Friday, June 6, 2014
U-Predict: The Tarot Radio Experiment – Explain Ghosts (Air Date: 5/27/14)
I’ve lost count of the people I’ve met who claim they lived
in a haunted house. At a major aerospace
plant in California, I dealt with a haunted building (employee hung himself at
the end of the Apollo program). The Queen Mary in California and Ashley's restaurant, both on the national register of haunted places, are two of my favorite places. But our
pop-culture fascination with ghosts started with a pair of plumbers. Most people laughed at the idea that
Roto-Router guys could find ghosts. I
didn’t. I’m a contractor’s kid. I know how
old buildings can trick you - creaky woodwork, bad plumbing, and all sorts of
things that could fool an occupant. In
fact, I thought it was pretty cool that these guys were willing to go up
against public scrutiny. I don’t know
why it took us two years to decide to ask about ghosts and hauntings on
U-Predict, but the results are interesting, with a lot of wisdom.
The Reading Room for this show included: Anita Perez, Jean
Maurie Puhlman, TarotDactyl (Mary Brown), Camille Kea, Ivy Lieberman, and
ReeNee Cummins.
We started with the basics.
Yes, ghosts are the electromagnetic signature of a deceased person. However, Tarot was quick to tell us that
there was a strong emotional component to a ghost. In fact, as the reading unfolded, it became
obvious that it is the emotional component that is the most important part of a
“haunting.” First, we had an abundance
of Knights (Cups, Wands, and Pentacles).
Knights are an adolescent energy.
It is a sign of broad energy swings – usually on verge of being
out-of-control. We also drew the King of
Swords -the warrior. This synchronicity
is interesting because of the number of hauntings that involve soldiers. We also had the Ace of Swords and the Ace of
Cups - both cards focused on big ideas and big emotion. So
there was the description of a classic haunting – a person who had been through
a traumatic emotion experience or feels they have something to communicate.
The reading room discussed intelligent hauntings (where an
entity interacts with the living), and residual hauntings (where something is
imprinted on space/time but is replayed over and over). We brought up the idea of a person being
haunted; someone being bothered by a ghost even if they move several
times. The cards were quick to bring a
warning. A person must know how to
protect themselves psychically before they become involved in any way with
ghosts or ghost hunting. We pulled the
Empress several times when we were talking about this question. This a card of love and protection; the
definitive answer came when TarotDactyl announced that in the Ghosts &
Spirits Tarot deck she was using, the Empress was the "Guardian Spirit."
It was discussed that the ghost could be discouraged to stop the haunting, but
that the person being haunted would have to have a great deal of emotional
strength and courage to stop the event.
In fact that was another point the card made, the more people
emotionally interact with an entity (especially with the jolt of energy
released with fear) the stronger the entity can become. The cards also stressed this when we asked if
going on a ghost tour was completely harmless.
Again, the cards were quick to make sure you are dealing with
professionals and then make sure that you are grounded and shielded before
going on the tour.
The Reading Room also talked about the idea of “hauntings”
being caused by many types of spiritual beings.
We talked about the fact that there was the elemental kingdom full of
entities who liked to play tricks on mortals.
We talked about the idea of poltergeists, and that people may have
psychokinetic abilities that are triggered by strong emotions, while they have
no idea that they are the cause of the activity.
We asked about “sending entities to the light.” Is it permanent? Is it necessary? The answer we got from the
cards is that reality is more porous than most people realize. We got the 6 of and 9 of Wands in
synchronicity. The six speaks to the societal
aspect that ghosts are drawn to the living.
The 9 speaks about treating these souls fairly. Some ghosts may know something is very wrong,
but don’t know they are dead. These
souls are very happy to cross the veil, and will not return. Jean Maurie pulled an Angel Tarot card on this
topic and got the 5 of Gabriel “you needn’t go through your current challenges
alone. Help is nearby! Negative thoughts create self-fulfilling prophesies." Ivy
Lieberman got “there will be a moment of thought then you will be directed to
the proper place to go. Perhaps hastened
along.” Others, however, are well aware of their
situation; they are either drawn back because of the emotion or a few just seem
to enjoy hanging (or messing) with the living.
The Tarot also talked about ghosts being drawn to the living who may
have an addiction. The emotion in
participating in the addiction is the attraction. The
point the Tarot is trying to make is that you have to look at how your behavior
is attracting the entity. Ghost hunters
should treat the entities with respect; no need to bait to get a response. If a ghost chooses not to move on, the living
need to decide how they are going to exist with the entity (if they can).
There were 3 Major Arcana cards in synchronicity - The Fool,
The Empress, and The Lovers. In a
previous paragraph, we talked about The Empress as being protective beings as a
part of shielding before engaging with entities. The Fool speaks to the forgiving nature of
the Universe. Tarot said that some
spirits had problems moving on because they felt unworthy to have an
afterlife. As society reports more on
experiences with the afterlife, and the interest in Near Death Experiences grows,
hopefully people will realize that they can move toward the light no matter how
traumatic their lives have been. With
the Lovers, both archetypes apply. There
is the archetype of romantic love (again, the idea of strong emotion) and well
as making the choice to go to the light.
By far the most moving part of the show was when Camille Kea
talked about seeing her grandmother’s spirit leaving her body when she
died. The Reading Room agreed that it
was a profound experience. The
experiences of the Reading Room always add astonishing personal experiences to
the topics we discuss.
So does this answer questions about ghosts? U-Predict…
Monday, May 26, 2014
U-Predict – The Tarot Radio Experiment: The Arecibo Reply (Air date: 5/20/2014)
To celebrate the refurbishment of the Arecibo Radio Telescope, it
broadcast a special signal into space on November 16, 1974. The transmission of
1’s and 0’s can be arranged into a diagram showing, among other things, a human
stick figure, the solar system, the telescope itself and the DNA molecule. In
August of 2001 a crop circle appeared close to the Chilbolton radio telescope
in Hampshire, England. It was quickly named "The Arecibo reply", as
it seemed to be exactly that; a reply to the Arecibo message, describing a
different alien race. Despite years of attempts of debunking, there is no
firm evidence that it was a hoax.
