JUPITER — Federal marshals and law enforcement officers from Jupiter to southern Miami-Dade County are searching today for Michael Merhige, the 35-year-old Miami-area man police believe shattered a family Thanksgiving dinner in Jupiter.
Merhige fatally shot his twin sisters and his 76-year-old aunt, and injured two other relatives, and killed his 6-year-old niece as she slept in her bed.
Police said Merhige killed the child, sisters Lisa Knight — who was pregnant — and Carla Merhige, both 33, and aunt Raymonde Joseph.
He injured Lisa Merhige’s husband, Patrick Knight, 37, and a cousin, Clifford Gebara, 52 .

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By Calvin Palmer

Four people were shot dead last night when a man opened fire at a Thanksgiving Day family gathering in Florida.

Palm Beach County Sheriff’s spokesman Sgt Scott Pascarella said 17 relatives were inside the home in Jupiter when the shootings were reported.

Police are searching for 35-year-old suspect Michael Merihige, of Miami.

The victims have been named as Merhige’s 33-year-old twin sisters — Carla Merhige and Lisa Merhige — Raymonde Joseph, 76, and Merhige’s cousin, six- year-old McKayla Sitton, who was asleep in bed when she was shot.

“It was a domestic disturbance. That’s all we know,” Pascarella said today. “What triggered the gunfire, we don’t know.”

Lisa Merhige’s husband, Patrick McKnight, 37, was wounded and is being treated at a hospital. Another cousin, Clifford Bebara, 52, was also injured. Their condition is unknown.

Makayla was due to perform today in The Nutcracker at the Eissey Theater in Palm Beach Gardens.

“She loved ballet and was so thrilled because this was the first time she was able to participate in The Nutcracker,” Colleen Smith, artistic director of the Classical Ballet Theater, said today.

“She was a delightful little girl,” Smith said. “She was luminous,” Smith said. “She never complained and always said, ‘Thank you.’ Makalya was always smiling and tried to make the other children feel better. She was such a dear child.”

Jupiter, a small coastal town about 90 miles north of Miami.

[Based on reports by the Palm Beach Post and Associated Press.]

How anyone can kill another human being in cold blood is beyond my comprehension. But when one of the victims is a little girl (pictured below) the heinous act becomes that much more disgusting.

I hope that when they find the individual that committed this atrocity, that he receives a quick trial and that life is just as swiftly removed from his body! TGO

Refer to story below. Source: Associated Press

JUPITER, Fla. – Three women and a child in bed were shot to death during a family Thanksgiving gathering in South Florida and a male relative was being sought early Friday.

Police said 17 relatives were in the house when the shootings were reported around 10 p.m. Thursday in Jupiter, a small, well-off beach town about 90 miles north of Miami that is best known as a home to celebrities including Michael Jordan and Burt Reynolds.

Jupiter Police Sgt. Scott Pascarella said officers were looking for Paul Michael Merhige, 35, of Miami. Merhige is a cousin of the 6-year-old victim, Makayla Sitton, and has no criminal record, police said.

The others killed were Merhige’s twin sisters, Carla Merhige and Lisa Knight, 33, and an aunt, Raymonde Joseph, 76, according to police.

Authorities said a fifth victim, Merhige’s brother-in-law Patrick Knight, was being treated at a hospital. His condition was not available. Another man, Clifford Gebara, 52, was grazed by a bullet and was treated by paramedics on the scene and released.

Police across South Florida and the U.S. Marshals Service were searching for Merhige. Pascarella said Merhige is believed to be driving a blue 2007 4-door Toyota Camry with Florida license plate W42 7JT.

Pascarella said police received a 911 call from a neighbor shortly after 10 p.m. Police then received a second 911 call from someone within the home.

Pascarella said the shootings took place inside the house. He said that sometime after Thanksgiving dinner, Merhige left the residence and returned shortly afterward with a handgun.

“What led to this incident, we’re not quite sure,” said Pascarella. “It did not appear there was any altercation prior to this shooting.”

Pascarella said there was an “ongoing resentment” in the family, but didn’t know the nature of the problem or whether the victims were specifically targeted.

Police said the home was owned by Jim Sitton, a photojournalist for WPTV-TV and father of the little girl killed. Sitton told WPTV his daughter was in bed when she was shot. He was at the party at the time of the shooting but was not wounded.

Yellow crime scene tape was stretched around Sitton’s salmon-colored house, located in a well-kept subdivision of stucco homes. Several cars were parked in the driveway, and a crime scene van sat in front.

Sitton told local media that his daughter was supposed to perform Friday in a holiday production of “The Nutcracker.”

“God packed a lot of sweetness into that little body,” Sitton said. “She’s just our life. I don’t know how we are ever going to recover.”

The relationship between Sitton and Paul Merhige was unclear, police said.

Phone calls to a number listed for Paul Merhige were not answered. A phone call to Sitton was also not returned.

Neighbors in the Palm Beach County community were shocked.

“Our kids walk the streets by themselves,” said 67-year-old Nicole Kemp, who did not know any of the victims. “I thought it was the safest place to live. I guess it doesn’t matter, if there’s a maniac here.”

It’s unclear where the adult victims lived. Carla Merhige was a real estate agent in Miami, said a co-worker.

“She was a wonderful agent,” said Joanna Sherman, a manager at Coldwell Banker Residential real estate. “She was very active in the community and in charities. She was just a genuine, beautiful individual. She always had a smile for everybody.”

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Associated Press writers Suzette Laboy and Tamara Lush contributed to this report.

(This version CORRECTS last names of two victims to ‘Knight.’)

Europa ,Giove e Creta nel mito di Minosse e del Toro

Giove pianeta del Toro lo fa rinascere Sagittario

Atlantide e Creta e l’acqua universale

Nelle icone in alto sono rispettivamente rappresentati degli affreschi ritrovati nel palazzo cretese di Cnosso e lo stesso palazzo reale di Cnosso, sede dei re cretesi il più conosciuto dei quali era Minosse , si voglia perchè era ritenuto  figlio di Europa e di Zeus si voglia  per la narrazione mitologica del Minotauro, figlio questi di un toro bianco, regalato da Poseidon a Minosse in sacrificio come protezione di Creta , e la moglie stessa di Minosse che invaghitasi del toro ne rimase incinta e diete alla luce un essere metà toro e metà uomo, per l’appunto il Minotauro.

