In old pagan days, March 31 was the celebration of the Luna goddess.
“Luna’s themes are all lunar attributes – instinct, creativity, luck, femininity, water element, miracles (on a Blue Moon) – also safety in travel. Her symbols are silver or white Items, water, moon images and the number 13.
The Roman Goddess personifying the moon, Luna had the additional unique quality of being a protectress of charioteers, which in modern times could make Her a patroness of automobiles!
While March came in like a lion, Luna escorts it out lavishly, with Her soft, shimmering light. She is the full moon, which symbolizes the growing awareness developed this month, the fullness of loving emotions, and charms and enchantments empowered by the silvery light of the moon.
And if you are feeling overwhelmed or exited beyond compare, enjoy the extra energy afforded by the gods today, for tomorrow is a full moon Fools day, beware the jesters early in the morning.
~ Viola
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Today in 1631 John Donne died in London. This contemporary of Shakespeare's published almost nothing during his lifetime. Centuries later, we are lucky to have a few of the verses he left behind. Like this: Twice or thrice had I loved thee, Before I knew thy face or name... Or this: It sucked me first, and now sucks thee, And in this flea, our two bloods mingled be... This flea is you and I, and this Our marriage bed, and marriage temple is... The most notable work of Donne, “...never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee." Which means (for those who hate): because we are all part of mankind, any person's death is a loss to all of us: “Any man's death diminishes me, because I am involved in mankind; and therefore never send to know for whom the bell tolls; it tolls for thee.”
The line also suggests that we all will die: the bell will toll for each one of us. Deal with it, let go, grow!
__________________________________________________________________________________ On this date in the year 1848, the famous Fox Sisters supposedly made communication with the spirit world at Hydesville Cottage in upstate New York. Their famous seances gave birth to the popular spiritualist movement, which was all the rage in the United States and England from the mid-1880's to the early twentieth century. If they were fakes in life, they are certainly not in death. For we still see them in mirrors, alone at night, try it. They do come for a shilling.
Outside my window it is raining, the familiar sounds of April are calling me as I am reminded that today, March 30th, in ancient times was the day of the god Janus and goddess Concordia. "Janus" is the god of beginnings, gates, and transitions, while "Concordia" is the goddess of "agreements" like those in marriages. Together they mean “let peace reign.”
Funny that this should happen on the day after Ishtar's Day, for yesterday was the day of Ishtar, the goddess of war and love, and also the day Russia promised to stop bombing and begin talking. It was another lie, Russia’s bombing of Ukraine has continued. It is to fuck with the will of the Ukrainian people and the massive world supporting Behind her. Putin’s troops are still marching, bombing, and killing.
Nothing has changed. There is hope though, for the gods and goddesses are watching and speaking if we listen to them from beyond the rain. They are saying: "truth is coming" and “Vladimir Putin's days are number.” The events that Vladimir Putin and his army think they are in control of, they are not, for evil will lose in the end.
Case in point, on this day in 1814, the world allied against Napoleon and ended his decade of domination by liberating France from his control. Twenty seven years later on this exact same day a guy named Napoleon Guerin files his patent for the first egg incubator which would allow the world to feed more people with chicken than ever.
Napoleon Guerin, the incubator egg guy who filed his patent on the same day Napoleon lost his power, is a sign. Napoleon Guerin’s last name is a combination of love and war in old Latin which translated means: "to watch or guard." If we listen to the signs, we see a world United brings truth, peace, and love. Pay attention to the rain, the voice of the gods.
Could it be? Really? Finally positive news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The leaders of Russia have agreed to meet with the leaders of Ukraine in Turkey. I have been chanting for peace in the region since the conflict began. This morning I added in my prayers: "Let Vladimir Putin have a change of heart and end his war." This afternoon, poof, it seems to be happening. I don't know about you, but I am ready to move on from this disaster and begin the healing. So let us celebrate the Annual Festival of Ishtar which was celebrated on this day back in ancient times and still is by many Wiccan and Initiates as myself; yes, Ishtar the goddess of love and war speaks on this day. And she is saying, "Stop the War Vladimir Putin, and Love."
Keep chanting, praying, making offerings, and whatever it is you do to bring positive change in the world. Today, Ishtar is getting things done for us.
Thank you Ishtar, amen.
