Michael Jackson: Symbol of Our Potential

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2010-03-19T21:27:00.000-07:00

This screenshot was just taken. As many on the forum know, there was total chaos for about three days where replies to posts couldn't be seen, etc. During this time, posts started being deleted. In fact, many of mine are now gone. My post titled Tangled Web (below) was one of those deleted and, as you can see, I was blocked. The pink line says "not activated or is blocked"....well, since I had been posting for several months, it appears I had been activated. Now I am blocked. Wonder what was in Tangled Web that got Sony so upset?

Tangled Web

2010-03-16T23:28:00.001-07:00

''Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.''

Deception is a false reality imposed on a true reality. It is a fragile and complex weaving of truth, half truths, lies and lies of omission. To successfully deceive another or several people, one must be skilled in the art of deception. To create a deception worthy of belief one must be able to create plausible details that help create the illusion of truth. It is the details that people listen to and remember and the one deceiving is obligated to remember these detail in order to avoid having the lie exposed. The problem with remembering the lies we tell is that all people are basically good and we tend to forget the bad things we've done. In order to successfully perpetuate deception, the liar must be willing to live that lie when necessary. This becomes the tangled web we weave, especially when first we practice to deceive.

Investigative reporter Greg Palast revealed how Republican gubernatorial candidate Arnold Schwarzenegger was part of a larger scheme to help Enron and other power companies avoid paying back $9 billion in illicit profits by replacing Gov. Gray Davis (Democrat) during the bogus recall (s)election. (Don’t miss “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.) Well, in hindsight, we all know where Arnie boy got us, don’t we? At least those in California do. Not to mention how Jr. Shrub brought America to her knees. (1)

And regardless of your feelings about Michael Jackson, it’s beginning to appear that his murder is the same song, different verse; same players, different game.

Conrad Murray is only tip of the iceberg in Michael Jackson’s murder. What is at the base of this iceberg, or rather, “who” is lurking at the murky depths? This is a case similar to that of Charles Manson who was found guilty of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders, carried out by members of the group at his instruction. He was convicted of the murders themselves through the joint-responsibility rule, which makes each member of a conspiracy guilty of crimes his fellow conspirators commit in furtherance of the conspiracy's object. And Manson is still in prison.

Except in Michael’s case, the public is only allowed to see the Squeaky Fromms i.e., Conrad Murray and not the Mansons. Who could be potential “Mansons” in Michael Jackson’s case?

Thomas Barrack
Philip Anschutz
Randy Phillips
Tohme R. Tohme

Then there’s the man charged with getting justice for Michael Jackson, District Attorney Steve Cooley (Republican), the wannabe Attorney General for California….running on the neo-con Republican ticket. Wonder if Barrack and Anschutz have donated to his campaign yet? Or are they waiting for the “verdict” to come in regarding Conrad Murray?

California definitely does not need another neo-con in the mix. As a Ron Paul Republican and member of Campaign for Liberty, I vote for the man best qualified for the job, if that man is a Democrat and running for Governor, he’ll get my vote; if the man is not qualified but a Republican, he won’t get my vote. I do not vote on party lines; I vote on the qualifications and integrity of the individual. Furthermore, I am disgusted by the current attempts of the neo-cons to co-opt Ron Paul’s Tea Party movement and, as a result, disparage real conservative Republicans. These types need to have a light shined on them and then get rooted out. Similar to flushing out cockroaches. And I have to ask myself if these neo-con scum are using ill-gotten gains from Michael Jackson’s death to fund their agenda?

Michael Jackson did not involve himself with politics; but he did speak out against the atrocities he saw occurring in the world. Unfortunately, Michael did not get the memo which states:

Just because you don’t have an interest in politics; doesn’t mean politics doesn’t have an interest in you.

Here’s some info on each of the above named individuals:

Thomas J. “Tom” Barrack, Jr.:

His first job was at the firm of Herb Kalmbach, President Nixon's personal attorney.
In 1990 Barrack formed Colony Capital. Originally established to cash in on the savings and loans crisis. (Bush Sr.) Colony Capital owns a majority stake in Neverland Ranch, the former residence of Michael Jackson. (2)

Five years ago, Barrack became interested in Costa Smeralda. Barrack was a deputy undersecretary in the Department of the Interior under President Ronald Reagan; a friend of Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi and a supporter of President George W. Bush. Born in Los Angeles as the son of a Lebanese grocer, he first visited the Costa Smeralda some two decades ago intending to stay two days.

According to Barrack, “I think that Berlusconi has made clear his commitment to … Sardinia, where he has a home. The man is a visionary. He is a lucid businessman as well as a brilliant politician.” (3)

That’s right. The same Berlusconi who helped Jr. Shrub kick off his illegal invasion of Iraq and murder millions of innocent civilians as well as expose one of America‘s own CIA personnel as retaliation against her husband stating the Niger Yellowcake tale was false.

[H]ow the Bush White House obtained false Italian intelligence reports when Berlusconi was PM of Italy... Sismi's involvement in promoting the Niger yellowcake tale to U.S. ... what motivated the Berlusconi government and its intelligence chief ... who acquired the documents from a Sismi mole at the Niger embassy …(4)

Philip Frederick Anschutz:

Often identified as "Christian billionaire Phil Anschutz", he is a Republican donor who supported George W. Bush's administration. He has been an active patron of a number of religious and conservative causes. In 1970 he bought the 250,000-acre Baughman Farms, one of the country's largest farming corporations, in Liberal, Kansas for $10 million.

Warning! These are actual photographs and videos documenting the abuse found in "food animal" factories, stockyards, and slaughterhouses. Many people will find them unsettling. (5)

With his acquisition of land in other Western states, he is thought to own more farm and cattle land than any other single private citizen in the United States. In May 2001, the Bush administration upheld Anschutz's right to drill an exploratory oil well at Weatherman Draw, in south-central Montana where Native American tribes wanted to preserve sacred rock drawings. Environmental groups, preservationists, and 10 Indian tribes had appealed the decision without success.

In May 2003 New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer reached a settlement with Phil Anschutz after Anschutz was found guilty of accepting IPO shares from Salomon Smith Barney in exchange for his firm, Qwest's, investment banking business. He was given $4.4 million penalty. Tit for tat? Because just five years later….

The Eliot Spitzer prostitution scandal began on March 10, 2008, when The New York Times reported that Democratic New York Governor Eliot Spitzer had patronized a prostitution service called Emperors Club VIP. This ultimately led him to announce his resignation as governor on March 12, effective March 17.

Anschutz’s AEG also owns the Manchester Evening News Arena, the London Arena, the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, The Staples Center, The Home Depot Center, and the multi-purpose arena known as "The O2," formerly the Millennium Dome. Anschutz's investment in the Millennium Dome in London, (through his company Anschutz Entertainment Group now The O2) has resulted in his involvement in controversy related to the possible influence of former British Deputy Prime Minister, John Prescott in the award of the "super casino" license by the British government. Anschutz knows Prescott personally, having had him as a guest for a two-night stay at Anschutz's ranch in 2005 and footing the bill for hospitality and gifts.

In January 2007, the "Super Casino" license was awarded to a group in Manchester, rather than to Blackpool or London. Anschutz spent £50m on the MEN arena and the winner of the casino license is a close ally of Anshutz, Sol Kerzner. (6)

Even “citizen” journalism seems unable to avoid the long reach of these types.

As readers and writers at NowPublic know, gazillionaire Philip Anschutz owns NowPublic citizen journalism site. That's news!

But who is he? There are oodles of threads that link this oil and gas tycoon to deep policy and financial involvement with Christian conservatives, the Republican party, Geroge W. Bush, Dick Cheney, and denial through big oil lobbying against the Kyoto Protocol and climate change.

I have found one NowPublic photographer objecting to the use of photos published on NowPublic as showing up on another Philip Anschutz news portal, without consent, and plenty of consternation.

It is true that NowPublic has a rather neo-conservative core. Many liberal activists have been summarily banned from posting to NowPublic, without appeal, especially during the Israeli massacre in Gaza last year. Still, there is always a glimmer of hope that citizen journalism can leverage its new believability. Philip Anschutz has denied reporters access, granting only 2 interviews in 30 years, and remains tight-lipped concerning his latest postmortem rush to get a film out and make a buck on Michael Jackson at the time of his premature passing, or lose his investment in the AEG (Anschutz Entertainment Group) tour, having to redeem $85 million in fans' concert tickets.

Is Philip Anschutz a paragon for leading the future of citizen journalism and one of its brightest constellations of citizen journalists at NowPublic? Or could this be a moniker that citizen journalism is dead or dying, and consumers consuming consumers is now big business - $25 million reaped by NowPublic. How much is that for each of us to date per posted word? Perhaps the database admin at NowPublic can do that calculation and post it here as a comment?

Here, Philip Anschutz campaign contribution history. Solid George Bush believer both times around. Anschutz puts his money where his mouth is concerning everything W. and Republican to the hilt, the largest checks by far were for George W. Bush, a second term.

Philip Anschutz and fellow board members of the American Petroleum Industry in Washington are credited by Bush's energy secretary for the Oval Office decision to kill the Kyoto Protocol in 2001. The Competitive Enterprise Institute is granted major funding from the American Petroleum Institute board, with film producing Philip Anschutz as a full board member, to pursue a campaign of confusing and twisted science to spread denial of the real causes for our current climate dilemma.

Philip Anschutz' latest entertainment coup was to recoup his investment lost in the Michael Jackson tour 2009, where the event was to take place under AEG at its London venue. AEG is Anschutz Entertainment Group. A blogger writes:

"Now, AEG Live is partnering with Jackson's estate to release a movie culled from more than 100 hours of footage of Jackson preparing for the concerts. This Is It, which hits theaters October 30, was shot (per a Sony release) ‘in high definition with state-of-the-art digital sound’ at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, the site of Jackson's July memorial service…AEG, not so incidentally, owns the Staples Center. Two AEG Live executives, Randy Phillips and Paul Gongaware, are listed as producers on the film as well." Is this it?

As owner of NowPublic, Philip Anschutz and his examiner.com reveals the same-old-sh*t media diet on their screens that America has grown used to like foxes do rabbit on their menus. That's your boss, and perhaps, the pay-off for all citizen journalists who have shared an ideal that could well be but a pipe dream. Is NowPublic cashing in on the 'believability' that citizen journalists were trying to bring back into public media? And what do the citizen journalists at NowPublic use to pay health care and education, heat and transportation, if not a fair per-word payment from the purchase price (and buy back NowPublic.com)!

Philip Anschutz, called by The New York Times 'a conservative billionaire' bought Dick Cheney's favorite magazine, The Weekly Standard, in June 2009: The New York Times writes:

“On foreign policy, The Weekly Standard had a lot of influence with the Bush administration,” said David Frum, the conservative writer and former speechwriter for Mr. Bush. “It was among the most consistent defenders of the broad outlines of Bush policy. Staff members say Mr. Anschutz, who has visited the magazine’s Washington offices once since buying it, did not meet with the staff as a whole. He instructed the two top editors - William Kristol, who last year was also a columnist for The New York Times, and Fred Barnes - not to alter the publication’s ideological complexion.” Source: nytimes.com

It seems as though this sale is a sign that the 'divide and conquer' military maxim that propelled mass media, keeping readers isolated in front of their news screens and sheets, has given way to a 'unite and conquer' maxim that does the same thing. And in so doing, redefines citizen journalism as just one more channel for certain news in certain forms to get the same old message out. That is NotPublic. Don't we want it Now, Public?

Then there’s the interesting article in the Los Angeles Times called, “AEG's chief is a force in L.A.” On the first page of the article (it’s about Tim Leiweke of AEG), it says,

“To critics, however, Leiweke is a classic example of an influence peddler who curries favor with lawmakers through huge financial donations and gets, in turn, handouts in the form of tax breaks and a rubber stamp on his vision. The company received approximately $246 million in tax breaks on the L.A. Live project alone - plus a grant of $5 million from redevelopment funds.”

Later in the article it shows Leiweke hobnobbing with the mayor of L.A. and our own Arnie the Governator. While according to Dennis Hathaway, of the Coalition to Ban Billboard Blight, which has tangled repeatedly with AEG, “[T]here's a perception that AEG has kind of become the tail that is wagging the dog of the city (Los Angeles)." (7)

So you do have to wonder if Michael will get a fair trial in L.A. It almost has a Daniel and Goliath feel to it…There’s an old saying “follow the money”….with this saying usually being applied when there are questionable circumstances. It’s also one of the oldest motives in the book….and Michael’s death is shaping up to fit this scenario with the players themselves being extremely sketchy.

Now let’s look at “Doctor” Conrad Murray…as a glorified home health care worker in relation to AEG; hired by AEG; and supposed to be paid by AEG (who reneged) with Michael as the client. With this in mind as we follow the money, what do we get?

If Michael fell into a coma as a result of induced water intoxication, remember on the very first page of the coroner’s report, it states that Michael was complaining of dehydration, think of the financial LOSSES to AEG. They would be subject to lawsuits by Michael’s family; they would be out their initial investment in the show; they would be out the advances paid to Michael; there would be no revenue (income) because there would be no show without Michael; there would be long-term life support for Michael being in a coma, etc.

BIG money drain for AEG. So much so, that if someone saw him in a coma and realized the potential loss of money (and remember, this is basically what these greedy multi-nationals are all about….the bottom line), they could have said something like, “He might as well be dead.”

At which point, the light bulb might have gone on in these creatures’ little pin heads.

If he “might as well be dead” why not make it so? Flood his system with propofol and kill him? Any qualms Murray might have would be assuaged by him being told that this could be portrayed as an “accident” and the D.A. with his “Involuntary Manslaughter” charge as well as the media have been guilty accomplices in this respect with all their salacious speculation about Michael’s alleged “drug abuse” and “demands for propofol” etc., ad nauseum. Not to mention the fact that these same creatures own the media and, quite possibly, the District Attorney. But what about the money? Where does it come in?

Well, in Michael’s contract, under Section 13.1, it states:

“In addition, Artistco (Michael) shall acquire cancellation insurance…to cover the risk of loss of Artistco’s (Michael’s) profits and Production Costs in an amount that, at a minimum, will equal or exceed any unrecouped portion of the Advances, and Artistco (Michael) shall name Promoter (AEG) as a loss payee thereon. As a loss payee, Promoter (AEG) shall be entitled to receive insurance proceeds directly as a means of recouping any unrecouped portion of the Advances…”

That’s one. Then, of course, there’s the “Dead Peasant Insurance” I’ve mentioned or COLI. That’s two. Section 4.2.3(b)(v) states, “…in the event the escrow on the…“ rest has been redacted. (blacked out)

What is Escrow? a writing, deed, money, stock or other property delivered by the grantor, promisor, or obligor into the hands of a third person, to be held by the latter until the happening of a contingency or performance of a certain condition, and then by him delivered to the grantee…a system of document transfer in which a deed, bond or funds is delivered to a third person to hold until all conditions in a contract are fulfilled e.g., delivery of deed to escrow agent under installment land sale contract until full payment for land is made.

Neverland? ATV Catalog?

That’s a possible three.

Section 4.2.5 Right to Recoup Artist Advances.

Above section 4.2.5 has been totally redacted. Cannot see under what conditions Advances can be recouped (taken back) from the Artist (Michael).

That’s four.

Both indemnification clauses have been redacted (blacked out). But what does indemnification mean?

According to Black’s Law Dictionary indemnification says to look at indemnify and indemnity; first indemnify:

“To restore the victim of a loss, in whole or in part, by payment, repair, or replacement. To save harmless; to secure against loss or damage; to give security for the reimbursement of a person in case of an anticipated loss falling upon him. To make good; to compensate; to make reimbursement to one of a loss already incurred by him.”

Hate to break it to you, but the “victim” in the above would be AEG and their initial investment. Now indemnity:

“A collateral contract or assurance, by which one person engages to secure another against an anticipated loss or to prevent him from being damnified by the legal consequences of an act or forbearance on the part of one of the parties or of some third person. Term pertains to liability for loss shifted from one person held legally responsible to another person. The term is also used to denote a compensation given to make the person whole from a loss already sustained.”

And again the “person” made whole in the above would be the corporation called AEG since corporations are deemed a “person” at law.

Possibly five.

Then there’s Section 16.3 Security. To secure the faithful performance of Artistco (Michael) of Artistco’s and Artist’s (Michael’s) obligations under this Agreement (including to repay Advances), Artistco (Michael) hereby grants Promoter (AEG) a lien in all of Artistco’s (Michael’s) right, title and interest in, to, and under the following properties, assets and rights, wherever located, (Neverland? ATV Catalog?) whether now owned or hereafter acquired or arising, and all proceeds and products thereof (all of the same being hereinafter referred to collectively as, the “Collateral”): - redacted - Artistco (Michael) shall reasonably cooperate with Promoter (AEG) in its efforts to perfect such security interest.

Six.

Not to mention all the portions of the contract that have been blacked out.

Looks like AEG had a pretty good windfall if Michael died.

Michael dies = Windfall or PROFITS for AEG

Michael in coma from water intoxication = Liabilities or LOSSES for AEG

Therefore the observation is made that if the DA is worth his salt, and not a paid lackey of AEG, “the tail that wags the dog called L.A. through ***generous political donations***” perhaps Michael will receive justice. (8)

The following is just one example of how the media has skewed the facts regarding Michael Jackson’s death. Note how the story is skewed to make the family look ‘wrong’ for asking questions, how the reporter is going to set the record “straight” (read: media spin) and how the “reporter” appears to depend “solely” on quotes from AEG, who, technically, should be a suspect in Michael‘s death all the while painting Michael as a drug addict demanding drugs since, at the time of this “report” the coroner’s toxicology report had not been released to the public.

Oh, and before I forget….Who owns CNN? TIME-WARNER TBS - AOL (donated 1.6 million to GW's 2000 campaign)

JOHN KING, CNN ANCHOR: Tonight, breaking news, shocking allegations by Michael Jackson's father telling Larry just moments ago his son was the victim of "foul play" and naming the people he blames for it. We are looking closer at those allegations and taking it several steps beyond. Randy Kaye, who's been breaking Jackson stories almost daily, is working hard on these latest developments - Randi.

RANDI KAYE, CNN CORRESPONDENT: It's quite an interview Larry King just had there, John, as you saw. Joe Jackson and family friend Leonard Rowe made a lot of allegations tonight. Again, calling Michael Jackson's death "foul play," saying he was controlled by the promoter of his upcoming concert; that promoter would be AEG. They said Michael was not in control of his finances and was not allowed to make his own decisions and that he was being made to do more concerts than he had agreed to. (Joe Jackson’s allegations are correct; all “decisions” were made by Tohme Tohme.) Well, we are digging here to set the record straight. (Read: media working overtime on spin.) AEG told us just a couple of weeks ago that Michael Jackson had agreed to do 31 shows, not the 10 shows you heard from those two gentlemen tonight, and then agreed to do 50 because he, quote, "needed the money." That was from Randy Phillips. (NOTE: If you look at Michael’s contract, you can see that CNN and Randy Phillips are liars.) When I interviewed Leonard Rowe, who you saw there tonight on "Larry King," just two weeks ago he told me that Jackson had asked him to call AEG and work out an easier concert schedule, spread out the shows a little bit more. He said he did, called Randy Phillips, the CEO of AEG. But Phillips told us he never spoke to Leonard Rowe. Leonard Rowe said they actually spoke. We have been in touch with AEG tonight, and later in the show we will share their response to the accusations by Leonard Rowe and Joe Jackson. We'll also update you on the latest turns in whether or not this is heading toward becoming a criminal investigation and tell you why Tito Jackson, MJ's older brother, Michael Jackson's older brother, thinks his doctor may be to blame - John.

KING: It's the tragedy followed by a mess.

KAYE: Yes. A lot to make sense of here but we really do want to set the record straight, and we'll do that later on. (They don’t “set the record straight” what they do is set their agenda.)

KING: In an explosive interview, Michael Jackson's father told Larry King tonight he believes foul play led to his son's death. Joe Jackson also said Michael Jackson was being controlled by the promoters of his London concerts. Hear Joe Jackson "In His Own Words" in just a moment. But first: the latest in the investigation. Randi Kaye joins us now. Randi, the autopsy, toxicology results not made public yet. But there is already plenty talking about possible criminal charges. What's going on?

KAYE: Absolutely. This has been going on for weeks, really, whether or not somebody would be charged in this case, possibly with criminal charges. (What was really going on was deciding who would be the scapegoat.) The "L.A. Times" quoting a senior law enforcement official is reporting that Michael Jackson's death will likely not result in murder charges against any of his former doctors. We've confirmed independently, investigators are working their way down a list of Jackson's doctors, trying to figure out who prescribed what, when, and whether or not any of these drugs were prescribed under false names. They also want to know if any of these drugs may have contributed to his death. I spoke to the D.A.'s office again today asking about possible murder charges or criminal charges, and was told, quote, "It is all speculation." I was told the case has not been presented to the district attorney to consider charges, and that there is no telling when that might happen. All of this, of course, comes in the wake of La Toya Jackson, Michael Jackson's sister, telling a London newspaper her brother was, quote, "murdered," and the singer's father, Joe Jackson, again we heard tonight on "LARRY KING" suggesting there was foul play here. The problem with charges in a case like this is that it seems Jackson was getting so many different drugs from so many different doctors, so it actually may be hard to prosecute since one doctor may not have known Jackson was doctor shopping, which sources have told us he was. (Notice how the media smears Michael insinuating he is a drug addict; yet when the actual coroner’s report came out, Michael’s body was virtually clean as a whistle and he was in very good health for a man his age.) The doctors may not have known what else he was taking. But the bottom line here, Deputy Coroner Ed Winter, who is also the chief investigator in the case, has said they are not investigating doctors. They are investigating a death - very important clarification there - John.

KING: So then, let's add Tito Jackson to the conversation. What about the comments he made to a London tabloid about Jackson's doctor?

KAYE: We are talking about his personal physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, who has said he tried to give the singer CPR (on a bed which is NEVER done) after he stopped breathing. He was at the house that day. We've confirmed Dr. Murray has been interviewed twice by investigators. His car was seized and then returned. But his lawyer says he is not considered a suspect, only a witness. Meanwhile, "The Sun" newspaper in London says it interviewed Tito Jackson, Michael Jackson's older brother. And in speaking about Dr. Murray, the paper says Tito said, "My opinion is that he panicked when my brother didn't wake up. I think the doctor probably figured there could be trouble. He tried to revive Michael. I believe if he had immediately called for help we might still have my brother here today. He would definitely still be alive." Strong statement. So, we called Dr. Murray's office to get a comment about this, and we're told they do not want to speak out against the Jackson family right now considering their loss. A spokeswoman for Dr. Murray's lawyer told us, quote, "We are going to continue to cooperate with investigators and do whatever we can to help investigator's come up with a solution as to what killed Michael Jackson." And finally, I wanted to get back to that back and forth between Jackson's father, Joe Jackson and his friend Leonard Rowe, which you saw on "LARRY KING" tonight. They told Larry King tonight that the promoter for what would have been Jackson's final tour forced him into a grueling schedule and would not back down. As I said earlier, we were digging to get to the bottom of this. AEG told me two weeks ago that Jackson had agreed to 31 shows, and then agreed to do the 50 shows because he, quote, "needed the money." Tonight we got a statement from AEG and it reads in part, "Whether Michael Jackson would be doing one show or 50, the rehearsal preparation and schedule would have been exactly the same. He always had the option to change his schedule or miss a rehearsal, and did indeed decide to miss certain days he had previously committed to. The show's schedule was based on his schedule." That is coming from AEG, the promoter, tonight. Jackson family friend Leonard Rowe told me more than a week ago Michael Jackson did not want to do so many shows, just didn't want to work that hard. So clearly, the two sides still don't see eye to eye on this - John.

KING: Clearly they don't. And well, you can understand the family's grief. One gets the impression those investigating this would rather the family not speak out so much.

KAYE: I think so.

KING: All right, Randi Kaye, thanks so much tonight. That's a lot of reporting. And now more on the explosive allegations from Michael Jackson's father. Joe Jackson told Larry King tonight his son's death was no accident. And he is blaming everyone from Michael Jackson's personal doctor to the company producing those planned London concerts. Here is Joe Jackson "In His Own Words."

(BEGIN VIDEOTAPE)

LARRY KING, CNN HOST, "LARRY KING LIVE": How did you learn of Michael's passing?

JOE JACKSON, MICHAEL JACKSON'S FATHER: Well, I learned that by some of the fans, you know. They called me and they told me that the ambulance was leaving Michael's house, like it's headed towards the hospital.

L. KING: How are you doing? It is four weeks later. Is it any easier?

JACKSON: Well, you know, I took it very hard but, you know, I'm sort of a tough person myself. But I took it very hard. But I didn't let nobody know about it. Yes.

L. KING: Did you get a chance to say goodbye?

JACKSON: Yes. I said goodbye to him when he was up, well, when he was up there in front of us. I said, "I'm saying goodbye to him now." What others say, that's what they say. What I'm saying is I do feel the loss of my son, Michael Jackson, who was an international star all over the world.

L. KING: But you didn't get to see the body or say anything...

JACKSON: No, I did not.

L. KING: ... or the remains?

JACKSON: No, I did not.

L. KING: Do you wish you could have?

JACKSON: I could have. But I wanted to see Michael - I wanted to remember Michael alive because I didn't want to see him laying up in a casket.

L. KING: Are you surprised, Joe, you were left out of the will?

JACKSON: Well, I wasn't too surprised, because, you know, that's the way he wanted it. And it is not going to hurt me that I was left out of the will. It happened.

L. KING: I know you are denying the stories about violence. As you look at it, were there any mistakes you made?

JACKSON: I didn't make no mistakes, Larry, because Michael was raised properly. He didn't run the streets like most of those other kids that was in his neighborhood.

L. KING: Why did he say you were...

JACKSON: Listen, listen, now. You have to understand me. Don't cut me off here, Larry. Michael claims that he had a dull life. Michael never had that. He had his own brothers and sisters to play with. But most of those kids that was Michael's age during that time, they are not living now.

L. KING: You never physically harmed him?

JACKSON: Never. Never have. I raised him just like you would raise your kids, you know. But harm Michael for what? That is my son. I loved him. And I still love him.

(END VIDEOTAPE)

Tohme R. Tohme:

Tohme is Lebanese and does not practice as a medical doctor in the U.S. Tohme is front and center in the aftermath of Jackson's death. He helped negotiate Jackson's contract with AEG for concerts in London. (9)

It’s interesting to note that Tohme, who is Lebanese, put Michael in touch with Thomas Barrack, Jr., the son of a Lebanese grocer, now owner of a real estate firm, Colony Capital, who bought the note on Neverland, and in exchange, Michael was connected with AEG. It’s also interesting that both Thomas Barrack and Philip Anschutz, owner of AEG, were heavy duty neo-con Bush supporters.

It would seem that Michael reluctantly agreed to the terms outlined in his contract. Or did he? Did Michael really sign the contract, or did Tohme, as Michael’s “business” advisor, sign them? Regardless, somewhere along the way, 10 concerts became 50 concerts in less than two weeks. And, according to Tohme, “I would never interfere with his (Michael’s) creative decisions and he wouldn’t interfere with my business decisions.” And since the concerts would have been a business decision, my guess is Tohme is the one who set this up and Michael didn’t find out until after the fact.

Then there’s Tohme’s statement, “I am not in the music business. I’m a stranger to this business.” Yet it was Tohme who said he was working with others to renegotiate the terms of Jackson’s main assets, his share of the Sony-ATV Music Publishing Catalog - which includes music by the Beatles - and the catalog of Mijac, the company that controls Michael Jackson’s own music.

I am bringing up death by induced water intoxication again and, hopefully, by the time you’re done reading this, you’ll understand why.

Just forget propofol for a while….I did the minute the media started focusing “solely” on this drug; yes, it played a part in Michael’s death - especially the empty 100mL container with the spike that was found in the closet - but I have never seen it as the originating cause. According to the autopsy, Michael had

1. Complained of being dehydrated
2. Mild, diffuse swelling of the brain
3. Numerous puncture marks listed under “Recent Therapy”
4. Been prescribed “Flomax” a drug that “…relaxes your veins and arteries so that blood (and any drug) can more easily pass through them.”
5. I haven’t seen anything in the autopsy regarding Michael’s electrolyte levels at time of death.

All of the above could contribute to, or be symptoms of, the result of water intoxication or the efforts of someone improperly re-hydrating the body. Again, if the electrolyte levels at the time of death were released, this could be put to rest. The body is a very sensitive machine and electrolyte, mineral, and other nutrient balances are essential.

Now look at the following cases of death by induced water intoxication:

1. Artist Andy Warhol died from a cardiac arrhythmia. His family sued the hospital, claiming the arrhythmia was a result of water intoxication from being overloaded with fluids after routine gallbladder surgery. (10)

2. On January 12, 2007, Jennifer Strange, a 28-year-old woman and a mother of 3, from Rancho Cordova, California, was found dead in her home by her mother, hours after trying to win one of Nintendo's Wii game consoles. KDND 107.9 "The End" radio station's "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest, involved drinking large quantities of water without urinating. Civil charges against the radio station were filed by Jennifer's family and the family was eventually awarded $16.5 million in the ensuing wrongful death lawsuit. The FCC has launched its own investigation to determine if the station violated the terms of its operating license. (11), (12)

3. On September 12, 1999, US Air Force basic trainee Michael J. Schindler died of heat stroke, severely complicated by water intoxication, two days after becoming seriously ill during a 5.8 mile march. The Air Force changed its recruit training procedures as a result.

Interestingly enough, this article is no longer available.

Contrast the above deaths with the following:

1. Death related to a recreational abuse of propofol at therapeutic dose range (13)

2. Now I can’t find the article on the nurse in California whose patient died from an overdose of propofol with the trial resulting in the case being deemed an accident.

And we all know that the media’s slant has been on the “addiction” to and “recreational use” of propofol, somehow always working in Michael’s name into the articles…but then we all know who “owns” the “media” and that, by law, they are not required to report facts or news which is why it is now called “infotainment”

Now think about the focus of who’s responsible for the deaths in the induced water intoxication cases and who’s responsible for the deaths in the propofol overdoses.

See a pattern yet?

In the induced water intoxication cases, the victim was shown to be a victim; whereas, in the propofol cases, the victim is being painted as responsible for their own death or said death being referred to as an accident.

If Michael had initially become comatose or died from induced water intoxication at the hands of Murray, the focus would have been on Murray from the beginning, along with AEG who hired and paid for Murray.

However, with the media trumpeting Michael’s death by propofol, the focus is on Michael’s alleged “drug” abuse. What makes for better headlines? Doctor induces water intoxication or a “weird” drug being abused by a “weird” guy….Wacko Jacko, no less?

Now think about what the media has been reporting.

In other words, a red herring put out through the complicity of the media.

The way Michael’s case stands, sure, the defense will say, Murray killed Michael; but it was an accident and besides, Michael demanded the drug.

This plays for the defense.

Yet, if it can be shown that Michael **originally** was put into a coma from induced water intoxication by Murray and then, seeing what had happened, Murray was given orders to flood Michael’s system with propofol…so much that it was in the vitreous humor of his eyes, this would be to the prosecution’s advantage, as well as support a charge of Murder: 2nd degree. Keep in mind all of the delays in getting help for Michael; not to mention the missing security footage. What was really going on during this time? Was CPR really being performed?

Randy Phillips of AEG:

Randy Phillips, when referring to Michael Jackson, crows, “We finally made Mohammed come to the mountain of the O2." Phillips grins. Jackson refused twice, but several months ago, the idea arose as the superstar was putting together a restructuring plan for his finances. Still, it seems that AEG encountered problems. According to AEG, it claims its premium ticket partner, Viagogo offered seats for re-sale in bulk, allowing touts and other re-sellers to push up prices. A court has now ordered Viagogo to stop selling to anyone not believed to be an individual fan until a further hearing. In spite of all of this, the deal could have been off if Phil Anschutz, the billionaire behind AEG, had not taken to him. "Phil Anschutz had to give me permission to spend all this money.” Randy Phillips said. I’m sure Phil Anschutz had the final word in other areas as well.

Randy Phillips CV
Background - My father was born in Bayswater, so I'm an Anglophile. But I'm from the US
First job in music - I promoted events at Stanford University, where I studied law, before deciding to go into business
Next big tour - I would love to get ABBA back together
Career highlights - Managing Rod Stewart for years, working with Jim Kerr, Bon Jovi, Prince, Britney, Justin, Take That, Lionel Ritchie, Guns'n'Roses

Randy Phillips serves as Chief Executive Officer and President of AEG Live of AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC. In this position, Mr. Phillips oversees the nation's second-largest concert promoter, responsible for Bon Jovi's Have a Nice Day tour, the industry's No. 7 tour; Celine Dion's "A New Day" show at the Caesars Palace Colossuem in Las Vegas, the top permanent concert; and the touring King Tut exhibit. Mr. Phillips is an artist manager who's guided the careers of Lionel Ritchie, Rod Stewart and Tony Braxton - has led efforts to complement AEG's core business with deals like the joint venture with AOL and XM to create and distribute live shows through the Internet, satellite and wireless. Mr. Phillips serves as Member of Management Board and Advisory Board of FameCast, Inc.

CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
3000 East Cesar Chavez
Austin, Texas 78702
United States
Phone: 512-583-5640

Other: AEG Ehrlich Ventures, LLC (14)
FameCast, Inc. (15)

On the hook for what has been called "one of the biggest ticket refunds in history" is an entertainment company owned by San Francisco Examiner proprietor Philip Anschutz.
The company, AEG Live, was the promoter of Michael Jackson's London concerts, which reportedly had sold approximately 1 million tickets, at a face value of $85 million. AEG Live is part of the Anschutz Entertainment Group, one of the world's largest sports and entertainment enterprises, which in turn is a subsidiary of the Anschutz Co., a private holding company owned by the Denver billionaire.

Anschutz recently added the Weekly Standard, the conservative political magazine previously owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., to his list of media properties, for an undisclosed price. Apart from the ticket refunds, Anschutz's entertainment company also owes Jackson's physician, Dr. Conrad Murray, $300,000, according to Murray's attorney, Edward Chernoff. AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips said Murray was to be paid $150,000 per month, but that AEG, as reported by the Associated Press, "was merely advancing the money to Jackson."

I guess this is one way to get out of paying Murderous Murray; especially since, according to Michael’s contract, Section 13.1.

Looks like AEG made out regardless of what happened.

It is not clear what AEG Live, or anyone else in Anschutz's far-flung empire, might have known about some of Murray's reported problems, including $400,000 in court judgments in Nevada, a declared bankruptcy in California, and the lack of board certification in cardiology, Murray's medical specialty. (16)

Let me repeat that last in case you didn’t catch it. Conrad Murray, a cardiologist, was NOT board certified in cardiology, and that isn’t all.

Conrad Murray:

It’s interesting to note that, regarding Dr. Murray’s credentials, there don’t appear to be any. It appears that Murray is not board certified in cardiology or a member of the American College of Cardiology. On top of which, Murray was operating well outside of his training. This alone would give prosecutors their first plank in building a motive…that is, if they truly are seeking justice for Michael Jackson and not just doing a whitewash job for AEG. It would appear that Murray didn’t care about Jackson as a patient; he only wanted that $1.5 million pay check.

Murray is licensed to practice medicine in Nevada, where he apparently met Jackson, as well as in Texas and in California, where the singer died in Murray’s care. Murray has denied all wrongdoing in Jackson’s death. He was trained in cardiology, although he was not board-certified in cardiology. And by the time he was treating Jackson, he had let his board certification in internal medicine lapse. Did Jackson need a heart doctor? No. Jackson, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner, had no history of heart problems.

He (Michael) needed a pain specialist, someone with specific training in treating patients with a variety of options. Typically that means a board-certified anesthesiologist who specializes in pain medicine. The American Board of Medical Specialties recognizes one board for pain medicine credentialing: the American Board of Anesthesiologists. Murray, needless to say, did not have pain medicine credentials.

You can almost hear the prosecutor’s questions to Murray, should he take the stand.

Prosecutor: Where did you go through your residency in anesthesiology?

Murray: Nowhere.

Prosecutor: But you were administering an anesthetic, correct?

Murray: Correct.

Prosecutor: You say you were trying to help Jackson sleep because he was in pain. When did you take your fellowship in pain medicine?

Murray: Could you repeat the question?

Prosecutor: That’s OK. How about this one. How many patients did you treat for chronic pain conditions before you agreed to treat Mr. Jackson?

Murray: Well, I would have to go back to my files …

Without training or board certification in anesthesia or pain medicine, Murray started giving Jackson heavy doses of anesthetics, anxiety pills and sleep aids, any one of which could have killed him.

To recap: Murray

Was NOT board certified in cardiology
Had let his internal medicine certification LAPSE
Was NOT board certified in pain management

I wanted to hit "pause" on a few items to underscore the importance of doing regular background checks on doctors when you are writing about them. Here is what we know so far about Murray and why:

1. He (Murray) is licensed in California, Nevada and Texas, but he hasn't done anything in any of those states to catch licensing officials' attention. Harriet Ryan and Kimi Yoshino at the Los Angeles Times checked all three places for this story. A good first pass for checking licenses nationally is Nexis. If you don't have a Nexis account, check the Association of State Medical Boards' DocFinder. They have a one-stop search that covers most of the small states, Texas and Florida. For the rest of the states, you have to check them individually, but there are links on that page.

2. Murray does not appear to be a board certified cardiologist. Very few stories have pointed this out. You can find this out by checking with the American Board of Medical Specialties. They make you sign up for a login, and you are limited to a certain number of searches each month, but the membership is free. I'm guessing that little hurdle is what makes this the place that so few people check when they are writing stories about doctors. The board doesn't cover every specialty, but it does cover the main ones. Another good place to check is the American Board of Internal Medicine. Here you'll find that Murray had been certified in internal medicine through the end of 2008 but let his certification lapse. Cardiologists are first certified in internal medicine, then in cardiovascular disease, then in any sub-specialty.

3. His business is in trouble. Beth Harris and Michael R. Blood at the AP summed his financial troubles up nicely. "Records reveal years of financial troubles for Murray - a 1989 graduate of Meharry Medical College in Nashville - who practices medicine in California, Nevada and Texas. Murray's Nevada medical practice, Global Cardiovascular Associates, was slapped with more than $400,000 in court judgments: $228,000 to Citicorp Vendor Finance Inc. in November 2007, $71,000 to an education loan company in June 2008 and $135,000 to a leasing company last September." These figures most likely come from a search of a court records database, like Nexis or Merlin, or by
individually searching the courts in the counties in each state where he has a practice. The key here was that the reporters (or their research librarians) didn't just search for Murray's name. They searched for the names of his medical practice and other businesses.

4. He's in debt. "He faces at least two other pending cases," the AP writes. "Clark County, Nev., court records show Murray was hit last December with a nearly $3,700 judgment for failure to pay child support in a San Diego case, and had his wages garnished the same month for almost $1,500 in a court judgment won by a credit card company. Another credit card claim for more than $1,100 filed in April remains open." Nexis and Merlin often just give you the minimum. If you want details, you want to see the actual court filings. Now, it might be fun to fly to Vegas, but you probably don't have the travel budget. Clark County does a better than average job providing details online. A search turned up five closed cases involving Murray, including the ones listed above, and one reopened one. Don't forget to check the criminal cases. Murray didn't have any in Nevada, but it's always worth looking.

5. He has trouble staying current. "He owes $940 in fines and penalties for driving with an expired license plate and no proof of insurance in 2000." This can be found in a separate search of Clark County traffic violations. Isn't it interesting that a physician who ends up being Michael Jackson's go-to guy was only able to pay $85 on a $1,025 traffic citation, and it took him three years just to pay that!

6. If that wasn't evidence enough that he doesn't have the best timing, consider that just four days after Jackson was found dead, he started demanding money: $300,000 of a contract that, by his math, looks to have been worth more than $1.5 million.

7. Unlike almost any doctor on the planet, he doesn't appear to use a cell phone. Anthony McCartney at the Associated Press reported that Murray waited nearly half an hour to call 911 because he couldn't find a phone in Jackson's house. (17)

It also seems that Dr. Conrad Murray, the man at the center of the investigation into Michael Jackson’s death, could lose his Las Vegas, Nevada, 5,268-square-foot home in the exclusive Red Rock Country Club to foreclosure, according to the Associated Press. The report indicates that Murray “racked up a debt of more than $100,000 plus penalties since his last $15,000 payment in January” and could forfeit the two-story residence to the lender as soon as Nov. 2009. (18)

And this brings us full circle to Thomas Barrack, the man we started this list with and whose Colony Capital, Investors II, L.P. owns Red Rock Country Club where Murray’s yet to be foreclosed house is….wonder if Murray lost his house? (19)

(1)http://www.democracynow.org/2003/10/6/schwarzenegger_accused_of_involvement_in_9b

(2) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Barrack

(3) http://www.theamericanmag.com/article.php?article=453&p=1

(4) http://www.prospect.org/cs/articles?articleId=10506

(5) http://farmsanctuary.org/issues/factoryfarming/photos/

(6) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_Anschutz

(7) http://articles.latimes.com/2010/feb/07/local/la-me-leiweke7-2010feb07

(8) http://www.michaeljackson.com/us/node/684518

(9) http://www.radaronline.com/exclusives/2009/07/exclusive-michael-jackson-business-manager-filed-bankruptcy

(10) http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/05/nyregion/care-faulted-in-the-death-of-warhol.html

(11) http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/16614865/

(12) http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2009/10/jury-awards-16-million-in-radio-prank-that-left-sacramentoarea-woman-dead-.html

(13)http://www.google.com/#hl=en&source=hp&q=death+by+propofol&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&fp=c26c79a56c95bda8

(14)http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=29982892

(15)http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=34766295

(16) http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/blogs/bottomline/detail?entry_id=42716&tsp=1

(17) http://www.reportingonhealth.org/blogs/wrong-doctor-or-wrong-patient-michael-jackson%E2%80%99s-physician-has-some-explaining-do

(18) http://blog.foreclosure.com/2009/07/michael-jackson-doctor-conrad-murray-faces-foreclosure-on-las-vegas-home/

(19) http://www.colonyinc.com/colony_2.php

Another Way to Help Michael Get Justice

2010-03-11T03:39:00.000-08:00

The following are links to various videos that will show one of the ways Michael can be helped….helped to get justice. Actually, Michael stated this himself many times….what needs to be done. And that is simply Love. The following videos demonstrate the importance of our thoughts, words and emotions.

Charging water in a Tibetan singing bowl... Water does have a memory, and can be energized... This is shown in the video below by how the water will respond... Notice how long it takes to charge it the first time... But after stopping it and starting over, how much faster it picks up the previous vibration... This means the water has got some kind of memory (it holds the influence of vibration) .. Also notice, that once this point is reached, the increase of energy goes much faster after this first charge.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdOJZDWJkuk&feature=related

From Masaru Emoto's work we are provided with factual evidence that human vibrational energy, thoughts, words, ideas and music, affect the molecular structure of water, the very same water that comprises over seventy percent of a mature human body and covers the same amount of our planet.

Masaru Emoto’s extraordinary work is an awesome display, and powerful tool, that can change our perceptions of ourselves and the world we live in forever. We now have profound evidence that we can positively heal and transform ourselves and our planet by the thoughts we choose to think and the ways in which we put those thoughts into use."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ss69kfHqN1A

Research by Dr. Masaru Emoto shows human thoughts directed at water before it is frozen and that the images of the resulting water crystals will be beautiful or ugly depending upon whether the thoughts were positive or negative. Emoto claims this can be achieved through prayer, music or by attaching written words to a container of water. Since 1999 Emoto has published several volumes of a work titled Messages from Water, which contains photographs of water crystals next to essays and "words of intent".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkbpXRSIUnE&feature=related

Moving from liquids to solids, the following video is Emoto’s rice experiment.

This experiment developed by Masaru Emoto tests the power of our thoughts, words, and intentions on water through the rice. Positively enforced rice rots slower than negatively enforced rice. The experiment ran from May 13 to June 4th of 2008.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeTTCeqBwjc

Cymatics - Bringing Matter To Life With Sound

Part I:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05Io6lop3mk&feature=PlayList&p=F5313842564D9781&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=7

Part II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahJYUVDY5ek&feature=PlayList&p=F5313842564D9781&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=8

Part III:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4jUMWFKPTY&feature=PlayList&p=F5313842564D9781&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=9

We are the Fractalated Tendrils of Reality, Forever Undulating Towards the Realm of Evolution and Great Mystery. Cymatics is the study of the effect sound frequency and vibration have on particles and mass.. the images you will see superimposed throughout this video are simply fungus spores orienting their geometry to specific tones being generated. This, is possibly how the universe functions. You will notice the gyrations of the mold mimics the cosmic interplay of galaxies and star systems.. Sort of an enormous galactic symphony expressing it's beauty through mathematics and numerology.. DMT, the spirit molecule is the gateway and the source. Prepare thyself for purified Gnosis. We all have the ability to Tune.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hl3_2ONNeKs&feature=PlayList&p=A919884CF1A4B300&index=16

Life is a strange and wondrous thing. We seem to exist in a world of solid objects, of movement of things through space, and it is the reality that we give this world of things that makes us materialists, that causes us to be subservient to matter, to the world itself. Yet there is excellent evidence that the universe and all things in it are entirely mental. We gain our knowledge of an object by our sensory apprehension of its vibration. We “see” some vibrations, “touch” some vibrations, “hear” some vibrations, “smell” some vibrations, “taste” some vibrations. The variation in the frequency of vibrations picked up by each of the five senses leaves vast gaps between where tremendous amounts of undiscerned knowledge about the object lie, and, indeed, on either end of the high and low frequencies picked up by the senses lie an almost infinite number of frequencies containing hidden knowledge of the object. In addition, it is not the vibrations themselves that our senses pick up, but rather a mental and neural interpretation of them, for the vibrations impinge upon nerve endings and are transmitted to the brain and there transformed into perception by some central observer. In short, the sensual data we receive from the outside world are but the barest indication of what is truly there; a million times more remains untold about each object than our senses ever record. Perhaps there is nothing there at all in a material sense, but all things are thought-things, apparently laid out in space and time and interacting, but in reality only thoughts in the mind of the Creator.

The following video of the moonwalking bird demonstrates what the above paragraph was speaking of….what makes us able to see this bird moowalking is the invention of a high speed video camera that shoots 500 frames a second rather than the standard 30 frames a second.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2Bsu4z9Y3k

Let us be, as Michael was, a warrior…the Rainbow Warriors. The story and legend of the Rainbow Warriors is from the Native American People about the Tribe of people from many walks of life, that will rise to save the Earth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utBkbJIYMy8

When the earth is ravaged and the animals are dying, a new tribe of people shall come unto the earth from many colors, classes, creeds, and who by their actions and deeds shall make the earth green again. They will be known as the warriors of the Rainbow
- Old Native American Prophecy

Some time in the future, the Indians said, the animals would begin to disappear. People would no longer see the wolf, or the bear, or the eagles. And, the story goes, the giant trees would also disappear. And people would fight with each other and not love each other. And, the story goes, the beautiful rainbow in the sky would fade away, and people would not see the rainbow anymore.

Well, children would come. And these children would love the animals, and they would bring back the animals. They would love trees, and they would bring back the giant trees. And these children would love other people and they would help people to live in peace with each other. And these children would love the rainbow, and they would bring back the beautiful rainbow in the sky. For this reason the Indians called these children the rainbow warriors.

If you love animals and trees, people and rainbows, then maybe you are a Rainbow Warrior.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOZ9ZU2D1jI&feature=related

Remember it’s all vibration and begins with a thought...Love, then a word...Love; add emotion...Love and you have creation.

This is another way we can help Michael get justice.

Was Michael a Dead Peasant?

2010-02-21T16:38:00.000-08:00

Some things to ponder….

Dead Peasants

“Corporate-owned life insurance (COLI) is life insurance on employees' lives that is owned by the employer corporation, with benefits payable to the corporation. COLI was originally purchased on the lives of key employees and executives by a company to hedge against the financial cost of losing key employees to unexpected death, the risk of recruiting and training replacements of necessary or highly-trained personnel, or to fund corporate obligations to redeem stock upon the death of an owner. This use is commonly known as "key man" or "key person" insurance. Although this article refers only to practice and policy in the United States, key person insurance is used worldwide.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporate-owned_life_insurance

From Wall Street Journal Law Blog February 24, 2009

“Ever heard of “dead peasant” insurance policies? We hadn’t either, until recently. In a nutshell, they’re often secret insurance policies taken out by companies on unwitting employees, which can yield sizable corporate tax breaks.”

http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2009/02/24/dead-peasant-policies-the-next-big-thing-in-insurance-litigation/tab/article/

From msn.money

“Right now, your company could have a life insurance policy on you that you know nothing about. When you die - perhaps years after you leave your employer - the tax-free proceeds from this policy wouldn’t go to your family. The money would go to the company.”

http://moneycentral.msn.com/content/insurance/p64954.asp

From Fog City Journal October 3, 2009

“I learned about a new low in corporate greed … It is called “dead peasant” insurance. Companies take out secret insurance policies on their employees and name themselves as beneficiaries.”

http://www.fogcityjournal.com/wordpress/2009/10/03/dead-peasants-insurance-policies/

My partner watched “This Is It” with me today. He watched from a technical point of view since he was Communications in the military and works on robotics professionally….he loves his technical stuff!

As we watched, he’d have me pause so he could comment. This is actually a standard practice for us, we tend to pause movies as we watch them and discuss them along the way. This usually results in a two hour movie run time growing to four or five hours depending on how long we pause it.

First pause came with the appearance of Light Man. When my partner brought this up, I remembered a Wired Expo we went to that had the latest technology…including a suit that made one invisible which is actually the basic premise of Light Man. Ideally, the light is “bent” to show what is behind the person wearing the suit thus rendering them invisible to others.

The second, and many of the following pauses, dealt with the headset Michael was forced to wear. My partner pointed out that whenever Michael seemed to be singing off-key or having trouble with his balance, he was wearing the ear pieces. When he was on-key and his footwork was sure, the ear pieces were dangling at the side of his head.

Michael, himself, mentions this in the film when he commented that the ear pieces affected his inner ear.

My partner pointed out that when one has ear pieces in, they can’t hear their own voice - a natural form of feedback for pitch, etc. - that if the ear pieces are set wrong, you get feedback, echo, all kinds of interference. He further pointed out that with ear pieces in and not being able to get natural feedback, that this can affect the inner ear which helps to regulate the body’s balance.

Watch the film again, and watch and listen to Michael both when he’s wearing the ear pieces and when they’re dangling out of his ears. It will be interesting to find out if the footage Murray’s defense plans on using to show Michael as “old, frail and drug addicted” will show Michael with the ear pieces in or out.

The final pause came when my partner commented that a lot of those involved were just giving Michael lip service about how great he was and his wanting to have hands on; but when it came to actually listening to him, they appeared not to want to do this. That, basically, a lot of the “directors” were NOT listening to Michael when they should have and could have learned something.

All of the above puts the alleged conversation Michael had the night he died into an entirely different light. The conversation where Michael is allegedly saying he couldn’t do the show. At first glance, this looks like he can’t do the show because of his failing health; BUT if there were artistic conflicts and differences, and people in the show were not listening to him, it could also mean it was impossible for him to work.

This is where the USA PATRIOT Act comes in. If the Feds get involved in this case, and any and all forms of communication of both Murray and Michael for the day, and possibly the preceding day, are subpoenaed, then the transcripts of all communication could verify if, indeed, Michael did call Murray at 1:00 a.m. as Murray says; that Michael did, indeed, place a call - and to who - stating he couldn’t do the show, etc.
There’s also a bit of conflict on just who hired Murray.

From ABC July 2, 2009

“Phillips said that Jackson insisted that AEG hire his doctor of choice, Dr. Conrad Murray….

“Michael looked me in the eye, and he's strong and he was stubborn and wanted something," Phillips said. "He looked me in the eye [and said], 'Look, this is the machine,' pointing to his body, 'that fuels this entire business. OK?”

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/MichaelJackson/story?id=7990611&page=1

"According to records from ancestry.com - the world’s largest family history website - Dr Thome and AEG Live boss Randy Phillips were related by marriage back in the 1970’s.”

NOTE: My partner looked at the pics of Randy Phillips and Dr. Thome and said, “Those are some sketchy lookin’ mother f*ckers.” LOL! How right he is!

http://susanetok.wordpress.com/2009/09/02/dr-tohme-related-to-randy-phillips-by-marriage/

From DBKP July 5, 2009

“Then there’s the doctor at the center of Jackson’s death, Dr. Conrad Murray, who was hired by AEG, the company promoting Jackson’s concerts.”

http://deathby1000papercuts.com/2009/07/michael-jacksons-death-neverland-the-mysterious-dr-tohme-president-of-michael-jackson-productions/

From stltoday February 7, 2010

“Jackson had not signed their contract so Murray never collected any money for his work.”

http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/entertainment/stories.nsf/story/F2798C90688A9EC1862576C4001CAF7E?OpenDocument

From The Hollywood Gossip November 17, 2009

“AEG was paying Murray's costs as he served as MJ's doctor.”

http://www.thehollywoodgossip.com/2009/11/dr-conrad-murray-suing-aeg-for-back-pay/

Interesting video on Thome Thome

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42kvlwc0rlA&feature=player_embedded

Michael the Lover - Part 2

2010-02-16T20:04:00.000-08:00

Michael expresses his love as much through the surroundings he creates as through physical sexuality. For this reason he will generally take a lover only after the two of them have become fast friends. Michael is much more at ease when he can make love in familiar surroundings that he can control. This may be partly because of some natural insecurity, but it is just as much because for Michael, giving love includes much more than the physical act. Therefore, he would be wise to look for a lover whose idea of a good time is an intimate evening at home rather than someone who likes to paint the town red.

Of all the Sun signs, Virgo is the most adept at the care and feeding of a lover. Michael will go to great lengths to find out exactly what pleases his partner and spend a lot of effort to provide it. He also puts a high value on a lover who is aware of what pleases him. Michael must, however, make a particular attempt to let his lover know just what makes him happy, because other people are not likely to be as observant as he is.
Michael is more comfortable with a long-term affair that gives him plenty of time to structure the relationship.

Giving and receiving gifts, particularly hand-made presents, may be a very potent expression of love for Michael. But he should not be disappointed if his lover does not appreciate his gifts as much as he does. Instead, he might want to find out the channel of communication that his partner treasures most and direct his love energies there.
Michael is probably quite realistic about what he can and cannot expect from a relationship. In judging an affair, he doesn’t let imaginary standards outweigh reality.
Of course, his expectations in love may be quite demanding, but he will not walk into a relationship in which he knows they cannot be met.

Grappling with difficult human situations may challenge or alter Michael’s view of life. Therefore, he should try to be supple in his views and reconsider his assumptions from time to time, or place himself in a situation that will test and refine his ideals. Michael tends to be quite a gentle and thoughtful lover at times, and he can easily attune himself to his partner emotionally. Michael may have high expectations of love, and his sexual encounters may not always give him as much as he wants. For this reason, Michael would be happiest with a physically expressive lover who can turn lovemaking into a true art form.

Michael might want to learn to look at sex with some humor as well, for the details of physical love sometimes get fouled up. When that happens, he might as well enjoy it and not worry about his romanticized ideals. Michael has developed a romantic style of loving that transcends the physical and allows him to express sexuality at a highly developed emotional and spiritual level. Neptune is located near the end of the fifth house and is therefore also interpreted in the sixth house.

Michael may find that concentrating on sexual technique is less than rewarding because it tends to separate him from the emotional fulfillment that he seeks. If he leaves the technical direction of love to his partner, his own feelings may flow more easily.
A good lover for Michael would be someone who does not insist on elaborate lovemaking, who can integrate her own skills without interfering with the ease and intensity of affection. At any rate, Michael finds great reward in the care and feeding of his lover, and the more ways they both find to do this, the richer their love life will become.

Michael has a certain tendency to spiritualize love mentally, attributing to a relationship higher and more fated qualities than it actually merits. Michael’s affairs may be very gratifying physically, but there is always an overtone that the involvement is a fulfillment of destiny in some way. This makes a sound and fruitful relationship all the stronger, uniting Michael and his lover with bonds that transcend the physical, which will hold them together when physical problems arise.

Michael may find it hard to distinguish a good relationship from an unsatisfying one, because the feeling of creative spiritual union may blind him to differences that make the affair impossible. In that case, Michael will learn from experience to be more cautious and more discerning before getting involved in a new relationship. Michael is a natural entertainer who can turn any social gathering into a party just by his attitude. He tends to diffuse his feelings of love for his partner and share them with others. Conversely, he draws on the good feelings of others in his crowd to enhance and heighten his love for his partner.

For Michael, love is an experience that is closely linked to comradeship. There may be a close relationship between Michael’s love activity and his external creativity, with one encouraging the other. Michael has considerable talent in the creative arts, and he will certainly surround himself and his lover with beautiful music and gracious surroundings.
Michael does not worry about fixed role-playing within a relationship. On the contrary, he can heighten the interest and be more creative by exchanging a variety of roles with his partner.

Michael’s open approach to new aspects of sexuality is an asset. He insists on being truthful, and he expects the same from his partner. Michael may become involved in a number of relationships and tire quickly of an affair that does not offer continuous stimulation. Although no love relationship can survive an excess of boredom, he would be wise to avoid changing partners just because they enter an emotionally becalmed period. Michael’s creativity is linked to being involved in a worthwhile relationship; but he may be particularly choosy about selecting a partner who can live up to his rigorous internal guidelines.

Michael should remember that much of the beauty of a relationship is in its development. Few lasting affairs start off in full bloom. Michael’s inner desire for an elevated and accomplished affair may lead him into involvement with older or more experienced lovers. In any affair Michael should receive as much as he gives, or he may find that he is being used for his desire to become accomplished in love. As he advanced in age and experience, Michael would want to avoid being too demanding of a younger lover. Patience is a virtue, particularly when dealing with a lover, and he can develop that quality fully.

Michael’s style in a relationship is to be continually in motion, particularly when difficulties arise. When a situation refuses to go away, Michael should rely on his partner to do much of the work. For that he will need a steady, dependable lover. However, he does have a talent for spotting specific causes of a problem and pointing them out.
When difficulties crop up in his relationship, he can look on the bright side and cheer himself and his partner up.

Michael may be attracted to partners who restrict him in some way or who are or appear older than him. Although this may limit his sexual possibilities, in some instances, in others it will stabilize him, if his partner can provide effective guidelines as to what will be most pleasurable in the long run. Once the right partner does come into Michael’s life, however, he will stick to that partner like glue. When he understands the scarcity of truly compatible people in this world, he will value his lover twice as much.

Michael may find it rather difficult to be spontaneous in his emotional responses, and he may leap to unwarranted negative conclusions. A profitable way to improve his judgment and his ability to enter positive emotional situations is by reflecting on his past experiences. By going over them in detail, Michael will learn to let his mind guide him when his emotional evaluation of a situation fails. It is particularly important that Michael give himself credit for his abilities, so that he will have the confidence to use them with assurance.

Maintaining status in his social affairs is central to Michael’s lifestyle, and his reputation as a lover is important to him. Michael is often able to turn a love relationship to his advantage in other areas, so that he enjoys and profits from the connection. He should just make sure that love is always the primary goal of the relationship. External events may play a large role in shaping Michael’s love life, in the form of unavoidable separations from a desired partner or a new relationship springing up suddenly and unexpectedly. There is little he can do to prevent this, so he should just relax and enjoy what fate provides.

In general Michael prefers a dynamic and future-oriented partner whose energies kindle his own. Michael’s emotions are very intense and finely tuned, and he can usually see into the heart of an affair more quickly than his partner. Michael is likely to have considerable mood swings and changes of heart within a relationship until it has settled for a long period. For that reason, he should find a lover who is more stable than he is.
It would be good for him to have a partner who can handle the bothersome petty details of existence, so that he can then attend to the more meaningful issues in life. Under such circumstances, Michael could transform love into a clear, pure vehicle for personal understanding and revelation, both for himself and for his lover.

At times, Michael may overreact to emotional situations and expend too much psychic energy in coping with a relationship. The basic detriment of this attitude is the drain on his energy, leaving him unable to deal with a really demanding situation. Since Michael’s emotional overreactions tend to run in set patterns, he can get around this difficulty by relying on his partner to let him know when he is going too far. Part of the reason for this over-expenditure of energy may be that Michael feels that nobody understands his message unless he really assaults them with it. He can solve that problem by being very verbally precise.

More than most people, Michael can maintain an even flow of emotional energy. Because of this, he will not burn himself out in the initial excitement of an affair, but will make it last and explore its possibilities more fully. In lovemaking Michael can pace himself in response to his partner's energies without getting out of sync or pushing his partner faster than pleasure dictates. However, Michael is probably happiest with a fairly active lover who encourages him to use up all his available energy without any left over at the end of an experience, for that could be frustrating for him.

As long as Michael has enough outlets for his energies, he will have an active and rewarding love life. Michael has a needling desire to realize his deepest and most out-of-the-way motivations, both sexual and otherwise. For this reason Michael is willing to give up much in a relationship in order to explore the unknown. However, he is advised not to wander into strange territory without carefully finding out about it first, for his tendency to act rashly could lead him into trouble. If he is careful, the rewards will be well worth the risks, and the fulfillment he experiences will be special and unique to him.

Michael takes a while to warm up to lovemaking, but once in gear, he sustains a steady and unfaltering pace that allows plenty of time for full sexual expression. He should give careful consideration to his lover's rhythms and timing so that he does not either wear out or exasperate his partner. Michael’s regular sexual drive needs consistent outlets to keep in balance, so he is best off with a regular partner. Michael is quite frank in his expression of affection, and he needs a partner who does not intellectualize love too much but encourages him to manifest it directly in a manner that they both understand without words.

Michael the Lover - Part 1

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With Michael’s Ascendant in Gemini, he has a talent for variety in personal relationships, and he can enjoy many different kinds of lovers. A stick-in-the-mud partner who likes the same thing every time would be very boring for him. Since he is an inventive lover, he needs a very sensitive partner who can respond to his delicate touch and lively imagination. In fact, imagination is the keyword to his style. Michael has a very inventive mind, but it proceeds in irregular leaps and spurts at times. When he tries to communicate or explain a problem, his mind may run ahead of his lover's understanding.

Michael probably brings many new and original ideas to his lovemaking, some of which may be so imaginative that they are unworkable. He enjoys a partner who can stimulate him intellectually, someone whose mind is quite unique and different from his, who can show him a fresh new way of looking at the world. Michael seeks clarity and truth in a relationship and will value a partner who is both scrupulously honest and able to express feelings with precision and insight. He will probably get the most out of a relationship that has plenty of room for growth, one that does not complete its development or define its direction too precisely or too soon.

Many people in Michael’s age group prefer wide-open, ever-changing relationships that cover a lot of emotional territory. This does not mean that Michael has to continually change his attitude or his partner, but he would probably be happier with an unrestricted, open-ended relationship. Naturally he risks some emotional injury by being so open- handed, but the more scope there is for Michael and his partner, the warmer and more beautiful the relationship will become. Michael has a kind of physical desire that is aroused and turned off quite abruptly and strongly. In general he does better in a loosely structured partnership in which he and his lover have maximum freedom.

Michael’s tastes in love may run to the out-of-the-ordinary, and he can get a great deal of pleasure and reward from unusual kinds of sexual experimentation. Hopefully he found an uninhibited partner who is eager to participate in anything that turns up. Michael usually tries to cover up his natural impatience, but when the dam breaks, it releases a flood of physical passion that takes a lover by storm. There is a very hard inner core to Michael’s style of loving. Although it seems to be very tender, underneath it has a biting, pungent quality. Michael shows a certain meticulousness in lovemaking, such that not a single possibility is missed in a nights play.

Michael is able to feel comfortable with any form of sexual experimentation that he chooses, and he chooses those that have real substance, not just passing whims. It would be good if Michael’s lover lets him choose new styles and techniques, because his judgment is so good about which ones have the most potential. Although Michael does not seem like a sexual adventurer, his style is quite innovative. It is just that his pace is slower; but in time, he will have covered as much ground as many others. Michael has a very original mind, which he uses to dream up creative and sometimes unusual methods of sexual enjoyment.

In addition, Michael has a good sense of judgment concerning which of his fantasies are practical and which should remain in fantasyland. Michael’s environment will encourage this way of thinking to a certain extent, because he is likely to move in a circle of friends who also lean toward the creative and original. Michael can learn much from these people. Love talk and a verbally affectionate lover may be particularly important to Michael. Compliments and sweet nothings whispered in the ear, as well as dialogue during lovemaking, constitute a significant area of sexual enjoyment. Michael would be wise to find a lover who is equally knowledgeable about sex and willing to put that knowledge to good use.

Michael’s partner should be quite communicative and willing to discuss lovemaking with him. This position indicates that Michael has a generous helping of desire and a healthy sexual appetite. His taste runs to all-over-the-body sensuality rather than to localized tastes and he isn’t concerned with impressive accouterments; he just wants pleasure to be readily available. If there is any drawback to this position, it is that Michael demands high standards and will not stand for stinginess or boredom. Michael is very good at letting his partner know about his needs and desires, so he seldom suffers frustration because of inability to communicate what he wants.

Michael also has a good eye for aesthetic proportions, both in his surroundings and in his lover. Michael may be a gifted speaker, or at least he expresses himself in a gracious and charming manner. He is quite open about discussing sex, and he uses all his learning and conceptual abilities to improve his sexual expression. Michael may have found it difficult, particularly when he was young, to be in the right place at the right time sexually. The result of this difficulty could have resulted in a tendency to associate sex with anger or frustration. If properly channeled, this association would have made sexuality very intense when he finally found expression.

Michael may have spent a good deal of time exploring his desires and understanding them in order to have a really fulfilling sex life. Essentially, this could be called the art of sexual self-discipline, which in the long run made Michael a steady and accomplished lover. Mistakes are a part of any learning process, so, hopefully, instead of mourning his errors in love, Michael analyzed and learn from them. Michael’s views about what he wants from a relationship are quite clear. In general, he gets the greatest enjoyment from tried and true methods. This approach makes love a very easy and mellow experience.

