Divination

Today, two years ago, American forces invaded Iraq to bring down Saddam Hussein because he was allegedly hiding WMD’s. As we know, there were none found and with each failure of objective, there is a different objective they say was more important. You might remember that we always knew where Saddam was but it was Osama bin Laden who was Wanted, Dead or Alive. He was the one really hiding out. So good at it, that three and a half years after the WTC attacks, we still haven’t found him. Why not? Because he was permitted to escape. There were two major patterns in the sky then. One was Saturn opposite Pluto, which is the globalization issue, as corporate control of congress created commerce imbalances. These were the darkforces opening the gates of hell for all to get a glimpse of their own eventual mortality.

Jupiter was opposite Neptune, which I dubbed The Great Deception, as we were being lied to about so much in so many obvious ways. It’s hard to wake up when you have been asleep for so long.  But Spring is here, may I remind you.I didn’t mean to fire off shots this early, but this is Mercury retrograde, and it is intended that we review our past to consider altering course for the future.There are three phases of any retrograde, and they can cause anything from repeating old patterns to déjà vu and flipping back and forth in time references, sort of skipping around the clock and calendar in your thoughts and experiences.We have to repeat it to get it and then we have to share the information with others. So, after all this time, many people are asking if it was worth it and I say no. Itis up to the collective of their own people to gather together and plan to take actions against their oppressors. They could have helped themselves a lot more than they did.Mercury retrograde is a backward perspective for a future objective. So to move forward, you have to review the past. He who forgets the past is doomed to repeat it, so wake up, people.Mercury goes retrograde in opposition to Jupiter which means people don’t know what to think! They think they know everything they need to know but they don’t know shit! We need to stop thinking so much and start perceiving more. When you rush to judgment, it’s easy to blunder into an error filled path of self-aggrandized attitude. You’ve made a judgment without getting the facts.We put too much importance on what we think that it becomes an impediment to getting out the truth between two people. If we widen our orbs a little, we seeSatu......

Written by a mysterious 19th-century Scottish golfer named J. (or Jay) McCullough, who here used the pseudonym "J.A.C.K.," it also predicted the advent of golf carts, golf professionals and international golf competitions. The book chronicles the tale of a character named Alexander J. Gibson who falls into a deep sleep in 1892. He awakens 108 years later into a world, where, among other wonders, women dress like men and hold most of the top positions in society. They also do all the work while the men play golf full time!Gibson finds that his beloved game of golf has changed radically, too. He has to adjust to the existence of driverless golf carts, golf clubs thatautomatically register one's score and jackets that yell "Fore!" whenever the golfer begins to swing. He also watches (via a television-like device that works through an elaborate array of mirrors) a golf competition between Britain and the United States, much like the Ryder Cup which began in 1927. He finds there's one thing about golf that hasn't changed: making excuses for poor play.

"The same old excuses, I thought. Among all those inventions, surely they might have got something new in that line." Gibson's adventures in the year 2000 include riding in an underground tubular railway, which everyone calls the "tub." He also reads about a new London-to-New York speed record of two hours and 32 minutes, registered by an underwater bullet-type train.A $2,000+ Novelty The big news in thereal world of January, 2005, was that someone had paid £1,200, or $2,240, for a first edition of Golf In The Year 2000. The rare volume came from the library of golfer Alan Walker and was sold by Edinburgh, Scotland, auctioneers Lyon and Trumbull. The successful bidder was an American named James Espinola. Espinola owns one of the largest collections of golf memorabilia in the world. Although he is in the process of selling that collection, he was quoted as saying he couldn't resist buying "the odd thing" at auction. Rachel Doerr, the golf specialist for Lyon and Trumbull, said that the bidding interest in the book "took us a bit by surprise."Book Makes Online Debut Although original editions of Golf In The Year 2000 are rare, the book has occasionally been reprinted in facsimileform......

An obscure 1892 golf novel that predicted bullet trains, television, digital watches and driverless golf carts has been published online for the first time ever. The book Golf in the Year 2000; or, What We Are Coming To made international news earlier this year when a collector paid more than 2000 dollars at auction for a rare first edition copy. Although the book has been reprinted from time to time over the years, usually in facsimile form, no digital versions have been available until now. Steve Smith, a writer, editor and web site developer in Chapel Hill, NC, has put the full text of the book online where it can be read for free. The web site is http://www.golf-in-the-year-2000.com.

Golf in the Year 2000 was written by a 19th-century professional golfer named J. McCullough under the pen name "J.A.C.K." Little is known about McCullough, but the book is a curious blend of wry commentary on golf and the people who play it, and a vision of the future that is eerily accurate in many of its predictions. It foresees golf carts, bullet trains, digital watches and television--although the last is accomplished by a complicated arrangement of mirrors. The novel chronicles the tale of one Alexander J. Gibson who falls asleep on March 24, 1892, and awakens on March 25, 2000. He learns that technology has radically transformed the game he loves . Golf clubs automatically keep their user's score, and players are required to wearjackets that yell "Fore!" whenever they begin their swing. Gibson's most astounding discovery, though, is that women have achieved full equality--sort of. They dress like men, run businesses and hold high government positions. They also do all of the work ... while men play golf full time. He learns, too, that wars have ceased, with international disputes being settled by golf competitions. Gibson's adventures in 2000 also include traveling in an underground tubular railway, which people familiarly call the "tub," and reading about a new London-to-New York speed record of two hours and 32 minutes achieved by a bullet-type train traveling beneath the Atlantic Ocean. Golf in the Year 2000 has an odd Victorian charm that appeals to general readers as well as golf enthusiasts.When R...

TEHRAN- Rojan spread the tarot cards swiftly on a prayer mat. "In the name of God," she said as she began carefully switching their places. "There is a lot of energy in this room."Incense burned next to her, and a dim red light, along with red curtains, made the room feel cozy. Taking deep breaths, Rojan, who uses only her first name, said, "Tonight the spirits of the dead are free, and I can feel their presence in this room." "I see you in a court," she said to Lili, a 35-year-old, who often goes to fortunetellers with her friends. "You have a legal problem."Lili asked impatiently, "Will I win?"More than half a dozen women were sitting in Rojan's house, sippingtea and waiting to have their fortune told for 50,000 rials, or about $6."Whenever I feel I have reached a dead end, I go see a fortuneteller," said Maryam Chehrehgosha, a 25-year-old English teacher.

This time she came to see what would happen to her relationship with her new boyfriend, who has promised to marry her and take her to the United States. A bad economy means scarce jobs and low incomes, which in turn have led to emotional and social frustration among Iran's largely young population. As a result, different forms of fortunetelling and the desire to connect with the supernatural to seek help from a divinity are growing. Many of those seeking guidance are women.Bookstores are filled with books on Chinese and Indian astrology and different forms of fortunetelling. Newspapers and journals have dedicated more space to horoscopes and articles about how to find a soulmate."These types of books have increased by at least five times since the beginning of the revolution," said Abolhassan Azarang, a researcher at Iran's Encyclopedia."Political and social deadlocks have forced a special class of society to turn to these kinds of beliefs," he added.In December, the police arrested a woman accused of making a fortune by promising to solve the problems of more than 5,000 women by giving them spells. The woman, whose identity was not revealed, told her customers that she was clairvoyant and had learned the skill in India.One of the complainants against her was a woman who had paid five million rials, about $630, in return for a spell that would magically put an end to her husband's marriage to a second wife.Those who are more traditional, however, turn to the Koran or Divan of Hafiz, a 14th-century Iranian poet.More secular peoplerandom......