2023: The Swan Song
As we wrap up the last hours of 2023, the phrase “annus horribilis” — made famous in 1992 by the late Queen Elizabeth — echoes in my mind. The context for her moaning and groaning was royal scandals . . . but the horribleness is actually more pervasive and pitiful now, and it involves the abuse of power and privilege at the highest levels of plutocracy. I chose that word carefully because I associate the power behind the curtain with with Pluto . . . which is currently transiting the last degree of Capricorn. My visions from 1972 suggested that the collapse of the current system would occur at the end of this journey through Capricorn.
For a lay person to understand the ramifications of this transit, we should see Capricorn as acting on delegated authority. Even people in very high positions, such as heads of state and elected officials, are beholden to the puppet masters who are usually hidden from view. As my primary astrology teacher said about Pluto, he wears a magic helmet that renders him invisible. If one lusts for power, it is very likely that one will kowtow in order to enjoy the perks of “success”; but without a moral compass, it may be difficult to discern the fine line between flowing with the crowd and using one’s incarnate existence in a manner that benefits all life on Earth. This, I believe, is the critical issue so unless we pick up the gauntlet, the price we pay may be more than anyone can afford.
We all see through our own windows, quite literally . . . meaning Microsoft et al are using such heavy filtering that many people today have difficulty separating what they know from what they have been told. This is almost ubiquitous and tends to take the form of tiresome regurgitation of points of view that are “mainstream” but utterly divorced from truth and reality.
Machiavelli wrote of the Prince, “Everyone sees what you appear to be, few experience what you really are.” This was elaborated so that the Prince should take the measures necessary to be popular among the people, meaning that regardless of the truth and agenda, the packaging of the power should be such that it appeals to the “people” . . . meaning you and me . . . and several billion others. This implies that anyone observing the modus operandi of power should be circumspect, suspicious, and cynical, all traits associated with Capricorn. I am not for a moment denigrating Capricorn since to rise to a high position, one must generally be competent, cautious, and meticulous about serving the master. However, as the Sage in the I Ching advises, one must wait for the opportune time before taking action. It is not therefore a mistake to sit at a desk or stand at a lectern for thirty years before finally taking the actions that will correct the injustices and errors rampant in our society.
My sense is that these possibilities, meaning the expiration of the free ticket, is making a lot of people nervous because patience is running out, but in wrapping up 2023, there are some comments and observations I want to make before rubbing my crystal ball and ushering in 2024.
2023: Annus Horribilis
Why has this year been terrible in many ways? If one were to take the most generic adjective to describe the fast fading year, it might be “lawlessness”. Whether we are talking about undocumented immigration, theft, bank failures and seizures, abuse of directed energy weapons, train wrecks, broken dams, or war and genocide, the lack of boundaries is evident. When a particular talking head used his anchorman position to justify a heinous deed, he defended his position by reference to power . . . “because we can”; but the issue is not what we can do but what we should do. If this is not clear, then we should simply see who is offering to broker peace in the Middle East: Putin and Erdogan. If this is not farcical, what is?
It is about “what we can” but what I see is seizure of assets. Whether we are talking about illegal entry into a foreign country so as to better one’s life style or so much theft that malls have to close or the run on Silicon Valley Bank or real estate grabs in Maui or Gaza, the bottom line is self-interest above public interest.
What are the lengths to which people will go to satisfy their desires? It seems that there are no rules so the alleged law makers have become toothless tigers.
The Magic Helmet
Some weeks ago, I mentioned the ennui of political campaigning, but we really have to dig deep to interpret what the agenda might be. Clearly, there is going to be some kind of financial “fix”, but is what is being presented as a reset or solution a Trojan Horse or an equitable revamping of a broken system? Because we live in a digital world in which actual currency is becoming obsolete, we are being primed to accept a system that is incredibly efficient but invasive. Ultimately, the merits of the system depend on the motivation of those programming the quantum computers that will keep track of every penny we spend. What could possibly go wrong in such a modern and impersonal system? Doesn’t it depend on whose finger is on the switch?
We are already primed to accept that there are no humans to respond to questions. The robots that apologize for their lack of training . . . are being trained. They are trained to serve their masters and to follow orders explicitly.
In the high tech world of the future, robots will do the dirty work and humans, people who have also been programmed but whose facts are assembled through Windows, will have endless leisure . . . for what? We are being told that we can explore our creativity, but this has been blunted by centuries of propagandistic programing, exotic chemical and medical procedures, and pandering to the proclivities of our selfish interests versus our social responsibilities.
Everyone has been saying it in one way or another. We have to wake up. If we manage to do this, we can create a paradise . . . if we go with the agenda, I hate to think of what will happen . . . but I will take a stab at this in my 2024 post . . . coming soon.
Meanwhile, here is a beautiful interpretation of a famous swan song!
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Absolutely lovely and appropriate. Thank you