Although he may not be that interested in experimentation all the time, Michael will certainly not find it harmful in moderation, and both his lover and his relationship will benefit. It would be a good idea if Michael and his lover planned their experiments together ahead of time, rather than trying them out without warning. Michael expresses his desires quite effectively through his movements and appearance, so that he does not have to use many words to let his lover know his needs. This does not mean that Michael is necessarily the picture of ideal beauty, but rather that he is at ease with his body and can readily and naturally express his desires through it.

Michael would be wise, however, not assume, that others are as easy and clear about their feelings as he is. Michael may be subject to rapidly and sometimes continually changing emotions and desires in love. As a result, he may become quite an accomplished lover and adaptable to a variety of styles, depending upon his partner. However, continual changes may sometimes be a mechanism for not facing emotional needs that need extra work and attention. It may be difficult for Michael to slow down, however, for emotional or sexual repetition can become quite tedious for him.

Michael is likely to chafe at the bit if his partner can't maintain his pace. In matters of the heart, Michael is not likely to waste words, and when he speaks, he addresses the essentials of the situation. Michael might want to approach critical matters very carefully with his partner and unravel the solutions gradually. Michael’s style of loving may be strongly influenced by that of his parents, and he may find it enjoyable and reassuring to repeat many aspects of their relationship. Michael would profit most by investing his energy in a long-range relationship, even if it offers no immediate return. Such a relationship would pay off in depth of emotion, which he will seek when short-lived affairs have had their day.

Michael enjoys easygoing relationships. He usually doesn’t bother with the kind of highly detailed self-analysis that can get in the way of a natural love affair. On the other hand, in a more involved or complex relationship, he may tend to overlook or ignore the real problems that have to be dealt with in detail to keep the affair on an even keel.
Michael’s idea of a good time with his lover is simple and direct - he prefers spontaneous pleasures to complex plans and arrangements, which tend to get in the way of a happy outing or celebration. Michael is likely to place considerable importance on intellectual communication in a relationship. He prefers to have the upper hand intellectually in an affair, but he would be wise to avoid personal power struggles to bring this about.

If Michael’s partner does not agree with him on some matter, he would be wise not to make it a matter of pride to force his opinion on her. Instead, he should respect his lover's thoughts, and if they don't match his, reconsider his own views. Michael values deep, penetrating thought, and he doesn’t usually approach a subject lightly. However, he should take time to enjoy the more frivolous side of love, where pleasure is its own reward and no probing questions are asked. By learning to be more light-hearted, Michael can direct his intellectual and emotional energies better. For Michael, unclear communication can be a real source of irritation, and he may be over demanding of his partner when she doesn't say exactly what is meant or what he wants to hear.

Michael should resist the temptation to argue just to make his feelings known and exercise as much restraint as possible. In the long run, he will have a much clearer view of the truth, and he will see where he and his partner have strayed from it. Practicing restraint will also teach Michael the inadvisability of haste, and he will learn to be far more patient, controlled, and accurate in his speech. Michael can be rather pragmatic about love and not likely to be too demanding of himself or his partner about dreaming up changes in their relationship at times. This kind of steady patience is particularly valuable when the relationship is going through a fallow period when nothing seems to be happening, even though exciting changes are bubbling under the surface.

Michael’s fairly steady hand can deal with a partner who is very creative, if somewhat unsteady. Such a lover would be very good for him, supplying the ideas that he then regulates and polishes. With that combination, Michael’s relationship can have maximum stability and growth while effectively avoiding both extremism and stagnation.
Michael tends to be quite creative and imaginative in love, with a regular flow of ideas. Instead of contradicting his lover concerning the direction of their relationship, Michael attempts to blend and compromise if the two of them are at odds about which way to go.

From time to time Michael may get locked into too much of a routine in lovemaking, and then a break toward the adventurous might be in order - something different enough to be challenging, that neither of them has done before. Michael probably derives great comfort from the security of his most intimate surroundings, his home, and especially his bedroom. Naturally, he will be happiest with a lover who respects these values rather than someone who feels that home is where you hang your hat. However, if carried too far, this tendency can lead Michael to virtually imprison those he loves in a close and restricted atmosphere without freedom to come and go as they wish.

Probably Michael is the partner who is more qualified and interested in maintaining the home he shares with his partner. However, its uses should be decided by both of them. As a rule, Michael’s generation is more demanding and particular about what is required in a relationship than earlier generations have been. However, insisting on so many conditions in a relationship may make it difficult or impossible to fulfill. This can be a particular problem if his personal style is rather relaxed and undemanding. In that case, Michael must learn to attend more carefully to the details of a relationship so that his needs and those of his partner are fulfilled as much as possible.

The intensity of Michael’s personality means that any affair he gets into is also quite intense. Because of this attitude, Michael can virtually dissolve in an affair that is going well, blending with his lover in such a way that the union is more than the sum of your personalities. When everything is going well, this can bring Michael to the very height of sexual fulfillment. But he would do well not to insist that sex at that high level must be the only expression of his love or that it must necessarily happen. Michael would be happy with a lover who can help him enjoy the lighter and more amusing aspects of an affair. Also, such a partner can lead Michael to styles of loving with which he may not be familiar.

Continually exploring new emotional and physical territory in a relationship makes Michael very creative and serves as a basis and motivation for further growth. Indeed, he may look back on how far he has come in small steps, seeing how, without noticing it, he has gradually achieved a great deal of positive transformation. Michael is fortunate in this because he can bring a rather fearful or conservative lover along this path of growth with him and in the end, his relationship will be in a better place without having gone through a lot of tumult.

Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 5

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On a higher level, this aspect can indicate a strong concern with spirituality and religion. This belief can blossom into quite a beautiful trait of being very loving, generous and compassionate to everyone. With Jupiter conjunct Neptune Michael is inclined to do things to excess. He trusts others to maintain the confidences he shares with them, carelessly assuming they deserve his trust. His faith in people is deep, but there are times when he assigns it blindly.

Michael is philosophical about people and hopeful that he will find someone in whom he can confidently believe. From his experiences with others, he learns many lessons that help to refine his judgment. Michael has a spiritual understanding of his social obligations, which he fulfills by offering his talents, inspiration, and imagination whenever he can. Michael would work with particular effectiveness in the broad area of human welfare. But there is always a danger of abuse from people who may try to capitalize on his willingness to serve others. Unless Michael learns to question everyone's motives in relating to him, he will certainly be disappointed.

In his desire to experience the highest emotions and most exquisite sensations, Michael can risk aligning himself with escapist fanaticism. Still, Michael has an optimistic and cheerful temperament. He likes to play and have good times in ways that are good for others as well as for himself. He feels that by giving of himself he has more than he would otherwise. He is cheerful with people, and he likes to be with others who are the same way. He needs to be free and to find his own way in life. He does not like anyone to try to restrict him to their ways, because it is important for him to encounter as much of the world as possible.

He may enjoy sports very much, either as a participant or as an observer. He prefers outdoor games because they seem more free and open. Michael may be quite creative in many ways, although this placement does not necessarily denote artistic creativity, and he will benefit from what he creates. Whatever he does or creates for amusement, he will do on a grand scale. Jupiter was found in the fifth house at the time of Michael’s birth. This is one of the best positions of Jupiter as it promises a well-rounded, expansive and gratifying love life.

In public life, Michael appears as a person with power and dignity and something of a leader in social and business matters. His sole liability is that in romance he has a tendency to be a little deceiving and superficial. This very favorable position of Jupiter also indicates that he can well manifest his feelings and yet maintain a good degree of control over his emotions. A lucky person in love affairs, Michael will additionally derive financial gain through lovers. Regarding children, the position of Jupiter also promises good and respectful children with much happiness being derived through them.

Michael will do best in life if he can keep a perfect balance between extremes. If he doesn’t do anything to excess, and examines both sides of every issue before making a decision. Beauty is very important to Michael as an indication of order in the universe. He always enjoys elegance, the more spectacular the better. At a very early age he learned to see beauty in every possible situation. Michael’s relationships with others were very important to his inner spiritual growth. He discovered more about himself through the people he attracted and his relationships with them than through any other means.

With his highly developed sense of justice, Michael does not like to see anyone get the short end of the stick. This aspect is extremely useful, first by helping him find the right direction to take in his life and, second, by enabling him to make others feel positive about him and eager to help if he needs it. Michael has a strong sense of social responsibility, a feeling that he should give his life over to a purpose that is useful to the world. He usually gets along easily with authorities. He knows that they have something to teach him, and he is willing to learn from them.

Michael always had a project to work on, because he hated to be idle, either in mind or body. Usually he was busy with some consuming interest, which may mean more to him than being with others. He felt that he was self-sufficient, that his activities were enough to give him a sense of fulfillment in life. This position has two distinct effects, and Michael may experience one or the other. The first of these effects is a definite problem in getting along with people at close range. The problem is that he thought of a relationship as a responsibility that had very few compensating pleasures. Even though he felt quite lonely at times, Michael preferred to be alone.

If he experienced the other effect of this placement, he still viewed relationships as a responsibility, but that only made him more conscientious about living up to his end of the bargain rather than fearful of entering into one. Also he was careful to choose partners who were worth his while, people who could do something for him or teach him something. Thus he often preferred to be with older people. When he was older, this energy probably resulted in his marrying late, because Michael wanted to be really ready for it.

Saturn was found in the seventh house at the time of birth. In his dealings with others, Michael presented a very cautious personality and he worked slowly toward the achievement of security. The environment will be a very restricting factor in his life; the same limitations that hinder his relationships with others will emerge in a narrowness of reception to his ideas and emotions. This indicates that the key to more spiritual and material development lies in his response to the several tests destined for him which consist of patiently enduring difficulties through human relationships.

Michael should remember that Saturn does not lend a propensity to be demonstrative in an emotional sense. It does, in those individuals with whom he will start a lifelong relationship, give a sense of duty and stability of emotions. Yet he is going to experience some sorrow throughout his life in a relationship. This is mostly going to consist of the several limitations that this state is imposing upon his personal freedom. The key to a better integration of his existence lies in the ability to view these obstacles and binds with philosophical resignation.

This placement indicates that Michael approaches new experiences and new knowledge with care and interest. Throughout his life, he will hesitate to accept a new idea until he has become very thoroughly acquainted with it and really feel that he understands it.
In many areas of life Michael is quite conservative, believing in principles that have been proven over a long time. He has strong ideals, to be sure, but he doesn’t let himself be carried away by them. He always looks for ways to put his beliefs and ideals into practice. When he formulates a belief or an ideal, he finds it very easy to put it into practice.

Michael may often feel that the people around him, or even life itself, prevents him from expressing his emotions. He may feel lonely and unsupported by his friends, brothers and sisters and even his parents. To overcome this feeling of aloneness, he must have a great deal of emotional support from his family and friends. Michael’s mother, especially, is important to him. Michael probably tries too hard to control his emotions so that others won't know how he feels, as if he is ashamed of his feelings. He has no reason to be ashamed of them.

The square between Michael’s Moon and Saturn indicates that he probably finds it difficult to let go of the past and anyone associated with it. These tendencies show that he is emotionally trapped; it is difficult for him to establish his independence outside the confining circumstances of the home and family. His creative expression could be limited by his emotional restrictions. Fields where Michael would have done well are those that serve the needs of the elderly. Such fields as nursing, physical therapy, housing, geriatrics, food, and social work are some possible avenues of expression. He could perform excellent work and be amply rewarded for his efforts, and at the same time know that he is filling an important need.

Michael needed to become interested in some leisure activity. His normal inclination to melancholy is reduced as he becomes involved in creative functions. This signifies that he has a strong sense of inner discipline and that he can work toward the goals he sets for himself steadily and without wavering. Whatever task he undertakes, Michael works at it patiently, with thorough organization and method, leaving no stone unturned. He is independent, even a loner, because having other people around may seem to distract him from his purposes. When he became older, Michael was a very dependable person, because he had worked out his own methods and proven to everyone that they work.

When Michael is working for a living, his relations with employers should also be good, because they will know he can be trusted to do a job well and take responsibility.
His mother will have a great influence upon his life, shaping his basic attitudes and his ideas of what values are significant and what is worth doing in life. She will also influence Michael to be very sensitive to his own and other people's feelings, and he may use this sensitivity in his career later in life. Because Michael understands how other people feel and how they react, he can be successful in any career that puts him before the public.

Michael traveled quite a bit in his profession. He should be careful of his tendency to reflect other people's feelings, because it keeps him from being himself. The Moon was found in the tenth house at the time of birth. Among other things, this is an indication of Michael’s ability to adjust to varying conditions. Whatever his temperamental qualities may be, destiny will place him in situations where he will have dealings with the public.
Some public note could eventually come his way. Yet he should remember that the Moon successes are rather ethereal and do not maintain a permanent state.

Imagination, a tenacious disposition and ability to relate to the public are among Michael’s attributes. Outwardly, he appears as one who reacts to emotions rather than to reason, yet he attempts a logical rationalization of his impulsive notions. Michael will better develop his potentialities in any professional circle where his natural inclinations can be reasonably manifested. He is quite courageous and daring, and he will stand up for what he believes is right. Although Michael won't go out and pick a fight with someone, he won't run from a fight either.

Michael likes to be free to act on his own without waiting for others. But he also enjoys being the leader or setting the working pace for others, and the pace he sets is likely to be quite fast. Michael has a great deal of energy - enough for several people - and he needs to use it up. For the most part, this will attract other people to him. When he does get angry or provoked, he can react very emotionally. If someone says something unpleasant, he tends to take it very personally.

The sextile between the Moon and Mars shows that Michael tends to react emotionally when provoked. He is aware of this, however, so he tries to keep his feelings in check in order to make a logical appraisal before reacting impulsively. He will still flare up on occasion, mainly when he is feeling argumentative and wants to get something off his chest. Not wanting to close the door to any relationship, Michael tries leave it ajar so he will be able to communicate with that individual in the future. This is a sign of maturity.

Michael is a vital, energetic, and exciting person who can charm people with his infectious and personable manner. He is a good companion to those close to him and on good terms with most, if not all, of his friends and associates. Knowing that he reacts to people in an emotionally biased way, he gives them the benefit of the doubt in any confrontation. Michael’s emotional vulnerability shows that he is human and not indifferent to the feelings of others.

Michael’s ability to think twice before he acts allows him to avoid many unnecessary complications in his dealings with people. He can succeed in any occupation that brings him into close personal contact with the public or with fellow employees. Whatever his role in life, Michael will enjoy and appreciate it. He values his rights enough to fight for them when he feels they are threatened. His domestic affairs are a source of pleasure and contentment. Psychologically, Michael is a well-oriented individual.

Michael may have often been afraid to assert himself because he felt defeated, almost like any effort was futile. His attitude may have resulted from being with people who hadn’t encouraged him very much. Michael must build up his self-confidence and disregard anyone who makes him feel bad about himself. However, Michael is really quite a strong individual, and once he overcomes his fears about himself, he can be very effective. Another positive point is that he works very well alone. All he needs is for people not to discourage him.

Mars was in Michael’s twelfth house at the time of his birth. This indicates an inclination toward dynamic action and enterprise. Psychologically, Mars provides him with a rather domineering temperament, but one that he keeps well disguised. He seems to enjoy working on things that include some secrecy or that show off his more esoteric talents so that he has or may receive full recognition for them. Michael works carefully and rather slowly, but his results are almost always good, because his thoroughness makes up for lack of speed.

Michael is also quite stubborn and will resist anyone's efforts to speed him up. He has a strong desire to own things, and his possessions are very important to him. If he decides he wants something, he will work very hard to get it. Michael may have a problem with jealousy, tending to be very possessive of the people he loves. He has to allow his friends some independence, or he will lose them. Anger can be a problem for him, too, because he has difficulty expressing it until it builds to the point that he loses it. The problem is that other people may try to take advantage of Michael’s apparent patience, not realizing that he is really angry. It is up to him to let them know how he feels.

Michael will tend to work against himself until he really understands who he is and what he is doing. His immediate desires, especially if they are compulsive and urgent, may actually prevent him from getting where he wants to go in the long run. He should try not to be short-sighted, and not assume that people who warn him of this are simply trying to hold him back. Michael’s relationships with male authority figures may be quite difficult, because he sees them as challenging rather than trying to help him. Basically the challenge of this aspect for Michael is to learn about himself and his limitations, so that he can have self-confidence.

Michael may have had a love of the mysterious and strange. As he grew older, his interest in the occult grew and there was probably some concern with individual regeneration. He probably became interested in techniques of healing, both psychological and physical. He may have had some extreme ideas about personal morality, either extremely lax or extremely strict, but not usually moderate. Michael’s ideals are very high, and he is a bit of a dreamer, who sees visions of a more pleasant and beautiful world than this one.

Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 4

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Michael feels very strong urges from deep within himself, particularly whenever something reminds him of his earliest childhood. He has already acquired many emotional habits that totally control his behavior when he is upset, making it impossible to do what he knows is right. One of Michael’s parents had an enormous impact upon him, either for good or for bad. He was very attached to one parent and too dependent upon him or her. Or he may have had great difficulty getting along with one of his parents who made him feel bad about himself and undermined his self-confidence. Michael needed to learn not to take his guilty feelings so seriously and to recognize that he is really quite all right.

Pluto was found in the fourth house at the time of Michael’s birth. Pluto is likely to influence his disposition to express egocentricity and authority. Michael tended to impose a dominating power over his home. His personal actions went to both extremes, constructive and destructive. In securing and protecting his home, Michael had a strange philosophy. His domestic affairs were subjected to many rare incidents, and this resulted in financial loss and mental strain. Luck did not accompany Michael in transactions of property, and if he was not heedful of this, the influences may further cause the incurrence of heavy debts or loss due to the unlawful acts of other people.

This placement lasted from 1956 to 1972. It coincided with the revolutionary fervor of the sixties; Michael, being born during this period, probably had radically new ideas about work and duty. He was very likely to be much involved in ideas about nutrition and new methods of healing the body through food. He was very concerned with health, but his approach probably wasn’t orthodox. Michael is more likely to go to extremes than most people because he doesn’t like to do anything halfway. He wants every experience to be complete and intense.

Michael is strong willed and likes to get his own way, so he may find it difficult to make compromises with others in order to get along. But that is precisely what he must learn to do; otherwise he will be alone and cut off from people who won't want to associate with him. Michael has a strong desire to be a leader, which he can do quite well, as long as he keeps other people's needs in mind along with his own. Michael is particularly good at leading others in carrying out an important task. He likes to take on ambitious projects that test his abilities.

The conjunction between Michael’s Sun and Pluto indicates that he likes extremes. His likes and dislikes are intense, and acting in moderation is difficult. At times Michael acts courageously, but at other times he shows a surprising lack of common sense. He meets competition directly, even at the risk of financial loss, as he wants to prove to others that he is a power to be reckoned with. Because Michael is especially sensitive to social conditions, he makes a great effort to bring about improvements in his environment for everyone's benefit.

Michael has strong physical desires and is likely to throw a tantrum if his advances are rejected. His magnetic charm has a hypnotic effect on people. However, unless Michael is willing to serve others when they are unable to help themselves, even those who are charmed by him, may respond with anger. Also, Michael should avoid driving himself beyond safe physical levels of tolerance. Michael will strive to improve conditions in any group that he is part of, not only for his own benefit, but for the others as well. Thus Michael will be a catalyst for a great deal of the action that goes on around him, even though it will usually be difficult to trace what happens to anything particular that he has done.

Michael’s peers, however, will probably recognize his ability and give him the opportunity to be their leader. Michael is aware of the need for spiritual understanding and concern in life. Very early, Michael developed a strong code of ethics and morality, which he followed all of his life. The only warning here is to maintain a sense of humility; which he did. The sextile from Jupiter to Pluto enables Michael to perceive truths that are hidden by appearances. Because of his high ethical standards, Michael aligns himself with enterprises that act to improve social conditions in his environment.

Law, and the administration of law, are particularly suited to Michael’s basic character and integrity. He can be a champion to those who are unable to defend themselves or whose values need support. There were literally dozens of occupations that could have given Michael much fulfillment. He enjoyed giving his talents, because he responded to his fellow man with a sense of spiritual responsibility. Michael’s partner must share his enthusiasm for social responsibility, for serving whenever and wherever it is needed.

Michael’s optimism generated in others a desire to share his excitement as he philosophically reached for the stars. Michael’s religious attitude required him to actively participate in stimulating others to accept a spiritual obligation to mankind.
Around the time of Michael’s birth, a lot of beliefs, religious or otherwise, underwent extraordinary changes. Attitudes about organized religion, morality and sexuality were revised completely. The children born during this time will know the cycles of life better than others. They will realize that it is a natural part of life that everything must die and decay, to be reborn again at another level. This is especially true for inner and spiritual developments but also for their concern about social and human relations.

Michael’s generation is under the influence of a sextile between Neptune in Scorpio and Pluto in Virgo. He was born during a time of important changes in human priorities. Sex was an enticing area of exploration, and virginity became so unfamiliar that you would have to read about it in history books or look it up in a dictionary. Michael learned to resent the fact that organized religions could dictate people's beliefs or that marriage was ever necessary if two people loved each other. Michael was among those who feel that the world is becoming too materialistic, that society lacks any feeling for the individual and their personal dreams.

Michael felt the need to serve society. He deplored the quality of life that is available, for he considered life very precious. The warmth and security of his home was very important, for he needed to know that he had a place to withdraw to. Michael’s parents are very important people in his life, and their attitudes have a tremendous impact on him.
Michael is likely to be a quiet person with strong feelings and emotions, and he keeps to himself a lot. But he isn’t really weak or retiring, because by going into himself, he gains strength.

Although Michael was quite successful, he did not care much for being famous. He was much more concerned with living up to his own inner standards and having a rewarding personal life. When he felt good and secure about himself, he liked to bring people into his home and share his good feelings with them. The Sun appears in the fourth house at the time of Michael’s birth. This is an indication that parental name, family affairs and other domestic matters are of the utmost importance in his life.

Sun brings honor, pride, and fame to anything under its influence, and it is indicated that the problem of these influences here is that proper success for Michael cannot materialize until he is well past his mature years. There appears to exist a very strong attachment to one of his parents. Michael believed in being the "ruler" in his home, and the sense of privacy is extensively developed in his nature. As life passed, Michael experienced illuminating insights connecting his individuality with certain racial and family elements. By studying them he may discover the nature of the spiritual mission which destiny requires of him.

Michael is very sensitive to others' feelings, and he understands aspects of people that even they cannot express. But this sensitivity can be a problem at times. Michael may be easily hurt by people's remarks, even when no hurt is intended. He may pretend to be patient and pleasant even when he is quite angry about a situation that he feels can't be changed. Michael had to learn to be more forthright about his own feelings, for he has as much right as anyone to be himself.

Michael is also an idealist, who would very much like to see a more beautiful and perfect world. He needed to learn to see the beautiful side of reality, as well as the harsher facts. The Sun sextile Neptune shows that Michael is deeply aware of his creative potential. He is extremely sensitive, and any rejection of his attempts to be of service hurts him deeply. This can cause some difficulty, since it is so important for him to relate to others in personal contact. Michael’s professional possibilities are quite varied.

Ideally, his work should involve public-related activities. Michael’s imagination and creative talents could be exploited in writing or the communications media in general. If he was motivated to work alone, he must still relate to the public in some way.
Michael’s personal associations were as varied as his professional interests. He is particularly drawn to individuals who are sure of their own identity. Michael was somewhat of a visionary and could picture the outcome of any situation he was involved in. He liked to express himself through his imagination by playing with beautiful fantasies and dreams.

However, this placement can signify some problems in relationships. Michael may see in others only what he wants to see rather than what they really are. As he got older this was especially troublesome in love relationships. In its highest expression, this position means that Michael derives pleasure from helping others. But he has to learn to distinguish between those who are worth helping and those who are not.

Neptune was found in the fifth house at the time of Michael’s birth. His love nature is somewhat restless, impressionable, anxious, and most of the time subjected to dualistic influences. Many times this is due to conflict between thoughts and emotions. In sexual matters, Michael underwent dual experiences of rather extreme categories, and this resulted in his being torn between two opposing emotions. On the positive side, Neptune here gave him a very subtle comprehension and altruistic disposition resulting in a personality role which is kind and just, but very romantic and sentimental.

The people whom he loves will realize he is easily influenced and that his moods are very changeable since he is receptive to the emotional and mental environment which surrounds him. Hypersensitive to those with whom he relates to in love matters, Michael may sometimes misinterpret attitudes or expressions, and because of his lack of shrewdness in this aspect of his life, selfishness, jealousy, and mistrust could result. Unless he is a good candidate for platonic love, Michael’s emotions may become very complex, confusing, and nebulous. He is not inclined to undergo ordinary love attachments.

This placement makes Michael’s body very sensitive to outside influences, such as temperature, drugs, different kinds of foods and such. It can be a sign of allergy problems, and certainly Michael needs to be very careful about what he eats, drinks or takes as medicine. On the other hand, this placement means that Michael needs to help and be of service to others. At best, this comes from genuine love and sympathy for others. Michael should give himself credit for his strengths and his individuality; and he shouldn’t always give in to other people. A strong person who believes in himself can do much more for others than someone who acts like a doormat.

Neptune was found in Michael’s sixth house at the time of birth. His psychological attitude to work is not always positive. There may be relatively long periods of time when he will be idle or in a peculiar state of inertia, but his disposition should enrich his tendencies to ESP experiences and psychic phenomena. In his working environment, Michael will confront challenges in dealing with subordinate employees and many times he is torn between two opposite emotions.

Also he is an optimist, believing that somehow everything in his life will work out just fine. In fact, no matter how often matters go badly, it does not seem to disturb him. He may delude himself that a situation is marvelous, when actually it is not. Often this aspect signifies a desire to take risks in the foolish belief that he cannot fail. Gamblers and speculators may have this aspect, which by itself does not tell whether or not Michael will be lucky. But even if he is not lucky, he may think that he is. If Michael really loses out whenever he takes risks, he should come down out of the clouds and realize that he is losing. Learn to be more cautious.

Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 3

2010-02-13T20:04:00.000-08:00

This planetary combination indicates that Michael was not really happy with himself, so he may have provoked trouble with others in order to blame them for his inability to resolve his own personal conflicts. Somewhere there is a solution, and it would certainly help if he toned down his desires and adopted a more compromising attitude. Until he works out these personality difficulties, Michael will have problems with his family, friends, and associates on the job. If he can become more compromising he can be successful in any occupation, even those that bring him into close contact with people.

Michael made an effort early in life to broaden his perspective by learning something about art, literature, music, and the social amenities. Michael is reserved about showing his affections and not very demonstrative. But once he decides that a person is worthwhile, he is totally loyal and loving. He may not have many friends, but the ones he does have will be very long-lasting. Michael is attracted to people who take life seriously. Even when he was young, Michael understood that romance alone cannot support a shaky relationship. But once he committed himself to someone, Michael was more willing than most to put an effort into saving his relationship.

Sometimes Michael found it difficult to have fun, especially with other people. In fact, being in a large group sometimes made him feel alone, rather than with company. Michael was best in a one-to-one relationship with someone. The trine from Venus to Saturn shows that Michael had good judgment about people most of the time, and he always knew who to turn to when he needed help. Michael is optimistic, understanding, and responsible in his dealings with people.

Music, writing, poetry, painting, sculpture, and the graphic arts can enrich his life and surround it with comfort. Michael could have also achieved success in any occupation that required balance, order, design, and utility. If he was attracted to someone, Michael evaluated that person cautiously, examining all good qualities and noting liabilities in temperament to which he might have to adjust. Michael made a good parent because he understood that every individual needs to develop with the guidelines of discipline and respect for others.

Michael liked to be surrounded by books, records and other tools to help develop his mind. He was especially interested in subjects such as history that taught him about the past. On the other hand, this position of Mercury directed his attention inside his own mind. Michael thought about himself a lot and tried very hard to understand his feelings and emotions. He also liked to discuss his feelings with other people, because he wanted them to understand him too. But he had to be careful not to get too wrapped up in his own point of view.

Parents always have an influence on the way their children think, but Michael’s parents had an even stronger effect than most. What he learned when he was young stayed with him forever. Mercury was found in the fourth house at the time of Michael’s birth. His inherited constitution and psychological potential is that of a quick and alert person with a natural bent for mental work. There seems to be a physical legacy consisting of manual dexterity and literary inclinations. Michael’s life appears directed to commercialism, business practices, and study.

Generally speaking, Michael’s life was characterized by inconsistency. Many changes of residence due to business obligations resulted in aggravating the lack of stability. On the positive side, Michael was given reason and all strictly human traits entirely free from bestial emotions. Michael was very sure that his ideas were right, and he liked to make others think the way he did. Michael could think about new ideas and make them part of his own thinking, as long as no one pressured him to do so.

Michael could be quite stubborn, and his pride was involved in everything he thought or believed. If someone challenged his beliefs, he felt they were challenging him. But at the same time, Michael’s pride in his opinions made him want to get at the truth. Whenever he had to solve a problem, Michael put a great deal of energy into it, and the more important the problem, the more energy he invested. However, he may have ignored problems that didn’t seem important enough, when actually they were quite important.

Michael has a great deal of curiosity and wants to solve every mystery that comes along. He will work patiently to get an answer, often going off by himself until he has solved the problem. This makes him a born investigator. Another side of this aspect is that Michael may have been very stubborn about his own beliefs and also try very hard to make others agree with him. He had some very strong opinions and didn’t like having people challenge them.

Michael was a natural psychologist in his understanding of human nature. He would have made an excellent psychologist. He loves finding out what makes people tick, and he often puts that knowledge to good use. The conjunction of Mercury and Pluto shows that Michael’s mind is deep, penetrating, and inclined to extremes. He evaluates matters subjectively, and his psychic sense often reveals clues that are hidden from less sensitive observers.

Michael has a genius for asserting himself persuasively whenever it seems the only way to accomplish something. He is fearless in pursuing his objectives, and others admire his determination and persistence. Michael is fascinated by the mysterious and the occult. With his quick observation of details and understanding of their value, Michael could have succeeded as an analyst or investigator. However, Michael might want to moderate his anarchistic inclinations. Social injustices are a particular irritant to him, and he could vent his hidden anger by directing his talents toward correcting them.

Perhaps politics would have given him the leverage to accomplish many worthwhile objectives for himself and others. In personal relationships Michael could be demanding and sometimes extremely intolerant of weakness. He admired strength and respected authority, so he challenged others to demonstrate these qualities. Ideally, his mate should be strong and able to take a position with him so that the two of them could contribute to each other's development and objectives.

Michael looked deep within himself for answers to the questions that came up in life. But it would have been best if he tried not to get so wrapped up in his own way of seeing the world that he could not imagine anyone else's point of view. On the other hand, Michael was able to communicate his ideas and feelings to others very easily, even when he was quite young. Because he was in touch with his feelings, Michael could react to a situation according to his real needs, but only if he concentrated on the present and the future rather than the past.

It would be a good practice for Michael to examine his thinking and never take his feelings and ideas solely at face value. This aspect can be rather difficult, for it indicates that he could be rash and impulsive and tend to lose his temper too easily. Yet, Michael is very sensitive to mean remarks by others and may feel offended, even when a comment wasn't meant to hurt him. When he is angry, his anger could take over completely, and he could become quite unreasonable. Michael’s problem was to balance his drive to assert himself, his anger in everyday conflicts, and the need to think about the world in a reasonable way.

Michael will also have to learn that when others disagree with him, they are not attacking him personally. Let everyone have their say, and do not automatically resist their ideas. Only then will he be able to come to an agreement with others. The square from Mercury to Mars gives Michael enormous mental energy for tackling arduous tasks, but he may lack the determination to persist and complete them. Michael isn’t always a good listener, either, if the opinions being expressed are different from his. In his dealings with others Michael might find it hard to withhold his opinions. He needed to learn to be silent when he was not fully informed on a subject, or he risked being ridiculed by those who knew what they were talking about.

Michael’s imagination is highly developed, and he only need apply it constructively. He may have to make many concessions to others before he can succeed in any profession. Other people needed to express themselves just as much as he did; until he learned to adjust to their needs, Michael encountered severe obstacles to his goals. When Michael learned to deal with the need to concede to the rights of others, he could have achieved success in such fields as law, management, teaching, writing, drama, public relations, or any other communicative area.

Many of the points mentioned in relation to social contacts can also be applied to Michael’s romantic interests. Michael could be bitter when his attentions were not welcomed. He needed to try to be gracious and shrug off the disappointment. Michael was careful and cautious, and he did everything in a very structured and organized way. He had discipline, which he needed in order to get anything done. His view of life is practical. He wants to know what good something is before he gets involved with it. For this reason, Michael could take an idea and make something real of it that others can see and appreciate.

Michael wanted to know the objective truth about the world, and he was willing to study hard to find it out. The only problem is that he may not have been sensitive enough to the less concrete aspects of the world, such as other people's feelings or vague impressions that do have real meaning. In short, he may have been too hard-headed at times to appreciate the lighter and more subtle side of life. Michael’s Mercury trine Saturn shows he has a well-developed intellect, is mentally organized, and precise in his opinions.

He has considerable creative ability, which he can express whenever he chooses. Michael’s conservative mentality allows him to accomplish a great deal with the least amount of effort. He is extremely efficient and knows how to dispense with nonessentials. He knows his worth and can assume important tasks that others fear they can't handle.
There are many occupations Michael could have followed with very good chances for success. Education is high on the list of probable fields, in addition to construction, architecture, design, politics, industrial management, government service, science, research in various fields, or writing.