The Reading Room for this show included: Jean Maurie Puhlman, TarotDactyl (Mary
Brown), Camille Kea, Ivy Lieberman, and ReeNee Cummins.
First, when we talk about space and the idea of extraterrestrial
contact on U-Predict, the Tarot has a unique way of acknowledging that the
subject is definitely galactic – we get The Sun, The Moon, The Star and The
World pulled in synchronicity. Such was
the case with this broadcast. Despite
little public interest in this case, Tarot tells us to reconsider what we have
received. Many people point out that 80%
of crop circles are hoaxed, but in the book, “On the Edge of Reality” by Colin Andrews,
Mr. Andrews tracks down and talks to human circle makers. Many, describe seeing the circle they are
about to make in a vision or dream or while meditating. Many feel that they are contacted by the
authentic circle makers and are instructed to make the design. This adds a very interesting dimension to the
whole dynamic of circle making. Are these folks experiencers of the 5th
kind – those who are contacted telepathically by extraterrestrials?
The Tarot pointed out that The Hierophant would be “heartbroken”
(3 of Swords in synchronicity) to find that there is a whole other dimension to
life that we seriously need to consider.
To make this case even more fascinating, about a year later, in a
nearby field, another crop formation appeared. It resembled what most
would consider a “Grey” alien, and it held something that turned out to be a disk
of binary code. Using the ASCII characters to translate the digits the message
decoded was "Beware the bearers of FALSE gifts & their BROKEN
PROMISES. Much PAIN but still time. (Damaged word). There is GOOD out there. We
OPpose DECEPTION. Conduit CLOSING (BELL SOUND)". (Formatting per the
decoded message).
After discussing the second message, we pulled both the 2 of Wands
and 3 of Pentacles in synchronicity.
Together, this could indicate a message sent; a very important message
that could be classed as a formal diplomatic document. In the
same line of thinking, we pulled the 4 and 5 of Cups in synchronicity. The four is telling us that our way of seeing
the world is dissatisfying and the five is saying that our view is down-right
disappointing. We are told to watch for
deception. Could this refer to how alien
races have shaped humanity? How we have developed our fierce ways? Could this be “mom and dad” telling us to “cut
it out?” Oh, we also pulled the Queen of Cups at this time. In the past, this has always been another
signal that something out there loves us and wants to best for us.
Ivy Lieberman and TarotDactyl had interesting points on this
second message. Ivy wondered if this was
a renegade trying to warn us.
TarotDactyl said “I don't think the Emperor wants us to have the magic -
governments would try to keep us separated from alien help...” This is a common belief among many people
that this is exactly what is happening.
It would also explain why these incidents have gotten so little press
and have been dismissed when brought up for discussion.
Jean Maurie pulled angel cards for this reading. The 6 of Raphael told us to “reach out and
make new friends.” The 5 of Gabriel
tells us that we have a challenge to resolve, but to avoid drama in doing
so. And then we got “2 of Gabriel - make
bold and ambitious choices! Great
progress is possible. Important relationships with people who share your
vision. This is a good message.” Doesn’t
the angel message sound similar to the alien message? U-Predict!
Friday, May 9, 2014
U-Predict - The Tarot Talks about Archeology and the Bible (air dates – April 22 and April 29)
I know this is dangerous ground; to many people the
idea of mixing the tarot and anything to do with the Bible is blaspheme. But since the early beginnings of U-Predict,
we have been using the synchronistic archetypes that readily appear when tarot
readers read simultaneously to look at the archeological mysteries that cover
our planet. To move to the archeological
mysteries surrounding the Bible, one of the most mysterious books on the planet
(who actually wrote it, when was it written, and what was left out) was just a
natural follow-on to previous experiments.
And the news cycle was ripe; first we had the U-Predict broadcast on April
22nd to determine if a small scrap of papyrus had been discovered
that strengthened the argument that Jesus had a wife. A few days following that
show, a U-Predict regular, Mary Brown sent me some interesting articles that
talked about how little archeological evidence there was that there had been an
exodus out of Egypt by hundreds of thousands of Hebrews. I put the blogs together because they are two
different sides of the same coin; a relic that sheds doubt on a New Testament story that is told and the lack of relics that
puts doubt on an Old Testament story that is told. What is most amazing is what happened when
Jean Maurie Puhlman added Angel Tarot card to the mix. The angels gave us the best advice about the
entire book itself.
The Reading Room for the April 22 show included: The Reading Room included: Ivy Lieberman,
Jean Maurie Puhlman, Ivy Liberman, Mary Brown (Tarotdactyl), Becky Greywolf,
Anita Perez, Patti Phare-Camp, Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins.
The object read for was
“ On September 18, 2012, HDS Professor Karen L. King announced
the existence of a papyrus fragment dubbed “The Gospel of Jesus’s Wife” at the
International Coptic Congress in Rome.” (Harvard
Divinity School, http://gospelofjesusswife.hds.harvard.edu,
April 10, 2014).
The cards immediately began discussing
how upsetting this idea is to the status quo.
ReeNee Cummins talked about how that some of the other professors at
Harvard Divinity School and elsewhere did not see the idea of “wife” in a
modern context; that these women were seen as other servants of God, and would
not have conjugal duties. Ivy Lieberman
brought up the idea that everyone seemed stuck on Mary Magdalene as his wife,
when it could have been another woman.
The cards demonstrated just as much disruption would be caused if early
Christians had powerful women disciples who preached the same as the men.
