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10 cups chicken stock
2 large carrots, diced
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1 clove garlic, minced
1 large onion, diced
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2 large leeks, white parts only, diced
1 box spiral-shaped pasta (8 ounces)
3 cups roasted chicken, white meat only, shredded
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Feb 06, 2013, 10:33 AM »
Hi Group,
First, thanks Ari for your message to me. Second would like to share various thoughts that correlate to not only the transit of Lucifer through the signs, but also the fact that the transiting Nodes of Lucifer during the current human epic stay in Aquarius, N.Node, and Leo, S.Node for the majority of the time. At times they do slightly shift into Pisces, Virgo, but the majority of it's time is spent in Aquarius/ Leo.
So what does this then mean ? In essence it means that from the point of view of the 'bearer of Light' that the impulse or consciousness of God is always acting within our individual lives to recreate ourselves, Leo, relative to our own unique evolutionary path and, at the same time, how to integrate that individual recreation within the group needs of our society, planet, and/ or the immediacy of the groups that we involve ourselves with in our personal lives: friends, family, and whatever groups we may be participating in that has a group focus and intent. This recreation of course is relative to the 'master blueprint' within each of our own Souls: Aquarius.
From the point of view of the 'bearer of Light' this recreation is always intended to reflect the fact that whatever groups we are participating in requires a Soul focus of the group itself, what it needs, and to approach this group focus as an equal to the whole of the group. Thus, what the group needs from the individual Soul that is always given the opportunity by the 'bearer of Light' to recreate itself, it's sense of underlying purpose for the life being lived. In essence, this means 'what can I do for the group'.
From the point of view of Evil this is totally changed into it's opposite: what can the groups that the individual Soul in participating in do for the Soul itself relative to it's desire to recreate itself, it's underlying evolutionary purpose, in order to actualize itself anew. Thus, the Evil induced orientation of the consciousness of the Soul is utterly self orientated, narcissistic, in it's participation within whatever groups that is interacting with. In essence, this means 'what can the group do for me'.
Beyond the individual we then have whole groups of peoples that are inwardly aligned within themselves, each individual in the group, to the sense of 'like mindedness' defined by the nature of the group itself. So we can have this Christian group, that Muslin group, this atheist group, this Buddhist group, another group defined by the common purpose of saving the environment, etc, etc, etc. We have whole groups of nations on our Earth, China, India, Brazil, Israel, the USA, Russia, etc, etc, etc that have their own ongoing purposes defined by needs.
All of these kinds of groups, every group you can name or identify on our Earth, then must interact with all other groups simply by the fact that all groups operate within a socialized context: Aquarius. Relative to the archetype of Evil this then manifests as conflicts between groups of any kind that are not of 'like mind'. This occurs through the influence of Evil that creates a feeling of personal and group insecurity because groups that are not of 'like mind' are 'different' than they are. As a result we then have various groups, including whole countries, conflicting with one another that can lead, and has, to traumatic events and circumstances when one or more groups have to conflict with other groups that are perceived as threatening to themselves.
This happens because the underlying principle, Natural Law, of giving, sharing, and inclusion has been turned upside down by way of the influence of Evil that then manifests as self interest and exclusion. We need to remember that Aquarius in part OF THE NATURAL TRINITY of Gemini, Libra, and Aquarius that symbolizes this Natural Law of giving, sharing, and inclusion. The 'bearer of Light' archetype with Lucifer is always, within the individual or groups of people, to influence the consciousness, Soul, of each to realign with the Natural Law of giving, sharing, and inclusion wherein all parts of the whole are co-equal to themselves.
Evil within the archetype of Lucifer tried to influence the consciousness of the individual or group to induce that orientation that all parts within the whole are not co-equal. That this or that part is more important that another part. Thus, through Leo this then manifests as selfishness, narcissism, and, at worst, to what can be called the Zarathustra pathology wherein everyone is meant to 'serve' the self appointed Zarathustra's whether they be a group or an individual.
The transiting Nodes of Lucifer to move into Pisces and Virgo as well from time to time which then correlates, relative to the perversion of the Natural Law of giving, sharing, and inclusion, to dominance and submission: the parts within the whole are not co-equal to themselves. One part is more important than another part.
So as the transiting Lucifer moves through whatever signs that it does the underlying archetypes upon which it has it's actual meaning lies in the fact that it's S.Node is in Leo most of the time, going into Virgo at times, and the N.Node is in Aquarius most of the time, and going into Pisces at times.
As we reflect on this consider this: what is the 'Mater blueprint' from God/ess point of view for our planet and the peoples on it, and what is the 'master blueprint' from Evil's point of view for our planet and the peoples on it ? And how do the influences of each manifest within us as individuals, and as whole groups of peoples including all the various countries ? How does the influence of each manifest within us as individuals and the immediacy of the groups that correlate to our own individual realities ?
God Bless, Rad
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Feb 06, 2013, 11:05 AM »
Hi Rad,
Thanks so much for your description of Aquarius archetype. It makes so clear what's the point! And it is so vivid! It's like I am hearing you more than reading. (I am still trying to clearly get the meaning of the nodes).
I have two questions:
a) When considering Lucifer's SN should I look at it like the transiting Moon's nodes? I mean transiting SN is the apparent issue while natal SN is the actual issue and we have to refer to it?
b) An opposition formed by transiting Lucifer to a natal planet reflects also a need to throwing off something regarding that planet?
God Bless
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Feb 06, 2013, 05:25 PM »
Hi Rad,
Thank you for your radiant description of the Lucifer/Bearer of Light Transiting South Node and North Node through Leo/Aquarius (and sometimes Pisces/Virgo) for everybody.
As we reflect on this consider this: what is the 'Master blueprint' from God/ess point of view for our planet and the peoples on it ?
The master blueprint from God/ess is for all people to embrace the Natural Law of sharing, caring and inclusion. This is achieved through listening to the Bearer of Light (Tr SN Luc Leo; current Tr Luc Aquarius; NN Luc Aquarius) to change, transform, and liberate from past conditioning patterns through a process of objectification, detachment, and dispassionate viewing of the dynamics at play.
The Bearer of Light enters the consciousness allowing one to listen to repetitive messages that portend to the future evolutionary intention of transforming a personal orientation/purpose into a group purpose. It shows how the individual transforms the personal consciousness to incorporate a bigger picture of one's group, society and the planet. The individual focus enlarges to a group picture, not just oneself.