Michael would have also done well at studying languages, deciphering symbols found in archeological excavations, or at teaching history. Michael was courageous and willing to stick his neck out to defend his integrity. He was morally upright and demanded that others behave honestly in dealing with him. As if he were a confessor, people sought to unburden themselves to Michael. His understanding and wisdom encouraged them to reveal themselves.

Michael has a questioning and curious mind, and he loves to find out everything there is to learn about the world. Probably he will be interested in foreign places and people, and he may love to travel. Michael is quite skillful at expressing his own ideas. He thinks clearly and objectively, and he can keep from getting so emotionally involved in an argument that he loses his train of thought. Michael should also be quite good at planning and organizing his affairs ahead of time. He has the ability to take a long view of a situation and see what is coming.

This aspect is useful to careers in law and business, or any job that needs foresight and organization. Michael’s Mercury sextile to Jupiter indicates that his mind is never at rest. He has a limitless thirst for knowledge and an awesome capacity to accumulate information. Because of his masterful command of language, Michael can speak and write convincingly. Truth is very important to Michael, and he will challenge anyone who makes a suspicious-sounding statement.

Education, public speaking, public relations, journalism, and writing novels with historical and timely themes - these are some ways Michael could use his creative resources and inspiration. Travel would be especially broadening for him, for it would help him to understand the differences among national and ethnic origins. Michael allows everyone the liberty of their own beliefs, and he certainly would not try to force his ideology on others.

Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 2

2010-02-13T20:03:00.000-08:00

Uranus was found in the third house at the time of Michael’s birth. The main effect of this planet in his life occurred through the subconscious mind. Third house vibrations are far too subtle to be markedly felt in physical events. From a metaphysical view, this planet signifies the individual will and the manner in which will is expressed within the environmental limits.

Michael has inborn inclinations to conduct himself in a manner that is cheerful, bright, humane, and slightly eccentric. His brilliant ideology is a magnetic source of attraction to friends. He would have excelled in technological sciences and/or modern art during his years of education. There is also a flair for philosophy and advanced scientific notions in all his mental pursuits.

Materially, Uranus may have brought many unpredictable changes in Michael’s life which caused him to be a temporary wanderer. His mind was somewhat wayward, curious, and subject to strong temperamental impulses. He was inventive, imaginative and possessed a strange mental energy which afforded him instantaneous solutions in critical moments. However, a liability of Uranus here is that it brings difficulties in matters related to communication and sudden short trips.

Michael found new ways to express himself and made an impression on the world. In many ways he was rather eccentric, which made it difficult for him to fit easily into groups because he was so individualistic. But he was honest and wanted others to be honest, also. He valued individual self-expression far more than self-discipline. And it may have been quite hard to pin him down to fulfilling commitments, obligations and responsibilities at times.

Although he was affectionate and enjoyed being loved, Michael wanted to be free, emotionally and otherwise. He wanted to be free to choose his friends and not be tied down by those he loved. He wanted to be with people who were exciting and stimulating, who could take him away from the normal daily routine. But he shouldn’t let anyone make him feel guilty because he wants to do his own thing. After all, he is willing to grant others the same freedom.

However, the fact that Michael wanted to have exciting people for friends may mean that his relationships were rather unstable. After all, the best people for him to be with were people like himself. Michael needed to have the courage to live by his own rules in a relationship, but also to make sure that the other person understood and accepted those rules. With Venus conjunct Uranus Michael has a sparkling, effervescent personality. Popular and sociable almost to an extreme, Michael has a dynamic zest for living a full, unrestricted life. He would have done well in occupations that involved novelty and where he could function in his own uniquely creative way. Professions dealing with the public were more in line with his sociable temperament. In his personal relationships, Michael demanded unlimited freedom so he could detach himself without guilt when he lost interest.

It was difficult for Michael to establish a permanent relationship, since he was outgoing and career-oriented. His responsibility factor was somewhat lacking. This aspect signifies that Michael was an individualist and that he most likely should go pretty much his own way in life. He especially needed emotional freedom. Quite likely his mother is very independent and has a busy life outside of being a mother. This aspect often signifies a parent who, like Michael, was a very free spirit.

As soon as he was able, Michael tried to break free of his family. When he had a family of his own, he taught his children to be as independent as possible. One of the lessons Michael needed to learn was to act more cautiously and with better planning. He sometimes tended to go off half-cocked and to act rashly and without thinking. Michael felt that he had to be himself, and there was nothing wrong with that. But if he always reacts negatively to pressures from others, he will be as much at their mercy as if he always did what they wanted him to do.

Michael has a great need for excitement and is quickly bored by activities that become routine. He will fight when he has to. Michael doesn’t have to be what others want him to be; there is plenty of room for rebels in this society. The square from Mars to Uranus shows that Michael had a strong desire to be free to exploit himself without hesitation or restraint. However, the fear of emotional or material losses reduces this drive to safe levels.

An undercurrent of measured caution always accompanies Michael’s professional activities. Because of this, it will take longer to realize his goals. Once he achieves his objectives, however, they will be far more permanent because their foundation is solid.
Michael’s romantic needs are strong, since his desires are well-developed. But the responsibility associated with emotional satisfaction may deter him from ever marrying.
Being in charge of others in his work, Michael would be wise not to expect them to perform as he would. They may not have his drive.

Above all, moderation in all things should be Michael’s guide. Michael is able to be himself and do what he wants in a very careful and controlled manner, so that others do not have to keep watch over him. At the same time, he is capable of fulfilling his duties and obligations without feeling that he is giving up his rights. Michael learns everything so thoroughly that he is able to show others how something is done step by step. As he got older, Michael became a careful and rigorous thinker, who can effectively combine innovative ideas with structure and discipline.

With his organizational ability, Michael was able to deal with groups that wanted changes as well as those that did not. Even when he was young, Michael was very persistent and tough-minded and able to endure considerable strain. But he should be careful not to take on more than he can handle. The trine between Saturn and Uranus shows that Michael has learned from his experiences and acquired discipline. As he projects himself toward future accomplishments, he is excited by the prospects of all the tomorrows. Michael has earned the freedom he enjoys.

Although Michael has a healthy respect for material things, he is fascinated by his increasing detachment from them. Michael has the talent to use and exploit his resources and is well qualified for executive positions because of his keen judgment and uncanny insight. Michael’s understanding of people and their motivations enables him to organize their talents to accomplish seemingly impossible tasks. He is particularly good at handling young people because they identify with him and the authority he represents to them.

Michael could have successfully applied his potentials in many occupations. Suitable fields include mathematics, science, research, and astrology, as well as many industrial positions requiring leadership and organization. Michael’s ideals are based on solid experience with the tried and true. He liked to have beauty in his immediate surroundings and, even when young, Michael took a strong interest in the arts, theater and literature.

Michael may have learned how to charm and flatter others, but he is advised not to try and rely on this ability too much to get ahead. People eventually learn to distrust flatterers, and he’s at his best when he’s being honest even while saying nice things.
Michael has a good sense of form and color. Michael is probably very close to his brothers and sisters and to his other relatives as well, for their love is very important to him.

Venus was in the third house of Michael’s horoscope at the time of birth. He is keenly interested in the creative arts, and his thoughts and words are surrounded by a halo of beauty, taste, and proportion. Michael’s mind actually feels the emotions connected with nature and the higher aspects of things human. Venus here augurs pleasant and kind relations with members of his family and the disposition of his intellect is congenial, youthful, and attractive.

The keys to a better integration of both his mental and emotional functions consist of deepening his personal relationships and of turning his mind inward so that he may be able to know the world better by means of true self-knowledge. Michael likes people, and people like him as well. He is very loyal to his friends. He has a strong sense of fairness and justice, which he insists on in all of his relationships. For Michael’s love is very strongly mixed with pride.

Another side of this aspect is that Michael may pick friends who make him look good in some way. But he should be careful not to overlook those who are equally worthy but not so well known. In relationships, Michael will have to learn to compromise with other people's desires. He has to learn that he cannot have his own way all the time, and as he got older, he understood the positive aspect of give and take. His basic warmth and friendliness always made him well liked.

Michael likes to be surrounded by beauty and is depressed by anything ugly or unpleasant. While he was quite young, he showed some definite artistic ability. Also he appreciates other people's artistic talents. Perhaps the most important effect of this aspect, however, is that it takes his mind away from narrowly logical thinking. Michael looks for form and beauty in ideas as well as in objects. And he may think visually, by seeing images in his head rather than just connecting ideas.

Michael wanted everything he saw or thought about to be related artistically as well as logically. He talked to people in a way that won them over. He was very good at soothing hurt feelings and at helping people settle a quarrel fairly. The conjunction of Mercury and Venus shows that Michael has an affable manner and social grace. He gets along well with most people because he knows when he should make compromises in order to maintain harmony. Michael knows how to express his opinions skillfully so that no one feels threatened or intimidated by him, and he is resourceful in gathering information to document what he says.

Michael’s gentle and easy-going personality is an asset in most professions, but he might find it difficult to cope with harsher elements of close and direct competition.
Michael could find enjoyment in public speaking or the dramatic arts. Writing could also prove satisfying because he has a natural talent for expressing himself well. Michael’s imaginative style is fresh and charming and appeals to people who want to be entertained as well as informed.

Michael uses his talents effectively and can usually translate his ideas into cash.
His home should be a place of warmth, love and friendliness, and when he was young, his life should have been reasonably calm. As a result, Michael had an excellent relationship with his parents as he grew up, and he felt secure within himself. Michael is able to give and receive love very easily and make others feel his personal warmth. Michael enjoys having friends come to his home, because he likes to share his personal world with others and make them feel as good there as he does.

Michael likes to be surrounded by elegance and grace. This aspect indicates that his feelings are very intense, particularly in relationships. It is difficult for him to like someone only a little bit. Either Michael liked a person completely, or he was indifferent or unfriendly to them. And in all of his relationships, Michael’s feelings were a mixture of love and hate, which could come out as intense anger toward those he loved the most, if there were any differences of opinion. However, if he released his anger in an out-and-out fight, he quickly got over it and went back to really liking the other person.

The problem is that Michael could not imagine love without hate and conflict, so he tried to bring those two extremes together in his love life. There was nothing especially wrong with this, except that it became difficult to have long and deep relationships. Either Michael or his partner got tired of the emotional bruises and left. His Venus square Mars indicates that he had difficulty in maintaining harmonious relations with people at times. Michael was not always the easiest person to get along with; he expected others to make concessions to him, but he refused to make any compromise without being pressured to do so.

Michael’s Western Horoscope - Part 1

2010-02-13T20:01:00.000-08:00

Michael is very careful in everything he does, and he puts a high value on neatness. He expects others to live up to those same high standards, and is easily disappointed if they do not. When Michael sees something wrong in someone or something, he doesn’t hesitate to point it out. But he’s had to learn to be considerate when he does this, because criticizing others, even with the best intentions, creates bad feelings.

Michael is very interested in learning as much as possible about the world. In whatever he makes or does, he applies the same standards of perfection that he wants other people to live up to. Michael likes to help others because being useful makes him feel good. He is able to put off what he wants for himself in order to help someone he loves do what he or she wants. Others respect him for this.

Although Michael has a real desire to serve others, his ideals are usually distant and consequently unreachable. A person with his introspective and highly emotional nature needs a stronger person to mold and contain his fluidity of character. To Michael, the abstract, the mystical, and spiritual are more real than any other realities. He is reflective and in touch with his subconscious, searching, probing, and exploring the labyrinths of the mind.

Critical of himself to the point of self-censure, however, he will tend to hang a veil over what he has found in his soul. Michael found life difficult and attempted to find release in mysticism or related subjects. Michael must allow his Virgoan practical individuality to exert more force and tighten the rein on his actions. This is the key to a better balance and harmony in his nature. He is a very sensitive person with strong feelings.

If someone makes a harsh remark, he takes it very hard. In fact, one of Michael’s tasks in life will be to develop a thicker skin; which he has managed to do. But his sensitivity is good because it makes him kinder and more considerate of others. Still it would be wise for him to stay away from people who are always negative, because he picks up and reacts to their feelings very quickly.

Michael has a rich and lively imagination, which makes him very creative. As he got older, Michael may have developed an interest in the occult and supernatural. He is very likely to avoid conflicts, even when he should defend his own ideas. If he does not stand up for himself, he may attract people who will exploit him and take advantage of him. Michael is a very active person who likes to get around, meet people and have as many different experiences as possible.

Michael likes communicating with others, and there are times when he may have difficulty keeping quiet even when he is supposed to. This may take the form of writing ability or a fondness for books, anything that keeps his mind going. Michael has always looked younger than he is and, even more important, he is always open to new ideas and experiences. At the time of Michael’s birth the zodiacal sign of Gemini was ascending in the horizon. Its ruler Mercury is located in the fourth house.

Michael’s ascending sign, and the position of its ruler, offers general information concerning the overall trends of the course of his life. Gemini is the third sign of the zodiac and among its key psychological influences over life there are the following: intellectual activities, humanitarianism, abhorrence of violence, constant doubt of all mental concepts, hesitancy and academic interest.

People whose ascending sign is Gemini usually appear as elegant, slender, expressive, and with very humane facial expressions. They are individuals with some literary inclination, dexterous with manual labors and crafts, apt, able, witty, inventive and very curious and subtle. A Gemini in the ascendant will always distinguish himself by his rather eloquent speech and writing, his much occupied daily life, and his perpetual lack of an ability to effect swift and determined decisions. As a Gemini, Michael should try to compensate any hesitancy with fast thinking.

Michael’s disposition to life-events was kind and generous (within bounds) but not always fortunate because of too much vacillation in decision-making circumstances. He possessed the capability of rising in life because of his own intellectual assets. His mind was open and generous, and his intellect self-sufficient; yet on many occasions, his judgment may have appeared as questionable to those not understanding. For Michael, restraining useless discussion, strife, and unprofitable argument would have been wise as they were his worst enemies.

If not an entertainer, Michael would have achieved success through literary and scientific studies, giving free reign to his brilliant intellect in warranted circumstances, and applying his diligent nature to writing, traveling, communications, and human analysis. In all these activities he would have been at his best. Mercury, the ruler of Michael’s life, appears in the fourth house. This denotes a life strongly centered and attached to family and home. As we know, Michael developed a business jointly with his family of origin.

The location of Mercury also affords some uncertainty of material situations in life. There were many changes of residence due to matters related to business. Forming close relationships with people his own age was not easy for Michael. The relationship that is most affected by this placement is marriage. The close relationships Michael encountered when he was young, taught him much that he needed to know about getting along.

Often the people who are close to Michael seem to demand too much or don't permit him to simply be himself. If Michael had felt that people were being too critical of him, he would have been wise to re-examine his friendships. Saturn opposition the Ascendant shows that Michael tended to be a bit defensive in his associations. He could be so preoccupied with his own affairs that he was not too concerned with anyone else's. But at the same time, Michael was upset because he thought people were being indifferent to him.

The truth is, Michael was so reserved about projecting himself into other people’s lives that others received the impression he thought himself better than they were. So they kept their distance and were not likely to warm up to him. Although Michael had a mind of his own, he frequently was never sure he could exploit his ideas and get a favorable response, which he desperately needed.

Because Michael was more competent than most of his competitors, he never took on a task he could not handle. Michael may have secretly feared responsibility, but he was more than able to perform his duties and fulfill his obligations, both to himself and to others. Michael’s feelings are quite changeable, and they influence how he feels about people. He may have found it very difficult to treat others the same way all the time. He believed that showing his feelings clearly to someone could possibly hurt his relationship.

This made him feel very tense when he was with someone he liked. If his relationships with others did not go smoothly, Michael often withdrew into his own private world where he felt safe and secure, instead of fighting for his point of view. Michael was learning to stand up for his rights and beliefs. Yet beliefs that he learned when he was very young, may have too much influence on the way he acts toward others. He would have been wise to treat each day as a new experience.

The Moon square the Ascendant shows that Michael was emotionally biased in his reaction to events and experiences with people. An impressionable person, he may have had difficulty in realistically evaluating the conditions he reacted to. Emotionally vulnerable to strong character types who tried to change him to their liking, Michael felt he was powerless to do anything but submit. It was important for him to break away from the past and the limits it imposed on his freedom. Michael was then able to develop on his own without feeling that he must get someone else's approval.

The abrasive conditions of open competition were always painful for Michael unless he could insulate himself by learning to cope with people and circumstances intellectually. It would have been wise for Michael not to take on more burdens than he needed to, especially in his career. He learned to keep his personal affairs to himself and not give adversaries the opportunity to learn his weaknesses. Yet Michael may have had a tendency to feel sorry for himself; which he overcame.

Michael is very sociable and always enjoys being with friends or social groups. He may also have friends who will help him out a great deal. Michael enjoyed life most when he lived in a pleasant place with comfortable and luxurious surroundings. In communicating with others, Michael always tried to accent the positive. He hated discord and tried to smooth over any conflicts between himself and others, even those that did not involve him directly.

Michael was very popular with others because he projected warm and friendly feelings.
The sextile from Venus to the Ascendant shows that he strived to maintain harmonious relations with everyone he came in contact with. A peacemaker by nature, Michael often tried to smooth out the difficulties people had in reaching friendly relationships. He knows what he wants out of life, and he expresses that conviction freely. Not being a deceitful person, Michael considered it best to disclose that he intended to do whatever was necessary to realize his goals. Because he was somewhat timid, however, people did not really expect that he would go to such great lengths and actually make his dreams a reality.

In his career, Michael tried to do everything that was expected of him, but it’s cautioned that he would be wise to refrain from becoming too familiar with co-workers or superiors.
Basically an honorable person, Michael preferred to operate within the law at all times. In spite of this, he should be alert to the danger of becoming implicated in the legal problems of close associates, which could prove costly to him. An outspoken and independent person, Michael had his own ideas about the world, and even when he was quite young, he demanded that others respect his point of view.

Michael’s mind is very active, and he likes to learn new subjects or see the world from a new angle. Because he got tired of old ideas so quickly, he may have made the mistake of adopting an attitude or point of view simply because it was new; novelty being an important element in his life. The people he associated with were likely to be quite free and independent in their views also. Michael liked to be around exciting people who always challenged him in a positive way.

In general, Michael didn’t readily identify with a group unless it was made up of exciting people doing projects that were different and stimulating. Uranus sextile the Ascendant shows that Michael thought like a rebel, whether he acted the role or not. His greatest selling point was his original and progressive creativity. Michael was skillful in communicating what he knew, and he freely shared his ideas with anyone who would listen. Many times Michael’s statements were prophetic.

Because freedom meant so much to Michael, his career had to permit him some degree of independence and self-determination. Michael brought ingenuity to any work he did, but research and development had a special appeal. Michael enjoyed a wide variety of friends from different backgrounds. He was particularly fond of people who thought for themselves and those whose interests were as novel as his own. Among his associates, Michael sparkled. He enjoyed competing with them in a healthy way. When he won, Michael considered it a mutual victory, for he realized that his opponent helped stimulate him to win.

It was unlikely that Michael would ever truly retire. Each day revealed new possibilities to him that continued to arouse his interest. And make no mistake, Michael had a quick and original mind, and enjoyed dealing with new ideas and concepts, especially ones that others considered too extreme. Michael’s beliefs may not be all that different from others', but he liked to challenge their opinions. At worst, Michael’s mind could be undisciplined, because he didn’t concentrate on any one subject for very long. Also he was likely to get bored more quickly than most people. At his best, Michael grasped complicated principles quickly and was always open to new experiences. It was very unlikely that he ever became set in his ways, mentally at least. Michael’s relations with his brothers and sisters were very changeable.

Something's Fishy

2010-02-08T20:19:00.001-08:00

I'm going to interrupt my work on Michael's horoscope to comment on Dr. Murray's appearance in court today and his upcoming trial with regard to Murray's part in Michael's death.

As far as I remember, the **only** places I heard Michael was an addict was from Murray - who is trying to cover his ass and the media - who don’t count. Put it this way, I learned a long time ago that when the media is covering something 24/7 and putting a certain spin on things, you simply invert it and that’s closer to the truth. What is the media saying about Michael? They’re saying he’s an addict….so you just invert it and there’s the truth…that Michael was as clean as a whistle. In fact, the coroner’s report mentions that Michael was in exceptionally good health which corroborates what his chef and several of his close friends had said.

Quite simply the media is attempting to mold public opinion and make people think Michael’s death was his own fault.

I smell something fishy in a BIG way for several reasons. One being there is no actual proof Michael was an addict; just hearsay from the accused doctor and even if alleged prescriptions showed up, that’s just circumstantial. Circumstantial evidence can be fabricated and planted. The main reason is Michael, himself. Sure, he might have been mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually drained after his trial in 2005...who wouldn’t be? But from what I’ve seen of Michael’s character, he had a will of iron. He might have been soft spoken, but he was no pussy. (Sorry for being so blunt.)

What happened to Michael after he was so terribly burned in the Pepsi commercial? He healed and came back stronger than ever. What happened when Michael discovered he had vitiligo? He healed and came back stronger than ever. What was going to happen after the false allegations he was dragged through the mud over in 2005 ended? This Is It….Michael again healing and coming back stronger than ever. Why, then, would he wimp out and use drugs?

I don’t think he did. I think the premise that he was an habitual drug user is totally false. Especially when I hear comments that Michael called the propofol his “milk”…hmmmm….sounds suspiciously similar to Michael allegedly calling alcohol “Jesus juice”…and this last was shown to be false. Maybe it’s the same script writers. This pretend trying of Murray while really dragging Michael’s good name through the mud one more time is based on BS pure and simple.

Michael allegedly being responsible for his own death is as flimsy a copout as the abuse allegations were. Both are houses built of cards on a foundation of lies. And this most recent attack on Michael by the media in the guise of prosecuting Murray will fail. Murray will meet with justice; we must believe this. Still, I cannot tell you how much this whole charade ticks me off. Michael loved his children and would not be so irresponsible as to endanger his life with drugs. Michael’s chef reports on what he ate; friends say he was in shape and working out; and my eyes don’t deceive me when I see Michael in This Is It, strong and sexy and in command; NOT frail and sickly as the defense contends.

Maybe they didn’t see what we saw.
I’ll tell you what my gut tells me. We were told rehearsals went extra long the night before Michael died. Long rehearsals would equal lots of dancing; lots of dancing would equal lots of sweat. What if Michael received an IV and was told it was saline solution to re-hydrate his body after the intense rehearsals that day? IV bags can be changed and IV set-ups have ports where other drugs can be injected. What if Michael **thought** he was being re-hydrated and Murray had added a slight sedative to help him sleep?

But, then Murray either leaves to bonk a call girl or go to the bathroom - take your pick - either way, he left Michael unattended. Who is to say that someone else didn’t come along and add something to Michael’s saline solution in the form of a massive amount of propofol. Murray was conveniently absent and the CCTV security camera footage of that time period is conveniently missing. And what about the untraceable phonecalls Murray made and received? No one knows who they were to or what they were about, and three of them took place as Michael lay dying before 911 was ever called. Why? Perhaps La Toya and Randy are on to something regarding others being involved in Michael‘s death. And this would definitely change things; no longer would it be a case of oops! My bad on the doctor’s part; but murder with intent to kill, pure and simple. Then there’s Michael’s comment on 60 Minutes about a conspiracy against him and his being worried that someone was going to kill him.

“Michael Jackson feared someone was trying to kill him shortly before he died. The pop superstar expired on Thursday, June 25, after a suspected heart attack, but longtime Jackson family attorney Brian Oxman claims the “Thriller” hitmaker was terrified that he would be murdered for his money or the music publishing rights he owned, which included his own work and over 200 songs from the Beatles back catalogue.

“He feared somebody wanted to kill him. He was even concerned people would kill him to somehow try to take control of the Beatles back catalogue,” Oxman said in an interview with Life & Style this week.

“Oxman also claims family members believed Michael – who died of a suspected cardiac arrest last Thursday – was deliberately being kept in a drugged state by people aiming to manipulate him.”

Personally, I think a whole lot more needs to come out regarding exactly how Michael died and we need to demand the true facts of the case and not what the media tells us we should believe, either; we need the facts, Michael needs justice, and his mother, children and family need closure.

Michael Born During the Month of the Rooster

2010-02-07T21:54:00.001-08:00

The Rooster is the Don Quixote of the Chinese cycle. The dauntless hero who must look to the earth to survive, he is the most misunderstood and eccentric of all the signs. Outwardly, he is the epitome of self-assurance, but at heart, he could be conservative and old-fashioned. Rooster-born men are attractive, even dashingly handsome. This princely fowl is radiant and carries himself impeccably. You won’t find Michael slouching, he struts his stuff with dignity. Even the shyest member of the Rooster family cuts a neat, trim figure and maintains a special bearing wherever they go.

Michael has many outstanding qualities; he is sharp, neat, precise, organized, decisive, upright, alert and can be most direct. Michael is an outstanding performer and shines when he’s the center of attention. Tremendously imposing as a personality, he could well pursue any career that exposes him to the public eye - in fact, he did, with phenomenal success. Michael is charming, witty and amusing and is adroit at expressing himself both in speech and in writing. He is well-versed and prepared for any subject to be discussed. If anyone intended on challenging him on a controversial issue, they would have to be ready to fight long and hard - Michael had amazing stamina, did his homework and could wear his opposition out.

When he was negative, he could be opinionated and too abrasive. In his mind, he is 100% right. For all his poise, however, Michael wasn’t always that sure of himself. Michael could definitely handle money. He was just fascinated by accounting, sorting out finances and generally guarding the cash box. He would budget everything he could get his hands on and that would include his time, your time, the mailman’s time, company time, ad infinitum. Even when he was young he was most likely elected Treasurer of his class. He handled his pennies wisely.

Michael’s key word was service and he never disappointed even the greatest expectations. Actually, the Chinese character for the Rooster is “Ji” which simply means Chicken. But since Michael will do anything but “chicken” out of a situation, he has been respectfully addressed as the Rooster. Besides, the Rooster’s personality really enhances and dominates that of the entire chicken family. If there were to be an ad in tomorrow’s paper for a “Superman with Fine Fiscal Abilities,” you could be sure that Michael would be well qualified for the job.

The Rooster is the sign of the collector, too, and he loves difficult assignments. But he is an explicit person and needs a specific plan of action. Michael has a certain tendency for controversy. This may be because of the mental exercise it provides him. People should understand, as difficult as it may sound, that there is nothing personal in his motives; he just likes the game. And while he is knowledgeable and worldly about everything else, it should also be noted that Michael could be puritanical about sex and affairs of the heart.

Michael is a sharp dresser and always attracts attention; but he does have occasions where he over decorates his home, his office and even himself. He is also very impressed with awards of all kinds, medals and honorary titles. Every Rooster tries to win at least one award or have one professional title to their credit. Being born at night, Michael is very serious, self-contained and, at times, uncommunicative. As a Rooster, this could make him doubly eccentric, bookwormish, aloof or insulated in his quest for perfection. All Roosters are perfectionists in one form or another. They have a sharp eye for details mixed with theoretical flights of fancy.

Michael has a scientific mind and sometimes has difficulty understanding why other people cannot exist by fixed formulas as he does at times. Yet for any faults and interfering, Michael is sincere in his desire to help others and means well in all his endeavors. Oddly enough, while he can be practical about difficult matters, Michael can also be very unreasonable and difficult over simple things. But it would be useless standing between him and his goals. He is the dauntless knight, who recovering at a moment’s notice, will go off chasing another rainbow.

Michael is brave and chivalrous under stress; but he can carry his heroism a bit beyond what is required. Every Rooster is a reputable worker. They know how to please their bosses, who in turn, are impressed by their sharp intellect and efficiency. Strange thing about Roosters, they find success and money in the most common places. As the Chinese put it, “Chickens can find food even in the hardest ground with their sturdy beaks and claws.” In fact, the Rooster can literally dig up gold from his own backyard. But wherever he goes, he is meticulous and competent enough to have everything operating smoothly in no time at all.

Though he hid them well, Michael’s emotions would swing high and low. He was plagued by an activity-oriented and inquisitive mind. His probing ways would keep him chained to his objectives. And if he set out to prove a point, he didn’t leave a single stone unturned. He would have made an excellent investigator since there’s a bit of Sherlock Holmes in every Rooster. With his many administrative abilities and natural passion for work, Michael started out young and was successful early in life.

A good provider, Michael was wonderful to his family and would indulge them anything as long as his No. 1 spot was not usurped. He truly enjoyed having a large family of origin since he needed a cheering squad to bring out the best in him. No matter what happens, it is a good thing that Michael is a tireless worker, for he will have to work his way through life. Things didn’t just fall into his lap. He was also the intrepid dreamer, full of ambition and goodwill. Michael never failed to make an impression on people.

Still, Michael was incredibly secure with both feet anchored deep in the ground. But since he tended to be virtuously eccentric, he could puzzle people with his unlikely preferences and perfectionism. A clear and logical thinker, he excelled at mental tasks. He was the perpetual student, and on virtually any subject, you could put your encyclopedia away and trust him to be the absolute authority. A walking library of facts, Michael was seldom wrong and would meticulously register every bit of information for the benefit of posterity. A lover of charts and graphs, he was incurably performance oriented. Michael was able to speak his mind with matter-of-fact candor and could get to the point without much ado or fear of reprisals. He was a finger snapping, hustle-bustle soul - full of life, good intentions, organizational talent and practical aspirations.

Michael Born During the Hour of the Rat

2010-02-07T20:57:00.000-08:00

The charm of the Rat personality is as universally known and loved as the Walt Disney character, Mickey Mouse. Remarkably easy to get along with, hard working and thrifty, Michael is generous to those he is inordinately fond of, so if you get an expensive gift from him, you should certainly rate yourself high in his esteem. Michael is never to be found wanting for admirers as he emits such fantastic appeal.

On the surface, Michael may appear to be reserved, but this is not so. He is never as quiet as he may look. Actually, he is easily agitated but is able to maintain his self-control, which explains why he is so popular and has a multitude of friends. Michael is bright, happy and sociable, and on the whole, he enjoys parties and other large gatherings. He can always be found in a close circle of friends. He likes to get involved and is very outgoing when he chooses to be.

Michael really cherishes his friends, associates and family; at times he gets entangled with other people’s lives because he can’t easily rid himself of strong emotional attachments once he has made them. Still, one can never be exactly sure of how and where he stands since his capacity to love can only be overruled by his shrewdness. As a boss, Michael may have demonstrated great concern about whether his employees were getting enough exercise or eating a balanced diet.

In his heart, he sincerely cares about their welfare; he will visit them when they are sick and make their problems his problems. At times Michael is decidedly clannish. Maybe there is some truth about safety in numbers. He never worries about having another mouth to feed and may allow his relatives, in-laws, friends, etc., to stick around his home and live off him. Why? Because he will always be able to find something for them to do to earn their keep.

Laggards, professional bums and freeloaders will all get put to work swiftly in his household. Charity has its limits. Trust Michael. Michael keeps his secrets well but other people tend to tell him their confidences. As much as he likes to keep his feelings to himself, one can always tell when Michael is upset as he tends to become edgy, curt and impertinent. Since Michael is active and most industrious, he is irritated most by idleness and waste.

On his negative side, Michael likes to buy things he does not really need and is always taken in by bargains. Maybe it is his accumulative urge. Mementos, souvenirs and hoards of sentimental stuff can be found tucked away in his home and in his heart. He can also be a busybody at times though his intentions are good. Michael would be an excellent writer and this is not surprising at all. He keeps tabs, has an uncanny eye for detail, a good memory and is incredibly inquisitive.

Michael will be successful in whatever he chooses to do because like his sign, the Rat, he adapts himself to the situation at hand. He has the ability to cope with difficulties and is at his best during a crisis. Levelheaded and alert, he possesses keen intuition, foresight and business acumen. Adversity merely serves to sharpen his wits. Michael’s stumbling block may be trying to do too much too soon and as a result, scattering his energies. Being the true sentimentalist of the Chinese cycle, the Rat is not only deeply attached to his children but to his elders as well. Parents with children born during this hour can be sure that they will be well regarded and cared for by them.

Michael has infinite trust in his parents, caters to their needs and overlooks their shortcomings. Aside from doting on his children, Michael can be found helping out with household chores and likes to spend his holidays and as much times as possible with his family. Michael is a super industrious soul with a natural aptitude for investigating things. He is pure-minded; yet jovial and delightful to be around. He is extremely inquisitive and will explore every option open to him before he makes a move. He is a studious and ingenious soul with limitless capabilities.

Michael has an unmistakable flair for words and hence he could be, and was, a prolific writer of songs. Michael is balanced between being careful and carefree. He does, at times, tend to give his attention to too many different projects without always being very selective and thus this could diminish his accomplishments. Michael is innovative and exciting to have around. Being born during the hour of the Rat, Michael was sweet and loving. He was shy, but inwardly he was fiercely competitive.

As a child, he may have resorted to crying to get more attention and usually clung to one or two people with whom he identified. Although he had a charming disposition, he was possessive of his parents and friends. He probably talked early and he liked to eat (mention of his favorite foods always made him light up) and he could have taken an early interest in food preparation and other household chores. Being affectionate and demonstrative, he did not like being left alone. He enjoyed group play, could concentrate on detailed work and make friends easily.