Nell’introdurci al mito di Europa ,figlia del re fenicio di Tiro; Agenor, e del suo rapimento da parte di Zeus si doveva in qual modo fare una piccola introduzione cronologica per evidenziare la commistione esistente tra varie culture e vari miti dell’antichità.

La  principessa Europa  stava giocando sulle spiagge di Tiro con altre ancelle e raccoglieva fiori vicino al mare, quando Zeus la vide da lontano e se ne innamorò.

Il padre di Europa soleva portare a pascolo i buoi e Zeus pensò di poter sedurre la ragazza ,facendosi aiutare da Hermes nella metamorfosi, acquistando le sembianze di un Toro bianco, così fece, trasmormatosi nell’animale si indrodusse nelle mandrie di Agenor,grazie anche ad Hermes, e da lì ,se ne allontò per arrivare vicino alla riva dove c’era Europa, con l’espediente di mostrarsi alla fanciulla pacifico e docile al fine che la stessa non ne avesse timore.

La fanciulla dapprima alla vista del toro ne ebbe timore ma poi saggiatone la mansuetudine con carezze e avvicinamenti ne montò in groppa fiduciosa, fu lì che Zeus la rapì e attraversando il mare Mediterraneo approdò a Creta , sua isola adottiva.

La ragazza durante tutto il tragitto emise urla e per non cadere in acqua si aggrappò saldamente alle corna del toro.

Secondo me ,non a caso Zeus portò Europa a Creta, quest’isola era la sua patria adottiva, ne aveva consacrato la  nascita, quando sua madre Rea con uno stratagemma, lo salvò da essere divorato dal padre Cronos, sorte che invece era toccata agli altri suoi fratelli.

La nascita di Zeus ,inoltre, fu dovuta soprattutto all’appoggio complice dei suoi nonni Gea e Urano ,che aiutarono  Rea a trovare un posto adatto a nasconderlo, per inciso una grotta di Creta.

In questa grotta ricevette il nutrimento dalla capra Amaltea che lo allattò e dalla ninfa Melissa che lo nutrì con il miele .

E’ storia poi che quando Zeus divenne grande diede da bere un veleno al padre Cronos che vomitò tutti i fratelli ingoiati e anche la pietra datagli in sostituzione del corpo di Zeus , da Rea ,per simularne  la nascita.

Ritorniamo a Europa una volta sull’isola cretese Zeus riacquistò la sue sembianze divine e possedette la fanciulla disteso vicino ad un Platano, per alcuni, per altri autori ,vicino ad un Cipresso, da questa unione nacquero tre figli il più importante era appunto Minosse che sarebbe succeduto al padre adottivo Asterio, quest’ultimo dato come marito a Europa al fine di divenire regina di Creta.

Rimasta a Creta e sposatane il re, alla fanciulla furono fatti tre doni da Zeus, allo scopo  di proteggerne la permanenza, uno era un cane che proteggeva l’sola, un altro era un robot meccanico di bronzo sempre regalato per lo stesso scopo, e il terzo era un giavellotto che se lanciato mirava con precisione infallibile il bersaglio da colpire.

In questo lasso di tempo ,nel frattempo, i tre fratelli di Europa la cercarono invano, il più famoso dei quali Cadmo ,nella stessa ricerca si stanziò a Tebe e ne fu re e fondatore, nonchè sposo di Armonia e padre di Semele madre a sua volta di Dioniso.

Zeus per onorare l’animale che gli permise di possedere Europa lo immortalò nel firmamento e da lì nacque la costellazione del Toro.

La storia di Europa oltre alle connotazioni dell’inganno e della violenza ci riporta anche al significato e alla possibile leggenda di come sia nato il nostro continente.

Quindi si presume, che dalle coste egiziane o fenicee , una popolazione si sia addendrata ad esplorare altre terre attraverso la traversata del mare mediterraneo con mezzi anfibi, o velieri, o navi o qualsivoglia mezzo che potesse solcare le acque , e che abbia trovato, lungo il viaggio marino,  molto probabilmente , un tornado e  mare agitato e turbolento.

Infatti Europa resta attaccata  alle corna del toro,durante lo spostamento, corna che in questo caso simboleggiano la mezzaluna, il  bianco del toro , è simbolo della stessa colorazione lunare e della schiuma marina quando il mare è agitato, e  sappiamo che le maree sono determinate anche dalla Luna.

Zeus inoltre è sempre stato rappresentato come un Dio che aveva caratteristiche di scatenare fulmini,tuoni e saette e di provocare anche tempeste,quindi secondo me questo racconto della genitura della stanzialità europea ne connatura la posizione geografica che dall’Africa, attraverso il mediterraneo delle coste sicule, non dimentichiamo che Zeus era chiamato anche con l’appellativo Etneo, quindi residente sul vulcano Etna ,in Sicilia, si era propagata in analogia, naufragando sulle coste cretesi e dando vita ad altre comunità in espansione territoriale.

 Il nostro continente nacque partendo dalla Sicilia, e incontrando la civiltà cretese avamposto tra l’Africa e l’Asia ,ne abbia demarcato e configurato l’assetto del propio territorio geografico come terzo continente terrestre.

Sappiamo dall’osservazione di  Giove come pianeta e della  sua Luna Europa ,come questa sia un satellite dove si trova acqua,elemento che è ormai stato avvistato anche sul nostro satellite.

Platone nel racconto  del suo mito di Atlantide ha quasi sempre ipotizzato che questi si trovasse ubicato dalle parti di Creta e che la stessa Creta fosse un’isola dove ne erano rimaste le vestigia ormai sepolte da continui terremoti e maremoti a cui l’isola è stata soggetta.

Certo che una cosa a dir poco quasi indecifrabile e che ancora è avvolto dal mistero è l’alfabeto cretese il quale non si riesce a decodificare, e l’altro mistero è la forma dei suoi palazzi ed edifici costruiti come se fossero labirinti, almeno parte di essi

Si narra inoltre che il marito nonchè re di Creta sposo di Europa  ,Asterio, fosse il discendente di quinta generazione di Deucalione,dell’unico sopravvisuto  al diluvio universale.

Ancora acqua ,la Luna stavolta quella di Zeus o Giove, Europa, e il mito di Atlantide e del diluvio universale.