Of course, The Hierophant was the most visible
of all the cards. This is the card that represents tradition,
and/or a large contingency of people and institutions that want to keep it that
way. The 6 of Cups, which speaks of preserving things and nostalgia also
figured prominently. What we surprising was the fact that the Death card also
showed up in synchronicity. To most in
the Reading Room, this spoke of the transformation that would happen if women
we given their real place in the history that is described in all of holy books
written at this time. Tarotdactly talked
about the Shekinah, a word that “just popped into her head. ReeNee defined it as the “feminine face of
God” that seemed to be lacking in this discussion – and all discussions like
it.
The rest of the Minor Arcana were cards
of arguing and dissension. We had 5’s of
Wands and Swords; we also had the 8 of Swords, a card that talks about being
bound up in thinking a certain way. In
fact, the 8 of Cups figured prominently in BOTH readings, telling us to get
past these points and move on.
Jean Maurie’s Angel card chastised us for
losing the real message – that of loving our neighbor and having compassion for
all living things. This is not the first
time that we have gotten this message when we have spoken about Jesus. It may be the tarot, but it is much more
spot-on than many modern clergy; it was his message and the application of the
message that was most important.
And so we moved on to the show on The
Exodus from Egypt on the 29th.
The Reading Room for the April 22 show included: The Reading Room included: Ivy Lieberman,
Jean Maurie Puhlman, Ivy Liberman, Mary Brown (Tarotdactyl), Anita Perez, Patti
Phare-Camp, Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins.
One of the best articles on the entire topic
was:
One of the most telling statements from this
article/Nova broadcast is the following:
“Is there mention
of the Israelites anywhere in ancient Egyptian records?
No Egyptian text mentions the Israelites except the famous
inscription of Merneptah dated to about 1206 B.C.E. But those Israelites were
in Canaan; they are not in Egypt, and nothing is said about them escaping from
Egypt.”
Other
research turned up similar comments about lack of evidence.
However,
an ardent group of religious Bible
scholars claim that if you move the Exodus story back further in history, there
is a period where it matches:
“…much less attention has centered on the timing of the
mid-18th-Dynasty abandonment of Avaris (biblical Rameses) that occurred “after
Amenhotep II”, and was followed by an inexplicable occupational gap. Did the
abandonment occur during the reign of Amenhotep II, at the end of his reign, or
during the reign of Thutmose IV?” (http://www.biblearchaeology.org/research.aspx)
So we began by asking if there was a
recording mistake, and the actual events happened further back in history. Anita Perez reminded everyone that if we
followed the matrilineal lines, we may have a more accurate picture of history.
ReeNee asked if it mattered; she asked if
we could just accept these Bible as a book that was about faith, hope and a
better tomorrow. That when (again) Jean
Maurie’s Angel cards opened up. The
Archangel Chamuel old us “There is a better way! Pause for reflection and insight. Dare to be Different. Gabriel told us to “Release ourselves from burdensome
situations.” Gabriel also told us that “We
were working too many hours, trying too hard to please others.”
The only Major Arcana card we got was the
Fool, the card of having faith and stepping off into the future unafraid. Again, are we too busy trying to prove or
disprove the book to miss the message?
The Minor included the Knight of Swords (have both sides rushed in fervently
trying to prove something instead of talking about the miracles that faith can
bring about). If all the religious books
were seen in that light would the world be a better place? U-Predict...
Saturday, April 19, 2014
The Human and Nature DYnamical (HANDY) Model Predicts the fall of Modern Society
For 30 years, I dealt with the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA) on almost a daily basis. I know their rules. One of their most hallowed rules was that you
had to be able to document where the money came from for any activity you did on
their behalf. Also, if you use their
money, you tell your audience that you used their money (kinda like “your tax
dollars at work”). This was a result of
several contractors raking in large funds for private use by charging it to
activity in support of whatever vehicle they were flying. If you were caught disobeying this rule, you
were sure to lose your job, if not face legal action. I’ve told you this so that I can set the
stage for the topic of this U-Predict broadcast.
Mathematician Safa Motesharrei is a Research Assistant at
SESYNC and a PhD candidate in Applied Mathematics/Public Policy at the
University of Maryland (UMD), College Park.
He devised a study on the collapse of civilization. This paper has the following statement within
its opening pages:
"This work was partially funded through NASA/GSFC
[Goddard Space Flight Center] grant NNX12AD03A."
This study used a NASA toolset, the Human and Nature
DYnamical (HANDY) model to determine an obvious by very disturbing fact:
"The fall of the Roman Empire, and the equally (if not
more) advanced Han, Mauryan, and Gupta Empires, as well as so many advanced
Mesopotamian Empires, are all testimony to the fact that advanced,
sophisticated, complex, and creative civilizations can be both fragile and impermanent."
By investigating the human-nature dynamics of these past
cases of collapse, the project identifies the most salient interrelated factors
which explain civilizational decline, and which may help determine the risk of
collapse today: namely, Population, Climate, Water, Agriculture, and Energy.
These factors can lead to collapse when they converge to
generate two crucial social features: "the stretching of resources due to
the strain placed on the ecological carrying capacity"; and "the
economic stratification of society into Elites [rich] and Masses [poor]."
These social phenomena have played "a central role in the character or in
the process of the collapse," in all such cases over "the last five
thousand years."
In other words, our society is participating in the kinds of
actives that lead to collapse in the annals of history. When the research was first released, NASA
said nothing; however within a few days NASA was totally denying that it had
anything at all to do with the study. Of
course, it is easy to see why they would run from such data. Once again, we are back to the “maker/taker”
argument; however, Motesharrei’s study clearly states that the “takers” and
their endless need for wealth and status are the cause of the downfall. With the Supreme Court ruling to give the
wealthy more opportunity to buy legislators and legislations within a few days
of the release of this paper, it is easy to see why a government agency that is
dependent on these bought-and-paid for legislators for their funds (which are
meager), the would not support the research.
