– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – November 27th -28th – Quit Smoking, Start Diet to Lose Weight, Kill Plant Pests, Harvest, Mow to Slow Growth
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– November 24th – 28th – Grub out weeds, briars, and other plant pests.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Kamala, Goddess Who Transcends Limitations, Goddess Who Leaves No One Behind
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Elias – God of the West
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Libra: “an inventor performs a laboratory experiment” (& “a porter carrying heavy baggage”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN –
06 SAGITTARIUS: a game of cricket
07 SAGITTARIUS: Cupid knocking at the door of a human heart
EARTH–
06 GEMINI: workmen drilling for oil 07 GEMINI: an old- fashioned well
I came across a short video from Joe Rogan’s show from back in June 2021. Joe is interviewing Kyle Kulinski, a leftist personality who I have never heard of. Seemed interesting though.
But anyway, the two are making points about the Media and their coverage of President Joe and compares it to the coverage given to President Trump. It very clearly points out the depth and disgusting nature of the bias shown by the media. And specifically how the bias is used to shape public opinion. Its a short video. Check it out!
What does 95% Mean?
On the subject of said President Trump, the statistic that was bandies around during his first year as President was that 95% of ALL coverage in the news media regarding President Trump was Negative. I will offer you a small graphic I stole from NPR with data collected by Pew. Note that I have not found similar information about the present President, but it makes the point about honesty in media coverage.
If this does not make you serious question what to believe from the mainstream media, I do not know what does.
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – October 28th – 29th –Cut Hair to Slow Growth, Quit Smoking, Start Diet to Lose Weight, Perform Demolition, Paint, Wash Wooden Floors, Kill Plant Pests, Dig Post Holes, Harvest, Mow to Slow Growth, Pick Apples and Pears, Ask for Loan, Entertain Friends, Get Married, Host a Party
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– October 28th – 31st –A most barren period, best for killing plant pests or doing chores around the farm. – Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Bhairavi (The Goddess who fortifies the heart)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Elias – God of the West
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Libra: “In the heat of noon a man takes a siesta” (& “A serpent coiling near a man and a woman”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN – 07 SCORPIO: deep sea divers
EARTH– 07 TAURUS: a woman of Samaria comes to draw water from the well
– MERCURY RETROGRADE BEGINS! 9/27 – 26 LIBRA – an eagle and a large white dove turning into each other
– Planetary Alignments – Sun – Mercury – Saturn
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – September 28th – 29th – Brew Beer, Can Fruits and Vegetables, Mow to Slow Growth, Get Married
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– September 28th – 29th –Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Good days for transplanting. Fine planting days for fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets, and other root crops.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Shodashi (The Goddess Who Creates Form) and Matangi (Goddess of the Wind)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Virgo: “A fine lace ornamental handkerchief” (& “an officer drilling his men in simulated attack”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN– 07 : LIBRA – A woman feeding chickens and protecting them from the hawks
EARTH – 07 ARIES – A man successfully expressing himself in two realms a once
This morning we had an electrical surge that hit our neighborhood. It lasted about a second and managed to knock off the power to all of our electronics. We had to reset all our digital clocks and wait for our WiFi to reestablish itself. Minor inconvenience.
It is these easy times that you have to consider what it would be like if all our power went out.
A few years back, we had what was called the Halloween Snowstorm on the East Coast. It dropped a good 6 inches of snow. This would not usually be a problem, except that no one was prepared. No one had salt for their sidewalks. All the private plow trucks were still being used for fall yardwork. Again, all this was manageable. But also, trees had not yet send all their leaves. The snow stuck to the leaves and we had MANY trees come donw. One of them was down our back alley and it pulled down the power lines.
24 Hours without Power
By hurricane standards on the Gulf coast, this was a walk in the park. But for the Northeast? Utter panic.
It was 22 degrees F outside and most people’s heat was tied in some way to Electricity. While we have Gas heat, the system is run electrically. Luckily, we had a backup plan. The Gas Insert in the fireplace was more than enough to heat the house. If we needed anything kept cold from our slowing warming fridge, we always had the back porch. And other than a run to Walmart for flashlights, batteries and candles and a stop at Starbucks to hit WiFi and check email, it was just inconvenience. Kids survived without TV and Internet.
