Thursday, January 23, 2014
U-Predict Blog – Where Have the Sheeple Come From? (Air Date: 01/21/2014)
According to the Urban Dictionary: Sheeple are “people unable to think for
themselves… those with no cognitive abilities of their own.” Since we are talking about conspiracy
theories and the cornerstones of these theories, sheeple describe the people
who are completely convinced that these conspiracies are absolutely true. There is no curiosity in these people – and
they encourage the development and spread of this misinformation, at
considerable fame and wealth to those who concoct them.
The Reading Room included:
Anita Perez, Ivy Lieberman, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, and ReeNee
Cummins. We had some very interesting
and compelling commentary on this topic by a new visitor, DocVaj.
We started out comparing conspiracy-following sheeple to
people who join a cult. There are some
similarities – people can willingly become sheeple when their lives are in
disarray, and they can blame their problems on the “true cause” as pointed out
by conspiracy theorists. The Tarot told
us that neither mental problems nor excellent mental health would prevent
people for falling for a conspiracy. Because the conspiracies usually trigger fear
or anger, we ask the cards if people who loved negative entertainment (violent
or extremely scary) would more likely fall for conspiracies. DocVaj asked “Is there a known common
denominator within groups that love, love, love to be scared?” The cards pointed to a “yes” answer. Ivy Lieberman’s cards came back with “the
point of the conspiracies IS to add fear.”
DocVaj keyed off the Tarot answer and said “One of the common
denominators is that they don't feel in charge of their lives and being scared
removes them from their issues.” Anita
Perez supported that idea: “it's to keep people afraid of each other -
misdirection or a diversionary tactic.” Jean Maurie Puhlman added “people have
anger within that they use the scary stuff to merge.” So Tarot interprets that sheeple feel they
have no control, and channel their fear and anger through the supporting of
these conspiracy theories!
We asked if people that write or produce personal videos
were only about the potential money that could be made. The answer we got that was “no”; many of
these people do suffer from self-absorption or obsession with their topic. They must be right at any cost. There is no influencing them with facts. DocVaj summed this up brilliantly: They regurgitate what's already in their
minds without introducing and processing new higher insights and data streams.
Ivy also added that “perhaps they believe something will be revealed that will
lend to a revolution...and fame.” The cards were not as sympathetic towards
network shows and networks themselves that breed conspiracy. The cards that appeared the most were
pentacles – yup, all about the money.
If we look at the cards in synchronicity, we have very
interesting patterns and a lot of synchronistic cards. First we’ll look at the Sword suit. The last two shows we have pulled every Sword
in the deck. This week, there was one
card missing, the 4 of Swords – recuperation.
At first I felt that we were told that it was the missing element; on a
second review, I realized that it was the actual element needed. Because we didn’t pull it, it means that it’s
out there as a possibility for sheeple to wake up. Our sanity check for this show, DocVaj
commented “After 25+ years working with the energetic level, the molecular
level where life is created and dis-created ... I've learned that deep and
burning desire is the key catalyst to inspire people to want to know personal
truth. This, for me is a perfect description
of recuperation from this cultural malady.
Ivy’s cards added “the truth is
knowing our path; introspection is important for compassionate living, love the
earth mother.” Doc added “The truth is ... EACH OF HAS ... has all the answers
for the answer is at the center of every perceived problem. Those who teach people how to turn within are
authentic.”
The ladies of the Major Arcana start out this list of
synchronistic cards. The Empress
outshines the High Priestess. The
Empress with her soothing, nurturing ways gives us an idea of how we should
deal with this issue – take care of yourself.
First, look at how much time a day you spend delving into the idea that
the world is a terrible place and something or someone is out to get you. Dial that way back. Unplug, go outside. Read an uplifting book. The High Priestess reminds us that while we
can delve into the mysteries of why people behave the way they do, sometimes it
is just beyond our understanding. We
also got the Fool in synchronicity. No
one knows what the future will bring, but there are a lot of people world-wide
who are spiritually driven to make it a better place. Trust that argument to win. Step out and help make it happen. We also pulled the Queen of Wands in
synchronicity. Both Camille Kea and Ivy
Lieberman talked about the idea of the feminine, and listening to your inner warning
system before jumping to belief about something. This queen, more than the others, is all
about this. This queen tells us to be
pragmatic and balanced and very down-to-earth.
We also got both the Chariot and the Wheel of Fortune. Life is full of ups and downs. We all ride the Wheel. However, we do make decisions every day about
how we live that can lead us into problems down the road. We can “tip” over our Chariot by binging in
negativity – which usually leads to other kinds of binging. And with that dynamic in mind, we pulled the
Temperance/Art card. Live life artfully,
in balance, focused on the good things in life is the archetype of this card. Open your mind like DocVaj said. See what happens when you focus on beauty,
love and truth. The Ace of Cups was
pulled in synchronicity as well. This
card talks of a new love blossoming.