Nella costellazione del Toro e nel mito a lui consacrato da Zeus o Giove, nonchè del toro bianco dato dal Dio del mare Poseidon, a cui la società atlantidea aveva eretto un tempio di venerazione, si intrecciano  leggende storie e manifestazioni della spiegazione primordiale della nascita del nostro pianeta e dei continenti dello stesso.

Un comun denominatore nell’intreccio della tradizione orale greca traslata attraverso i dialoghi successivamente trasportati anche in forma scritta, e le altre civiltà del  passato esiste, in molte lingue e antiche religioni Zeus o Giove assume quasi sempre la connotazione di colui che presiede ai tuoni ai fulmini e alla giustizia riequilibrando e ridefinendo assetti geografici e comunitari come Dio del cielo e generatore di tutte le cose.

Andando a leggere in sommaria decifrazione della teogonia di Esiodo, Zeus nelle sue scappatelle, chiamiamole così, soprattutto quelle con donne mortali,imprime un nuovo ordine divino sulla terra trasformandola in mescolanza anche di genie  eterogenee, si pensi al suo rapporto con Semele da cui deve nascere la vegetazione e la fauna, associata a Dionisio, il quale per potersi riprodurre deve purificare la zolla della terra ,terra trasformata attraverso il fuoco, solo così il terreno potrà cambiare coltura e  attraverso la confusione ,che dapprima avviene ,riunirsi al disegno divino della liberazione di nuovi frutti e fiori, ciò si compie attraverso lo smembramento e la vivisezione di tutte le parti del corpo terrestre che dovranno essere poi ricomposte nel compimento dell’opera della riunificazione tra l’uomo e il creato.

Questo è Dionisio, l’orgiastica liberazione attraverso dei riti folli e insensati degli istinti nascosti della natura divoratrice e generatrice.

Infatti lo stesso Dionisio viene fatto a pezzi e gettato nelle acque, cosa che avviene anche per Orfeo, l’unico pezzo del corpo che rimane è la testa, e se si pensa alle Gorgone Medusa, Perseo ne riporta la vittoria tagliandole la testa.

La testa dove è contenuto il centro del nostro pensare, dove è contenuto il cervello, già gli antichi conoscevano la morte celebrale e la simboleggiavano attraverso la mascherata  della testa, le maschere indossate durante i riti dionisiaci per unirsi al Dio e divenirne espressione reale di unione erano proprio questo, la reincarnazione, la resurrezione.

Certo che nel  leggerne il simbolismo del Dio Dionisio si potrebbe anche interpretarlo come fonte di alleviare le sofferenze del corpo e della mente usando sostanze psicogene o quanto meno inebrianti, come il vino, per poter sopportare meglio le fatiche del vivere e le avversità che la stessa natura animalesca umana pone a detrimento dello spirito divino.

Tutto il racconto della mitologia greca attraverso anche le allegorie filosofiche e astrali ci porta a cercare di raccogliere quei pezzi smembrati durante i secoli e le ere ,che si trovano sparsi sul nostro pianeta e nell’universo.

Io sto cercando di farlo con Giove e la sua figliolanza e con Giove e i segni zodiacali a cui il suo mito si confà

Giove arciere nel Sagittario, Giove Chirone che insegna che accoglie le sofferenze e fa guarire, Giove che rende immortali nello spirito che ha dovuto sopportare fatiche e ostacoli da parte di chi non conosce la dottrina della natura.

Giove che esilia il tempo ma che non lo fa morire, lo nasconde, lo mette da parte affinchè non divori tutto e tutti,Giove misericordioso nel far nascere Dionisio ,il portatore di estasi e di effetti anestetici,Giove benevolo con il diverso di sembianze, Giove che accoglie l’estraneo,lo straniero, Giove maestro di ospitalità e di disciplina, Giove che attraverso le sue figlie le Muse vuole donare gaudio e felicità, Giove che deve compiere anche atti prevaricatori….Zeus che però si assoggetta solo a Themis e a Demeter e alle loro richieste, guardando anche ad Athena , come alla parte femminile del suo essere più capace ad esprimere valori di coraggio e audacia, anche con un assoggettamento aggressivo.

Zeus è e rappresenta per il segno del Toro la rinascita e lo scettro della vittoria conquistata con pazienza e maestria che sottace l’impossessamento e la conoscenza delle leggi naturali e l’uso degli strumenti per farle funzionare, i ruoli e le vegetazioni a cui il segno del Toro sente di appartenere anima e corpo, un segno che trova nel Sagittario la sua morte ma la sua rinascita toccando le sfere anche degli eccessi degli appetiti sessuali e della godereccia lassività, incontrando Dionisio, dove nel ritornare ,questo segno di terra alla sua natura divina, deve portare  con se nuove prospettive e nuove terre da conquistare, oltrepassato questo confine, cicrcoscritto nel mare, il toro può spogliato dalla sua falsa identità regnare tranquillo e beato vicino al volgere della natura e dei suoi cicli.

Il segno del Toro governato da Lucifero ovvero Venere chiamata stella del mattino e da Giove ossia da Zeus portatore di seme nuovo su terre conosciute e floride, come Creta, può attraverso l’esaltazione della Luna Selene, colei che risplende e che guida il carro della luce del Sole ,prima del tramonto, far nascere la c.d. età aurea, identificata come oltraggio, nella bibbia ,nell’adorazione del vitello d’oro.

L’età dell’oro del Toro è la consacrazione tra Demeter della Virgo, il settore zodiacale che è per questo segno espressione del suo modo di amare e di procreare, e  Zeus settore sagittariano dove il Toro si ricongiunge al suo lato spirituale e divino spogliandosi proprio della maschera animalesca e istintiva a cui assoggetta la sua esistenza.

Demeter madre natura, la prosperità del  seme raccolto e conservato e Zeus lo spirito divino e colui che giudica e si ripropone di far trionfare anche la parte benefica e paterna della natura.

Venere incontra la fortuna trasportando la chiarezza  del Sole oltrepassando la simbolica intrigante e nascosta natura scorpionica, opponendosi al possesso finalizzato solo all’orgasmo ma cercando nel Saggitario la libertà sublime dei sensi dell’eros estiatico.

