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
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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
A Question about Asking
In response to the tail end of my previous blog post, a client asked me the following questions. What do you mean by ask the universe first? I often hear that but what does it really mean in terms of action? Do I speak to myself? Or what? This is an excellent question and worth… Continue reading A Question about Asking
Actual vs Potential
In my previous article (Tendency), I introduced the idea that an Astrological Birth Chart can describe one’s tendency to flow (express or project) energy (thoughts, feelings, actions, and resources) in a particular way. The Natal Chart is the starting point. By also reviewing the progressed charts, we can see how that tendency might trend over… Continue reading Actual vs Potential
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
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
Happiness is…
Happiness is a thinking game. You feel happiness as an emotion, but you get to happiness through your thoughts. Wealth, to the outside world, is an adjective. It is objective. You can measure the amount of money a person has. You can count the cash, tally up the assets, analyze the value. You can create… Continue reading Happiness is…
The Meaning of Life
What if I told you I just figured out the meaning of life? And what if the answer to that question was given to us, years ago, by a car company? Well, they didn’t give us the answer; they gave us a really big hint! Do you remember back in 2000 when Mazda first came… Continue reading The Meaning of Life
The R/Evolution of the Wheel of Fortune
Early this morning, the Visionary Fiction Alliance published the second part of my guest series on their blog. To read the entire article, use the following links: http://visionaryfictionalliance.com/revolution-wheel-fortune-part1-david-tangredi/ http://visionaryfictionalliance.com/revolution-wheel-fortune-part2-david-tangredi-2/ Happy Solstice!
The Hidden Benefit of “Negative” Manifestation
If you’ve read either of my books or select blog posts, you know about a concept called The Perfection of the Universe. In a nutshell, The Perfection of the Universe states that everything that shows up is perfect, which also means that everything that shows up is beneficial…in some way. That’s a huge mouthful to… Continue reading The Hidden Benefit of “Negative” Manifestation