~~
Speaking of other beautiful things, on this day in 1797, social critic Mary Wollstonecraft, an early activist for women's rights, married William Godwin, the most radical reformer of his time. The two were philosophically opposed to the institution of marriage, but since Mary was pregnant they decided to marry for the baby's sake. The baby? None of than Mary Shelley, the author of Frankenstein. Yes, the daughter of two liberals who married Percy Shelly and wrote Frankenstein. Let's hear if for the liberals on this day of Ishtar.
Speaking of liberal people, how about this: on this day in 1814 the king of Denmark outlawed racial and religious discrimination. Wow, way to go Liberals.
And if this isn't enough, on this day in 1865 the final battle of the American Civil War began in Pertersburg Virginia. General Robert E. Lee's Rebels fled the city and Lee surrendered eight days later.
"But her (USA) mission will not then be finished; for ere another century
shall have gone by, the oppressors of the whole earth, hating and
envying her exaltation, shall join themselves together to raise up their
hands against her. But if she still be found worthy of her high calling
they shall surely be discomfitted, and then will be ended her third and
last great struggle for existence. Thence-forth shall the Republic go
on, increasing in power and goodness, until her borders shall end only
in the remotest corners of the earth, and the whole earth shall beneath
her shadowing wing become a Universal Republic. Let her in her
prosperity, however remember the Lord her God, her trust be always in
Him, and she shall never be confounded."
Sounds like a prophetic warning for the USA's struggles today facing the January 6th insurrection internally, and Vladimir Putin's threat of Nuclear War as he kills thousands in Ukraine. It isn't. The prophetic warning telling America to "be found worthy of her high calling," actually appeared to General McClellan on this day in the year 1862 as he prepared to protect the America from its insurrection from the South during that period. The prophet who spoke to McClellan? George Washington. Which begs the question? Where are you today, George? We need you now more than ever. Case in point, in the heart of America, Kansas City suburb to be exact, there is a Trump supporter who owns his own radio station and has recently began broadcasting Russian state-sponsored programming in the midst of the Ukrainian war. That's right, the same guy who most certainly supported George Bush's War by saying "You are either with us or against us," when peacenixs like me protested the reasons to invade a country, now says broadcasting Vladimir Putin's propaganda to justify the senseless killing of Russians and Ukrainians in Ukraine is Free Speech. Truth is, this asshole along with the Trump Fringe hold on the Republican party are willing to sell out the USA to a despot like Putin because they are closed-minded idiots who don't like true freedom of speech. I don't have a problem with this guy, or the Trumpers, but I just want them to acknowledge they are drinking the Vladimir Putin Koolaide because the guy wears a Jesus cross and believes in a white country, as they do. Bigots. Maybe that's why the ghost of George Washington hasn't appeared to any American leaders today?
Okay, I need to cool down. I'll go back to chanting for peace with the hopes that this Right Wing Fringe period ends soon.
_________________________________________________________________________________ And for some good news:
First Lady Helen Taft
On this day in 1912, First Lady Helen Herron Taft and
the Japanese ambassador's wife, Viscountess Chinda, planted two Yoshino
cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac tidal basin. Mayor
Ozaki donated the trees to enhance the growing friendship between
the United States and Japan and also celebrate the continued close
relationship between the two nations.
Large and colorful helium balloons, floats, marching bands from across
the country, music and showmanship are parts of the Festival's parade
and other events. One has to wonder if President Truman
noticed the friendship trees on August 6, 1945 or August 9, 1945 when
we dropped atomic bombs on them killing 75,000 people. I wonder how
good those apples tasted that day. _________________________________________________________________________________ A person can escape the unhappiness that befalls her, but not the unhappiness she creates herself. --Father Tolstoy
Pope Francis spoke of "scenes
of death" in which "bombs are destroying the homes of many of our defenseless Ukrainian brothers and sisters" and of "a cruel and
senseless war that threatens everyone."
Way to go Pope, I am so proud of you.
In his homily, the Pope spoke about the century-old apocalyptic prophecy that was given to three children in Fatima Portugal back in 1917. Yes, the "Fatima Incident." In case you don't know it, here it is in 30 seconds:
On May 13, 1917, around noon there were three peasants children attending to their sheep when out of the sky appeared a beautiful woman which they took as Mother Mary from their School teachings -- since this was before television and the internet, it could have been a UFOs or the an other feminine goddesses that predated the Virgin Mary myth -- more on this later.