The repetitive messages correlating to Transiting Lucifer (currently Aquarius) and Transiting North Node of Lucifer Aquarius, their ruler transiting
, and aspects they form to the natal chart, show where and how this higher purpose can manifest in our lives for the good of a wider group. The Sun, ruling the SN Luc, in its movement around the zodiac and through our personal houses, means re-identifying one's purpose and integrating one's entire chart through incorporating Aquarius in the bigger picture of our evolutionary intentions (Pluto dynamic). Ruler Uranus, currently in Aries, creates tremendous instinctual energies of freedom, sovereignty and newness for social change.
Today the Sun (ruler of SN Luc, shedding MORE Light on Leo/Aquarius issues) is exactly conj Tr NN Luc at 18 deg Aquarius, and as it starts the new cycle, we will receive new messages and promptings from the Bearer of Light on how to move forward. In a few days time we will have a New Moon Aquarius conj the transiting North Node Lucifer helping to liberate us from the emotional security patterns of the past.
For people to evolve natural and unique expressions of themselves, and to creatively express a socially relevant and needed group objective for the good of all individuals within the whole group. Positive decisions/choices (square to Scorpio) can be made for the survival of the entire human species, and the planet (square to Taurus). A real spiritual desire to care for others, and share with others, not just focusing on oneself. As each individual changes from within him/herself, these changes spread to groups, and to the whole world.
On a personal level for each individual, the Bearer of Light prompts the question: "What can I do for the group?" - rather than what can the group do for me. In a group environment each individual can transform distorted Leo aspects of themselves in order to offer their unique individuality, caring, sharing, love, warmth, and magnanimity, within a GROUP environment, to uphold equitable and unbiased Aquarian principles for the good of all. To always put others first.
Transiting Lucifer Aquarius and North Node Lucifer Aquarius on a personal level correlates to unique individuality, organizing oneself into like-minded groups where one can express a needed group function, innovation, inventiveness, challenging society's worn-out customs/values/traditions, sudden insights/realizations, enlightenment, natural leadership, and instinctive understanding of group dynamics.
On a collective level, each group, society or country can embrace Aquarian group consciousness to produce new visions, social advancement, evolution, progress, reform, freedom, liberation, and innovative solutions to the problems of the world.
What is the 'master blueprint' from Evil's point of view for our planet and the peoples on it ?
The master blueprint from evil is to continue in the distorted expression of the Leo archetype (eg Zarathustra complex), and to continue to sleep in the unconsciousness of the past (transiting South Node Lucifer Leo, its ruler and aspects in the chart).
For people: narcissistic, selfish, dictatorial, self-centred, self-inflated, wanting to be noticed, wanting applause, competitive, dogmatic, distorted, exclusive, Zarathustra delusion.
For our planet: power in the hands of a few, corrupt governments controlling the lives of the many, unequal distribution of wealth and power.
Love and thanks,
Hi Linda,
This is just wonderful. Yeah.
God Bless, Rad
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Feb 06, 2013, 08:12 PM »
Hi Rad,
I am learning to distinguish the "voice" or "whisper" or "message" of the Bearer of Light, but an interesting question arose today:
Can one way the Bearer of Light speak to us be through our own "conscience?"
I'd say the answer to this is yes, but just checking.
Thank you,
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Feb 07, 2013, 09:57 AM »
Hi Mirta,
Quote from: mirta on Feb 06, 2013, 11:05 AM
Hi Rad,
Thanks so much for your description of Aquarius archetype. It makes so clear what's the point! And it is so vivid! It's like I am hearing you more than reading. (I am still trying to clearly get the meaning of the nodes).
I have two questions:
a) When considering Lucifer's SN should I look at it like the transiting Moon's nodes? I mean transiting SN is the apparent issue while natal SN is the actual issue and we have to refer to it?
Yes, but then remember that the actual issue is then the cause of the apparent issue. For example: a natal chart has a natal Sun in the 1st in Sagittarius, and the transiting S.Node of Lucifer in Leo is in the 10th. The actual issue, from the point of view of the Evil archetype within Lucifer, is one wherein the Soul desires to be considered special, to stand out, to have all attention drawn to it because within itself is feels it has some special destiny to actualize. The apparent issue then manifests as a desire to actualize that sense of special destiny within the world, with the society of birth, it's career. Relative to the Evil influence within Lucifer this could then manifest as doing everything it needs to do in order to actualize that desire wherein the 'end justifies the means' used to do so. It will make these determinations and decisions about what it feels its special destiny is, and how to go about actualizing it, totally from within it's own Soul/ egocentric structure.
Relative to the 'bearer of Light' within the Lucifer archetype this would be diametrically different. The Soul has the same sense of having a special destiny to actualize in the context of the world, it's society of birth, it's work. Yet the Soul would be inwardly attuned to the impulse of the inner godhead in order to allow for it to be informed in this way as to what the nature of that special destiny is. In the context of the 10th house, the apparent issue, the Soul would then have a totally different inner orientation and attitude as to how to go about actualizing that special destiny. This would manifest within such a Soul as first making a commitment to actualize what that special destiny/ work is to God/ess, and then simply doing and actualizing that special destiny / work as best that it could within an attitude that says 'I will do the best that I can and whatever the work brings to me OF ITSELF I will follow and actualize." The decisions and determinations made in order to fulfill this inner sense of special destiny/ work will always be made by an inner listening, directions given, to the inner Godhead itself.
b) An opposition formed by transiting Lucifer to a natal planet reflects also a need to throwing off something regarding that planet?
Yes, if that 'something' is preventing necessary evolutionary growth for the Soul. The influence of Evil in the archetype of Lucifer would then actually manifest in such a way as to want the Soul to keep that existing dynamic so that it does not evolve further. The influence of the 'bearer of Light' within Lucifer would of course be the opposite: to throw it off in order for the necessary evolution to proceed.
God Bless, Rad
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Quote from: Linda on Feb 06, 2013, 08:12 PM
Hi Rad,
I am learning to distinguish the "voice" or "whisper" or "message" of the Bearer of Light, but an interesting question arose today:
Can one way the Bearer of Light speak to us be through our own "conscience?"
I'd say the answer to this is yes, but just checking.
Thank you,
Hi Linda,
God Bless, Rad
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Feb 07, 2013, 11:26 AM »
Thanks so much Rad, it's very clear now. It's wonderful that you gave that example and the consideration of both aspects of Lucifer.
