic dipoles in inner and outer
layers of the Sun, while the second pair of waves is assumed produced by
quadruple magnetic sources and so on. </i><br />
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<i>The PC waves produced by a
magnetic dipole and their summary curve were described analytically and
shown to be closely related to the average sunspot number index used for
description of solar activity. Based on this correlation, the summary
curve was used for the prediction of long-term solar activity on a
millennial timescale. </i><br />
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<i>This prediction revealed the presence of a grand
cycle of 350-400 years, with a remarkable resemblance to the sunspot and
terrestrial activity features reported in the past millennia: Maunder
(grand) Minimum (1645-1715), Wolf (grand) minimum (1200), Oort (grand)
minimum (1010-1050), Homer (grand) minimum (800-900 BC); the medieval
(900-1200) warm period, Roman (400-10BC) and other warm periods. </i><br />
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<i>This approach also predicts the modern grand minimum upcoming in
2020-2055. </i><br />
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<i>By utilising the two principal components of solar magnetic
field oscillations and their summary curve, we extrapolate the solar
activity backwards one hundred millennia and derive weaker oscillations
with a period of 2000-2100years (a super-grand cycle) reflecting
variations of magnetic field magnitude. The last super-grand minimum
occurred during Maunder Minimum with magnetic field growing for 500
years (until ~2150) and decreasing for another 500 years. The most
likely nature of this interaction will be discussed and used to explain
long-term variations of solar magnetic field and irradiance observed
from the Earth."</i><br />
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In my opinion, the urgency to attempt the spraying campaigns in 2019 is due to the knowledge that the expected solar minimum from 2020 through 2055 will not produce the temperatures that would be required in order to continue with the warming narrative and therefore to elicit taxation for CO2 emissions. If they can get the spraying campaign up and running in 2019 they can also potentially attribute the natural cooling that is likely to occur over the next few years to that of being a 'successful' result of that very spraying...essentially 'proving' that these methods 'saved the planet' from global warming when it will actually be a result of natural cooling!<br />
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It sounds absurd to suggest that there would be such a large scale manipulation of the masses without regard for consequences. However, the very nature of this proposal to spray aerosols reveals a certain level of potentially nefarious intentions since as a solution to an apparent environmental problem it appears to instead potentially CONTRIBUTE to the issue (man-made climate change) that it is supposedly attempting to solve...to me, somethings just not right!<br />
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And finally, a recent ongoing eruption of the <a href="https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/krakatau/news/72913/Krakatoa-volcano-Sunda-Strait-Indonesia-strong-explosive-activity-continues-ash-up-to-45000-ft-altit.html" target="_blank">Krakatoa volcano</a> in Indonesia is currently spewing aerosols into the stratosphere much in the same way that Mt. Pinatubo did in 1991. Because of this, even without the potential solar minimum on the horizon, 2020 may very well be a much cooler year much in the same way as what happened in 1992.<br />
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Given this development, IF common sense and the well-being of humanity were to be prioritized in this situation, the idea of spraying the atmosphere would be postponed until the effects of the fallout from this latest eruption are properly assessed. If this proposal is NOT postponed, then the nefariousness of their intentions reveals itself, in my opinion...<br />
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I guess we will have to see what happens...thanks for reading! <br />
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Cheers, <br />
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<u><b>Christopher Taylor</b></u><br />
<i>BS - Meteorology</i><br />
<i>MS - Atmospheric Science</i><br />
<i>MS - Environmental Science & Management</i><br />
<br />Christopher Taylor - Sovereign Harmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056810220219212944noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-44597785617983554002016-02-18T09:29:00.003-08:002016-04-29T08:00:52.697-07:00Mars Retrograde Shadow 2016 (mid Feb through late Aug)<br />
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This week, Mars in Scorpio enters its 'shadow' period for its pending
retrograde (Apr 17-Jun 29) which will last through mid-late August. In
addition, Venus entered Aquarius on Tuesday evening and the Sun shifts into
Pisces on Thursday evening.<br />
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The energy shifts this week are EASING us into the efforts that will occupy
our time over the next 6 MONTHS or so. This retrograde of Mars will cover the
section of the zodiac from 23° Scorpio through 9° Sagittarius. So, this is the
part of OUR CHARTS that will be in focus! <br />
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In what HOUSE(s) will Mars be turning retrograde in YOUR chart? Will Mars
hit any planets or form any angles to planets from this zone in YOUR chart?
Wherever this falls in your chart, there is some RECONSTRUCTION going on in
your life over the next 6 months!<br />
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Below is a brief outline for the entire Mars retrograde shadow period:<br />
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<b><u>Feb 17-Apr 17</u></b> - Over this period, we will see the THEMES for the Mars
retrograde introduce themselves. Many of our unconscious ACTIONS and HABITS for
approaching life may be CHALLENGED as HOW we have always 'done ' things and/or
approached situations will begin to produce less RESULTS relative to our
intentions. <br />
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<u><b>April 17-Jun 29</b></u> - This is the actual retrograde period when Mars will
RETRACE the portion of the zodiac where it traveled between mid-Feb and
mid-Apr. During this time, we are EXPERIMENTING with different OPTIONS for
achieving what we are intending as the last couple of months have convinced us
of the futility of DOING things the same ol' way. This is a time of TRIAL and
ERROR so being PATIENT with ourselves and others is what is called for now! <br />
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<b><u>Jun 29-Aug 22</u></b> - After Mars turns direct, it will then move forward through
this same portion of the zodiac as it did from mid-Feb through mid-Apr.
However, at this time, we will have FIGURED OUT what WORKS and what no longer
works with regards to our APPROACH to the world and HOW we attempt to get
things ACCOMPLISHED. The more patient we are during the retrograde period, the
more likely we are to ALIGN most EFFICIENTLY with those approaches that WILL
lead us to our goals through the rest of the summer and into the fall!<br />
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Generally, with Mars retrograding from Sagittarius back into Scorpio over
the next 6 months, it covers the portion of the zodiac where Saturn traveled
over most of 2015. <br />
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Saturn's job last year was to REVEAL our darkness to us so that we may
ACCEPT it and move FORWARD knowing that the 'cold hard truth' is part of our
WHOLE TRUTH and that only from this place of WHOLENESS can we truly be POWERFUL
and EFFECTIVE in the world!<br />
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This time it is Mars' turn to REMIND us that our ACTIONS must MATCH our
TRUTH in order for us to ACCOMPLISH our deepest SOUL intentions! Any actions
that do not align with our souls will become OBVIOUS and the more conscious we
are in recognizing them, the easier it will be to ACCEPT and RELEASE them
making room for more APPROPRIATE actions that DO reflect our truth as we head
toward the FUTURE!<br />
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For more on Mars retrograde, see the article in the link below...<br />
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"Everything That You Ever Wanted to Know About Mars Retrograde"<br />
<a href="http://www.lynnkoiner.com/astrology-articles/everything-that-you-ever-wanted-to-know-about-mars-retrograde" target="_blank"><span style="color: blue;">http://www.lynnkoiner.com/…/everything-that-you-ever-wanted…</span></a><br />
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<b><i>Christopher Taylor</i></b><br />
<b><i><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/" target="_blank">Sovereign Harmony</a></i></b><br />
<br />Christopher Taylor - Sovereign Harmonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06056810220219212944noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-30416073861430915292015-12-24T00:00:00.000-08:002016-08-02T13:59:31.097-07:00Saturn square Neptune (Nov 2015 - Sep 2016): Climate Change Deception Unveiled?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: ";">In terms of my background and education, I graduated with a BS in Meteorology and followed it up with an MS in Atmospheric Science with an emphasis on <b>human -induced greenhouse gas emissions and climate change before adjusting my professional direction (i.e. transpersonal applications using astrology). This is the reason for my personal interest in understanding the </b><b>evolution of the global climate change narrative as it relates to astrological cycles.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Astrologically speaking, from <b>November 2015 through September 2016, the outer planets </b><b>Saturn and Neptune</b> are forming a <b>waning</b> <b>square</b> (90°) with one another from the signs of Sagittarius and Pisces, respectively. This pits the planet representing <b>form, structure, rules, resistance, and fear (Saturn)</b> at odds with the planet representing <b>dreams, deception, mysticism, and the masses (Neptune).</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";"><span style="font-family: ";">So, how does Saturn squaring Neptune or astrology itself have anything to do with <b>climate change</b>? For a brief introduction in terms of the use of <b>astrology for practical purposes, please see the article at </b><a href="http://www.sovharmonyastro.com/what-is-astrology" target="_blank">this link</a> however in terms of applying this understanding of astrological cycles to this <b>contentious global issue</b>, just stay with me... </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">Saturn is currently in <b>Sagittarius</b>, suggesting that at this time it is with regards to our <b>collective BELIEFS</b> and the future <b>direction of our society based on these beliefs that we are attempting to </b><b>gain STRUCTURE and a set of </b><b>new rules</b> to follow. And with regards to the climate change issue, this is exactly where we find ourselves now as <b>global leaders</b> have been convening to <b>make decisions</b> about the future of the world in terms of what we <b>collectively believe to be the </b><b>primary cause</b> of observed climate change (i.e. human-induced greenhouse gas emissions). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">As you will see later in this article, it is these BELIEFS regarding the <b>primary causes</b> of observed climate change that are in question and the popular <b>narrative is likely to breakdown over the coming months as </b><b>hidden truths and deceptions come to light. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Just so we have a better grip as to <b>where we are</b> within the current <b>Saturn/Neptune cycle over the next several months, know that just like with the </b><b>Moon’s phases, the other planetary bodies move through their own phases relative to the Earth. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">Whether it is the monthly cycle between the Sun and the Moon or between any other two planetary bodies, the <b>start of any coupled planetary cycle begins with their conjunction (i.e. New Moon). Then, as the faster planet moves away from the slower planet, eventually they form a 90° angle (waxing square) to each other, followed by the 180° opposition (i.e. a Full Moon), then the second 90° angle (waning square), and then the cycle finishes when a new cycle between the planets is born at the next conjunction. </b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">Below is a <b>basic outline</b> of the process including the <b>associated general energy</b> experience related to each of these important climax points in the planetary cycles:</span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: ";">Conjunction (0°)</span></b><span style="font-family: ";"> – Birth and creation.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: ";">Waxing Square (90°)</span></b><span style="font-family: ";"> – Tension due to growth.</span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: ";">Opposition (180°)</span></b><span style="font-family: ";"> – Culmination and results.</span></div>
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In terms of the Saturn/Neptune cycle, this time period from <b>November 2015 through September 2016 is the </b><b>waning phase</b> of <b>tension due to decay and the cycle initiated with a conjunction between Saturn and Neptune in the sign of Capricorn in 1989. In other words, the </b><b>ideas and narratives</b> that were birthed or initiated at the start of the cycle (1989), are <b>facing challenges</b> to stay intact as attempts to create <b>concrete structures</b> for the future (Saturn in Sagittarius) are conflicting with the ability to see the whole <b>truth of the situation</b> as <b>deception is revealed</b> and <b>potentially manipulated (Neptune in Pisces) to further the original agenda. </b><br />
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In applying the general pattern of astrological cycles to the one in question, note that the entire <b>Saturn/Neptune cycle takes approximately 36 years to complete from conjunction to conjunction and it represents a </b><b>time of controlled deception and/or the implementation of plans for the masses as the structural energies of Saturn assist in </b><b>forming</b> the dreamlike 'visionary' energy of Neptune. </div>
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<span style="font-family: ";"><span style="font-family: ";">Below is a look at the current Saturn/Neptune cycle <b>relative to global climate change concerns </b>and relative to my own <b>personal/professional involvement</b> with it. It also includes a look at where we are now in the current Saturn/Neptune cycle (waning square):</span></span></div>
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<b><u><span style="font-family: ";">Current Saturn/Neptune Cycle </span></u></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: ";">(1989 – 2025)</span></b><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: ";"><i>Saturn conjunct Neptune in Capricorn from February 1989 – November 1989</i></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">Amidst a <b>relatively hot summer</b> across the lower 48 states in 1988, climate expert James Hansen of NASA declared that 'global warming' had begun. Then in November of 1989, Margaret Thatcher of England gave a speech at the UN General Assembly that likely <b>established the climate change narrative</b> as we know it in terms of it being caused by human-induced greenhouse emissions and as a <b>global political intention/agenda</b>. (</span><span style="font-family: ";"><span class="watch-title " dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Margaret Thatcher - UN General Assembly Climate Change Speech (1989)"><i><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnAzoDtwCBg" target="_blank">Margaret Thatcher - UN General Assembly Climate Change Speech (1989)
</a></i></span></span><span style="font-family: ";">) Astrologically, this is consistent with the energy of Saturn joining Neptune in the sign of Capricorn (i.e. governments, laws, restrictions). At that time, it was also suggested through the UN that the Earth had entered a <b>10-yr tipping point</b> and that its inhabitants would need to <b>restrict carbon emissions</b> in order to reduce the greenhouse effect to prevent <b>total climate catastrophe </b>by the end of the 20th century. Two things didn't happen. <b>We didn't curtail human greenhouse gas emissions and there </b><b>was no climate catastrophe. In terms of my personal journey, I spent the fall of 1988 through the spring of 1989 as a 4th grader who was being </b><b>introduced to the science</b> of Meteorology as part of an extracurricular program. This experience had a MAJOR influence on my life direction.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";"><br /><u><i>Saturn (Aries/Taurus) waxing square to Neptune (Capricorn/Aquarius) from June 1998 - April 1999</i></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">In 1998 and 1999, I was a college student majoring in Meteorology. By the summer of 1999, I was starting to question my life path while also being introduced to <b>new potential careers</b> that were emerging in the meteorology field. While most people equate presenting the weather on 'the news' as the only professional outlet for meteorologists, the majority of career options actually <b>lie outside of this realm. And one of the </b><b>fastest growing new industries</b> for meteorological professionals during the late 1990's was that of <b>'weather risk management'. In fact in 1999, the Chicago Mercantile Exchange (CME) first </b><a href="http://www.investopedia.com/articles/optioninvestor/05/052505.asp" target="_blank">introduced exchange-traded weather futures. </a>With this introduction, energy companies and any other company with a <b>bottom line significantly affected by the weather</b> had a mechanism for <b>trading weather derivatives</b> in order to hedge against losses due to unexpected weather events.<b> </b>This is energetically consistent with Saturn in Taurus squaring Neptune in Aquarius by the end of this period as those with the <b>means and the incentive now had a </b><b>monetized structure</b> (Saturn in Taurus) to <b>trade 'nebulous' futures (Neptune in Aquarius). And while this may seem innocent enough and in some ways brilliant, we will see in a moment how these </b><b>financial incentives</b> to <b>manipulate the weather</b> may be part of a larger deception that perhaps reveals the intention of the global climate change narrative as we know it. <b>And just a reminder that t</b><b>his waxing square period in the late 1990s was a time to make adjustments to that which was initiated during the conjunction period in 1989.</b></span><span style="font-family: ";"><br /><b></b><br /><u><i>Saturn (Leo) opposite Neptune (Aquarius) from August 2006 - July 2007</i></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">By late 2006 through mid 2007, I was working professionally as a environmental planner and as a sustainable building consultant. My primary intention for working in these professional fields was to assist in <b>reducing greenhouse gas emissions to curtail climate change as I had 'bought into' the </b><b>collective climate change narrative</b> up until this point in my life. In 2006, Al Gore's documentary,<b> "</b><i>An Inconvenient Truth" was also released which represented the 'culmination' of public awareness of the climate change narrative and the </i><b>'need' to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in order to </b><b>prevent a global catastrophe. There were <a href="http://scienceandpublicpolicy.org/images/stories/press_releases/monckton-response-to-gore-errors.pdf" target="_blank">several inaccuracies in this film but nonetheless it became the primary reference for climate change activists. </a></b><b>Also, in 2006 the UN climate talks were held in </b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_United_Nations_Climate_Change_Conference" target="_blank">Nairobi</a> which resulted in one of the first <b>general consensus'</b> amongst world leaders for global greenhouse emission reductions. In addition, the European Union completed <b>Phase 1 of carbon trading allocations in 2007 which essentially created a platform for making money through</b><b><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_Union_Emission_Trading_Scheme" target="_blank"> trading carbon</a></b> just as weather derivatives in the late 1990's were a mechanism for <b>making money</b> trading weather risk. Locally in CA, the state introduced the <b><a href="http://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/ab32/ab32.htm" target="_blank">Global Warming Solutions Act in 2006 which laid out a plan to reduce overall carbon emissions from the state by 2020. </a></b><b>Its easy to see that the result of this time period was a culmination (i.e. Full Moon phase) of what was birthed in 1989.</b></span><br />
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<u><span style="font-family: ";"><b><i>Saturn (Sagittarius) waning square to Neptune (Pisces) from November 2015 - September 2016</i></b></span></u></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";"><b>While the culmination of resulting emission reduction policies and financial mechanisms in 2006/2007 was directly related to the establishment of the climate change narrative in 1989, its more difficult to understand what weather risk management and trading weather futures in the late 1990's had to do with any of it. Note that if we ASSUME that all pertinent information </b><b>and research </b><b>relative to human affects on climate had been included when coming to conclusions on greenhouse gas emission reductions, then weather derivatives would appear irrelevant. But when we consider that the technology to modify and alter the weather has existed for decades, then a potential motive for creating both the climate change narrative and creating weather derivative trading becomes more apparent (more on this at the end of the article).</b></span><span style="font-family: ";"><b> Needless to say, my personal 'reality' has been breaking down with regards to the human-induced greenhouse gas emissions climate change narrative as I am seeing that there have been missing variables related to observed man-made climate change associated with ongoing weather modification which alter the 'consensus' conclusions in terms of what actions may be beneficial to curtail it. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Just below is the timeline for the <b>exact Saturn/Neptune squares through September 2016 when we should see further developments with regards to what has initiated recently during the </b><b>first exact square in November/December 2015</b>.</span><span style="font-family: ";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />
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</span><b><i><u>EXACT Squares (1 deg orb) of Saturn and Neptune between November 2015 and September 2016</u></i></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: ";">The COP21 Paris Climate Conference (Nov 30 - Dec 8) resulted in the <b>first ever legally binding global climate deal to reduce greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. There was also much <a href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/geoengineering-too-risky-scientists-warn-paris-cop21-negotiators" target="_blank">discussion regarding </a></b><b><a href="http://www.alternet.org/environment/geoengineering-too-risky-scientists-warn-paris-cop21-negotiators" target="_blank">'geoengineering' and weather modification as 'potential' ways to combat and modify climate change. </a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Perhaps further attempts to restrict emissions will be brought to the fore? Maybe there will be more public awareness of weather modification and geoengineering? This is pure speculation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Perhaps a more public awareness of ongoing weather modification is initiated leading to questions regarding the primary cause of man-made climate change and a reduction in the perception of the benefit of curtailing greenhouse gas emissions amidst considering these previously unknown factors? This is also pure speculation.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">Unlike many 'climate deniers', I am very <b>well educated</b> regarding this topic and I certainly do not <b>deny the science</b> behind the assertion that our <b>observed changes in climate</b> (i.e. alterations in precipitation patterns and seasonal extremes with overall warming due to reduction in outgoing radiation) stem primarily from <b>man-made influences. In fact, until my relatively recent revelations with regards to </b><b>ongoing weather modification activities</b>, I had ascribed almost exclusively to the narrative that human induced greenhouse gas emissions are the <b>primary cause</b> of observed climate changes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: ";">However, direct modification of the weather for various purposes has a <b>rich history </b>that has obvious implications for affecting climate data and <b>observed changes</b>. Its a history that would require an entire website to adequately address it, let alone a mere blog post. And while there are many sources from which one could find information on this topic<b>, Jim Lee </b>of<b> </b><a href="http://www.climateviewer.com/" target="_blank">http://www.climateviewer.com/</a><b> </b>has compiled a comprehensive chronology of<b> policies, technological developments and research </b>related to this modern era of geoengineering. If you are completely unfamiliar with the topic,<b> </b><a href="http://climateviewer.com/geoengineering/" target="_blank">this link</a> is a potent place to start your own research. The most compelling reality to which you are likely to become aware is that the <b>technological capabilities to influence the weather in significant ways are certainly NOT NEW developments!</b></span><br />
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And in conjunction with the timeline presented here regarding the <b>Saturn/Neptune</b> <b>astrological cycle</b> (i.e. initiating in 1989), there is no coincidence in my opinion that there was an extensive study conducted at Colorado State University during the period <b>from 1989-1997</b> on <a href="http://rams.atmos.colostate.edu/gkss.html" target="_blank">weather modification from cloud seeding? Could the intention to </a><b>monetize the weather</b> and to <b>tax carbon emissions have originally inspired the accusation of human-induced greenhouse gas emissions as the primary driver of observed climate change? Could this accusation simply be a method of </b><b>'covering for' and explaining the potential observed climate changes that we would likely to encounter due to these intended weather modification practices? </b><b>Once the narrative was established in 1989, could there have been a testing period (1989-1997) for altering precipitation prior to the establishment of a </b><b>weather derivative trading platform in 1998-1999?</b><br />
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While this is all speculation, it was just after this CSU study that <b>weather risk management was essentially created as a financial mechanism. </b><b>Money has often been a motivating factor without regard for consequences so it would not be a stretch to suggest that 'perhaps' </b><b>manipulating the weather for profit MAY be resulting in more of a </b><b>direct influence on observed alterations in precipitation patterns and extreme seasonal abnormalities (i.e. climate change) than are human-induced greenhouse gas emissions which 'may' be indirectly altering </b><b>weather patterns and precipitation intensity </b>(without a 'direct' link). <br />
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After all, science is only 'science' <b>if it is conducted SCIENTIFICALLY. And to conduct something 'scientifically' means to INCLUDE ALL </b><b>potential factors of causation</b> with regards to an observed result or effect. So, regardless of any intentions to alter the weather for profit that may be implied in this article (or when these practices actually initiated), considering that these weather modification practices are <b>far more common than most climate scientists have included in their assumptions, it behooves us to at the very least CONSIDER these realities before </b><b>coming to any conclusions</b> in terms of what global policies/actions are required to <b>curtail the perceived eminence of catastrophe (especially considering the error in projection of eminent catastrophe from the UN in 1989).</b><br />
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Taking this further, artificial <b><a href="http://climateviewer.com/2015/08/08/the-history-of-artificial-clouds-how-to-geoengineer-a-planet-with-jet-fuel/" target="_blank">high cirrus clouds</a></b> produced by aircraft that persist and expand to cover ever larger portions of the sky <b>contribute to the greenhouse effect (i.e. they result in a </b><a href="http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Features/Clouds/clouds3.php" target="_blank"><b>net warming</b></a> as there is more outgoing radiation trapped than there is incoming radiation reflected). And climate scientists are likely to <b>conclude based on known research that the effects of clouds in the climate models (whether high or low clouds) are the </b><b>MOST difficult variable to predict when it comes to long-range climate predictions</b><b>. So, if the addition of high clouds from aircraft are a more </b><b>significant contributor to the observed </b><b>intensification of the greenhouse effect than are human-induced carbon emissions, then how can we </b><b>draw policy conclusions</b> without at least <b>including these contributions in the climate models?</b><br />
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<b>What IS certain with regards to climate forcing factors is that water vapor (i.e. that leads to greater condensation or clouds) is a much <a href="http://www.acs.org/content/acs/en/climatescience/climatesciencenarratives/its-water-vapor-not-the-co2.html" target="_blank">stronger greenhouse gas than is carbon or any other greenhouse gas currently intensified by human activity! Feel free to research this fact for yourself before deciding to conclude that our own </a></b><b>minute personal contributions to carbon emissions from our cars or from meat-eating are the most significant contribution to observed climate changes!</b><br />
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The current <b>climate change narrative</b> suggests that an increase in human-induced greenhouse gases <b>has been resulting in more extreme weather patterns which is leading to more extreme precipitation variances and inter-seasonal variances. This is THEORETICALLY true, however, regardless of what 'can' theoretically result in </b><b>observed precipitation and weather pattern changes</b>, these OBSERVED changes MAY more simply be the result of a more <b>direct consequence</b> of <b>weather MODIFICATION</b> than of an IN-direct result of the 'potential' influence from human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. <br />
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Al Gore has clearly <b>stated that the 'science is settled' with regards to climate change and that part of this 'science' says that human-induced greenhouse gas emissions ARE the </b><b>primary causative factor</b>. But what Al Gore and others in his camp refuse to acknowledge is that <b>science itself</b> is nothing more than a method of logic which requires the ONGOING iteration and inclusion of <b>incoming information</b> with NO opportunity to be 'settled' in terms of any conclusion!<br />
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<b>Conclusions and 'narratives' are the TOOLS of POLITICS and NOT the PRODUCTS of science...period!</b><br />
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Both policy decisions and personal decisions are <b>ALWAYS based on INCOMPLETE information since there is always SOMETHING missing when a CHOICE has to be made. Based on my personal education and experience with regards to </b><b>natural climate science,</b> it is clear to me that <b>observed climate change</b> over the past several decades IS the result of man-made activities. However, I just happen to ascribe to the camp that uses <b>actual science</b> in the way that<b> </b>it is intended to be utilized which includes <b>allowing for new information for ever more </b><b>comprehensive analyses</b>.<br />
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The complexities of water vapor as a greenhouse gas are scientifically WELL KNOWN and the <b>OBVIOUS evidence of weather modification</b> which includes excess high altitude clouds (condensation of water vapor) is <b>very VISIBLE</b> (see photo below). These important observations are <b>NOT included</b> in the discussions and<b> NOT considered</b> in the CONCLUSIONS (i.e. policy decisions) with regards to the so-called 'settled science' of human-induced greenhouse gas climate change.<br />
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And from a policy perspective, the very IDEA of <b>preventing incoming solar radiation (i.e. proposed geoengineering methods of spraying reflective material in the upper atmosphere to reflect sunlight to cool the planet) as a way to counteract a </b><b>reduction in outgoing thermal radiation (i.e. greenhouse effect) is scientifically absurd even IF greenhouse gas emissions from human-induced carbon sources are the </b><b>primary drivers</b> of observed climate change!<br />
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This would be akin to <b>prescribing</b> someone STARVATION as a way to cure CONSTIPATION. We cannot use outgoing thermal radiation to <b>catalyze photosynthesis </b>so the effects of <b>preventing incoming solar radiation on </b><b>plant growth</b> may be quite pronounced due to this proposed spraying.<b> </b>And these very same scientists agree with the notion that 'climate change' <b>does not necessarily result in warming everywhere all of the time. Without a consensus on DEFINITE warming this means that attempting to </b><b>COOL the atmosphere on a grand scale makes NO SENSE </b><b>relative to the problem. This is absolute insanity!</b><br />
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Geoengineering the planet as suggested at the COP21 Paris Climate Conference would be one hell of an EXPERIMENT and the lives of plants and therefore our own would be at a VERY high risk. Astrologically, its easy to see that struggling (square angle) to <b>construct rules for the future (Saturn in Sagittarius) with </b><b>nebulous and/or missing information (Neptune in Pisces) is exactly what we are experiencing here!</b><br />
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Without ALL of the<b> causative factors considered </b>regarding observed global climate change, then potential policy decisions on this matter are being <b>proposed by people</b> who are (at the very least)operating outside of scientific integrity! <br />
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After all, if <b>ongoing weather modification practices</b> ARE a <b>significant contributor to observed climate change (or the very reason for the deceptive suggestion that human induced emissions are the primary causative factor), then </b><b>geoengineering the skies to prevent incoming solar radiation would be nothing more than an act of </b><b>spraying the skies in order to counter the effects of spraying the skies! This notion just may cause my head to explode!..</b><br />
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Are we REALLY <b>using science</b> as it is meant to be utilized in our response to this issue? Or are we just ABUSING science for a political agenda and at <b>our own expense</b>?<br />
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Astrologically, this time period (Nov 2015 through Sep 2016) has the potential to <b>REVEAL some deceptions but also to lead to ever more CONFUSION as both the 'truth' AND the skies get ever CLOUDIER...</b></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Persistent contrails are essentially man-made cirrus clouds which disrupt the thermodynamics of the upper atmosphere reducing convection (potential for rain formation) and trapping outgoing radiation (greenhouse effect). Could this explain observed climate alterations even without considering man-made carbon emissions?
