Week of Hot Air

Mars continues to pry open the space for mind darts to fly, and the Inners hold tight to the arrow into the evening sky

This past week, I found my mind caught off guard by a synchronicity storm relating to the Knights Templar, the Age of Air, and, of course, Elon.

In John Crowley’s fantasy masterwork Little, Big, one of the characters is the reincarnation of the 12th century Holy Roman Emperor Fredrick Barbarossa. In the story, his somewhat non-sequitur appearance leads him to become the president of the USA. The book was already a challenge to follow, but this piece of the story made little sense. That is until I finally began Holy Blood, Holy Grail, and was immediately confronted with that same Medival time period-specifically 1188. One of the reasons relates to the cutting of the elm, the diplomatic altercation between the kings of France and England in 1188, during which an elm tree near Gisors in Normandy was felled. In the book, they also trace it to the split between the Knights Templar and the Order of Sion. Bear with me…

So, just two short years before the cutting of the elm, there was a conjunction between Jupiter and Saturn in Libra. It was the first in Air in around 800 years. It was akin to the one which happened in Libra in the early 80’s as well. These Ages repeat roughly every 800 years. And with the Great Conjunction of 2020 in Aquarius, we are officially in the Age of Air for the rest of our lives, and then some. We have transitioned from Earth into Air (from digging down to looking up? Reshaping to rethinking?). So what? Where am I going with this?

The quick answer is: I’m not entirely sure. Yet, the answer where I attempt a theory was that this period centered around the Third Crusade. It was yet another attempt to retake Jerusalem, which ultimately failed. Even though there were more attempts, never was the Holy Land retaken by the West The beginning of that Age of Air thus saw the slow fall of the Knights Templar, the esteemed and enigmatic shock troops of the Church, into ultimately their demise in the early 14th century. And by the end of that Age of Air, the printing press appears shortly afterward. In this one, we are seeing the slow peetering out of neo-liberal globalization, into whatever comes next. Some would say Bitcoin has something to do with this current transition. WATCH THIS.

It’s hard to compare the Holy Land to much these days, but if we were to try, it may have something to do with the internet. The Holy Grail is found in the code, somewhere. The Holy Spirit moves like an algorithm through our digitized world without being detected by most. And the beginning of the end of these ‘Crusades’ this round has everything to do with open source software and decentralized networks. Fredrick Barbarossa was an old man when he joined the Third Crusade and perished along the way; The Geriatric Elite in the US can be seen in a similar light. The Knights Templar weren’t eradicated, they simply went underground and began dispersing the Knowledge they protected in cryptic ways. They became like the Air. They learned the language of birds. They may have even learned to tweet.

Anyways, it’s a working theory. A flock of seemingly unrelated ideas, hopefully slowly coming together. And it may relate to some of the hot air we’ve been seeing lately. Perhaps even over the turkey?

Now that we are comfortably in Sag terrain and a sliver of a hopeful Moon looks down on us tonight next to Pluto, we can deepen our understanding of what is happening. The battle for the free flight of ideas is raging like never before. I had a feeling this Mars Rx in Gemini would release the bird, I just didn’t expect so many god damn parrots and mockingbirds. So much squeaking, so little song. This week we are going to see two notable aspects to this falconer (Mars); one trine to Saturn tomorrow (28th) and the opposition to Venus on the 1st.

With harmonies between the malefics (Mars trine Saturn) we can expect results from our hard work. If you’ve been holding the line on a particular idea, maybe you will be vindicated. If you’ve been struggling to get your voice out there, perhaps it grants you some traction-a retweet, a repost, an uptick in views.

And with the opposition with Venus on the first of December, it will only exacerbate all themes already mentioned. It’s a good day to pretend you are in the Lodge or in some safe space where it is forbidden to talk politics or religion. The air might turn scalding hot at times around this standoff.

All in all, the Moon is growing, the Sun is dimming, and it’s best we really tend to the roots. To remember: It’s all about no-thing and no-thing is so beautiful and we’ve got no-thing to lose.

.: Language of Birds :.