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Feb 08, 2013, 10:27 AM »
Hi Group,
I am posting the birth chart for the USA in order to demonstrate, and discuss if you wish, the influence of Evil and the 'bearer of Light' archetypes within the asteroid Lucifer as they apply to that country. Specifically, we can focus on what we have been discussing by way of interaction of various groups relative to the influence of each of these archetypes in that country. I am posting this chart because it has natal Lucifer in Aquarius in it's 10th House, and it's S.Node is in Aquarius in it's 9th. Thus, the current transit of Lucifer has just come across that S.Node and is now moving towards a Lucifer return in the USA chart.
With it's Lucifer in the 10th, and ruled by it's natal Uranus in Gemini in the 1st, and conjunct it's Ascendant, the specific focus that we discuss concerns the changing demographics in that country wherein the existing Caucasian majority is being replaced by all the 'minorities' in such a way that in combination those 'minorities' will become the majority. By the year 2040, for example, the Hispanic population within that country will be the actual majority.
The impact of this demographic, groups, change was already seen in the last election for their president wherein Obama received roughly 85% of all the 'minority' votes as compared to Romney. This was the actual reason that Obama was then elected the president. The consensus orientation of the majority of the minorities reflects social equity versus the current dominance of the Caucasians that has/ is manifesting as utter social inequality. In essence, the minorities by way of the consensus within them reflects much more of the Natural Law of giving, sharing, and inclusion versus the consensus of the Caucasians that reflects self interest and exclusion.
These demographic changes will only be accelerating in that country. Relative to the transiting Lucifer now in Aquarius, coming over the USA's S.Node and coming to a return to itself in the 10th, how can we see the interacting influences of Evil and the 'bearer of Light' manifesting in that country relative to those demographic, group, changes ? Within this consider that the transiting S.Node of Lucifer in in Leo in the USA's 4th House. This is the very 'image' that the county has for itself, it correlates, relative to the 10th, to the very foundations of the country that serve as it's sense of 'security' from within itself, and it's place in the world order. Remember that Leo correlates to an almost constant 'recreating' of sense of purpose in life, and how that recreated purpose is integrated, how does this then also affect the meanings of the transiting Lucifer in Aquarius coming to a return in the USA's 10th House ?
God Bless, Rad
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Feb 11, 2013, 12:33 PM »
Hi Rad and everyone - just want to let you know I'll be making time this weekend to practice with this thread again.
With love, am
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Feb 12, 2013, 06:30 AM »
Hi Rad and Group,
I am observing Lucifer's transit in my life but I couldn't still write anything. I will do it this week.
Sorry for the delay, I had to bring up to date all my activity. Thanks for your patience.
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:07 PM »
Hi Rad and All
Counseling work is related to 7th house? If not, what's the archetype.
Thanks so much, I am going to post tomorrow sunday.
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Feb 16, 2013, 01:09 PM »
Hi Rad and Group,
16.02.2013 Lucifer 11 aq 6
Lucifer in Aquarius - Freedom from the past.
In relation to thinking about Lucifer in Aquarius and my life right now, nothing really came to me until last night. It all came in typical Uranian fashion - sudden!
In my previous post I referred to a reading I was expecting from a spiritual intuitive. This reading arrived a few weeks later than expected. It arrived last night, following an intense day at work in which I found myself in an intense conflict ridden situation and chose to express myself rather than ignore the situation and simply carry on. It was intense and I felt could cost me my job, but I let my pent up Mars in Pisces anger flow rather than simmer below the surface.
When I got home I found my awaited reading awaiting me. Lucifer is in Aquarius in my 3rd house which is ruled by Saturn in Sag in the 1st House. As mentioned in my previous post, I have Chiron in AQ in the 3rd - Pluto in the 10th (reflection) - SN of Lucifer in the 10th (reflection). The reading and the astrology from the EA perspective seem to mesh quite nicely. The timing in relation to when the reading arrived seems quite significant as well. Here is the bottom line:
"You indicated that you are interested in knowing what past life most affects this present life and you are wondering about any messages from your guide. Also, you indicated that you are feeling like you are on the threshold of change....
...In the encouragement to have you be more vocal and bold in the world, there is some indication underneath that it is a result of past life history. You were what people called deaf and dumb back in the early 19th century. That sounds staggeringly horrible, I know, but it just basically means that you were a deaf-mute. It had no bearing on your mental perception of the world around you. You were just as intelligent as anyone else but since you could not hear or speak, people assumed you were developmentally disabled. Living in a world of total silence was absolutely necessary for you to have the ability to know yourself on a deeper level. Prior to that, you went through several lifetimes of material possession, ego, and so forth. This lifetime of deaf-muteness was designed to make you slow down and understand the value of life.
It may have some bearing on who you are today because you may have gone through bouts of severe shyness in your lifetime because you're used to living in a world of silence. That's probably where your guide is having me convey to you that you need to be bold and expressive with this lifetime. You can express yourself and your opinions without merging into material possession and ego. This lifetime is about finding a balance. You may want to consider being an advocate for people who don't have voices. I don't necessarily mean the literal sense but you have the ability to do a lot of good with this life. Most importantly, you cannot allow yourself to be a doormat simply because you're used to that from a previous lifetime."
I find it quite significant that this message arrived on a day I chose to express rather than blow things off, while Lucifer is in my third house.
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Feb 17, 2013, 11:47 AM »
Hi Rad and Group,
Thanks for the learning that provided me your contributions in this thread.
My observations of the Bearer of Light's transit in my life are:
Lucifer in 4th house, opposite Mars conjunct Midheaven and opposite Pluto conjunct Saturn.
Lucifer trine Sun conjunct Neptune, Lucifer, Urania and Amazone in 11th house; Luc' square Mercury conjunct Chiron.
Natal Uranus in 8th house in Gemini conjunct Moon and ruled by Mercury in 12th house in Scorpio conjunct Chiron and SN Venus and SN Mars.
SN Lucifer in 17.16 Leo (February 5 19.52 Leo), ruled by Sun in 11th house in Libra conjunct Neptune, Lucifer and Urania. SN conjunct Midpoint Pluto conjunct Saturn.
NN Lucifer in 4th house, conjunct PPP opposite Saturn (and Pluto).
February 12th
I feel that I have to give a new course to my activity, and I am reflecting about what form it can take. Since 2 years ago I am thinking, in a new way, about two desires or goals and with Lucifer's transit by Capricorn (in late January) it became more insistent in the sense that I have to decide it now and devote this year to prepare myself for it, although I feel that I could really give it initiation in the next year.
These projects are a) teaching EA or b) initiating a formal training in Deep Memory Process to become a past life therapist.
