Can you keep a Secret?

Thats a whole lot of old...No, sorry Al you're not needed

In two days time there will be an invasion in Athens, Georgia...

We are hosting a special Secretaries of State Roundtable entitled, if you can believe it, "Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration"

On hand Thursday, March 27th...Five former Secretaries of State. Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher, Madeleine Albright, and late addition Gen. Colin Powell.

As the one day event sold out in a matter of hours, I won't be in attendance...however, I will do my best to obtain a transcript or provide any highlights that I can.

http://www.uga.edu/ruskcenter/announcements.html


Forever the "Good" Soldier...

James Baker III...one can ONLY imagine what went on here.

Athens, Ga. - In late March, several former secretaries of state will be in Athens to discuss current U.S. foreign policy issues with the goal of providing direction and counsel to the next presidential administration.

EVENT: The Report of the Secretaries of State: Bipartisan Advice to the Next Administration
The Southern Center for International Studies is partnering with the University of Georgia School of Law's Dean Rusk Center to bring these high profile foreign policy experts to Athens to help celebrate the 30th anniversary of the establishment of the Dean Rusk Center, which bears the name of the late School of Law faculty member who served as secretary of state for both Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. This will be the 16th Report of the Secretaries of State produced by the SCIS. Rusk participated in several of these sessions while teaching at the School of Law for nearly 25 years.

PARTICIPANTS: Henry Kissinger, James Baker III, Warren Christopher and Madeleine Albright. Newscaster Terence Smith of "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" will moderate.

TIME/PLACE: March 27, 2008, at 10:30 a.m., Classic Center, Athens, Georgia

TOPICS: Stabilizing Iraq, the Middle East peace talks, Al Qaeda and militant Islam, immigration reform, environmental initiatives, U.S. energy security, America's image abroad, the balancing of economic interests and human rights, free trade agreements, and future dealings with Iran, Pakistan, Canada, Russia and China, among other topics.

A Very Merry Unbirthday to Me!

It just dawned on me that today marks the one year Anniversary of "Through the Looking Glass".

http://peeringthrough.blogspot.com/2007/03/rethinking-world.html

Thanks to EVERYONE who encouraged me in those early weeks and months (Ben & Jake especially!!!) BIG shouts go out to Greg and Kent for having me on their podcasts VERY early on, when I was still getting my feet wet. And to all of you who read, check in, comment, email...give yourselves a HUG! This is all about awakening...and the more of you there are out there, the more faith I have in humanity, and the ultimate downfall of this elitist system we call THE NEW WORLD ORDER.

Fuck the Machine!

March Madness

Atlas holding the Sun?

It has been a mad March indeed. I am currently working on a larger article that will look at a few of the signs which have been appearing over the past few weeks. But while I tweak that article here are some interesting results in the upcoming NCAA College Basketball Tournament selections. The top four seeds (out of 64) are The University of North Carolina Tarheels (Death of Eve/ARIES resonator), The Memphis Tigers (ORANGE/TIGER), The UCLA Bruins (BEAR Stearns Wall Street buyout), and The Kansas Jayhawks (OZ/Hawk/Horus). No big surprises here as these four schools have historically strong basketball programs. Both Kansas (Football) and Memphis have graced this page in the past several months, as I have been exploring the synchromystic symbolism of teams that appear to be peaking in conjunction with certain events. Is there a relationship between the energies that are associated with a certain place or symbol and a widely publicized event (good or bad) which may be affecting reality?



Take for example our own Georgia Bulldogs (13-16 Overall - 4-12 SEC) who played themselves into the NCAA tournament field this weekend by overcoming nearly unearthly odds. The "dawgs" as they are affectionately referred to, spent much of the season losing players to disciplinary actions, and generally being tossed around like a sack of potatoes. Within their conference they won a total of 4 games all season...during the SEC tournament they won all 4 of their games to win the title. Not only did they win 4 games, they were forced to win two of those games on the exact same day; with only 6 hours between games.

The reason for this unpresedented crunch in scheduling? Well, Georgia had been slated to play a late evening second round game on Friday the 14th, although "Mother Nature" intervened and sent a tornado spiraling through downtown Atlanta (Atlas/Atlantis) causing some severe damage to The Georgia Dome where the SEC tournament was being held. The remainder of games (Three Saturday and one Sunday) were moved to The Georgia Institute of Technology's (Georgia's arch rivals The YELLOWJACKETS) Alexander Memorial Coliseum.

Interior damage to The Georgia DOME: Trust in the Sun

Between Georgia's scheduled 12:00 and 8:30 games on Saturday, this corner of the state was in total chaos, as storm after storm passed through the area; each one with the uncertainty of weather or not it would produce more tornadoes. In order to get a real sense of how this was playing out it might help to provide a little proximity. The University of Georgia is located in Athens which is roughly 55 miles (which was incidentally the rate at which the storms were moving that day 55mph) North East of Atlanta.