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<b>From Wednesday through Friday, THREE major astrological shifts are
occurring! </b></div>
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<b>(1) Saturn finishes in Scorpio until 2041 and enters Sagittarius through Dec
2017 </b></div>
<b></b><b>(2) Mercury turns retrograde in Libra (Sep 17 - Oct 9)</b><b> </b><br />
<b>(3) Jupiter in Virgo opposes Neptune in Pisces (a cycle that initiated in
2009).</b>
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<br />
We are FINISHED with the karmic 'closet-cleaning' experience that has lasted
almost 3 years as we've been digging DEEP to uncover our darkest and most
PAINFUL aspects of SELF-destruction so that we can now LIVE according to our
personal TRUTH without FEAR! Like Andy Duphresne in <i>"The Shawshank
Redemption"</i> <i>(1994)</i>, we have now ALL 'crawled through a river of shit' and come 'out
clean on the other side'. And if we have made it this far, CONGRATS!..Saturn
leaves Scorpio on Thursday evening not to return until 2041!<br />
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And symbolically so, the Moon spends Wednesday morning through Friday
evening in the sign of Scorpio as well, almost as if it is serving as the FINAL
sweep of the closet that has now been THOROUGHLY cleaned and which is ready to
be utilized in a more APPROPRIATE manner for the rest of our journeys going
forward.<br />
<br />
Back in mid-late 2009, Jupiter joined Neptune in Aquarius to initiate the
latest Jupiter/Neptune cycle of EXPANDED IDEALS for the FUTURE and for our
unique offering and PLACE in the world. We had high HOPES and were riding
almost 'magical' waves of synchronicity and opportunity that were presented to
us at that time. And when Uranus entered Aries in 2010, our CONFIDENCE in our
unique offerings SURGED as we looked for ever more outlets and opportunities to
contribute. What exciting times they were!<br />
<br />
However, the square between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn from June
2012 through April 2015 combined with Saturn in Scorpio from October 2012
through September 2015 represented a time of collective RESTRUCTURING as well
as personal SOUL SEARCHING where PROGRESS was halted in exchange for
PREPARATION for a new phase. So, the CONFIDENCE and MAGIC that fueled and
INSPIRED us onward in 2009 and 2010 has seemed to have been 'cut-off' from our
own personal ACCESS over the past several years leaving us QUESTIONING our
intuitive and creative impulses.<br />
<br />
As FRUSTRATING and DEMORALIZING as these past few years may have been for some
of us, this time has actually served a purpose. Back in 2009-2010, we were merely
caterpillars who were DREAMING of LIVING as butterflies. And now with Jupiter
in Virgo opposing Neptune in Pisces and CULMINATING their cycle that initiated back
in 2009 and with Saturn moving into Sagittarius, these dreams ARE beginning to
MATERIALIZE as we are starting to DO the things in our lives that are aligned
with our own personal TRUTHS!<br />
<br />
Just like with the caterpillar that MORPHS into a butterfly, we too have had
to enter a CHRYSALIS and TRUST that melting into unrecognizable 'goo' would
lead to our eventual TRANSFORMATION into the butterfly lives that we had
CREATED with our THOUGHTS and INTENTIONS back in 2009-2010!<br />
<br />
And with all of the WAITING, disappointment and potential CAVING in to our
ideals that may have occurred over the past few years, PATIENCE may be at a
premium just now. Yes, it can feel like we have WINGS or that we are finally
FREE from prison and that we want to do ALL of the things that we had only dreamed
of several years ago, but it’s important to remember that Rome was NOT built in
a day!<br />
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Virgo is an energy associated with DAILY practice and taking EVERY
STEP...CAREFULLY and deliberately! And with last weekend's first <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/09/solar-eclipse-20-virgo-sat-sep-12.html" target="_blank">Solar Eclipse in Virgo</a> since Regulus entered Virgo in 2012 combined with Jupiter's presence
in Virgo from August 2015 through September 2016, <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/07/venus-retrograde-july-25-sept-6-taking.html" target="_blank">Venus' stationary retrograde on Regulus in Virgo</a> back in July, Venus' pending rendezvous with Mars in Virgo
in early November and finally the shift of the Moon's north node into Virgo in
late November through the spring of 2017, I would say that the message is clear
regarding the style of MANIFESTING our dreams...SLOW AND STEADY WINS THE RACE!!<br />
<br />
Rather than losing our patience, let's choose to be GRATEFUL that we have
the OPPORTUNITY to savor EVERY step along the way toward our IDEALS! If we
never lose SIGHT of our dreams and we are CAREFUL to ensure that every
seemingly SMALL step that we choose to take is oriented toward the APPROPRIATE
direction, then we will bear WITNESS to the FORMATION of our own CREATIONS from
the ground-up!<br />
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And there is no need to WORRY about the actual TIME that this may require of
us. Butterflies operate on a different time and space REALITY than caterpillars.
And as CERTIFIED ‘butterflies’, we are no longer required to commit to one tree
to CRAWL toward and CLIMB each tree to the end of each branch that we are also
committed to in order to score a leafy lunch to which we are LIMITED. Instead,
we can FLOAT effortlessly from leaf to leaf and CHOOSE from an abundance of both
tree AND leaf options that serve our intentions…while looking BEAUTIFUL in the
process! Taking step-by-step DELIBERATE action toward our ideals doesn’t sound
so onerous anymore now does it? <span style="font-family: Wingdings; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-char-type: symbol; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="mso-char-type: symbol; mso-symbol-font-family: Wingdings;">:)</span></span><br />
<br />
Alright, so all of this talk about being CAREFUL and taking our time to
CREATE our dreams more appropriately leads me to the last energetic aspect of
this VERY important week. Yes, Mercury (the ruler of Virgo!) turns retrograde
in Libra from Sep 17 through Oct 9. And the TIMING couldn’t be more appropriate!<br />
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All <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/01/mercury-retrograde-remembering.html" target="_blank">Mercury retrogrades</a> are periods for RE-doing, RE-thinking, RE-viewing
and RE-adjusting EVERYTHING in our lives! As Mercury moves in retrograde
motion, the ILLUSION OF SEPARATION is temporarily dissolved and we are
simultaneously INVITED to RE-connect to the universe and all of its abundance
of possibilities. This is why our connection devices such as phones, computers,
automobiles etc. can be apparently DISRUPTED. They only SEEM to be less than
functional because we were never really separated in the first place and
therefore never REQUIRED these devices to make our connections!<br />
<br />
Specifically speaking, this <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/01/mercury-retrograde-remembering.html" target="_blank">retrograde of Mercury</a> will occur in the sign of
Libra. Therefore, most of our RE-adjusting during this period will be
associated with our RELATIONSHIPS and how we PRESENT ourselves to others. We
will be RE-negotiating the terms within which we operate with others. For the
next few weeks it will also be important that we OPEN up and LISTEN to the
feedback from others and perceive it as a RE-flection of our self-presentation.
We have the opportunity to learn A LOT about ourselves in the process.<br />
<br />
It will also be important for us to ASSESS the people in our lives regarding
WHO is a valuable asset relative to our GOALS and our futures versus who simply
serves as a continuation of our outdated PERSONAS that we once believed we had
to PROVIDE for others in order to be accepted and LOVED by anyone outside of us.
In the latter case, it may be time to reluctantly RELEASE some people in order
to LIGHTEN our load as we FLOAT toward our next endeavors…<br />
<br />
Some of us may even be tempted to JUMP into new personal and/or business
associations during this period as people that we meet may give us the feeling that
these situations are a RE-union of souls! And while it is VERY possible that we
indeed ARE meeting some very important people including our ‘soul-mates’ and
such, it will be important to ‘take it SLOW’ and let whatever needs to be
ironed out get ironed out before we fully engage in these new associations.<br />
<br />
By the time we reach October 9, when Mercury shifts back into direct motion,
Venus (the ruler of Libra) will be re-entering the sign of Virgo as it finishes
up the shadow period from its <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2015/07/venus-retrograde-july-25-sept-6-taking.html" target="_blank">recent retrograde (Jul 25 – Sep 6)</a>. At that time,
it may be CLEARER regarding who is going to WORK for us and which self
presentations are APPROPRIATE for our future intentions. If we meet anyone that
feels IMPORTANT during the next few weeks, we may also begin to see at that
time HOW we can initiate an appropriate partnership with these persons moving
forward.<br />
<br />
Then when Mars stimulates last weekend’s Solar Eclipse in Virgo in late
October followed by Venus joining with Mars in Virgo AND Mercury finishing up
in Libra just a few days later on the first day of November, we will be finding
PRACTICAL outlets for any new WORKABLE associations and realistically RE-leasing
any unworkable situations from our lives! It’s time to GET TO WORK with the
people aligned with our path, to properly release those that are out of
alignment with our intentions and to ENJOY ourselves in the process!<br />
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The fixed star Regulus will be in Virgo for the next 2,000+ years, the Moon’s
north node will be in Virgo for 18 months starting in November and Jupiter will
be in Virgo through September 2016 suggesting a burgeoning time of COMMON SENSE
and gradual step-by-step approaches to creating ORDER and the manifestation of
our dreams. So, we have the opportunity to perceive the next several weeks as the
universe conspiring FOR us by providing us with the opportunity to get into the
Virgo spirit right ‘off the bat’! And with last weekend’s Solar Eclipse in
Virgo and Venus’ re-entry into Virgo on Oct 9 as well as its connection with
Mars in Virgo on Nov 1, we are off to a well ORGANIZED start to this process!<br />
<br />
So, remember that it’s okay to forget the arduous times that we have
experienced being a caterpillar for most of our lives and as the transformational
‘goo’ within the chrysalis over the past few years. Instead it’s appropriate to
HONOR each moment of our NEW timeline like the butterflies that we ARE as we enjoy
both OUR own colorful beauty and the beauty of the landscapes upon which we CREATE
our dreams piece by piece with DELIBERATE precision! And with this advice and
our COMMITMENT to the process, our goals CAN be achieved in virtually NO time
at all…CONGRATS to ALL of us!<br />
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Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-22873233018153747772015-09-16T19:40:00.003-07:002015-09-16T19:40:44.517-07:00SOLAR ECLIPSE - 20° VIRGO - SAT SEP 12 - 11:41PM PDT This weekend's Solar Eclipse in Virgo opposes Chiron in Pisces and
trines Pluto in Capricorn. Also, Mercury in Libra is close to a sextile
to Venus in Leo and Jupiter in Virgo builds to an opposition with
Neptune in Pisces as we approach next week's shifts of Mercury into
retrograde motion as well as Saturn into Sagittarius.<br />
<br />
This
eclipse reminds us of our collective WOUNDS surrounding our perception
of INSIGNIFICANCE in the greater world.The weight of the world feels
HEAVY when we unconsciously EXPECT ourselves to 'make a difference' that
reaches EVERYONE!<br />
<br />
And while we can feel the HEAVINESS and the
pain that this brings up, its important to realize that the purpose of
this eclipse during the last few days of Saturn in Scorpio is to allow
us the opportunity to RELEASE this energy so that we can move forward
toward the activities that SERVE both our souls and the greater world!<br />
<br />
Our responsibility with this energy is to ACCEPT that our 'little' part
in the world IS worthy and to actually take STEPS toward our TRUTH
under the assumption that what we DO in the world DOES make a difference
even if we cannot see the RESULTS immediately...<br />
<br />
This summer's
Venus retrograde from early Virgo back into Leo has allowed us to
REevaluate the worthiness of our ROLE in the world with the activities
that we DO on a daily basis. Maybe we don't realize just how much
influence we DO have?<br />
<br />
And before Mercury goes retrograde in Libra
next week, we have the opportunity to begin the process of REassessing
the 'roles' that we HAVE played with others and whether these still
serve OUR needs as well...<br />
In childhood, we unconsciously fall
into roles for others based mostly on the FEARS associated with
survival. "If I am not THIS way for others, then I will not be loved or
accepted by them!". It can FEEL as though the WORLD will fall apart if
we choose to discard our old roles when in actuality it is our
insistence on HOLDING onto these roles as our IDENTITY which prevents
our TRUTH from leading the way...and which prevents us from JOINING with
others on a similar soul PATH!<br />
<br />
It may be PAINFUL to contemplate
it but our fears that we will have 'nothing to DO' in the world if we
simply ARE who we are CAN be released! And NOW is the time...<br />
<br />
If
we instead FOCUS on our SOUL ROLE in the world rather than on the
perceived role of our EGO and choose to RElease the attachments to BEing
what we perceive others WANT us to be FOR them, then the OPTIONS for
our authentic PARTICIPATION in the world will EXPAND and the people and
partnerships will OPEN with them!<br />
<br />
Jupiter in Virgo expands the
TASKS when we release the PAST!..i.e. the past of putting the weight of
the ENTIRE world on our shoulders. And combined with Saturn entering
Sagittarius for the next two years, it is time to 'walk our talk' and
FOCUS on living our truth in EVERY action as our options to do so become
more ABUNDANT!<br />
<br />
With Mercury in Libra and retrograde for most of
the period from now through the end of October, we will be FACING and
releasing our outdated unconscious 'survival' ROLES and beginning to
MERGE with those souls with whom our TRUE roles can shine forth!<br />
<br />
Leading up to Halloween, Mars will stimulate the degree of this eclipse,
followed by Mercury exiting Libra and Mars joining Venus in Virgo in
the first couple days of November. By then, based on our WILLINGNESS
over this period to align our TASKS with our SOULS, we will be JOINING
with others on a similar level as we begin working WITH each other
rather than FOR each other!<br />
<br />
So, over this period, if we just
focus on OUR piece of the puzzle, we will NATURALLY and effortlessly
join FORCES with like-minded souls as WE begin making the difference we
had always DREAMED we could make! And, in the process, we will be
HEALING the world...PEACE by PIECE...;)Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-58036793153912887752015-07-14T14:25:00.003-07:002015-07-26T15:24:28.553-07:00Venus Retrograde: Taking the Best and Leaving the Rest<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Venus Retrograde</b></span></div>
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<i>July 25, 2015 - September 6, 2015</i></div>
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<i>14° Leo - 1° Virgo </i></div>
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<i>(Shadow from June 21 through Oct 9)</i></div>
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Unlike, Mercury which shifts into retrograde motion roughly three times every
calendar year, Venus only shifts into this phase approximately once
every 18 months or so giving us an opportunity to CONNECT to the highest
VALUE of our soul ESSENCE!<br />
<br />
This is why these periods tend to be times when
we are reviewing our RELATIONSHIPS with the PEOPLE, PLACES and
ACTIVITIES that occupy most of our time. Time is PRECIOUS after all and its
better spent engaging with the people, places and activities that SUPPORT our
souls rather than with those which indenture our bodies and energies in fulfilling the expectations of what others want FROM us.<br />
<br />
It's one of THOSE summers I guess!..like the summers of 2007, 1999 or even 1991 to be more specific. This is because the planet Venus has an 8-yr synodic cycle and from late July through early September of those years, Venus shifted into retrograde motion in nearly the EXACT same degrees as it will over roughly the same period this summer!<br />
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Does this mean that we can expect a complete DEJA VU of our experiences from these summers of the past? Not exactly. Though we CAN expect that a similar part of our lives WILL be under review and contemplation with regards to the themes of RELATIONSHIP in every facet of our lives. What kinds of job changes, relationship adjustments and/or moves etc. did we experience during the mid-late summers of 1991, 1999 and/or 2007?<br />
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This year, Saturn has returned to the sign of Scorpio (June 14 - Sep 17) which covers the entire Venus retrograde period and suggests that this time our contemplations will run VERY DEEP and involve some PERMANENT endings on certain levels! We will be PURGING potentially decades worth of bad HABITS and erroneous 'signals to the universe' that we are NOT WORTHY. The hard and honest TRUTH as to WHY we have made unconscious choices to dishonor our own VALUE and WORTHINESS just may be REvealed! And, with conscious attention, REleased for ALL time...past, present AND future!<br />
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In addition to Saturn hovering over the final degrees of Scorpio during this period, Venus will also form a long-term conjunction with Jupiter in Leo/Virgo, a trine to Uranus in Aries and a square to Saturn in Scorpio/Sagittarius. These aspects have already initiated and will be active through mid-late October.<br />
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These next three months will provide us with the opportunities to
METHODICALLY release all of the people, places and things in our lives that are
no longer VALUABLE to us on our now more authentic personal journeys!<br />
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Sometimes when its time to LET GO, life swoops in and takes us by
surprise forcing us to adapt to losses that are GOOD for us but which we
could not see for ourselves at the time. And yet we often find that we
feel GRATEFUL that things worked out the way that they did...if only in
RETROspect.<br />
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Ironically, RETROspect will be unnecessary during
this Venus RETROgrade period as the REleases we experience are likely to
be the result of CAREFUL deliberation and CONSCIOUS choice rather than
as the result of shocking adaptations to life's surprises!<br />
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Like
going through the closet, we are spending the next three months sifting
through the various COMPONENTS of ourselves and making conscious
decisions regarding what was NEVER ours and needs to be RELEASED and
what IS ours and needs to be re-INTEGRATED within ourselves in order for us to
experience our WHOLENESS and the HEALING that results from it!<br />
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The more authentic and SOVEREIGN we have become, the more the universe
is asking us to be ACCOUNTABLE for the lives that we create as a result
of our own conscious DECISIONS! And with these decisions we are ensuring that we are EXPANDING our ability to EXIST as unique entities that SERVE the world in ways that absolutely SUPPORT our SOULS!<br />
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On a global level, the star Regulus moved into the sign of Virgo in early 2012 and signified a major shift in POWER STRUCTURES in the world. Regulus had been in the sign of Leo for over 2,000 years going back to the start of the Roman Empire! And the Roman Empire modeled EXACTLY what we would expect in terms of how POWER has been structured from that point forward. Everything from gender inequalities, endless war to competitive exploitation and sexual debauchery have all represented LEOnian power paradigms.<br />
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And perhaps these attributes were most pronounced in the world between the late 1930's through 2012 when Regulus occupied the 'critical degree' (i.e the last degree) of Leo and this energy tendency was AMPLIFIED. Just look at how much POWER (i.e. money) we have allowed to go to the '1%' and how much access to this money/power we have given to celebrities who COMPETE for a living (i.e. sports) and who glamorize and alter their bodies (i.e. Hollywood)! Not too mention that nuclear weapons were first detonated during this amplified LEOnian power period as well!<br />
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However, with Regulus now in Virgo, we are only a few years into an over 2,000 year period that promises to be VERY different than any of us currently living have experienced! VIRGOan power paradigms involve VALUING power through outlets like HEALING, common sense negotiation, feminine principles, environmental consciousness and SERVICE to humanity. And though it may take a couple of generations to SHAKE off the Leonian paradigms of power from our psyches (i.e. 'that's just the way it is'), we can be sure that the shifts of perspectives will TRICKLE into our awareness over time despite any lack of conscious EFFORT to enact them. After all a 'toning down' of Leonian expectations for 'flashy' beauty is already being expressed through the higher degree of acceptance of 'plus-sized' models over the past few years, for example. <br />
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And with Venus poised to 'station' within 1° of Regulus in Virgo in late July as it begins its shift into retrograde motion, it will be the first time any planet has stationed retrograde on Regulus since it entered Virgo! In addition, Jupiter will be entering Virgo on August 11 and hovering over Regulus through August 15 while the Moon's north node backs into Virgo in a conjunction to Mars in mid-late November just after Venus passes over Regulus in Virgo for the second time in three months! So, there certainly is a SHIFT in global consciousness toward more VIRGOan principles and power paradigms over the next few months!!<br />
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What does this mean? It means that for the first time since Regulus entered Virgo in early 2012, the world is FINALLY ready to begin the AWAKENING process toward this new more gentle POWER PARADIGM as we begin to EXPAND our services to the world from our most AUTHENTIC and realistic spaces. We are realizing that we no longer need to 'fake it until we make it' as with the Leonian days as we can RELEASE all that is NOT who we are and EMBRACE all that our RAWness IS!<br />
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On our journeys, it's now time to 'take the best and leave the rest' behind! REmember that a RE-lease is just that...a NEW LEASE on life...but we can only achieve it if we are willing to REnegotiate the terms of that lease.<br />
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Sure the world has a long way to go to transform completely into a new paradigm of power, but by October we should begin to become AWARE of this shift that has already occurred within the global power paradigm... <br />
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Venus governs forms of 'value exchange' like MONEY, so I would expect to see perhaps a dramatic SHIFT in how money is VALUED, counted and shared. Could we be on the verge of a COLLAPSE of the old system that has allowed 1% of the world to control such an unrepresentative portion of the worlds total resources? With us as individuals RESETTING our own personal sense of self-WORTH and VALUE during these next few months, perhaps the world may be poised to RESET its own value of resources...whatever happens, it should be INTERESTING!<br />
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In the practice of Astrology, there is probably no planetary scenario that renders more FEAR and negativity on a more frequent basis than that of the planet Mercury shifting into 'retrograde' motion. This APPARENT reverse motion occurs roughly three times per calendar year and is actually just an ILLUSION as the planet is really just completing its revolution around the far-side of the Sun relative to our Earthly perspective. Mercury revolves around the Sun approximately three times in one calendar year on Earth. So, for roughly a three-week period, three times per year, Mercury moves in 'apparent' reverse motion through the zodiac before returning to forward motion once again.<br />
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The archetype that 'connects' us in terms of communication and/or distance (i.e. travel) is said to be governed or 'ruled' by the planet Mercury in the practice of Astrology. So, when Mercury is in reverse motion and essentially 'leaving its post' at the helm of all that relates to CONNECTIVITY in the world, the logical conclusion is that this theme of life on Earth will be DISRUPTED. And a quick web search on 'Mercury Retrograde' is bound to bring up copious writings from various sources referring to these time periods as if they are to be AVOIDED like the plague for this very reason. However, we cannot avoid these times regardless of their reputation for being periods when our CONNECTION devices may go haywire or cease to operate altogether.<br />
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<b>Some of these 'devices of connection' include but are not limited to the following:</b><br />
<i>-Phones</i><br />
<i>-Computers</i><br />
<i>-Automobiles</i><br />
<i>-Schedules</i><br />
<i>-Pipes</i><br />
<i>-Wires</i><br />
<i>-Nervous system (i.e. our brains and the CLARITY of information exchange in general)</i><br />
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As a practitioner of Astrology for over a decade, I have to admit that in my experience, these times DO seem to correlate with an increase in disruption in terms of things like lost information, scheduling mishaps, automotive hiccups, computer crashes and the like. Despite this, I disagree with the general PERCEPTION that these seemingly 'negative' experiences do not serve an overall positive purpose in our lives.<br />
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In my opinion, ALL IS CONNECTED. So, to me the planet Mercury actually governs the ILLUSION OF SEPARATION that we 'take on' during our Earthly experiences. And if we are never REALLY separated from the ALL, then it is only a PERCEPTION that we REQUIRE devices in order for us to experience CONNECTIVITY on Earth. So, these ILLUSORY time periods of Mercury moving in retrograde motion can be perceived as periods when the ILLUSION OF SEPARATION is being temporary lifted. And it is this lifting of the 'veil' of separation that renders devices that require SEPARATION in order to function to instead temporarily struggle with proper operation.<br />