Although they represent an old duality in myself, that in a way I resolved being both astrologer and psychologist (Moon conjunct Uranus in Gemini in 8th house), it is hard to me to choose now and sometimes I think why not both again, but I have not many time left by my work, and even not much lifetime time, I am not young. In a way it's the first time that I am seriously thinking so about this time limit regarding my age, I am a sort of "puella aeterna" in this sense. (Lucifer in Capricorn, SN Lucifer conjunct Saturn conjunct Pluto in 10th house, NN Lucifer opposite Pluto conjunct Saturn)
Actually the choice now is between deepening one way or the other.
The main doubts currently refer to: on one hand I am not sure if I will be able to deal with the deep client's trauma that emerges in DMP (Uranus in 8th house conjunct Moon and ruled by Mercury in Scorpio in 12th house conjunct Chiron and SNodes of Mars and Venus); on the other hand it's difficult to me to lead groups (Uranus NP conjunct Moon in 8th house; Sun in 11th house in Libra conjunct Neptune, Lucifer, Urania and Amazone ruled by Venus in Libra in 12th house; SN Lucifer in Virgo in 10th house, Lucifer NN in 26 Cap, ruler Saturn conjunct Pluto in 10th.).
And within astrology it is also a reliving of a conflict between counseling and teaching that remains unresolved. My natal Pluto conjunct Saturn are in Skipped Steps whose Resolution Node is NN in 7th house in Taurus with SN conjunct Jupiter.
I am used to consider counseling work related to 7th house. I don't know if it's the same in EA.
Then, and although I have already taught, and successfully with individual students, I have problems regarding dealing with groups, or leading whatever groups, both internal problems and difficulties with their continuity.
Now I perceive that the latter is what I have to elaborate and resolve. ( Lucifer in late Capricorn was inconjunct natal Moon conjunct Uranus in 8th house; Lucifer in Aquarius is trine Sun conjunct Lucifer conjunct Urania and Neptune in Libra in 11th house; ruled by Venus in Libra in 12th house (avoidance?, unresolved dynamic?); SN Lucifer is conjunct tr. NN Neptune, NN Lucifer is conjunct tr. Venus and SN Neptune.).
Thus my wonderings are: 1) what's the known I have to free myself from regarding groups in order to allow evolution to proceed?
2) Why do I try to finding another tool to helping people? Why don't I trust in the tools I already have, indeed why don't I trust in myself, in my ability to using that tools? Now I believe that is the point. Together with my natal Pluto in 10th house,and NN in 7th house in Taurus the cause can also be seen in natal SN Lucifer in Virgo in 10th house, ruled by Mercury in Scorpio in 12th conjunct Chiron and Venus and Mars SNodes.
February 17th
Today, with transiting Lucifer in 11.34 Aquarius making an exact trine to natal Lucifer (that is conjunct Sun, Neptune, Urania, and Amazone), with tr. SN Lucifer in exact conjunction to Pluto, and Lucifer's NN opposite Jupiter conjunct SN and exact inconjunction Sophia, it is becoming clear to me that - at least for this year – what I have to do is deepening my EA learning and working on my self- image in order to strengthening my self confidence especially regarding groups and teaching(tr. Lucifer conjunct PPP, Lucifer NN square Resolution NN in Taurus). The known I have to free myself from is a self-image problem that experience has not resolved.
I do have taught and led groups with some achievements and I only had one group problem, that left a deep trace; but it led me to leave theatre teaching and to practice astrological counseling in a professional way. That happened when transiting Lucifer was conjunct its natal SN in Virgo in 10th house, Lucifer SN was conjunct natal Saturn, and its transiting NN (conjunct tr. Lunar SN) was in my 4th house opposite natal Mars conjunct Midheaven. Transiting Uranus was conjunct natal Jupiter and Moon's SN and Chiron was conjunct natal NN in 7th house in Taurus.
I also have some experience with women's groups working with feminine archetypes that were successful but I have always felt uncomfortable and insecure, and that prevailing feeling led to the vanishing of them.
On the other hand, teaching astrology is an old frustrated desire, even intention, which now intensely reappeared with tr. Lucifer in Cap sextile Jupiter.
I believe there is trauma and even natural guilt related to teaching. My natal Uranus is in 8th house in Gemini conjunct Moon and Moon rules 9th house. In addition Saturn is in a NP square to Jupiter conjunct SN, and also Lucifer's SN in Virgo (ruled by Mercury in Scorpio in 12th conjunct Chiron and SNodes of Venus and Mars) is in NP square to Jupiter and SN.
It's interesting to me that I even studied to become a teacher and later Pedagogy but I only worked teaching in exceptional circumstances.
May be this natal Jupiter conjunct SN in NP square is a 2nd opportunity in which I can do it in a new form in order to amend former actions.
In addition, if counseling or teaching is part of my skipped steps, with Jupiter on SN and Resolution NN in 7th house, may be that many years devoted to counseling would allow now resolve my teaching difficulties.
Thus I believe that my task for this year is studying EA and working about my self-image an internal security preparing me to teach EA (Lucifer in Aquarius in 4th house conjunct PPP, tr. Lucifer's NN opposite Jupiter's ruler and 3rd house ruler Saturn), although I am not sure if I will be ready to do it. . .
Rad, thanks for this opportunity for clarifying my doubts guided by the Bearer of Light's transit and by your invaluable guidance.
I appreciate any correction to my interpretation of the transits, including the skipped steps.
With renewed gratitude
God Bless
Last Edit: Feb 17, 2013, 12:00 PM by mirta
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Personal reflection on Lucifer's transit through Aquarius:
On Feb 6th, transiting Lucifer, along with transiting Venus was at 6 Aquarius falling in my 5th house. Both those plants were squaring my own Pluto Saturn in Scorpio in the 2nd house. I have Pluto at 1 degree Scorpio and Saturn at 11. So 6 degrees Scorpio is the exact midpoint of my Pluto Saturn conjunction.
On that same day transiting Sun as well as the transiting north node of Lucifer was combust my own natal Lucifer at 18 degrees Aquarius in my 5th house, which also squares my natal Saturn, as well as transiting Saturn. So I knew ahead of time this would be a significant day.
This spring I'll be teaching an ea beginners course. As I spoke of earlier, this has been in process of being organized by a student group for some time now. On this day I saw a group of friends with their arms around one another in a group hug. They saw me and invited me to join. While we were all standing there, a man, who also happens to be the main organizer of the student group who is hosting me at the school (who also has his own Sun at 6 degrees Aquarius conjunct transiting Lucifer and Venus. His own natal Venus is conjunct my north node of Lucifer as well) told me that the school has granted a full subsidy for me to teach this course. Once he spoke about that, everyone in the group hug became interested and I literally, in that moment, became the center of a circle of friends (Aquarius in the 5th). For the first time, it became totally apparent to me that this will actually happen. I was receiving the resources (first quarter square to second house planets) that would allow me to teach this at a school to a group of students.