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As fall gives way to the winter months, and the land has given up its harvest and begins to become barren, being grateful that we will be able to survive through the season, comes to mind.  The early pilgrims celebrated with the Indians that they would survive and see another year and again toil the land to see many more winters in this new unknown territory.  The thoughts of being thankful and humble gave them the humility and understanding to accept help and develop the resources and inventions to survive and prosper in this new world.  These days it is harder for us to be grateful and thankful for what we have, because life is so much easier, or so we think.  What planets give us the ability to be grateful and thankful came to mind as I was thinking about this matter?

Jupiter and Saturn the gods of the ancient world does the trick for us, but not alone and separate, but as twins (as in the sign of Gemini) working in harmony to bring about the world we wish to live in.  Their work is so tied together, that they appear to be like Siamese twins, where one can not tell who is doing what to what.  It all comes out in the wash as one, and we are very happy that it does.  Saturn gives us structure, organization, consistency, security, stamina, steadfastness, limitations and boundaries.  The power of Saturn to help the individual to be true to it self, and to have the perseverance, endurance, conscientiousness, patience, wisdom, dependability, and consistency helps one to solve difficult situations and tribulations.

Jupiter represents trust, belief, growth, impetus, thriving, good fortune, prosperity, and the broadening of one’s horizons.  A developed sense of morality, ethics, truth, understanding, principles, and values which would represent what the individual stands for.  Jupiter also means wisdom, hope, grace, confidence, affluence, optimism, generosity, expansion and abundance.  Furthermore Jupiter together with Saturn means appearance, formation, compression, concentration, obligation, justice, law and order.

Depending on what signs and aspects these two planets are making with one another, and then to the other planets in the natal chart, will determine how much gratitude will come naturally to the individual.  In cases where the individual is hampered by their chart, one will use the chart’s information to help the individual gain the gratitude needed.  As I have always stated, the natal chart only indicates, it does not destine the individual to that fate.  I believe that although God may have given us problems and hardships to deal with, he has also given us the ability and assets to overcome the situation.

With gratitude on our side we begin to realize and appreciate what ever is given to us in this life, whether large or small.  Being grateful to God allows our subconscious to be open to all that comes our way, and being open we are able to see all the good that He has created for us.  Have you ever noticed during your daily routine, when one has been thankful to someone for their kindness and appreciated what was done, how that particular individual tries to do even more for you.  How can God do any less?  Actually I believe that the good for us is already here, but it is our gratitude that opens our vision to what is already in our harvest and bounty.  It is like the old saying “Is the glass half full or half empty?”, and it is true with how we see our lives.  So remember, the harvest and bounty is already in, and if we are grateful for it, our vision will be to see it, and it will manifest in our lives. 

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The biggest meal of the American year will be served on Thanksgiving Day, which falls on the last Thursday of November and, quite appropriately, during the sign of Sagittarius. Who else but Jupiter would devise such a huge feast based on thankfulness for a ripe and bountiful harvest? (Did you know that gratitude falls under Jupiter’s rulership?) We really owe a bit of gratitude to those wise souls who selected the dates for our secular holidays. It seems to me they knew a little about the signs.

Try a Leek and Mustard Quiche

If you’re still planning a menu, or are looking for some last minute suggestions, here are some foods belonging to Jupiter that can make an auspicious appearance on your Thanksgiving table.

Meat: Lamb, venision, liver, chicken, and pheasant (turkeys belong to Virgo, btw)
Fruit: Apples, apricots, blueberries, raisins, strawberries, rhubarb, oranges, grapefruit, limes
Veggies: Asparagus, leeks, tomato, turnip, parsnip, chickpea, beets, onion, radishes, celery
Grains: Rice, barley, wheat
Herbs and Spices: Anise, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, mint, garlic, saffron, thyme, jasmine, sesame, sage, ginseng, comfrey, tumeric, sugar, maple syrup

There always seems to be some overlapping in planetary/sign rulerships of foods, so it’s okay to play it a little loose. If a food seems to fit your idea of Jupiter or Sag, there’s an intuitive reason for that…so go with it.

For example, I find leeks listed under the rulership of Mars, Scorpio, and Jupiter. I happen to have a bang-up recipe for leek and mustard pie that you can whip up easily and is guaranteed to please. My Virgo vegetarian niece made this for our first Thanksgiving in the house I live in now, so it’s very Sagittarian for me. It was absolutely stupendous, by the way.

Leek and Mustard Pie

Servings: 4-6
Time: 1 Hour

1 Deep-dish pie crust
1 lb. leeks
1 Knob of butter ~ about 3 tablespoons, enough to sautee the leeks
3 Eggs
1 Cup of milk
3 Tbsp coarse grain mustard
3 oz grated Gruyere cheese (Go for 5 ozs to make it even better)
Dash of white wine

Leek Quiche

Chop the leeks, taking off most of the thick green leaves, fry in butter about 5 minutes. Add a dash of wine, salt and pepper, and cook until tender ~ about 10-15 minutes.

Beat eggs, stir in milk, mustard and cheese.

Put leeks into the pie crust, pour the egg mixture over them, and bake at 400 degrees for 30-45 minutes, until it’s set and brown on the top.

Let sit for aobut 5 minutes before serving.

We’re in a new astrological month — it’s a time to celebrate!  We have shifted from the inner transformational energy of Scorpio to the broad-minded, philosophical energy of Sagittarius.  Sagittarius is ruled by the planet Jupiter, the planet of optimism, idealism, and expansion of the our minds and thoughts.  In our astrological natal charts, Jupiter shows us how we connect to a higher order and how we express our inner faith and idealism. 

Obatala: Orisha of peace, purity, and fatherhood

Like Jupiter, Sagittarian energy is enthusiastic, optimistic, and idealistic — almost to a fault!  Though there is some debate about the issue, I believe that Sagittarian energy is very similar to that of  Obatala, the orisha of peace and purity.   Not only is Obatala the father of humanity just like Jupiter/Zeus in Roman mythology, but the peace of mind that Obatala brings strengthens our inner faith and helps us to stay optimistic even when facing the trials that life bring.

During the next Sagittarian month, this is a time to rejuvenate our minds and refocus ourselves on our goals.  What dreams have you had that you have given up on?  Ask Obatala to help you remember those long lost dreams and to give you the energy and passion to realize them!

Two nights ago at five o’clock at night, I was standing outside looking up into the nearly dark sky. A faint line of light trailed along the horizon. Hazy lavender touched the earth and a line of pink topped it off. That mix of colors and mist slipped upward into the dark night sky.