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In the movie <i>Forest Gump (1994)</i>, there is a scene where Forest is running from the school bullies while wearing his leg braces which were intended to straighten out his back and to help him 'connect space' (i.e. move about by walking). Its only during this time of APPARENT struggle that he realizes that his braces are unnecessary and, in fact, HINDERING his ability to 'connect space' even FASTER (i.e. running)! Forest's stressful encounter is similar to the stress that we may experience when we suddenly NEED to make a CONNECTION using one of our devices during a Mercury retrograde only to discover that they are malfunctioning and that their 'malfunctioning' is suddenly getting IN the way of our intended connections!<br />
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From this perspective, a Mercury Retrograde period is nothing more than a reminder of our unwavering CONNECTION to the universe by affording us the OPPORTUNITY to recognize the ultimate futility of our connection devices which only operate in a space where SEPARATION is a 'reality' and which actually HINDER our intentions for TRUE connections.<br />
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Mercury's propensity to remove the veil of separation while in apparent retrograde motion is also why Mercury Retrograde periods have been associated with time periods of improved INTROSPECTION and why people born during these periods seem to have a easier ability to connect WITHIN themselves. As it is only by going within that we TRULY can connect to our HEARTS which is our own personal portal to our connection with the ALL anyway.<br />
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Along with introspection, Mercury Retrograde periods are also invaluable for helping us FINISH things in our lives as we can more easily obtain closure with projects, relationships and any other unfinished business. From this new perspective, the reason for easier 'completion' during these periods is that we are actually being RE-connected to those creations that have gone by the wayside. Its as if all perceived BARRIERS (i.e. distance, visibility etc) are removed temporarily allowing us to RAPIDLY address any unfinished business. That sounds like a POSITIVE attribute of Mercury Retrograde periods to me!<br />
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So, as Mercury moves in retrograde motion, the ILLUSION OF SEPARATION is temporarily dissolved and we are simultaneously INVITED to RE-connect to the universe as the 'devil's' perceptions of separation are revealed to be unfounded.<br />
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Its no wonder the symbol for Mercury looks like it has 'devil horns'!!..Lord, lead us NOT into the temptation of SEPARATION ;).<br />
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On a more predictive note, all three Mercury Retrograde periods in 2015 will occur entirely within the three 'air signs' of the zodiac. Air signs represent our SOCIAL connectivity and EXCHANGE of information and ideas. So, using this new perspective on Mercury Retrogrades, 2015 is an opportune time to take advantage of these periods (see below) to RE-CONNECT to the universal TRUTHS about our selves on a collective level.<br />
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These will also be times when SECRETS can be revealed to the masses as previous DEVICES (i.e. lies, lack of transparency, media manipulation etc.) intended to separate us from the TRUTH are rendered less operable!<br />
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My path is just <b>not</b> that of a personal 'counselor' and I know that now. My sensitivity is my <b>greatest gift</b> and it has assisted many clients with whom I have worked and yet, in the best interest of <b>my own path and my own health</b>, I realize that this sensitivity is better applied toward <b>collective empowerment</b>. My nature is that of an <b>educator and a 'reflector' of truth</b> so that others have the <b>opportunity to interpret the truth</b> for themselves. My own astrology chart has assisted me with this <b>self-understanding</b>.<br />
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At some point, I <b>may decide to TEACH</b> others <b>HOW to interpret</b> their own charts and how to use their own charts as a <b>navigation tool</b> for <b>self-understanding and empowerment</b> for themselves personally and/or collectively. <br />
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Note that we are ALL going through this kind of <b>self-realization of truth</b> in our own lives right now.<br />
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See video just below for details on this 'March Madness' <b>awakening culmination</b>.<br />
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I will <b>continue to USE astrology</b> in my life and in my work <b>as long as it WORKS for me</b>. But ultimately, the time has come for me to <b>direct my attention toward teaching others</b> on a more collective level how to fish <b>for themselves</b> rather than <b>catching fish FOR them</b>.<br />
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<b>Our 'March Madness' Awakening Culmination</b></div>
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<b>Christopher Robert Taylor</b><br />
<b><i><a href="http://sovereignharmony.com/">SovereignHarmony.com</a></i></b>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-68816404021768267572012-12-13T11:48:00.003-08:002013-03-08T11:06:08.549-08:00Weather or Not?: Changing the Climate of Collective Empowerment The Earth's climate over the last ~10,000 years has been an <b>'abnormally' STABLE period</b> relative to the <b>more commonly unstable climate patterns </b>recorded in the long term paleoclimatic data. Large scale agriculture, as we know it and <b>opon which we have grown to depend</b>, HAS only and COULD <b>only exist within such an 'abnormally stable' climatic period</b> like we have experienced over the past 10,000 years. While it then behooves us as a collective to <b>address any potential impacts that we MAY have</b> on this fragile climate system for which we rely, it ultimately <u>does not matter</u> if we can simply <b>change our 'energy paradigm' </b>to one that is more<b> EMPOWERING</b>.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>While I <b>did not include</b> any information regarding <b>persistent contrails, weather modification<span style="font-size: x-small;"> or </span></b></i></span><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i><b>geoengineering </b></i></span></span></b> in this video <span style="font-size: x-small;">above</span>, <b>if we also DO include these very important man<span style="font-size: x-small;">-made </span>geoengineering and weather modification considerations</b> within the discussion it only further enhances the message of what I present here regarding our <b>collective approach to the observed climate change issue</b><span style="font-size: x-small;">. Also note that this video was recorded <b>just days before Hurricane Sandy</b> devastated the <span style="font-size: x-small;">northeast<span style="font-size: x-small;">ern US. It was <span style="font-size: x-small;">the <b>weather modification of Hurricane Sandy</b> that woke me up to the <b><span style="font-size: x-small;">ongoing</span> realities</b> of <b>weather <span style="font-size: x-small;">modification</span></b> and <span style="font-size: x-small;">the </span><b>potential realities</b> o<span style="font-size: x-small;">f </span><b>geoengineering</b><span style="font-size: x-small;"><b> experimentation</b> in our atmosphere</span>.</span></span></span></span></i></span><br />
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Sustainable energy management is something that we create from the <b>inside-out</b>. We can never achieve sustainable energy in the <b>outer world</b> until we deal with the demons that <b>disrupt the flow of our own internal energy</b>. This means getting in touch with the the deep <b>hidden fears</b> that we ALL harbor regarding the loss of our 'freedom' (right wing) as well as the loss of our 'protection' (left wing). <br />
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Both the 'left wing' and 'right wing' factions
of politics <b>share these wounds</b> in common and this forms a roadblock to our own personal freedom and protection that can only be achieved outwardly through the achievement of a state of '<b><i><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/Philosophy_Vision.html" target="_blank">sovereign harmony</a></i></b>' within. This state of internal sustainable
energy management creates ripples that can eventually lead to
<b>collective sustainable energy management</b> in the outer world. <br />
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When the <b>current financial system unravels</b>, it will open the door to <b>existing 'free energy' technologies </b>that will provide us all with a <b>'zero climate-impact' opportunity</b> for energy use along with ever more freedom. <br />
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It is not the energy that we burn in order to live that is the problem, but the <b>energy of ourselves that we give away</b> which keeps us in a state of <b>confused dis-empowerment and perceived disagreement</b>. <br />
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Let's<i><b> </b></i><b>allow the flow</b> of power <b>BACK</b> into our hands...and lets <b>do it</b> <b><u>together</u> rather than divided</b>! <b><i> </i></b><br />
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<u><span class="fbUnderline">Personal Educational Background <i>& </i></span></u><u>Graduate Research</u><br />
<b>1)</b><i> <b>BS</b></i><b> - <i>Meteorology</i></b> - Plymouth State University (2001)<br />
<b>2)</b><i> <b>MS</b></i><b> - <i>Atmospheric Science</i></b> - University of California, Davis (2003)<br />
<i>-<a href="http://documents.sovereignharmony.com/UC_Davis_Masters_Thesis_2003.pdf" target="_blank">"A Study Comparing the Long-Term Climate near NIGEC Sponsored AmeriFlux Sites to the Recent Period of CO2 Flux Measurements"</a></i> (UC Davis - 2003) <br />
<b>3)</b><i> <b>MESM - Environmental Science & Management</b></i><b> </b> - University of California, Santa Barbara (2005)<br />
<i>-<a href="http://documents.sovereignharmony.com/UCSB_Bren_Masters_Thesis_2005.pdf" target="_blank">"Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions with Hybrid-Electric Vehicles: An Environmental and Economic Analysis"</a></i> (UC Santa Barbara - 2005)<br />
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<b>- <u>ONGOING WEATHER MODIFICATION & POTENTIAL CLIMATE GEOENGINEERING</u>- </b><br />
<b><span style="font-size: x-small;">- </span>"<a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/chemtrails-the-realities-of-geoengineering-and-weather-modification/5311079" target="_blank">Chemtrails. The Realities of Geoengineering and Weather Modification</a>"</b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://www.terraforminginc.com/" target="_blank">The Weather Modification and Geoengineering Industry Exposed</a>"</b><br />
<b>- <a href="http://www.terraforminginc.com/weather-control/" target="_blank">"The History of Weather Control: Interactive Timeline" </a></b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/atmospheric-geoengineering-weather-manipulation-contrails-and-chemtrails-revised/" target="_blank">Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails</a>" </b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://wtfrly.com/2012/12/23/the-ultimate-weapon-of-mass-destruction-owning-the-weather-for-military-use/#.UNyO5HembAF" target="_blank">The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use</a>"</b><b> </b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org/sites/default/files/file/geo_scheme_16/MAN_MADE_CLIMATE_CHANGE_IN_THE_SKIES_2011_1.pdf" target="_blank">Man Made Climate Change in the Skies</a>" </b><br />
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<b><u>-POTENTIAL GEO-ENGINEERING TO COMBAT CLIMATE CHANGE-</u></b><br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-gKUtonlPjnjS1R1piVDn1vU_4xJ5SQ4nDWWZv1v4XuJw14tbB8scnlRuZLHc_y4CCfLxObg-V0p7x7324RrMlV-uyOk1gUawYi-ZUGtzOT3MyH-aEhpB3nQujrSM7VALTx3nWDLiAU/s1600/climate2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2-gKUtonlPjnjS1R1piVDn1vU_4xJ5SQ4nDWWZv1v4XuJw14tbB8scnlRuZLHc_y4CCfLxObg-V0p7x7324RrMlV-uyOk1gUawYi-ZUGtzOT3MyH-aEhpB3nQujrSM7VALTx3nWDLiAU/s200/climate2.jpg" width="199" /></a><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">The following links build on the <b>media 'narrative'</b> that climate change is both
<b>dangerously eminent</b> and <b>definitely leads to 'warming'</b> primarily due to <b>human-enhanced greenhouse
emissions</b>. Proposals for
<b>geo-engineering the climate </b></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]">would ONLY be</span></span></span><b><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"> warranted <b>under these 'assumptions'</b></span></span></span></b>. In my opinion, it is these assumptions that <b>need to be revisited </b>in order to<b> properly address the scope </b>of the observations of our <b>changing weather and climate. </b>The <b>effects of persistent contrails </b>combined with other <b>man-made weather modification activities</b> are <b>NOT adequately included</b> within <b>current computer model projections</b> for climate change. In my opinion, we <b>cannot make plans for a future </b>based on <b>erroneous assumptions</b> and <b>flawed computer models</b> that currently exclude <b>important variables</b>. <b> </b></span></span></span><br />
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<b>"<a href="http://www.thenewamerican.com/tech/environment/item/13825-cfr-pushes-end-to-sovereignty-at-uns-doha-climate-summit" target="_blank">CFR Pushes End to Sovereignty at UN's Doha Climate Summit</a>"</b><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b>"<a href="http://www.agriculturedefensecoalition.org/sites/default/files/file/geo_scheme_16/16_1_2011_Geoengineering_Climate_Remediation_Handout_Page_2.pdf" target="_blank">Geoengineering: Climate Remediation</a>" </b></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b><a href="http://www.terraforminginc.com/department-of-homeland-security-and-noaa-hurricane-modification-workshop-2008/" target="_blank">General Overview of Hurricane Modification Projects </a></b></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=CSckeBiMPAs" target="_blank">"Hacking the Planet" - The Weather Channel</a> (promo video)</b></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b>"<a href="http://phys.org/news/2012-12-benefits-geoengineering-counter-climate.html" target="_blank">Benefits, risks of using geoengineering to counter climate change</a>" </b></span></span></span><br />
<b>"<a href="http://scienceblogs.com/classm/2011/10/07/the-task-force-on-climate-reme/" target="_blank">The Task Force on Climate Remediation Research is Wrong, and Here’s Why</a>"</b><br />
<b>"<a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2012/12/the-chemtrail-phenomenon-and-my.html" target="_blank">The 'Chemtrail' Phenomenon and My Suspicions Regarding the 'Global Warming Prevention' Narrative</a>" </b><br />
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<b>-<u>ALTERNATIVE EXPLANATIONS FOR OBSERVED WEATHER EXTREMES & GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE</u>-</b><br />
"<i>How much of global warming or climate change is actually by billions of tons of these aerosols that have been sprayed over us for the last 8 years without our permission? It's not just CO2 conditions that we have to deal with but we have to deal with weather modification. How is weather modifcation by the military destabilizing our planet's natural weather?</i>" - Dr. Ilya Sandra Perlingieri (from the MA School of Law Global Climate Change conference just below)<br />
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<b> - "<a href="http://www.csun.edu/~hmc60533/CSUN_416/reading_material/Global%20Warming%20The%20Origin%20and%20Nature%20of%20the%20Alleged%20Scientific%20Consensus.htm" target="_blank">Global Warming: The Origin and Nature of the Alleged Scientific Consensus</a>"</b><br />
<b> - <a href="http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamestaylor/2011/07/27/new-nasa-data-blow-gaping-hold-in-global-warming-alarmism/" target="_blank">"New NASA Data Blow Gaping Hole In Global Warming Alarmism"</a> </b><br />
<b> - <a href="http://youtu.be/0gDErDwXqhc" target="_blank">"Climate Change in 12 Minutes - The Skeptic's Case" </a></b><br />
<b> - <a href="http://youtu.be/isWEuunPFVA" target="_blank">"Global Warming is Geo Engineered Using Persistent Contrails"</a></b><br />
<b> - <a href="http://www.corbettreport.com/geoengineering-the-real-climate-change-threat/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CorbettReportRSS+%28The+Corbett+Report%29&utm_content=Yahoo!+Mail" target="_blank">"Geoengineering: The real climate change threat"</a> </b><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b> - "<a href="http://facstaff.uww.edu/travisd/pdf/climatepapermar04.pdf" target="_blank">Regional Variations in U.S. Diurnal Temperature Range for the 11–14 September 2001 Aircraft Groundings: Evidence of Jet Contrail Influence on Climate</a>"</b></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b><b>- "<a href="http://youtu.be/eXub7aVfjN4" target="_blank">Global Climate Change Conference - Massachusetts School of Law - October 11, 2008</a>"</b> </b></span></span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b> </b></span></span></span><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/researcher-offers-alternative-explanation-global-warming1" target="_blank">Researcher Offers Alternative Explanation for Global Warming</a>"</b><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"><b> - "<a href="http://www.thetruthdenied.com/news/2013/01/02/global-weirding-violent-weather-chemtrails/" target="_blank">Global Weirding, Violent Weather & Chemtrails</a>" </b></span></span></span><br />
<b><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[7].[1][2][1]{comment475447492502210_87652427}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[0]"> - "<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2013/01/global-weather-modification-assault.html" target="_blank">Global Weather Modification Assault Causing Climate Chaos And Environmental Catastrophe</a>"</span></span></span></b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.livescience.com/1349-sun-blamed-warming-earth-worlds.html" target="_blank">Sun Blamed for Warming of Earth and Other Worlds</a>"</b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://youtu.be/bEo3PBaVha8" target="_blank">The Evidence - Electromagnetic Changes in our Solar System</a>" </b><br />
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<b> - <u>LOOKING FORWARD TO A FUTURE USING ZERO CLIMATE-IMPACT FREE ENERGY</u>-</b><br />
"<i>We keep inventing jobs because of this false idea that everybody has to be employed at some kind of drudgery because, according to Malthusian-Darwinian theory, he must justify his right to exist. So we have inspectors of inspectors and people making instruments for inspectors to inspect inspectors.</i>" - Richard Buckminster Fuller<br />
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<a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.biz/New_Economy.html" target="_blank"><b>- "The New Economy: Sovereign Harmony"</b></a><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZVOhAhITKs&feature=em-subs_digest-newavtr" target="_blank">Breakthrough Energy Movement</a>"</b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://theintelhub.com/2012/12/05/university-uses-tesla-technology-to-wirelessly-charge-electric-bus/" target="_blank">University Uses Tesla Technology to Wirelessly Charge Electric Bus</a>"</b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://phys.org/news/2012-12-company-unveils-small-personal-sized-hydroelectricity.html" target="_blank">Company unveils small personal-sized hydroelectricity generator</a>"</b> <b> </b><br />
<b><b>- "<a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/12/13/new-frontiers-in-free-energy-the-gravity-light/?utm_source=Waking+Times+Newsletter&utm_campaign=99ef76e25b-Waking_Times&utm_medium=email" target="_blank">New Frontiers in Free Energy: The Gravity Light</a>"</b> </b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://www.wakingtimes.com/2012/05/28/free-energy-is-an-absolute-imperative-for-the-future-of-the-earth-and-humanity/" target="_blank">Free Energy Is An Absolute Imperative For The Future Of The Earth And Humanity</a>"</b><br />
<b>- <a href="http://energyfanatics.com/2013/02/28/nuclear-physicist-mt-keshe-we-already-have-free-energy-antigravity-technology/" target="_blank">"Nuclear Physicist, M.T. Keshe: We Already Have “Free Energy” and Antigravity Technology"</a></b><br />
<b>- <a href="http://www.theorionproject.org/en/vision.html" target="_blank">"The Orion Project: Developing Clean Energy Solutions to Empower the 21st Century" </a></b><br />
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<br />Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-89306176397239820192012-12-01T11:20:00.004-08:002013-02-12T11:59:10.625-08:00The 'Chemtrail' Phenomenon and My Suspicions Regarding the 'Global Warming Prevention' Narrative<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I suspect that '<b>stratospheric aerosol geoengineering</b>' <b>(SAG)</b>
and/or '<b>solar radiation management</b>' <b>(SRM)</b> programs using
airplane-deployed <b>spraying technologies</b> are already underway. A common 'narrative' as to WHY spraying these
trails <b>containing oxides of aluminum, barium and strontium </b>into the
atmosphere may be beneficial is that these particulates may serve as a
<b>method of reflecting sunlight and combating 'global warming'</b>. As someone
with a strong <b>educational and professional background in this science</b>
and based on some <b>suspicious activities</b> (see below), I am personally
skeptical of this 'accepted narrative' as to why this spraying would be
occurring. I also suspect, based one my research and observations and
despite the 'official' reference specifically to 'stratospheric'
spraying, that <b>little (if any) of the current spraying activities </b>are
actually occurring 'well' within the stratosphere. In my opinion, the
spraying activities appear to be <b>more related to weather modification
activities </b>within the 'troposphere' rather than to <b>'global warming'
prevention projects</b> to reflect sunlight within the higher reaches of the
stratosphere (see article and video links just below).<br />
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<b> - "<a href="http://www.terraforminginc.com/" target="_blank">Climate Engineering: The Weather Modification and Geoengineering Industry Exposed</a>"</b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/atmospheric-geoengineering-weather-manipulation-contrails-and-chemtrails-revised/" target="_blank">Atmospheric Geoengineering: Weather Manipulation, Contrails and Chemtrails</a>" </b><br />
<b><a href="http://youtu.be/7Yg8FBnGXIk" target="_blank"> - Geoengineering: Destroying the Atmosphere - Rosalind Peterson</a> </b>(video)<br />
<b><a href="http://youtu.be/eXub7aVfjN4" target="_blank"> - Global Climate Change Conference - Massachusetts School of Law - October 11, 2008</a> </b>(video)<a href="http://youtu.be/eXub7aVfjN4" target="_blank"> </a><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://wtfrly.com/2012/12/23/the-ultimate-weapon-of-mass-destruction-owning-the-weather-for-military-use/#.UNyO5HembAF" target="_blank">The Ultimate Weapon of Mass Destruction: “Owning the Weather” for Military Use</a>" </b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/L5SdXWOwGbw" target="_blank"><b> - Geoengineering III - Domestic and International Research Governance</b></a> (video)<br />
<a href="http://vimeo.com/30192030" target="_blank"><b> - Introduction to Solar Radiation Management Initiative</b></a> (video)<br />
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All 'weather' as we know it occurs within the <b>lowest level of the
atmosphere</b> known as the '<b>troposphere</b>'. The boundary between the upper
troposphere and the lower stratosphere (i.e. the tropopause) is where
<b>commercial airplanes</b> fly (~30-35K feet) and its the highest level for
the tops of <b>even the largest cumulonimbus clouds</b> associated with
thunderstorms, hurricanes and <b>general weather activities</b> (non-weather
related clouds DO exist <b>at higher altitudes</b> than this). So, strictly for the intention
of <b>weather modification</b>, spraying particles well into the stratosphere
<b>would NOT make any sense</b>. Cloud-seeding activities using chemical
compounds such as silver iodide have been used for decades as a way to
<b>increase condensation nuclei</b> and encourage precipitation to fall to the
ground within the troposphere (typically sprayed between 16-22K feet into existing clouds). However, its only recently that weather
modification operations using <b>potentially more toxic oxides of elements</b>
such as aluminum have been potentially occurring. <br />
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<a href="http://youtu.be/eIy4GvY6xWg" target="_blank"><b> - Weather Sonde Data Confirms Chemtrails not Persistent Contrails </b></a>(video)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2012/12/22/cliff-carnicom-preliminary-meteorological-study-of-unnatural-cloud-formations/" target="_blank">Cliff Carnicom: Preliminary Meteorological Study of Unnatural Cloud Formations</a>" </b><br />
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The <b>upper portion </b>of the troposphere is also where <b>natural cirrus
clouds exist</b> and its why this would be an <b>ideal location to physically
'blend' </b>the backdrop of the atmospheric landscape with 'trailing
activities' in a way in which <b>the average person would be unsuspecting
</b>(if this were the intention). Due to the <b>thermodynamic conditions </b>above
what is known as the 'tropopause' (i.e. the invisible boundary between
the troposphere and the stratosphere) particles well within the
stratosphere <b>take MUCH longer to fall to the ground</b> and get 'trapped'
temporarily within the stratosphere before gradually trickling into the
troposphere and eventually making their way onto the ground. Hence, this
is why spraying well up into the stratosphere wouldn't make any sense if
'weather modification' has been the <b>actual intention thus far</b>. This is
also why, for example, when Mt. Pinatubo erupted in 1991, the <b>global temperature
cooled significantly </b>over the course of the 1992 calendar year and this
was due to the <b>natural sulfur emissions</b> from the eruption that were
ejected <b>well into the 'stratosphere' </b>allowing the particles to linger
and <b>reflect more sunlight</b> than usual over that period.<br />
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This fact and the observations of the <b>effects of stratospheric
particulates</b> are part of the reasoning behind the <b>geoengineering 'proposals' for
artificially injecting sulfur well into the stratosphere to reflect
sunlight </b>and 'cool' the planet as a way to theoretically reduce 'global
warming'. <b>Assuming 'warming' is the ONLY concern</b> with regards to climate change, then theoretically, this process most certainly should work
successfully to 'cool' the planet. But, the <b>potential human health/environmental effects </b>of
such potential geoengineering activities are another matter. And,
injecting aluminum, barium and strontium (or any other particles) into
the upper 'troposphere' or lower portions of the stratosphere (i.e.