So the purpose of this show was to (a) verify that NASA ran from the
results (not very scientific) and (b) see if Tarot would agree with the results
of the study.
We had a fabulous reading room for this show: Ivy Lieberman, Anita Perez, Becky Greywolf,
Patti Phare-Camp, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins.
The questions ask of Tarot basically boiled down to two
major concepts: (a) why did NASA claim
no responsibility at all (including monetary) for the study, and (b) was the
study accurate?
The cards wasted no time in telling the Reading Room exactly
what we wanted to know. The card that
was pulled in synchronicity the most was The Devil. Why?
Here we have what is supposed to be a very scientific agency. That has been the sacred trust that they have
held with the citizens of the world; do good, do good science, share the
results. But the answer from both the
cards and the interpretation from the reading room was that the decision was
made to turn their back on the research because it showed exactly what advanced,
collapsing societies are ADDICTED to – power and money. When those most addicted to power and money
are the ones holding the purse strings, it is easy to see why an agency would
break their trust with the general public.
Ivy Lieberman’s interpretation pretty much nailed it –“we have a history
of ignoring those things that stare us in the face.... We also pulled the Judgment Card as another
Major Arcana. This card tells us that we
need to pay attention, to “wake up” to what is going on.
The
Swords spoke out very plainly. The study
was defined by 3 cards – we had the 3 (heartache), the 5 (vanquishing or being
vanquished by an enemy) and the 10 (the final end). It is easy to see that these three cards sum
up the results of the study. The need to
vanquish or be vanquished and the heartache this would cause. The cost of the battle could easily be the 10
of swords – just as the study predicts; another civilization lost to
antiquity. Jean Maurie Puhlman pulled Angel Tarot while
we were reading. At this point, she
pulled Angel Justice, Archangel Raguel – and the advice was to fight for
justice and equality. Rulings will be
made in your favor - Don't give up!
We
pulled the 6 of Cups in synchronicity as well.
This is the card of nostalgia - want to go back to the “good old days”. What is truly sad is that this is not the
answer. We have to all agree to move in
a new direction. This is not going to be
easy. Many people do not want to have to
involve themselves in any kind of political or social process. The study says that if people come to
understand that we are all responsible for the society and our future, we see
the pattern, we can (and should) do something about it).
The
final two synchronistic cards were the Two of Pentacles and the Queen of
Wands. These cards talk about sharing
the study. The NASA behavior should be
ignored in light of the importance of the study. What the study says, and what we can do about
it is the most important thing. The
Queen of Wands is the pragmatic, back to basics queen. The
study encourages living that way.
However, we can talk about the study in a back-to-basics way. It doesn’t matter who is president; it doesn’t
matter who controls Congress; society’s move to the wealthy with all the power
and the average person having none has been going on for over 50 years. In fact, it happened in the 20’s in the last
century which triggered the great depression.
It was “out of the box thinking” that started to turn the country
around.
Tarot
tells us that we are on a slippery slope.
Tarot also tells us that we have been given an opportunity to fix it. To take action to repair our society so that
we can survive, will be up to us. Are you
willing to get involved, U-Predict…
Sunday, March 23, 2014
U-Predict – Should we Use Social Medial to Determine Mental Health? (Air date 3/18/2014)
Researcher’s notes:
Doing U-Predict keeps me on my toes.
I don't want it to be a show about every crazy idea that comes along;
listeners and participants don’t want it to be a political recap – though some
political predictions are too tempting to pass up. I feel I've got a good topic when it touches
on current events and affects everyone involved – Reading Room or listening
audience. That’s what made this story so
perfect. I felt the first article I read
had to be a fluke; no one would really consider reviewing social media posts as
a barometer of the poster’s mental health.
I mean we all have the email we want back; the Tweet following a bad
day; the defriending after a rant on any topic under the sun. But someone actually takes these posts
seriously? Then I became shocked – there
were many articles written by professionals saying that social media posts
might be the best way to peek into the working of people’s minds and determine
if they need professional mental health!
The Reading Room for this show included: Ivy Lieberman, Mary Brown (TarotDactyl) Jean
Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins. We were joined by new reader DivineGoddessEnergy.
So we started by trying to determine if mental illness in
society was serious enough to trigger this activity. Tarot informed us something that most of us
already know. Mental illness is
everywhere. However, in most of society,
it is something that is ignored; the behavior is tolerated. In some cases, the behavior is celebrated –
it gives that person “character.” While
reading about this, the Tower appeared, and Jean Maurie interpreted her Tower
to mean: “there are problems and they are foolish if they think it’s not, people
are narrow about mental health help.” I
totally agreed with her interpretation.
Since I had a key job in an IT group (corporate webmaster),
I reminded everyone that electronic data – emails, web searches, etc. had been
used in the past in legal proceedings.
The advice that we gave employees, when I was working, was that you
didn’t put anything in electronic writing that you didn’t want presented in a
court of law. Other members of the
Reading Room who worked on government contracts had been given the same advice. There was a mention of the NSA spying on the
citizens, but we all agreed that we could do an entire different show on that.
The synchronistic cards we pulled summed up the problem
perfectly. The Fool was the first
synchronistic card that we pulled. One
meaning of the fool is stepping off into unknown territory. We are doing just that. In fact the Fool is a good card to define the
entire dynamic of Social Media. We have
never had the opportunity to gather in a concrete form of the thinking of so
many individuals. People may have had
negative, angry thoughts; they may have been love-sick about a neighbor and
wrote imaginary love notes encouraging them to run away. But because of lack of
understanding and the novelty of the platform people have done unwise things –
posting whatever they wanted under the guise of free speech. No one realizes that while speech is free,
there may be a terrible social or professional price one pays for
speaking/writing it.