As I faced the west, the waxing crescent moon was to my right with planet Jupiter sitting brightly on its left.

The air was cooler, close to freezing cold. My hands and nose were cold. I could see my breath as I stood in the deepening darkness. I looked up into the trees; the branches took on a silvery cast.

I called to Uriah. His hackles were raised and he was barking towards the path. I called him back, time to head into the house.

 Two hours later, I was back outside. I had to keep telling the dog to stay close. I could hear the coyotes they sounded like they were to the east and south of us. They were coming closer.

Why is it, when you want a dog to do his business instead he decides to sniff around and waste time.  I was getting nervous.   Different sounds were coming out of the darkness. Sticks snapping, a faint growl, the dried grass was rustling as if something were walking through.

I did not want an altercation between a younger animal and Uriah. He is eleven and a half, just because he thinks he’s big stuff, doesn’t make it true.  

Uriah watched me, and then turned to the trees. I had him walk with me towards the front of the house. I kept talking, he continued to growl, and mutter. He sounded a lot like my grandfather; complaining about noise, kids, and pigeons.

It was dark, and a foggy haze settled in around the trees. The air felt electrically charged. I’ve lived out here long enough to pay attention to my inner warning system. We headed to the house.  Uriah came inside,… reluctantly.

I had just enough time to wash my hands and sit down at the computer. When my old cat PJ, sat up from a sound sleep and hid in the hall closet.

When I first moved out here, fourteen years ago, PJ was chased by a coyote.  PJ outran the coyote. My closest neighbor at that time said, “They never saw a cat run so fast.”  I hadn’t realized that a coyote can reach speeds up to 43 mph. That had happened in the middle of a day with bright sunshine.

I cracked open the window and shut it right away. There was a pack of coyotes in my yard. No more than twenty feet from the window I opened. The high pitch ‘yapping’ and ‘yipping’ flowed into the room. One of the animals howled, his was a deeper sound. Not the high pitch ‘yip’ I normally heard.

I wasn’t afraid of them. I respect them enough to say out of their way. But I did open a window upstairs and tell them to leave. Of course they didn’t listen. My voice is too shrill, I had to deepen it, and then tell them to leave. Finally they stopped making noise and left.  That silence lasted until ten o’clock, after that they returned every hour – all- night- long.

Last night was quiet. The rain and fog moved in blocking the moon, Jupiter should be on the right side of the first quarter moon tonight.

So far nothing is moving out there tonight.

That not true!  I can hear that irritating rat, shuffling around the dog kennel…

Picture from Hubble site.org

http://hubblesite.org/gallery/album/entire/pr2006019c/

Sim, já surgiram novos absurdos sobre 2012 e sobre o novo fim do mundo!

Deixo bem claro que eu não acredito nessa papagaiada de fim de mundo em 2012, mas acredito numa consolidação de mudanças de pensamento do ser humano, em explosões solares e que o Brasil não levará muitas medalhas de ouro nas Olimpíadas de Londres.

Vejamos as novidades dos aterrorizadores e analfabetos funcionais de plantão:

1 - Já pintou por aí gente falando que o tal do Nibiru, Planeta X, Segundo Sol,  seja lá quais forem os outros nomes dele, é na verdade Júpiter! E ainda fala que tem o respaldo da NASA acerca desta informção! Vamos esclarecer esta parte:  há uma vertente que afirma que em 2012 o tal do 12º Planeta voltará e ficará BEM visível, causando cataclismas sem proporções em nosso planeta. Como existem pessoas que não acreditam no papo dos místicos e religisos, temos pessoas que buscam explicar tudo pela Ciência, logo surgiu quem fale que é Júpiter quem se aproximará absurdamente da Terra. CONCLUSãO: agora temos a vertente que prefere se apoiar na Ciência e arranja explicações extremamente astronômicas e científicas para coisas místicas.

2 – Dizem por aí que Einstein disse: “Se as abelhas desparecessem da face da Terra, o Homem teria apenas quatro anos de vida”. E isso virou tema do Super Pop de ontem e já tem gente falando besteiras apavoradas internet afora acerca das abelhas. Sim, já estão misturando o decrescimento da população de abelhas no mundo com 2012.

Gente, vão viver suas vidas que vocês concerteza sairão ganhando mais. Ficar criando suas próprias explicações para se juntarem as tantas teorias sobre o fim do mundo em 2012 não vai resolver nada, nem pagar usas contas de água, luz, muito menos ajudar o mundo a resolver seus problemas ambientais e morais.

O ano de 2012 está se superando nas previsões catastróficas que levarão o mundo a mais um fim.  Eis uma lista de todos os finais que nosso planeta já deveria ter tido, segundo a espécie (que se julga)mais inteligente a habitar o planeta, ou seja, o ser humano: http://www.humornaciencia.com.br/pseudo/fimdomundo.htm

“…fé na vida, fé no homem, fé no que virá
nós podemos tudo, nós podemos mais, vamos lá fazer o que será.”

Um pouquinho tarde, mas vamos lá: welcome, sagitário!!
Desde 22 de novembro às 2:30 AM, aproximadamente, o sol está em seu trajeto anual pelo signo de Sagitário, entao vamos falar um pouco dele.

Nao é à toa que esse signo do elemento fogo, tao idealista e visionário, vem na espiral do zodíaco depois de escorpiao. Sagitário é simbolizado pelo centauro, figura metade homem, metade cavalo, que segura um arco e flecha apontando para cima. Como a astrologia é um universo de símbolos infinitos, só dessa imagem a gente pode tirar várias associaçoes.

Mas vamos primeiro ao aspecto de olhar para frente; sagitário está sempre mirando o alvo, pronto para lançar a flecha. Ele está sempre perseguindo algum objetivo lá na frente, olhando para as possibilidades do amanha. Sim, sim, aquário é o conhecido “signo do futuro” (em fevereiro vamos estar falando dele), mas sagitário tem um papel importante de trazer um sopro de estímulo e fé nas possibilidades vindouras, depois do ciclo escorpionino.

Dentro de uma perspectiva cíclica é isso mesmo: já perdemos a casca, já nos transformamos, entao agora vamos sonhar com o que vem pela frente. Isso é Sagitário.