where commercial airplanes typically achieve their cruising altitudes)
allows for <b>relatively rapid precipitation</b> of these particles to the
ground (compared to particles injected well into the stratosphere) due
to gravity and due to the <b>typical thermodynamic conditions </b>that exist
within the troposphere <b>under normal conditions</b>. While artificial sulfur
injections well into the stratosphere <b>may be a 'potential'
geoengineering proposal</b>, artificial <b>upper tropospheric/lower
stratospheric injections of aluminum, barium and strontium oxides appear
to be currently occurring </b>and they appear to have been occurring
<b>without properly informing the public</b> and without conducting <b>adequate
research</b> into the potential human health/environmental effects of
<b>spraying these compounds</b> into our environment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.google.com/patents/US5003186?printsec=abstract#v=onepage&q&f=false" target="_blank"><b> - Patent US5003186 - <i>"Stratospheric Welsbach Seeding for Reduction of Global Warming"</i> - March 26, 1991</b></a><span class="fbUnderline"><b> - </b>Quote from above Abstract for Patent US5003186:</span><br />
"<i>Such materials can include the class of materials known as Welsbach materials. The oxides of metal, e.g., <b>aluminum oxide</b>, are also suitable for the purpose</i>."<br />
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<a href="http://www.nap.edu/openbook.php?isbn=0309043867" target="_blank"><b> - "<i>Policy Implications of Greenhouse Warming: Mitigation, Adaptation, and the Science Base</i>" - National Academy of Sciences - 1992</b></a><span class="fbUnderline"> - Conclusions from the 1992 National Academy of Sciences publication above</span>:<br />
"...<i>the N.A.S. [National Academy of Sciences] found that the most
effective global warming mitigation turned out to be the spraying of
reflective aerosol compounds into the atmosphere utilizing commercial,
military and private aircraft. This preferred mitigation method is
designed to create a global atmospheric shield which would increase the
planet's albedo (reflectivity) using aerosol compounds of <b>aluminum and barium oxides</b>, and to introduce ozone generating chemicals into the atmosphere</i>." - <a href="http://www.lightwatcher.com/chemtrails/smoking_gun.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.lightwatcher.com/chemtrails/smoking_gun.html</a><br />
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I personally find it slightly suspicious that this <b>1991
patent </b>for a technology to <b>spray aluminum oxides</b> was completed <b>BEFORE
the above official study</b> came out <b>in 1992</b> on global warming mitigation
policies which essentially concludes that <b>aluminum oxides would be ideal
aerosol compounds with which to spray</b>. Also, note that this is <b>just ONE of many related patents</b> potentially associated with these spraying activities.<br />
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<b>David Keith</b> is a professor of <b>public policy and applied physics</b> at
Harvard University who was quoted in the Oct 25 article below that was published <b>just 2 weeks after</b> a Swedish official admitted
to their own SAG and/or SRM programs AND <b>just 2 days after</b> an article was published on the
<b>potential health dangers and other risks</b> of such global scale projects
(see below). Also note that these articles were leading up to
'Frankenstorm Sandy' <b>just a few days later</b> for which there was <b>clear
indication of aerosol modification on satellite imagery</b>. However, it is
unclear exactly as to the <b>underlying intentions</b> for these specific
modification activities (i.e. was it to influence the storm's <b>direction
and/or strength</b>? and in what ways)?. See video and article just below
for more <b>details on modification</b> of Hurricane Sandy and modification of tropical weather, in general.<br />
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<b><a href="http://youtu.be/lPbuOMSlDbA" target="_blank">- Aerosol Geoengineering and Hurricane Modification Program Run by Homeland Security</a> </b>(video)<b> </b><br />
<b>- "<a href="http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2012/10/29/hurricane-sandy-under-aerosol-geoengineering-by-dhs-to-modify-intensity-and-land-fall/" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Hurricane Sandy Under Aerosol Geoengineering by DHS to Modify Intensity and Land-fall</span></a>" </b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/bEo3PBaVha8" target="_blank"><b> - The Evidence - Electromagnetic Changes in our Solar System</b></a> (video)<br />
-<b><a href="http://www.terraforminginc.com/department-of-homeland-security-and-noaa-hurricane-modification-workshop-2008/" target="_blank">General Overview of Hurricane Modification Projects </a></b><br />
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"<i>Geoengineering—using technology to purposefully change the
climate—is the only option for reducing the risk of climate change from
greenhouse-gas emissions in the next few decades</i>" - <b>David Keith</b><br />
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<b>- "<a href="http://www.pnas.org/content/107/38/16428" target="_blank">Photophoretic levitation of engineered aerosols for geoengineering</a>" - </b>David Keith (2010) <br />
<b><a href="http://youtu.be/nmGRy_cCiZw" target="_blank"> - Atmospheric Geoengineering with Aluminum Aerosols to 'Reduce Global Warming' Lecture</a> </b>(video)<br />
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<b><u><span class="fbUnderline">Quotes from the video in the lecture link just above</span>:</u></b><br />
"<i>The little picture is from a nanofabrication study which shows
you can make very high quality...and do this in just a jet in a very
simple way. Make high quality alumina particles just by spraying alumina
vapor out in chunks of ice. So its certainly, in principle, possible to
do that. There's a big literature that's already looked at that. And
you can do that either by building new versions of these aircraft or
even re-engineering existing aircraft. So there's some ideas about...if
you go to an engineering firm and you want this done, they don't say
this is hard or unusual. They say, 'okay yes, we can do it.</i> " - <b>David Keith</b><br />
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"<i>The alumina, we've only begun to research and published nothing.
We haven't done anything serious on alumina and so there could be
something terrible that we'll find tomorrow that we haven't looked at.</i>" - <b>David Keith</b><br />
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"<i>And by the way, its not really a moral hazard, its more like free-riding on our grand-kids</i>." - <b>David Keith</b><br />
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*Note that alumina = aluminum oxide<br />
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<b><u><span class="fbUnderline">Recent Articles</span></u> (in chronological progression of media coverage):</b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/army-sprayed-st-louis-with-toxic-dust-2012-10" target="_blank">The Army Sprayed St. Louis With Toxic Aerosol During A Just Revealed 1950s Test</a>" </b>(Oct 4, 2012)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.naturalnews.com/037451_chemtrails_conspiracy_theory_geoengineering.html" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Swedish official [Pernilla Hagberg] admits toxic 'chemtrails' are real, not a wild conspiracy theory</span></a>" </b>(Oct 6, 2012)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://endtimeinfo.com/2012/10/scientists-warn-geo-engineering-can-kill-billions-of-people/" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Scientists Warn Geo-Engineering Can Kill Billions of People</span></a>" </b>(Oct 23, 2012)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.technologyreview.com/news/506256/geoengineering-could-be-essential-to-reducing-the-risk-of-climate-change/" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Geoengineering Could Be Essential to Reducing the Risk of Climate Change</span></a>" </b>(Oct 25, 2012<b>)</b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.globalresearch.ca/chemtrails-the-realities-of-geoengineering-and-weather-modification/5311079" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Chemtrails. The Realities of Geoengineering and Weather Modification</span></a>"</b><b> </b>(Nov 8, 2012)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2012/11/16/government-documents-link-global-warming-to-advanced-military-climate-modification-technology-2/" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Government Documents Link Global Warming to Advanced Military Climate Modification Technology</span></a>" </b>(Nov 29, 2012)<b> </b><br />
- "<b><a href="http://bostonglobe.com/opinion/letters/2012/12/01/reducing-carbon-emissions-will-not-enough-turn-tide/mCiq7kJqTxfufwWMg7RZ4H/story.html" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Reducing carbon emissions will not be enough to turn tide</span></a>" </b>(Dec 1, 2012)<br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.greenmedinfo.com/blog/researcher-offers-alternative-explanation-global-warming1" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Researcher Offers Alternative Explanation for Global Warming</span></a>" </b>(Dec 1, 2012)<b> </b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.activistpost.com/2013/01/belgian-environmental-study.html" target="_blank">Belgian Environmental Study Corroborates Existence and Effects of Weather Modification</a>"</b> (Jan 2, 2013) <br />
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David Keith is also filmed in the documentary "<i>What in the World Are
They Spraying</i>" (see link below) speaking at the <b>American Association for
the Advancement of Science (AAAS)</b> conference in Feb 2010 in San Diego,
CA where he talks openly about <b>spraying 'potentially' toxic aluminum
oxide</b> as part of these operations YET in the Oct 25th article above he
mentions ONLY the <b>'potential' spraying of more naturally occurring
sulfur dioxide</b> into the stratosphere. Why does he fail to mention the
'potential' for using aluminum to <b>reflect more sunlight than sulfur</b> for
reducing 'global warming' in the above article in the same way that he
does at the AAAS conference just 2-1/2 years prior? This information
regarding spraying aluminum and other more potentially toxic oxides was
certainly <b>covered in the National Academy of Sciences 1992 publication</b>
(see link above). I find it suspicious that the Oct 25 article quoting
David Keith speaks ONLY of the potential use of sulfur compounds despite
his <b>obvious knowledge</b> of the use of <b>aluminum, barium and strontium
oxides</b>. Its interesting to note that the Oct 23 article above, which
discusses the potential dangers of spraying, also <b>only speaks of using
sulfur</b> as part of the solution.<br />
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*Note that aluminum most certainly has cumulative toxic effects in humans. See articles just below for more details:<br />
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<b> - "<a href="http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/neurologist-warns-aluminum-in-chemtrails-could-cause-explosive-increase-in-neurodegenerative-diseases/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Chemtrails, Nanoaluminum And Neurodegenerative And Neurodevelopmental Effects</span></a>"</b><br />
<b> - "<a href="http://www.geoengineeringwatch.org/how-geoengineering-and-the-aerosol-spraying-of-our-skies-affects-our-health/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=facebook" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">How Geoengineering And The Aerosol Spraying Of Our Skies Affects Our Health</span></a>" </b><br />
<b><b> - "<a href="http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/alzheimers_and_aluminum_toxicity.html" target="_blank"><span class="fbUnderline">Alzheimer's & Aluminum Toxicity</span></a>"</b></b><br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/7FfOi5oN5Xs" target="_blank"><b> - From Chemtrails to Pseudo-Life- The Dark Agenda of Synthetic Biology by Sofia Smallstorm </b></a>(video)<br />
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Is Aluminum <b>ALREADY an additive</b> in jet fuel? </div>
<b>"<a href="http://chemtrailsplanet.net/2012/12/05/1958-documents-link-chemtrails-to-trimethyaluminum-in-jet-fuel/" target="_blank">1958 Documents Link Chemtrails to Trimethyaluminum in Jet Fuel</a>" </b>(December 2012)<br />
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<u><b><span class="fbUnderline">Video Documentaries<span style="font-size: small;"> on Weather Modification & Climate <span style="font-size: small;">Geoengineering</span></span></span>:</b></u></div>
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<b><span class="fbUnderline">-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQuqAtVNnwY" target="_blank">Aerosol Crimes</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="fbUnderline">-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=4FA429D9F599731C" target="_blank">Don't Talk About the Weather</a></span></b><br />
<b><span class="fbUnderline">-<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jf0khstYDLA&feature=fvwrel" target="_blank">What in The World Are They Spraying</a></span>?</b><br />
<b><span class="fbUnderline">-<a href="http://youtu.be/mEfJO0-cTis" target="_blank">Why in the World Are They Spraying</a></span>?</b> <br />
<b><span class="fbUnderline">-<a href="http://youtu.be/xx-STEA-Vqo" target="_blank">Climate Change 2012: The Incredible True Story of Artificial Clouds</a></span></b><br />
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<u><b>Final Thoughts</b></u><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">While I <b>did not include</b> any information regarding geo-engineering or weather modification in this video below, <b>if we also DO include these very important geo-engineering and weather modification considerations</b> within the discussion it only further enhances the message of what I present here regarding our <b>collective approach to the climate change issue<span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></b><span style="color: blue;"><span style="font-size: small;">(see blog link below)</span></span><b>.</b> </span><br />
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<b>"<a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.blogspot.com/2012/12/changing-climate-of-collective.htm" target="_blank">Weather or Not?: Changing the Climate of Collective Empowerment</a>" </b></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Also note that this was recorded <b>just days before Hurricane Sandy</b> devastated the northeastern US. It was the <b>weather modification of Hurricane Sandy</b> that woke me up to the <b>ongoing realities</b> of geo-engineering activities in our atmosphere.</span><br />
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-<i>Christopher Robert Taylor</i><br />
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<span class="fbUnderline"><b>Educatio</b><b>nal Background</b></span><i> </i><br />
<i>BS</i> - <i>Meteorology</i> - Plymouth State University (2001)<br />
<i>MS</i> - <i>Atmospheric Science</i> - University of California, Davis (2003)<br />
<i>MESM - Environmental Science & Management</i> - University of California, Santa Barbara (2005)Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-62512466601867138902012-08-10T08:14:00.001-07:002012-08-10T11:27:12.362-07:00What's the Difference Between CLAIMING to Be a Healthy Skeptic vs Actually PRACTICING Healthy Skepticism?I consider myself to be a <i>healthy</i> skeptic. But, then again, I don't think I've ever met someone who doesn't consider themselves to be one? Would anyone <b>really admit</b> to being an <i>unhealthy </i>skeptic?<br />
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It seems to me that EVERYONE considers themselves to be a <i>healthy</i> skeptic...especially guys. Why is that? I swear that the average guy <b>unconsciously believes</b> that being a skeptic (or at least saying that they are one) is somehow a more <b>masculine representation</b> of themselves. I wonder if it has something to do with playing the 'protector' role, as if being skeptical of new ideas is somehow <b>more 'protective'</b> by default than is being <b>open and honestly vulnerable</b>. Who knows? But, whatever the reason, the majority of guys and a large chunk of the ladies out there certainly will <b>at least 'claim'</b> to be a <i>healthy </i>skeptic.<br />
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There is NOTHING inappropriate about <b>practicing our own personal brand of <i>healthy</i> skepticism</b>, in my opinion. <br />
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But, drawing from my own experiences, it seems that VERY few <b>self-proclaimed skeptics</b> ACTUALLY 'practice' <i>healthy</i> skepticism in the face of <b>new concepts</b>. Typically these people are just using a <b>stance of 'nonacceptance'</b> almost as if to appear 'tough' and <b>invulnerable to outside influence</b>. It reminds me of the common treatment of the concept of 'stubbornness'. I would say that the <b>majority of people</b>, when asked for their <b>opinion </b>on stubbornness, will <b>SAY</b> that they consider stubbornness to be a <i>negative</i> trait. Yet it also appears to me that the majority of these SAME people <b>wear their <u>own</u> stubbornness</b> (perceived or otherwise) as some sort of <b>badge of honor</b>. To me, this honestly gets old. <b>Lets seriously stop faking it and get real</b>!<br />
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Most of us BELIEVE that stubbornness is a <i>positive</i> trait. <b>Can we just let <u>that</u> cat out of the bag already?</b> What's the hold up? This <b>'secret' love of stubbornness</b> also bleeds into the concept of <b>skepticism </b>where most people <b>'claim' one side</b> of the coin and <b>yet practice the other</b> side of that same coin.<br />
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So what's the difference between <i>healthy</i> and <i>unhealthy</i> skepticism, then? Well, here is how <b><u>I</u> </b>see it...<br />
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A <i>healthy</i> skeptic both <b>accepts and admits their own ignorance</b> regarding a new concept AND also exhibits <b>active curiosity</b> in the face of these new concepts. They admit that they <b>know nothing</b> and yet <b>actively search</b> for the knowledge and information once their own ignorance has been <b>revealed to themselves</b>. The key, I think, is that they are <b>NOT afraid</b> to be <b>perceived as being 'wrong'</b> and they also have enough <b>confidence in their own intelligence</b> to investigate the <b>new ideas</b> being presented to them.<br />
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On the other hand, and <i>unhealthy</i> skeptic has <b>difficulty admitting or being 'wrong'</b> and they are typically <b>apathetic</b> with regards to <b>verifying new concepts</b> that come into their awareness. In my opinion, an <i>unhealthy</i> skeptic is just someone who <b>combines ignorance with apathy, pride</b> and a <b>dash of unresolved issues </b>surrounding being <b>perceived as 'wrong'</b> in the eyes of one or more of their parents. Its just a theory, but I am willing to do some research to at least <b>ATTEMPT verification</b> of my theory!<br />
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And, to me, THAT is the <b>main difference </b>between the practice of <i>healthy</i> vs. <i>unhealthy</i> skepticism....the <b>willingness to INVESTIGATE claims</b> even if there is a chance that you <u>could</u> be WRONG! And it is THIS category underneath where <b>MOST self-proclaimed <i>healthy </i>skeptics</b> fall regardless of their own <b>willingness to admit it</b> or not.<br />
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To me, skepticism IS a <b>very healthy practice</b>...but only when it IS actually 'practiced'! We cannot simply 'claim' to be <i>healthy</i> skeptics as a way of <b>avoiding the work</b> involved in ACTUALLY <b>verifying the validity</b> of new concepts and information.<br />
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If you have <b>issues with being perceived as 'wrong'</b>...get over them. And, if you have <b>confidence issues</b> surrounding your own <b>capacity for intelligent research and debate</b> and hide those issues behind <b>'stubborn' adherence to beliefs</b>, then I suggest getting over that too. Then, just MAYBE we can ALL actually 'practice' a form of <b><u>truly</u></b> <i>healthy</i> skepticism!<br />
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But personally, <b>I am skeptical</b> as to whether ALL of us actually DO<b> retain the potential</b> for practicing skepticism in its <i>healthy</i> form...<br />
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<b>Christopher Robert Taylor</b><br />
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<br />Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-71414119113552609662012-07-19T18:04:00.003-07:002012-07-19T18:08:28.479-07:00Conscious Business for the New EconomyBusiness transparency, environmental awareness, personal growth and social connectivity are transforming consumer demand as well as the small business economic model. Small business owners can keep up with the demand of this rapid paradigm shift by learning how to run their business operations using more conscious approaches.<br />
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A ' conscious’ business owner is one that is clear about his or her intentions and is also open to revealing and eliminating any unknown blocks and unconscious habits that prevent either themselves or their business from totally thriving. Only when fully conscious can a business owner truly achieve a sense of personal internal wholeness as well as a sense of external harmony with employees, vendors, clients, competitors and the natural environment.<br />
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My services through Sovereign Harmony are based on a ‘relationship harmony’ philosophy whereby I foster the development of independence, empowerment and wholeness within my clients and within their business operations. My mission is to lead my clients 'to the light' by not leaving them in the dark. I approach this process of 'enlightenment' by addressing the idea of ‘sustainable management’ of energy from the inside-out. It starts with the small business owner as I assist him or her in unveiling the truth regarding their unconscious relationship with themselves. From there, I address their business' employee intra-office relationship dynamics and their business' outside market relationships with vendors, clients and the natural environment; in that order. <br />
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I use a combination of ancient and modern tools to assist small business owners in re-aligning with their original intentions and passions that have gone by the wayside during the course of 'business survival' operations. The intentions behind my services include revealing hidden and unconscious blockages, recognizing original intentions and potentials and re-establishing conscious alignment between the business owner and their business. <br />
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The emerging economic paradigm has inspired me to utilize a non-traditional 'relationship consulting' model whereby my clients learn what they need from me and apply it under the direction of their own power. I am an educator first, and I aim to leave my clients with a sense of self-empowerment to enact change and with the personal responsibility to decide whether or not to take action on what they have learned.<br />
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Through my 'relationship consulting' model I provide temporary business advising services where I use my clients’ personal sense of empowerment and a steady stream of referrals for new business opportunities as the metrics for measuring my success. Unlike most traditional consulting models, I do not measure success by the length of time in which a clients need me or my services to survive. It is more important to me that my clients have truly learned how to adapt their business models toward the emerging economic paradigm and that they feel empowered enough to thrive on their own. <br />
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I also will not hold a business owner accountable for enacting change over time like a traditional business coach. I will only lead a horse to water but it is up to that horse to both decide whether the water is worth drinking and whether or not they choose to take a drink.<br />
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I embody the Sovereign Harmony relationship harmony philosophy through my services and through my business model. I trust that I will continue to be lead in the direction of business owners in the greater Sacramento area who desire to optimize their small business products, services and operations through the pursuit of truth and personal responsibility. For more information, visit my website at <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.biz/">www.SovereignHarmony.biz</a> or contact me via email at <a href="mailto:info@sovereignharmony.com">info@sovereignharmony.com</a>.Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-26776198162058414332012-06-13T17:22:00.003-07:002012-06-14T11:12:35.902-07:00Trusting Gravity: Effortless 'Allowing' & the Experience of 'True Connection'<div style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; text-align: center;">
<b><u><span style="font-size: small;">The Enigma that is Gravity </span></u></b></div>
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are personally unaware of the scientific realities of gravity, though there are many theories as to <u>why</u> gravity exists, a <b>complete
scientific understanding </b>of gravity has <b>never been achieved</b>. We only accept gravity because of
repeated observational verification (i.e. it works)! Through <b>observation</b> <b>and experience</b>, we know that it works, but the <b>true origins</b> of the underlying forces behind gravity still elude us. </span><span style="font-size: small;">However, our degree of understanding is enough to know, for example, the correct distance to station an orbiting satellite from the Earth in a position that is balanced <b>according to its mass and the gravity of the Earth</b>. Yet, answers to the questions as to <b>WHY gravity exists</b> and <b>WHAT gravity IS </b>still elude our complete understanding.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Despite this, gravity is certainly a 'reality' in our lives and just as it <b>makes no sense</b> to walk off of a cliff
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death, it also makes no sense to</span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><span style="font-size: small;"><b>omit</b> <u>anything</u> from our accepted framework of knowledge if it has proven itself to be true, <b>whether or not</b> we <b>completely</b> understand it scientifically.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I make the case for this <b>approach</b> to using tools that we don't completely understand in my article regarding my explanation for using the <b>ancient art and science of Astrology</b> in my practice. Just below is a link to an article from my Astrology website as well as a link to a brief YouTube clip where I explain this gravity analogy further. </span><span style="font-size: small;"> - <a href="http://www.sovharmonyastro.com/what-is-astrology" target="_blank">What IS Astrology?</a></span><span style="font-size: small;"><i><b><span class="long-title" dir="ltr" id="eow-title" title="Relationship Astrology Workshop: Gravity Analogy for Understanding Astrology"> </span></b></i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">So the answer as to
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<span style="font-size: small;">And while gravity is not completely explainable, it carries with it a wisdom like <b>many other metaphysical tools and practices</b> (including Astrology) which may still elude our complete scientific understanding. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Gravity itself requires the practice of 'trust' on <b>two (2) levels</b>. We must first trust that we will physically <b>fall toward the Earth</b> when we 'let go' and we must trust that <b>the force itself exists</b> despite the <b>lack of a complete explanation</b> for its existence. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And is there really a better <b>non-physical example</b> to <u>demonstrate</u> engaging in these two levels of trust than in our human concept of <b>'falling in love'</b>?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Love itself, by definition, is <b>'unconditional'</b>. It is the state of <b>'allowing' ALL to be 'okay'</b> <b>without judgement</b>. And while we collectively refer to the experience of becoming vulnerable within a relationship as <b>'falling' in LOVE </b>most of us, ironically, experience this process more as an exercise of engaging in a <b>constant 'efforting' to prevent our 'fears'</b> from coming true rather than as an opening to 'allowing' for unconditional love. I address this idea of approaching relationships<b> 'IN fear' rather than 'IN love'</b> in the following brief YouTube clip below:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Despite our collectively agreed upon fairy tale concept of 'love' as something that <b>happens to us</b>, the reality is that <b>deciding to approach</b> relationships (or life itself) 'IN love' or 'IN fear' is <b>ALWAYS a choice</b>. </span><span style="font-size: small;">It is both a choice to <b>'allow' ourselves to be loved</b> <b>unconditionally</b> AND a choice to <b>'allow' ourselves to love unconditionally</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">This is true whether we are are taking steps toward <b>unconditional self-love in courageously engaging in the discovering of our true purpose</b> OR we are <b>opening ourselves to the vulnerability</b> of unconditional love within a relationship (romantic or otherwise). Either way, we have to CHOOSE whether to <b>'allow' trust</b> to guide us OR to <b>engage in 'effort'</b> to prevent our fears from coming to fruition. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">As with gravity, this process of 'falling' in love is, by default, EFFORTLESS. We <u>choose</u> to trust that it exists, and then we <b>step out of the way</b> to <u>allow it</u> to 'BE' regardless of having a complete <b>intellectual understanding</b> of it. This is a more <b>'feminine' approach</b> to the <b>concept of love</b> versus the more common <b>'masculine' approach</b> of exercising effort to prevent our fears (i.e. rules, restrictions and conditions) within a relationship.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>True Connection and Our Commonly Held Misunderstanding </b></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Personally, I spend A LOT of time <u>by myself</u> and <b>yet I seldom, if ever, experience </b>what people commonly refer to as<b> 'loneliness'. </b>Ironically, I never feel <b>more connected</b> to <b>the energy of 'ALL that is'</b> than when I am able to spend some <b>quality time to myself</b>. This <b>sounds counter-intuitive</b> at first, but recognize that our common <b>3-dimensional masculine (black vs. white) approach</b> over-simplifies the concept of 'connection' which is <b>not that complicated </b>to begin with, but which is <b>commonly misunderstood</b>.<b><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The <b>over-simplified 3-dimensional concept</b> of 'connection' goes something like this...</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">I am 'separate' from you and therefore in order to <b>CONNECT with you</b> I need to focus MY energy in a 'direction' <b>from me TOWARD you</b>. That is, I need to <b>direct my energy outside of me</b>. This is a <b>demonstration to the universe</b> that, in this moment, I am 'incomplete'. </span></i></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">To me, projecting our perceptions of 'incompleteness' IS the <b>source of ALL disharmony</b>...period. <u><i><b>Sovereign Harmony</b></i></u> is essentially a <b>relationship paradigm</b> based on the concept of simply focusing <b>our energy on our experience of personal 'wholeness'</b> <b>and unconditional self-love </b>as a way to <b>engender harmony within</b> which invariably <b>leads to harmony with others and with the rest of the universe</b>. To me, <b>peace and harmony</b> in the world comes through a collective <b>personal CHOICE</b> toward <b>energetic sovereignty and wholeness</b> even though this may seem counter-intuitive at first.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">In my opinion, the perspective of a <b>'4th dimension'</b> is just a recognition that we have an<b> inner reality, or dimension, </b>to our beings beyond the <b>physical blood, flesh, and bones</b> that we may consider to be <b>'inside' of us</b> from merely an over simplified <b>3-dimensional perspective</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">From this perspective it is an <b>effortless process to 'fall' toward our personal center</b> while it takes much effort in any <b>attempt to separate</b> from our personal center. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Making