Focusing on beauty, love, and truth will only hasten that blossoming.
The pentacles were equally as interesting this read. We pulled every pentacle but the five. Everyone agrees that this makes money. The concept is everyone making money off of
Sheeple want to make more money off of sheeple.
The Ace of Pentacles says that there will be new ways to make money off
of sheeple – and that is truly sad. The
6 of Pentacles was drawn in synchronisity, which can mean charity. Again, many of the personalities who push
private web sites, blogs and films truly feel they are trying to help people
learn the truth. However, we pull the
card just as many times in reverse.
Again to quote Doc, the people who lead to “the answers are within” are
the only genuine leaders in any movement.
Finally, we got the 9 of Pentacles.
That’s the answer – everyone wants to be comfortable and feel safe. However, if you focus on negative,
frightening, or anger-producing media the Universe is a marvelous mirror to
show you right back what you are focusing on.
One final point of interest for our readers and listeners –
within 24 hours of our broadcast, the magazine Mentalfloss ( http://mentalfloss.com/article/31152/5-disorders-caused-internet-tv-magazines-and-movies
) came out with this marvelous article
about 5 mental disorders that are caused by media. After our study of sheeple, it is worth a
read.
Friday, January 17, 2014
U-Predict Blog – Conspiracy Cornerstones II – Despise/Distrust Science (Air Date 01/14/2013)
Looking for patterns in Tarot readings has turned out to be
more instructive than I could have ever imagined. Not only do we have synchronistic cards in
each show, we have cards that span shows on a given concept or topic. Now the Tarot has decided to repeat an entire
suit of cards being pulled. Both last
week (the first conspiracy show about population control) and this week (about
despising or distrusting science), we pulled every Sword in the deck! I want
to repeat a sentence or two from the last show: “This is the suit that deals with mental
processes. It deals with looking for
ways forward, for thinking your way out of a situation; it also represents the
idea of “as you sew , so shall ye reap.”
Karma will expose those members of society who do not have the common
good as the basis for their actions (it’s hard to be a conspirator when
butt-ugly karma slaps you on the Internet for the entire world to see). “ I also think that we are now being ask to
look at what we are contributing to the collective consciousness – are our
thoughts bringing into reality a paranoid landscape to match the paranoia in so
many minds. Will the insistence on
brandishing a weapon bring someone to the point of fighting for their
life? Something new to think about…
The Reading Room included:
Anita Perez, Ivy Lieberman, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Patti Phare-Camp,
Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins.
We started with statistics presented by Public Policy
Polling (PPP) which stated:
37% Americans believe that global warming is a hoax
28% believe a secret elite power with a globalist agenda is
conspiring to rule the world
33% believe in the rapture
25% believe in the Biblical story of creation
Because so many of these statistics dealt with religious affiliation,
evolution was the first topic we discussed.
We asked a 3-part question about scientific evolution (is survival of
the fittest the best concept), Biblical accuracy (is the account the absolute
truth), and intelligent design (is that a better concept). As usual, when we ask the Universe how it did
something, it replies with The High Priestess in synchronicity. We have found in the past, this signals the
Universe telling us that part of the concept is beyond our understanding. The positives we got were that some parts of
all three ideas are right, but we don’t have the entirety figured out. Patti Phare-Camp introduced the idea of the
Yin and the Yang as something this is usually missing from this
discussion. Jean Maurie Puhlman reminded
us that Jesus spoke in “layers”.
Since we are talking about both left and right-wing conspiracies
involving science, we asked if belief in either set of conspiracies would
affect someone’s decision on how to vote.
The answer was that an overwhelming belief in conspiracies could cloud
vision, and encourage government to move in ways that kept civilizations stuck
in warn-out patterns. The cards insisted
that we look at ideals that move us forward in a harmonious way. Ivy Lieberman stated that “the new age way of
thinking can spark revelation in government...grass-root movements, and
enlightenment. Bringing things down and building things up.” This fit with the Yin-Yang concept that had
been discussed earlier in the show.
We moved on to super-weapons, and the idea that the US had
developed something that could control the weather. When we asked the cards about this concept,
we got some tantalizing cards. In
several readings the first card was Death, The Tower, or the 10 of Swords. Because these cards were in the first
position, it was interpreted that this was showing our past. Yes, we did take technology and kill
thousands with it. However, we also must
consider that jet airplanes, the Internet, and space travel started out as
weapons projects. We can’t take things
at face value – far too many people on both sides of the conspiracy market are
making money off us. The bigger the
lies, the more we seem willing to spend either time and or money to understand
their theories or points-of-view. We
have to understand our sources and the agendas they may have with sharing
conspiracy news with us.