He could also be depended on to keep things tidy or at least know where they were. Michael learned fast and never missed a trick. With younger children, Michael was tender; but at his worst, he could be bossy. Given the proper encouragement, Michael was ambitious in school and was most eager to participate in anything that stimulated his sharp mental powers. Michael was an avid reader. He learned the importance of the written word early and was able to express himself well. Many of the world’s greatest writers and historians were born under the sign of the Rat.

Michael Born in the Year of the Dog

2010-02-05T23:25:00.001-08:00

The Dog is the most likable sign of all in the Chinese cycle. Michael is honest, intelligent and straightforward. He has a deep sense of loyalty and a passion for justice and fair play. He is animated and attractive and exudes sex appeal. Generally amiable and unpretentious, he knows how to get along with others as he is not too demanding. Michael likes to meet others half way, is always willing to listen to reason and can be counted on to do his share.

If you are blessed with having Michael as your friend, you know that when you are in trouble, all you have to do is dial D-O-G. For no matter how much he might complain, scold or feign indifference, Michael cannot ignore a real call for help. At times, Michael protects the interests of others more avidly than his own, and if anyone will bail you out ten times out of ten, it must be Michael.

Michael sometimes sticks to the object of his affection no matter how unworthy the person is. You won’t find Michael leaving just because he discovered that his mate has the proverbial feet of clay. He makes allowances for such frailties and he will probably stick it out through thick and thin. And if he does leave, well, he can’t be blamed because it must have been a truly dismal place indeed because Michael does not desert easily.

Michael seldom directs his wrath at someone personally. He will take you to task over one specific act or offense without hating you entirely or forever. His anger is more of a bright flash. It could come without warning and may die as quickly, too. But it is always a justifiable kind of anger - without malice, without rancor and without jealousy. When all is said and done and proper reparations have been made, he can bury the hatchet.

Michael is an open-eyed and open-minded observer with the objective of preserving social goals and guarding the interest of the public at large. But if Michael decides to take up a cause he thinks is right, he will emerge victorious. Fortunately, he is not one to champion bad causes because his ideals and morals are of the highest order. As the symbol of justice, the Dog is very serious about his self-imposed responsibilities.

Michael is not materialistic and ceremonious; he prefers plain talk and can usually see through people’s motives anyway, so fancy language just affects him the wrong way. He is a natural lawyer and will listen to your case objectively. But others should never pry into his affairs as he will become secretive and withdrawn. Michael was born with his defense shields up and people have to gain his confidence gradually and wait for him to open up.

The Dog is reputed to be cynical, but this is a callous generalization. Actually, it is more fitting to say that puppies are universally lovable and irresistible, young dogs are frisky and full of life and only mature or old dogs earn the right to be the diehard cynics of the Oriental zodiac. Saddened by how low our morals have sunk, the Dog still can be found pitting his strength against the forces of evil and answering every S.O.S. that comes his way. Even as young pups, the Dog was able to spot the good guys and the bad guys, and he always wanted to be one of the good guys.

The Dog, whether he admits it or not, will have an inborn need to divide people into fixed categories. To him, you are either a friend or foe; black or white. No mousey grays or other shades of in-between. He has to know how to classify you before he can relax in your company. His decision to trust or not to trust you is often a final one. And if he does suspect you, he may not be rude enough to come right out and accuse you without the evidence, but you can be sure he will be watching you from the corner of his eye. And when he’s onto your scent and picks up your tracks, it will be difficult to shake him off.

On the whole, the Dog is only really riled up when attacked on his home ground. He will work hard when he has to or wants to; otherwise, he has a certain lie by the fire kind of laziness. Yet, while he is tolerant of and acquiescent to his friends, he can be critical of and emotionally cold to people he dislikes. Practical and fearless, Michael is ultra realistic and outspoken. He is a good judge as he spares no one, not even himself, in the final analysis.

Michael is loved for his warm charisma and superb insight into human nature. With his astute intelligence and noble character, he is a good but sometimes reluctant leader. People trust him and hold him in high esteem because of his sense of duty and discretion. Michael’s leadership is unemotional, although altruistic. But he can be prone to bouts of erratic and cantankerous behavior. This may be because he is really an introvert at heart and hates all the pretense of the social scene.

Michael does not care very much about money, but should he have desperate need for it, no one is better equipped to find it. In many cases, he will be born into a good family; if not, he will elevate his status in life by himself without shunning his family or hiding his humble origins. Even while he puts on a bright and cheerful appearance, Michael can tend to be pessimistic. He tends to worry unnecessarily and can expect trouble to be lurking in every corner. But there are times when his predictions come true. Anyway, it will be wise to note that Orientals as well as Westerners have the same belief that everyone needs a Dog at home to distinguish friends from foes.

Michael can be trusted to give bad news with good. With his matter-of-fact ways, he may even be quite good at breaking sad tidings, especially to theatrical or over emotional people. This is because it is against his nature to hedge or delay the inevitable. He is a definite person and he has this necessity to give you a definite answer. As for himself, he is able to face the facts of life, even when he was young.

When he is right, Michael can be obstinate and unbending. It is hard to influence Michael once he’s made up his mind. He can cut the opposition’s arguments to ribbons with his flawless logic and wit. Yet Michael never loses his temper, unless he gets absolutely nowhere with diplomacy and formal protests. If Michael is drawn into a fight, he will take it out into the open and will rarely stoop to underhanded methods in order to win. He would do well as a military man, lawyer, teacher, judge, doctor, captain of industry or missionary. He is one person who can carry on revolutionary activities with a pacifist’s views.

Michael is never without resources, and even when he does not have direct power, he will wield influence on important or decision-making people through his sound advice and remarkable insight. People do lend him their ears, as he champions moderation all things. Yet Michael is the first to see the perils of being at the top of the power game and is often criticized for his lack of desire for fame and authority. He keeps his aspirations to himself and is modestly prepared to serve others, if that is his duty, or else be left alone to do whatever pleases him most.

Michael is not one to go out and fall madly in love but he is deeply attached and affectionate to those he loves. While it will never be easy for Michael to trust everyone profoundly, he does his best to bring out the good in his fellowman. Once you have gained his allegiance, he will place complete faith in you and give you his undivided support. Try criticizing someone dear to Michael and you will be in for a very strong rebuttal. Michael is tough in the sense that he can take a lot of stress without cracking up.

His stable mind makes him a good counselor, priest or psychologist. During times of crisis, he can suffer great hardships and deprivations without complaining. He earnestly wishes that the world were a better place to live in, and he is not afraid to go out and do something about it. Many saints and martyrs were born under the sign of the Dog. Michael is an academic and responsible soul; however he is a worrier and overly concerned with the woes of humanity. Unprejudiced and spiritual, Michael is steady and unworldly. With his excellent mental powers and neutrality, Michael would be a great legal executor.

Michael is full of rapid movement and a multitude of talents. Blessed with star quality, he is an excellent entertainer since he projects a natural and likable image to the public. He is quick to adapt to changes and is easily fired by enthusiasm and excitement. Plus he’s appealing in his modesty and consideration. Where Michael might find conflicts is if he tries to live up to expectations not of his own making.

As a child, Michael was friendly, happy and well-balanced. Cheerful and harmonious, he expected little of others and accepted his parents and friends as they were. Open, confident and loyal, he was able to perceive other people’s viewpoints with amazing clarity while still maintaining his own convictions and dignity. He never allowed himself to be bullied and in all probability put up a hefty fight with any potential tyrants thus winning the respect of his peers.

Sensible and consistent, Michael got his schoolwork done without too much trouble. He was reasonable when asked to help around the house and was protective toward younger family members. Playful and outgoing, he insisted on a certain degree of independence. But he never strayed too far from home. As a child, Michael was known and liked for his sense of humor, warmth and candid ways. When offended, he could turn rebellious, mean and hypercritical. His anger flared and subsided relatively quickly and he would return to normal equilibrium. He did not keep a grudge for long and was able to forgive and forget readily.

When he was negative, Michael could be argumentative, caustic and unbendingly opinionated. He could be liberal and fair-minded if not pushed too far, and when he felt he was being taken undue advantage of, he would retaliate without any compassion. Once he started to fight, Michael would not be open to discussion or negotiations anymore. It was better never to challenge this tolerant child to the point of no return. If Michael felt rejected or unappreciated, he could be lethargic, insensitive, cynical or plain indifferent to the wishes of his parents.

Compliment and encourage him and he would reciprocate lavishly. Basically, he was cooperative, so there was no need to cajole or threaten him in any way. Efficient and diplomatic, Michael exhibited a lack of prejudice and was inclined to avoid scenes rather than create them. It was safe to give him responsibilities or take him into your confidence even at an early age. Michael was trustworthy and didn’t like being accused of having a loose tongue. He guarded a secret like a sacred trust. To sum it up, Michael will always defend what is his. He has a high sense of values and to him, home and family come first.

Michael & the Elements

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We’ll begin Michael’s Chinese Horoscope with the Elements found in his chart. In Chinese Astrology there are five elements: Metal, Water, Wood, Fire, and Earth. The ideal, of course, is to have all five elements in your chart for complete balance. The reality is that most people have too many of one element, and not enough, or none at all of other elements. For this there are remedies. The elements in Michael’s chart are as follows:

Year Element - 1958 - Earth

Animal Element - Dog - Metal

Hour Element - Rat - Water

Month Element - Rooster - Metal

Country Element - (USA) Monkey - Metal

From the above, we can see that Michael has an abundance of Metal in his chart; so when he told people he was tough on the inside, he meant it! We can also see that both Wood and Fire are lacking in his chart. To add Wood to his life, Michael could have carried a wooden charm or beads or had plants in his home. To add Fire to his life, he could have used lights, candles or other forms of electricity, or carried a small mirror on his person as mirrors reflect sunlight and can produce Fire, or have precious stones with red or orange colors on his person.

Michael, being born in 1958 and under the influence of Earth, was more concerned with functional and practical aspirations. He had excellent deductive powers and liked solid and reliable pursuits on which to expend his energy. With his foresight and capacity for organization, he was an effective planner and administrator. He put whatever resources he found to optimum use and was wise and prudent in financial affairs as well as holding on to his own money. He was intelligent and most objective in directing others toward realizing well-plotted goals.

He was generally enterprising in a serious and methodical manner and could organize and run any business that required a firm hand. He was an excellent manager and good at reinforcing or building a solid foundation for any industry, trade or government. Michael substantiated his findings and had sound reasons for everything he did. While he may have moved slowly at times, he proceeded toward good and lasting results. Michael liked to keep things in their proper perspective and was conservative by nature. He rarely exaggerated his findings, calculations and expectations.

He gave his undiluted advice and presented the true picture of a situation without any retouching, modifications or frills. He could always be expected to shoulder his responsibilities admirably and could discipline himself. Michael was an impartial dispenser of sound advice and justice. An efficient and constructive thinker, he moved slowly at times and with good purpose. He was faithful to his beliefs but would bow to the majority rule. Vigilant and careful, he appreciated the proper use of money and power and had a fixed scale of values from which he seldom deviated.

Quiet, kind-hearted but secretive, he understood how to inspire others and instruct them wisely. Yet because of his high moral standards and unfailing idealism, he tended to over perform and may have demanded excessive dedication and loyalty from others. A good fighter and an equally good survivor, Michael was practical and less sentimental. He was realistic and valued his individualism and self-respect and spoke without reserve straight from his heart. He did not abuse powers bestowed on him and was able to delegate duties with a keen insight into other people’s potentials. He was never totally suppressed by defeat nor overconfident in victory.

Michael, being born in the Year of the Dog, and controlled by the Metal element was guided by strong feelings and pursued his objectives with intensity and little hesitation. Sustained by his ambition, he was capable of a prolonged effort to get what he wanted. He was very success-oriented and unwavering in his determination. He was not easily swayed or influenced to change course once he had decided on it, even by hardships, drawbacks and initial failures. But he did have trouble letting go when situations were no longer feasible and could be unreasonably stubborn and inadaptable in his fixity of mind at times.

Michael preferred to sort out and solve his problems alone and did not appreciate any interference or unsolicited assistance. He mapped out his own destiny, cleared his own paths and visualized his own goals without outside help. Although he may have looked inflexible and coldly self-reliant, Michael, being ruled by Metal, could conduct electricity; his strong impulses and generative powers were felt by all he came in contact with, thereby brining about the changes and transformations he desired.

Michael had strong monetary and accumulative instincts and used these traits to support his independent spirit and his strong taste for luxury, opulence and power. To have been totally effective, however, Michael would have been wise to learn how to compromise and not be overly insistent on always having his way. There were times when he was unbending and opinionated and broke off a good relationship because others did not heed his wishes or conform readily to his will.

Michael was unwavering in his convictions and highly critical of every infraction of the law according to his own interpretation. However, his principles were of the highest kind and fundamentally he was noble and charitable. He gave himself to a lifetime of selfless dedication to his fans as objects worthy of his devotion; but he was also searching for someone to dedicate his life to. Yet he could be ruthless when aroused and pursued his enemies until they were annihilated.

Michael exercised strong mental discipline over himself and took things very seriously - especially when they concerned the affairs of his heart or his country. Michael’s loyalty was unquestionable and he was never indecisive; he would pick a side and never desert his affiliations.

Metal is also found in Michael’s month sign, the Rooster. As such, Michael was a practical, exacting and industrious person with a flair for captivating others with his brilliant powers of deduction. Investigative, optimistic and idealistic, he had a passionate attitude toward work. Metal made him opinionated and headstrong and he had a strong need for importance and fame. He could be fastidious about his image and could not subscribe to the viewpoints of others readily. He had the gift of oratory, which he sometimes used to drown out the voices of his opponents.

Although he was factual and reasonable, he found it hard to be totally impartial when his ego was directly challenged. Over rationalizing and analyzing would be disastrous for Michael, and when he was in a negative frame of mind, he subjected everything - even a budding romance - to a routine clinical examination. He needed to curb his urge to overkill at times. Still, Michael could be inhibited with his emotions despite his outward bravado. He insisted on order in his life and demanded hygienic conditions in his surroundings. But while Michael was attracted to material wealth, he was also concerned about social reforms. He felt committed to extend his services and know-how to all humanity and found fulfillment in solving social problems or instigating reforms for the advancement of mankind.

Metal is also found in Michael’s country of birth, the USA, which is governed by the animal sign of the Monkey. This is the fighting Monkey. Strong, sophisticated and independent, Michael had an irrepressible urge for financial security. Capable of making wise investments, he preferred to run his own business. He was consistent and was able to hold on to his savings if he didn’t speculate in risky ventures. Metal made him ardent and demonstrative in his affections. He had high aspirations and may have appeared to be over dramatic at times in his behavior; but he was always sincere.

Characterized by a lively disposition, Michael could be passionate, warm, positive, and very convincing. He could sell anything conceivable and his designs were both aesthetic and useful. Michael was an excellent trend setter. When he was negative, he could be too analytical, self-conscious and proud. His loyalties were few; but he was hard working and practical, shunning assistance from others and quite able to take care of his own interests in his own fashion.

The Hour of the Rat, when Michael was born, is influenced by Water. Being born during the hour controlled by Water, Michael had a better than average ability to communicate and to advance his ideas by influencing the thoughts of others. Other people’s minds were his vessels and helped to carry his creative ideas into positive action. He was basically ruled by sympathetic vibrations and conveyed his feelings and emotions well. He had a knack for noticing things that would become important and could accurately gauge future potentials. He set things into the orbit he desired by prodding and utilizing the talents and resources of others. Yet he did so in an unobtrusive manner and never made others feel they were being imposed upon.

In this manner, like his element, Water, he was able to wear away the strongest rocks of opposition by his silent but constant efforts. Because he preferred infiltrating to dominating, Michael knew how, when and whom to approach on a given subject. He had the talent for making people desire what he, himself, desired, thus achieving his goals in a sure but indirect way. He liked to propel instead of compel others into motion. Because of his basic awareness and flexibility, Michael was fluid like Water and others would have been wise to have been guided by his intuitions.

Michael was concerned with mental exercise, the intricacies of the thinking process. His insight was excellent and he related well to people at all levels. He was respected and able to promote his talents because of his accommodating and understanding nature. He was traditional and conservative in his behavior, preferring to swim with the tide rather than fight it. Still, he was shrewd. He manifested all the qualities needed to wield influence in areas he deemed important. He was aware of other people’s likes and dislikes and knew how to please those in a position to help him. However, there were times when he was not too discriminating and spoke to anyone who would listen to him which tended to get him into trouble. Drawn to the acquisition of knowledge and the written word, and being adept at putting down his thoughts on paper, Michael worked to further his own education and never wanted to stop learning.

Michael’s Druid Tree Sign: Hazel

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Tree: Hazel

Ogham Letter: Coll

Ruling Deity: Fionn mac Cumhaill

Druic Animal: The Salmon

Keywords: Intelligent, Strong-willed, Perceptive, Idealistic

Hazels and filberts are small deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Corylus. These members of the birch family usually have multiple stems and are best known for their delicious, edible nuts. The branches of the hazel are tough and supple. They bear large, oval leaves with toothed edges that grow on alternate sides of the stalk and turn yellow in autumn. The bark of the tree is grayish-brown with raised scaly patches. The timber is tough but very flexible. Freshly cut hazel wood is white but darkens to a pale reddish-brown.

Hazels are moderately shade tolerant and grow best in non-acid, well-drained soil. They are often found as understory plants in oak and ash woodlands. The Common Hazel or Irish Coll, Corylus avellana, is found everywhere in the British Isles, and is the species of hazel most often associated with the Druids. Hazels have been growing in Ireland since just after the Ice Age. Coll is Irish for hazel, and it is also the name of the letter C in the Ogham alphabet.

Fragments of hazel nuts were found at the archaeological site of Mount Sandel, in County Derry, where Stone Age hunter-gatherers lived more than 8,500 years ago. Hazel leaves and nuts have also been found in early British burial mounds such as the one at Ashill, in Norfolk, England. In Celtic lore, the nut is a symbol of concentrated wisdom, and Robert Graves refers to the hazel tree as “the tree of wisdom.” After the oak, the hazel is generally considered to be the second most important tree in the Beth-Luis-Nion calendar, and at one time the felling of either tree was punishable by death.

Nine hazel trees are said to hang over the Well of Wisdom, also known as the Well of Sagais and Conla’s Well, that stands at the heart of the Celtic Otherworld. The sacred trees drop their nuts into the well, where they are eaten by the Salmon of Knowledge and Inspiration. Those who eat the salmon gain prophetic and poetic powers. In legend and folklore the hazel tree is often found at the border between the worlds, where magical things are said to happen. Even today, dowsers will use forked branches made of hazel wood when searching for underground water.

The Irish hero Fionn mac Cumhaill (Finn mac Cool) was the leader of the elite warrior band known as the Fianna. Selected for their valor and bound by strict rules of honor, the Fianna were pledged to fight for the high king against foreign invaders. Born after the death of his father, Cumhaill (Hazel) Fionn was destined to become the greatest leader of the legendary band. He was reared by two Druid women and given excellent training in the ways of the warrior. Originally called Deimne, he grew into a handsome, fair-haired young man who was fair in manner as well as looks, so his name was changed to Fionn, which means “fair.”

After ousting his father’s killer, Goll, from leadership of the Fianna, the young hero took possession of a treasure bag made of craneskin that had once belonged to his father, Cumhaill. The bag was full of magical items, including a spear, a helmet, and a white hazel shield. The original owners of the bag were the sea god Manannan mac Lir and Lugh of the Long Hand, the god of the sun. Fionn went to study poetry with the bard Finnegas, who lived by the river Boyne. For seven years Finnegas had been watching the river for the speckled salmon of knowledge.

At last the fish arrived and the old man was able to catch it. Rejoicing, Finnegas gave the fish to Fionn and asked him to cook it, but warned him not to eat any of it. Fionn did as he was told, but while he was roasting the fish he noticed a blister appearing on the skin. He put his thumb on the blister to break it, and it got burnt. Without thinking Fionn thrust his thumb into his mouth to cool it, and in a similar incident to that of Taliesin tasting the contents of Cerridwen’s cauldron, he acquired the gifts of knowledge, wisdom and prophecy.

In Celtic tradition, the salmon is looked upon as the oldest and wisest of all the animals, and both Irish and Welsh folktales abound with stories of the salmon as master of wisdom and river magic. The mighty Salmon of Llyn Llyw (Lake of the Leader) was so old and powerful that he was able to reach a truce with the second oldest animal, the Eagle of Gwernabwy, who first attacked the venerable salmon, but later agreed to remove 50 fish spears from its back. During Culhwch’s search for Olwen, it was the Salmon of Llyn Llyw that carried King Arthur’s knights on his shoulders to Gloucester, where they found the imprisoned Mabon, the divine child of Celtic mythology.

The salmon’s mythological status among the British and Irish Celts is rather difficult for modern scholars to understand. Perhaps it relates to the fish’s size and beauty, or to its amazing capacity for swimming upstream, leaping waterfalls, and passing between salt and fresh water, feats that the ancient Druids may have equated with the ability to pass between the worlds. No matter what the reason, the salmon occupies a unique position in the magical history of the British Isles, and as Lewis Spence points out in his book, The Magic Arts in Celtic Britain, “Druids and magicians sought anxiously for the Eo Feasa, the Salmon of Knowledge, in the hope of partaking of its flesh and thus acquiring universal wisdom.”

The hazel is called the tree that wants to be first because it is the first to flower in the spring; like the hazel, those born under its influence want to be first. Although strong and resolute on the inside, they hide their determination under a great deal of charm and charisma. Reliable, well-organized, and excellent planners, most Hazels are endowed with the will power to finish whatever they start. Generally gifted with artistic and creative ability and a decided flair for the dramatic, they have the personal potential to succeed where others might fail. Basically loyal, noble, and trustworthy, those born under the tree sign Hazel don’t like having their honesty questioned or their dignity undermined.

If caught in a questionable situation they are likely to dig in their heels and respond in an angry or aggressive manner. Sometimes Hazels’ behavior comes off as superior or pompous, yet at other times they may appear nervous and plagued by self-doubt. When they lose self-confidence, Hazels generally turn to other people for the encouragement and reassurance that they need to help bolster their flagging egos. Still, the noble Hazel is enterprising enough to be deemed a man of action. Deep down he sees himself as the “star of the show,” and he brings that star quality to everything he does. Conscientious, hard working, and service oriented, Hazel is concerned with the welfare of others, and he won’t ask anyone to do anything he’s not willing to do himself.

With his excellent organizational skills, talent for coping in a crisis, and tremendous creative potential, the typical Hazel could be successful in virtually any career or profession. However, while his faith in himself is not open to question, he generally has less confidence in his ability to manage others and get them to see things his way. Those born under this sign have a flair and a great sense of style that can make them trendsetters. Hazel’s personal taste runs the gamut from flamboyant to conservative, and he is usually willing to try any new fashion idea that makes sense to him. Although he can err on the side of caution in his approach to changing trends, he has an innate understanding of what is worth keeping from the past and what needs to be discarded.

Typically, Hazel’s wardrobe is elegant and well coordinated, and his attention to even the smallest detail of style and color serves to increase his sartorial splendor. In matters of the heart, Hazel is warm and caring, but his desire for perfection often undermines his personal relationships. If you are an individual who is intimately involved with someone born under this sign, you need to realize that everything he does is with the best of intentions. He is sensitive and certainly doesn’t mean to hurt your feelings, even when his habit of nitpicking drives you straight up the wall.

Actually, Hazel requires a good deal of emotional pampering, and if they get the devotion, attention, and appreciation they desire, they are much less inclined to find fault with others. Mentally alert and intelligent, with a healer’s touch and a fine eye and ear for detail, Hazel would make an excellent teacher, scientist, nutritionist, doctor, or veterinarian. Although on bad days, Hazel may come across as a fussy, pedantic know-it-all, all he really wants is a chance to help others, especially children, animals, and those who can’t help themselves.

Hazels tend to be extremely health conscious and overly concerned with their physical condition and the possibility of contracting some sort of illness or disease. However, many of Hazel’s seemingly physical problems are actually the result of the type of nervous tension that comes from worrying too much and over-analyzing everything and everyone. Given their sensitive natures and delicate digestive systems, Hazels could be allergic to many of the drugs and medications that are routinely prescribed by medical doctors. Next time Hazel is feeling ill or out of sorts, they might want to try a healing bath. At the very least it will help them to relax and release some of their stress and anxiety.

Tools

1 cup Himalayan Pink Salt
9 drops lavender oil
Silver or white candle
Candleholder
Matches or lighter

Healing Bath

Light the candle. Clean the tub and fill it with very warm water. Put the salt into the water and add the lavender oil. Step into the tub and immerse yourself in the water. Lie back and relax. As you relax, feel the warm water surrounding you with its healing energy. Imagine that the water is cleansing you of unpleasantness, discomfort, and disease. Tell yourself that any sickness that is in your body, or your mind, is flowing out of you and into the water. When you feel that the time is right, pull the plug and allow all the water to drain out of the tub. While it is draining tell yourself that you are now completely healthy and free of all illness. When the tub is completely drained, stand up, turn on the tap and splash your body with fresh water, or take a shower to remove all vestiges of the salt water. Step out of the tub. Pat yourself dry with a clean towel and extinguish the candle.

Michael’s Power Totem: Panther

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Role: Prophet

Lesson: Reclaiming Power

Element: Fire/Water

Wind: West - The Quest Within

Medicine: Shapeshifting

Keywords: Prophet, Reclaiming Power, Mystery, Energy Awareness, Lunar Magic, Penetrating, Stealth, Shapeshifting

Mysticism surrounds the Panther, and for centuries two-leggeds have observed these graceful predators as they prowl the jungles of their domain and slip, black as midnight vapor, between tree limbs and vines. Panther, with his penetrating yellow-green gaze, evokes the sense that he is capable of looking into the future, hence this beautiful cat is closely linked to Seers and Prophets.

For Michael, the two-legged who journeys beside Panther, this may either take the form of being one who can literally see into the future, or this gift of insight could be manifested as a keen insight into the reasoning, action and motives of Others. Because Michael possesses the gift to see the motives of another, the "future" consequences of that individual`s motives and actions are clearly visible to the Panther individual, and they can appear almost prophetic when warning another of the ramifications that may befall should their current motives remain ulterior, selfish or evasive.

For those Panther souls who literally do "see the future," this can be quite a challenging aspect of their Earthwalk, for with this special gift also comes the responsibility of discerning when and how much of this knowledge is meant to be shared. Equally, as the future is continuously being shaped by our present thoughts, decisions, and actions, the future is ever-changing and hence, any future seen or perceived, is only one of many alternate future realities. Yet more often than not, the visions of the future received are meant purely as guide posts and/or warnings, and it is still up to the individual to create his own future.

One look at the Panther and it is obvious that these Big Cats are a study in controlled strength and will. With thickly corded muscles, long, sharp teeth and claws capable of shredding and ripping prey that may weigh up to 1200 pounds, these magnificent creatures embody the essence of Power. All of this is contained within a frame that averages 7 to 8 feet in length (from tip of nose to tip of tail), and weighs anywhere between 75 and 160 pounds (depending upon the species of Panther and whether it is male or female).

As Panther often pads beside one with great inner strength, there is often evidence of personal Power within the human counterpart. The interesting thing with this particular keyword, and how it manifests for the two-legged who is blessed with this Totem, is in watching the unfolding of that Power, for it is a characteristic that is developed over many years. This is partially attributed to the fact that such inherent personal power possesses equal potential for either great good, or great destruction.

In Michael, who walks with Panther, personal charisma is quite high and he has the ability to influence the thoughts and actions of Others. For this reason, this Totem carries a heavy responsibility, and may take several lifetimes to perfect. Many dictators throughout history have had Panther as one of their Personal Totems, and misused the tremendous potential of these Spirit Animals. Equally, many reformationists have also had this Totem walking beside them and reclaimed the True Power of the Panther (Mahatma Ghandi is one such example).

This is not to suggest that Michael should be meek and mild (for he has been gifted this great power and strength for a reason), yet it can be channeled and directed in such a manner to bring honesty and insight to others. Yet if you do not wish to know the truth of what a Panther soul feels or believes, do not ask, for they will always "tell it like it is."
When the higher vibration of this personal magnetism has been attained and expressed through diligence, conscious decision not to misuse its brilliant gift and shared to benefit Others, then the Panther Soul truly shines as he inherits and reclaims his Power.

Every thing about Panther has been geared toward a heightened awareness of his surroundings, and Nature has equipped this big cat well in the art and skill of survival.
With ears capable of capturing the smallest of movement, eyes that can penetrate through the dark blanket of night, and a powerful sense of smell, Panther is able to locate and track prey with a skill matched by few predators in the wild. Yet there also seems to be an intuitive understanding of when the best time is to strike, as often these beautiful creatures will wait for the perfect moment and seize the opportunity with a lethal pounce.

Michael, having Panther as a companion spirit, has a heightened sense of awareness. Sometimes this manifests purely as a physical acuity and he may possess an extraordinary sense of hearing, sight or smell. If one of these senses are damaged, then another physical sense will compensate, and thus for one who may have sustained a hearing loss, their eyesight or sense of smell rapidly acclimates and counterbalances for just such a sensory "deficit." Yet this heightened awareness may also manifest in the form of sensitivity to non-physical stimuli, or pure energy.

In Earth Medicine, we recognize that there is a Universal energy that flows through all things that dwell above, upon or within the Earth, a powerful Medicine that is the basic building block of all life, hence the term Earth Medicine. Yet this energy source, though it flows through physical life, is spiritual energy and emits a powerful vibration that is felt keenly by some, including a large portion of Panther souls.

Again, this is an ability that, although present at the moment of entry into the physical plane, takes years for the individual to nurture, hone and perfect. Yet as the ability to tune into this energy develops, the two-legged who has Panther as their companion spirit, will be able to sense the feelings, energies and intent of other individuals. This heightened awareness is not only limited to those persons whom the Panther soul is in immediate physical proximity, they are also excellent at long distance energy sensing and can immediately "tune in" on the condition of one with whom they are communicating, regardless of any physical distance.

Because of this ability to read another`s energy so precisely, it is imperative that Michael governs this ability closely. When operating from Personality Center, this ability can be used toward selfish ends or as a means of intimidating Others. Yet it is when the Panther soul utilizes the ability to tune into and send energy from the center of Compassion and assistance to his fellow human, that this ability unfolds as it was intended, as gifted by the Divine.

There are some animals/birds/insects & finned ones that possess the Medicine of Shapeshifting, that is to say they have been granted the ability to shift their physical form from their original form, to that of a two-legged, to another creature and then back to their original form again. These creature beings are granted this inheritance from the Great Mystery from actions performed back when all tribes were ONE (tribes here meaning different species, e.g. humans, snakes, wolves, etc.), and is a Gift that must be given due respect and adherence else this Medicine will be taken from that creature being.

Hence all shapeshifters have a great responsibility attached to this particular Medicine.
The Panther is one such Shapeshifter, and the responsibility unique to these animal spirits, is that of piercing the veil of darkness that dwells in the heart and mind of an unintegrated Soul. These creatures teach us that there is nothing in that darkness to be feared, for the Light of acknowledgment will disperse the blackness and illuminate the Way through the jungle of unresolved issues, pain and old "programming."

The early life experiences of one with whom Panther walks will never be "easy," as these souls will seem to attract and/or elicit strong reactions both within themselves and from "Others." Early on this may tend to give the Panther soul a sense of isolation from their fellow two-leggeds as they struggle to find their own identity, for the way in which they view and approach life often attracts attention and leaves them feeling as a stranger in a strange land.

There is no doubt that these individuals tend to engender either powerful, deep loyalties and great affection from those who know them, or an equally strong aversion from Others that may result in verbal and/or physical attacks against the Panther Soul. Perhaps part of the reason behind such ardent and dichotomous reactions, lies within the inherent Power and Awareness of these individuals.

As long as Michael, beside whom Panther journeys, operates from integration and Higher Intent, and he functions from self-acknowledgment and conscious awareness, Panther’s penetrating gaze and direct approach will not be seen as a threat or intimidation. But if Michael’s gaze falls on one who is operating from selfishness, evasion or deceit, the force of his insight may be seen as a direct threat and, if the others are motivated thus by fear of what Panther soul has borne witness to, those individuals will often either completely disappear from sight, or they will attempt an all-out attack on the Panther individual.

At some stage, it is imperative that the Panther individual acknowledge his own Power (part of the process of reclaiming this gift), learn to discern when he may be tempted to "misuse" it for selfish or harmful ends, and conquer such baser tendencies that the full beauty of his gifts may be expressed. This is the highest expression of Transformation, for as Panther soul fully embraces his lineage of Power, Awareness and Prophecy, and utilizes these Divine inheritances for the Good of All, he shapeshifts into the culmination of all that the Great Mystery had intended for that special, individual and Eternal Spark called Michael.

Michael’s Directional Totem: Coyote

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Role: Trickster

Lesson: Trust & Seeing through Illusion

Element: Fire/Air

Wind: South - Recalling the Child Within

Medicine: Shape-shifting

Keywords: Wisdom & Folly, Guile & Innocence, Stealth, Ability to laugh at one’s Self, Hidden Lessons, Teaching the Importance of Fun & Play, Intelligence, Childlike Trust, Song of Life, Trickster, Shape-shifting

Native American culture is rich with lore featuring Coyote as a central figure. Masleca is known as The Trickster, a paradoxical mixture of wise sage and foolish prankster. The Trickster always carries with him lessons that are crucial to growth and change; yet the lesson he brings is usually one that is contained within a grand joke that Coyote plays upon the unwitting human. As such, though he is a Teacher Spirit, his lessons are taught via the vehicle of humor and wisdom found within folly.