Uranus in the 3rd house, conj my Sun in Sag: upon hearing this message, I experienced an immediate insight about the direction my involvement with this work. I was just able to see the overall plan more clearly. It's not something I feel I can go into here, but there was just a more lucid clarity about my life's purpose - 5th house, Uranus conjunct the Sun. Something freed up inside me.
I was given the resources and support to actualize my purpose with this work on a new level. This, among other experiences since that date, has initiated/is initiating a liberation from old thought forms that deemed, because of my inner instability, that I would never be able to feel totally supported and nourished on this earth - and linking that to perpetual isolation and inner loneliness: 2nd house.
This immediately opened doors of self knowledge whereas previously, I had not seen myself capable enough, equipped, or worthy enough to be supported so fully in doing this work. My natal sn of lucifer is in Virgo in the 12th house, squaring the nodes of the Moon = self doubt based on a karma of having been too certain of myself in the past. The night prior to hearing this message I had a dream that I ran into this man and he told me that the school board decided that there will be no subsidy for this course at all. That was a way for me to process my self doubt. Because of that dream that next day I worked with my inner thoughts about my own inadequacies and unworthiness. I had to completely detach myself from any expectation so as to be open to whatever presented itself - whatever that may be. And then I received that message from my friend.
My natal north node of Lucifer is in Aquarius in the 5th house, in a first quarter square with my natal Pluto in the 2nd which is about discovering new ways to transmute stagnation and dependencies on known forms of survival through actualizing the bearer of light archetype - to help others liberate from their own conditioning. Of course the specific linkage to EA is really clear with that north node in Aquarius squaring Pluto.
One final correlation: today, while Lucifer is at 11 degrees Aquarius and squaring my own Saturn at 11 Scorpio, I met with that man I spoke of above and we had a deeply productive conversation about next steps for organizing the course. This conversation had the effect of initiating new awareness of how I can move forward with this work. It made me more aware of inner and outer resources, and deep trust in the only re-source there really is. Again the first quarter square dynamic, this time involving natal Saturn.
One example of this: we spoke about how to go about making this course available for participating students to receive college credit (Saturn).
Thank you so much for this invitation for reflection Rad.
With love
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Re: The Influence Of Evil In Our Lives: Focus On The Asteroid Lucifer
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Hi Cat, Mirta, and Ari,
Gosh, thanks to each of you for sharing what you have concerning the 'bearer of Light' transit of Lucifer in Aquarius as you have experienced in your own individual ways relative to the context of your lives.
In so doing all those that have been, and are, reading this thread can greatly benefit from how you have experienced this transit which hopefully can help them experience the 'bearer of Light' in their own lives.
God bless you,
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The title of Audra Lord's second full-length play, Fugue, holds a clever double meaning. Primarily, it's a reference to the "fugue state," the rare phenomenon where a person has temporary amnesia brought on by psychological or physical trauma. In the play, the central characters have all forgotten a traumatic event and need to decide whether or not they want to remember. The other meaning comes from the musical term "fugue," a composition technique where two or more voices overlap into a cacophonous sort of repetition; Lord also wanted to organize the play into a few spoken word fugues, wherein the dialogue occasionally takes on that musical quality. Regardless of the title's wordplay, the inspiration came from Lord's fascination with the idea of memory. The A.V. Club spoke to the Detroit-area playwright about Fugue before its debut performance by the New Theatre Project at Ypsi's Mix Studio Theater on Dec. 2.
The A.V. Club: What made you interested in becoming a playwright?
Audra Lord: Well, I was an actor, and I guess I still am an actor. For many years, most of my life, I've been involved on stage in some capacity or another. And one day, I was working on a play with several friends, all women, and we were complaining about not having another project to do together. We had just gone to see a friend who was in an original play and it was really, really bad, and afterwards, we had a great conversation and got all fired up and said, "You know what? We can do better than this." And so the next day, I wrote a play. So it started as a means to an end.
AVC: And you've written several plays since then.
AL: It's been quite a few. I have two full-length plays, two or three pretty sizable one-act plays, and everything else is 15- to 20-minute shorts.
AVC: What drew you to use that word, "fugue," as a title?
AL: I really started writing the play with the desire to explore memory just in general. I didn't want to write something that's an Alzheimer's play, because that sort of thing has been done, and I don't necessarily feel a connection to Alzheimer's as an idea or as a way of exploring memory. I wanted to explore memory in a way that hasn't necessarily been done to death. I have a really terrible long-term memory. I have a pretty good short-term memory, but I have this feeling that I perpetually am living in the present. So I wanted to explore what it would be like for this group of people who just live in the present and they don't have a past. I think "fugue" popped in my head first as a psychological term for the fugue state disorder, which is where you lose all memory of a particular chunk of time in your life. It's generally something that's temporary, and it may be brought on by something that's traumatic or a physical trauma or accident or something. Fugue, the musical term, came into it later as a means of structurally shaping the play.
AVC: Why did you like the idea of it organized like a musical fugue?
AL: I went to a conference a couple summers ago in Omaha, and we saw a lot of exciting readings. And in particular, Erik Ehn premièred a little reading about the college campus shootings in Virginia. And it was this really beautiful environmental theater piece that had actors in every corner of the room all speaking together, and they all had their own monologues, but they were all doing this at the same time. Erik was conducting it, and the audience milled around the room and listened to all of it or various things. The feel of that stayed with me. It was an exciting sound, and there was something about it that was very musical. I wanted to put some of that into this play and have these sort of spoken-word fugues with all of the voices of the characters blending together. Sometimes they connect, sometimes they're saying completely different things. The musicality of language was very important to this piece.
AVC: One of the character's names is Princess Stephanie. Where did that name come from?
AL: [Laughs.] Princess Stephanie is a complicated character. She's actually based on a real person in my life who is a male-to-female transsexual rock star, so she has a rather theatrical name to go with that persona. I don't know if she necessarily wants to be trotted out as the example, but actually, she'd probably be flattered by it: Her name is Stephanie Loveless, and she's from Ferndale, and she's been referred to in print as "the princess of Ferndale." But the character is very loosely based on her. They're both rock musicians, and they're both male-to-female transsexuals. And they share a name.