Sagitarianos em geral podem pecar por excesso de metas a alcançar, mas definitivamente nao pela falta das mesmas. Eles vem mil possibilidades, e todas grandiosas… afinal esse signo é regido pelo maior planeta do sistema solar, Júpiter.
Tudo aqui é grande, espaçoso, amplo. Assim sao seus ideais de vida, assim sao seus objetivos, assim sao suas crenças… coisa muito importante para sagitário. Crenças. Fé, no sentido de confiar que as coisas vao acontecer, sim. Tudo vai dar certo no final da história.
Nao é o mesmo tipo de fé que poderíamos associar ao signo de Peixes.
É confiança.
Signos de fogo (áries, leao e sagitário) tem fé: eles confiam na capacidade humana de “fazer o que será”, como diz a cançao. Tem muito de entusiasmo aqui, sim. Afinal, sagitário é o fogo do espírito, aquele impulso que nos mantém andando pra frente, acreditando, confiando, e vislumbrando o que vem por aí…

Also called as Aakaash (space) Mudra.

Keyword for this Mudra is “expand”.

• This Mudra activates Jupiter inside you and brings abundance in your life.
• It will expand your horizon and get wider views of life and you will become a good judge of the life’s events.
• The teacher in you will be activated too.
• Person who is mean minded and selfish will become broad minded and selfless.
• This generates blue energy and thus activates throat Chakra.

Chant Bija Mantra “Om Hum Namaha” while doing this Mudra.

Touch the middle finger with thumb on both the hands

Jupiter the giant ruler of Sagittarius

This year the heavy burden of change in earth’s systems, world governments and weather patterns is sometimes laid at Scorpio’s door. But a much greater force was at work: Saturn, the great planet of sidereal change, slowly and inexorably moved out of the communicative and meticulously-ordered earth-sign of Virgo, where he has ruled, written in stone, made careful lists and acted in a predictable manner for the last three years. On October 29th 2009, he entered Libra, the zodiac sign of partnerships, cooperative ventures, balance and – above all – change.

Changes at the end of the year are expected as we in the Northern hemisphere descend into winter; but Saturn’s influence is huge. Just as the moon affects earth’s ocean tides, the ringed giant’s great orb reaches from its distant position in the sixth solar orbit to touch and move this little world of ours in the third planetary belt round the sun.

At the beginning of November this huge astrological catalyst of change had already joined forces with the sun in Scorpio and world mayhem, freak weather systems, and cultural upheaval were apparent: floods, tsunamis and out-of-season storms added to wars and conflict, famine and a breakdown in communications in both Old and New worlds. We are only now recovering from the effects of drought and starvation in some African regions and deluge and homeless scenarios in the North.

Saturn the planet of change and upheaval

It is a surprise and relief when, following the double Scorpionic portion dished out to us in mid-November by the New Moon, that Saturn’s new position in Libra should be accentuated by the sun’s transition on November 22nd into jovial Sagittarius. This zodiac sign is ruled by abundant Jupiter. It allows us a respite, a time to remember our place on the planet, our blessings, our way forward. But it, too, heralds change.

Sagittarius is a fire sign, sent to melt the icy waters Scorpio dragged in with its lethal tail. The archer, sunny of disposition and sending arrows presaging abundant flow to come, allows the glow of Thanksgiving and a glimpse towards the festivities of midwinter, but he reminds us that more work is round the corner as we are moving into a New Age. It helps to know, however that his ruler, Jupiter presently stands with Neptune, the planet of change and the spiritual, the mystical and unknown in forward-looking Aquarius; so our path, while difficult, is overseen by angels.

A trusted astrologer friend says:
“November 22-30: This is a highly creative time. Pay attention and focus on the little signs. Push the boundaries of what you perceive possible. Stretch your imagination. Resist the temptations of the status quo. Ask the right questions, ‘why not’ and ‘what if’. Be brave.

“Mostly just be in your own spirit, take time to meditate, try to remember that the Universe is ordering things in right timing; that in moving from a place of trusting, your own ability and power to create will open up. Spend time with others you like to be around and keep cutting clutter and non-essentials from your life.”

As the month draws to a close, we are being challenged to seek even greater clarity and depth of meaning in life, in our relationships, in our day-to-day interaction with others, work colleagues, family and strangers alike, so that we start to evolve in spiritual understanding of our place on this special planet Earth.

And at month-end, as we move into December, Mercury aspects challenge us to release stress and restore clarity of thinking. Mercury the messenger and communicator-par-excellence may get us through the hard part.

December begins with a powerful double-whammy: a Full Moon in Gemini on December 1st coincides with giant Uranus’ turning direct.

Changes and new directions are on the cards – in spades.

But we have help. Angels and giants are around to help us through.

This is an occasional astrological blog posting, as we move through the year. I am aware that many are familiar with the Western zodiac and its implications. However I hope to encourage a friend who understands the ramifications of the Vedic astrological system of the Indian sub-continent to join me in the next blog post. It is a fascinating system, with many parallels with Western and even Chinese texts. I think it will be something to look forward to.

Mosque, Jupiter, Moon

Originally uploaded by PA & AK

A colleague and I have been asking students to follow the moon cycle this month in order to think about different ways of knowing something using perception, emotion, reason and language. Yes, it’s part of a course. The point is, I have been out taking photos and making my own observations.
It seemed appropriate with the Moon and Jupiter being in conjunction, and this being the beginning of Hajj, that I take a photo to celebrate the start of this holiday. This pair have been great to watch this month and I look forward to the return of Saturn. I will drive towards Mecca after the holiday to seek out some dark sky for observing and maybe even some photos. For now, I’ll see you in Tuscany next week.

Mosque, Jupiter, MoonOriginally uploaded by PA & AK

 

A colleague and I have been asking students to follow the moon cycle this month in order to think about different ways of knowing something using perception, emotion, reason and language. Yes, it’s part of a course. The point is, I have been out taking photos and making my own observations.
It seemed appropriate with the Moon and Jupiter being in conjunction, and this being the beginning of Hajj, that I take a photo to celebrate the start of this holiday. This pair have been great to watch this month and I look forward to the return of Saturn. I will drive towards Mecca after the holiday to seek out some dark sky for observing and maybe even some photos. For now, I’ll see you in Tuscany next week.

“The Augustine Commission for Dummies”

(Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Wrap Up.)