The synchronistic cards pulled supported the ideas discussed
in the blog. First, we did have The High
Priestess when we were asking questions about how the universe created
life. Again, we get the Cosmic Lady when
we ask cosmic questions. We just aren’t
ready for the complete picture. The
second synchronistic Major Arcana card was The Lovers. What choices are we going to make? Are we just going to believe what people tell
us, or are we going to research, think, and then help to bring about the best
for society?
As far as synchronistic pentacles, we drew the 7 of
Pentacles and the Knight of Pentacles.
What an interesting balance of cards!
On one hand, the 7 of Pentacles is all about waiting, about having
patience. Are we supposed to just stand
around waiting for a handful of people who want to move backward prevent any
action taken? The Knight of Pentacles is
all about entrepreneurs. If we move
forward, what new industries will be created?
What medical benefits can save lives?
The only Cup in synchronicity was the King of Cups. There is still the dynamic of wanting to take
care of others; we want the way forward to do the best for everyone. The Ace of Swords was also in
synchronicity. The distrusting or despising
science could become very damaging if it becomes a way of life in the United
States. Again, we have to ask who is
telling us and why are they telling us.
Is the building on fire, or are the selling fire extinguishers and have
a can of smoke-smelling stuff they sprayed to make a profit? The final synchronistic card was the 6 of
Wands. If we look carefully at this
topic, we can make the right decisions and there will be a social victory. Will this happen? U-Predict…
Sunday, January 12, 2014
U-Predict - Conspiracy Theory I: Population Control – Air Date 01/07/2014
I am always open for topics to explore on U-Predict. It keeps me on my toes researching tantalizing
bits of information that have some credibility to discuss every week. One request I get frequently is to look into
one form of conspiracy theory or another.
We did address some conspiracy theories way back at the beginning of the
experiment in an early U-Predict show (August,
2012). I thought it would be
interesting to revisit the ideas and see if we could dig deeper into the topic.
To assure a more complete picture, I made
a study of all the conspiracies that are currently topics of interest (both
Right Wing and Left Wing), and found that they could be broken in to 4 main
concepts or cornerstones: (1) population
control – population number or movement, (2) a fear or distrust of science, (3)
mind control, and (4) the promise of a dismal future.
For our first of the four shows we discussed population
control; both the idea that someone was systematically killing off members of
society, or controlling our movement to the point of incarcerating people. The Reading Room included: Anita Perez, Ivy Lieberman, Jean Maurie
Puhlman, Joanne Matthews, and ReeNee Cummins.
The card patterns for this show are interesting. We have never pulled so many different Major
Arcana for any topic, many in synchronicity.
When a large number of Major Arcana are pulled, it usually signifies
that the topic is one of importance; so we had to determine – was the idea of a
conspiracy important, or was our ever expanding population the concern. Luckily, the answer was apparent in the first
few pulls. The most prevalent Major was
the Judgment card. This is probably the
most pulled card for any show when we ask about current events. We are being told to wake up. The readings around this card indicated that
we have chosen to blindfold ourselves about the population problem; there are
good solutions that do not involve the destruction of life or lives. Both Anita Perez and Ivy Lieberman had this
reading for the cards they pulled. We choose to infest our minds with these
ideas that someone else will either fix it (via destruction that we will
proclaim as horrible), or that our future will become unbearable. Neither needs to be the case. We got both The Emperor and The Empress as
synchronicities. We have the facts and
figures at hand to gain the knowledge to rule our resources wisely, as a wise
Emperor. We have the nurturing capacity
to decide to take care of all (just like The Empress), and quit wasting our
money on weapons and invest in people – we just choose to do otherwise.
It was too tempting to ask if patriarchal societies had
contributed to a population problem. The
Tarot chose not to answer about the past.
Instead it talked about younger men (knights and pages) taking their
place in a society where these ideas would be considered silly and
old-fashioned. The Queen of Swords was
in synchronicity with this question. She
stands for a woman who stands for herself and her sisters. The Tarot told all of us that it is time to
take a stand – we must always remember that “women hold up half of the sky.”
Another fascinating pattern was that we pulled the entire
suit of Swords – every card. This is the
suit that deals with mental processes.