The children told the priest that they had seen visions on three different days. The vision were written and saved by the Catholic church, and are of souls burning in hell, the the end of WWI, the fall of Communism, and the killing of religious and lay people by soldiers.
End of The Three Secrets of Fatima" in 30 seconds.
Now, this is the story that has been handed down to us by the Catholic church, for the children were never allowed to tell their story to anyone else. And so, we will never know what the children actually saw, or what they indeed told the priest at the time, but my spirit guides tells me it is a different one than the church broadcasted to the world. Where the children talked about peace, the church wrote penance. Where the children said that we all needed to come together in love, the church wrote, we must all be consecrated in the Catholic faith. The pattern continues up to the foretelling of the attempted assassination of Pope John Paul II in 1981. Hogwash.
The Fatima Vision was a heavenly message for us all by a benevolent feminine goddess, but was hijacked by the Catholic church to help them grow their church. Now, I don't mean to point out the Catholic church on this one for all churches do it, at least in my experience. It's the business side of it which they all have.
Finally, my spirit guide tells me that the feminine goddess that presented herself to the children in Fatima that day, was an early prophesy of the change we are experiencing in the world today from leaving the masculine Pieces period for the age of Aquarius which is happening now. The masculine days of world wars are over. The world will not have it. We will come together to stop the evil that is at the root of the Russian invasion, as one body in love and peace. This is the true message of Fatima that day. This is the real reason Pope Francis spoke of it in my humble opinion.
Another March 25th and the heavenly deities are out today. My spirit guide tells me we should expect peace in Ukraine any day now, and Justice in the USA. Not sure how this will play out but I'll keep you updated. Looking at my earlier post on this day I'm reminded that the Church's prosecution of Joan of Arc was in full-tilt boogie on this day in 1431. In the trial records she asked to hear mass. Of course the madman church wouldn't do it. All she had to do was lie and say she didn't hear god (or her spirit guide as I am told by Viola, my spirit guide), but she wouldn't. Yes, she was a witch in the minds of the male clergy who said, "No woman can speak to God, God wouldn't have that (I paraphrase)."
Funny that in this year 2022 of our lord, the first black woman, Ketanji Brown Jackson, has been appointed to be a judge on the highest court in the land, and boy does this have the QAnon Men angry. Case in point, instead of asking Jackson factual questions about law, Josh and Ted wanted to know about her connection with a Child Pornography case that the QAnon conspiracy nuts believe support their belief that "Everyone who didn't support Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin are involved in a child pornography ring where they meet for pizza on Friday nights." What the Fuck! The question was asked by Sen. Josh Hawley, and then by Sen. Ted Cruz, who should have been escorted out of the building at that moment and driven to the E.I.E.I.O CRAZY FARM.
If that doesn't spell R-E-V-O-L-U-T-I-O-N, then I don't know what does.
Rest in peace Joan of Arc, repent and face the truth, Josh and Ted.
Joan of Arc being Accused of talking with God.
Ted Cruz Spreading Child Pornography Lies for His Idiot Fan Base.
______________________________________________________________________________ Speaking of persecuted woman, on this day in1692 John Proctor of Salem Village
encountered Samuel Sibley at a tavern for an ale and
asked, "how are the folks of the Village?"
"Very bad last night," Sibley answered, "your maid (Mary) is at it again, she is practicing magic." Proctor:
"I'm going there now then to fetch the jade (A jade is a worn-out
horse, a term, when applied to woman is comparable to 'bitch'). If
they are to continue (he was upset they had been hanging out laughing),
we should all be devils and witches quickly. I tried to keep her busy
at the spinning wheel and threatened to thresh her if she tried that
again. It worked, too, until I had to be away...." (From: The Salem Witch Trials, Marilynne Roach.)
Oh, by the way, Proctor would eventually be accused of being a witch himself once he saw how out of control things had gotten and stood up for the accused. My spirit guide tells me that this will be the fate of Josh and Ted too in the end, for they will be eaten up by their own evil. That's the problem with evil, it is like acid in a plastic bottle and can not be contained, and will eventually eat its container. _______________________________________________________________ Finally, on this day in 1957, 520 copies of Allen Ginsberg's book of poems called "Howl and Other Poems" were seized by U.S. Customs agents. Why did these words scare the establishment? Well, the Attorney Generals Office wrote: “Howl”’s candid description of illegal drug use and
homosexuality, graphic language, and profanity" were the problem.