The crux of the problem with this situation can be summed up
with The Hierophant. Again, there are
several layers of meaning that can be applied here. First, there is the stigma in American
society about mental illness. "It happens
in other families." "It is the person
sitting next to me – but it is not me or my family." "It is also easy to cure - there are “meetings”
for that." "More time in church will fix
you right up." Tarot Dactyl’s
interpretation was “there's a stalemate”.
Ivy’s interpretation echoed and added: “this will always be a battle. Taking control
of our own mental health helps, but a nation that takes care of its ill of mind
will move toward the future.”
What was interesting is that while we were talking about
this, Jean Maurie was pulling Angel cards.
We got Michael: “You can be free! Make a courageous choice to change
your situation. Not seeing things
clearly” So we need to move beyond The Hierophant and its institutional ideas
about mental health. We need to take
responsibility, first for ourselves. We
need to understand signs and symptoms and what are treatment options.
We also keyed off the
idea of becoming free and changing our situation. In other words, now is the time to think
before we type or Tweet. The Rotarians
have a code when it comes to sharing information: “1. Is it the truth? 2. Is it fair to
all concerned? 3. Will it build goodwill and better friendships? 4. Will it be
beneficial to all concerned?" There
are many forms and memes of this basic idea out there, but perhaps it is time
to bring them back into fashion.
Considering that our words are gathered, and stored, we may have no
choice: have our sanity questioned on a bad day, or we may choose to not participate in cyber-ranting.
We pulled the 5 and 9 of Swords in synchronicity. These cards are pretty dark. The five stands for vanquished or being vanquished, and the nine is about sorrow and
worry. There were underlying cards for
these synchronicities, and the message was “using social media as a measure of
mental health is a dangerous idea; the untrained may take it upon themselves to
interpret messages they see online.” We
also pulled some court cards in the suit of pentacles – this could indicate
someone who takes advantage of someone who as going through a bad period in
life, and charges a hefty fee for help.
TarotDactyl, who is a media coach, added that “the thing about social
media is that we are "broadcasting" and we don't seem to be aware of
that.”
The final cards we pulled in synchronicity were the Queen of
Cups and Empress. These cards were all
about compassion. This is the most
important message of the cards we pulled today.
We need to have compassion and concern towards all our friends – those
online as well as those we meet face to face.
We need to have compassion for ourselves when we are going through bad
times. Perhaps spilling our feelings in
cyberspace may not be our best answer; we may need to stand up when we need
help and seek it – there are many natural remedies to try as was discussed by
the Reading Room. We also can find
resources to recommend to friends when we see them going through hard times.
Jean’s angel card offered
us advice no matter what is happening: “(card
pulled - Page of Gabriel) - be energetic, brave, optimistic, and playful -
follow your passion. You are ready for
any challenge, opportunities for excitement and adventures. Oh, and think before you post…
Saturday, March 8, 2014
U-Predict Blog – The Future of the Citizen’s Stipend (Air Date 03/04/2014)
Blogger’s Notes: This
topic is one that will enrage a lot of American citizens – what happens if we
give everyone their basic living expenses? The US government would stop the hundred
or so programs that provide a safety-net, and just give every man, woman, and
child in the US enough money to exist. Now,
before someone hurls the device they are reading across the room, realize that
this is already happening in many countries.
Several oil-rich countries give their citizens a yearly salary for
breathing. Finland also believes in the
stipend. In the United States, Alaska
(yes, the home of “Sister” Sarah Palin who is forever bagging her gums about
the evils of socialism) gives “oil and energy profits” to all citizens of the
state. However, the U-Predict reason
behind asking this question is: entry-level
jobs in many well-paying industries are being taken over by robotic or complex
mechanical systems. What is left, are
service industry jobs that are usually minimum wage, with little or no room for
advancement. How do we provide for
people that are stuck at this end of the wage/career scale?
We started the hour by talking about the American Dream as
understood by heartland America. You
graduate high-school (don’t need college) and you go to work in the automobile,
steel, or aerospace factory where your dad and possibly your grandfather
worked. You start at well above the
minimum wage for a company that pays for a large part of your health insurance;
if you stick at the job, you will get a good pension at 65, and spend the rest
of your life on a cruise ship seeing the world.
If you don’t get this opportunity, it’s because you are lazy. It is because “you don’t want to work.” No one says it’s because these dream jobs are
becoming scarcer and scarcer.
The Reading Room included:
Ivy Lieberman, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, and ReeNee
Cummins. We also welcome new reader Yvette
Scott joined us – welcome Yvette.
Because this topic is as much spiritual as it is political. Jean Maurie decided to pull Angel Tarot cards
for each question asked. These cards
added a remarkable dimension to the answers we got.
First questions dealt with the philosophy that people who
don’t get an American dream job are lazy, and need to get off their backsides
and do something. The answers we got
were quick and fast – this is old outdated thinking. If someone believes this they are sadly
behind the times and do not understand the current economy.
The angel card that was pulled was: 7 of Ariel; the interpretation was - you have
invested wisely, have patience and wait for the harvest, review your progress and
make plans for your next endeavor. So
the card was acknowledging that our corporations are doing very well. We are seeing growth that leads some
economists to say that the Great Recession is coming to an end. However we are told to review what is going
on and make NEW plans. The Reading Room
and the Angel Tarot agrees that changes are required.
We then asked how we should spend the monies the US
government collects; should it go for military programs and weapons (where it does
now) or should people come first. All
readers in the Reading Room acknowledged that we understood the need for military
defense, but that we all personally feel that people should come first. Ivy Lieberman’s cards perfectly framed the
discussion as we are having it in the US “we are at a point of confusion....too
much info is mudding the waters of truth. Having a single voice would help.” Yes, the voices are muddied – when a behemoth
defense contractor in your area wins a contract, you are told by your
congressman or woman to celebrate the 2,000 GOOD PAYING (translate American
dream jobs) opportunities that are coming to your community. You may be in one of those jobs and say
you’re glad to have it.