It deals with looking for ways forward, for thinking your way out of a
situation; it also represents the idea of “as you sew , so shall ye reap.” Karma will expose those members of society
who do not have the common good as the basis for their actions (hard to be a
conspirator when butt-ugly karma slaps you on the Internet for the entire world
to see). Look at how much we know about
billionaires around the word and their political leanings. Look at what we have learned about how rich
corporate officers treat their employees.
We are seeing this reaping as a part of the nightly news. Do we want to continue to support such
vicious people? Turning you back on many
of these people is as easy a choosing to shop in another store, or buying
another brand of toilet tissue. How about the people making money off the whole
conspiracy business? If you don’t buy
their books, visit their YouTube videos, and change the TV channel, will the
conspiracies go away? If you are reading this blog, you have access
to the Internet. You can write letters
to companies, to government officials, even celebrities telling them that you
are no longer supporting or buying what they are selling. When enough people do these things we can
make a difference; it is also a better use of energy than worrying about which
neighbor is part of which cabal who is planning on killing you.
Other Minor Arcana cards that we pulled were the Eight of
Cups – time to move on and quit dwelling on these notions, and the 6 of
Pentacles – plenty for all if we will share.
The final card pulled in synchronicity was the Sun. Again, this is a card that predicts happiness
and a good outcome.
So what did the cards tells us about this part of
conspiracy. Is anyone going to kill off
the human race or control our movements?
The Tarot didn’t even acknowledge this idea; it told us we were too
smart and had other solutions that could fix the situation. The swords pulled told us to think our way
out. Obsessing about miserable, horrible
things is not thinking our way out.
Tarot did tell us it was time to speak up and out. If we hit some of the most evil in the pocket
books, they are guaranteed to go away (that includes members of
government). Joanne Matthew summed up
the reading nicely about this conspiracy:
“it's not a plan, its ignorance and intolerance, along with it--quick
decisions without thinking through.”
Does that apply to how people see this particular conspiracy? U-Predict…
U-Predict: Conspiracies in America (Original Airing: August, 2012)
When one seriously studies Tarot, one becomes aware of the
power of human focus and the synergy when people focus on a topic. Here in the US, we have faced 5 years of
utter frustration as the branches of our Government have failed to meet the
needs of we, the people. First, it was
Bush’s fault, then the Democratic Congress.
Next, was President Obama’s turn, and for 3 years the blame game shifted
to his court. Now, it has shifted on to
the Tea Party/Republican Congress. But
what about the human conscious behind the impass? You would think that as a nation we would
want to pull together and get past the rough days. That was the idea behind the U-Predict Show
on July 16 - what could the tarot tell us about the collective consciousness
behind the Right Wing political activities, and the conspiracies that supported
their beliefs.
Considering what happened and how it happened, I am left
with one overriding thought; this is very important and very serious - we all
have to get involved in the discussion.
Why do I feel this way, it’s because of the Tower card. Not only that it made a major appearance in
the readings done on U-Predict, but that it preceded the show on The Angels
Monday Show, and was a major topic of conversation for the last 20
minutes!
And so with a synchronistic moment already in progress, we
began U-Predict. First, I have never
seen so many reversals on any other radio show I have done. There was a discussion of reversals - most
readers saw it as the querent (person or situation being read for) being stuck,
stubborn, or fixated on the dynamic at hand.
For once, we do have some evidence that this is the
situation. In the Miami Herald on
February 2nd of this year, Sen. Jim DeMint DeMint urged his party’s
presidential candidates and their supporters to make no compromises with Obama
and congressional Democrats. And then
there was the now famous quote "The
single most important thing we want to achieve is for President Obama to be a
one-term president." Senate
minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), said in an interview with the National Journal.
Without much research, I could quote an entire page of such comments. So there is evidence that the reversals
describe a group that has such a mental dynamic - completely fixated on their
agenda.
Back to the Tower.
Some consider this the most unfortunate card in the deck. The activity is swift, fast, and totally
changes everything. Cheryl Lynn Bradley,
of TarotCanada discussed the idea that the entire Tower was built on on
instability. But what is unstable? The Constitution? The idea of life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness? Again, the online readers
produced face cards - many of them reversed.
People stubbornly clinging to their beliefs, this is causing the
instability. No society can move forward
and try new things when a large number of people who are responsible for the
legislation for an entire nation are fixated on one set of ideas.
What are these ideas? There are two core theories that drive
the Right Wing - the idea of the government becoming large enough to force
people with certain beliefs into internment camps, and that the first step in
rounding up citizens is the confiscation of all fire arms - Second Amendment
rights.
I asked the readers if they saw a possibility of people
being rounded up and placed in camps - the significant cards that were repeated were the Hierophant
and Justice. Now the Hierophant is
problematic in answering this question.