It may seem from reading my words in these Dragon Holes that I’m a big fan of Elon. Not true. I try hard not to fanboy much, but when I do, it’s usually writers or troubadours who are my objects of affection. With that said, Elon was born with Mars conjunct the North Node in Aquarius (Saturn is transiting them at the moment). So much of his story is about saving humanity. Whether it’s honest or not, doesn’t matter. That’s his story. It also relates to going to Mars-quite literally! And these days, it also seems to relate to standing up against the corporate elite and the hypocrisy of some of the Left on the free speech issue. Not an easy task, especially with the risk of being canceled. But if you own Twitter….hard to pull that one off. Though recently, Apple and Google have threatened to remove Twitter from their app stores. Elon’s response, “I’ll have to create my own phone then. Not ideal, but I’ll do it.”

Depending on which side of the algorithm you are on, you may not be aware, but Twitter’s numbers are at all-time highs!:

And if you missed it, there was this beautiful moment where AOC and Elon made up. Why can’t we all communicate this way?

.: Vegan Thanksgiving :.

If you were concerned about how SBF was doing or how his Saturn return is shaping up down there in the Bahamas, don’t you worry. It seems the millions he funneled into the coffers of politicians on both sides of the aisle from customor’s funds have granted him a lovely holiday with his tax-lawyer parents on the beautiful island. Oh, and he will be giving a heartfelt speech at this upcoming NYT event as well:

Just look at that line-up. A perfect split down the middle between faces of the Age of Earth and Air. How is a criminal like Scam able to appear at such an event? It seems all you need is millions to pay for the protection. Those who control the news cycle, control the world, no?

There are many cartoons circulating about him. I thought this one was fun:

.: The World’s Game :.

It’s kind of like the World Cup. When everyone knows that the stadiums and all the infrastructure were built on slave labor, yet the games go on. It’s kind of like that. And boy am I guilty. I’ve been all over the World Cup this round. Being in Europe has made me a tiny football fan. Nothing crazy, but just enough to call myself a hypocrite for watching and cheering for England. Gemini relates to sports. Mars loves to play them. Together, you have the greatest tournament of all time. So far, pretty smooth. But I’m slightly concerned something awry still may occur. I’ve got no bets down though. I’m just enjoying the competition and the records being set.

Messi did help keep Argentina in with their victory over Mexico last night, likely helping them progress to the 16.

And speaking of slave labor and oppression in general, it seems many Chinese have had it with the lockdowns. Finally!!! And how brave. When Mars gets close, like I always say, the atmosphere becomes caustic. Way more prickles than goo in the collective. I support these revolts 100%!

.: Weekly Orange Pill :.

With the current state of the crypto market, I know it’s what most people don’t want to hear about. But the thing is, Bitcoin has never been stronger. Hashrate, which is the metric for network security has never been higher (below). Also, the amount of users holding more than .1 BTC is also at an all-time high. And nearly 65% of all Bitcoin hasn’t moved in over a year. What this all means, is that even though the price against the dollar is nearly 70% down from this time last year, fundamentals are stronger than ever.

I’ve never seen a more potent Mars than in the Bitcoin chart. Exalted in Capricorn, in its joy in the 6th, at the beginning of its synodic cycle, it’s a powerful and resilient placement. So, this Mars Rx is like water to a feather for BItcoin. The FTX blowup is a terrible thing for so many, but for Bitcoin, it’s been an overall positive. I know many people who have sold all of their altcoins for Bitcoin in the past couple of weeks and have zero plan of changing course. This is what I’ve been preaching for over a year. Happy to see it.

(the yellow line is hashrate; below is another, maybe clearer version)

And finally, with Kanye getting booted from JP Morgan and also Apple Pay, he has turned both eyes to Bitcoin. I’ve never been a Kanye fan, especially as of late, and I don’t think his association with Bitcoin is helpful, yet that’s the thing: It’s a decentralized protocol. Bitcoin doesn’t care what your beliefs are. It’s just there for all of us when we need it. And oh boy, are we all going to need it once Pluto moves into Aquarius and then Uranus into Gemini! A good read:

And that’ll do it. Again, this is only week 4 of doing this. I’m still finding out what it wants to be. So I’m open to feedback at this stage. Feel free to leave it below. I hope you are able to get some good air this week and avoid as much of the hot air as possible. If you have any 12th-century clues for my quest for the Grail of Air, please, don’t be shy. I’m still pinning ideas to the board on these connections.

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