It was just a glimpse of catastrophe. Besides our grid block, there were about 4500 households without power for a similar amount of time. And after the plows get through, we were free to find places with electricity. The water and Gas supplies were fine.
But what happens if everything were to go?
Nuclear Testing of an EMP Explosion
Back in 1962 (July 9th in fact), The United States exploded a 1.4 Megaton nuclear device 240 miles above the Pacific Ocean – over Johnson Island. This is about 950 miles from Pearl harbor in Hawaii. To give you an idea of the size of this explosion compared to other nuclear explosions, check out this cool graphic.If you imagine an explosion Bigger than the 1 megaton explosion at Licorne, it will give you a better idea. I am going to quote an article from businessinsider.com that can better explain the results of the test:
It was exploded up in the atmosphere to determine (so the American Government says) whether doing so might destroy incoming missles flying through such an area – thus stopping a nuclear holocaust.
In Hawaii, the effects were almost immediate: streetlights blew out, circuit breakers tripped, telephone service crashed, aircraft radios malfunctioned, burglar alarms sounded, and garage door openers mysteriously activated.
As the flash from the nuclear explosion dimmed, an aurora formed in the sky that could be seen for thousands of miles. One reporter in Hawaii wrote, “For three minutes after the blast, the moon was centered in a sky partly blood-red and partly pink. Clouds appeared as dark silhouettes against the lighted sky.”
The high-energy radiation not only created a massive light show; it temporarily altered the shape of the Van Allen Belt – part of the magnetosphere surrounding the Earth that actually protects the planet from solar storms that could destroy life on the world’s surface.
Now this is one of the many many reasons that we have scaled back our desires for Nuclear proliferation. It’s been pretty well established that nuclear war would be the end of life on earth. The EMP part of it is just another happy outcome to make life just horrible.
Consider this. If a similar bomb was detonated above Kansas City, the entire Continental United States and the inhabitable areas of Canada would be affected. Any unshelided electronics would be toasted.
How Did We Survive? And Would We Survive?
Through the 50’s, 60’s, 70’s and 80’s, nuclear proliferation was the odds on favorite reason for the end of the world as we know it. Let’s face it. People on this planet have not been nice. Look at all the dictators and totalitarians. How many of them given the opportunity might have been willing to push the button. And even now, its is possible.
I like to look back at the movie Wargames, where a computer simulation almost started Nuclear World War 3. I think unintentionally it put AI on the map as one of the biggest threats to humanity. (NOTE: Wargames came out 1 year before The Terminator). But it graphically showed us how Nuke war was a No Win scenario.
Just last month, I was turned onto another Binge watch. The 100. It’s available on Obamaflix if you are interested. The storyline. 100 years after the Earth suffers from a Nuclear War. The “only” survivors are people who were in orbit in the 5 space stations. They somehow link up into a single ship they call the Ark. It’s mission is to stay in orbit until the Earth is inhabitable again. They estimate it will be in 500 years. But at 100 years, all hell breaks loose as the Ark begins to fail. And they must decide what they will do to live. Some of them make it back down to Earth and the fun begins. I called it Lord of the Flies meets Predator. But it’s an interesting view of the “survivability” of the nuclear holocaust.
Nukes are Not the Only Way to Knock Out the Grid
Nukes are the beginning of this EMP question. But this subject could (and probably will) take up a full book of information. Watch tomorrow as I discuss the possibilities of EMP’s.
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – September 1st – 2nd – Brew Beer, Can Fruits and Vegetables, Mow to Slow Growth, Get Married
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– September 1st – 2nd – Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Good days for transplanting. Fine planting days for fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets, and other root crops.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Bhairavi (The Fierce One)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Leo: “A volunteer church choir makes a social event of rehearsal” (& “A watchdog standing guard protecting his master and his possessions”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN – 11 VIRGO: A boy molded in his mother’s aspirations for him
EARTH – 11 PISCES: Men traveling a narrow path seeking illumination
When Catastrophe Hits
Nature runs its course and sometimes we are in its path. This is what disaster and catastrophism is all about. We get Earthquakes, Volcanoes, Polar Vortexes, Wildfires, Hurricanes and Tornadoes on a far too regular basis here in the US. Choose your corner of this big blue marble you are on. There will be some form of catastrophe that can hit.