On a closer examination, however, one finds that the real problem the establishment had with the book is the same it had with the hippy movement in general: a condemnation of the soulless, materialist, money-obsessed obscenity of American society and its treatment of minorities. That was the meat of the poem "Howl."
In Ancient Rome, March 24th was a very painful day. Yes, a painful day indeed. You see, it was considered the Day of Blood (dies sanguines). Ouch. In honor of the Mother-Goddess Cybele, people would lacerate themselves with knives to offer her blood. New priest would castrate themselves and spill their blood on the altar, and the old priest would think “Thank god that's not me.” This was done in a real-life imitation of what had happened to the goddess’ consort Attis, who in case you didn’t know, was the beau of the goddess Cybele and to show his love he castrated himself to avoid marrying another, that’s one story, there are many, but they all end with him loosing his jewels. Ouch again. But don’t feel sorry for Cybele and Attis’ love life, for you see, Attis was a vegetation deity who could regenerate himself each year. That’s right, each spring he would grow new testicles in case Cybele was in the mood for some,oh la la.
One story goes that Attis grew up like a flower, and when he had grown to be fair and tall, he was beloved by the Mother of the Gods (Cybele). And she entrusted all things to him, and so set on his head the starry cap of youth. Yes, he was a nature boy, and real tree huger, and man who understood the strength of a powerful woman.
In all of the stories, Attis is a vegetation god, and in his self-mutilation, death, and resurrection, he represents the fruits of the earth, which die in winter only to rise again in the spring. Hmmm, sounds like another resurrection story some believe today, the name of which escapes me right now, but you know the one, the Jewish carpenter who… or is it Krishna on a cloud?… wait, no, it’s that macho-man god on a carpet? shit, it’s all of them.
Moving on: as I said earlier, Cybele was the Mother of the Gods, that much is very clear, what I failed to mention is that she/he was born a hermaphrodite, which scared the shit out of the other gods so much, they castrated her and tossed the male organ to the ground — that’s right boys and girls, they had closed minded homophobics back then too, just as we do today. Anyway, the male organ grew into an almond tree and one woman came upon the tree and plucked its fruit. Holding it to her chest, it disappeared, and suddenly she was pregnant. The child she bore was… Attis... oh yes, Jesus, that's the name I forgot earler. The other virgin birth story that would come a thousand years later, but who's counting?
Yes, Cybele fell in love with Attis and the boy promised to always belong to her. But, he was of Greek ancestery and so that was hard, and well, he cheated on her by asking another to marry him.
Attis, only the head since, well, you know what happen to the rest.
Enraged and in a jealous frenzy, Cybele appeared at the wedding with her lions (the symbol of her dominance over the wild) and drove everyone mad, including Attis who ran off into the hills. Screaming and thrashing about, he cursed himself for forsaking the goddess.
Then, he castrated himself. Cybele came upon his bloodied body at the foot of a pine tree. Feeling guilty for what she had done, she repented her actions to Zeus. Empathetic to the goddess, Zeus decreed that Attis’ body would never decay and that the pine tree would forever be considered a sacred tree.
There you have it boys and girls, the story of Attis and His Testis: the original Spring resurrection story.
So
it's March 22nd, what a day, Esoterically speaking that is. Did you
know that the body of a 12-year-old boy named William was found in a
forest just outside Norwich, England, on this day by a zealous monk
named Thomas of Monmouth. In his epic biography, the Life and Passion of William of Norwich,
the monk stated that the child had been sacrificed by Jews in a
gruesome ritual mocking the crucifixion of Jesus -- a lie with
devastating implications. Many experts consider the book to be the
origin of what historian Alan Dundes called "one of the most bizarre and
dangerous legends ever created by the human imagination," the Blood
Libel. This widespread belief that Jews routinely killed Christian
children in secret rituals has endured for centuries, influenced
anti-Semites from Martin Luther to Adolf Hitler, and caused untold
misery to millions of innocent people over the centuries.