And that is
where the muck and muddiness starts. Could that contract money be used to fix up
the rusting bridge you have to drive cross every day to get to work? Could the plant you work at be converted to a
plant that builds biomedical or renewable energy equipment? The
angel card we got for this question was Queen of Raphael; the instructions were
to follow your heart! A love of home and family. Trustworthy psychic
information. This was interesting –
isn’t protecting home and family important? We all agree it is. But are we truly spending ANY of the money
wisely? Many experts on both sides of the fence will say “no”. The rest of the answer was to follow our
hearts and trust or psychic information.
It is time to rethink our priorities.
Jean also pulled the Knight of Gabriel, which translates to time to take
action! Great passion for a cause.
Instinctively knowing just what to do. She
also pulled the 2 of Ariel - It's important to have balance! Working multiple
jobs or projects at once. Making work
fun. Again the cards (both Tarot and
Angel) are saying that our ideas on this subject are outdated, and we need to
completely rethink what we are doing and why.
The final card hints at the satisfaction that would come from knowing
you were building something that would make people’s lives better.
ReeNee out-and-out asked the question if giving everyone a
stipend to cover housing, food, and medical care was a good idea. The cards responded that our society is not
ready for this concept. Neither those
who legislate how the money is spent nor people receiving it would do it in a
completely fair manner. Corners would
quickly be cut; people receiving the aid would find ways to use others to get
more aid. The Angel Tarot pulled for
this question was Archangel Chamuel, who offered “There’s a better way! Pause
for reflection and insight. Dare to be different!” Jean also pulled the Page of Ariel. This card talked about an excellent
opportunity will be offered to you!
Scholarships or the pursuit of education. Time to get to work. So the Angles suggested that we study for the
jobs that will be available in a new economy, and help retrain people so their
skillset matches what is available.
Tarot has told us in this session that we have to get rid of the
laziness theories before we can set up programs to offer this kind of help to
people. However, the Reading Room was
very much in support of educating people for the future. Camille Kea said it best, “sometimes you need
a hand gently on your shoulder.” This
kind of educational opportunity could be that hand leading someone to a better
life.
When looking at the synchronicities for this reading, the
focus was an echo of what the show was about.
We got The Hierophant (the set-in-stone concepts and corporations that
support them), The Wheel of Fortune (reminding is that time passes, and change
is constant), The Tower (we have a lot of shaky foundations on this topic),
Justice (in the end fairness will be the end product –ready or not) and The Sun
(giving up on the shaky foundations and bringing justice with bring joy to all
people). In fact, we PULLED ALL THE
MAJOR ARCANA AT LEAST ONCE, EXCEPT THE DEVIL CARD. Wow!
Tarot sees this as an important topic, a very important topic. It is also very spiritual. All great religious works tell us to take
care of one another. The fact that The
Devil was missing says one thing: for the most part - IT IS NOT THE RESULT OF INTENTIONAL, MISGUIDED
THINKING BY THE RECIPIENTS THAT HAVE GOTTEN THEM TO THIS STATE.” U-Predict’s theory that the economy is
changing and we must prepare for this change is what Tarot wanted to share. Furthermore, Tarot stated that we needed to
look at the problem from an educational standpoint instead of just “giving
away” money.
We also ran the entire suit of Swords, except for the 2 of
Swords. Here the Tarot is pointing out
that we are overlooking the simple idea of balancing these ideas – both the
idea of protecting people and how to protect them, as well as meeting their
needs. All these Swords is about
thinking about these ideas and preparing ourselves for the change society is
going through. As far as
synchronicities, the most common card was the 3 of Wands – yes, the man looking
for opportunities off in the distance.
We need to look up and out instead of staring at our own feet. All we accomplish with staring down is not
looking the people that are hurt the most in the eye.
We had an interesting triple sequence with the 6, 7, and 8
of cups all pulled in synchronicity. Numerologically,
we see the minor cards, 1-10, and a cycle.
When a series comes up, it can point to where you are in the cycle. This cycle says that we are hanging onto our
nostalgia (6 of Cups), but there are daydreamers thinking of the way forward (7
of Cups), and someday, we will recognize the madness of “doing the same thing
over and over and again” and move on (8 of Cups).
We also pulled the 9 of Wands in synchronicity. This is the card of doing the right
thing. It is the card of fairness. It was also the perfect card to end the
discussion. Jean Maurie pulled more
Angel Tarot. The final cards she pulled
were: Archangel Ariel - strength and
grace through kindness. Self - confidence, forgiveness. Ace of Raphael - a positive new emotional
experience, deep and lasting spiritual insights. The final card - Archangel Raziel EPIPHANY, JOY
through spiritual growth, be a light to others. Did the angels give us a positive answer and
way forward? U-Predict…
Friday, February 21, 2014
U-Predict Blog – Does Life/Consciousness Control the Universe instead of Physics? (Air dates: 02/11/2014 & 2/18/2014)
Blogger’s note: Last
week was crazy; no matter how hard I tried, I could find not even 15 or 20
minutes to sit and compose the blog for the 2/11 show. I really wanted to. We had received some very thought-provoking
answers. But between unexpected company
and a screwed-up appointment here and there, it just didn’t happen. Now I know why – I was doing two shows on the
theory of one person, Dr. Robert Lanza, and that data wanted to be presented
together. The Tarot gave us a complete
picture of the theory, and that’s how the Universe wanted it presented. In addition, Jean Maurie and Maggie Lukowski
had channeled information on their radio show, Empowerment for the Soul, that
verified some of the information we got from Tarot. Despite being an avid reader and student of
Tarot, I am a skeptic – so I am always a little surprised when the Universe
smacks me up- side the head…
Scientific theory can’t quite figure out what to do with
consciousness. Many hardcore scientists
see our thinking as a bunch of chemical reactions that are hard-wired by
natural selection that determines what we do under a given circumstance. These
chemical reactions can be broken down further and explained by mathematics and
physical laws of the universe. It does
sound so neat and tidy. However, many of
the mathematical equations don’t give the complete answer or any answer at all
(some appear to be unsolvable). So humanity
comes up with a series of competing theories.