For Michael, as the two-legged beside whom Coyote walks, there is an aspect of his personality that is deeply playful and mischievous, yet he is equally capable of deep contemplation and introspection. Though this may at first appear to be a great contradiction, such dichotomy is all a part of the paradoxical Medicine of the Trickster that is both the Wise Sage and the hapless Fool.

Coyote souls will most often learn their lessons the hard way as they go through the Earthwalk trusting those who are incapable (or unwilling) to be worthy of such innocent trust. Such faith in Others is beautiful in its simplicity and genuineness, yet ultimately it brings to the Soul of Masleca, lessons in discernment. The Coyote individual will often make things much harder on himself than they need to be, and part of their Lesson as they journey around the Sacred Hoop of Life, is to uncomplicate their life and enjoy the “simple” pleasures.

For one whose outer personality is marked by a great curiosity, this can be exceptionally difficult to master as the focus tends to shift frequently and they become easily bored or distracted. Yet if they can learn to discipline their sharp intellect, much can be accomplished. This is not to say that they should attempt to focus only on one project until completed, but rather to find their own way of following projects through that can also appease their proclivity for multi-tasking.

Perhaps in realizing that it is acceptable to have a variety of projects going on simultaneously, so long as the projects are completed, Coyote Soul can begin to “own” his success. Often times, society teaches us that we must focus on only one thing at a time and not veer from that one venture until it is completed. For those who walk beside a Totem that is singularly focused (such as the Mountain Goat), this is a natural and “easy” process, yet for one beside whom Coyote journeys (a multi-tasking Totem), this is contrary to their inherent Nature.

Attempting to meet societal expectations and then “failing,” Coyote can become discouraged and lose faith in himself. By recognizing that it is part of his nature to have several projects going on simultaneously, and combining this self-acceptance with a degree of discipline geared toward finishing those projects (even if this is done simultaneously), the two-legged with this restless Animal Spirit comes to recognize that there is nothing “wrong” with their approach, it is merely unique.

In Earth Medicine, it is recognized that each Wind or Direction possesses its own unique Medicine. In the South, we see the Cycles of Summer and Mid-Day. The Directional Totem for the South is Coyote with the Medicine of this Direction being that of herbs and the Standing People. Three is the Sacred Count for the South and it governs the Soul with the Powers of Trust, Faith of the Child, Enthusiasm for Knowledge, Understanding forged in the fires of Experience, Innocence and the ability to heal through the use of Herbs and Plants.

The South Wind teaches us the importance of retaining our child-like (as opposed to childish) Faith and Trust despite the adversities and challenges we all must surely face on this Walk of Life. As the Animal Spirit that is recognized as the Totem for the South Wind/Direction on the Hoop of Life , Coyote reminds us of the importance of Keeping our Faith. Observing the Coyote in his natural environment can be a study in comedy and drama as this beautiful wild canine endures all that is currently stacked against it to survive as the two-legged encroaches further and further into the wilderness and becoming increasingly intolerant of Coyote’s rightful place on the Sacred Hoop of Life.

Yet in watching the enthusiasm of Coyote interacting with members of his family, or when chasing prey, there is an unbridled and child-like playfulness about this Creature Being that reminds us all of the need to retain our joy and discovery of life. Coyote, as a Directional Totem, will bring to Michael many lessons in Trust and Seeing through Illusion. This can be a challenging aspect to Coyote Medicine. At heart, Michael is an exceptionally trusting individual who has entered the Sacred Hoop with a heart that is virtually wide open and trusting.

Unfortunately, Michael, as the two-legged with Masleca as a Totem Spirit, begins the process of discovering not everyone is “worthy” of such trust as he encounters many individuals who take advantage of his open and trusting nature. The lessons themselves may be presented in a variety of ways from lending money to a friend under the guise of being reimbursed only to be left “holding the bag” to having unquestioning faith in a romantic partner who betrays such trust in acts of unfaithfulness and/or deceit. These will be exceptionally painful experiences that often leave Michael blaming himself for being so gullible.

If the lessons represented by those painful experiences are not embraced and integrated in Conscious Awareness, the result can be a developing sense of disillusionment and the Coyote will become suspicious of even the most trustworthy of individuals. For those who are operating from a standpoint of automatic suspicion, partners, friends and associates who are honest and faithful, unable to operate any longer under such questioning of their integrity, will ultimately leave.

Hence, the wounded Coyote’s belief that the individual couldn’t be trusted in the first place will be reinforced and justified as it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy. The irony is that the Coyote individual is often very keen and perceptive, and on some level, they will intuitively know those who are worthy of trust. A subtle “knowing” will inform them of those who are out to take advantage of their nature, and they will invariably be proved right every time; yet equally that same inner knowing will tell them when another can be trusted.

When Michael, beside whom Coyote trots, can learn to listen to his intuition rather than what he either wants to believe or refuses to see, the lesson in Trust is well and truly absorbed as Masleca learns to pierce beyond the veil of Illusion of Self and Others to the Truth that dwells beneath.

The desert Southwest is often filled with the haunting cry of the Coyote’s howl. Higher pitched than that of their cousin Wolf, the Coyote’s song drifts across mesas and through sandstone canyons with a song that is simultaneously mournful and wise. It is the call of unity amongst family members sung back and forth across vast distances as a means of staying in contact.

This same song is also a rallying cry between pack members before a hunt or to chase off intruders, or the serenade of a lone Coyote in search of a mate beside whom they will journey the rest of their lives. As there are so many circumstances in which Coyote will sing, the call has become known as the Song of Life.

Michael, beside whom Coyote journeys, is an individual that feels he is here for a specific purpose or “mission.” However, the irony is that despite this strong sense that there is a goal to be accomplished on this Earthwalk, the Coyote Soul will spend many years in attempting to discern what that special purpose is. At times, glimmers of his “destiny” will appear clearly before his questing eyes only to suddenly disappear as ensuing doubts and issues of self-worth clouds his vision.

Only through exploring many different avenues will the Coyote eventually find the Path that his heart resonates to, and along the way, a variety of interests will capture his restless curiosity. Above all however, the Coyote individual needs to explore and investigate as his is an active and inquisitive mind. Hence, fields in which he is challenged intellectually or spiritually will resonate the strongest with him, as well as a field in which he can share his insights and knowledge gained with Others.

Some professions which the combination of qualities mentioned above might be found are in the communications field such as writing or journalism, the educational field or any Role in which the Coyote is able to transmit his philosophy, ideas and ideals to his fellow Two-Leggeds. Once the Pathway has been found, the Coyote’s soul will resonate with a sense of ultimate fulfillment as he begins the exploration of his “mission,” his voice will raise in celebration as his Song of Life rings forth.

Michael’s Clan Totem: Turtle

2010-02-03T18:54:00.000-08:00

Turtle Clan individuals are the Clan which prepares the soil for planting. While the Hawk Clan are the trailblazers, the scouts of the clans that envision the land; the Turtle Clan follows and tills the earth to prepare it for the planting of all that is Good. As such, these souls focus on the tasks at hand with the determination and perseverance of one with a true Mission. They have been instilled with a desire to connect to Earth Mother and to assist Her in the process of creating Life.

In Earth Medicine, the Earth Mother is represented by the Turtle, as the provider of all Life. Think of Brother Turtle as he walks along at a slow, yet steady pace. He has no worry of shelter, for he carries his home upon his back. He has no concern of how fast he is traversing the Path, as he knows that he will arrive where he is going exactly when he is meant to. He doesn't fear attack from predators as he knows that the armor-like covering of his shell will protect him from all threats. This is the Blessing of being born of the Turtle Clan.

The challenge for one who is a member of the Turtle Clan, is to come to understand the Wisdom to be had in going Within in order to absorb the lessons they are faced with. However, these lessons may instead be seen by Turtle, as an irritating obstacle to be ploughed through, instead of as a lesson to be resolved. Yet every obstacle, in point of fact, is merely another step along the Soul's Path to be acknowledged and absorbed, rather than ignored in the stubborn resolution to complete the Journey. When Turtle Soul raises his head into the warm light of awareness and operates from quiet perseverance, tempered with reflection, then He has attained the true gift of having been born of the Turtle Clan.

Michael’s Birth Totem: Bear

2010-02-03T17:46:00.000-08:00

Birth Totem is: Bear

Role: To Awaken the Intuition

Lesson: To Integrate the Parts into the Whole

Element: Earth

Medicine: To channel the Primordial Forces

Clan of: Turtle (Earth Chief)

Wind is: South/West

Directional Totem is: Coyote

Power Totem is: Black Panther

Conscious intent is: Discernment

Motive of Higher Self is Soul`s Perfection

Plant/Flower: Violet

Mineral: Topaz

Keywords: Discerning, Careful, Practical, Precise, Kind, Critical, Awakening the Voice Within, Integration, Devotion, Introspection, Healing, Intuition, Strength, Wisdom, Keeper of Lunar Magic, Power, Defense, Protection & Revenge, Change, Totem of Healers, Shamans & Dreams, Transformation

Birth Totem Bear is an individual whose outer personality is one of quiet observation. As Birth Totem Bear moves through his daily life, there is a noticeable careful study of all he encounters and experiences. It is as though his intention is to sift and sort through all of the stimuli and input that his conscious mind encounters…to categorize and label each person, action and event so that a greater understanding and assimilation can occur.

In the wild, Bears are omnivores, yet their diet will consist primarily of vegetarian fare and larvae or grubs. To attain the morsels of squirming grub, the Bear must forage around beneath fallen logs and stones, sifting and sorting through the forest debris in order to be rewarded with the treats they so enjoy and that will provide the sustenance that will benefit their physical well-being.

Yet Birth Totem Bear will eventually realize that not everything can be understood with the physical senses alone, and the Individual Soul of another can never be neatly or completely labeled or categorized as it is dynamic and ever changing with that individual’s evolvement. Until Bear can come to the awareness that life is ever-changing, and that to attempt to understand the process with the physical senses alone will inevitably (and invariably) lead to frustration, he will be stunting his own spiritual growth.

Just as Bear must rely upon his “higher senses” (intuition) in order to prepare for the lean months of winter and to alert him of impending threat, so must Birth Totem Bear learn to rely a little less upon “physical evidence” and more upon his inner voice and feelings. In this way, integration of Mind and Physical to that of the Emotions and Soul can take place leading to the Higher Intent of Bear’s incarnation…the Perfection of the Soul.

The Bear is a beautiful example of the Great Spirit`s creative force. He is a creature at the top of the "food chain" in North America, with tremendous strength and boundless courage, yet his heart is tender and loving as he looks after his cubs, protecting them from all harm while simultaneously teaching them the independence necessary to survive in the ever changing landscape in which they live.

Bear possesses an internal clock that alerts him to the changing of seasons long before obvious indications begin to manifest. He will store an extra layer of fat that will assist him through the long months of winter in which food is scarce. Contrary to popular belief, the bear does not go into "hibernation" though his metabolism and heart rate may reduce by nearly half to help preserve the extra calories stored in his fat layer.

This same tendency to go into a state of semi-hibernation translates to the one beside whom Bear strides as the need for periodic intervals of solitude and/or introspection, with some human counterparts actually mimicking the Bear’s penchant for long periods of sleep needed during the winter months. From the inner reaches of his contemplative mind, Bear will find the solution to any problem, issue or lesson that he is faced with and hence is a masterful problem solver.

What is the internal voice that beckons to Bear that the time is approaching to store the food which he will contain within himself? An inner voice that alerts him to potential danger to his cubs, long before sight or sound of threat is seen or heard? Some would simply say survival instinct, yet is this the only explanation, or merely the surface answer to a fathomless lake? Whatever the "true" source of this Inner Knowing, Bear listens to the call whispered softly on the breeze and heard echoing from the mountain tops as he awakens to the Voice Within.

Michael, possessing the Birth Totem Bear, is an individual whose Role along the Red Road of Physical Life, is to Awaken the Voice Within, and thus, much of his Life will be dedicated to stirring to consciousness, the Voice of the Soul. Yet this is only the first step, as Michael’s Bear Soul is here to teach others to listen to the gentle stirring of the Inner Voice, to awaken to the Music of the Intuition.

In the heavens, the celestial body which represents Bear is Ursa Major (Great Bear) the constellation which is better known by most as the "Big Dipper." Seven stars comprise this constellation and are said to represent the Seven Rays of Divine Light as follows:

Ray 1: All are One. Work together for the benefit of all Mankind. First Stepping Stone along the Pathway of Peace is Spiritual Faith.

Ray 2: Honor one another. Treat Mother Earth, and all that dwell thereon, with respect. The Second Stepping Stone is Spiritual Awareness.

Ray 3: Honor the Self. Look after the well being of mind and body. The Third Stepping Stone is Spiritual Healing.

Ray 4: Love is Divine Power. Give assistance and kindness wherever needed and remain close to Great Mystery. The Fourth Stepping Stone along the Pathway of Peace is Spiritual Love.

Ray 5: Surrender personal Will to Divine Will. Dedicate a share of your efforts to the greater good. The Fifth Stepping Stone is Spiritual Charity.

Ray 6: Seek Only the Truth. Do what you know to be right and truthful and honest at all times. The Sixth Stepping Stone is that of Spiritual Cleansing.

Ray 7: Live in the Present Moment. Take full responsibility for your actions. The Seventh Stepping Stone on the Pathway of Peace is Spiritual Insight.

These are Universal Truths that many philosophies, including Earth Medicine, embrace. For all souls who incarnate into flesh, the embracing of all seven rays are a key element to the evolution of the eternal spark, the Soul, yet for those with Bear Birth Totem in particular, there will be a conscious and concentrated effort upon fully understanding and embracing all rays so that Integration can be achieved.

The challenge for one born with Bear as their Birth Totem is to come not only to understand the true meaning of each of the Seven Rays, it is crucial that they then fully integrate each of the rays into the soul so that it then becomes a "natural" state of being. Obviously, this is a multi-dimensional task and one which will take more than one lifetime to achieve.

With each cycle around the Sacred Hoop, Bear soul learns one of the Rays until he reaches that lifetime in which all seven rays have been experienced, understood and integrated separately, and are now to be understood, experienced and integrated as a whole. As an example, one may be born with a natural resonance to Ray 2 (Honor One Another) as this has been learned in a previous incarnation, yet may come in with a "weak" understanding of Ray 7 (Live in the Present Moment) and so the challenge for the Soul then becomes to fully understand, absorb and integrate Ray 7 so the Whole may merge and become a "natural" state of Being.

Learning this on the Soul level is just the first step along Bear Birth Totem’s path however; as the next step, after the individual integration has been achieved, is to then assist others (through both example and instruction) upon the Seven Rays and how one may go about integrating the Parts into the Whole. Yet with the inherent strength of this Totem, all is Possible.

During the autumn, Bear begins foraging for food to store the fat necessary to see him through the long and lean winter months. His metabolic rate, respiration and heart beat will slow considerably during this vulnerable time, inducing a semi-conscious state that will leave him lethargic and napping for long periods of time.

While in this natural state, nature ensures that Bear will survive the winter months when all food sources are scarce. This is where the slowing in the metabolic rate and the extra layer of fat will be utilized to its optimum. Since Bear is an omnivore, once he emerges from his den in the spring, food will be abundant and varied, yet if not for his storage of winter fat to provide him with the sustenance his body needs, Bear would surely perish.

As Bear must call upon his layer of fat during the lean months of winter in order to survive until the spring, so must Michael, having the Bear Totem, go within to digest new lessons, information and experiences. This is the gift of Introspection and a key component of Bear Soul`s ability to learn the Medicine of Channeling Primordial Forces.

This also reflects a deeper vulnerability that lies within the Core of the Bear Soul, for although these are beings of incredible inner strength, there is equally a deeply rooted aspect of themselves which few will be allowed close enough to see, a beautiful inner child that is spectacular in its tenderness and shining intensity. Only very select and “worthy” souls that the Bear individual can trust will be welcomed in here, yet it will be a profound experience that one blessed enough to witness this “inner self” of their beloved Bear will never forget.

The energy which flows as a never-ending stream through all living things is a Primordial Force that can be tapped into and channeled for the benefit of the Self and Others. However, it is key to understand the power and responsibility that comes with the ability to tune into this Energy, as it needs to be utilized only from Higher Intent and Purpose. One who chooses to channel the Force for negative purposes or selfish ends, will ultimately have a heavy debt to repay.

For this reason, the gift is mastered over many lifetimes and reaches full potential only when the soul has reached a significant level of growth and maturation, yet once this level of maturation has been attained, the Soul will burst forth, much as the Life-giving rays of the sun herald a new day, touching all in its golden brilliance. Then, Bear Soul may learn/remember the Ancient Knowledge and wield the Light of Eternal Energy to benefit all who dwell above, upon, or within, the Earth Mother as he walks in harmony beside the Ancestors, heeding the whispered Wisdom of the Sky Nation as Bear Soul fulfills his role along the Red Road of physical Life.

Among the creatures of the wild, Bear is one of the most devoted and nurturing of parents. There is nothing Bear will not do to protect the lives and well-being of his cubs…up to and including, laying down his own life if necessary to ensure the survival of his offspring.

Bear cubs are born during the long months of winter, and are nurtured within the cozy confines of a den or cave. They will emerge in the spring with their parent as he instructs them in the skills they will need in order to survive on their own. Typically, the close bonds will not be broken until the cubs have reached their second year of life, at which time they will leave the protective watch of their parent to face life on their own.

Since Michael walks with Bear as his Birth Totem, he is an individual whose heart is limitless in its capacity to feel and give love. He is a devoted parent, child, sibling and friend who sincerely believes that we are here to Love One Another. Because of his ability to love so completely and with sincere devotion, Michael may face many lessons with discerning healthy boundaries so that others will not endlessly drink from his beautiful waters without then continuing to send the love and energy on.

This may be a challenge; for Michael, as Bear Soul, feels the desire to nurture and protect all he comes to know, and yet some souls will simply use his energy to sustain their own life, rather than make the most of it to gain their footing and continue forward along their own path. This is where Michael must come to recognize the "psychic vampires" for what they are, and learn when they are actually impeding the progress of another by allowing the "feeding" to continue.

Once the lesson of healthy boundaries has been thoroughly absorbed, Bear soul will find himself with a partner than is capable of reciprocating the deep and rare love that these souls have to share. The devotion, purity of heart and depth of love that Bear Soul possesses will be a beautiful Gift that will leave an indelible impression on the hearts and minds of one who is blessed enough to be loved by these truly unique and wonderful beings of light.

Cabala of Pythagoras

2010-02-02T19:59:00.000-08:00

The concept of a vibrating universe became popular in the early nineteenth century when discoveries about magnetism, light, and electricity were being made. It was demonstrated that light moves in waves and that electrical and magnetic impulses also travel in waves and undulations. At this time, it was affirmed that the molecules of all substances are in constant oscillation. Working on these facts, occultists came to the conclusion that everything existing in the universe is in perpetual motion and that each individual manifestation vibrates at its own speed, its own essential nature being determined by its rate of movement.

This is not a modern view of the universe, the term “vibration” probably originated with Pythagoras, the founder of a school of mystic philosophy in Greece in the sixth century BC and father of modern numerology. He maintained that the universe was a harmonious whole, that people, places, and things all emitted their own small vibrations, or sounds, which combined to produce the overall “Music of the Spheres”…He believed that there were nine basic sounds to which the numbers one to nine were assigned and that if sounds could be expressed in terms of numbers a key to the mysteries of the universe would be found. Because a man’s name contains the essence of his being, it is said to reveal his own sound or note. The tone or particular rate of vibration of the universe at the precise time of birth is thought to create individual character and destiny.

Although numerology is now used mainly for character analysis, a very ancient form of it known as numeromancy or arithomancy was also employed for purposes of divination. The following was Michael’s future as laid out by his name given at birth, Michael Joseph Jackson:

Knowledge, wisdom, intuition

Perfected labor

Victory

Injustice

Authority, power

Temporary problems and setbacks

Wisdom, strength, power

Compassion

Spiritual and material perfection

Restoration to health

The recognition of God, the soul, destiny

Now we’ll look at Michael’s full birth name, taking each name individually. We’ll begin with Michael which is Hebrew for "Who is like God?" This is a rhetorical question, implying no person is like God. Saint Michael was one of the seven archangels in Hebrew tradition and the only one identified as an archangel in the Bible. In the Book of Revelation in the New Testament he is portrayed as the leader of heaven's armies, and thus is considered the patron saint of soldiers.

The popularity of the saint led to the name being used by nine Byzantine emperors, including Michael VIII Palaeologus who restored the empire in the 13th century. It has been common in Western Europe since the Middle Ages, and in England since the 12th century. It has been borne (in various spellings) by rulers of Russia, Romania, Poland, and Portugal.

The name of Michael gives those who possess it a clever mind, good business judgment, a sense of responsibility, and an appreciation of the finer things of life. Michael is serious-minded and not inclined to make light of things even in little ways, and in his younger years, he had more mature interests than others his age. Home and family mean a great deal to Michael and it was natural that he desired the security of a peaceful, settled home environment where he could enjoy the companionship of family and friends.

Whatever Michael set out to accomplish, he did his very best to complete in accordance with what he considered to be right. Although the name Michael creates the urge to be reliable and responsible, there is caution that it could cause a superior, interfering expression whose favorite expression is "I know" when not combined with a balanced last name. This name, when not combined with a balanced last name, can also frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses through worry and mental tension.

Joseph is originally from the Hebrew name Yosef meaning "God will increase." In the Old Testament, Joseph was the eleventh son of Jacob. Because he was the favorite of his father, his older brothers sent him to Egypt and told their father that he had died. In Egypt, Joseph became an advisor to the pharaoh, and was eventually reconciled with his brothers when they came to Egypt during a famine. This name also occurs in the New Testament, belonging to Saint Joseph the husband of Mary, and Joseph of Arimathea.

In the Middle Ages, Joseph was a common Jewish name, being less frequent among Christians. In the late Middle Ages Saint Joseph became more highly revered, and the name became popular in Spain and Italy. In England it became common after the Protestant Reformation. This name was borne by rulers of the Holy Roman Empire and Portugal.

The name of Joseph gave Michael the desire to meet and mix socially and to create congenial circumstances for everyone. However, all too often, he could express himself in a matter-of-fact or awkward way that resulted in his good intentions being misunderstood. Still Michael did well because of his friendly personality, interest in people, and desire to please.

With the middle name of Joseph, Michael preferred situations that allowed him a degree of independence. The name Joseph created in Michael the desire for harmony with others, but he could still be blunt in expression at times and this alienated others. This name, when combined with the last name, can frustrate happiness, contentment, and success, as well as cause health weaknesses in the fluid systems, and tension or accidents to the head.

Michael’s last name, Jackson, is an English surname which means "son of Jack.” However, the name Jack is derived from Jackin, earlier Jankin, a medieval diminutive of the name John. During the Middle Ages it was very common, and it became a slang word meaning "man." It was frequently used in fairy tales and nursery rhymes, such as “Jack and the Beanstalk,” “Little Jack Horner,” and “Jack Sprat.“

Since Jack is a derivative of John, let us see what the name John means. The name John is originally Hebrew and means, “God Is Gracious, Merciful.” This name owes its popularity to two New Testament characters, both highly revered saints. The first was John the Baptist, a Jewish ascetic who was considered the forerunner of Jesus Christ. The second was the apostle John, who was also traditionally regarded as the author of the fourth Gospel and Revelation.

This name was initially more common among Eastern Christians in the Byzantine Empire, but it flourished in Western Europe after the First Crusade. In England it became extremely popular: during the later Middle Ages it was given to approximately a fifth of all English boys. The name has been borne by 21 popes and eight Byzantine emperors, as well as rulers of England, France, Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Portugal, Bulgaria, Russia and Hungary. It was also borne by the poet John Milton (1608-1674), philosopher John Locke (1632-1704), American founding father and president John Adams (1735-1826), and poet John Keats (1795-1821).

With the last name of Jackson, Michael had a great love of nature and the out-of-doors, and could have had the desire to be in an occupation which took him outdoors and involved him with the products of the earth. All the finer things of life and beauties of nature were an inspiration to Michael and he was attracted to the mysteries of nature. Difficulty in expression for Michael resulted in his being too blunt, and candid in speech at times, and although there were times when he was easily offended by others, he never showed it.

Michael craved affection and understanding, but rarely found it as others did not understand him and sometimes accused him of being cool and aloof. Although the name Jackson creates an interest in the deeper aspects of life, it also caused a blunt expression at times that alienated others. What I find extremely interesting about Michael’s full birth name is the invocation of God in each name:

Michael means: Who is like God?

Joseph means: God will increase

Jackson means: God Is Gracious, Merciful

What are the odds? Seriously. I looked up Carmen’s name (ForeverMichaelJFan) and found

Carmen means: Song

My name, Julie, means: Soft-Haired, Youthful

James means: Supplanter

Nicole means: Victory of the people

Barak means: Lightning

Perhaps Michael was an adept from God to help bring enlightenment to humanity. I will cover this potential aspect in later blogs.

Challenges, Special Traits & Lessons, Essences and Pinnacles

2010-02-01T21:57:00.000-08:00

Lets face it. Life is not a bed of roses. There are hurdles to get over and mountains to climb. In numerology, the roadblocks faced in life are called the challenges. The Challenge is a weak point in the Life Path. It is the weak link in the chain of life which must be overcome for us to grow and develop properly. We learn by meeting the challenge, and dealing with it effectively. The nature of the challenge is shown in the Life Path. Actually, there are three challenges included in the life path. Two that will be called sub-challenges and then a main challenge. Each challenge is represented by a number, and the number reflects the tone of the confrontation.

Michael was in his second sub-challenge when he passed away and, interestingly enough, this sub-challenge and his main challenge were both 3. The challenge of the number 3 suggests a tendency to scatter talents and try to do too many things at once. Michael had a fine imagination and a gift for words, but he found it hard, at times, to express himself effectively. Though he knew he should cultivate friends and be sociable, he tended to be somewhat reclusive and defensive. Michael had a talent for writing, acting, and speaking, yet he was reluctant to involve himself with these sorts of activities because he didn’t like to face the prospects of criticism. Michael tended to hide certain of his creative talents behind a wall of shyness. His challenge in life was to strive to develop himself in a social and in a creative sense; and it seems it was hard for him to just relax and have a good time.

Special Traits and Lessons. Now we'll look at Michael’s name with respect to the number of times that the same number repeats, or when certain numbers fail to be represented in his name. The repetition of numbers may show special talents that he possessed. With more than the expected number of ones in his name, Michael could be very headstrong and even overly assertive in his will to lead and should have avoided being too quick to demand his own way. Having an average number of twos, Michael had a normal and natural desire and ability to associate with others. He was tactful and diplomatic enough to get along fine in the world. Cooperation was no problem for him.

More than the average number of threes gave Michael more than his fair share of creative talent. He had the kind of imagination that made him special in music, painting, writing, design, or other artistic endeavors. Indeed, he may have tended to scatter himself a bit at times. He also had the "gift for gab" when he chose and expressed himself well. Having an average number of fours in his name, Michael had the ability to concentrate and apply himself to a task that allowed him to get along well in the world much of the time. The number 4 gives us common sense and the desire to build or develop things. The number 4 needs order and structure.

Michael had the average number of fives in his name, which allowed him to enjoy the human trait of having change and variety in his life. He got along well in day-to-day public contact with the world, and adjusted to meeting new people, travel, progress, and all of the changes that are part of living. Having the average number of sixes produced in Michael the instincts to protect and cultivate those close to him and even in the larger community. The traits inherent to 6 yield caretakers, teachers, caring parents, and responsible citizens. The number 6 stands for responsibility and nurturing. The average number of sevens gave Michael the abilities to analyze, investigate, and learn easily. He had a questioning mind which stimulated reading, study, observation and development of his mind. He had the ability to question and discriminate constructively.

Having many eights in his name, Michael had an intensity in his nature that drove toward power and control of others. He had a strong drive to accomplish, work, guide and command. Life held many tests and was frustrating for him at times, but the rewards he gained were high. He would have been wise to have paid more attention to the stress in his life. With the average number of nines in his name, Michael had the sense of compassion, goodwill, and tolerance for his fellow man that is necessary to live in our complicated world. The number 9 is associated with mankind and brotherhood. It produces our willingness to accept different races, colors, religions, and beliefs, and live comfortably in our environment. There is spiritual understanding and acceptance.

An additional cycle used in numerology is associated with the name rather than the birth date. This timing method uses the letters in the name in what might be called transits of the name, to arrive at this important cycle information that is called the Essences. From 2007 up until he passed away in 2009, Michael’s Essence was the number 4. During this number 4 Essence the events and opportunities coming his way emphasized a more serious tone. This was a time to buckle down and put the affairs of his life in order. His attention was apt to be drawn to more practical interests such as dealing with financial matters and his work.

The development of opportunities in his life required a practical and realistic view along with a lot of hard work, effort, determination and discipline. In many ways he felt a sense of restriction in his life for a while and he faced some setbacks as the pace of progress slowed somewhat. This was a building time and the building was sometimes painfully slow. Since the 4 essence was with him for several years, this period was apt to feel like a never ending struggle. Yet significant gains or accomplishments were the reward for his hard work and determination during this essence.

The Essences coming up, from 2010 to 2012, were the number 3. If he had lived, the Essence of the number 3 would have been a very special time when he felt and experienced the joy of living to its utmost. This would have been a very enjoyable time in his life. He would have been making a lot of new friends and renewing old friendships. It would also have been a time for love affairs and expanding his social circle; many activities and good times. He would have been likely to travel a good bit during this Essence.

The other factor that is associated with the Essence of 3 is that of expression. This would have been a very good time for him to be interested in the development of creative work, particularly works that involve words...singing, acting, writing. This would have been a busy time advancing his talents with classes or study, or for starting or expanding business ventures involving creative endeavors. Optimism would have been the operative word for this cycle and it would have been a very pleasant period, but he still would have guarded against a tendency to scatter his energies. This long period would have allowed a significant creative development in a positive and happy time of his life.

We are all inherently subject to major changes in our lives just as surely as we are subject to death and taxes. Numerology attempts to project major life changes and calls these monumental turns in the road pinnacles. If it weren't for these big transformations in life, the highly successful would become apathetic, and those struggling would soon feel totally hopeless. The pinnacles in our lives give us the necessary change of pace and direction that is stimulating and hopeful. Pinnacles show the direction that progress will lead us.

A pinnacle is an experience occurring over a specific time in our life. These pinnacle periods have been likened to the four seasons. The first pinnacle is in the spring of life. The second covering years of family raising and responsibility represents summer. The third covering middle-age and growing maturity of judgment represents the autumn of life, and the fourth, consolidating the experiences of life, is represented by winter.
Each pinnacle is represented by a number and the number reflects the tone of the period. The pinnacle number is written in the birth date.

Michael was in his fourth pinnacle, which was a number 4 and began when he was 49 years old. The general influence of the number 4 pinnacle is that of a practical, realistic approach to life. This pinnacle demands a higher degree of order, system and organization. Michael adopted a very conscientious and dependable response. Hard work and determined effort marked his attitude; plus, it seems as though he had an emotional need for work and truly thrived on it. Unfortunately, with his fourth pinnacle being a 4, any desire he may have had to retire or slow down wasn’t to be fulfilled. He was not the type to relax and enjoy leisure activities. It was important for him to work and feel the sense of accomplishment and there were also his economic conditions that retarded his ability to retire and enjoy life.

Soul Urge, Inner Dreams, Birthday, Productive Years & Planes of Expression

2010-02-01T19:38:00.000-08:00

The Soul Urge or, as it is sometimes called, the heart's desire, is an important core influence in numerology. However, the Soul Urge falls well below the Lifepath and Destiny numbers in importance, because this is a number that you don't expose overtly to those around you. It is your inner cravings, likes and dislikes, which are usually kept rather private. This number denotes what you value most regardless of Life Path and Destiny. This influence suggests the nature that drives you in your daily life. Satisfying the demands of the Soul Urge will give you a sense of inner peace and contentment.

For Michael’s full birth name, Michael Joseph Jackson, his Soul Urge was 9. Having a 9 Soul Urge, Michael was happiest when he was able to do something to benefit humanity. He had a strong desire to make a difference in the world. Living his life fully and helping where he could, gave him a sense of fulfillment. For Michael’s first name, Michael, his Soul Urge was 7. With a 7 Soul Urge, he had a strong inner need to gain a spiritual sense about the world around him. Michael had an inborn appreciation for nature and the wonders of the world. Fulfillment came when he was able to spend time in solitude and in seeking wisdom.

Your Inner Dream relates a secret dream, your inner desires, or maybe even fantasies. As a modifier, this aspect of your chart may be considered less important than many of the others because often these remote and deep-seated dreams are never realized. Sometimes, however, when this number has a relationship to another core number, the dream can come true. And, in Michael’s case, this is exactly what happened since his Destiny Number and the Inner Dreams number for his birth name are both 1. Strangely, this number is also associated with your personality or how people see you on first meetings. This number may be so strong in your subconscious that you even project the trait as a personality mask.