Pope Clements V
Not all was bad on this day for in 1312 Pope Clement V ordered the arrest of the Knights Templar for "immorality and heresy." That's right, his trusted army that helped him kill off other enemies of the church, such as the Cathars just a hundred years earlier for being, well, as I have written before, like Buddhist, had grown too powerful for the Mega Church of the day and so had to be dealt with as all enemies of the Mega church are today, prison and execution. Yes, those Christian's Knights in Satan's Army who's legacy is still with us in the form of today's banking system, were made to go underground with the rest of us. Na, nah, na, non, nah! Of course, they brought that evil
Baphomet
Baphomet with them to stink up the whole place, and so never come over here to the bright side with light. The esoteric side of the spectrum we stay on here at EsotericDaily.com, so don't worry.
Jane Lead
On March 22 in 1677, in London England, Spiritual writer Jane Lead wrote that during the night she had been "cast as into a magical Sleep, where I saw my self carried into a Wilderness." There she found herself in a peaceful, natural environment. Before she could enjoy these circumstances, however, a being that she had seen before and two other female entities "did make a kind of Assault upon me; but one for he Females was more fierce, and did give my outward Skin a prick, as with a sharp Needle. Upon which I called for Angelical aid to succor me, or else too hard they would be. Whereupon I was parted from them, and saw them in that place no more..."
Lead writes that after this vision, before waking up in bed, she was told that she needn't worry, that it would not happen to her again.
Finally, on this day in 1923, the world-famous mime
named Marcel Marceau was born. Now there's a man to be taken
seriously. ~~ Dr TV Boogie
Marcel Marceau performing "The Mask" (click for complete performance.
To be a Cathar or not to be a Cathar, that is definitely not the question, for the mega church at the time of the Cathars was run by a Pope named Innocent -- no shit, that was his name, Pope Innocent III -- had all the Cathars killed by his Dark Knights in Satan's Army warriors.
Well, not all the Cathars were killed, some were given a chance to repent, in which case they were made to walk around town with a yellow cross on their chest so the town's people knew where to spit -- sad, but Hitler would do the same to Jews 700 years latter by having them wear a yellow Star of David, is that where Mad-Dog Adolf got the idea? No one knows, but what we do know that in the year 1209 CE 20,000 Men, Woman, and Children were slaughtered to death by the Pope's army which was led by a general who famously said, “Kill them all, the Lord knows who are His” -- a saying that years later would come to be known as "Shock and Awe" by the presidents George Sr. and George Jr. Bush, respectively -- if naming your son George Jr. isn't a reason for a class war then I don't know what is.
So what were the Cathars guilty of that would have them wiped off the face of the earth? A fate worse than what the Pope had yet to do to the Pagans or other, smaller Christian sects? Well, simply stated: the Cathars were guilty of being Buddhist.
No shit. They believed in reincarnation, silent meditation, and most disturbing, I would venture to say, powerful woman leaders, oh no!
I joke a little, but the innocent words of which I speak, are true.
The Cathars believed there wasn't one god but two. For those of you who didn't take bible study as an elective for the easy test, as I did, two gods equals Dualism, and Dualism means there is a good god and a bad god. The Cathars believed the good god was in heaven, and the evil god -- who they called the Demiurge -- ruled here on earth or as they liked to call it, hell.
Demiurge? Where?
The Cathars believed we were destined to repeat a cycle of death and rebirth here on earth until we could recognize Satan and his followers by name, and deny them our souls, as I am doing here on EsotericDaily.com.
Finally, of all the Christian hating things the Cathars were doing, I believe the big thing that got them killed off was their nonviolent teachings which were catching on with the peasants who were getting tired of fighting the Popes holy wars for holy shit to eat, oh, and then there was that vegetarianism thing which still scares the shit out of them today; apparently Satan loves him some meat with his holy water.
So there you have it, The Cathars, To Be or Not To Be.
Everyday is an esoteric day if you know where to look. Take for instance today, March 20th, just another day, you wake up, do your morning routing, maybe pray to your monolithic god, maybe not. Maybe you started your day chanting a Buddhist prayer as I have. Whatever, if you look deeper into this day, you'll see that this is not just another day.