It is also important to keep history in mind...During the Civil War, Union General William T. Sherman declared that Atlanta be burned to the ground; that order was given Nov. 11th (11:11) 1864. The slow rebuilding process after the razing forever associated Atlanta with the PHOENIX (see Goro Adachi's ENTEMENANKI)

The city seal of Atlanta "Resurgens" Latin for "Rise Again"

Make of that what you will...

2008

Writer Arthur C. Clarke dead at 90

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23697230

Ray of Light

The familiar Pinkish hue of Valis bathes Madonna

I guess it's no secret that Madonna was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio last week. In her acceptance speech she speaks of being filled with magic, and that after writing her VERY first song she was convinced that "it" had come from elsewhere...Valis confessional to be sure.

Justin Timberlake introduction of Madonna

Madonna induction speech Part I

In a related story former Madonna neophyte Britney Spears had her Kabbalah healing tattoo removed recently...I personally relate much of Brit's problems to her fallout with Madonna a few years ago. So, for Madonna to now bring Justin Timberlake into the fold marks yet another slap in the face. The two have produced her new album "Hard Candy" (I'm sure Jake Kotze readers are chomping at the bit for this one! I know I am...).

http://breakingnews.iol.ie/entertainment/story.asp?j=249448156&p=z4944886z

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13105699/

“Madonna spent months teaching Britney the Kabbalah system and splashed out thousands on the ancient scripture for her,” according to a source quoted by Virgin.net, which is further reporting that Madonna is demanding that Spears return the twelfth-century book on Kabbalah that she gave her as a wedding present.

Madonna’s rep had no comment by press time, but the source said: “She feels she has wasted time, money and precious gifts on Brit.”

Madonna Serpentum by artist John Meluch

from Philip K. Dick Fans.com :
The setting for the Madonna is the Chapel at Crac des Chevaliers which was given by the King of Jerusalem to the Knights Hospitallers - it dates back to the 12th century.

In creating the image of the Madonna Serpentum I am attempting to combine a number of different traditions surrounding the symbol of the serpent which has had almost nothing but evil attributed to it by Christianity. To begin, the snake or serpent is probably the most widely revered creature in world mythology. It is associated not only with the primal waters from which all life was created, but also with the Earth - which makes it the chthonic symbol par excellence. In fact, for many ancient civilizations, the serpent symbolized the underworld and the realm of the dead - hence, its "infernal" aspect.

The biblical serpent, the embodiment of Satan in the Garden of Eden, later becomes the "serpent of brass" in the Book of Moses. This is eventually interpreted in the Book of John as an archetype of the crucified Christ. Jungian psychology views the snake as a symbolic creature going back to the earliest stages of the Earth and the human race. It is an "image of exceptional primordial forces...it is a major symbol of psychic energy."

Moreover, in Asian philosophic systems the "Kundalini Serpent", coiled at the base of the spine (like the caduceus of Hermes and the wand of Asklepios), symbolizes the vital energy to be awakened through meditation.

The Minoan Goddess in the background seen clutching two snakes dates back to 1800 BC.

The serpent appears in many ancient icons, either as a companion of the goddess, or as an accoutrement - a wand, a belt or head-dress. The icon in the upper right corner is the Greek gorgon Medusa whose visage would turn men into stone....clearly a very negative attribute of this ambivalent symbol. Conversely, the "anguipede" - an early Ophite symbol exhibits goddess-like traits such as feet made of serpents (see icon in upper left corner). It appears on a great number of engraved stones called Gnostic or Basilidean Gems. They are the "Christos-Sophia" of the mystic gnostics....which symbolizes divine wisdom and intelligence. by John Meluch

William Orbit's "Ray of Light" performed by Madonna...I'm such an ass.

Turn out the Light

Well, it's official...according to French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner, "The magic is over" for the U.S. In statements made Tuesday, March 11th at the launch of the Forum of New Diplomacy in France he went on to say, "It will never be as it was before.", "there is not just a new diplomacy; there is a new world.""The great difficulty is to accept this new world."

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/03/12/europe/france.php

Not that these statements come as any great surprise or that they aren't correct in many ways...but it does serve as proof that The New World Order isn't on it's way, we are living in it. The question is, did we arrive at this moment by chance or have we been brought here by ruling hands since day one? I think anyone who hasn't been asleep or has looked at our history knows the answer to the question.

Ironic that an International death knell for the United States would come from the very country that symbolically handed us the torch in the first place. Lady Liberty (ISIS) stands in shambles, her shining beacon finally snuffed out...Hollywood has been flirting with her, and thus our downfall for years.

Alfred Hitchcock's Saboteur (1942)



The Planet of the Apes (1968)


Escape from New York (1981)


The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

Cloverfield (2008)

The Doors "When the Music's Over"

The B's are back!

No sorry, not the honey bees (they still seem to be exiting stage left at a rapid rate). It's actually the B52's from right here in Athens, Georgia...their 1st release in 16 years comes out in the next couple of weeks.

http://www.livedaily.com/news/13792.html

Welcome back guys...sometimes life can be just this fun and light. Bless 'em all

From 1980, "Private Idaho" from Wild Planet...The Amazing B52's

Kate's (she's the redhead) reaction to Fred's vocal track dropping out is PRICELESS...R.I.P. Ricky