AVC: You've handed the play over to the actors and the director at the New Theatre Project. What is your role currently?
AL: I think the playwright in rehearsal is more of a consultant. At this point, it's their show. I'm here to do minor rewrites. I show up occasionally to answer questions—that's really it. I like working with them because there's such a wonderful sense of respect for everyone. It's a real partnership. It's not like them saying, "This is our play now!" But we're really working on it together. The bulk of the work is being done by them now, and that's what I prefer. I'm not a control freak as a playwright. You have to be able to trust in your baby and let it go and let other people take over.
AVC: There have been some staged readings of Fugue prior to this performance. How did those go?
AL: Everything went pretty well. It's had four types of pre-production. It had a couple public table readings at the New Theatre Project, and both were very well received. One of them was a more fully realized staged reading at the Performance Network as part of their Fireside Festival, and that was extremely helpful to me. That was the first time I'd ever seen the play up on its feet, and it helped me fix a lot of little transitions. There was a concert reading at the Actors' Theatre in Grand Rapids. And there was a workshop production at the Renegade Festival in Lansing this summer. I think what I learned from watching all of those different versions by different people is how to filter feedback and how to determine what works and what doesn't work. When something consistently works no matter what the situation is, you know it's great.
AVC: Did you make any significant changes along the way, or was it largely where it is now?
AL: I don't think it stayed where it is. It became tighter and cleaner—I would call it "gentle reshaping." I'm somebody who tends to write very quickly and spend a lot of time tweaking. Before it even goes into its first reading, it's had a lot of stuff done to it. A lot of sessions of people in my living room reading stuff out loud for me.
AVC: What has your relationship to the New Theatre Project been?
AL: This is my first season of involvement with them. It's a good relationship. I'm really happy with them. I love the way they work. There's a great atmosphere of mutual respect, there's a tremendous talent pool, and there's a willingness to create and improvise and explore.


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Resources on Randolph Caldecott
University of Southern Mississippi-deGrummond Collection
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Friday, 3 February 2012
For The Guys
140 comments:
- Sonia said...
Good morning Sue, great colour combination and great look for guys. Just goes to show what a difference the colours make. Thanks Sue.
Sonia - St Helens
- 3 February 2012 at 06:02
- Rhonda Miller said...
What a stunning card.
- 3 February 2012 at 06:04
- Olga said...
It looks amazing! Such terrific die cuts you use!
- 3 February 2012 at 06:06
- Jan.moogie said...
A triumph for me Sue. x
- 3 February 2012 at 06:17
- mags said...
Love the card Sue and can see it working well for male cards.
- 3 February 2012 at 06:23
Love the card and the stunning paper used. It would be nice if you brought some of the papers you use to c&c, as they have very little choice in papers.
- 3 February 2012 at 06:34
- Vicki Sharkey said...
Ah Sue, this is just so lovely. A great male card but also in other colourways for anyone and any occasion.
Wonderful, keep them coming!
Vicki :)
- 3 February 2012 at 06:36
- Hellma said...
Love this card Sue.
- 3 February 2012 at 06:41
- Carole Z said...
Thanks for the guy card Sue and it's amazing...I have these dies on my list of musts! Carole Z xx
- 3 February 2012 at 06:43
- Kazbomps said...
Great card and colours. Ideal for a male card. Karen x
- 3 February 2012 at 06:43
- Mandy Makes and Mends said...
Great card sue love the dies you have used .....the colours are ugreat will keep it in mind or flip back near the time when I need inspiration for a male card ....thanks for sharing x
- 3 February 2012 at 06:57
Hi Sue, fantastic card. Did you know you can use the the edging die to double up as piercing ruler. I have used this on a few of mine as I haven't got the actual Tim Holtz ruler.
Lots of love. Jenny L
- 3 February 2012 at 06:58
- Missmizog said...
Hi Sue
What a fantastic card. If you use pinks/purples it would look great aa a card for a woman.
Thank you for all your inspiration.
- 3 February 2012 at 07:01
- lockedinmycraftroom said...
Fabulous card Sue. Male cards are so difficult, would love to see more ideas for male cards.
- 3 February 2012 at 07:05
- Герцогиня said...
Good morning Sue! Great card and colours.
- 3 February 2012 at 07:10
- Annie said...
Good morning! I'm loving the guys card as I always struggle to find the right card for those occasions but having tried this in pinks I've found the perfect card for the ladies too thanks for all your great cards/ideas and inspiration look forward to seeing your demos on C&C soon
- 3 February 2012 at 07:38
- nattyboots said...
I like this card very much Sue , the colours, style everything about it. ! Elaine H. x
- 3 February 2012 at 07:39
- Eileen said...
Great card Sue.How do you manage to keep your edge piercing so straight? I have tried a few times and mine always wanders :(
- 3 February 2012 at 07:42
Hi Sue, love this look and a great idea for the men in our lives. All the best Suzie B x
- 3 February 2012 at 07:43
- Patricia said...
Good Morning Sue,Beautifull card as always.
Oh! My! Word! I have that Die and never used it as a Frame Border. Guess what I am going to have a go at today.
Thank you for all the inspiration.
Patricia xx
- 3 February 2012 at 07:48
Lovely, will definitely be trying this one.
She x
- 3 February 2012 at 07:53
- joy said...
Morning Sue
What a great card for men.
Colour comb is great also.
joyce e
- 3 February 2012 at 08:01
- Clare Powell said...
Lovely men's card. I always struggle with making cards for men.
Clare x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:07
- Pam Swadling said...
Great card, love the colour combo, works great for men, and I can see if you made it in pretty pastels it would be just as great for a girlie card.
- 3 February 2012 at 08:13
- Sandra F said...
Lovely card Sue.
- 3 February 2012 at 08:14
- ang said...
lovely and with a bit of ribbon and bling could so easy be for a woman ang
- 3 February 2012 at 08:16
- Unknown said...
Lovely. Julia xxxx
- 3 February 2012 at 08:16
- hazel young said...
Morning Sue, lovely card and great for the guys like you said. loving the colours used too xx hazel
- 3 February 2012 at 08:19
- Uta said...
Your mens card looks fantastic and the black and white colours match perfect for this theme.
Hugs, Uta
- 3 February 2012 at 08:21
Hi Sue
reminds me of the music hall days (the good old days on tv) not that i am old enough to remember but have seen repeats. If you change the colour brill for anyone. Can imagine a clown or big top in it for a child too. Love the illusion of it getting deeper.