And when it does, the question you must ask is, Are You Prepared?
Everyone in the path of Hurricane Ida is asking themselves that today? She came up through Louisiana, Alabama, Tennessee. Up the Blue Ridge into Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York. Then through new England.
For us in Pennsylvania, 1220 miles from landfall in the gulf and we had a day of 10+ inches of rain plus tornadoes. Who plans for that?
Reading Museum yesterday – I drove by being a looky loo and taking pictures.
I think that luckily, after Katrina 16 years ago, New Orleans was better prepared than they were. Damage and destruction, Yes. But weeks and months of bedlam and cleanup? Not so much. The shit has not hit the fan. Society has not come to an end. No riots like a year ago after George Floyd. People and society knew what to do here. Save what can be saved. Clean up the rest and rebuild what must be rebuilt.
11 tears ago, the Mid Atlantic was hit by Hurricane Sandy. The Jersey Shore was less prepared than they were now. Lessons are learned.
My neighborhood? Just 10 + inches of rain. Some local flooding. There may have been power outages. Not here though. Roof didn’t leak. Basement dry. My garden . . . got wet. It was a yawn.
The Importance of Preparation
Hurricane Agnes in Reading, PA
While I was personally not impacted, our daughter has a friend that was evacuated by the Red Cross. One of those neighborhoods that needs to seriously consider their Flood Insurance and whether it is needed. The same river that has Philadelphia under water runs through our town. Previous disasters taught people to move to higher ground. In 1973, Hurricane Agnes did exactly that. I of course was 6 years old and live 3000 miles away in Whittier, CA.
We were lucky this time.
Society has not fallen apart. There seems to be no widespread looting. No crowds of angry people storming the local Targets and throwing Molotov cocktails and bottles of urine. Instead, people are working together. This is the shit not hitting the fan.
But it reminds us all about Paying Attention. Consider where you would be if that tornado ripped through your house. What would happen if the flood washed over your house and left you stranded on the 2nd floor. Where would you be?
Frankly the one thing I saw as a positive was that local news preempted The CBS Early Show and I did not have to listen to that troll Gayle King virtue signal about climate change all morning.
Consider Making a List Today
You do not have to become a full on Davey Crockett style prepper. It is important that you at least have some basic plans made in the case of disaster. Like we say over the winter, no one should be in a position that they have to make trips out for milk and bread before every snow storm.
Consider what you need. If you are going to shelter in place, do you have supplies. If you have to bug out, do you have a bag or a list of things you must have? Basic preparation. We had time to know about the rain. If it had been the tornado, it may not have been so easy.
And For Your Viewing Pleasure
If it is not Mother Nature trying to bring us down, it is our own Government. You have heard about this kind of stuff happening. Now you can see it. Or see how long it takes for YooToob figure out that I posted it and take my channel down again!