Having an Inner Dreams number 1, Michael dreamed of being a leader and one who is in charge. He wanted to be known for his courage, daring, and original ideas. He sought unconquered heights. People sometimes may have gotten a first impression that he was very aggressive and sure of himself. While his first name alone, Michael, had the Inner Dream number 6. With this number, Michael dreamed of guiding and fostering the perfect family in the perfect home. He craved the devotion from offspring and a loving spouse and pictured himself in the center of a successful domestic unit.

Michael’s birthday on the 29th added a tone of idealism to his nature. He was imaginative and creative, but rather uncomfortable in the business world. He was very aware and sensitive, with outstanding intuitive skills and analytical abilities. The 29 reduces to 11, one of the Master Numbers which often produces much nervous tension. Yours is the birthday of the dreamer and Michael was able to work very well with people. Reducing to 11, we find that Michael worked well with people because he knew how to use persuasion rather than force. There was also a strong spiritual side to his nature, and he had intuitive qualities inherent in his make up, as well. Michael was very aware and sensitive, though often temperamental. Although he had a good mind and was very analytical, Michael was not always comfortable in the business world.

Michael was in his second Life Path Period, known as the Productive Years, which was a number 3. This was likely a very pleasant, carefree and creative time in his life. Being original and using his talents of expression found him furthering his career and his life in general. If there is a pitfall during this time it is becoming overly optimistic and extravagant, and spreading his talents too thin. All in all, this was a period that offered much happiness in exchange for a minimum of planning and concentration.

Michael’s Planes of Expression. The word Expression used here really means activity or how we act. This determination of Expression is a product of birth name. There are four planes of expression or temperament: Mental, Physical, Emotional and Intuitive. To get a grasp of these, you should think of Mental leading to qualities that rely heavily on the mind, on reasoning, and using facts to make decisions; Physical suggests the systemic behavior of the disciplined, the practical, the builder, using energies on the here and now; Emotional develops qualities of imagination, originality and inspiration, guided by emotions and sentiment; and finally, Intuitive promotes inspiration, idea development, spiritual inclination, and the sixth sense.

The mental plane is very strong in Michael’s makeup. He has a serious concern with logic, reason and precise fact-finding. His motivating force was logic, and hunches without the backup of a multitude of facts and figures, wouldn’t get anyone very far in his world. He was a very strong leader in whatever competitive field he selected and his reasoning power competed with the best in his environment.

Michael’s physical plane was average. He is essentially a common sense person with a concern for the practical and the economical use of resources and assets. He has the ability to stick with a job and get it done even if it is not all fun and games. He also has a healthy competitive spirit which serves him well without going overboard. His ability to concentrate on the task at hand is solidly set in his nature.

Michael’s emotional plane is average. He had a healthy sense of sentiment and feeling and rarely have difficulty expressing himself emotionally. In addition to this, he was reasonably well tuned into the emotions of those around him. Michael’s emotional plane was strong enough to give him talents in originality and creativity, and he was able to occasionally impress with his artistic skills.

Michael’s intuitive plane is average. Michael has a healthy respect for, and belief in, things that are outside of what he can know and feel. He is able to accept ideas of religion, spiritual development, and the metaphysical and he seeks development inwardly as a worthwhile part of his life.

In addition to the above planes, Michael has a tendency toward being not only creative and inspired; but dual and adaptable, as well. The concept of creative is synonymous with movement, or action to your nature. This suggests that Michael is a person who is inclined toward constant activity, with efforts directed at the here and now. He is ambitious and ready to go after whatever it is he wants without hesitation. He is likely to act immediately on issues that come to his attention, never sitting idly by waiting for someone else to get things started. Positively expressed, this tendency produces constructive initiative.

The adaptable tendencies in Michael’s chart denotes flexibility; but he may be so changeable that it is almost impossible to pin him down. He has the ability to go off in several directions at the same time, and it can be difficult for him to focus his attention to one thing for very long. He is able to fit easily into most situations and adapt himself to all sorts of experiences in life. Like a chameleon, he is able to adjust. Personal and sentimental, he is concerned with people rather than ideals or personal ambitions. Michael has an inner desire for much personal freedom, though he may find decision-making and self-directed actions difficult. He learns from the past, and in fact, he may occasionally dwell in the past rather than concentrating on the future. Michael is flexible and ingenious in emergencies because of his innate ability to improvise.

Michael Jackson Destiny - 8

2010-02-01T18:28:00.000-08:00

The number 8 Destiny suggests that the direction of growth in your lifetime will be a move up the ladder of attainment in the material world to achieve financial security and status amongst your peers. The positive 8 Destiny produces individuals that are very ambitious and goal-oriented. Michael expressed the positive qualities of 8 which made him an outstanding manager because he was able to plan, initiate, and complete projects; plus he was very dependable and determined.

The 8 Destiny made Michael well-equipped to develop and grow in a managerial sense.
He had the outstanding potential for organizational and administrative responsibilities, and the potential for considerable achievement in business or other powerful positions such as government leadership roles. He had the skills and abilities to establish or operate a business with great efficiency. He also had good judgment when it came to money and commercial matters because he understood how to build and accumulate material wealth.
Much of his success was due to his ability to judge character.

With the number 8 Destiny, Michael exercised sound judgment in most of his affairs, and was realistic and practical in his approach to business matters. No one has any more energy that a person with the 8 Destiny who has a plan laid and is starting to work. No one has any more self-confidence, either. The Destiny 8 is on a quest for status and power. Neither of these drives are inherently negative unless they are taken to an extreme and Michael appeared to keep things on an even keel; therefore he was able to avoid the tendency to strain after money, material matters, status, or power, to the detriment of the other important factors in his life.

Eight is ruled by the planet Saturn. Michael is a strong, practical, wise, imaginative and intense person who has a great deal of creative energy. He is a visionary and sometimes appears to be surrounded by a faint aura of melancholy. He is truthful and reliable, he never neglects his obligations, and will make almost any sacrifice for those he loves. He is dignified and capable of great charm but sometimes finds it difficult to express affection. Michael possesses an innate desire to succeed in life and is equipped to take advantage of any opportunity for advancement.

He wanted money and social position, and worked tirelessly and relentlessly to accomplish his objectives. With knowledge gained through experience and by intelligent use of his own resources, he was able to establish himself in a position of power and authority. He was an individualist but seemed to work best through conventional channels. Michael was adaptable, responsible, and self-disciplined, with the ability to overcome setbacks and disappointments, and to forge ahead without the encouragement and support of others. He was most likely interested in history and the arts, respected tradition, and admired people who had reached the top of their professions.

Michael would have done well, in addition to being a musician, as a lawyer, politician, scientist and/or a writer; but his path through life was never an easy one. In love he was loyal and devoted but needed constant reassurance of fidelity, and he didn’t care for his mates to show any type of interest in company other than his own. He may also have had the tendency to argue over principles. He could be untidy but usually made an effort to fit in with his partner’s habit patterns and although he was a great lover of comfort and luxury, he was willing to accept less. Michael appeared poised, cool and detached but was subject to great extremes of emotion, and although he could sometimes be brusque, he was always generous, gentle and sympathetic with the despairing and sick.

Eight represents degeneration and regeneration, destruction and menace, but also promise. It is the number of worldly involvement and material success or failure, so the complete reversal of fortune is always a possibility. The dual nature of this number is shown by the figure itself, a circle on top of another circle. Eight stands for worldly concerns, achievement and triumph or defeat and conquest, but it is also the number of eternity. In Christian number symbolism it represents life after death; an eight on its side is the mathematical symbol for infinity.

The ogdoad - 8 - was sacred because it was the number of the first cube, which form had eight corners, and was the only evenly-even number under 10 (1 - 2 - 4 - 8 - 4 - 2 - 1). Thus, the 8 is divided into two 4’s, each 4 is divided into two 2’s, and each 2 is divided into two 1’s, thereby re-establishing the monad. Among the keywords of the ogdoad are love, counsel, prudence, law, and convenience. Among the divinities partaking of its nature were Panarmonia, Rhea, Cibele, Cadmaea, Dindymene, Orcia, Neptune, Themis, and Euterpe (a Muse). The ogdoad was a mysterious number associated with the Eleusinian Mysteries of Greece and the Cabiri. It was called the little holy number. It derived its form partly from the twisted snakes on the Caduceus of Hermes and partly from the serpentine motion of the celestial bodies; possibly also from the moon’s nodes.

One of the divinities listed above is Euterpe, a Muse. Euterpe was one of the nine Muses, the goddesses of music, song and dance. Her name was derived from the Greek words eu- and terpô, meaning "giver of much delight." In Classical times, when the Muses were assigned specific artistic spheres, Euterpe was named Muse of lyric poetry. Her attribute was the double-flute.

While the other is Hermes and his Caduceus. In the Major Arcana of the Tarot, he is shown in the card of Judgment. In the card of the Magician, Hermes appeared as the Fool’s inner guide at the beginning of the journey of life - a trickster, a protector of lost travelers, and a magus who could point the way through the uncanny intuitions which in myth the god was said to dispense. In the card of Judgment, he is revealed as a powerful underworld deity, emissary of Hades, who summons the dying gently and eloquently by laying his golden staff with the caduceus upon their eyes.

But Hermes could also summon the souls of the dead back to life, as well as ushering them into Hades’ realm. As herald of the heavenly gods, Hermes also freed heroes such as Theseus who had entered Hades’ realm illicitly and then got stuck there. He also guided Orpheus into the dark kingdom to seek his lost wife Eurydice, and guided him out again when he had lost her for a second time. Thus Hermes of the card of Judgment is not only Hermes the Guide, but Hermes the Summoner, who leads the souls of the dead to their accounting and prepares them for renewed life.

On an inner level, Hermes is an image of a process which occurs at certain critical moments in life: a summing up, when the experiences of the past are gathered together and seen as part of an intelligent pattern, and the consequences of these experiences must be understood and accepted. This process of summing up is not an intellectual function, but rather a kind of cooking that occurs in the underworld of the unconscious. It is a call for the dead to rise - for the many and varied actions and decisions we perform to knit together and yield a harvest.

The artist experiences this process when, after many hours or weeks or even years of attempting to formulate, research, practice technique and give shape to an elusive idea or image, something at last happens and a new creative work is born. This process can occur in any realm of life where we tunnel, blind as moles, pouring effort into something which somehow remains elusive, and at last the effort is rewarded and there is a synthesis and a new development at hand. This is Hermes at his most magical, revealed at last as the true lord of the entirety of the Fool’s journey, knitting together through some mysterious process of the intuition the experiences and insights gained from each stage of the journey, and magically blending these to form the beginnings of a new and larger personality.

Thus the figure of Hermes leading the dead souls to judgment embodies a process of birth. It is the birth of a more complete personality, which arises in a non-rational way from the combined experiences of the past, fused by insight and the sense that apparently random events and choices are really secretly connected. The judge of the dead decides what future has been earned from past efforts, and it is on the efforts of the past that the future is built. The card of Judgment symbolizes the rewards for efforts made although the judge is inside us, not outside in the world.

We pay also for our sins of unconsciousness, and reap the harvest of refusing to take up responsibility for our own choices at each stage of the journey. Judgment is an image not just of a new beginning, but a beginning which emerges out of the past. In Eastern philosophy, this is called karma. Each person sows seed in his own field, and ultimately must reap the harvest which springs from his own sowing. Everything must be accounted for and man at last meets the consequences of all his choices in life.

Michael Destiny - 22; Jackson Destiny - 22

2010-01-31T19:46:00.000-08:00

Just a note before I continue. As I write Michael’s horoscope, I’m interchanging present tense with past tense since spirit lives forever; and, at the same time, I want to acknowledge his passing.

The key word for the number 22 is that of master builder. This is a very hard number to fully live up to because it is capable of such great accomplishment. However, as we all know, Michael was extremely capable at the work he chose to do in his life. He was especially equipped to handle large scale undertakings in the material world. Thus, the reference to master builder. The 22 possesses unique qualities and often very unorthodox approaches to problem solving. Michael was a very strong leader, and one who was not afraid to lead in new directions.

His perceptions were well beyond the norm. With the 22 Destiny operating within Michael in a positive vein, he was endowed with the most practical approach, but this practical or material sense was tempered with an awareness of non-material forces. He was very much the idealist, with the material skills to build and develop for the good of mankind. In a positive 22 like Michael, the inner strength was clearly visible, and he developed this strength, and possessed the charisma, to attract a following. However, he had to guard against being dominating and overbearing to those closest to him.

22 is believed to be the most powerful universal force of them all and represents the luminary. Since Michael’s name responds to this vibration, he was, without a shadow of doubt, destined for greatness. He was industrious, positive, courageous, was able to combine the ideal with the practical, had a brilliant and inventive mind and the tenacity to reach the summit of his ambitions regardless of obstacles. Being mentally and spiritually in advance of his time, he occasionally appeared a little eccentric or strange, and was often regarded with suspicion and mistrust by the more mundane.

For this reason, Michael felt rather isolated and lonely. He loved investigating new ideas, was an avid reader; but could also be impatient and easily bored with those who thought hesitantly or who were of a very conservative nature. He was a fascinating conversationalist and may have been bilingual. He was attractive, particularly to the opposite sex. Michael was especially prone to insomnia, rarely got enough sleep and could have been plagued by unusual and frightening dreams. He had the gift of being able to penetrate the unknown and to assimilate occult (hidden) mysteries without really trying. He was deeply intuitive, precognitive, and probably telepathic.

In love, he was romantic, sincere and kind. When differences occurred, he did not make much of them and was generally able to find humor in the most unpromising circumstances. He liked a tasteful, unregimented home, was easy to get along with and willing to compromise or change habits his mate was not particularly fond of. He had a small circle of old and loyal friends for whom he felt affection; but his love relationship always took precedence. However, in his love relationships he needed an intellectual equal who shared in his tastes and ambitions.

God is said to have used the Hebrew language when He commanded the world to exist, a language which comprises twenty-two letters. For this reason it is regarded by numerologists to be a sublime number. Those whose name adds to twenty-two, such as Michael, are inspired, admired and respected. It is the number of the prophet or the sorcerer.

Michael Joseph Jackson Destiny - 1

2010-01-31T18:55:00.000-08:00

A number derived from all of the letters in the full birth name make up what is called the Destiny number. Destiny is a very descriptive word for the meaning of this important core element. This is the number that describes the tasks that you must achieve in this lifetime using the name that was given to you by your parents. This name, the complete birth name, symbolizes the opportunities you have at your disposal. This is sometimes referred to as your potential. Living up to attributes of this number may not be easy, but it is your goal in the here and now. It is your life's purpose, spiritual mission, and your field of opportunity.

The ancients attached great importance to names and many numerologists believe that the names we are given are not arrived at by mere chance. One theory is that the soul, on entering a child’s body, chooses a name suitable for its purpose in that particular incarnation. Another is that the forces that govern a person’s personality and destiny influence the subconscious minds of the parents when they are naming their infant. The method I used to evaluate the letters of the name is generally favored by numerologists and is based on the Hebrew alphabet with assistance from the Greek. The letters are not listed in the normal order in this system.

With Michael’s name, I encountered something I’ve never encountered before. I usually add up the first name, then the second, then the last name and then total these together; finally reducing them to their final number. What totally surprised me was that Michael’s first name added up to 22, a master number. But this wasn’t all. His last name, Jackson, also added up to 22.…and Michael Jackson is how the world knew him. The total of these two names reduces to 8 which could explain much of Michael’s melancholy, sadness and feelings of loneliness. Because of these anomalies, I will be using this blog to describe his Birth Name Destiny number, which is 1, and the succeeding blogs to describe, first, his master number and then, the number 8 for his professional name.

The number 1 Destiny suggests that the direction of growth in Michael’s lifetime was toward gaining greater independence and establishing himself as a leader. A name producing a 1 Destiny helped him gain the talents to become a skilled executive with keen administrative capabilities. He had within him what it took to become an original person with a creative approach to problem solving, plus he had a penchant for initiating action.
Michael knew how to get things going and make things happen. As he developed, he had little need for much supervision, preferring to act on his own with little restraint.
Progressing through life, Michael was one who sought to expand and broaden opportunities to find new careers and new inventions.

He developed his skills in innovation and ingenuity, and he had a good mind with the ability to use it for his advancement. Because of these factors, he had much potential for achievement and financial rewards. Frequently, this Destiny belongs to one running a business or striving to achieve a level of accomplishment on one’s talents and efforts.
As he matured, Michael became increasingly ambitious and determined. He was self-confident and self-reliant as he developed a strong, unyielding will and the courage of his convictions. The 1 Destiny presents a tendency for those born with it to fear routine and being in a rut. There were times when Michael may have jumped the gun because he was afraid of being left behind.

Destiny number 1 is ruled by the Sun. Michael was positive, active and daring; he was an explorer, pioneer, and innovator with the curiosity of the scientist as well as the creative imagination of the artist. He is intelligent, logical, and tenacious; being ambitious and enterprising, Michael rose from obscurity to a position of power and authority. He was purposeful and knew his own mind because whether multiplied or divided by itself, one remains one, which is not the case with any other number. He hardly ever turned to others for encouragement or advice and it was almost impossible to divert him from a chosen course of action; although he was often able to deflect others with convincing reason and argument.

Michael is constructive, original, a born leader as well as courageous and efficient in any emergency; and although possibly just as frightened as anyone else on the inside, he rarely showed it as he calmly and resolutely did what needed to be done. He was a vital and energetic person who was able to overcome any adversity; and he endured great hardship and/or pain without complaint. He had the capacity to adjust bravely to the most depressing circumstances, never tried to avoid doing his duty and usually tackled his responsibilities unflinchingly. Although he could be eccentric, at times dominating, impatient, obstinate and intolerant, he was generally exceptionally popular and often the focus of great admiration.

Michael is generous and forgiving, able to influence those about him, and always displays great sympathy for the weak and helpless. Michael has a deep sense of responsibility to those he loves and likes a reasonably well-run home; he is economical and rarely succumbs to extravagance, although he was often extremely generous to his mates. He is reasonable, has the ability to compromise, and always ready to end an argument. Michael is charming, attractive, affectionate and sincere; but emotionally controlled. One signifies the Creator of the Universe; it is the number of God. It also represents masculinity and power. One can be divided into any number leaving it unaltered, ten divided by one is still ten, and so stands for the power of the spirit which can enter all things without changing their outer forms.

Monad - 1 - is so called because it remains always in the same condition - that is, separate from multitude. Its attributes are as follows: It is called mind, because the mind is stable and has pre-eminence; hermaphrodism, because it is both male and female; odd and even, for being added to the even it makes odd, and to the odd, even; God, because it is the beginning and end of all, but itself has neither beginning nor end; good, for such is the nature of God; the receptacle of matter, because it produces the duad which is essentially material. By the Pythagoreans, monad was called chaos, obscurity, chasm, Tartarus, Styx, abyss, Lethe, Atlas, Axis, Morpho (a name for Venus), and Tower or Throne of Jupiter, because of the great power which abides in the center of the universe and controls the circular motion of the planets about itself.

Monad is also called germinal reason, because it is the origin of all the thoughts in the universe. Other names given to it were: Apollo, because of its relation to the sun; Prometheus, because he brought man light; Pyralios, one who exists in fire; geniture, because without it no number can exist; substance, because substance is primary; cause of truth; and constitution of symphony; all these because it is the primordial one. Between greater and lesser the monad is equal; between intention and remission it is middle; in multitude it is the center; and in time it is now, because eternity neither knows past nor future.

It is called Jupiter, because he is Father and head of the gods. Vesta, the fire of the home, because it is located in the midst of the universe and remains there inclining to no side as a dot in a circle; form, because it circumscribes, comprehends, and terminates; love, concord, and piety, because it is indivisible. Other symbolic names for the monad are ship, chariot, Proteus (a god capable of changing his form), Mnemosyne, and Polynomials (having many names).

One of the names for the monad - 1 - is Apollo. Here we meet the radiant sun-god Apollo, the gentleman of Olympus and lord of prophecy, music and knowledge. His nickname was Phoebus, which means “the brilliant”, and in myth he delighted in the heights of the mountain peaks. He was the son of Zeus by Leto, the goddess of Night. Unlike other children, Apollo was not nourished on his mother’s milk. He was fed nectar and sweet ambrosia, and immediately the newborn baby threw off his swaddling clothes and was endowed with manly vigor.

He set forth with the bow and far-shooting arrows which the smith-god Hephaistos had made for him, seeking a place for his sanctuary. But the place he chose was a mountain gorge which formed the lair of the vicious female serpent Python, a beast sent by Hera out of jealousy to destroy Apollo’s mother Leto. The god killed Python with one of his arrows, crowned himself with sacred laurel, and called his new sanctuary Delphi. At the shrine of Delphi he established his oracle, spoken by a priestess who became known as the Pythoness.

Meanwhile, he left Delphi every year in the autumn and traveled to the mysterious land of the Hyperboreans, where he could enjoy an eternally bright sky. Apollo was the enemy of all darkness, and could lift from men the curse of blood-guilt and the toils of sorrow; but Apollo was also the god of sudden death as well as being a healer who drove away illness and shadows. Prophecy, normally the gift of the underworld deities, was gradually appropriated by Apollo until he himself became the embodiment of far-reaching vision.

On an inner level, Apollo, the sun-god, is an image of the power of consciousness to dispel the darkness. Like Hecate, who under the name of Artemis was Apollo’s twin sister in myth, the god personifies something greater than one individual’s capacity to gain knowledge and insight. Apollo is an image of the urge toward consciousness which exists in all life, and therefore he is the natural complement and antithesis of Hecate. Through many long centuries and through the rise and fall of many cultures and civilizations, the thrust toward knowledge and the craving for freedom from the bondage of the dark, unknown nature has driven humankind toward impressive although dangerous heights.

Apollo represents the spirit of intellectual striving, combined with a vision of the future which encompasses an ideal of perfection. Apollo is the dispeller of fear, and his bright light casts away shadows. The shadows of the Moon are like the night-fears of childhood, where we feel small and unimportant in the face of the vastness of the unknown, threatened by gigantic shapes that loom in the darkness. Apollo is an image of that hope and faith which spring not from any one person’s striving, but from all of us, a human inheritance of nobility and determination which can restore man’s faith in himself because it is also a faith in the meaningfulness and purpose of the human journey.

The Sun symbolizes that indomitable spirit that has always struggled against superstition, helplessness, ignorance and bondage. It is this spirit which battles with the serpent Python, the embodiment of the negative power of blind instinct and primitive fear. Apollo’s music also lifts us out of ourselves, for music speaks with a transpersonal voice, crossing cultures and centuries and embodying human tragedy and triumph. Thus Apollo is a great deity, respected by all the gods, and even the Moirai were once made subject to his will - although only once.

Another symbol of the monad - 1 - is Prometheus. He is represented in the Major Arcana of the Tarot deck as the Hanged Man. Prometheus was the Titan who defied the law of Zeus and stole the fire of the gods to give to man, knowing full well that he would suffer for his deed. The name Prometheus means “foresight” and the Titan possessed the gift of prophecy. He was also said in myth to have created man out of earth and the water of his own tears, while Athene breathed life into the creation. Thus Prometheus had a deep sympathy for the lot of humankind, for he had made them.

But Zeus asserted his divine supremacy over men by withholding fire from them. This meant that there could be no progress or illumination, for without fire, man was condemned to live like the beasts, eating raw meat and hiding in caves. Prometheus took some of the holy fire from Hephaisto’s forge, hid it in a hollow fennel stalk, and carried it to earth. Outraged by his theft, Zeus resolved to annihilate mankind by flood to destroy the offenders, for not only was his pride injured, but with fire man might attempt to become godlike.

But Prometheus warned his son Deucalion, who built an ark and went on board with his wife, Pyrrha. The flood lasted for nine days and nights, but on the tenth day the deluge ceased and Deucalion offered up sacrifice to Zeus. The king of the gods, touched by his piety, agreed to his request to renew the human race. But Prometheus did not get off so lightly. As he had foreseen, Zeus seized and bound him with indestructible chains to a high cliff in the Caucasus Mountains. An eagle flew down each day to devour Prometheus’ liver; each night the liver was renewed and the torture continued. After thirty years, Zeus permitted his rescue by the hero Heracles, who slew the eagle and broke the prisoner’s chains. Prometheus was made immortal, while grateful mankind, honoring their benefactor, raised altars to him and for the first time wore rings, in commemoration of his bondage.

On an inner level, Prometheus, the Hanged Man, is an image of voluntary sacrifice for a greater good. This sacrifice is made with willingness and a full acceptance of the suffering that might be required. The image of Prometheus is a symbol of that part of us which has the foresight necessary to understand that such changes might be needed for the unfoldment of an inner design which is not yet clear. Thus, Prometheus represents an attitude of willing submission to that mysterious center whose workings lie behind the turnings of the Wheel. Prometheus, the Hanged Man, implies an acceptance of waiting in darkness. He is in suspension, tortured by anxiety and the fear that his sacrifice might in the end come to nothing; yet he wears a peaceful expression. And his suspension ends at last, altering both him and his relationship with the gods, for he is given immortality.

In many ways, Prometheus is an image of the relinquishing of control so that a new and greater sense of life can emerge. Because Prometheus has made man, it could be said that he is man - a kind of visionary spirit within us which sees greater possibilities and is willing to abandon all that we have previously held sacred so that this greater consciousness might be obtained. As a result, Prometheus is at first made terribly vulnerable, for if we are prepared to make such a sacrifice on trust, then we open ourselves to life, and life can hurt us.

But this price of giving up our defenses and making the journey into loneliness and self-doubt seems to be necessary for any real sense of what supports us when we cannot support ourselves. This is the meaning of true faith and it can only be gained through risking ourselves in life. The card of the Hanged Man is a natural outgrowth of the turning of the Wheel of Fortune, for it implies a willingness to trust in that Other which knows better than the ego what might be right and necessary for one’s development.

Lifepath: 6

2010-01-30T20:26:00.000-08:00

Information used for the following:

Michael Joseph Jackson
Born August 29, 1958
11:53 p.m.
Gary, Indiana, USA

Lifepath: 6

The Life Path is the sum of the birth date. This number represents who Michael was at birth and the native traits he carried with him through life. The most important number that will be discussed here is the Life Path number. The Life Path describes the nature of his journey through life.

The Life Path 6 suggests that Michael entered this plane with tools to become the ultimate nurturer, and a beacon for truth, justice, righteousness, and domesticity. His paternal instincts, having a 6 Life Path, far exceeds all others by a considerable margin. Whether in the home or in the work place, Michael was the predominant caretaker and family head. While the 6 may assume significant responsibilities in the community, the life revolves around the immediate home and family, for this is the most domestic of numbers. Conservative principles and convictions were deeply ingrained and defined Michael’s character.

Michael is idealistic and must feel useful to be happy. The main contribution he feels he makes is that of advice, service, and ever present support. Michael was a humanitarian of the first order; and since he feels that it is his role to serve others, he starts in the home environment. Michael is very human and realistic about life, and he feels that the most important thing in his life is home, family and friends.

This is the Life Path related to leadership by example and assumption of responsibility, thus, it was Michael’s obligation to pick up the burden and always be ready to help; and he willingly carried far more than his fair share of any load, plus he was always there when needed. In doing so, Michael took ownership and often became an authority over a situation.

In romance, Michael was loyal and devoted. As a caretaker type, he tended to attract partners who were somewhat weaker and more needy than himself; someone he could care for and protect. The main ingredient that needed to prevail in his relationships was complete harmony. Michael didn’t function well in stressful relationships that became challenges for him to control. It was the same with friends; he was loyal and trustworthy. But there was a tendency for him to also become dominating and controlling.

It's likely that Michael felt compelled to function with strength and compassion. He was a sympathetic and kind person, generous with personal and material resources. Wisdom, balance, and understanding were the cornerstones of his life, and these defined his approach to life in general. Michael’s extraordinary wisdom and ability to understand the problems of others was apt to have commenced from an early age. This allowed Michael to easily span the generation gap and assume an important role in life early on.

The number 6 Life Path actually produces few negative examples, but there are some pitfalls peculiar to the path. Michael may have had a tendency to become overwhelmed by responsibilities and a slave to others, especially members of his family or close friends. It was also easy for him to fall into a pattern of being too critical of others along with a tendency of being too hard on himself. The natural burdens of this number are heavy.

The Lifepath 6 is ruled by the planet Venus. Michael is creative, resourceful, trusting and trustworthy. He loved beauty, was idealistic, imaginative, and was usually at his happiest when involved in some kind of creative activity. He possessed an excellent color sense, and may have had perfect color vision with a marked ability in some field of artistic endeavor. Sixes are successful in life and are able to accumulate a great deal of power as well as money.

In addition to his genius in music, Michael would have made a brilliant painter, sculptor, writer and/or teacher. Numerologists suggest that Sixes are particularly likely to excel in the arts because they have the creative power of three twice (6 = 3 + 3). Michael had moral and emotional courage, was just, kind, and adept at handling people. He possessed that rare gift of intuitively understanding the needs and difficulties of others, and getting the best out of them. He respected intelligence, loathed forceful and opinionated people and did his utmost to avoid them.

With the only number divisible by odd (3) and even (2), Michael, as a Six, was well balanced, open minded, and self-controlled. He made an excellent mediator since he had the ability to see both sides of an argument or problem impartially. As a Six, he possessed an instinctive dignity and was physically attractive and capable of great charm; although when negative, he could be obstinate, arrogant and self-indulgent.

In love, Michael was warmly affectionate, loyal, faithful, and anxious for fidelity. After marriage, he preferred the company of his mate but retained his very close friends. Michael liked a comfortable and orderly home and was fairly domesticated without making too much of it. As a Lifepath Six, Michael was always fair and considerate and disliked arguments which he often went to great lengths to avoid, although once involved in a quarrel, he could be wittily derisive and bitingly sarcastic.

He is sympathetic and extremely generous to friends and loved ones in need, and he always helped out with boring or unpleasant jobs if someone he felt affection for could not cope. Michael was exceptionally self-reliant and never asked for assistance himself, he disliked accepting favors and feared being dependent in old age. Michael was not particularly interested in money as long as things appeared to be running smoothly, although he disliked waste and was usually economical.

Michael was a very conscientious parent and his children most likely possess a great love for books and learning. Six is usually symbolized by a double triangle or circle divided into six, it represents unity of spirit and body, and harmony between man and God. In some ancient records it was asserted that the manna which fell from the heavens in the desert for six days was marked with the Hebrew vau, six. Six is also the number of love, marriage, and domestic happiness.

The Pythagoreans held the hexad - 6 - to represent, as Clement of Alexandria conceived, the creation of the world according to both the prophets and the ancient Mysteries. Six was called by the Pythagoreans the perfection of all the parts. This number was particularly sacred to Orpheus, and also to the Fate, Lachesis, and the Muse, Thalia. It was called the form of forms, the articulation of the universe, and the maker of the soul.

Among the Greeks, harmony and the soul were considered to be similar in nature, because all souls are harmonic. The hexad is also the symbol of marriage, because it is formed by the union of two triangles, one masculine and the other feminine. Among the keywords given to the hexad are: time, for it is the measure of duration; panacea, because health is equilibrium and the hexad is a balance number; the world, because the world, like the hexad, is often seen to consist of contraries by harmony; Omni-sufficient, because its parts are sufficient for totality (3 + 2 + 1 = 6); unwearied, because it contains the elements of immortality.

One of the keywords for the Lifepath 6 is time. Time is represented in the Tarot by the card of the Major Arcana called The Hermit. The Hermit is represented by the ancient god Cronos, whose name means Time. In myth, Uranus (Heaven) and Gaea (Earth) mated and produced the first race, the Titans or earth gods, of whom Cronos was the youngest. But Uranus regarded his progeny with horror and shut the Titans up in the depths of the underworld so that they might not offend his eyes.

But Gaea grew angry and meditated a terrible vengeance upon her husband. Having Cronos assist her, Gaea carried out her vengeance on Uranus whereby Cronos then liberated his brothers and became sovereign of the earth. Under his long, patient reign the work of Creation was completed. This time on earth became known as the Golden Age, because of the abundance over which Cronos presided. As god of time he ruled over the orderly passage of the seasons, birth and growth followed by death and gestation and rebirth, and was worshipped both as a grim reaper who set the boundaries past which man and nature could not go, and as a god of fertility.

Eventually, Cronos himself was banished by his son, Zeus; some say to the depths of the underworld, but others say to the Blessed Isles where he sleeps, awaiting the beginning of a new Golden Age. On an inner level Cronos, the Hermit, is an image of the last of the four Moral Lessons which the Fool must learn: the lesson of time and the limitations of mortal life. Nothing is allowed to live beyond its span, and nothing remains unchanged; and this is a simple and obvious facet of life which despite its simplicity and obviousness is painful for us to learn and often only comes with age and hard experience.

Cronos is a god who both embodies the meaning of time and also rebels against it. So he is humbled and overthrown, and learns wisdom in solitude and silence. In many ways he is an image of the body itself, which inexorably grows older and rebels against its mortal fate. The problem of solitude and the discovery that one is ultimately alone and mortal are dilemmas which all human beings must face. Youth passes into maturity, and can never be regained in any concrete way; but memory and wisdom are distilled from the passage of time, and also the gift of patience.