Iduna
First of all, if you see a sparrow in your window today, you are in for a very, very lucky day for in ancient times on March 20, they celebrated the Norse goddess Iduna -- not to be confused with the minor character in the Disney's money-making movie called Frozen -- bastards! The Iduna of which I speak was a bearer of light in the form of a sparrow who brings light and joy to humans announcing the arrival of Spring.
Woh, now if that doesn't get you excited about this day I don't know what will. Okay, how about this, in 71 BCE, on this day a total eclipse of the sun plunged Greece into darkness which prompted the Greek writer Plutarch to write that the phenomenon "showed many stars in all parts of the heavens and produced a chill in the temperature like that of twilight." Unfortunately for the rest of the town they ran for their life's thinking the gods were pissed.
On March 20 in 1661 in Canterbury England, this news report comes to us from the Mirabilis Annus Secundus, a religious record which tells us that "A very large 'star' with an 'opening' underneath, from which issued streams of fire was seen for thirty minutes by all the town's people." Now if this wasn't a UFO I don't know what is. Of course, these pre-Ancient Alien peoples used such anomalies as a warning "to repent and prepare to meet the lord who has giving a sign of his coming," instead of the obvious, "Run for your life, it's a fucking UFO!"
And, as with all esoteric days here on EsotericDaily.com, there are the modern coinkydinks which causes one to wonder life in general, for on this day in 1854 the Republican Party was founded as the antislavery party in order to fight the spread of slavery into the western territories of the United States. Yeah, how about that for a news flash.
On this day in 1900 Nikola Tesla received his patent for the wireless transmission of free electricity. Which as we all know was hidden by the greedy capitalist who can't allow anything to be free, well, except for their tax cuts for the rich and overcrowded prisons for you and me. I'm just saying!
In 1933, the Jews of Vilna, Poland, initiate an anti-Nazi boycott which was loved by all the Polish people until they signed a peace treaty with Adolf Hitler, who used the treaty to invade them a year later under the pretense of a "liberation." Yes, a "liberation" like the one we see today in Ukraine from the Shirtless Warrior who has invaded them and forced millions to flee to Poland for safety. How long will it be before history repeats and Vladamir Putin, the Shirtless Warrior, signs a treaty with Poland as a way to keep his claim on the Ukrainian people? Only time will tell, but as history as proven over and over, we are idiots and the bad guys can never be trusted to anything different than what they are already doing? Dah!
That's it on this March 20th. Let's pray for peace, for on this day in 1969, the most famous peace lovers to date, John and Yoko, were married on this day in Gibraltar near Spain, as Lennon would later write in song:
Finally made the plane into Paris Honey mooning down by the Seine Peter Brown called to say "You can make it OK You can get married in Gibraltar, near Spain"
Christ, you know it ain't easy You know how hard it can be The way things are goin' They're going to crucify me
Funny how time has a way of reminding us of the difference between peace loving, liberal, lovers of light, versus war engineering, conservative, Dark Knights in Satan’s Army. Case in point, on this day (March 19) in 1946, Adolf Hitler, the Leader adored by the Nazis resurgence in the USA as proven by the Election of Hitler Loving (in his own words) Donald Trump, orders his own country be destroyed in an “if I can’t have this country, no one can” destruction of all industries, shops, transportation facilities, etc., called the Nero Decree. What a guy, he was as much of a dick in losing as he was in winning.
Then, on this day in 2003, George Bush Jr ordered the strike on Baghdad beginning the Iraq Invasion which killed as many children and woman as it did terroist. And today, the new poster child for conservative madmen, Vladimir Putin is bobbing Ukraine in an invasion based on lies and misinformation because, well he can. At least Hitler and Bush made arguments for their wars based on false flag operations, i.e., Sender Gleiwitz and 9-11, respectively, where as Putin is saying things no one, not even the minority support he has in Ukraine who favor a Russian takeover because Democracy isn’t working for them.
Now, let’s look at the historical events on this day done by peace loving liberals… That’s right, you guessed it, none, because, well, the good guys and girls never make the news.
That’s all for today boys and girls as I go back to my alter and chant that peace will come to us all soon. In the meantime, remember to eat your edibles because, well, smoking is bad for you!
IN the news this morning three EU leaders visit Kyiv to show support for Volodymyr Zelenskiy, the Ukrainian leader who the Shirtless Warrior of Russia in closing in on. Russia is bombing the shit out of everyone in Ukraine, a bombing not seen since the 30 year war. Funny that all of this is happening on March 15th, the Ides of March.
