In Computer Science, we have data and metadata. Allow me to illustrate. ‘City’ is metadata. ‘Austin’ is data (at least in my case). Notice that to have a complete understanding, we must have both the metadata and the data. ‘Austin’ as a piece of data could be someone’s first name or last name. ‘City’ is… Continue reading Concept versus Experience
Category: Experience
Sovereignty & Responsibility
Sovereignty requires responsibility and responsibility demands sovereignty. Sovereignty is taking ownership of one’s life, one’s body, one’s thoughts, and one’s decisions. Beliefs are thoughts held more rigidly, and thus you take ownership of them too. Making decisions can be onerous, especially if you have been psychologically harmed in the past. Collectivism is the opposite of… Continue reading Sovereignty & Responsibility
Mercury and Jupiter
Early on May 10th, Mercury stationed Retrograde in Gemini, one of the two signs it rules. Later that day, Jupiter made its first ingress into Aries Mercury and Jupiter have an interesting connection. Each rules the opposite sign of the other and in both cases: Mercury ruling Gemini while Jupiter rules Sagittarius; Mercury ruling Virgo… Continue reading Mercury and Jupiter
Open-minded Skepticism
In my opinion, the best tool to begin resolving Mass Formation Psychosis is Open-minded Skepticism. Open-mindedness requires one to take in new information and consider possibilities.Skepticism requires one to not simply believe without evidence or disbelieve despite evidence. When attempting to solve a problem, the first solution offered is not likely to be the best.… Continue reading Open-minded Skepticism
The Box Makers
The Box Makers built a box and they shuffled us inside. This box is not new. They planned and they plotted, they imagined and they schemed, for years and decades and longer. The Box Makers know some of the secrets of the Universe. They know that “reality” is make-believe. The better term, one might use,… Continue reading The Box Makers
Willingness
The Star Tarot - Cathy McClelland The 5 of Wands requires participation. The point of the physical realm is action and interaction: choice...choosing. Wanting and desiring are great, but you must be willing to journey. The 5 of Wands in the past shows that you have been willing. You are willing to step forward even… Continue reading Willingness
The Three Universes
In my opinion, we don’t live in one universe; we live in three! Before I begin, I want to reiterate something I say on occasion. When I write posts like this, I am not telling you what is true in an absolute sense. I am sharing a perspective with the hope of inspiring thoughts within… Continue reading The Three Universes
The Appreciation Game
Over the years, I have intermittently discussed the benefit of focused appreciation. My discipline has ebbed and flowed. With intention, I stepped back into it. I think it was 2018, when one friend of mine approached me with a proposition. She asked if I would be willing to partner with her. Each day, we would… Continue reading The Appreciation Game
Putting the Puzzle Together
I spent New Year’s weekend out in the country with many of my best friends in Texas. That house is my home away from home. Those people are the family I wasn’t born with. Every weekend out there is a celebration, whether there is a reason to celebrate or not. At one point, a puzzle… Continue reading Putting the Puzzle Together
Pluto and Personal Power
[Updated August 2021. Essay on Tarot: IV The Emperor] ∆ ▲ ∆ On January 14th, the Sun will make its annual conjunction with Pluto. Astrologically speaking, Pluto is Ground Zero these years, most especially for the USA. I have done a number of readings recently that centered around Pluto in the… Continue reading Pluto and Personal Power