The Hierophant represents tradition, or a large life-controlling
institution like a government or a large religion, and would support the
concern. However Jean Maurie Puhlman
pulled Justice. In fact, the Justice
card was pulled several times. Justice
can mean a legal situation; it can also represent the idea of cosmic justice,
what happens is for the greater good.
One has to wonder if the two cards together foretell that the
closed-mindedness may lead to behavior that leads to incarceration instead in a
stint in an internment camps. Dax
Carlisle mentioned that on AM Coast to Coast, that guests HAD talked about the
creation of internment camps. There was
a discussion that these could have been created in the wake of 9/11, as a part
of Homeland Security.
The readers turned to the question of how do we handle this
whole situation. What do we say to
people who insist that their ideas are the only way forward? The cards continued with interesting advice. The main suite pulled at this time was Wands
- new thinking, new ways forward. Ivy
Lieberman pulled four Wands in a row, and stated that people with their head in
the sand was not the way forward. Cheryl
pulled the 7 and the 9 of Wands. The
Knight of Wands and Knight of Swords appeared at this time. Knights can be explosive energy. It can also be a call to action. Combined with the 7 and the 9, the answer is
to start correcting opinions; if someone is saying something that is a provable
lie - call them on it. If someone points
out that the President is totally at fault, ask them about our do-nothing
Congress, and how their attitude is helping hungry children in America.
The Nine of Wands is an interesting card. It appeared when we did the first U-Predict
experiment the night of the Wisconsin Recall election. It speaks to us to fight for truth, to fight
for what is right - not right now.
The one question that I will leave readers with is if it is
a Universal Law that where attention goes, energy flows, what’s going on
here? The national voice seems to be
shrill and full of discord. Is this
energy moving the country in the right direction? Go back to the first of the blog and read
about the Tower reversed, and then U-Predict.
Friday, January 10, 2014
U-Predict - The Mystery of the Crystal Skulls (Original air date 02/26/2013)
Some of my listeners/readers probably think I have explained
way too often the purpose of the study of synchronicities in Project Tarot. However, sometimes something so over-the-top
and unexpected happens that one has to ponder the implications of what we are
doing and how this all fits together, yet again.
So we began last Tuesday’s show. The contributing Reading Room consisted of:
Ivy Lieberman, Anita Perez, Sherry Retell Amature, Ramona0214, Jean Maurie
Puhlman, Dax Carlisle, and ReeNee Cummins.
Before any cards were turned Dax
Carlisle and ReeNee Cummins talked about seeing movies that dealt with crystal
skulls in the days before the show. At
this point, that would have been considered an amusing coincidence, but it
continued on. The next coincidence was
in choosing a deck to read with. Jean
Marie Puhlman has been using the Voyager deck since the beginning of the show.
Dax Carlisle recently received a baby Voyager deck as a gift from James Wanless
and decided to use the deck for the show.
By coincidence, ReeNee Cummins had used the Voyager deck to pick the
cards for the show after she had determined the questions. Again, these appear to be interesting
coincidences - later in the blog, it will move to the category of a
synchronicity.
We began the show by asking about the true origins of the
Crystal skulls. We asked if they were Mesoamerican-meaning that they came
either from southern Mexico, or the countries we now call Central America. The initial reading was hazy; and in the end
Ramona did a yes/no question that came back with a “no” answer. The reading
room discussed what was known about the skulls. Anita Perez reminded us that
even with modern tools we would have a hard time carving the crystal in the
manner that it was carved. ReeNee
discussed the idea that German jewelry makers in the late 1700s and 1800s
claimed to have the skills to have made such items. In fact, an art dealer and
historian who examined the skulls in the British Museum claimed that this was
their source. That led us to the second question; could the skulls have been
used by secret societies and not from an earlier date. The cards gave us a
resounding no. The interpretations of
the cards in the reading room also claimed that the skulls had a much more
significant role in man’s spiritual development.
We next asked if it was the size of the crystals that made
them so powerful in returning information. We also inferred that any crystal of
this size could be used for powerful scrying.
Anita spoke about her experience with scrying with crystal balls and
that the size of the ball didn’t matter as much as the ability of the reader.
The cards also dismissed this theory. We
then ask if the skulls had picked people to work with them. This time the
answer we got was the affirmative. When
asked if anyone could have the ability to work with the skulls, we were told
no. Ivy Lieberman also added that the cards indicated that few people were that
spiritually developed.