IN case you've forgotten, our first liberal leader was murdered by the top 1% on this day back in 44 BC. That's right, The Ides of March and Julius Caesar. What's that, you didn't know he was a liberal? Well, yes he was. He actually took money from the rich and gave to the poor by increasing taxes on the rich. With this tax money he gave the people food, pensions, and most of all, dignity. And like today's top 1%, the wealthy money Knights in Santa’s Christian Army didn't like it one bit and so the wealthy bastards had him killed. "Beware the Ides of March!" the augur Spurinna had warned Caesar some days earlier. But, Caesar didn't listen. And so, mid-morning on the 15th of March Caesar set off for Pompey's theater where the Senate was meeting. En route a friend handed Caesar a note with the details of the assassination plot, but Caesar simply put it with the other letters he was carrying, having no time to read it. Entering the theater Caesar saw Spurinna among the crowd. "The Ides of March have come," he mocked. "Yes," replied the augur, "but they have not yet gone." Caesar took his seat, quickly to be surrounded by conspirators who pretended to be paying their respects. One seized him by the shoulder, and Caesar shook him off, but as he turned away one of the wealthy Casca brothers central to the conspiracy stabbed him just below the throat. The rest is history. Taxes were cut and Rome failed. Kind of like America today under Republican tax cuts.
So, let's see how this Ides of March 2022 goes. Will the three leaders visiting Ukraine prove to be helpers or traders? Only time will tell. My bet is on the latter.
Update, 100 years ago on this day the first Dracula movie was released. It was the Nosferatu movie and being released on March 15th had its issues, so much so the production company filed bankruptcy two weeks after its release, and Braun Stoker’s widow wife sued for copyright infringement and had all showings canceled and all of the originals of the film destroyed. Fortunately, some of the released films were saved and so we still have it to watch today. The truly creepy Dracula.
What does this have to do with today’s post? The “Nosferatu” version of Dracula was the first one where Dracula dies from sunlight. I for one believe the same will happen to the Shirtless Warrior once we expose all of his evil doings to light. This war of choice of his has to stop.
So the Shirtless Warrior Vladimir Putin says he is invading Ukraine to stop Nazism. Now, I've heard it all. The fucking leader of Ukraine is a Jew. If Nazism was a problem do you think the country would have elected a Jew? Shit, the USA still hasn't crossed that threshold of decency. Now, I am sure there are some Nazis in Ukraine, especially in the West where there is a fraction of e.i.e.i.o Nationalism that compares to the Nascar South in the USA, but no one really believes there is a Nazis stronghold anywhere in the Ukraine, although, there might be one after Putin destroys the country. Where are the voices of reason? Won't anyone do something? Put down your fucking iPhone and do something.
Speaking of Nazis, here are some March 12th post from my past writings on this subject on this day:
From the Dairy of Victor Klemperer,
titled "I Will Bear Witness" -- Victor Klemperer was Jewish but not
sent to a camp because of his military record and Aryan wife.
March 12, Sunday Morning, 1944. ...Foreman Hartwig, a man in his late sixties, quite emaciated,
ailing, became friendly as I helped him with the labeling. (The same
ceremony every morning. The foreman has to deliver the previous day's
production, piled up on the tables, to the forwarding department. He
identifies the individual commissions according to the order notes,
fetches the appropriate labels, brushes paste on them out of a pot,
whereupon a girl usually sticks them on the boxes. There is a
tremendous shortage of workers; I produce little at the machine, so for
the moment I am the paste girl. So Hartwig asked about my former
profession. Then he said: "The Jews may be to blame for something, but
that is not right...There will be nothing good anymore for us old
people..." "Foreman, I'm not allowed to say anything to that, I must not make any complaints, it could cost me my head." "I know...I'm not allowed to talk to you either--but what good can
the war bring us now? My youngest is in Italy, he was in Africa first,
my older boy is in the far north..." "Were you in the First World War, Foreman?" After that we told each other about lice, rats, hospital train, etc. _________________________________________________________________________________
On this day in 1945, Anne Frank, the German Jewish girl whose famous diary describes her family's two years of hiding in the Netherlands, dies at the age of 15 in the Nazi concentration camp of Bergen Belsen.