Yes 11 out of 10 again. Well done Sue
Born again spellbinder
Nadine hug x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:30
- jean.phillips1 said...
Morning Sue, Stunning card, any man would be happy to receive that I think!
- 3 February 2012 at 08:31
- Linda said...
Hi Sue, Brilliant card, perfect for any man day. Linda x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:33
Hi Sue, fantastic card, love the way you have used the Fleur de Lis borders - will be having a go at that later! Lorraine x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:35
- bhavana said...
What a fantastic card!! Would love make a male card like this, (a bit late to try for tomorrow - its his 50th!!). you are inspirational. Love all of you work, thank you for sharing!
- 3 February 2012 at 08:39
- jan said...
HI SUE, a very regal card I feel, and yes perfect for men's cards, love the way you cut your dies in half to use as shadow accents I would never think of doing that, that's why I love your demos so inspiring.
love jan x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:42
Lovely card Sue and I wouldn't be unhappy receiving it as a girl either
Jane x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:43
- Clai01 said...
The colours are great for a guy, i'm wondering what it might be like with the postage stamp dies..
- 3 February 2012 at 08:44
- Maryann Laursen said...
Thanks soo much for this Sue. I have 2 male birthdays comming up within a month, so this is perfect and such a wonderful looking card. As always your work is so great and I love the colors used here too.
HAve a wonderful week-end and lots of fun.
- 3 February 2012 at 08:47
- Carolyn said...
Hi Sue,another stunnig card,when will you be back on c&c x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:53
- marg said...
Hello Sue
I love the Fleur de Lis and with the striped paper it looks Regency Gentlemen ..now if it was pink ! it would be Oh La la ...
- 3 February 2012 at 08:55
- Carolyn said...
Hi Sue,another stunnig card,when will you be back on c&c x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:55
Good morning Sue you must have read my mind I need to make a card for my nephew this morning and was stuck for an idea. Now I have a great one, I haven't got the same papers but I have the dies so guess what I will be doing this morning? Thanks
Heather x
- 3 February 2012 at 08:58
- melanie said...
great card may try this for my hubby for V day thanks Sue .Melanie
- 3 February 2012 at 08:58
Hi Sue,
Another stunner, love it. I have tried the shadow effect with the tag dies and I must say they look good I would never have thought of using them that way.
- 3 February 2012 at 09:03
- dutchess said...
Wow that is some card Sue....I just love it all those subtle tones just right for those difficult men.....I was thinking red and white and a heart shape in the middle for valentines too......itchy fingers now got to get crafting!!!! take care Margaret
- 3 February 2012 at 09:06
- Alyx said...
That's a fab card, Sue! Very effective and definitely masculine!
- 3 February 2012 at 09:14
Hi Sue, I love this card for the men in my life & yes I've learnt another technique. I hadn't thought of using the borders coming into the card. It really closes off the design giving a heavier, more masculine look. I also like the way you've overlapped the borders rather than mitre the corners. I find getting the perfect 45 degree angle so time consuming. With Love & Light Theresa. H
- 3 February 2012 at 09:29
- Sue Yorkshire said...
Fantastic card Sue. The colours are lovely together.
Thanks for all the inspiration
- 3 February 2012 at 09:30
Hi Sue. The fleur de Lys; my favourite. Love the colour combo and the striking design. Anne x
- 3 February 2012 at 09:43
- Inkypinkycraft said...
Love the colours on this!ab x
- 3 February 2012 at 09:48
- Ann said...
Hi Sue, Good colour combi on this one- a sucess for any male.
- 3 February 2012 at 09:56
Hi Sue,
Another stunning card, I was looking through my Spellbinders last night, and I found I had the Fleur de Lis Motifs and not the Accents, I was gutted because I have started a card and wanted the border to finish it off, had to order that one now, lol.
Best Wishes
- 3 February 2012 at 10:00
- Luanne said...
Very beautiful and love the color.
- 3 February 2012 at 10:08
- Maggie said...
Great card for the boys would make a great Valentine's card!
- 3 February 2012 at 10:19
- Debbie Tinks said...
Sue love this card
- 3 February 2012 at 10:22
Hi Sue, Love this card for the males.Like the colours and design, another winner , keep them coming. Yvonne xx
- 3 February 2012 at 10:27
- Lesley Lendon said...
Quite regal looking, love the colourway.x
- 3 February 2012 at 10:28
- Pinkers said...
Gorgeous card,xx
- 3 February 2012 at 10:29
I love this one, perfect for the men in our lives, but would also look lovely done in pretty feminine colours. :)
- 3 February 2012 at 10:29
- Jane said...
Ho Sue this is absolutely fabulous I love it, I did ask for some men cards saw you demo some car ones last year the ones coming out of the card, thanks for this one I'm going to have a go at this one today
Jane xx
- 3 February 2012 at 10:32
- May said...
WOW, Sue this ia a fantastic male card, beautiful papers, Hugs May x x x
- 3 February 2012 at 10:35
- Jane said...
Ho Sue this is absolutely fabulous I love it, I did ask for some men cards saw you demo some car ones last year the ones coming out of the card, thanks for this one I'm going to have a go at this one today
Jane xx
- 3 February 2012 at 10:36
- Marie-Louise said...
Fantastic male card.
- 3 February 2012 at 10:42
- Ruthie said...
wow wow wow, I look at your blog every day but today I just said wow. I don't know how you're going to top this one Sue.
- 3 February 2012 at 10:52
This is another lovely card for the men and can see it in other colour ways for so many more occasions
Thanks Sue
Lizzie (Serial copycat)xx
- 3 February 2012 at 10:58
- Cazann49 said...
Brilliant card Sue as always!!...xx
- 3 February 2012 at 11:03
- lilygee said...
Good morning Sue and everyone. A good day for me today - my husband is being discharged from hospital after a very long haul of eight weeks! love this card Sue - the symmetrical style is quite masculine but incredibly elegant with it - thanks for sharing this - I'd like to make something very similar if you don't mind? Take care - hope we will be seeing you soon on C&C??
love lilygee xxx
- 3 February 2012 at 11:37
OH Sue love the paper you have used, where do you do your paper shopping?
This card looks almost regal, a great male card but with a change of colour would work great for any occasion.
Thanks again for your time and inspiration.
Sandra Riley
- 3 February 2012 at 11:43
WOW, WOW, WOW Sue, this one is sooo sophisticated, with the right colours you could send it to the Queen to celebrate the Jubilee!
- 3 February 2012 at 11:50
- loftylass said...