the CHOICE to <b>follow the wisdom of gravity</b> and to <b>trust the process of
'falling IN love'</b> with ourselves by <b>going within</b> (4th dimension) is the
<b>first step</b> toward experiencing<b> true connection with others</b><b> </b>and<b> </b>true
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">When we FALL <b>toward ourselves</b> (within) we FALL <b>toward the center of ALL</b>. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">No matter WHERE we are in the universe, EVERYTHING physically 'falls' toward the center of ALL that is. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">This is the <b>true wisdom of gravity</b> and it has ALWAYS been <b>that simple</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Regardless of any religious dispositions, <b>current research into the electromagnetic connection </b>of ALL things is quite clear. In fact, research through the <b><a href="http://www.heartmath.com/" target="_blank">Institute of HeartMath</a></b> and other institutions is beginning to <b>reveal this ancient concept</b> in a very scientific and <b>literal</b> sense. Click on the link above for more information on HeartMath and click on the YouTube clip below for another perspective on this concept of <b>electromagnetic 'connectedness'</b> through our 'hearts':</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Perhaps gravity ONLY exists <b>within a 4th dimensional perspective</b>. <b>Physical science</b> assumes a 3-dimensional reality field and so perhaps gravity has <b>no current scientific explanation</b> simply because it <b>doesn't actually exist</b> from an oversimplified 3-dimensional perspective. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Perhaps...but then again...<b>WHO CARES</b>? </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><u><b>It is YOUR Choice </b></u></span></div>
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">Make the CHOICE to love and trust <b>yourself</b>, to love and trust <u>your</u> <b>life</b> and to love and trust <u>your</u> <b>purpose</b>. This CHOICE inevitably <b>leads to the 'experience' of BEing 'IN love' </b>no matter <u>what</u> you choose to <u>do</u> in life OR <u>with whom</u> you choose to 'connect'. </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;"><b> </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif; font-size: small;">From this perspective, <b>CHOOSING to effortlessly FALL in love with ourselves</b> as a first priority IS the only <u>logical path</u> toward <b>truly connecting with others</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Are you beginning to understand what I mean by living in a state of '<b><i>Sovereign Harmony</i></b>'? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Ahhhh....and <b>RELEASE.</b>..</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;">For another perspective on 'trusting life', click on the link to the following article from <u>MindBodyGreen.com</u>:</span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-4536/5-Reasons-to-Trust-Life.html" target="_blank">5 Reasons to Trust Life </a></span></i></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Christopher Robert Taylor</span></b>
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<b><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Awaken - Enlighten - Align</span></i><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/"><span style="color: #6fa8dc;">www.SovereignHarmony.com</span></a></span></b>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-67429489291128803252012-05-14T22:48:00.004-07:002012-05-15T18:44:06.953-07:00Ditch the Pitch: Your 'Wholeness' Deserves More Than 30 SecondsOh, how I loathe the <b>30-second 'elevator pitch'</b>...<br />
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Anyone who participates in <b>networking activities</b> as part of their business operations has surely had plenty of opportunities to rattle off their quickest 'grab your attention' sales pitch to <b>explain their product or service offerings</b>. This 'elevator pitch' is supposed to be <b>short enough</b> to be rattled off within a typical 30-second elevator ride in the case of meeting a potential client for a <b>business opportunity </b>in such a situation. <br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVmEO0vsW_IASaWWl0DA4DQncHnIWRd6wEz1TqtpctG5Do1bplvMmI3UC9_rSi5M582xIrlSfS_9j7hPIAwW7KGS8nybQdog-I5fykI4-scmrPxa4Qc9f3IXjCSd_wE0PpXiPZRhC1Is/s1600/elevator+pitch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWVmEO0vsW_IASaWWl0DA4DQncHnIWRd6wEz1TqtpctG5Do1bplvMmI3UC9_rSi5M582xIrlSfS_9j7hPIAwW7KGS8nybQdog-I5fykI4-scmrPxa4Qc9f3IXjCSd_wE0PpXiPZRhC1Is/s1600/elevator+pitch.jpg" /></a>I find myself running into these networking opportunities <b>VERY often</b>. As someone who's service offerings are <b>representative of WHO I am and <u>not</u> just WHAT I do</b>, I get pretty frustrated with this expectation to <b>'contain' my-SELF</b> into such a small and limiting box. The other day I was standing in a line waiting to give my personal elevator pitch at just such an event. As I anticipated my turn, I realized that, as a conscious business advisor, <b>part of what I help small business owners to recognize in themselves is that they are MORE than just what they offer </b>and that no 30-second elevator pitch can really reveal the <b>true essence of WHO they are</b> <b>as that unique service or product provider</b>.<br />
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Since I prefer to 'wing-it' when it comes to communicating my service offerings, my 'pitch' tends to <b>reveal itself differently</b> every time it leaves my mouth. Some people like to mechanically rattle off their very <b>polished and memorized</b> pitch in ways that they consider to be creative. "To each their own" but that method is just not for me. As I stood in line, I <b>decided quickly</b> that I would pitch myself as <b>the guy who shows small business owners how to honor their wholeness by NOT squeezing themselves into a 30-second pitch</b>. It felt right because it <b>pretty much is</b> WHAT I do. <br />
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Clever, right? I thought so.<br />
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In a room of about 50 or so people, there seemed to be <b><u>no</u> neutral responses</b> to this declaration. Everyone seemed to react in one way or another to this <b>unusual choice</b> of mine. I also found it interesting that the responses <b>appeared to fall within two primary camps</b>; <i>1)</i> <b>fear and resistance</b> OR <i>2)</i> <b>genuine resonance</b>. The '<b>fear and resistance</b>' camp responded with <b>pensive looks on their faces</b> as if they were quickly scrolling through their minds for all of the reasons why I must, not only be 'wrong', but that I must also be <b>either lazy or incompetent</b> regarding following the expectation to sum up my service offerings in 30 seconds or less. The '<b>genuine resonance</b>' camp responded with the kind of look on their faces that a child has when they receive a gift for Christmas that they <b>REALLY wanted but for which they had not even thought to ask</b>. It was that <b>perfect blend of surprise and excitement</b> that fuels the creative fires of life itself. <br />
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While my first reaction to these responses was to see the responders as <b>two very different 'types'</b> of people, I quickly realized that <b>both responses revealed a similar story</b> relative to the experience and pain associated with <b>'smallness' syndrome</b>. Say what?<br />
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What I AM referring to is the collective agreement that <b>we must be SIMPLY DEFINED in life</b>. Our military-based school systems and the common militant parenting style combine to create this syndrome. By the time we are considered legal adults, we have experienced <b>nearly two decades of NOT being good enough, safe enough, or ready enough to join in the process of life.</b> Then, at the flip of a switch, we are expected to suddenly have our lives figured out in the form of having plans for our careers (i.e. choosing college majors etc.) and our lives in general. In other words, <b>we are essentially expected to have a simply defined 30-second elevator pitch regarding what we are doing with our lives</b>. But how can someone who has lived as though they are not good enough, safe enough, or ready enough suddenly be able to have a solid and yet simplified understanding of their own unwritten life? Its a <b>ridiculous expectation</b> and yet it is one of those <b>'common' collective agreements</b> that is perceived to be 'natural' and healthy' (i.e. normal) just because it is common.<br />
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With regards to my recent networking experience, I <b>soon realized that BOTH responses</b> to my unusual pitch reflected this <b>shared wounding experience</b>. The only difference between the two response camps is in <b>how they interpreted the 'truth'</b> during their own personal wounding experience with 'smallness syndrome'.<br />
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The 'fear and resistance' camp represented those folks who had <b>internalized the control-based fears of their authority figures </b>and <b>interpreted themselves as the 'bad' guys</b> in the situation. In other words, they assumed that their authority figures were 'right' and that freshly legal adults 'should' be <b>expected to wrap themselves into a simply defined box</b>. While the 'genuine resonance' camp may have also <b>followed through with the expectations of their authority figures</b> at the time, these folks <b>never quite internalized this expectation as the 'truth' for themselves</b>. In other words, these folks just did what 'good' (i.e. obedient) 'small' people were told to do, yet <b>never really internally concluded</b> that <b>they were actually 'wrong'</b> for thinking otherwise. Their reaction to my pitch revealed that this <b>spark of truth inside of them</b> has yet to burn out.<br />
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So while the 'fear and resistance' camp were merely <b>projecting their image of their perceived 'bad' or 'wrong' younger selves in my direction</b> in response to my pitch, the 'genuine resonance' camp were <b>experiencing a re-ignition of an old flame that still exists and burns inside of them to this day</b>. Either way, my pitch <b>stirred the emotional memories and imprinting</b> of this wounding experience.<br />
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<b>So how do we break away from this collective agreement to remain small? Better yet, how do we create new collective agreements that more appropriately reflect our truth and wholeness?</b><br />
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I won't answer those questions and I don't have to. My life experience has been one of often <b>feeling as though I am 20 ounces of flowing, unbounded water </b>and that life has, so far, only presented itself in the form of <b>solid 8 ounce glasses</b> from which to choose. Every <b>commonly accepted path </b>(i.e. careers etc.) has proven itself to be <b>ultimately limiting and suffocating to my truth and wholeness</b>. I guess this is why the 30-second elevator pitch has always frustrated me. It is a prime example of being expected to <b>choose 8 ounces of water to present</b> in solid form when I have <b>20 ounces to offer</b> in 'flowing' form.<br />
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I often find that I <b>easily fall into states of self-judgement</b> regarding 'taking too long' when I speak or not explaining concepts in a 'simple enough' form, for example. Just yesterday, I sat down and channeled some information into a YouTube video for which <b>I swear I was only speaking for 10-20 minutes</b>. When I saw that it had <b>actually been 51 minutes,</b> my first thought was to <b>redo it or to edit it down in size</b> (i.e. make it smaller). Several years ago I would have done so. But at this point in my life, I have learned to live by some <b>personal mantras</b> like the ones below:<br />
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<b><i>"Take the best and leave the rest"</i></b><br />
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In other words, if the information for the YouTube video came through me in 51 minutes then THAT'S what it is. If you only want to listen to parts of it, then that's YOUR choice. <b>It isn't my responsibility to shrink down my expression to fit within the preferred comfort levels of those with whom I interact.</b> And that goes for everything.<br />
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Even though I obtained a degree in Meteorology as an undergraduate student, <b>I am NOT a Meteorologist</b>. Even though I have worked with the ancient art of Astrology and have <b>guided hundreds of clients using this wisdom</b> as my primary guide and will continue to do so, <b>I am NOT an Astrologer</b>.<br />
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Incidentally, people love to <b>introduce me as an 'Astrologer' </b>which has a way of <b>triggering my personal experience of the 'smallness syndrome' wounding process</b> in my own life. This is just <b>another way of saying</b> that it annoys me and that I would prefer if I wasn't 'summed' up in this way. I certainly <b>USE Astrology in my practice</b> and I am still a <b>big weather geek</b> but these are just parts of WHO I am. I could go on with this or try to explain more deeply, but <b>I think you get the picture</b>.<br />
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So WHAT am I?<br />
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I could attempt to answer that question with my 20 ounces of water in a way that can <b>fit into</b> your <b>8-ounce comfort zone</b> but realize that the answer you may get today <b>will surely differ</b> from the answer that you may get tomorrow for the very <b>same question</b>. <br />
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In my opinion, we don't need to be<b> expected to have an answer</b> to this question. In fact, if we could come to some <b>collective agreement </b>in this regard and <b>eliminate 'smallness' syndrome</b>, I would be <b>all for it</b>. It's time to learn how to<b> just enjoy the elevator ride</b> again rather than using it to cram ourselves into its limits.<br />
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Let's <b>take back our truth and wholeness</b>!<br />
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If you are a <b>small business owner or an individual </b>who wants to <b>expand into your truth and wholeness</b> and to approach the world from the reality of <b>WHO you are over WHAT you do</b>, contact me below!<br />
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PS: If you are interested in reading a classic rant by a brilliant scientist who <b>laments this idea of 'smallness'</b> click on the link below for his book, <b>"Listen, Little Man!"</b>. I read this book by <b>Wilhelm Reich</b> in about 3-4 hours one afternoon and broke into tears at least 2-3 times as I couldn't help but relate to his <b>inner experience and frustration with 'smallness'</b>. Reich was a misunderstood scientist ahead of his time who was working toward scientific understandings of tantric as well as <b>free universal energy</b>. The post WWII raids of many up-and-coming scientists (i.e. Nikola Tesla etc.) included Reich in their cross hairs. He was thrown into prison where he eventually died. In my opinion, this book is a classic and <b>could benefit anyone</b> who is about to <b>enter the adult world</b>.<br />
<a href="http://www.amazon.com/Listen-Little-Man-Noonday-271/dp/0374504016">http://www.amazon.com/Listen-Little-Man-Noonday-271/dp/0374504016</a><br />
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"<i>It is more blessed to give than to receive</i>."<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I doubt it is possible to simultaneously possess the </span><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">ability to read</b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> this blog post AND to </span><b style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">NOT have heard</b><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> some variation of the above classic Bible passage. Even outside of the confines of Christianity and of religion altogether, most of us have had this idea presented to us in some form. Due to<b> misinterpreted</b> messages like this, many of us suffer from a sense of <b>deeply in-grained guilt</b> when it comes to <b>allowing ourselves to receive</b> from others. One of the most common responses to this guilt is to turn ourselves into '<b>giving machines</b>' that release our energy to others without a <b>'selfish' thought</b> regarding our own needs. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But is <b>denying our own needs</b> really 'unselfish'? And, is denying others the 'opportunity' to give to us by refusing to be a receiver for them actually an <b>expression of selfishness</b>? </span><br />
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The Sun is the source of the vast majority of all flows of 'energy' on Earth from the <b>systems that provide</b> for life on Earth to the <b>structures of those life forms</b> themselves. Without a <b>constant stream of energy</b> from the Sun, <b>all of life and its processes</b> on Earth would cease to exist with <b>rapid succession. </b></div>
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Wow, that Sun of ours sure is an <b>unselfish 'giver'</b>...right?</div>
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At first glance, it would appear that our Sun is just <b>giving away</b> its energy. If this were actually true, then the <a href="http://library.thinkquest.org/2745/data/lawce1.htm" target="_blank">law of conservation of energy</a> would lead to the depletion of the Sun's energy over ALL time intervals. Yet, our Sun 's temperature has actually <a href="http://www.earthsci.unimelb.edu.au/mars/Paradox_FYS.html" target="_blank">increased over the lifetime of Earth</a>. So, how is this possible?</div>
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Burning wood for a fire or burning gasoline for an automobile engine are examples of purely 'explosion' reactions which <b>deplete a fuel source</b> in order to <b>release energy and heat</b> to the surrounding environment. While the Sun will eventually 'run out of fuel', in terms of the lifespan of Earth, the Sun has actually <b>built up a core fuel source</b> of helium from the fusion of hydrogen. This has occurred through a process of '<b>implosion</b>' which can be thought of as <b>compressing 'in' upon itself</b> in order to release energy but also to <b>build up</b> a helium fuel source at its core. In other words, the Sun has been <b>giving energy</b> to planets like the Earth through the process of <b>focusing its energies on its own enlightened self-interest </b>and NOT by simply giving itself away. </div>
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What if WE could incorporate this 'implosion' model for how WE <b>exchange energy</b>? Could we actually find a way to <b>GIVE to others</b> through the process of <b>focusing on</b> <b>our own self-interests</b>?</div>
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As someone who uses the ancient art of <a href="http://www.sovharmonyastro.com/what-is-astrology" target="_blank">Astrology</a> in my practice, I find it interesting and fitting that the archetype of <b>the sign of Leo</b> is considered to be <b>'ruled by' the Sun</b> in modern western applications. The Leo archetype gets a <b>reputation for 'selfishness'</b> and being too <b>overpowering to others</b> with unconscious tendencies toward self-absorption. But as I tell my clients with strong Leo themes in their charts, it is through their <b>willingness to focus on their own urge toward self-expression</b> that the rest of us are <b>blessed with these gifts</b> that they are bestowing upon us. Well, kudos for <b>win-win solutions</b>! </div>
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<u><b>Enlightened Self-interest vs. 'Path-Illogical' Selfishness</b></u></div>
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But how can this REALLY be? It turns out that there is a big difference between <b>enlightened self-interest</b> and (what I call) <b>'path-illogical' selfishness</b>. <br />
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Most of us have been on an airplane and, if we've paid attention before takeoff, we've heard the flight attendants inform us to <b>ensure that our own oxygen mask is secured</b> BEFORE securing the mask on <b>our child's face</b>, if cabin pressure were to drop unexpectedly. </div>
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Upon hearing this for the first time, many mothers <b>react to these instructions</b> with a declaration something like 'oh, I could never do THAT!' Much of the reasoning for such a reaction is related to the <b>guilt we associate with self-interest</b> and with our <b>collective disdain for the perception of selfishness</b> itself. But when we throw a little logic into the equation, we realize that a <b>child's lungs are smaller</b> and can handle a lower oxygen environment longer than an adult. Also, we realize that a <b>living guardian is worth much more to a child</b> than a dead, or brain-damaged guardian any day. Score '1' for the <b>'securing your own mask first'</b> idea!</div>
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Whether we are parents or not, we all have the opportunity to <b>serve as role models</b> in how we choose to 'walk our path' in life. The way I see it, <b>every individual</b> has a <b>unique path to walk in their own life</b> and it is through <b>choosing that path</b> with <b>courage and enlightened self-interest</b> that we are able to <b>shower the world with our gifts</b>, while simultaneously <b>honoring our authentic wholeness</b>. </div>
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But, all too often, people (and especially young parents) will choose a path based on what they <b>perceive that they 'should' do</b> with their lives rather than what is <b>most appropriate</b> for their unique life-path. This pattern can get <b>passed down over generations </b>with each succeeding generation expecting that their <b>own 'unselfish' sacrifice</b> of their personal path will somehow open up opportunities for their offspring to <b>find their own way</b>. Instead, the offspring end up <b>observing their parents as role models</b> and either take on these 'should-based' roles like their parents or they <b>reject these 'should-based' roles</b> with expressions of <b>rebellion</b> by raising the 'white flag' with regards to even choosing to have a path. Those who take on the 'should-based' roles will <b>project their lack of freedom</b> onto those who rebel and onto those who choose paths of <b>enlightened self-interest</b>. This leads to <b>strong judgements</b> from those who perceive that the 'should-based' self-sacrificing path is the <b>path of righteousness</b>. </div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Like Paulo above, I believe that we <b>cannot compare apples to oranges</b>. Every path of enlightened self-interest is <b>unique and cannot be judged</b> against another path. Before we can <b>assess the actions </b>of an individual, we must first understand the unique path of that individual. Its not surprising, however, that those who choose a path of enlightened self-interest <b>tend NOT to judge the path's or actions of others</b> on their own unique paths of enlightened self-interest. It is typically those who simply 'copy and paste' the 'should-based' self-sacrificing path OR that are rebelling against recreating these mechanical reproductions who <b>tend toward this kind of judgement</b> toward others. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">We have the <b>power to choose</b> a path of enlightened self-interest, knowing that we are <b>honoring our own wholeness and sovereign essence </b>all while bestowing our <b>gifts to the world</b> through the process AND allowing others to <b>freely do the same</b>. However, it is much <b>more 'common' </b>for people to choose the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">'should-based' self-sacrificing path or to simply rebel against forging a path. Since these choices are <b>more common</b>, these choices are <b>often mistaken as 'normal'</b>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">To me, the word 'normal' is a description of actions and choices which are <b>both 'natural' and 'healthy'</b> toward a given intention. Yet, somewhere along the way, <b>our collective psyche confused the word 'normal' with the idea of what is 'common'</b> and we <b>started aspiring</b> to find ourselves <b>within the 'safety' of the 'bell curve'</b>. In statistics, this bell curve is even referred to as <b>'normal' distribution</b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">(see image to the left)</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">. What a mess! To me, </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">both the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">'should-based' self-sacrificing path and the rebellion against having a path are examples of <b>'path-illogical' selfishness</b>. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whether we choose to be on our <b>own path</b>, on a path <b>predetermined by others</b>, or on <b>no path</b> at all, we all have one thing in common...we are ALL <b>on a path</b>! But, if we are striving to be on a path of enlightened self-interest, how do we <b>know</b> whether or not we are on it?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Ah, the million dollar question....</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The billion dollar answer to this million dollar questions is that only YOU can know and that requires balancing your <b>logic</b> with a strong sense of <b>intuition</b>. Coming into your own 'wholeness' where these <b>masculine and feminine energies</b> are balanced appropriately will leave you in a state of <b>perpetual creative self-direction</b>. This state of <b>free energy</b> (implosion) can't help but radiate out its <b>harmonious siren</b>. This <b>model of 'implosion'</b> is an ideal state of energetic '<b><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/" target="_blank">Sovereign Harmony</a></b>' where we can <b>generate energy</b> and not only NOT run out of it, but <b>we are able to share our gifts</b> with others while ever increasing our <b>creative capacity</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Okay, so maybe the <b>actual answer</b> to how do we 'KNOW' is a bit too deep and advanced for most people to<b> fully digest</b>. So, perhaps addressing how we know that we are <b>NOT on a path of enlightened self-interest</b> is more appropriate.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">It is actually <b>more common</b> (i.e. it is considered 'normal') to be on a path of <b>'path-illogical selfishness</b>' than it is to be on a path of enlightened self-interest. The tell tale signs of being on this <b>more common path</b> are feeling compelled to utilize <b>fear-based self-preservation tactics</b> and <b>avoidance techniques</b> when confronted with the <b>discomfort of the unknown</b>. Okay, so we ALL will do this at some point. The difference is that those on a path of enlightened self-interest will <b>decide to face the discomfort</b> and plow forward <b>despite the fear</b> and the <b>threat of 'loss'</b> along the way. Unfortunately, the more common response is to 'turn-back' and to use the <b>fears we experience as the excuse</b>s and the <b>'proof' </b>as to why the expected 'should-based' self-sacrificing path is the <b>'way to go' in life</b>. We will even attempt to <b>'drag' others along</b> with us, while <b>convincing them</b> to fear what we fear in life. After all, misery does love company. But, to me, its getting a little too crowded in here...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This would be 'okay', in my opinion, if there weren't others looking to us to be their <b>role models</b> as in the case of parenting. In my opinion, nothing is more detrimental to the emotional development of a child than being <b>invaded</b> (i.e. emotionally raped) <b>with the fears</b> that hold his/her parent(s) to the 'should-based' self-sacrificing path in life. This is the equivalent of <b>smothering your child with the 'hot towel' </b>in the airplane rather than helping them with their oxygen mask. As much as you feel <b>'comforted' by these tactics for yourself</b>, you are not doing your child any benefit in terms of <b>their own path</b> toward self-determination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, in terms of being a role model, is it better to have <b>no path or agenda </b>at all then? Isn't it just easier to <b>raise the white flag</b> and decide for ourselves that the world is just <b>too powerful </b>and that we are <b>victims of its powers</b> no matter how hard we may <b>strive toward</b> our own path of enlightened self-interest? Maybe its just easier to 'do what we're told' and not have to worry about the struggle for self-determination. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In my opinion, both <b>choosing the path of 'should-based' self-sacrifice</b> AND/OR choosing to <b>disown the responsibility for creating a path</b> in the first place are 'illogical' paths. That is, both choices lead to a life of <b>decorating one's prison cell</b> (i.e. comfort zone) rather than focusing on the path toward our <b>own personal whole and sovereign freedom</b>. To me, the word <b>PATHetic</b> comes to mind when addressing either one of these <b>'path-illogically selfish'</b> choices. I refer to these paths as 'path-illogical' because both choices relegate a person to <b>NOT moving forward in life</b> and to remaining <b>content within their own comfort zone</b> while using 'guilt' and other tactics to <b>entice prison visitors</b> to spend time with them in their cells. No thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">These are <b>'illogical' paths</b> because they <b>lead us NOWHERE</b> and they are 'selfish' because they only <b>serve the fears</b> of the person <b>choosing to be enslaved</b> by them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">But just as the word 'PATHetic' comes to mind when contemplating 'path-illogical selfishness', <b>so does the word 'symPATHetic'</b>. As much as it <b>personally annoys me</b> to be <b>bombarded by the heavy energies</b> of those insistent on 'path-illogical selfishness' and who misinterpret enlightened self-interest for 'selfishness', I realize that what <b>traps these individuals</b> are the layers of <b>unhealed traumas and wounds</b> from their own personal childhood experiences. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">This is why it makes sense to me that <b>young parents</b> are the <b>least likely to exhibit a model of enlightened self-interest</b> and most likely to <b>choose a path</b> of 'path-illogical' selfishness while <b>assuming </b>that those on a path of enlightened self-interest are actually <b>the 'selfish ones</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Becoming 'whole' and sovereign is <b>part of the path of enlightened self-interest</b>. Part of this process is <b>integrating ALL of ourselves</b> including our old traumas and wounds. It is through this <b>unconditional acceptance</b> (i.e. unconditional love) of ourselves that we become 'whole' <b>and therefore 'healed'</b> in the process. But guess what? We have to be <b>willing to face all of our temptations</b> along the way which will <b>entice us</b> to simply follow along with 'path-illogical' selfishness as most 'normal' people do. We have to be willing to <b>crawl on our hands and knees</b> like we did as a child when we <b>originally experienced our wounds</b> and we have to be willing to <b>GET DIRTY in the process</b>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Let's face it...<b>the only way OUT of a mess is THROUGH that same mess</b>! Each of us has our OWN mess to tend to and so each of us has our <b>OWN personal list of temptations</b> that may deter us from our <b>own path of enlightened self-interest</b>. But, for ALL of us, <b>avoiding temptation when our unique 'stuff'