Given the intent of the politicians to fight for the funding their districts currently receive from the Constellation Program (CxP – the current program developing the Ares I and Ares V rockets) as well as go begging for more, and given the budget constraints the NASA faces, it is instructive to see where this course will end up. In the Senate, Richard Shelby has announced his intention to fight for Constellation and will try to increase funding to the Marshall Space Flight Center in Alabama. Senator Bill Nelson of Florida is fighting for Kennedy Space Center and all the jobs and funding there. In the House, Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona and Pete Olson of Texas have dug in their heels and reiterated their backing of the Constellation program (See Space News, 21 November 2009).

All this is taking place against the backdrop of the Augustine Commission’s Final Report, which has made it clear that Ares I is over budget and underpowered. As Jeff Greason said at the Committee deliberations, if Santa Clause gave us Ares I and Ares V tomorrow, we would have to scrap them immediately because they would be too expensive to operate.

The Forum at NasaSpaceFlight has been for many years the authoritative site for information on all things NASA. It has been home to the rebel alliance of NASA and industry engineers that have advocated the in-line shuttle derived launch vehicle for the past four years.

The source of this concern was former Administrator Michael Griffin’s decision in 2005 to replace the dual-launch, in-line shuttle derived architecture recommended by NASA engineers, with his personal choice of a small Ares I and a very large Ares V. Instead of building one rocket using existing shuttle components as Congress had directed, he would build two brand new rockets. This decision came just two weeks before the scheduled release of the NASA document on the Constellation program.

Now, four years later in 2009, when the in-line shuttle derived launch vehicle should have been making its first flight, we are five or six years away from Ares I making its first flight. The Shuttle is scheduled for retirement next year and America will have to buy seats on the Russian Soyuz to get to the International Space Station. And the International Space Station is scheduled for de-commissioning in 2015 and would be de-orbited into the Pacific Ocean.

This reality gave birth to the Augustine Commission and its Final Report. We have covered in detail the findings of the Committee. Now we look to consider the possible outcomes.

Philip Metschan (writing as ‘Phoegh’), a long time contributor to the Forum at NasaSpaceFlight, has produced a marvelous interactive series of graphics available at directlauncher.com that illustrate the options identified by the Augustine Commission.

The Budget and Time Line for these options are given in the following table. Included are destinations beyond low Earth orbit (LEO) and the impact of each option on the existing workforce.

We can draw the following conclusions, which are illustrated in the Graphics mentioned earlier and shown below. We start with Option 1, the Program of Record (POR – Constellation) and the funding level provided in FY 2010:

• Option 1 – Ares I crew vehicle is ready a year after the ISS is de-orbited (2015) and Ares V is completed in 2028 with no funds to conduct exploration. There is no Moon in the picture.
• Option 2 – Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Ares V is completed in 2028 with no funds to conduct exploration. There is no Moon in the picture.
• Option 3 – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Ares I crew vehicle is ready a year after the ISS is de-orbited (2015) and Ares V is completed in 2019. The Moon is reached in 2025, but no other destinations beyond LEO can be funded.
• Option 4 – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Ares V is completed in 2023. The Moon is reached in 2030, but no other destinations beyond LEO can be funded.
• Option 4B – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Extend the Shuttle to 2015. Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Ares V is completed in 2023. Develop the Propellant Depot by 2026. The Moon is reached in 2030.
• Option 5A – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Scrap Ares V in favor of a smaller Ares V Lite, which is completed in 2023. Visit EML-1 or EML-2 in 2026. Visit a Near Earth Object (NEO) Sometime in the Future.
• Option 5B – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Scrap Ares V in favor of a commercial heavy launch capability, which is completed in 2021. Develop the Propellant Depot by 2024. Visit a Near Earth Object (NEO) in 2026 and Phobos in 2028. Return to the Moon in 2029.
• Option 5C – Add $3 Billion per year to the existing program. Scrap Ares I and substitute Commercial Crew Access to LEO. The money saved is used to keep the ISS operating until 2020. Scrap Ares V in favor of a the Direct Team’s Jupiter 241, which is completed in 2022. Visit EML-1 or EML-2 in 2023. Develop the Propellant Depot by 2024. Visit a Near Earth Object (NEO) in 2027 and Phobos in 2029. Return to the Moon in 2030.

Those are the options explored by the Augustine Commission in their Final Report.

Notice, however, that there is one more slide, Option 5D. This is the architecture that was presented to the Augustine Commission during their first public session on 17 June 2009 by the Direct Team. It provides for:

• Add $1 Billion per year to the existing program.
• Extend Shuttle until 2012.
• Scrap Ares I and develop the Jupiter Core (Jupiter 130) for carrying crew on Orion to LEO and ISS by 2014.
• Develop Commercial Crew Access to LEO to replace the Jupiter 130 by 2015. Use Jupiter 130 for ferrying the few large payloads needed by ISS.
• Continue ISS operations until 2020.
• Scrap Ares V in favor of the Upper Stage for the Jupiter Core (Jupiter 241 or Jupiter 246), which is completed in 2017.
• Visit EML-1 or EML-2 in 2018.
• Orbit the Moon in 2019.
• Visit a Near Earth Object (NEO) in 2022.
• Visit Phobos in 2025.
• Develop the Propellant Depot by 2028.

The key here is that the goal of expansion of human civilization into the Solar System is better served, is accomplished sooner, and costs less. Indeed, even without the additional $1 Billion per year, only the extension of the Shuttle operation need be eliminated.

Final Conclusions

• Options 1, 2 and 3, which are favored by the politicians with space flight facilities, get us nowhere and cost far too much.
• Options 4 and 4B get us to the Moon, but neither builds infrastructure for support of future exploration.
• Options 5A, 5B and 5C builds the skills and infrastructure for space exploration, but leave us a crew to LEO gap of five to six years.
• Option 5D builds the skills and infrastructure for space exploration, reduces the crew to LEO gap to one or two years, and gives the international community the ability to descend to the surface of the Moon and Mars.

Time is of the Essence

Finally, this note about the political realities. First, if a decision is delayed for four to six months while the politicians fight for every last bit of funding they want, the infrastructure on which the Jupiter program builds will be dismantled and Options 4B, 5C and 5D will be eliminated.

Second, Congress will likely decide that the Constellation program as currently envisioned is too costly for what will be developed and not worth throwing more money down the drain. Options 1, 2, 3, 4B and 5A will be eliminated.