This one involves vibrating strings that hold the universe together
(people who study sound and vibrational healing like that one). Or we can play with a bunch of dimensions
wrapped inside or around each other (this gives credence to the idea of loved
ones passing into another dimension when they die). But that whole pesky consciousness question
still lingers.
Along comes Dr. Robert Lanza. First, he is a medical doctor, doing cutting
edge stem-cell research. He feels it is
his mission to bring sight to the blind and allow the paralyzed to use their
limbs again. In addition to his medical
work, he is also very interested in quantum mechanics – the math stuff I was
describing in the previous paragraph.
However, he is turning the entire theory upside down. He claims that it is consciousness that is
the core of everything, and that this consciousness made us to be observers of
the universe. Because we observe things
in different ways, people see life, and the answers to how things work in
different ways. To quote Dr. Lanza:
“The urgent and primary questions of the universe have been
undertaken by those physicists who are trying to explain the origins of
everything with grand unified theories. But as exciting and glamorous as these
theories are, they are an evasion, if not a reversal, of the central mystery of
knowledge: that the laws of the world were somehow created to produce the
observer. And more important than this, that the observer in a significant
sense creates reality and not the other way around. Recognition of this insight
leads to a single theory that unifies our understanding of the world.”
That was the question that faced the Reading Room – Is this
the most accurate definition of reality?
How does this affect the idea that we create our own reality? The Reading Room for this broadcast
included: TarotDactyl (Mary Brown), Ivy
Lieberman, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, and ReeNee Cummins. DocVaj joined us again with some interesting
insight on what the cards had to say.
We started and ask if we were just observers? Jean Maurie said “I thought we were here to
create?” I responded that this is what
made his theory so interesting. We are
here to observe – but what we observe determines how we see life; so are we
really creating our reality? What was
most interesting about this observation is that DocVaj commented that “frequencies
change and you rise up to meet the new frequencies you're resonating with.
“ This would tie together the ideas of
observation and creation. What we are
creating is our ability to rise up and meet the new frequency.
We ask three versions of the question – “are we observers;
are we students; are we teachers?” The
answer simply came back “yes.” Further
interpretation of new cards stated that some people are just observers – life
just happens to them and they feel pretty helpless. Some people try to learn from what happens,
and considering how events seem to be cyclical, it does help to interpret
events and affect the outcome for the best.
Others see even deeper patterns, and they become teachers. DocVaj answered a question that causes a lot
of discussion on our community – why do some people understand, why do some
people ignore, and why do some people condemn what we do. Her answer was “Only those on your existing
frequency can be affected by your experience.
That's how it works on this planet.”
Hence, the idea of some being observers, students and teachers. Jean Maurie reminded us that Jesus spoke on
several levels depending on his audience.
Per Dr. Lanza’s theory, we are just observers. So we asked "was the idea of suspending
belief in what we see the key to making miracles happen?” The idea being that
observing is passive; where as co-creation is active involvement. We got The High Priestess in return. When she appears, she is telling us that what
we are asking questions that the Universe feels were are not ready for, or
couldn’t understand the answer. She is
also saying, “Why worry, there is a process – let go and enjoy your life.”
Keeping with the passive idea of suspending disbelief, we
asked if this was the key to making miracles happen; instead of “actively believing”
we suspend disbelief. We went so far as
to ask if this was the secret of the religious masters like Jesus. The answer we got was that Jesus was here to
teach us something more important than that.
He came to teach us to take care of and love one another. Tarot also told us that this concept is more
important than the idea of manifesting for ourselves. (A very interesting side note: We got The
Hanged-Man in synchronicity while we were talking about Jesus, so there is no
doubt that the cards were giving us a very specific answer on this question). Moving on to other synchronicities, we pulled
both The Fool and the Magician. These
cards together overarch the meaning of the entire reading. Realize you interact with the Universe (The
Magician), but just trust the process (The Fool). This was followed by the High Priestess, reminding
us that the Universe intends to keep its secrets. The final Major Arcana was Strength. We do have the strength to be the observers
and have interaction with the Universe.
We do have the strength to gain more and more knowledge; if we but use
it wisely.
Many Minor Arcana were chosen. We pulled the Queen of Wands. This queen is very pragmatic. She talks about going back to the basics –
enjoying life to the fullest, and trusting the process. This Queen matches the message that we have
gotten from the rest of the cards. We
also pulled the 9 of Wands. This is the
card of getting what you need, and being fair to all involved in your
life. Again, we need to think more about
getting what we need instead of just manifesting and manifesting to see if it
works (again).
We pulled the Queen of Cups and the Knight of Cups. The Queen is talking about the love that
surrounds us and supports us; the knight talks about the uneven, adolescent
view that most of us have about the love supporting us. When we get what we want, we feel the love;
when things aren’t going so well, we decide that we are not loved. Again, the message from the Tarot is trust
the process and always feel the love.
We pulled the 3 and 7 of Swords in synchronicity. The 3
of Swords talked about the burden and heartache that many people would face if
they really understood their place in the Universe. Many are ready only to be observers. There is nothing wrong, they are not lesser
beings. We can have compassion to help
them through the rough spots. The 7 of Swords is about taking the energy
out of a situation by being cleaver, by doing something new. This can go back to trusting the process. Knowing that we can learn to observe what
needs to be observed and learning to use that ability wisely. TarotDactyl (Mary
Brown) pulled 3 cards that said it best “taking a leap of faith but still using
what we know from the past and the world around us.”