comes up</b> is difficult and 'messy' because we have to <b>re-experience everything that we rejected and refused
to experience</b> throughout our lives. Only now we are dealing with it <b>all at once</b> and, usually, <b>on our own</b>. No wonder its uncomfortable! That's why it behooves us to <b>have some symPATHy for ourselves</b> as well as for others as we work <b>through these processes</b>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In "<a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0111161/" target="_blank"><b><i>The Shawshank Redemption</i></b></a>' Andy <b>not only gifted himself with freedom</b> when he tunneled his way out of Shawshank Prison, but he also <b>'gifted' a degree of freedom</b> for the other inmates <b>through his own act of enlightened self-interest. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">As a <b>model human being</b> (but especially as a parent), the most well-rounded example of a human that one can set is that of someone leading a life according to <b>their own enlightened self-interest </b>while <b>still maintaining a sense of respect</b> for the self-interest of others <b>whether or not</b> the enlightened path of others are similar to our own. <b>But our path must be both 'logical' AND able to 'gift' others through its own process of unfoldment.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">In addressing the original questions from the beginning of this post...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">"1) But is <b>denying our own needs</b> really 'unselfish'? 2) And, is denying others the 'opportunity' to give to us by refusing to be a receiver actually an <b>expression of selfishness</b>?" </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">1) No, <b>denying our own needs</b> is actually quite 'selfish', especially when you consider WHY we deny them (i.e. clinging to our own fears).<b> Denying the pathway</b> of our own enlightened self-interest is indeed a 'selfish' act since it <b>prevents ourselves and others from receiving our gifts.</b> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">2) Yes, <b>refusing to be a receiver of gifts</b> (especially refusing the gifts of our children in order to prevent the annihilation of our <b>perceived status </b>as 'important provider') is actually another form of 'selfishness'. In my opinion, not allowing <b>others to share their wholeness with us</b> in an unconditional manner is more <b>suffocating and debilitating</b> to another's sense of <b>self-worth</b> than any set of words can ever perpetrate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">And yet, these 'normal' <b>acts of self-denial and refusal to receive</b> continue to be considered nomination material for 'Mother of the Millennium' awards by the <b>vast majority</b> of our world culture. In my opinion, something is seriously 'unhealthy' and 'unnatural' regarding the reality of this outdated <b>collective agreement</b> for what is considered to be 'normal'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">Whether you agree or not, according to modern science, 'time' as an <b>absolute frame of reference</b> does NOT exist. So, if we contemplate the reality that there is <b>NO time</b> and that <b>the only EXPERIENCE we can have NOW is based on what ACTIONS we choose to take in the moment</b>, then the <b>process of 'giving' something IS the EXPERIENCE of HAVING</b> that something in the first place. Conversely then, <b>choosing to TAKE</b> in the moment yields the <b>EXPERIENCE in the NOW of NOT HAVING</b> whatever it is that we are choosing to TAKE. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">The last paragraph may require re-reading a few times to digest.</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"> But <b>give yourself a break</b> if you don't 'get it' the first time you read it. Once you 'get it', the Jesus quote from the beginning of this blog post may suddenly <b>have a whole new meaning</b> for you. Contemplating that old Bible quote <b>without the guilt we've been fed regarding the idea of receiving</b> can be mind blowing! </span><br />
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When we are willing to <b>claim our path </b>of enlightened self-interest and to <b>do what it takes to 'heal' and to reclaim our wholeness</b>, we can reach a point of <b>balanced internal energies </b>(i.e. logic and intuition)<b> </b>where we are in a <b>position of inner security</b> from which it is more natural (i..e. normal) to <b>'trust' ourselves and our place in the world.</b> The more that people attain and maintain this state, the more <b>harmony can reign</b> in the world.<br />
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This is <b>my personal vision</b> of what I refer to as the state of...<a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/" target="_blank">Soverign Harmony</a>...</div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">So, in closing, DO as Jesus said at the beginning of this post, and GIVE! But just remember to 'give' us the BEST and ONLY thing you have ever really 'had' to give to anyone...the <b>gift of YOU</b>! And do feel 'free' to take as long as you 'need' to <b>discover the uniqueness</b> of your <b>own authentic self</b>...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;">I think I speak for all of us when I say that YOU will be <b>worth </b>the wait...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia,"Times New Roman",serif;"><b><span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> </span></b><b><br /></b></span>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com12114 H St, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA38.578047 -121.47715638.565633999999996 -121.49689699999999 38.59046 -121.457415tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-61720092471516076162012-01-16T21:36:00.000-08:002015-10-20T16:15:02.919-07:00What is Astrology? - How Does Astrology Work? - Dispelling the Myths<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;"><u><b>Astrology History</b></u></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw_YbS6OjljnjcMJ2XnQ-fvqUq_11JWn-U9fMlB0-pVaQTmMzdRvg93yZ4ajuieit0pK7AkhGwh1JoBoCBWmX8-ik7-soOT3DEHN9rimVkRgUaWsVOIdiBzSeS3-Cy7UPnSgZfD1QCrg/s1600/openbook.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTw_YbS6OjljnjcMJ2XnQ-fvqUq_11JWn-U9fMlB0-pVaQTmMzdRvg93yZ4ajuieit0pK7AkhGwh1JoBoCBWmX8-ik7-soOT3DEHN9rimVkRgUaWsVOIdiBzSeS3-Cy7UPnSgZfD1QCrg/s200/openbook.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Astrology is a tool for both <b>discovering our truth</b> as well as for<b> aligning with our truth</b>...a condition known as ‘<b><a href="http://verdiance.com/" target="_blank">verdiance</a>’</b>. Astrology is the study of the correlation between the configuration & movements of <b>astronomical bodies</b> (i.e. planets, asteroids, moon etc.) <u>and</u> the <b>individual & collective conditions and experiences</b> of life on Earth. This ancient art of divination has a rich history and continues to have relevance today. In fact, influential thinkers like Pythagoras, Galileo, and Copernicus were <u>all</u> users of this ancient wisdom. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Astronomy and astrology were not even separate disciplines until recently. For centuries, astrology was taught in the <b>highest institutions</b> and was considered one of the <b>core sciences</b> with numerous applications. For example, though <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nostradamus" target="_blank">Nostradamus</a> became widely known as a psychic seer long after his death, he was actually an Astrologer who used the practice mostly for medical purposes. During his life, he was widely sought for his unique insight and ability to accurately diagnose and treat his patients using astrology, and not for his allegedly prophetic quatrains. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">In the late 17<sup>th</sup>-century, the dominance of the Roman Catholic Church and the findings of scientists like <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton" target="_blank">Sir Isaac Newton</a> (also an astronomer/astrologer) and Copernicus helped to eject astrology out of the major institutions. With Newton’s discoveries about cause and effect relationships in the physical world and Copernicus’ finding that the Earth revolved around the Sun, the Catholic Church saw an opportunity to discredit astrology despite its track record and proven merits. With astrology, it had long been the <b>assumption </b>that to practice it was to believe that the astral bodies <b>caused</b> certain personalities in people and certain <b>events</b> on Earth. It was also assumed that the Earth would have to be the center of the universe for astrology to have any validity. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Newton’s discoveries regarding cause and effect relationships showed that other earthbound forces influenced life on Earth. Combined with Copernicus’ findings, the logical conclusion based on the <b>prevailing astrological assumptions</b> was that astrology could no longer be considered to have any relevance as a science. This unfortunate decision, in essence, threw the baby out with the bathwater as it eliminated all of the merits of astrology based on a <b>potentially flawed assumption</b></span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">regarding the relationship between astral bodies and life on Earth. This decision also gave the Church a chance to remove personal truth from the people and thereby increase their own power as an institution by becoming the only <b>perceived connection</b> to <b>spiritual truth</b>for the populace. For a more in depth look at the history of astrology click <a href="http://horoscopicastrologyblog.com/2008/12/18/the-history-of-western-astrology/" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></span><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">*****************************************************</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;"></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><b><u><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6084029911470374819" name="Dispelling_the_Myths"></a><span style="font-size: medium;">Dispelling the Myths</span></u></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXwNgTtN8RKwtbn2b-cL5nLlHcEt093HzmZhCq7zYlEQwRSShzosbCFyq4Ee6WUElszdC_1uELQ10wSO9jzrrlYrEgkRlYWZNernCck9mAHVZFo2h1zFmeHjLwpGBHlWPekAvj7K1TfA/s1600/merlin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXwNgTtN8RKwtbn2b-cL5nLlHcEt093HzmZhCq7zYlEQwRSShzosbCFyq4Ee6WUElszdC_1uELQ10wSO9jzrrlYrEgkRlYWZNernCck9mAHVZFo2h1zFmeHjLwpGBHlWPekAvj7K1TfA/s1600/merlin.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">A common <b>myth</b> concerning astrology in our modern society is that it is a practice based on the belief that the astral bodies <b>cause or create</b>activity on Earth. This is purely an <b>assumption</b>and one that few modern Astrologers actually entertain. Most Astrologers, instead, are focused on helping their clients reach a level of <b>self-understanding</b> and <b>self-empowerment</b> that comes from gaining true perspective of oneself. It is not merely a translation as to how the puppet is being controlled by the puppet master, as some people assume. In addition, those who use astrology to understand collective concerns do so in order to understand the <b>flow and evolution</b> of societies and not to reveal fortunes and destinies. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">The starting point of any interpretation is the <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/About_Christopher.html#Natal_Chart2"><b>astrological birth chart</b></a> of an individual, a nation, or an event for example. Depending on how the interpretation of a chart is approached, a multitude of information can be gleaned from it. An astrological birth chart for an individual can be thought of as both a <b>resume</b> of the soul’s past and as a <b>contract</b> of the soul’s <b>intention</b> for their current life. A birth chart, or <b>natal chart</b>, rev</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">eals a copious amount of information about an individual. It goes far beyond the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun_sign_astrology" target="_blank"><b>Sun-signs</b></a>, of which most people are aware. It instead reveals the <b>unique</b><b>gifts</b> that one brings into this life as well as the intentions for <b>growth and challenge</b> toward mastery. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b><br /></b></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>The birth chart is NOT a map of destiny but is instead a tool for conscious awareness</b>. It helps reveal our <b>unconscious programs</b> and gives us the opportunity to become aware, or <b>conscious</b>, of these patterns. This consciousness gives us the <b>power to choose</b> and the <b>freedom</b> to escape the <b>predictability</b> associated with unconscious living (see brief video below). In addition, tracking the movement of the astral bodies relative to a person’s natal chart as the person’s life progresses can reveal the <b>timing</b> of specific opportunities for growth and development along the way. <br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">All humans experience <b>inner conflict</b> associated with personal growth. When we act unconsciously, our inner conflicts are often <b>projected</b>onto the people in our lives rather than <b>owned and recognized</b> within ourselves. If these people in our lives are also unconsciously projecting, it results in a <b>perceived outer conflict</b> between two individuals. Astrology not only helps reveal our inner conflicts but also helps to highlight when we are likely to allow our unconscious programs to take control and when we are likely to project these inner conflicts onto other people. This level of conscious awareness can <b>work wonders</b> in the world of <b>relationships</b>. </span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/goiKprW8Zow?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">The same concepts can also be applied to collective entities such as nations. Steffan Vanel explores the inner working of the United States in relation to other nations in his book, <a href="http://www.spiritualcompany.com/book_USAKarma.php" target="_blank">“The Astrological Karma of the U.S.A.”</a>. Using astrology in relation to nations like the USA is not a new practice. In fact, former president Ronald Reagan and his wife Nancy consulted with Joan Quigley, an astrologer, regularly regarding travel and other important meetings throughout his 8 years in office. Some even speculate that US foreign policy was influenced by decisions made after their astrological consultations. The potential for applying this wisdom to nations is intriguing but I choose to focus mostly on using the potential of this ancient tool towards the <b>empowerment of individuals and their relationships</b>. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">To me, one thing is clear regarding recognition of our inner conflicts; <b>consciousness leads to verdiance</b> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">(i.e. alignment with truth) </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>and</b> <b>unconsciousness leads to violence</b>. Unbeknown to most people, many professional psychologists use astrology as a guide when trying to understand the <b>inner workings</b> of their patients. In fact, Carl Jung was an avid astrologer and based much of his famed work (including his psychological archetypes and concepts like the collective unconscious) on concepts derived, in part, from astrological wisdom. The reason for this merging of disciplines is that astrology takes into account the <b>emotional, spiritual, and mental realms</b>of the human experience in addition to the <b>physical and mechanistic realms</b> that most of western culture ascribes to almost exclusively. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">To modern western culture, the only parts of life with <b>value</b> are those which can be <b>measured and objectively observed</b>. Unfortunately, metaphysical concepts like emotions and thoughts, for example, just do not make the cut for this short list of values. The study of astrology values a more dynamic human experience in the world that includes the parts of life that <b>cannot be measured</b> and that are <b>inherently subjective</b>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">In western culture, the answer to depression is often a regimen of narcotics to essentially <b>numb</b> the emotions and/or the mind. With astrology, depression and other mental/emotional imbalances are met with <b>compassion and understanding</b> with an intention of uncovering root causes. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“The intuitive mind is a sacred gift, and the rational mind is a faithful servant. We have created a society that honors the servant, and has forgotten the gift.” <br /></span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">– Albert Einstein</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Astrologer and author of the book <a href="http://www.crucialastrotools.co.uk/" target="_blank">“Astrology and Compassion: The Convenient Truth”</a> had the following to say about the potential use of Astrology in our modern society:</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">“<i>Wisdom includes every aspect of knowledge with the humility to enable true understanding. Without respect for every element in nature we know very little. Modern view holds that only mechanistic relationships are provable and should form the basis of all decisions. Emotional factors and intuition cannot be measured and so should play a lesser role or be ignored completely. Rejection of astrology denies the emerging industrial societies a way of assessing spiritual, mental and emotional development and behavior. By helping us understand our differences, it could enable for better relationships on a small scale and a large scale (war). Astrology should be respected and used in a humane and responsible way</i>.”</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Also, according to the PhD work of Psychologist and Astrologer Pat Harris, in the management of psychological pain, astrological counseling appears to be <b>just as effective</b> as psychological counseling with one notable difference…<b>it is drug free</b>. She found that it is also kinder to the patient, more financially affordable and yields possible <b>permanent</b> psychological benefits. The bottom line is that humans are much more than just our physical bodies and the physical experiences that we have. We also have <b>mental, emotional and spiritual</b> aspects to our beings and Astrology recognizes and honors these aspects!</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: georgia,serif;">Some common branches of astrology include: </span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Western Astrology</b>(based on the Tropical Zodiac)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Vedic Astrology</b>(based on the Sidereal Zodiac)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>Chinese Astrology </b>(based on Jupiter cycles)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Personally, I practice <u>western astrology</u> and I have little experience with vedic or Chinese applications. Depending on your intention, there are many ways to interpret a chart in western astrology. Some astrologers focus on the <b>psychological </b>components of a chart while others look at the chart from an <b>evolutionary</b>perspective. Still others (like Nostradamus, for example) use it as a tool for <b>medical</b> insight and diagnosis while some even use it as a tool for <b>superficial personality</b> descriptions. When using astrology to gain insight into groups, like nations for example, the methods are referred to as <b>judicial or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mundane_astrology" target="_blank">mundane</a></b>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">I typically combine <u>psychological</u> and <u>evolutionary</u> methods as well as methods for <u>superficial personality descriptions</u>. I will assess individuals and personal relationships and offer insight in terms of current and future <b>growth opportunities</b>. <b>However, I will <u>not</u> diagnose or suggest treatment for any medical conditions. </b></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">When used as a forecasting tool, astrology can be an excellent way for assessing the <b>timing</b>of particular <b>experiences</b>. But while <b>physical events</b> are always part of a person’s experience, these physical events simply serve as a <b>catalyst</b> to the more significant inner experience. The timing of these experiences can be mapped with astrology, but the individual has a choice in how they <b>manifest</b> the physical events that will provide them with their experience. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Kelly Lee Phipps has put together an impressive <b>documentary film</b> on <b>authentic astrology </b>entitled <a href="http://returnofthemagi.com/" target="_blank">"Return of the Magi"</a>. I was fortunate enough to view the world premier of this film at the <a href="http://www.uacastrology.com/" target="_blank">United Astrology Conference (UAC)</a> in Denver, CO back in May 2008. This documentary offers a look at the history and practice of astrology over the years and includes dozens of interviews with professional astrologers with decades of experience.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">****************************************************</span></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: comic sans ms;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"><u><b><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6084029911470374819" name="How_Does_Astrology_Work?"></a><span style="font-size: medium;">How Does Astrology Work?</span></b></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">"I believe now that only this direct encounter with empirical data that one has personally investigated can effectively serve to overcome the extreme resistance that virtually every person educated within the modern context must initially experience towards astrology"</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">-Richard Tarnas (Cosmos and Psyche)</span></i></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsISjXR03keFcunIa5mJGnJkXOFw3fFMyYUqMnc2BhuedSgL1pKXiUr25R97szZk2OKHoV_S9M0o9WTkPHM-4EaTO1pHg4VdbJ0xKbfum4lWu5AN2M5lXrL8vmhZ4SkPZht4dc7UrOGk/s1600/gear.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAsISjXR03keFcunIa5mJGnJkXOFw3fFMyYUqMnc2BhuedSgL1pKXiUr25R97szZk2OKHoV_S9M0o9WTkPHM-4EaTO1pHg4VdbJ0xKbfum4lWu5AN2M5lXrL8vmhZ4SkPZht4dc7UrOGk/s200/gear.jpg" width="165" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">The honest answer to the question as to how astrology works is that <b>no one really knows</b> for sure. We can speculate and pose t</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">heories but, in the end, it’s a lot like our acceptance of the <b>concept of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitation" target="_blank">gravity</a></b>. In case you are unaware, though there are many theories as to why gravity exists, an actual understanding of gravity has never been achieved. We only accept it because of repeated observational verification. Through <b>observation</b>, we know that it works, but the <b>true origins</b> of the underlying forces elude us. So the answer as to how gravity works and as to how astrology works is essentially the same; <b>i</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>t just does</b>. And just as it <b>makes no sense</b> to walk off of a cliff and <b>expect </b>not to fall to your death, it also makes no sense to</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>omit</b>astrology from our framework of knowledge if it has proven to be a valuable tool.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Advances in the physical sciences in the late 17<sup>th</sup>century essentially shut the door on astrology as a legitimate scientific practice. But early 21<sup>st</sup> century advances in <b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_mechanics" target="_blank">quantum mechanics</a></b> are beginning to <b>reveal the possibility</b> for a potential reversal in the thinking that ousted astrology. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Quantum physics can be described best with one word…<b>bizarre</b>. Quantum concepts fly in the face of accepted Newtonian laws for the physical universe and yet appear to be a more <b>comprehensive</b> set of concepts in describing the <b>truth</b> about our <b>reality</b>. Newtonian physics explains laws for <b>only </b>the </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>physical </b>universe while quantum physics explains the <b>holistic aspects</b> of all of our experiences including the <b>manifestation</b> of the physical universe itself. It’s as if quantum physics is the <b>tree</b> and Newtonian physics is merely a description of <b>one branch</b> of that tree. While valid in its own right, Newtonian physics has a <b>limited</b></span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"> application relative to our</span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b> whole </b>experience.</span><span style="font-size: 14px;"> </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Quantum physics is not easy to explain. But the basic gist of it is that at the smallest level of existence, </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">everything is <b>potential energy</b> which may or may not manifest physically. Through quantum physics we understand that all <b>single occurrences</b> in the physical world are the result of a <b>conscious subjective choice</b> that collapses into being out of a <b>wave of potential possibilities</b>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Also, in quantum physics there is a concept known as ‘<b>non-local coherence</b>’. The basics of this concept are that once sharing the same state, quanta (particles of potential energy that make up matter) remain <b>interlinked</b> no matter how physically far apart they move from each other. In fact, through experimentation it has been shown that when one pair of formerly connected quanta is subjected to an <b>interaction</b>, one quantum will collapse into its chosen state of reality. The twin quanta will then <b>simultaneously</b> collapse into a state that is <b>complimentary</b> to the first quantum regardless of physical distance. There is an apparent synchronicity between the two experiences that cannot be explained using traditional linear thought!