It was quickly becoming obvious that instead of a New Age
fad that we were dealing with something much more important. We moved on to ask
about the legend of there being 13 skulls that were to be brought together for
a major spiritual teaching for mankind. The cards were insistent about not
dismissing this legend but also stated that it would be hard to bring all of
the skulls together because of both the greediness and ignorance of many, many
people. If people currently own a skull
in secret, they may want a huge monetary reward or maybe using the information
for their own benefit. In fact, one of the most synchronistic cards of this
entire reading was the king of pentacles (there were six draws of this particular
card). This is the card of the
businessman; a person with the Midas touch. This also explains why those who
own the skulls use them as a means of making money. The skulls apparently do not mind; those that
are used for channeling do produce useful information for those who pay for the
service.
It was while we were discussing the idea of using an ancient
sacred tool to make a day to day living that the most amazing synchronicity
began to happen. In the Voyager deck, the card Temperance has been replaced
with the card called Art. This card truly deals with being and making something
creative. The card talks about “taking old forms and recombining them into a new
synthesis”. But if the main message of this card remains the idea of art. Dax
was the first person to pull the art card in a while in the Reading Room.
Reenee had pulled it earlier in preparation for the show; however the most
synchronistic of all was the fact that Jean Maurie pulled it three times in a
row while discussing the modern-day use of the skulls. The synchronicity of the Art card points to
the amazing workmanship that made the skulls. No doubt this is part of the problem with the
skulls – we are too lost in the argument as to when and how they were made and
have lost our wonder with the art and the artists who made them. In addition to
pulling the art card numerous times; Jean Maurie pulled the Compassion card as
a companion to the Art card. After
discussing the synchronicity, Ramona who had been pulling yes/no spreads as a
sanity check commented that many of her spreads had contained the Magician card,
the magic that made it happen. All in
all, this adds up to the message that something or someone that cares about
mankind deeply made these unbelievable skulls.
The major Arcana synchronistic cards for this reading also
hold a deeper meaning. The most common major Arcana card that we pulled was the
Lovers. If one looks at the Lovers card
from a classical standpoint one realizes one is asked to make a choice. This apparently is something that the tarot
wants us to ponder; are we going to be satisfied with a handful of people
showing the crystal skulls and their ability for personal information, or are
we going to ask that a concerted effort be made to bring the skulls together
for the good of all of mankind. The other synchronicities of major Arcana
included the Sun and the World card. A synchronicity on a much larger scale
happens when we ask questions that deal with communication with
extraterrestrials or ultraterrestials (crop circles or visitation) - we see the
celestial symbols from the Major Arcana in synchronicity in the reading. So the
cards themselves seem to be pointing to an otherworldly source for both the
message and the skulls themselves.
So far on U-Predict I have yet to see a topic that was so
layered and synchronicities. The amusing coincidence of some of us watching
Crystal skull movies, followed by the decision to use a tarot deck with a card
that’s addresses artistic abilities and craftsmanship as a Major Arcana,
followed by some deep synchronicities with in the cards themselves and with
cards in the past readings. This has
given me a lot to ponder about.
Anything else about these amazing skulls…U-Predict!
Friday, December 13, 2013
U-Predict – Predictions 2014 - 12/10/2013
The U-Predict Blogtalk radio show is not like other tarot
shows on the Internet. We do not read for callers, we read for society in
general. Some listeners may not enjoy the fact that some weeks we end up
talking about politics. However, the political discussions are a part of the
show because politics at every level (family, office, and government) affect
people’s lives on a daily basis. Because
of the dysfunction currently in Washington DC, there was no way that you could
have a prediction show for next year without politics being a large part of it.
Because of the nature of U-Predict sometimes there is no way of proving our
accuracy with actual events. However, in the last three days the predictions
made by the reading room for 2014 have already started to unfold.
The reading room included Anita Perez, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Joanne
Matthew, and ReeNee Cummins. We were
thrilled to add a new readers to the show – IMDWitch. Mary Nale and Joanne Matthew had sent in predictions for the new year.
The first question asked of the reading room was “Will the
dysfunctionality in the government continue into 2014.” The answer that we got was to look at the far
right agenda as something that is inconsequential. In fact, the Major Arcana card that
accompanied this question was The Moon, the card of deception. Late in the week
Speaker of the House John Boehner stated "They're using our members and
they're using the American people for their own goals. This is ridiculous." According to the Huffington Post (and many
other news sources) Mr. Speaker was responding to conservative groups that hold
sway among Tea Party and extremely conservative members of the House of
Representatives. Boehner went on to say
that he felt duped (in fact that was the word IMDWitch used to sum up her
reading) by these groups who pushed for a shutdown of the government, and then
pulled their support after the action was taken. Apparently, the Reading Room predicted the
tone in Washington DC as we end the year and start a new one!