Second U-Predict Show – This Quantum Theory Proves There is
no Death – and that Reincarnation Happens
To begin the second half of the blog, I again quote Dr.
Robert Lanza:
“The results of quantum physics confirm that observations
can’t be predicted absolutely. Instead, there’s a range of possible
observations each with a different probability. One mainstream explanation, the
“many-worlds” interpretation, states that there are an infinite number of
universes (the “multiverse”). Everything that can possibly happen occurs in
some universe. The old mechanical — “we’re just a bunch of atoms” — view of
life loses its grip in these scenarios.
Biocentrism extends this idea, suggesting that life is a
flowering and adventure that transcends our ordinary linear way of thinking.
Although our individual bodies are destined to self-destruct, the “me” feeling
is just energy operating in the brain. But this energy doesn’t go away at
death. One of the surest principles of science is that energy never dies; it
can neither be created nor destroyed.”
Because he believes in multi-verses, and that our energy
never dies, he feels that we just “start over” somewhere else. That’s a pleasant idea; but it flies in the
face of all the channeled material about reincarnation, the remembrances of
small children, and many people who have had near-death experiences (including
Patti Phare-Camp, who shared her amazing adventure in the reading room).
The Reading Room included some old friends and some new –
but it was a large reading room. It
included: TarotDactyl (Mary Brown), Ivy
Lieberman, Jean Maurie Puhlman, Camille Kea, Patti Phare-Camp, Koneta Bailey, Joanne
Matthew, Gary Carp and ReeNee Cummins.
Since Dr. Lanza’s theories move space/time from a function
of physics to a function of consciousness, does that mean we can move beyond
time and space to a point where neither exist?
Patti Phare-Camp read “it’s a crutch and a burden we don’t understand”. Joanne Matthew said we need to rethink this
idea; Gary Karp read “we have the tools to move from the straight line we find
ourselves trapped....fear is a probability.”
Fear of changing how we see reality from a metaphysical standpoint is
common in all these readings. We also
see, as we did on the first show on Dr. Lanza’s theory, that many people are
not ready or want to ponder such ideas.
Patti Phare-Camp told us about her near death
experience. She said she remembers
traveling through the void I asked where I was and was told I was nowhere, that
this void was reality and all the "things" we think of (trees,
tables, food, bodies) exist only because we all agree to believe in them.” Having that experience gives credence to Dr.
Lanza’s theory. Jean Maurie and Maggie
Lukowski had Elisa Medhus, MD, medium Jamie Butler and Erik Medhus on their
show “Personal Empowerment for the Soul” on Thursday, February 20. Dr. Elisa
Medhus is the author of the book My Son in the Afterlife. Elisa's book chronicles the conversations she
has had with her son through her own experiences, dreams and spirit
communicators, including Jamie Butler.
Erik, speaking through Jamie Butler basically described the same
environment; a state outside of time, space and the material world. Erik told us this was our real home.
We moved on to talk about reincarnation. Dr. Lanza believes that since time is not
really linear, that we just start over in a different life. He doesn’t go into the ideas of Karma and how
behavior affects the next life time – which is the standard metaphysical
idea. In looking at the cards we pulled
we pulled every Major Arcana card at least once. Understanding how our behavior affects us is
a very important topic to Tarot. There
were 7 Major Arcana cards pulled in synchronicity; with a large Reading Room
one might say that is to be expected.
However, some of these cards were pulled 7 or 8 times. They also gave us a good overview of how
reincarnation works.
We started with The Death card; of course, we’re talking
about what happens to us after we die.
But the real message is that reincarnation is about transformation. Transforming our soul, our consciousness to
greater and greater awareness of the Universe and how it works. We also had The Judgment card. From a pure pictorial sense, the card shows a
judgment day, with people coming out of their graves. However, the interpretation is “wake up! Change how you see things.” So the traditional metaphysical concepts
still apply.
The cards gave a view of how the karmic implications of
reincarnation work. We drive our lives
(The Chariot) we have choices to make (The Lovers) about how we are going to
conduct our lives. Sometimes we feel
like The Hanged Man riding The Wheel of Fortune or heading for The Tower. We overlook the fact that one aspect of The
Hanged Man is that the experience gives us the opportunity to see the situation
in a new way. Again, this is one of the
purposes of Karma. Gary Karp also
brought up the other idea behind The Lovers – that is the power of love
itself. Gary asked about people deciding
to reincarnate to share a life time with a loved one or loved ones. When asked if we can choose these opportunities;
the Tarot answered with the High Priestess in synchronicity. So again, Tarot decided to keep a secret, but
didn’t discourage this idea.
As far as the Minor Arcana, 7’s of all suites were pulled as
well as Aces. The 7 is the number of
mystery, the number of the mystic. The
whole idea of reincarnation is very deep and very important. The Aces remind us that reincarnation gives
us the chance the start again, to consolidate and incorporate what we have
learned into our consciousness no matter how you see the Universe structured.
The Tarot decided to remind us that people get in trouble
when it comes to their attraction to material things (in fact, many theories
claim it’s our attraction to the material that causes us to reincarnate.) We pulled the 5 of Pentacles seven times – in
fact; we began calling it the “5 of penitence”. It was also followed by the 6 of Pentacles
and the 10 of Pentacles. Again Tarot is
reminding us that we need to take care of everyone. This is not about who came make, steal, or
cheat their way to the top. In the end,
charity (6 of Pentacles) and plenty for all (the 10 of Pentacles) is what the
Tarot is asking us to give. This
prompted Joanne Matthew to ask “could reincarnation come to an end?” The cards gave us a positive answer. If we learn about love and sharing as the
law, we can end the “wheel of rebirth”.
Are we anywhere close to that?
U-Predict…
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