</span><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/9zyaj2UCgPU?feature=player_embedded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Though my attempt to explain the bizarre world of quantum physics in a couple of paragraphs begs for improvement, the implications that these concepts have for explaining the <b>holistic mechanics</b> of astrology are at least worth entertaining. In astrological forecasting, prediction is based on the <b>timing</b> of an <b>experience</b>. But it is up to the individual to <b>choose</b>, and therefore, manifest their physical reality within the framework of the potential available during a particular time period of their lives. <b>This is consistent with what is known about quantum mechanics</b>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Also, according to quantum mechanics, at the basic level of reality all particles remain <b>interlinked</b> no matter how far apart they may move from each other. This means that, according to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bang" target="_blank">big bang theory</a>, since all components of our known universe were once <b>sharing</b> the same physical state of being, in reality, all things have remained interlinked regardless of our ability to <b>perceive</b>the links or not. This puts the concept of “<b>We are all One</b>” into perspective. In addition, the idea that twin quanta will collapse into states of reality that are complimentary to each other at least begins to reveal the possibility for the explanation as to how the movements of planetary bodies could possibly <b>coincide</b>with experiences related to life on Earth. Perhaps what goes on <b>deep in our solar system</b> <b>and beyond</b> also occurs <b>synchronistically</b> <b>within</b> each of us if we are in reality all connected. </span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>“As Above, So Below</b>” </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">This explanation for the mechanism for astrology could potentially shut the door on the outdated assumption that people who believe in astrology also have to believe that the astral bodies <b>control</b> <b>or cause</b> life conditions on Earth or that to condone the practice of astrology is to believe in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predestination" target="_blank">predestination</a>. However, I am in no position to say that my theories regarding astrological mechanics are completely accurate. This is just my attempt at an explanation based on <b>modern science</b>. But I understand that even modern science, like Newtonian physics, may have its limits in its ability to explain the holistic web from which our <b>subjective experiences</b> arise. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Regardless of the merits of my theories, those who study and practice astrology do so because of their observed experiences with it. The effects are quite obvious to anyone with an <b>open mind </b>and a moment to <b>explore</b>. To these people, including myself, the practice of astrology is <b>rewarding </b>regardless of any accepted mechanistic </span><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><b>explanation</b> for its existence. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">Carl Jung’s <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synchronicity" target="_blank">‘Synchronicity’</a>theory is very similar to my quantum theory in terms of a possible explanation for how astrology works. Its basic premise is that some <b>simultaneous occurrences</b> between two events or experiences exist which fall outside the <b>laws of probability</b>. That is, statistically speaking, even though there is <b>no cause and effect relationship</b> occurring, the simultaneous occurrence of two events (i.e. a planet’s location and a person’s experience) is such that it is outside the probability of statistical chance. Therefore the relationship exists and has <b>significance</b><b>regardless of causation</b>.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">But perhaps Roy Gillet said it best when he said that astrology is a “<b>truth operating with or without total human understanding</b>”. </span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRwnNTL742IrgfAVBc9KDnOFhwVSd7sa8T3F92dC_3Qp2nhDz1ZIow-XqCC2SlzLiNjoVANNwqxdqv68W0R2Fd5IqJMJCfFVK0htf9QcQJXCK_OVghLcb0-MwLMSP8ieWle-c-ikmg_k/s1600/happy+customer.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkRwnNTL742IrgfAVBc9KDnOFhwVSd7sa8T3F92dC_3Qp2nhDz1ZIow-XqCC2SlzLiNjoVANNwqxdqv68W0R2Fd5IqJMJCfFVK0htf9QcQJXCK_OVghLcb0-MwLMSP8ieWle-c-ikmg_k/s200/happy+customer.jpg" width="153" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">And just like with gravity, we can accept astrology because of our<b> experience </b>with it, not because it has been <b>explained</b>. Ultimately, the more we <b>know</b>, the more <b>questions are revealed. </b>This expands the<b> known universe </b>which then yields more to know. Regardless of how much we know, there will always be more to know. We must realize that we are only humans lost in the <b>infinite truth</b>…we just <b>can’t possibly KNOW everything</b>. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">"The most beautiful and profound emotion we can experience is the sensation of the mystical. It is the power of all true science."</span></i></span><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"><i><span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 14px;">-Albert Einstein</span></i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBK7u2mEZwxu2_W9norqZef1bNOVK0WugqZdl7aMly99ukwy7YRHhD9X4FqJGboBEFoM7mdhsZw8y9Avn4vMf6yIx9srKXGYcGv-PeHS-jMVkMZY-y1Sbc2ETVrJdP1NaFTKe3dmYY_g/s1600/refusing+truth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzBK7u2mEZwxu2_W9norqZef1bNOVK0WugqZdl7aMly99ukwy7YRHhD9X4FqJGboBEFoM7mdhsZw8y9Avn4vMf6yIx9srKXGYcGv-PeHS-jMVkMZY-y1Sbc2ETVrJdP1NaFTKe3dmYY_g/s1600/refusing+truth.jpg" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span style="font-size: 14px;"></span></div>Christopher Robert 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Astrologically speaking, there is plenty to discuss so I have broken down the coming year into three general time frames below to give you a better sense of the timing of the energy flow. Enjoy!<br /><br /></span> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal;tab-stops:265.5pt"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle" style="line-height:normal"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Early 2012</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >The early part of 2012 features some lingering energies that first developed in 2011 in addition to some new developments. Jupiter in Taurus initiated a trine with Pluto in Capricorn in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">July 2011</b> and Mars in Virgo formed a ‘grand trine’ with both planets in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-November 2011</b>. This smooth flow of energy between the earth signs finalizes in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-March 2012</b> when the configuration becomes exact for the last time. Also, Neptune first entered its home in Pisces from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early April through early August 2011</b> and will re-enter Pisces again in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early February 2012</b> where it will reside <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">until 2026</b>!</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >As we start this New Year, we are greeted immediately with a new long-term trine configuration between Saturn and Neptune. This trine will last from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early 2012 through most of 2013</b> as well and will mostly involve Saturn in Scorpio and Neptune in Pisces. Finally, the planet Mars will <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">retrograde</b> in the sign of Virgo during much of the early part of 2012 (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">late January through mid-April</b>) which is something it does approximately once every two years for approximately 3 months.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Interpretation</span></u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >With Neptune in Aquarius since the mid-late 1990’s, the world developed ways of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">connecting through ‘disconnection’ </b>via mediums such as reality TV and social networking. As Neptune enters its home sign of Pisces for a long stay (starting in early February), we will witness a world that will find <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">‘true’ connection</b> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">and ‘oneness’</b> again. The ‘occupy’ movement is a great example of what Neptune in Aquarius represents and the next phase of honoring our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">totality and oneness</b> will be where the movement goes from here. Mid-late summer 2011 saw this movement blossom right alongside the Jupiter/Pluto trine (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">rapid expansion/growth</b>). So, I expect the period from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-March through mid-April</b> to be a significant time of <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">concrete action</b> being implemented echoing back to what was being initiated in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-November 2011</b>. The Saturn/Neptune trine speaks to the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">gradual merging of ‘dreams’ with ‘reality’</b> over the next two years, starting in early 2012. The Mars retrograde represents the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">behind the scenes (pre-action) efforts</b> that need to be figured out both personally and collectively. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" ><span style="text-decoration:none"><br /></span></span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Mid-2012</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >On the heels of the Mars retrograde will be a Venus retrograde in Gemini from <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-May through late June 2012</b>. As part of this retrograde, Venus will ‘occult’ (i.e. eclipse) the Sun in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early June</b> as it did in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early June 2004</b>, completing this once in ~121 year cycle. Also, Jupiter will enter Gemini in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">mid-June</b> where it will square Neptune in Pisces in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">late June</b> and begin a sextile to Uranus in Aries in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">late July</b> that will last <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">through early 2013</b>. Finally, a long-term square between Uranus in Aries and Pluto in Capricorn makes its first of seven exact aspects in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">late June</b> echoing themes set forth in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-late 1960’s</b> when these planets formed a conjunction and initiated the current cycle. This square will last through <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">early 2015</b>.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Interpretation</span></u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >With respect to the aforementioned ‘occupy’ movement, I would expect to see a lot of behind the scenes efforts that do not bear fruit until the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">March/April time frame</b> followed by a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">reorganization of our values</b> on a societal level (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-May through late June</b>). Will the markets be challenged to change in a direction that <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">better reflects our oneness</b>? You bet. </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >June 2012</span></b><span style=";font-family:";" > looks to me to be the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">most significant</b> month of the year. The Venus occultation to the Sun along with Jupiter entering Gemini and the first Uranus/Pluto square all point to the beginning of a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">major shift in human consciousness</b> based on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">new information</b> that is revealed. Will it be regarding aliens, free energy, and the secrets of healing? It could be any and all of the above. The new consciousness related to our <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">interconnectivity</b> (civil rights, environment, etc.) that was seeded and fertilized in the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-late 1960’s</b> is now ready to be cultivated but it’s up to us to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">choose</b> which directions we want to take it over the next several years. Also, don’t expect protesters to go away any time soon.</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" > </span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Late 2012</span></u></b></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >As we approach the end of 2012, Saturn will enter Scorpio (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">early October</b>) and begin a long-term sextile to Pluto in Capricorn. Saturn will also begin a long-term quincunx to Uranus in Aries in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">mid-November</b> further emphasizing the long-term Uranus/Pluto square that initiates in <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">late June</b>. Finally, Jupiter will move into a general position (<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">between July and December</b>) that will form a Yod (i.e. finger of God) configuration as Jupiter quincunxes both ends of the Saturn/Pluto sextile.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >Interpretation</span></u><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >:</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" >The end of the year sees the beginning of a gradual period of actual <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">restructuring</b> of the ‘powers that be’ starting to take place (i.e. the relationship between governments and corporations). The adjustments will not be easy but it looks as though this time period coinciding with the 2012 election in the US just may be a period when those in power recognize the true<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">‘power of the people’</b> as they cannot <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">hide the ‘truth’</b> any longer. Whatever truths are revealed, it will make it nearly impossible to carry on business as usual.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif";font-family:";" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style=";font-family:";" >Happy New Year!</span></p><p class="MsoNormalCxSpMiddle"><span style="Georgia","serif"font-family:";" ><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/">www.SovereignHarmony.com</a><br /></span></p>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-87706096789413407972011-12-23T22:21:00.000-08:002015-10-20T16:15:02.975-07:00Saturn trine Neptune: Drifting Toward Dream Manifestation<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nCBXLslQPM5FwrGdvBD0dk2vKUY90D9enihydw3-qq_PYAtWm1PefeRjwwuyHm5RhWNhECqjLQqeQ_Mv_rT47VBpFIYXbzsTjRjiqOnNKwvzR2abQYw0ZvoBdAWVfN8BOVh7BI9bYwM/s1600/SaturntrineNeptune.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 167px; height: 58px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6nCBXLslQPM5FwrGdvBD0dk2vKUY90D9enihydw3-qq_PYAtWm1PefeRjwwuyHm5RhWNhECqjLQqeQ_Mv_rT47VBpFIYXbzsTjRjiqOnNKwvzR2abQYw0ZvoBdAWVfN8BOVh7BI9bYwM/s400/SaturntrineNeptune.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689577418308020866" border="0" /></a>Early this week, the Sun forms a sextile to <strong>Saturn</strong> followed by a sextile to <strong>Neptune</strong>. This essentially introduces the <strong>long-term trine aspect</strong> between Saturn and Neptune as the Sun 'lights up' the midpoint between these outer planets. This trine between Saturn and Neptune gets close enough to be <strong>within a 1' orb</strong> later this week and these planets will continue to be in and out of this aspect with each other <strong>through the summer of 2013</strong>.<p>This cycle actually initiated <strong>between mid-February and late November 1989</strong> when these planets formed a conjunction in Capricorn. This initiated a new cycle related to merging <strong>dreams (Neptune</strong>) with <strong>reality (Saturn)</strong> and merging <strong>truth (Neptune)</strong> with<strong> structure (Saturn)</strong>. Other key turning points for this cycle were from <strong>late March through mid-April 1999</strong> when Saturn squared Neptune and again from <strong>late August 2006 through early July 2007 </strong>when Saturn opposed Neptune.</p><p>If you can think of the themes in <strong>your own life</strong> around these dates related to the <strong>perceived disparity</strong> between <strong>dreams/truth and reality/structure</strong> then you may be able to have a clue as to what <strong>the next 18 months</strong> will <strong>gradually and effortlessly</strong> bring your way. Hopefully you took advantage of these key time periods because this trine acts like a <strong>snowball coming down the mountain</strong>! Whatever you have 'built' will be <strong>implementing itself</strong> for better or for worse. It might be easiest to just look back to <strong>late 2006 through early 2007</strong> to see how life was unfolding as this was a time when <strong>we perceived that our dreams were distant from what was realistic</strong>. If you 'gave up' on yourself then, <strong>expect</strong> it to be VERY tempting and <strong>almost</strong> impossible to stop that momentum now. However, if you <strong>channeled your perceived doubt</strong> into creative energy and worked to <strong>bridge the gap</strong> between your dreams and your perceived reality at that time, then expect your dreams to begin almost to <strong>'effortlessly' manifest</strong> themselves over the next 18 months.</p><p>Don't believe me? Give it a conscious try ;)...</p><p><br /></p><p>Below is an example from <strong>my own life</strong> regarding these key dates as well as some more <strong>collective-leve</strong>l (US policy and Northern CA disaster preparedness) experiences of these energies at work:</p><p><strong><span class="fbUnderline">Saturn conjunct Neptune</span>: Mid-February through late November 1989 - <em>Birth of the new cycle</em></strong></p><p>I was a 10 yr old who had just finished up a special extra-curricular course which covered the science of Meteorology (i.e. weather & forecasting) from where I would go on to major in Meteorology (i.e. dreams into reality) a decade later. I also had my 6th and final ear surgery which was supposed to 'fix' (Saturn) my perforated eardrums for good. However, the surgery was not a success for unknown reasons (Neptune) and a perforated ear drum in my left ear remained.</p><p>Collectively, this is when the Montreal Protocol occurred which rose the awareness of 'climate change' in terms of human-related activities. Also, more locally, this is when the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake occurred in the San Francisco Bay Area. <strong>The 'truth' was out regarding current 'structures' that needed adjustments.</strong></p><p><strong><span class="fbUnderline">Saturn square Neptune</span>: Late March through mid-April 1999 - <em>First </em></strong></p><p><strong><em>tensions & adjustments of the cycle</em></strong></p><p>I was a sophomore Meteorology major who was preparing to spend a good chunk of my summer at basic training with the Air Force ROTC program where I was to become an Air Force Meteorologist. However, in April of that year, I received a phone call after a routine physical for the ROTC program through which I was informed that I was disqualified for the program due to my still unresolved perforated eardrum!</p><p>At this time, many scientific studies were being conducted related to human influences on climate change which made it a <span class="fbUnderline">political</span> hot topic for the first time during the 2000 election with Al Gore running for president. In Northern CA, the Bay Bridge retrofits were also a hot topic with lots of contention regarding costs and tax payer money etc.</p> <p><strong><span class="fbUnderline">Saturn opposite Neptune</span>: Late August 2006 through early July 2007 - <em>Culmination and unfolding</em></strong></p><p>After my opportunity with the Air Force fell through I started to realize that I had only majored in Meteorology because my mom mentioned to me in passing as a teen that I 'really liked that course' I took when I was 10! I had to then start from scratch in terms of my plans for the future in the late 1990's which led me down many paths including where I ended up by late 2006 into 2007. I found myself living 3,000 miles away from home in Sacramento, CA pushing my ambitious goals that I never would have had if I had stayed with the Air Force. I also got laid off for the first time during this time period and I fully experienced the sense of an <span class="fbUnderline">'unpredictable future</span>' which was, in retrospect, the point of the life lesson of being released by the predictable future promised through the Air Force. This was perhaps a time of disillusionment for me but also a time where, by the summer of 2007, I felt like an approach to life without too much predictability (Saturn) was <span class="fbUnderline">in favor</span> of my dreams (Neptune) rather than a deterrent from them.</p> <p>At this time, Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" came out which brought the collective awareness of the climate change issue (whether you personally trust the information or not) to the public. Also, most of the retrofits of bridges in the San Francisco Bay were either being finished or finalized in terms of plans.</p><p><strong><span class="fbUnderline">Saturn trine Neptune</span>: Late December 2011 through late July 2013 - <em>Momentum from the unfolding</em></strong></p><p>So what does the next 18 months bring? For me, I assume that I will be further challenged to live 'unpredictably'. Since I feel that I came through the recent opposition (2006-2007) with a positive outlook and a sense of possibility for the future, this time just may reflect that momentum. I'll keep my fingers crossed and just keep on steering toward <span class="fbUnderline">structuring my dreams</span> regardless of the currents I have created ;).</p><p>In terms of climate change, I am guessing that by mid-2013 there will be solid legislation related to human-related emissions OR that the 'truth' about the human influence comes out in one form or another and coincides with the unveiling of FREE energy which negates the need for legislation in the first place. For the Bay Area, I think there will be a MAJOR earthquake between now and the summer of 2013 and the level of damage will reflect the degree of the efforts for the retrofits that were put into place. My guess is that the earthquake </p> <p>will be larger in magnitude than the 1989 Loma Prieta quake but that the damage and death toll will be <span class="fbUnderline">far less</span> because of the retrofits. Lets hope so :).</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBib-39ZijmwnNeAXTtXj0tOHMci8EuUH9xOe7mAsN-6mWtN6Nm-AZxUsMdk7kh_4cqkWRw25X5M6tSJ1mQPo6XXgfU3uq-wjyzdEISaaE9P3EHZEZDwSYMXs4Wir1w636JYFWO4AycA/s1600/TitleImage.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 212px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRBib-39ZijmwnNeAXTtXj0tOHMci8EuUH9xOe7mAsN-6mWtN6Nm-AZxUsMdk7kh_4cqkWRw25X5M6tSJ1mQPo6XXgfU3uq-wjyzdEISaaE9P3EHZEZDwSYMXs4Wir1w636JYFWO4AycA/s400/TitleImage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689576864309741378" border="0" /></a></p> <p>Regardless of whether you <strong>'gave up' on your dreams</strong> or you <strong>pushed forw</strong><strong>ard</strong> to 'make them real' back in late 2006 through early 2007, you now have a chance to <strong>'ride the wave'</strong> of your creations over the next 18 months. Even if the momentum is not in your favor due to <strong>your previous choices</strong>, that doesn't mean you cannot <strong>steer in the direction</strong> you <strong>want to go. </strong>It just makes it a little more difficult to <strong>steer out of the current</strong>. If you created a favorable current relative to your present intentions, you will experience the more <strong>'effortless' flow</strong> of the manifestation of your dreams over this period. Otherwise, it will just take more work but the result can still be the same...</p> <p>I'd love to hear YOUR personal stories regarding these themes over the next 18 months!!</p><p> </p><p><br /></p><p>-Christopher Robert Taylor</p><p><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/">Sovereign Harmony</a></p>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-18091426415626337322011-12-04T11:39:00.000-08:002015-10-20T16:15:02.999-07:00Total Lunar Eclipse – 12/10/2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwUoPrYAONjfcbB0dggSYSLMjMOSMMSjV-LGTjonU3suPxpwgz5f3VdIOhe2vpgF6122sFv6hY69r-wQMO7cgUjfqeN651GXF8SfAntFyjs0vDUoZUGFjkVawu3iZx2DPaMcXaccmrlQ/s1600/TotalLunar_12.10.2011.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDwUoPrYAONjfcbB0dggSYSLMjMOSMMSjV-LGTjonU3suPxpwgz5f3VdIOhe2vpgF6122sFv6hY69r-wQMO7cgUjfqeN651GXF8SfAntFyjs0vDUoZUGFjkVawu3iZx2DPaMcXaccmrlQ/s400/TotalLunar_12.10.2011.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682361622032408594" border="0" /></a><br />Its eclipse season again! This most recent round started off with<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> new</span><b style=""> moon</b> <b style="">solar eclipse</b> that peaked at approximately <b style="">1:12am EST</b><b style=""> on Friday, November 25</b>...'<span style="font-style: italic;">Black Friday</span>' in the US. Next on the list is the <b style="">TOTAL</b> <b style="">full moon</b> <b style="">lunar eclipse</b> (see chart above) that peaks at approximately <span style="font-weight: bold;">09</span><b style="">:35am EST on Saturday, December 10</b>.<br /><p class="MsoNormal">Eclipses usually occur two weeks apart from each other twice per year. Each series typically includes a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse or vice versa. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is partially blocking the moon from the sun during a full moon. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth during a new moon. Full moons and new moons represent astrologically potent time periods anyway, but the eclipses just add some <b style="">amplification</b> and usually a little dose of the <b style="">unexpected</b>!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Astrologically speaking, new moons are generally a time of <b style="">sowing</b> seeds while full moons are a time of <b style="">reaping</b> what we sow. Where a new moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of <b style="">new beginnings</b> and laying <b style="">new foundations</b> in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Where a full moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of sudden <b style="">awareness, revelation, culmination and completion</b> in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Eclipses just add some spice and<b style=""> surprise</b> to these time periods.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ancient astrologers saw eclipse seasons as especially potent time periods with regards to wars and the fate of nations. I personally prefer to look at eclipses relative to the lives and relationships of individuals. In this regard, eclipse seasons are often potent times for <b style="">unexpected change</b> in terms of <b style="">surprise new beginnings</b> and to <b style="">final culminations</b> of things which have been building for some time.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">This current total lunar eclipse will peak at approximately 18° Gemini and it will be in conjunction with the south node of the moon. This represents a time of culmination, <b style="">release, and filtering</b> of energy. When we are <b style="">open and flexible</b> in the face of change, this can be a rewarding time where we <span style="font-weight: bold;">experience the culmination</span> of past efforts or the <span style="font-weight: bold;">finishing of unfinished business</span>. If we have been creating against our best interests or if we have been keeping things under the surface, this may mark a stressful time of culmination with regards to the release of our secrets or the <b style="">results</b> of our less than stellar creations. The experiences of this nature would be felt within the domain of the astrological house that encompasses the location of this eclipse at 18° Gemini. <b style="">You would need to consult your own natal chart to find out where this position falls for you</b>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">For example, this point falls in my natal <b style="">9<sup>th</sup> house</b> (near the Midheaven) which is the house covering <span style="font-weight: bold;">travel, education, news from 'afar', the internet, publishing, etc</span><b style=""></b>. For me (and everyone else who has 18° Gemini in their 9<sup>th</sup> house) this could mark a culmination and release related to travel, publishing or hearing surprising news from afar. This eclipse includes a challenging aspect to Mars in my <span style="font-weight: bold;">12</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> house</span> of <b style="">secrets, hidden enemies, spirituality, & behind the scenes activities</b> as well as a challenging aspect to Venus in my <span style="font-weight: bold;">4</span><sup style="font-weight: bold;">th</sup><span style="font-weight: bold;"> house</span> of <b style="">home, security, emotions, and family</b>.<span style=""> </span>This eclipse is in supportive aspects to Neptune in my <span style="font-weight: bold;">6th house</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">health, work, service, & daily routine</span> and to Saturn in my <span style="font-weight: bold;">2nd house</span> of <span style="font-weight: bold;">self-worth, finances, tangibility, & sensuality</span>. I better be diligent with whom I conduct business but it appears that I may get the <span style="font-weight: bold;">opportunity to prove</span> that my <span style="font-weight: bold;">'outside-the-box' services</span> can gain traction and earn <span style="font-weight: bold;">tangible results </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> personal security </span>for me (though I may be required to relocate to make it happen!). If I am not dealing with perceived enemies trying to block my path, then I will certainly be dealing with the most hidden enemy of all...<span style="font-weight: bold;">unconscious self-sabotage</span>!