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – September 1st – 2nd – Brew Beer, Can Fruits and Vegetables, Mow to Slow Growth, Get Married
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– September 1st – 2nd – Plant seedbeds and flower gardens. Good days for transplanting. Fine planting days for fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets, and other root crops.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Bhairavi (The Fierce One)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Leo: “A volunteer church choir makes a social event of rehearsal” (& “A watchdog standing guard protecting his master and his possessions”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN – 10 VIRGO: Two heads looking out and beyond the shadows
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – August 29th – 31st – Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– August 29th – 31st – Any seed planted now will tend to rot.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Bhairavi (The Fierce One)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Leo: “A volunteer church choir makes a social event of rehearsal” (& “A watchdog standing guard protecting his master and his possessions”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN – 9 VIRGO: An expressionist painter making a futuristic drawing
EARTH – 9 PISCES: The race begins: intent on outdistancing his rivals, a jockey spurs his horse to great speed
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – July 31st – Jar Jams/Jellies, Paint, Dig Post Holes, Mow to Slow Growth, Advertise to Sell, Ask for Loan, Get Married
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– 30th – 31st –Good days for transplanting. Root crops that can be planted now will yield well.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Bagalamukhi (Goddess Who Solves)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Gemini: “A priest performing a marriage ceremony” (& “A child of about five carrying a huge shopping bag filled with groceries”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
SUN – 09 LEO: Glassblowers shape beautiful vases with their controlled breathing
EARTH – 09 AQUARIUS: A flag is seen turning into an eagle
– Black Moon Conjunct the Moon – 3 Days where the Moon is conjunct the Black moon. Shadow sides are activated
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– July 3rd – 4th –Paint, Dig Post Holes, Mow to Slow Growth, Advertise to Sell, Ask for Loan, Get Married
– Planting Calendar (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– July 3rd – 4th– Good days for transplanting. Root crops that can be planted now will yield well.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Dhumavati, Goddess Who Winnows and Sorts
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Kathe is Coming with the Solstice – God of the South
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Gemini: “A cafeteria with an abundance of choices” (& “In winter people cutting ice from a frozen pond for summer use”)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year:–“A Woman in pastel colors carrying a heavy and valuable but veiled load”
12 CANCER: A Chinese woman nursing a baby whose aura reveals him to be the reincarnation of a great teacher
12 CAPRICORN: A student of nature lecturing, revealing little-known aspects of life
– Third Quarter Moon Phase – share, demonstrate, teach, learn, feed back, distribution
– Moon in Virgo
– Retrograde Planets: Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Mars
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – November 9th – 10th – Mow to Slow Growth, Harvest, Quit Smoking, Start Diet to Lose Weight, Kill Plant Pests
– Gardening tips (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– November 7th – 10th – Grub out weeds, briars, and other plant pests.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Kali (The Destroyer of Time), Tara (Goddess who Guides Through Troubles) and Shodashi (Goddess who Fulfills our Highest Desire)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Elias, God of the West, God of Transformation
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Leo: “A third wing on the left side of a butterfly” (& An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia)
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: “A Triangle with Wings”
SUN: 18 SCORPIO: A parrot listening and then talking, repeats a conversation he has overheard
EARTH: 18 TAURUS: A new continent rising out of the ocean
– Sunday – Third Quarter Moon Phase – share, demonstrate, teach, learn, feed back, distribution
– Moon in Leo
– Retrograde Planets: Neptune, Chiron, Uranus, Mars
– Best Days (from the Farmer’s Almanac) – November 5th – 6th – Can Fruits and Vegetables, Mow to Slow Growth, Go Hunting, Brew Beer
– Gardening tips (from the Farmer’s Almanac)– November 4th – 6th – Start seedbeds and flower gardens. Good days for transplanting. Best planting days for fall potatoes, turnips, onions, carrots, beets, and other root crops where climate is suitable.
– Aspect of the Aeon Sophia: (Wisdom): Kali (The Destroyer of Time), Tara (Goddess who Guides Through Troubles) and Shodashi (Goddess who Fulfills our Highest Desire)
– Aspect of the Aeon Thelete: (Will/Desire): Elias, God of the West, God of Transformation
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Month – New Moon in Leo: “A third wing on the left side of a butterfly” (& An open window and a net curtain blowing into a cornucopia)
November 7, 2020
– Sabian Symbol for the Solar-Lunar Year: “A Triangle with Wings”
SUN:
16 SCORPIO: a girl’s face breaking into a smile 17 SCORPIO: a woman filled with her own spirit is the father of her own child
EARTH:
16 TAURUS: an old teacher fails to interest his pupils in traditional knowledge 17 TAURUS: a symbolic battle between swords and torches
“Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right, and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good and kind and brave because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.” – Dumbledore
Down the Rabbit Hole
Astrogardens begins in the garden – your home. It is a place you can connect with nature and prepare your home from the world around you. And this is a place where I can talk about my own adventures in my backyard – and where they lead.
But more, Astrogardens is a place when I will be taking deep dives into subjects that dare to be explored. We will go down the rabbit hole to see what we may find. And we will go there with No Fear. There are enemies all around us. Their biggest defense is our ignorance.
It was exploded up in the atmosphere to determine (so the American Government says) whether doing so might destroy incoming missles flying through such an area – thus stopping a nuclear holocaust. 