The lesson of the Hermit is one which cannot be learned through struggle and conquest. Thus Cronos stands in counterpoint to Heracles, for struggle will not stop time. Only acceptance of time yields the rewards of Cronos’ Golden Age. Through enforced limitation and through circumstances which only time, not battle, can release, the Fool develops the reflective, introverted, solitary stance of Cronos the Hermit. Thus Cronos is in some ways an image of humility, which often begins with humiliation in the face of that which we cannot change, but which can result in a quality of stillness and serenity without which we cannot endure the obstacles and disappointments which life sometimes brings.

However clever the intellect, however warm the heart, however strong the sense of identity, the vicissitudes of life would shatter us if we were unable to find somewhere within the patience and prudence of the Hermit, who teaches us how to endure and wait in silence. The negative face of Cronos is calcification, a stubborn resistance to change and the passage of time. But the creative face of this ancient and ambivalent god is the shrewdness to change what we can, to accept what we cannot, and to wait in silence until we can tell the difference.

Another keyword for the Lifepath 6 is world. The World card is the final card of the Major Arcana in the Tarot. Here we meet Hermaphroditus, who in myth was the child of Hermes and Aphrodite. In one version of the tale, Hermaphroditus was born a double-sexed being. But in another version, this duality or unity was made, rather than born. Hermaphroditus was originally a male child, and to conceal his illicit birth, Aphrodite immediately confided him to the nymphs of Mount Ida, who brought him up in the forests.

At the age of fifteen he was a wild and savage youth whose chief pleasure was to hunt in the wooded mountains. One day he arrived at the banks of a limpid lake whose freshness tempted him to bathe. The nymph Salmacis who ruled the lake saw him and was enamored of his beauty. She told him so, and in vain the shy youth attempted to repulse her. Salmacis threw her arms around him and covered him with kisses. He continued to resist, and the nymph cried out, “O gods! Grant that nothing may ever separate him from me, or me from him!” Immediately their two bodies were united and became one.

The four devices which surround the image of Hermaphroditus in the card of the World belong to the four deities: Aphrodite the love goddess, Zeus the king of the gods, Athene the goddess of wisdom and Poseidon the god of earthquakes. Their symbols are represented in the cards of the Magician, the cup of love, the wand of creative imagination, the sword of the intellect and the pentacle of physical reality. The serpent which surrounds Hermaphroditus is the ancient World Snake, which as we have seen embodies the raw instinctual power of life itself, forever devouring and recreating itself.

On an inner level, the image of Hermaphroditus is an image of the experience of being whole. Male and female are more than sexual identifications. They are great polarities which encompass all the opposites in life. The double-sexed being, born in one version of the myth and made in another, is a symbol of the potential integration of the opposites within the personality. In one sense Hermaphroditus is born thus, because the potential for this integration is inherent in all of us. But in another sense, Hermaphroditus is made, because it is the varied experiences of the entire journey of life which lead ultimately to this complete being.

The qualities of maternal care and paternal ethics, intuition and physical expression, mind and feeling, relationship and solitude, conflict and harmony, spirit and body - all these opposites that war within us and create such struggle in our lives are, in this card, portrayed as joined, living in harmony within the great circle of the World Snake which is an image of inexhaustible life. The image of wholeness as it is portrayed in the card of the World is an ideal goal, rather than something which we can completely possess. We are human and therefore imperfect, and the divine androgyne is beyond our reach.

But we may glimpse this state whenever there is a sense of inner healing, where two warring parts of ourselves have at last come together and some inner resolution has brought peace. Ordinarily, when we encounter these opposites in life and in ourselves, we deny that such a conflict exists, repressing half of it and casting it into the underworld of the unconscious. Or we project the uncomfortable half on to another person, or something in the outside world, and expend our energy battling with something which is really within ourselves.

The state of ambivalence is part of the human condition; yet how many of us have the courage to admit our ambivalence? But as human beings we are complex, and the Fool’s journey is really a journey of discovery through the opposites of one’s being, conscious and unconscious together. The card of the World is the final card of the Major Arcana, and the end of the Fool’s journey. Yet it is also an egg which implies the seed of a new journey. Thus, whenever we feel we have arrived and there is a moment of achievement and healing, a fresh challenge arises, a fresh discovery of the ancient spiraling journey. Thus we continue to grow and change, always moving toward Hermaphroditus, the image of wholeness, yet never achieving it save in a small and sometimes subtle way.

I Discover Michael Jackson is a M-A-N!

2010-01-29T20:27:00.000-08:00

As I mentioned in my previous blog, my realization that Michael Jackson was a man hit me like a ton of bricks….it just seemed to come out of the blue….and it didn’t occur until about one month after his passing. I never thought of him as a male since I first heard of him when I was 13 and thinking, due to the PR spin, that he was only 8 or 9. Nope. I definitely did not think of him in a sexual way. In those days, I thought of myself as a “grown-up” of 13 while he was just a little kid, albeit a very talented one.

The next time Michael Jackson impacted my consciousness was with his music video, “Black or White” and, once again, his sexuality didn’t have any affect on me. I think I was still adjusting to his new look; getting used to the overall impression he created as an individual. Plus, I was very busy being a Mom, working and going to school while also taking care of my partner. I really didn’t have time to think about Michael Jackson, much less fantasize about him.

Between then and his passing, I heard various media reports on Michael but didn’t really pay them much attention since I had my own battles I had to fight, not to mention I figured the media was hyping whatever Michael did in such a major way to misdirect the public away from political things that people should have been paying attention to. Then there was the fact that a lot of the videos and articles about Michael, when they weren’t painting him as some monster, were portraying him as a big kid and I think this subconsciously reinforced my idea that he was way too young since I still didn’t know he was only a year younger than myself.

Now don’t get me wrong. It’s way cool that he liked having fun; but the way the media portrayed it, that’s all he did. They never really showed his serious side, never showed him working and in the act of creation, never really spoke to him about things that were dear to his heart, never covered his humanitarianism; or, if they did, I was too busy to scout them out and watch them. I do have to give Michael credit for playing with his super soakers outside. When my partner and children discovered super soakers, they played with them everywhere!

Inside the house, with the dog barking and running all over the furniture and the cats diving for cover, to outside the house to run around the yard, only to come back in. Needless to say, my job was to squawk at them and tell them to go outside. But we did other things with the kids such as playing video games….it was a family thing and we really liked playing Tomb Raider. I still play video games; my current favorite is Luxor 2 by Mumbo Jumbo. We also used to take the kids out for midnight strolls during the summer when it was too hot in the house. During these nightly forays, we’d take them to the playground and jungle gym or to climb trees on the golf course.

I think if there had been more balance in the coverage of Michael, people would have been more inclined to see what an intelligent, beautiful, gentle and talented man he was. But, alas! This was not to be since balanced coverage would not make the networks a pile of money. I think when I finally saw Michael Jackson as a man and not some androgynous being, was when I first saw the photos of him going to court during the 2005 trial.

I know the charges against him were serious having had my own dances with the CPS; but I didn’t look at the photos in that way since I hadn’t followed the trial. What I saw when I looked at the photos was a mature man who was extremely sexy. First off, I think being a Daddy agreed with him tremendously. Children have a way of making you realize there are little people depending on you; it matures you in a very subtle way and takes you outside of yourself. Secondly, I think it was the suits he wore. I love nothing better than a man in a suit; but, it’s not just the suit itself, it’s the way the man wearing it owns it.

My partner has a suit that, when he puts it on, I just want to take it off he looks so damned tasty in it! Michael was the same way…he owned the clothes he wore. We’ve all seen the guy in the suit or tuxedo who’s very uncomfortable and it shows. But what I found the sexiest about Michael Jackson was his mind. After his passing, I finally read “Moonwalk” and it told me a lot about his early years; but what really hooked me was his book “Dancing the Dream” - all I can say is that the words he wrote were so beautiful and profound. Then I learned about his technical savvy; his genius in creating; his very big heart and charitable contributions and I about melted.

I also learned about how he took the lemons of being burned in the Pepsi commercial and finding out he had vitiligo and turned them into the lemonade of a new Michael who came back stronger than ever. In fact, whatever the world threw at him, he caught and tossed right back at it whether it was health issues or nasty rumors in the media. And all the time he fought his own battles, he still took the time to be a strong crusader for those who were too weak to defend themselves and he constantly sought justice, peace and unity. What a package!

But the timing of all of my discoveries about Michael were also coupled with my partner losing his job and the other events I’ve listed plus I had the time to actually fantasize. Fantasies about Michael were/are an escape mechanism, a type of safety valve so I wouldn’t buckle under the things that were, and still are, happening in my real, everyday life. For that I am also grateful to Michael. His beauty, his kindness, his humanitarianism, his continually moving forward in the face of all opposition, in a way, gives me encouragement to do likewise.

All of this, in turn, made me wonder what his horoscope was like. I’ve never done one for a famous person before; I usually reserve these for family and close friends; but I was curious about Michael. So the following blogs will be Michael’s horoscope. From my research, the birth time of 11:53 p.m. feels right. However, I do them in a little bit different fashion. Since any one personality analysis doesn’t really cover the entire person, I use a combination of Numerology, Name Meanings, American Indian Astrology, Celtic Astrology, Chinese Astrology, Gems, Western Astrology, Tarot Reading and Playing Card Reading. My next blog will begin with how Numerology describes Michael.

Universal Mind

2010-01-29T18:08:00.000-08:00

I finished reading Aphrodite Jones’ book, “Michael Jackson Conspiracy” toward the end of July, early August. In the book was a photo of a painting that hung over Michael’s bed. The caption read:

“Michael Jackson’s bedroom, upstairs, with a strange painting of ‘The Last Supper’ depicting Jackson in the center, flanked by Abe Lincoln, JFK, Thomas Edison, and Albert Einstein to his right. The images to his left are not clear, though one appears to be the entertainer Little Richard. (State’s exhibit)”

This painting piqued my curiosity because it hung over Michael’s bed. To me, that indicated that this painting was important to him and I wanted to know more about it. Going online, I did a search for Michael Jackson’s Last Supper and the results I achieved were definitely not satisfactory….all media spin garbage. So I did a search for Michael Jackson’s commissioned art, or something to that effect, and came across a site that had each artist who worked for Michael and thumbnail sketches of the paintings they had done.

Finally!

I found the “Last Supper” under Nate Giorgio; but that was not its name. The correct name for this painting was “Heroes” and, at least to me, had very little to do with a last supper. Gotta love the media (sarcasm). Anyway, I decided to look up the artist who had done this work and found that Nate Giorgio had a contact link on his site. So, really doubting I’d hear back from him, I e-mailed him to ask about the painting.

It would seem that Nate was bored because he answered me and we started a type of guessing game as to what the painting really represented. He would give me clues and I would have to try and solve them. I told him it looked like a meeting of some kind and he told me I was close; but that wasn’t the entire meaning. Looking closely at the painting, I listed everyone represented. They were: Lincoln, Kennedy, Edison, Einstein, Disney, Chaplin, Elvis, and Little Richard.

Looking each of these individuals up, I found that each and every one of them, without exception, had changed our world in a major way and, contrary to the media reports, Michael was not the focal point, he simply included himself in this group because it’s a fact: He has made major changes in our world; in music videos, in dance, in dress style, and in so many other ways. Me, being me, suggested to Nate that Michael had never heard of Nikola Tesla, who I would have put in place of Edison since virtually everything we use today regarding technology was invented by this man and I sent him a link to a video that I can no longer find.

After finding out about the other subjects in the “Heroes” painting, I suggested to Nate that the painting might represent a “meeting of the minds” to which he replied I was close. We went back and forth; more clues with my trying to solve them when one day, I had a flash of inspiration. I suggested that the room in which they sat was the Mind of God and that Michael, and all of the others, were all manifestations of God. Guess I got the brass ring since Nate told me Very Good! In actuality, we are all manifestations of God, each working out our destinies in our own way and, as the movie “It‘s a Wonderful Life“ shows, each one of us, no matter how insignificant we may think we are, each of us has an affect on our world. But it seems that Nate eventually got bored with our correspondence because he asked me if I had ever heard of MJ’s Secret Society. I thought it was a new game; but to my responses, he didn’t reply. So I left things there for a while.

While these e-mail exchanges were taking place with Nate, I started having dreams and hypnagogic images of Michael. The first, was a dream; but it was the type of dream where I knew I was me, but in the dream, I thought I was someone else at first, then realized I was invisible! I was standing outside the door to a cabin in the woods with someone else who was knocking. The door opened and we were inside. It was a small cabin with one door leading off the main room to what I knew was a recording studio. I also knew there were two or three people in that room.

In the main room that I had entered with the other person, who was a male; was Janet, sitting on a couch and Michael, sleeping on the couch. Michael was snoring and Janet laughed and said, “So much for his insomnia!” I tried talking to them and, it was at this point, that I realized I was invisible. As dreams do, this scene cut to a later scene where the others were asleep but Michael was awake - the time seemed to be 3:30 a.m. - Michael was sitting in a ladder back kitchen chair playing, I think it was a gameboy; anyway, it was some small, hand held device he was using. I tried to get his attention; but being invisible, he didn’t see me. That was the end of the dream.

My next other-worldly encounter with Michael, was a type of audio hypnagogic image as I was waking up one day. I “heard” him saying that sending me a book would be a good idea. In my mind’s eye, I saw a book in a brown paper wrapping; but I couldn’t see the title. This image came approximately two weeks BEFORE the announcement of the Michael Jackson Opus; but I didn’t make the connection between my dream and the Opus until almost a month after the book was announced. In the meantime, I was waiting for a book in the mail which, for obvious reasons, never came.

Then, two days before the announcement of the song “This Is It” I was laying on my massage table in a very relaxed state when, once again, I received a type of audio hypnagogic image. I was in a house with a lot of windows. Michael lead me to a sound mixing room that was fairly dark and had pinpoint lighting up above and a highly glossed wood floor along with all kinds of sound mixing/engineering equipment. He walked over to the equipment as he was saying, “Listen to this.” I “heard” the classical music intro to the song, “This Is It” but when it came to the lyrics, I couldn’t hear them. Two days later, the song was announced and then later, released.

About a month or so later, as I fell asleep one night, I saw a very clear image - another hypnagogic image - of Michael sitting at an ornate wooden desk in a type of library. He was wearing a suit and looking hot. It was daylight outside and somehow I “knew” he was in England. He was reading some papers and writing something down. I couldn’t tell if he was reading legal documents or a printed version of the Memories page at MichaelJackson.com. That was it until that night when I can’t really remember the dream because it was unsettling. I do know that in my dream, Michael was threatened with being kidnapped/held hostage. These people were connected with some type of underworld group and wanted money; but the dream was very disjointed. I don’t think I wanted to remember it because it was a very disturbing dream; but it seemed to dovetail with Michael’s statement that there was a conspiracy against him.

I’ve had some other dreams of Michael since; but, for some reason, can’t remember them. While all of this was going on, I started getting the hots for Michael. It just came over me…it was very weird! I think, looking back in retrospect, that the fact that he passed, we lost our friend shortly after, and, in September, my partner lost his job, I hazard to guess that the stress from these situations was alleviated by Michael Jackson fantasies because Michael represented to me a time in my life - I first heard him in 1970 - so he represented a time when I really didn‘t have any cares or worries in my life. I was feeling so alone and frustrated and decided to contact Nate. Looking back, I feel sorry for Nate because I can see I was becoming a major pest. Finally, because I think he was exasperated, he suggested I go to one of the fan sites which is how I found MichaelJackson.com.

Going over the posts in the forum, I found that I was not alone in thinking of Michael in a sexual way and that there were a lot of women who had these thoughts and fantasies and also had dreams of him. It was also thanks to the ladies in the forum that I discovered Michael’s gold pants. And, because I couldn’t afford the Opus, it was also a forum member, nellymj at Michael Jackson.com, who provided me with the caption to the “Heroes” painting found in the “Michael Jackson Opus”:

“Heroes; Oil on paper mounted on board; 18' x 35". Michael sent me a list of his heroes, people through history that he looked up to and inspired him: Lincoln, Kennedy, Edison, Einstein, Disney, Chaplin, Elvis, and Little Richard. Michael wanted me to design the painting as if they were having a private conference, a final meeting.”

A Lot of Catching Up To Do

2010-01-26T14:33:00.000-08:00

Like many people, I first became aware of Michael Jackson way back in 1970 when I was the ripe old age of 13. He initially came to my attention at my first dance in the eighth grade. What a nightmare that was! I was in the process of becoming a woman, and, at that time, there was still the option of either pantyhose or garters and stockings for women. I didn’t like either and so, for my first dance I decided to wear this “special” make-up that was supposed to look like hose. All I can say is that I managed to get that stuff everywhere! It didn’t help that I was painfully shy; so shy that if someone spoke to me, I would turn bright red and couldn’t answer plus I have red hair and am taller than the average female. I stopped at 5’9” tall. In addition to this, I had a lisp which speech class helped a bit.

Awkward is an understatement. Still, in spite of, or, maybe because of, the horrible conditions of that first dance (and truth be told, dances in the following years weren’t much better); in spite of this, I can still remember hearing Michael Jackson singing ABC. The song just took me away; it pulled you in and his voice was so pure. Even so, when I learned that Michael was “only” eight or nine years old, I lost interest in him. His brother, Jermaine, was much cuter….and older. It was only after his death that I learned that saying he was eight or nine was a PR ploy and learned that he would have been 12 when I was 13. However, at that time, I probably would have still thought he was too young and lost interest since age seems to be of such importance when you‘re entering puberty.

Still, Michael Jackson was always there at the periphery of my life; in the background, a steady presence. Thinking about it now that he’s gone, I liken him to electricity: you take it for granted that when you flip a switch, the light will come on; and when the power goes out for several days…or permanently, you’re devastated. Anyway, Michael was always kind of just “there” on the edges of my life, and my consciousness, until I was much older and able to get MTV. The next time Michael Jackson had an impact on my life was with the song, “Black or White.”

This particular video had an impact for several reasons. When I first heard/saw it on MTV, I had a family and it’s in this context that it impacted me. I liked “Black or White” because of the message; my children liked it because McCauley Caulkin was in the video and my partner liked it because, at that time, the morphing of people at the end was cutting edge technology and he‘s always way ahead of the pack in sniffing out new things. It is only now, after he’s passed, that I can see what a brilliant businessman and strategist Michael was in the creation of this video; a video that had something for everyone who viewed it. But, once again, Michael Jackson was relegated to the periphery of my life and consciousness; that is, until he passed away.

As stated in my previous blog, his death didn’t even really impact me until about a month later, and not until a friend of ours had also passed away and the media started their feeding frenzy in earnest; especially regarding the child molestation allegations. One thing I’ve learned over the years, and especially during Ron Paul’s run for the Republican nomination for President, is that when the media either ignores something or starts harping on something, they’re employing the art of misdirection. So, with this in mind, and the media going on and on about Jackson being a pervert, my radar picked up something fishy going on. Having been subjected to the tender mercies of the CPS myself (please note the sarcasm), my initial instinct was to totally reject the fact that Michael Jackson was a child molester and I sought out information that could settle the question once and for all. For this purpose, I chose the book, “Michael Jackson Conspiracy” by Aphrodite Jones. What appealed to me about this book was the fact that Ms. Jones was up front about her negative reporting during the trial; yet, it seems she had a conscience and wanted to set the record straight after the fact.

What’s interesting, is a video on YouTube where she talks about trying to sell her manuscript. Now bear in mind, this woman was already an established author and had several best selling books under her belt; yet, when she tried to sell the Michael Jackson manuscript giving the real skinny on his trial, she was basically told, “We don’t want anything positive toward Michael Jackson.” Wow! Maybe Michael was right when he stated in a 60 Minutes interview that there was a conspiracy against him.

Before continuing, in brief, my experience with the “Child Lovers” in the government occurred when my oldest was four years old. I was starting a new job and chose, at the suggestion of a friend, a daycare center that was on a church property and was allegedly state certified. It should be kept in mind that this was also the time during which the McMartin preschool scandal was dominating the news. There’s that mainstream media again; molding and shaping public opinion. One day, about a month after I’d started work, I noticed some small bruises up and down the back of my daughter’s calves; there was also a child size hand print on her buttocks. When I asked her what had happened, she told me that three kids had ganged up on her at school.

Both my partner and I were concerned, and, when my daughter was dropped off at school the next day, we asked that the teachers keep these children away from my daughter. I didn’t get upset, or threaten or rant or rave and thought I had handled the situation quite well, and went to work. My whole world turned upside down when I went to pick my daughter up after work. She wasn’t at the daycare and I was informed that the school had called the CPS on me! At that time, they didn’t tell you where the children were taken, so I had no idea where my daughter was; it was after business hours and I had no way of finding out if she was OK. I was numb and sick to my stomach.

This entire ordeal was one long nightmare. I was told they thought my daughter’s arm was broken which totally baffled me since her arm was fine when I had dropped her off at school and I only had their word to go on. I was devastated because my daughter had been having separation anxiety when I dropped her off and I always told her I would come and get her; and their taking her away made me a liar. When she was released from their “care” she was almost cross-eyed; the whole family commented on this and when I asked my daughter what had happened when she was there, she said she couldn’t remember. Then there was the Family court case which was a total joke.

I had a lawyer who advised me to plead guilty because it “would go easier on me if I did”…wtf? I remember asking him, “Why should I plead guilty to something I didn’t do?” Then, there was the detective who was the investigator verifying everything I told him as true and one day, in the lobby of the court, he came up to us and told us, “Someone’s jackin’ you guys around.” But he wouldn’t say who. Then, when the judge wanted to question my daughter, I was further made a liar. I had told my daughter to tell him the truth and everything would be OK; because, at that time, I thought there really was a justice system and not a Just Us system. Why was I further made a liar?

Reading the transcripts of the questioning of my daughter in the judge’s chambers, I saw that the judge, still a stranger in my book, had my daughter get on his lap even though she indicated she didn’t want to. He kept asking if her mommy hit her to which she responded, “No” and then asked if she could go to me. This went on for about four or five pages until finally, she said, “Yes”… at which point, they let her go. So much for telling the truth. Even the CPS drones were ready to drop their “case” against me based, primarily, on what the police detective found out: there really were three kids ganging up on my daughter and, according to the detective, one of them was a really big kid; the school was in violation of its state license in that rather than one teacher for every four children, it had one teacher for every twelve children; and several other items.

But was the case dropped? No. The attorney allegedly assigned to represent my daughter still wanted to pursue….I don’t even know what and the judge, who looked smug, agreed stating that it would set a precedent in the law books. And what was the final outcome of this “trial”? The judge told me I was guilty of choosing the wrong school! Not to mention, once you’re in the CPS‘ databanks, forget it; they will use any excuse to harass you. After this fiasco, I was not satisfied and appealed. All the paperwork was done within the time specified; but it was near the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays so I waited until after the New Year to call and see what the outcome was.

Turns out the lawyer, the same one who advised me to plead guilty to something I didn’t do, never filed my appeal and he couldn’t be found since he had been magically promoted after my case was heard in Family Court. Fifteen years later, I learned “who” according to the detective, was jackin’ me around, and why. Turns out the judge who heard my “case” should have recused himself because he was the one who owned the daycare where my daughter had been hurt. This son of a bitch put me through hell; made me a liar to my child and ruined my life because he was too cheap to get a proper license for his daycare and have the appropriate ratio of teachers to students thus resulting in my child being injured. This man today owns several daycare centers. Maybe evil does prosper. This incident, and harassment from the CPS in the years that followed since I was in their databanks, at first devastated me; then made me educate myself on what was really going on….the true agenda of these people, now I speak out and have found there are several websites and groups who are denouncing the CPS’ harassment of innocent families.

Which brings me back to Michael Jackson. The first time it was alleged he molested a boy was in 1993 and, under the advice from his attorney, Michael Jackson paid this boy and his family $20 million dollars. In the ensuing years, this boy has stated that he lied. That Michael Jackson never touched him and that he lied because his father wanted him to. It seems the father had written a screenplay and wanted Michael to read it. Guess he kind of blew the father off and old Dad got mad and retaliated, netting $20 million in the process. It’s interesting that this boy has made the statement several times that he lied about Michael Jackson in order to get money. The old “deep pockets” gambit; it’s also ironic that the boy’s father committed suicide after Michael Jackson died. Allegedly, the father committed suicide because he had a terminal illness…but many speculate it was because of guilt….guilt at having a hand in what ultimately murdered Michael Jackson.

Ten years later, around 2003, Michael Jackson was again accused of molesting a boy. The evolution of how this came about is suspicious in that the molestation trial was the result of a documentary by Martin Bashir; a documentary, incidentally, that was supposed to set the record straight and show Michael as the loving human being he was. It’s also interesting that Michael’s “friend” Uri Geller, an Israeli who’s worked with Israel’s intelligence agency, Mossad, encouraged him to do the documentary with Bashir; especially when there was another contender to do the documentary. Oddly enough, after smearing Michael, Bashir, like my attorney, was promoted to a news job with a major network. This is the trial Aphrodite Jones’ book covers and she shows how the media manipulated opinion against Michael Jackson.

The question is: Who did Michael piss off? And the molestation accusations weren’t even the beginning of the attacks on Michael. Reading his book, “Moonwalk” Michael speaks of when he did the Pepsi commercial; how he didn’t want to do it because he didn’t like the idea of endorsing a product that he, himself, didn’t use. He spoke of all the rehearsals for the shoot; how he would be at the top of a ramp and the magnesium flares would go off, then he’d come down the ramp. But when it came to the actual shooting of the commercial, the techs held off igniting the flares until he was right by them and it was sparks from these flares that caught his hair on fire….all caught on camera.

Apparently, when he didn’t “go away” after being burned, whoever was out to screw him really brought out the big guns in an effort to totally destroy him. And after years of media saturation regarding child abuse being heaped on the public, what better way to destroy someone’s reputation than by accusing them of this heinous act. Luckily, Michael had cameras recording Bashir’s recording of him; and it was these recordings that were used by Maury Povich in a special program to show how Bashir had edited his program to paint Michael in the worst possible light. In fact, later, the family who accused Michael Jackson, were, themselves tossed in jail. All of this got me to thinking.

My case occurred in 1985; the same time as the McMartin scandal when the CPS was just getting its legs….and its funding. Looking on the internet, I noticed that there appeared to be a decline in the reporting of alleged child abuse as well as funding in 1992...just before Michael Jackson was accused the first time of molestation. Shortly after this, in 1994, there seemed to be a sudden drastic rise in abuse allegations and, as a result of this, a need for more funding. Things settled down, and once again, the CPS appeared to be in a decline in 2000 with alleged incidents of child abuse retreating…along with the money. Then, almost as if on cue, Michael Jackson is again charged with molestation and, after his trial, in 2005, funding and incidents of alleged abuse were on the increase.

Seems to me that Michael Jackson was the unwitting poster boy for perversion used by the media and, indirectly, the CPS to show that anyone can be a molester and no one is above the law; not to mention schools began indoctrinating children on how to report people. In other words, they used Michael Jackson since virtually everyone knows who he is and then segued into what was going on in the children’s homes. The sad part about this, as shown last winter in Sacramento, is that children who truly are abused are left in abusive situations. Why? Because these children have to endure horrific abuse and even potential murder so that the CPS can point to these incidents and demand more money to “protect” children.

But they don’t protect children. CPS seems to prefer healthy, attractive, young children who are adoptable, and they do their utmost, not to reunite the family; but to tear it apart and terminate parental rights. Why? Because the state gets $20 - 40,000 per child who’s adopted. Then there’s the foster care industry. These people get paid twice as much as people on welfare, they get more food stamps and medi-cal plus they aren’t docked if they work since they’re doing the “good guy” thing….whereas welfare recipients get money taken from their check if they work. Plus, look at your state and federal tax returns; there are all kinds of write offs for foster parents….and these have only increased over the years as the foster care “industry“ has blossomed, while biological parents are basically told to go suck eggs. And the sad fact is: many of the foster parents are into what is called “warehousing” the children; meaning they take as many foster kids as they can for the money…it’s all about the money for a large majority of these people and not about the children at all.

I think Michael Jackson had an inkling of this when he wrote the songs, “Little Susie” and “All The Lost Children.” Little did he realize, he was being used by the same entities to promote the CPS‘ agenda, and unwittingly contribute to all the little Susies and lost children when allegations of molestation were waged against him. It’s sort of like when tax time rolls around and you see Willie Nelson or Wesley Snipes or Leona Helmsley being harassed by the IRS. Same principle; you might be rich; you might be famous; but we can still get you. And it’s all designed to cow the public. No wonder Michael didn’t like the media. He used to emphasize that it was the tabloids who twisted things; but, I think in the end, he realized that all the media were vultures. One thing I have to give him immense credit for is that he didn’t take their crap; he used what they did to him to write songs such as “They Don’t Really Care About Us” and the one about the D.A. Sneddon. So while these scumbags were trying to stick their hands in his pockets, he wrote songs about them, telling what really happened and was laughing all the way to the bank.

Kudos to you, Mike!

What seems to never have been reported in the American media was Michael Jackson’s humanitarian endeavors. He has given over three hundred million dollars ($300,000,000) - that’s almost half a BILLION - to charities…and he always gave freely regardless of what country, color, race, religion, sex….you name it, if he saw a need, he gave. Plus, he did this generous giving in a true Christian manner in that his right hand knew not what his left hand did; meaning he didn’t go around bragging about his charitable works. This man truly was a loving and kind human being who sincerely loved children. It’s only our own twisted and warped perspective, aided by media distortion, that saw something bad in something so good and beautiful.

Michael Jackson: Symbol of Our Potential

2010-01-24T01:14:00.000-08:00

Michael Jackson. His name is spoken and there are reactions that span a huge range of emotions; from women (and some men) weeping with love to others ready to jump his bones, hot with desire to still others ready to tear him apart because they think he’s a child molester to those who look down their noses at him snickering about his appearance. But the fact remains: love him or hate him, you just can’t be indifferent to him.

Why is this?

What is it about Michael Jackson that has such a grip on people? Young or old, black or white, Christian or Muslim, the comparisons could be endless and it still would make no difference; it seems that virtually everyone on the planet has heard of this man. Sure, he can sing and he can dance and his clothes are way cool; but it has to be more than these things. Is it because he’s so vulnerable? Yes, he gives that impression; but no one really knows for sure because no one really knows much about him given that he’s a very private person and what is reported, is usually opinion, speculation and hearsay - all unverified - with very few real facts.

So what is it about Michael Jackson?

I ask these questions, and have started this blog, in the hope that I will be able to understand why this man’s death had such an effect on me. Right off the top of my head, I know that his passing reminded me - very strongly - of my own mortality. I’m almost one year older, to the day, than Michael; and my mother was 57 when she passed away. The fragility of human life was underscored for me when a friend of ours died almost one month after Michael Jackson. She was my age.

Then, like dominos, my brothers and sisters all had heart complications. One of my brothers had to have stents put in his heart. Shortly after, my older sister has some health issues and was in the hospital. Then, on my 52nd birthday, my younger sister, who’s 50, had a heart attack. Thankfully her husband was there to perform CPR until the paramedics arrived and she is now doing well. Finally, shortly before Christmas, my oldest brother was having heart problems and was admitted to the hospital.

I was the only one who was not affected; yet I felt as if I were waiting for the other shoe to drop; which it still hasn’t and I sincerely hope it doesn’t. But, on June 22nd, preceding all these dire happenings, a joyous event took place. The coming into this world of a new little person created such a feeling of joy in me; a feeling I cannot describe as I’ve never felt like this before. Amazing would be one way to describe it. The feeling of being a grandma for the very first time. The thought that my bloodline, my family, would continue. This feeling prevailed for three days and then Michael Jackson died.

I didn’t really give it a whole lot of thought at first. In fact, it was about a month after he passed, shortly after our friend passed, that I began to think about Michael Jackson in earnest. I know a large of part of the reason for this was the non-stop media coverage; both the tabloids and the mainstream media. Being continually inundated with all Michael Jackson, all the time, I started paying a little more attention. Then I noticed that even in death, the vultures were attacking him and my antenna perked up because a lot of what was being reported about Michael Jackson rang patently false. I didn’t even know there had been a second molestation allegation because, during the time the media covered this, I was busy with my own life. My partner had sustained a Traumatic Brain Injury and I was researching the best way to deal with this in a holistic manner; eschewing pharmaceutical drugs and surgery.

Still, what was being reported after Michael Jackson’s death was being stated so salaciously, and with such venom, that I wondered why this man was being so reviled and decided to do some snooping on my own. One thing I learned was that Michael Jackson has repeatedly said the tabloids lie; I would go a step further than this and say ALL the media lie. This is something I’ve learned, personally, over the years and the negative spin on Michael Jackson only further fired my desire to do my own research. In fact, by law, the news doesn’t have to report facts - which is probably why it’s now called “infotainment” and why spin and opinion are so common.

Which brings me to the point that this blog is my opinion. I want to state that out front. I do not claim to be an expert; I do not claim to have first hand information. However, I do have a brain which I like to exercise, and I do have a heart and intuition that I listen to since they’re great BS detectors. Since I’ve begun my research on Michael Jackson, I, myself, have run the gamut of emotions; from sad to hot and bothered to depressed to amazed to touched and finally, to angry. About being angry with Michael, I’ll have to work up to that.