Since we had started out with politics, and next year is an
election year, we decided to ask some election questions. Again, tarot insisted
that a lot of the shenanigans that will be a part of the next election cycle
are truly inconsequential. Joanne Matthew asked the question about the war on
women that is being waged at the state level. The cards came back that both men
and women are going to begin feeling and understanding how much these narrow-minded
decisions are adversely affecting their families.
We did also ask about potential presidential runs. Even
though the presidential election is over two years away, many in the media
expect one or more people to declare their run in 2014. The cards defined two
people, both men, who will declare. The one man appears very pragmatic with a
sincere wish to serve the people. The other will be more dynamic, attract a
large following, only to be brought down by his own murky past. As far as women
candidates, specifically Hillary Clinton, the cards said that she was still
undecided. She is looking as to whether
or not she can move the country forward, or if she would be treated as an
oddity, to be ignored, because she is the first woman president.
The Moon card was a theme that was strongly reflected in the
reading. First, only three Major Arcana cards were pulled; considering this is
a reading for society for the next 12 months, this small a number of Major
Arcana cards would indicate that there is a general lack of awareness of what
is really going on.
This card was also reflected when we asked about raising the
minimum wage. The cards answered that the people who could most influence a
raise for many working Americans do not understand and choose not to understand
the dire straits in which they are placing their employees.
We asked about the weather in the coming year. Again the
cards strongly indicated that people are being duped into disbelieving that the
climate is changing and one side effect of the change are mega-storms that will
shatter lives. The remedy the tarot offered us for this situation is to look at
the reality of it, and prepare to both offer aid to those who need it and to
strengthen our own homes to withstand the bad weather. People need to be more
vigilant of the weather and have a plan as to how they are going to deal with a
mega-storm.
To look at the synchronistic cards in this reading is merely
to amplify what has already been stated in this blog. The most synchronistic
card was the Four of Cups. The Four of
Cups is the card of dissatisfaction. It definitely sums up the feeling of many
people – we seem to be heading in either the wrong direction or worse - no
direction at all. If one looks at the imagery on the Four of Cups, one sees an
angry man looking down. What he fails to notice is a hand offering yet another
cup. This is the sublime meaning of this card; if you are dissatisfied, it’s
time to find a new direction. We need to
speak up and out about a new direction, one based on hope and fairness. The Three of Swords was also in synchronicity.
This card, and its meaning of heartache, echoes the sentiment of
dissatisfaction for many people. The Two of Pentacles also appeared in
synchronicity. However half the time it was reversed, meaning that the
communication is not successfully being passed between parties. One side is not
listening. The Queen of Cups again was in synchronicity. In the last few weeks
as we have asked about the directions our society is are taking, we are seeing
a strong role for women, for nurturing, and generally towards taking care of
others. The tarot is repeating the call of Pope Francis to help those in need.
The final Minor Arcana card in synchronicity is the Six of Wands. This is a card of victory, a victory that
comes about by people pulling together and working together. This seems to be the important lesson that
will be stressed that year – is that we need to work together to take care of
one another.
As far as the Major Arcana, we had The Moon which talks
about the deception that many people believe to be true. We had The Chariot which tells us that
things are moving quickly; but if we decide to hasten our movements further,
the whole thing could come crashing around our years. And again we had a loving nurturing card in
the Empress, which has also been synchronistic across many shows.
So to sum up the predictions: many people have been lied to by
organizations and institutions that do not have the general welfare of the
population at heart. Hopefully, in Washington DC we are seeing the start of an
awakening that will break the log-jam of dysfunctionality. In some cases, like
with climate change, it is more important to be able to provide for and take
care of people than to stand and argue as to what the cause is. This is
especially true when people refuse to listen. More and more Americans will come
to feel the pain of selfishness and self-interest. People will begin to react, and hopefully
this will bring about the change we so desperately need. So what does 2014 hold for you and yours? Now’s
the time to get out your cards sit quietly… and U-Predict!
Monday, December 9, 2013
U-Predict – 12/03/2013: The New Baktun – The Promise of a New Consciousness?
A year ago, the month of December was fraught with
speculation – was the world going to end?
What was the meaning of the end of the Mayan long count of time keeping,
known as a baktun? A large number of
callous folks who saw a way to make a buck, told the world it was doomed on
television, the Internet, and in printed material. The Mayans themselves spoke out and said that
it was time of celebration; that humanity would make a turn in consciousness –
and that it would quickly be apparent that the corner had been turned. When dealing with a society who has 144,000
CE years as their longest counted span of time, I had to wonder if they meant
quickly as in 5 years or quickly as in 50,000 years. That, and a bunch of interesting changes
taking place on the planet, made me want to ask the tarot this question. The Reading Room included Ivy Lieberman,
Anita Perez, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Kea Hypnosis, Joanne Matthews, and ReeNee
Cummins.
