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“Old George Orwell got it backward. Big Brother isn’t watching. He’s singing and dancing. He’s pulling rabbits out of a hat. Big Brother’s busy holding your attention every moment you’re awake. He’s making sure you’re always distracted. He’s making sure you’re fully absorbed. He’s making sure your imagination withers. Until it’s as useful as your appendix. He’s making sure your attention is always filled. And this being fed, it’s worse than being watched. With the world always filling you, no one has to worry about what’s in your mind. With everyone’s imagination atrophied, no one will ever be a threat to the world.”
Inside job? Maybe. The Iranians? Perhaps. Another deep-state coup? Probably. But what matters most is the world was an inch away from total mayhem. And at least we can now more clearly recognize those who have evil lurking behind their facade.
It all happened in the lead-up to the biennial conjunction between Mars and Uranus (this one in Taurus). It happened right on the Red King’s MC and on the North Node/Lilith of shooter Crooks. In what you would suspect—or unsuspect—in Mars/Uranus fashion, the rally behind him has only increased in its power. The markets have also reacted violently to the upside, pricing in what now seems inevitable. But we must remember: we are dealing with Uranus here, and Mars isn’t nearly done with us.
As Mars gets brighter and bigger night after night, the temperature will continue to rise. This part may not be news, but it’s essential to remember to keep in mind as we all potentially lose our own heads. It’s never been more heated. The conspiracies, the wishes it was an inch to the right, the fighting spirit, and the vitriol being tossed in all directions willy nilly is not a wise way to approach the upcoming Mars retrograde. When Mars comes close, it is both the peak of its cycle, and also a key battle in the relationship we have with our own demons. We must be diligent with our lesser gods.
We must also think back to November of last year when this Mars cycle began in Scorpio (Nov 17th; 25º). This was the inception and wherever it fell in our charts it conceived a notion that is slowly on the rise in our awareness. If it began in your 7th house, relational themes are to be considered as the knives come out; if it began in your 4th, the skeletons are now walking out of the family closet; the 2nd?: money woes may be keeping you down. And again, the big battle has yet to truly begin. This was just a flash of light across a darkening sky. Post-Equinox is when it will start to really get interesting—not that isn’t already.
All in all, it seems the collective scab created in 63’ and 68’ has been ripped right off. Lone gunmen or not, everyone is going to believe their own story, and it’s up to us to navigate it with the most grace we can muster. And we must also remember the programming and the distractions. To keep our autonomy and freedom of thought is the work of our time. It’s worth keeping up our shields for that part.
Uranus will always ensure that the world keeps changing. Mars will be there to fight it. And it will never look how we thought it would. From the Reign of Terror to the J-6 madness and the countless conjunctions between, you can see them close together, shocking the world out of its complacency, straight into the next chapter. It’s always a page-turner.
Here.we.go!
-adam
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You had me at the Chuck Palahniuk quote.
Here. We.Go. Indeed.
I'd also like to share my appreciation amidst this energy for the navigation skills in The Mars Classes that I requested earlier this year in preparation for this. Much wisdom lies within: https://www.adam-sommer.com/product-page/the-mars-classes