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">In general, this eclipse's aspects point to an <span style="font-weight: bold;">opportunity to release old beliefs</span> over the next several months to make room for <span style="font-weight: bold;">new growth opportunities</span> coming in early summer 2012 (see below). This release process will require that we are <span style="font-weight: bold;">willing to adjust our values</span> (ideas about abundance/scarcity and whats important in our relationships) and willing to do the the <span style="font-weight: bold;">diligent and detailed work</span> that is required to to <span style="font-weight: bold;">shift the momentum</span> of our lives into more favorable currents. As long as <span style="font-weight: bold;">justice, equality, and acceptance</span> are part of the picture, our l<span style="font-weight: bold;">ong-term security</span> will be solid.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Collectively, I feel that <span style="font-weight: bold;">truths</span> are about to be revealed and that the general public will have to make some quick <span style="font-weight: bold;">value adjustments</span> (i.e. possibly temporarily living without money) while doing the 'hard-work' of beginning the process of <span style="font-weight: bold;">organizing our new reality</span> into a well-oiled machine for the <span style="font-weight: bold;">good of all</span>. Some of these secrets may include the realization that all of those electronic numbers in the stock market (and your 401K) aren't 'money' at all. Secrets related to the bridge between <span style="font-weight: bold;">science and spirituality</span> will likely be part of the picture as well. With the truth out, there would be <span style="font-weight: bold;">no turning back</span> and we would be required to move forward and <span style="font-weight: bold;">create our society around these truths</span> rather than according to an out-dated system that <span style="font-weight: bold;">only served its creators</span>.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The combination of the <b style="">house location</b> of the eclipse, its <b style="">aspects to other current planets</b>, and its <b style="">aspects to the personal natal planets</b> yields a very unique interpretation for each individual. For the best results in this case, find out where this lunar eclipse and the other planets involved fall in your natal chart. Then find any planets or personal points in your natal chart that are also aspected by these configurations.<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Location of Current Total Lunar Eclipse Configurations</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Lunar Eclipse <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">-</span></span> Moon @ 18° Gemini, Sun @ 18° Sagittarius</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mars <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">-</span></span> 13° Virgo</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Neptune <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">-</span></span> 28° Aquarius</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Saturn <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">-</span></span> 27° Libra<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Venus <span style="font-family:Wingdings;"><span style="">-</span></span> 17° Capricorn</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The effects of this eclipse can be felt <b style="">within a few days on either side of December 10 </b>and may be felt<b style=""> through early June 2012! </b>This is mainly because Mars will 'trigger' this eclipse by way of a square aspect starting the <span style="font-weight: bold;">weekend of Christmas</span> and ending in <span style="font-weight: bold;">early June</span> within a few days of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Venus/Sun occultation</span>!<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Venus/Sun Occultation is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">rare event</span> with HUGE significance and will occur <span style="font-weight: bold;">within orb</span> of the degree of this eclipse in Gemini to boot! This rare event deserves its own write-up but, in any case, it appears that <span style="font-weight: bold;">what we RELEASE</span> related to this eclipse over the next several months will <span style="font-weight: bold;">allow us the room</span> to OPEN ourselves to the <span style="font-weight: bold;">growth opportunities</span> offered to us in early June 2012 with the Venus/Sun Occultation. I'll just say that it appears that the <span style="font-weight: bold;">sacred feminine</span> is making a comeback for ALL of us! Good times!<br /></p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://myastrochris.blogspot.com/2009/09/2009-summer-eclipses.html">Personal Eclipse Report Sample!</a> (now just $40!)</p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/">www.SovereignHarmony.com</a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Happy Eclipse Season!</p>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-1639039127519935552011-11-20T10:27:00.000-08:002015-10-20T16:15:03.015-07:00'Black Friday' Solar Eclipse - 11/25/2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jdR2Fv60dDLlVoxCshyvOoq0QpS8PHHjdvmxG2RrPqqfOF07NJNlYt6avknzht4b5BF-B4dLRXmYP3xRIBQs1luG47tk7-bCw4uBvxbFDqPTK5p3NyHiiDBH0Fu5NFAZJqbwnJL4M-U/s1600/SolarEclipse_11.25.2011.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jdR2Fv60dDLlVoxCshyvOoq0QpS8PHHjdvmxG2RrPqqfOF07NJNlYt6avknzht4b5BF-B4dLRXmYP3xRIBQs1luG47tk7-bCw4uBvxbFDqPTK5p3NyHiiDBH0Fu5NFAZJqbwnJL4M-U/s400/SolarEclipse_11.25.2011.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5677176825008308338" border="0" /></a><br />Its eclipse season again! This most recent round starts off with<span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span>a<span style="font-weight: bold;"> new</span><b style=""> moon</b> <b style="">solar eclipse</b> that peaks at approximately <b style="">1:12am EST</b><b style=""> on Friday, November 25</b>...'<span style="font-style: italic;">Black Friday</span>' in the US.<br /><p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Eclipses usually occur two weeks apart from each other twice per year. Each series typically includes a lunar eclipse followed by a solar eclipse or vice versa. A lunar eclipse occurs when the Earth is partially blocking the moon from the sun during a full moon. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon blocks the sun from the Earth during a new moon.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Full moons and new moons represent astrologically potent time periods anyway, but the eclipses just add some <b style="">amplification</b> and usually a little dose of the <b style="">unexpected</b>!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Astrologically speaking, new moons are generally a time of <b style="">sowing</b> seeds while full moons are a time of <b style="">reaping</b> what we sow. Where a new moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of <b style="">new beginnings</b> and laying <b style="">new foundations</b> in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Where a full moon falls in our personal natal chart represents a time of sudden <b style="">awareness, revelation, culmination and completion</b> in the parts of our lives represented by the astrological house that is highlighted. Eclipses just add some spice and<b style=""> surprise</b> to these time periods.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ancient astrologers saw eclipse seasons as especially potent time periods with regards to wars and the fate of nations. I personally prefer to look at eclipses relative to the lives and relationships of individuals. In this regard, eclipse seasons are often potent times for <b style="">unexpected change</b> in terms of <b style="">surprise new beginnings</b> and to <b style="">final culminations</b> of things which have been building for some time. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This particular solar eclipse occurs at <b style="">3° Sagittarius</b> and will be forming difficult <b style="">square aspect</b>s to <b style="">Mars at 7° Virgo</b> and to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Neptune at 28° </span><b style="">Aquarius</b>. It will also form a smoother flowing <span style="font-weight: bold;">trine</span> to <span style="font-weight: bold;">Uranus at 1</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">°</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Aries </span>as well as an adjustment-seeking<span style="font-weight: bold;"> quincunx </span>to<span style="font-weight: bold;"> Jupiter at 2</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">°</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> Taurus</span>. Its 'Black Friday' in the US and shoppers will be out in masses. But the unusually <span style="font-weight: bold;">early start</span> to this year's event has some people <span style="font-weight: bold;">protesting</span>. Is there really any question WHY the 'occupy' movement is occurring? The only real question that remains is what to do about a situation where high powered executives are <span style="font-weight: bold;">not held accountable</span>. Forcing their workers to work <span style="font-weight: bold;">strange hours for higher profits</span> while they pass out on a couch at home somewhere, is just another example of the unaccountability problem.<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">With this eclipse occurring in Sagittarius (along with the start of Mercury retrograde in Sagittarius), I see some sort of <span style="font-weight: bold;">'wake-up call' incident</span> occurring that leads to a need to reassess the value of rushing out to beat out other shoppers in a <span style="font-weight: bold;">game</span> that only serves an elite few. It may be that it takes an <span style="font-weight: bold;">unfortunate accident</span> to occur that reminds us that this kind of approach <span style="font-weight: bold;">just isn't 'worth' it.</span> Hopefully not though...<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">Depending on where this lands in your own personal natal chart, this eclipse is likely to lead to the start of some type of <b style="">new initiative</b> that requires <b style="">independent action </b>without any clear sense of which way is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">'right' way</span>. Our values are shifting and we just don't need the collective approval that we always thought we needed to move forward. We are prepared to do the little <span style="font-weight: bold;">details and grunt work </span>to head in the direction of <span style="font-weight: bold;">our visions</span>, even without a compass. Such brave souls we are!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The experiences of this nature would be felt within the domain of the astrological house that encompasses the location of this eclipse at 3° Sagittarius. <b style="">You would need to consult your own natal chart to find out where this position falls for you</b>. For example, this point falls in my natal <b style="">3rd house</b> which is the house covering <b style="">contracts, discussions, information, and general life 'busyness'</b>. For me (and everyone else who has 3° Sagittarius in their 3rd<sup></sup> house) this could mark a new beginning related to my <span style="font-weight: bold;">daily activities and contract discussions</span>. I'll be hitting the ground running (Mars in Virgo) with a new venture (Solar Eclipse in Sagittarius/3rd house) and meeting with clients in a whole new way (Uranus in Aries/7th house) relative to my previous experience all while remaining unclear exactly what my cause is (Neptune in Aquarius/6th house) and whether it will actually support me financially (Jupiter in Taurus/8th house). Sounds about right ;)!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The combination of the <b style="">house location</b> of the eclipse, its <b style="">aspects to other current planets</b>, and its <b style="">aspects to the personal natal planets</b> yields a very unique interpretation for each individual. For the best results in this case, find out where this solar eclipse and the other planets involved fall in your natal chart. Then find any planets or personal points in your natal chart that are also aspected by these configurations. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Location of Current Solar Eclipse Configurations</b></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Solar Eclipse – Sun/Moon @ 3° Sagittarius</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Mars – 7° Virgo<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Neptune – 28° Aquarius<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Uranus – 1° Aries</p><p class="MsoNormal">Jupiter - 2° Taurus<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The effects of this eclipse may ripple out as long as <span style="font-weight: bold;">several</span><b style=""> months</b> with <b style="">initial conditions</b> starting at or near the eclipse date (<b style="">November 25, 2011</b>). Mars recently squared the location of this eclipse from Virgo last week (~Nov 15, 2011) and won't form a conjunction with this location in early Sagittarius until ~Oct 10, 2012. You may have already felt some of the effects of this eclipse starting <span style="font-weight: bold;">last week</span> and the full force of what this eclipse is unleashing may not be fully apparent until <span style="font-weight: bold;">October 2012</span>!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><u>General Advice</u>:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Expanding beyond our comfort zones takes a <span style="font-weight: bold;">'leap of faith'</span> at the very least. Fortunately, we are ready for the hard work and we are more aware of our <span style="font-weight: bold;">independent needs</span> and can honor this <span style="font-weight: bold;">shift in values</span> while <span style="font-weight: bold;">taking chances</span> with our 'truth'. Its one thing to <span style="font-weight: bold;">know your truth</span>, but its another thing to <span style="font-weight: bold;">take action</span> to honor it. Let the window that opens with this eclipse allow in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">courage</span> you need to <span style="font-weight: bold;">act as though you actually value your truth</span> for once!<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Good luck!</p> <p class="MsoNormal"> </p> <p class="MsoNormal">To find out where all of this is happening in your own personal natal chart and for a look at other configurations currently showing up in your chart <b style="">schedule a personal consultation</b> with me today! </p> <p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://myastrochris.blogspot.com/2009/09/2009-summer-eclipses.html">Eclipse Report Sample!</a> (now just $40!)</p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><br /></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"> <a href="http://www.myastrochris.com/">www.SovereignHarmony.com</a></p><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.myastrochris.com/"><br /></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><p style="text-align: center;" class="MsoNormal">Happy Eclipse Season!</p>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-77121661269597593372011-10-15T15:18:00.000-07:002011-10-22T11:35:05.696-07:00Occupy YOU: The 'New Agreement'<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzYGLeXfZAUgyKOg7hgrXd88BAX9_EE3orO_2gPw1QU7-1l1fl7mTqZhrzmcvBWi_VAe8Sxv7mnXjF9PWZV_7v1_XLb-1w0G1ZMtwGeaPuVkJ1sF5RZGleNJbGfJBzAdGd0BIFCKkQ-M/s1600/Xmas+Manifesto.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCzYGLeXfZAUgyKOg7hgrXd88BAX9_EE3orO_2gPw1QU7-1l1fl7mTqZhrzmcvBWi_VAe8Sxv7mnXjF9PWZV_7v1_XLb-1w0G1ZMtwGeaPuVkJ1sF5RZGleNJbGfJBzAdGd0BIFCKkQ-M/s400/Xmas+Manifesto.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5665619543365497762" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Rg2nNX3DAmQ?hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">So, Wall Street and many other financial centers around the world are being occupied by protesters. But what is the underlying motivation for the protests and what is the ultimate goal from this whole protesting process? Do we have any solutions?<br /><br />If you are like me, then you are finished with the 'old agreement'. This the agreement where we (the '99%') hand over our authority to employers, bankers, and whomever else we deem 'worthy' in exchange for our security, safety, & our 'right' to survive and live. To me, this is finished.<br /><br />Recognizing that the old agreement of individual devaluation just isn't working and that we need a 'NEW agreement' that reflects the value of our rare and unique input that we BRING to society is what I see as the heart of this movement. The process of losing our supposed sources of value (i.e. jobs, homes etc.) has revealed to us a new perception of self-worth and the collective realization of this new awareness IS what the Occupy Wall Street movement is all about!<br /><br />The 'Titanic' IS sinking, despite its apparent 'un-sinkability' according to the authorities to whom we have handed our power. Just as WE have chosen to be a part of the old agreement, we have a choice in how we react to the collapse. We can panic and point fingers or we can play our 'music' and trust that we can swim until we figure everything out.<br /><br />Hold on for the ride, things WILL get better! But in a whole new way that actually WORKS!<br /><br />That's the way that I see it anyway, but you are FREE to take the best and leave the rest...<br /><br />Thanks for watching!<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">For more on the reality that the current system (The Titanic) is sinking and that a new paradigm is emerging, check out this great article by Daniel Pinchbeck:<br /></div><a updated="true" href="http://www.realitysandwich.com/global_revolution_under_way" target="_blank" title="http://www.realitysandwich.com/global_revolution_under_way" rel="nofollow" dir="ltr" class="yt-uix-redirect-link">http://www.realitysandwich.com/global_revolution_under_way</a><br /></div><br /><br /></div></div>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-81435269788574964992011-10-01T09:55:00.000-07:002011-10-01T23:44:40.759-07:00Does the Mayan Calendar Actually End in 2011 & NOT in 2012?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR79vYVCD5eMtQjonbmWbRdlZjK3XiXYl6YkVlXztb4viU8rFTLJjrg-g0WG7AIhZRU78dK99itPlg8wfZtYmCwqQGBOT7mzTVL3uxplz-JSw6e6ObnxYZEHtQ5SekcaMbfMEFB-pi4Q/s1600/images6.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDR79vYVCD5eMtQjonbmWbRdlZjK3XiXYl6YkVlXztb4viU8rFTLJjrg-g0WG7AIhZRU78dK99itPlg8wfZtYmCwqQGBOT7mzTVL3uxplz-JSw6e6ObnxYZEHtQ5SekcaMbfMEFB-pi4Q/s400/images6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658571637292369074" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span>As we approach the year 2012, confusion and speculation surrounding the ancient Mayans’ calendar system is at an all-time high. If you watch the History Channel or have kept up-to-date with Hollywood releases over the last few years then you, like most people, probably assume that the Mayan calendar ends on <span style="font-weight: bold;">December 21, 2012</span>.<br /><br />The first thing to address regarding this assumption is that the Mayans, along with most ancient civilizations, utilized multiple calendars. Our modern western-dominated culture utilizes only the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Gregorian calendar</span> which has the sole purpose of tracking commerce and taxes that coincide with the seasons and agricultural interests. While the Mayans had a calendar like the Gregorian calendar for tracking these very important purposes (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Haab calendar</span>), they also had calendars for tracking time from more spiritually significant perspectives. One example is the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tzolkin calendar</span> which is a 260-day cycle comprised of thirteen (13) intentions and twenty (20) aspects of creation. The purpose of this daily calendar is to track the flow of creation and according to the Mayans; the day that you are born represents an outline of your life intention and purpose for this life. A typical Mayan is much more likely to ‘care’ about what day it is according to the Tzolkin calendar than according to their Gregorian-like Haab calendar which only tracks practical affairs.<br /><br />The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Tun calendar </span>(360 days) combines with the Tzolkin calendar to form the <span style="font-weight: bold;">Calendar Round</span> which recalibrates every ~51+ years or so. In ancient times, this was a once in a lifetime event and traditions for its ending and new beginning included eradicating all debts and extinguishing all fires. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">Long Count calendar </span>covers a much longer time period and is broken into five (5) ‘Great Ages’ that are each approximately 5,125 years. A complete cycle is, therefore, just under 26,000 years. This is the calendar that the History Channel features almost exclusively. The assumption with this calendar is that since we are actually completing the 5th Great Age of the greater 26,000-year cycle that ‘the end’ must be near. While living during the time of the conclusion of this 5th Great Age is rare, leaping to the conclusion that the end of the world is coming seems far-fetched to me.<br /><br />By far, the most intriguing calendar from the Mayan’s would have to be the Underworlds calendar. This calendar tracks the evolution of consciousness over time and most of the research into understanding this calendar and its timeline has been compiled by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Carl Calleman and Ian Lungold</span>. What makes this calendar so unique is that it tracks time from the beginning (~16.4 billion years ago) of creation until the end of creation. It has, therefore, never ended before and it only has one ending date slated for <span style="font-weight: bold;">October 28, 2011</span>. In fact, based on the work of Calleman and Lungold, the Tzolkin, Tun, and Long Count calendars are all slated to end and re-start on October 28, 2011 as well. So what happened to the December 21, 2012 date with destiny? It’s really a matter of the calibration of the start dates for the calendars for which there exists contention. Depending on when you set the starting dates, October 2011 or December 2012 could represent the re-calibration time periods for the Tzolkin, Tun, and Long Count calendars. However, for the Underworlds calendar, October 28, 2011 is the ending date. But the ‘end of creation’ that this represents by no means portends to the ‘end of times’.<br /><br />The evolution of consciousness though the Underworlds calendar includes nine levels of consciousness development (see photo). Each of these nine levels is divided into thirteen equal segments consisting of seven ‘days’ and six ‘nights’. The length of these ‘days’ and ‘nights’ <span style="font-weight: bold;">reduces twenty-fold</span> when moving up each level of consciousness. For example, the lengths of each ‘day’ and ‘night’ through the second level (Mammalian) of consciousness are twenty times less than that of the first level (Cellular) and the lengths through the third level (Familial) are twenty times less than those in the second level (Mammalian). This represents the concept of ‘time acceleration’ or ‘time compression’ as we move up through the levels.<br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexCOWVCE2e4L6DRo9wcyQuvFvCLZ62igGYZT3KSUPrwkq4PyOv4bKXkona0IsoeSQI0ZVL4wq_4iVP9r3DmenSLYVzoYPEaqQ4p5vymzAU_spAdM7O3lr5zddpws0JzbVLxjifSQyjdg/s1600/9steps_eng_s.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgexCOWVCE2e4L6DRo9wcyQuvFvCLZ62igGYZT3KSUPrwkq4PyOv4bKXkona0IsoeSQI0ZVL4wq_4iVP9r3DmenSLYVzoYPEaqQ4p5vymzAU_spAdM7O3lr5zddpws0JzbVLxjifSQyjdg/s400/9steps_eng_s.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658571430417152130" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span>In general, the ‘day’ periods represent awakenings and growth of consciousness for that particular consciousness level while the succeeding ‘night’ period represents the application of what was awakened in the previous ‘day’ period. The seventh and final ‘day’ periods represent the culmination and fruition of the particular consciousness development for that level (i.e. formation of the first cell at the entrance of the seventh ‘day’ of the Cellular cycle ~1.26 billion years ago is the culmination of ‘cellular consciousness’).<br /><br />Here is an example that is uncanny in terms of timing. We entered the seventh ‘day’ period of the seventh level (Planetary cycle) around 1992. This level of consciousness was about developing a ‘planetary’ awareness or consciousness. This cycle initiated ~1755 AD (the start of industry/pollution) and with each ‘day’ period our awareness of being <span style="font-weight: bold;">connected</span> as a planet grew:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">4th day – Telephone </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">5th day – Radio </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">6th day – TV </span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">7th day – Internet</span><br /><br /><br />We are currently racing through the ninth and final level (Universal Co-Creation) from March 9, 2011 through October 28, 2011 (18 earth days per ‘day’ and ‘night’ period). On October 11, 2011, we will enter the seventh ‘day’ of this cycle and for 18 earth days we will be in the seventh ‘day’ period for <span style="font-weight: bold;">all levels</span> of consciousness development. After October 28, 2011, the creation story will be complete. But what does this mean? Personally, I see the entire 16.4 billion year period of ‘creation’ as the <span style="font-weight: bold;">gestation period</span> and the end of this period as the ‘birth’ of the <span style="font-weight: bold;">co-creative process</span> as we realize that we are all one energy. <br /><br /><br /></span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWNJ5zEbVHGpo8XmXwM1uS11GewsfCeATpxnzmrorrCebjgsHOxo01cTTqX8-0IkQf8Npr0N1uSiifnq5dwIROyrCWhZy4aUbfaOlotkBkj5vS83PmpP6iYE06jA_TpHYdJQKK9ZvowE/s1600/tlc_9wave.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 420px; height: 305px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWNJ5zEbVHGpo8XmXwM1uS11GewsfCeATpxnzmrorrCebjgsHOxo01cTTqX8-0IkQf8Npr0N1uSiifnq5dwIROyrCWhZy4aUbfaOlotkBkj5vS83PmpP6iYE06jA_TpHYdJQKK9ZvowE/s400/tlc_9wave.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658571223713261506" border="0" /></a><br /><span><span><br />When it comes down to it, it is your choice which date that you believe the Mayan calendars end and it is your choice to either welcome the potential new era or to fear the end of the way of life that you know. What will you choose?<br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Christopher Robert Taylor</span><br /><a style="font-weight: bold;" href="http://www.sovereignharmony.com/">www.SovereignHarmony.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.sovereignharmony.biz/"><span style="font-weight: bold;">www.SovereignHarmony.biz</span></a><br /><br /><br />Pictures from <a href="http://www.mayanmajix.com/">www.MayanMajix.com</a><br /></div>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-39950842842223864312011-09-20T16:06:00.000-07:002015-10-20T16:15:03.031-07:00On The Spot: "Creating From Within" - 9/20/2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N3V4TiqmESEsETwxU8Rs7N09VqT5kTiWNhIoXwZi3bfW8sdx4kFXk0lqPy-1f-i8kNreVKTtOW7Y5zyYWTSrBr7WvT3Y0ymJELoeWMTsnSmS5rKKygSPx-VPY8XgRv2SVM9OX71WStE/s1600/Part+2+Isaac.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_N3V4TiqmESEsETwxU8Rs7N09VqT5kTiWNhIoXwZi3bfW8sdx4kFXk0lqPy-1f-i8kNreVKTtOW7Y5zyYWTSrBr7WvT3Y0ymJELoeWMTsnSmS5rKKygSPx-VPY8XgRv2SVM9OX71WStE/s400/Part+2+Isaac.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654589104720319842" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/tVOzMBVZc_g?hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Want to have your chart featured on my website with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE brief 10-15 minute YouTube </span>interpretation from me? With permission from you I am willing to feature a brief interpretation of your chart on my site for FREE. Depending on the type of reading, the information can be very sensitive and revealing so we can discuss the level of confidentiality on a case-by-case basis. But if you are up for it, I will put you 'On The Spot' for a specified period of time and I will be 'on the spot' to come through with an accurate interpretation!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Interested in a comprehensive consultation?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.myastrochris.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.myastrochris.com</span></a></div> </div>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3146563440095872508.post-50055544195128664492011-09-06T14:57:00.000-07:002015-10-20T16:15:03.049-07:00On The Spot: "Tangible Developments" - 9/6/2011<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS9uVIrsG_A8e0hJXOdFkhGrGjOV9DgKeZ-qOqOK9my2sLQeicJA8MwPCfXDJguMzoboJyUFEDX1qzJn3P_J6IZBJ0FrQDoIj-L284JvdxO1r4H6ZVnFAI5x5euYdvxAU6fCO9l52t4I/s1600/Part+2+Janet.gif"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 272px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQS9uVIrsG_A8e0hJXOdFkhGrGjOV9DgKeZ-qOqOK9my2sLQeicJA8MwPCfXDJguMzoboJyUFEDX1qzJn3P_J6IZBJ0FrQDoIj-L284JvdxO1r4H6ZVnFAI5x5euYdvxAU6fCO9l52t4I/s400/Part+2+Janet.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5649375708063399650" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/qMrz_iFF464?hl=en&fs=1" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="349" width="425"></iframe><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">Want to have your chart featured on my website with a <span style="font-weight: bold;">FREE brief 10-15 minute YouTube </span>interpretation from me? With permission from you I am willing to feature a brief interpretation of your chart on my site for FREE. Depending on the type of reading, the information can be very sensitive and revealing so we can discuss the level of confidentiality on a case-by-case basis. But if you are up for it, I will put you 'On The Spot' for a specified period of time and I will be 'on the spot' to come through with an accurate interpretation!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Interested?<span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><br /><a href="http://www.myastrochris.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">www.myastrochris.com</span></a></div> </div></div>Christopher Robert Taylorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07560086347651955828noreply@blogger.com0