Week of the Fried Bankman

With the year's last eclipse, the shadow turned a swan black

Choosing to begin this writing project during a dragon hole is proving to be exciting. At the beginning of last week, just before the Lunar Eclipse, I created a folder and a notepad to capture ideas and stories for this installment today. Looking at both this morning, I’m astonished at how much has happened this past week. From the greatest scam in the history of crypto to a limp Red wave into all the wyrd events I’m sure you experienced as well, it will go down in my books as one of the more memorable plot twists relating to eclipses I’ve ever experienced.

For starters, this was crossing my path just outside my studio in the wake of the eclipse (remember: it’s a cold, wet November in Dartmoor; wingless dragons have no business with such adventures):

I tried to learn its name but fell short of success. Are any herpetologists reading this, I’d love to know? It’s not the first time I’ve encountered snakes around eclipses. In fact, the reason I use the term “dragon hole” is precisely because of these encounters. The shedding of skin analogies are a perfect fit for what happens in them. As far as this moon-infused reptile, he was moving so slowly I thought he was dead. None of the Sun’s power in his veins. All eclipsed. But I think his soul was yearning for what’s coming this week with a couple trines and ingresses.

Notice how Venus/Mercury/Sun are now in the 3rd decan of Scorpio. It means they are headed for Sagittarius. And before they do, they must trine Jupiter, who has come to revisit his favorite swimming spot (Pisces). It’s possible this is what the snake was after: an adventure in Sag terms and perhaps looking for a miracle from Jupiter.

Both the trines and the ingresses that are to occur this week (dates below) are likely going to offer some respite from the intensity of this past week. It shows the end of Scorpio season and the beginning of a new-found faith in Sag. It’s also important to note that both Venus and Mercury are in the process of becoming evening stars; ie. they are maturing and will soon greet your sunsets. Always a welcomed time for both of their cycles.

11.15: Venus trine Jupiter

11.16 Mercury does the same; Venus into Sag

11.17 Mercury into Sag

And for anyone exposed to crypto-especially FTX-it is some hopium along this dark and shady FUD Blvd.

.: The end of Crypto? :.

Maybe.

But probably not. Just the end of the mutant strains of Bitcoin. As many of you are aware, I’m a strong proponent of Bitcoin, not really anything else in the space. All centralized exchanges, most altcoins, nearly all NFT’s, are about as valuable as a pet rock. Bitcoin is revolutionary. The rest are mostly vaporware. So with what happened on the eclipse to FTX, the 2nd biggest exchange in the hold, and its CEO Sam Bankman-Fried (the most ridiculously appropriate name ever) was no surprise to me, yet the implications are vast. It was yet another plot twist for the industry. One that will likely damage it for years to come. Here’s what happened in a nutshell:

Sam is the monster below the clouds populated by all the other scammers in crypto whose nefarious projects have already died (save Bukele, the president of El Salvador; don’t know why he’s in the clouds). To watch the video, just click Sam’s smackable face.

To balance it all out, there’s this hopeful BTC story to borrow from the mutable fire in the near future:

.: Blue Birds & Blue Mushrooms :.

In other blues….

Seems like Elon’s $8 monthly subscription plan for the blue check mark backfired pretty quickly. Whether it was the criticism around it or the hilarious fake tweets that began populating the scammy social app, like this one and the catastrophic result:

Cruel jokes and the loss of lots of money are definitely Scorpio themes. Comedy itself belongs to the realm of Scorpio in my opinion. It’s the alchemy of turning taboo subjects into laughter gold. I do feel bad for the shareholders and those diabetics who got their hopes up though.

And in other blue news, my home state of Colorado making more strides in the right direction in decriminalizing mushrooms and opening the doors to the gods. Tip of the hat to my buddy Kevin Matthews who helped spearhead the entire initiative:

No longer are they ‘consulting the stars’ or considering, it actually passed. I look forward to my next visit. In the end, after so much bullshit around psychedelics and lives ruined because of the laws around them, magic finally begins to grow from it all. Very Taurus/Scorpio. Also, if you haven’t seen it, Graham Hancock has a new Netflix special. Mushrooms will be mentioned:

I’m trying to hold myself back from sharing this next one, but I can’t resist. I’m doing it for you Scorpio’s out there because I know many of you love these shows. So, there’s also this, if you weren’t aware:

.: Don’t forget Mars :.

Each night, he watches. Each night, slightly bigger, a little redder. As with everything, but especially with some of the stories I’ve shared this week, they can be triggers. If you hate bitcoin-or better yet, crypto-that’s a martian invitation to boil your blood; even if you are a fan, what’s happening is a Mars activation like none other. Many hate Elon. Others don’t understand sacred plants, so the mention of them immediately drives some into judgment. Even with this smutty show, it can trigger the best of us to spit venom at how people are utilizing Astrology. Hey, it’s open source, this Astrology stuff. Just like the plants, the protocals, and ultimately, access to the planets. Just be happy the good news is spreading.

Thank you for reading. If you are returning from last week, thank you twice for your return. I leave you with this (watch it at least 3x):

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