We started by announcing that the Vatican
and Oxford University was releasing a large number of ancient manuscripts
online for public view. Considering how
secretive the Vatican had been with documents in the past, the Reading Room
took it as yet another sign that things were changing. Since we had started with the Vatican, it was
natural to stay with this institution for our next questions. The first question, of course, had to do with
the fact that Pope Benedict had “retired” and the Catholic Church had replaced
him with a completely different kind of clergy; one who was truly concerned
with the sick and the poor. Not only did
this man criticize Catholics around the world who had forgotten this part of
their compassion, but he has called out governments and members of the media
who seem to not understand this value.
Immediately, we began to see the most important card in the reading show
up in synchronicity, Judgment. This card
represents the “day of judgment”. It was
very thought provoking to see this card when talking about the values of
compassion and care for the sick and poor.
The card also means “wake up.”
This is the meaning that most applied to this reading. We need to wake up. Yes, Pope Francis is a sign that things are
changing. Things are moving in a more
spiritual direction.
We moved on to the world in general. The tarot indicated that the Middle East will
continue to be a powder keg. The cards
responded that the thousand-plus year old arguments between the peoples in that
region will not be resolved. However the
cards were very positive when we discussed the fact that Americans had seemed
to grow war weary, and that we were seeing positive results of diplomatic
missions instead of boots on the ground.
The cards continued to tell us to wake up, that diplomacy successes were
to be interpreted that consciousness was changing.
The rest of the questions are best served by discussing the
synchronistic cards. Besides Judgment
(which was pulled an unbelievable 7 times in the hour), the Major Arcana ruled
the reading. Again this only amplifies
the importance of the idea that consciousness is changing – this is a critical
message that must be shared with the spiritual community. The Empress, The Hermit, The Hanged Man,
Temperance, and the Star were also pulled in Synchronicity. Usually, a card is pulled 4 or 5 times in
synchronicity if it is important; Judgment, The Empress, The Hanged Man, and Temperance
were pulled in excess of 5 times.
The meaning of the reading is very clear: Wake up (Judgment)! It is a time of rebirth and hope (Star). The
Empress is pregnant with the love of the Mother, and abundance will
return. However, there must be balance (Temperance)
or you will go nowhere like the (Hanged Man).
Keep seeking and searching your own path (The Hermit).
When we spoke about the United States, the tarot spoke of shenanigans
like closing down the government will end with the Hanged Man; a very public
and embarrassing way to hang. The people
who choose to behave in this manner must also ask themselves what are they
sacrificing by their behavior – could it be the next election, and their chance
to be heard? We will ask election
questions on our 2014 prediction show on the 10th.
The feminine was very apparent with the number of times the Empress
was pulled. When U-Predict initially did
a 12/12/2012 show as well as predictions for 2013, the feminine force and the
power of the feminine figured prominently in the reading. Not only are people clamoring for Hilary
Clinton to run for president, but a number of other outstanding women are
coming to the attention of the country.
We have Wendy Davis, who fought for Texas women’s rights running for Governor. Both Senators Elizabeth Warren and Governor
Jennifer Grandholm (2-time Governor of Michigan) are also considered contenders
for the presidential or vice presidential spot on a national ticket. Despite her attempted tarnishing by the House
of Representatives, National Security Advisor Susan Rice has bravely been
meeting with Afghanistan Tribal Leaders to get our troops out of Afghanistan,
and give these people a stable society to live in peace. These men normally would not even consider an
idea from a woman, as they usually see women as inferior. Something is changing to make this
possible.
The rising again of women as legislatures across the country
try to take away rights that feminist though we settled decades ago, also show
the waking of a powerful force of nature.
Again, the Hanged Man and the embarrassing lack of knowledge many legislators have shown
about basic human reproduction comes to mind.
As far as Minor Arcana cards in synchronicity, there were
only 3. There was the King of Swords,
The 3 of Swords, and the 5 of Wands. The
5 of Wands shows that despite major changes happening in the world as
consciousness changes, people will still fight these ideas. The King of Swords reminds us that well
spoken words, good ideas focused on a better life for people, and the truth
will help move the new direction of consciousness forward. The 3 of Swords shows that people will
continued to be wounded at an emotional level as this moves forward. Change doesn’t come easily for many people,
and people lash out in hurtful ways when faced with change.
All in all, I felt our question was answered. Yes consciousness is changing. Now is the time to wake up and move humanity
forward. How can we all do this? U-Predict…
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