Thus, only commercial crew and cargo capabilities will be funded. NASA will be reduced to research and contracting for services. The Marshall Space Flight Facility will have little purpose. And the politicians will lose most of the jobs and funding that their districts currently enjoy.

(Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. Part 4. Part 5. Wrap Up.)

Something that I sometimes wonder about in relation to this study is the idea of destiny. The reason that anyone studies this particular unconfirmed field is to try to get a heads up  on a future which is already dead certain. What I mean by this is that somehow, there is a destiny which is already fact and that although our lives are only in the making, although our lives are incomplete and lacking at the moment, the idea that there is something definite in the future is tantalising and promising.

But, no matter how much I study, I will never fully “know” the future. I will never understand that I might be different at some future time, just as I had been different in the past. The scope of emotion that I have experienced in life, I would never have dreamed of in childhood. As a child there was no worry, no sadness, no disappointment, but those things came just as they come to all.

A chart though contains more potential than what is lived at the moment in which one looks at it. This is part of the reason for study. It´s the fact that you can find things that you would have never before dreamed of. There is more potential than what you are able to garner in one look. What is there in this life that is worth living for? What is there in the chart which makes this life worth living for? In part it requires you to remain open and unconscious about the possibilities, but in a like manner, cautious about the possible dangers. For there is the same possibility for harshness as there is for joy.

In some ways the stars appear to look a little like Heaven. According to the ancient Greeks, Heaven and Hell were in fact one place, and your life in the afterlife could be pleasant or it could be nasty, (carrying a large rock which always roles back, or carrying water with a sieve), depending on actions and deeds on Earth.

Let´s say though, for argument´s sake that there is no real afterlife, that for all purposes, this is the only life that we get. In this case, the Heavens are a kind of reflection of what´s going on down here. Only studying the paths of the demigods, (the planets) may give us clues as to the paths that we ourselves are likely to take. Heaven obviously does continue, and according to the ancient tradition, the gods, (though I don´t deny a prime mover), the gods as represented by the planets are in fact jealous of our mortality, because it makes our lives so much the more precious.

Our lives really are precious, in the case that there is only one life. But, what say, if your life is more like a tragedy? There is no chance at a replay. This is where I get stuck. This is where I find I can´t escape despite my best efforts. In one sense, it should then be our duty to have some faith, that all will eventually work out the way it ought to. Perhaps the fact that it is impossible to know all that a life contains from the start is another small aid in getting through the tough times.

What kind of life is rewarded? What kind of attitude is given happiness? The rewards that come to those that are of the nature of Mars are immediate, they are probably pleasurable and exciting, but they are gone just as fast, and the down side is that of danger. The rewards in life that come to those of the nature of Saturn or Venus will probably not be apparent at the beginning, it looks grim or shoddy, or inadequate, but it probably lasts right until the very end. With this view in mind it does not profit us to look at what other people get in life and compare notes or even try and garner what might be your own fate through similarity of planetary force.

Jupiter trine Venus persons might be incredibly lucky, they might have a permanent party, all of the friends they could wish for etc. etc. and this is cause of much misery for the Venus-Saturn person who must sit next door listening to other people having fun while contemplating the reasons for not being popular, for being a social reject. Bu perhaps in ten years time Saturn-Venus will have someone love them solidly, and permanently and despite all imperfection, while Jupiter is on the next empty and soulless relationship based on appearance and excess.

What does destiny say about the life as a whole rather than the life as viewed from the perspective of someone only interested in the “now”? IT is said that “God created Heaven and Earth.” In heaven we see the stars and planets, which in my opinion are what the ancients believed to be gods, and which in a sense are in fact forms of higher power, demigods perhaps. The final word though, the final word is that if there is a singular thought that runs through everything, then there can´t truly be anything that is bad, or rather there can´t be anything that isn´t pre-destined, or part of the plan and therefor it cannot be bad.

What is the meaning of the suffering that I go through now? Or that I went through two years ago? According to the stars it changed my attitudes in certain ways by being a transit to my third ruler. What was the meanin of that mental suffering? In one sense it was a stretching of the mental muscles. And it is a well known fact that muscles do not grow unless they are trained through the strenuous if not at times painful exercise. “No pain no gain…” A lot of people interested in the stars look at a transit and are glad that it´s over once it´s over and consider it as one would consider a tragic act of random fortune. I´ve stipulated here that there is no random act of fortune, because the stars are put there by God, whoever he may be, benevolent or not.

So what does this have to do with anything? It´s the idea of destiny, the idea of suffering the pains of life by “being good” in order to reap the rewards in the “afterlife” or more to my taste, the life which we haven´t yet lived, but which is definitely projectionable and visible on the horizon. To suffer loneliness will create the appreciation for company, not just the appreciation, but the desire and the need for partnership. To suffer stupidity or to suffer powerlessness will give rise to talent, to adaptability. The idea is not that the FATE of our lives is random, cruel and unprecedented, but that because it comes from one  mind, that there is reason behind the current suffering in whatever from it may take.

The things that are most lacked will be the things that are most compensated. It seems that humanity tilts itself in the opposite direction from where it is, whether it is instant or whether it takes years. It´s the idea that everything is not realised that is important to keep in mind. It´s what we don´t have now, and ask for and pray for that may be ours tomorrow or later on in the future. One of the steps towards this materialization is that of imagination, of thinking and creating a blueprint of what it is that you want to create. Persistence pays, this is why Saturn is associated with achievement, with things that last, with a very moderate amount of happiness each day for the rest of your life.

This dialogue isn´t finished yet, because the full extent of it´s possible realisation isn´t apparent and because the mind that has written it isn´t satisfied with the philosophical clarity which it is meant, or designed to bring. Part of it is a reason in order to have faith that the present time is how it is meant to be as a foundation for greater future things. Part of it is a reconciliation with the apparent seeming randomness of life. There is nothing random, and it is difficult to believe this. When as individuals we strive and struggle, it is impossible to think that those struggles are in fact destined in the same way that other things in life appear to be destined. When you feel pain, you do not accept that the pain is in fact part of the plan. Pain is inconceivable to be part of some divine plan, it´s practically incomprehensible. Though, as an argument it might be said that the birthpains of a mother make her realise that a child is serious business, and the pain is part of the reason for the protection she eventually gives.

There is more to this…