Just after the Full Moon, on 18 February 1897, a British expeditionary force breached the great walls of the city of Benin, capital of one of the wealthiest kingdoms in West Africa. An orgy of looting, murder and arson ensued. The city was razed, its priests were executed, and the Oba, the king, was sent […]
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Some thoughts on the powerful conjunctions made by the South Node this year — one of the most important underlying themes of 2019. Thanks to my new friend Simon for telling me about the well.
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We’ve just had a wonderful weekend here in Oxford discussing the meaning of Ceres, Vesta, Juno and Pallas in the horoscope. This is my general introduction to the weekend. Enjoy!
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I think I forgot to post this video — which is extremely relevant now and in July also.
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Coming to you, rather sternly I see, from deepest Cornwall, with some ideas about some long-term aspects.
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The Heraklean Way, one of the most ancient routes in Europe, runs from the Sacred Promontory on the Atlantic coast of Portugal to the Matrona Pass in the Alps. It’s both a real road – you can still drive along parts of it today – and a mythical one, for it is said that the hero Heracles himself created it as he strode across the continent. Its origins truly are lost in the mists of time, but it dates from at least the 5th century BC, well before the Romans had started their world-beating tour. Until the historian Graham Robb […]
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Here’s a brief glimpse of my home state and 13th Colony, Georgia:
Looks like an ancient star observatory to me! Perhaps we should call Scott Wolter.
#FortMountain #archaeology #astronomy #stars #Georgia #Colony13
SunDisc #gold #Stonehenge #Cornwall #Megalithic #Druids #Archaeology #Wiltshire #UK
#HannekeWrome #Shipwreck #Finland #SunkenTreasure #GoldCoins #Archaeology
“….I am the incomprehensible silence and the much-remembered thought. I am the voice of many sounds and the utterance of many forms. I am the utterance of my name. Why, you who hate me, do you love me And hate those who love me? You who deny me, confess me, And you who confess me, deny me. You who speak the truth about me, tell lies about me, And you who have told lies about me, speak the truth about me. You who know me, become ignorant of me; and may those who have been ignorant of me, come to […]
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