Gorgeous card Sue. I love the way you layer your die cuts - I might have to case this if you don't mind. tfs
- 3 February 2012 at 11:54
- Craftychris said...
Perfect! xx
- 3 February 2012 at 11:54
- Dawn Ruth said...
Simple yet so very sophisticated.
- 3 February 2012 at 12:02
- lorraine (classylady) said...
Fabulous card Sue, (although I would not give it to my Husband as it would be wasted on him), but would give it to everyone else in my life both male and female
- 3 February 2012 at 12:04
Good afternoon Sue, love this card, l know someone who will be receiving a clone of this. THANK YOU. Lol Ann
- 3 February 2012 at 12:04
Good afternoon Sue, love this card, l know someone who will be receiving a clone of this. THANK YOU. Lol Ann
- 3 February 2012 at 12:04
I love this card Sue, but then I love all your cards. I may steal this idea for my Son in Law who will be 50 this year. Many thanks
- 3 February 2012 at 12:12
Lovely Sue & perfect as you say, for the man in your life. Thanks Ann W
- 3 February 2012 at 12:23
- Ita said...
Hi Sue as you say it is difficult to make a male card,but I think you got it in one, as always a fantastic card
- 3 February 2012 at 13:01
- Tracy Heaton said...
You constantly amaze me with the way you use the dies, so inspirational.
Tracy x
- 3 February 2012 at 13:09
- eileen.fj said...
Hi Sue
Love the colour combination on this card-always like your choice of papers!(Being a paper addict myself!)
Eileen x
- 3 February 2012 at 13:10
- Hanneke said...
This is a great male card! Love the color scheme and sentiment. Hugs, Hanneke
- 3 February 2012 at 13:12
- Janet said...
Really nice card, but for the men in my life it would be too 'girlie' still! They are all 'cave men'!!!
- 3 February 2012 at 13:16
Love this card. Great colours and I love the sanding as an extra accent.
- 3 February 2012 at 13:16
Another lovely card, I think it would make a good Valentines card for my other half - may need to get busy! x
- 3 February 2012 at 13:29
- lainey said...
It works great for me Sue!! lainey x
- 3 February 2012 at 13:43
- gwen70 said...
What a gorgeous card Sue colours are perfect and the sentiment is just right. Thanks for another brilliant idea
- 3 February 2012 at 13:48
- craftycarol said...
Hi Sue,
This card would certainly work for most men and the sentiment could easily be changed to suit the occassion.
Carol x
- 3 February 2012 at 13:50
- CathyinMN said...
This would make a great card for a guy, but I don't think many women would object to it either. I really like it!
- 3 February 2012 at 14:24
- lindyloo12 said...
Hi Sue This is the first time I have ever left a comment on a blog but your cards are so inspirational I just had to. You mentioned that you only allow yourself 3 hours to make a card, I can sit for ages, much longer than three hours and still not be happy with my card, I wish I had your brain ha ha. Best wishes Lindyloo12
- 3 February 2012 at 14:49
- Fiona said...
Nice card but probably still a little fancy for my man!
- 3 February 2012 at 14:57
have just purchased these dies and will now take inspiration from your superb design. look forward to every one of your designs they are all so inspiring
- 3 February 2012 at 15:42
- yorkielass said...
Good afternoon Sue, a truly stunning card, male cards are so difficult to make, this one ticks all the boxes. Love how you shadow the dies, tthanks for the tip. Can't wait to see you back on C&C.
Love, June x
- 3 February 2012 at 16:11
- Dawn Louise said...
Ooh so elegant. Like the combination of colours, and the striped background with decorative pieces fits so well together, x thanks sue
- 3 February 2012 at 16:26
- sandra collis said...
Love the card sue would make a great male card they are so hard
- 3 February 2012 at 16:33
- Sue H said...
Hi Sue
Yes I agree it could be used for any male occassion and it's a really classy card
Sue H. xx
- 3 February 2012 at 16:33
- Redanne said...
An absolutely stunning card Sue and as you say, great for a man.
- 3 February 2012 at 16:42
- Shelley said...
Great card for guys. x
- 3 February 2012 at 16:55
Hi Sue
Love it for the guys, dies work well together
- 3 February 2012 at 17:23
- nina said...
This is no good keep seeing these fabulous card and think to my self ok need more labels die and fleur de le its costing me a fortune but well worth it LOL x
- 3 February 2012 at 17:37
- Toni said...
Wonderful card again Sue, I just love the way that you known how to use your die cuts. You always make it look so easy. Love the colours.
Toni xx
- 3 February 2012 at 17:54
- CraftyJo said...
Love the card Sue, everything about it works really well.
- 3 February 2012 at 18:07
- Stacey G.-2 Craf-t-4u said...
How beautiful! I love your use of the nestie's! Male cards are so hard, but this perfect!
- 3 February 2012 at 18:09
Hi Sue
Another great card.Love the use of the borders.
Carol at Henlow
- 3 February 2012 at 18:34
Hi Sue, FABULOUS stunning card!
Nothing more to say really, the card says it all.
LOL JanN xx
- 3 February 2012 at 18:38
- gwendraeth said...
Just the job for a man's card, well done
- 3 February 2012 at 18:40
- sheila said...
Hi Sue, one of your bloggers suggested it reminder her of the music hall days ( of course she was not old enough to remember it0 Unfortunately I ca recall seeing it in black and white on TV and I do agree with her reminicence.
- 3 February 2012 at 18:43
Another cracker of a card I really like these colors tgthr. Goog job.
- 3 February 2012 at 18:53
Hi Sue, What a wonderful card. I always struggle with cards for men, as I find it very difficult to stop myself putting a bow on them, and I know the men in my family would not thank me for a bow of any description. As you say it is the choice of colours that make the difference.
Love Rosemariexxxxxxxxxxxx
- 3 February 2012 at 19:10
- Unknown said...
Great card! I love the sentiment!
- 3 February 2012 at 19:20
- Lynn said...
never mind male card..i would love to receive this its beautiful...love the colour combo! Thanks once again xx
- 3 February 2012 at 19:36
Absolutely a fabulous card, whether for male or female.Love the dies used and the fantastic way you use them.
- 3 February 2012 at 19:41
- PaulineC said...
It would look great in pinks for girls.
- 3 February 2012 at 19:42
I absolutely love this card and thanks for a great idea for a mens card Sue hugsss xx
- 3 February 2012 at 19:47
- Lorraine said...
oh wow sue this is such a perfect card to give the men in our lives the dies are lush and the way you put everything together has worked beautifully xx
- 3 February 2012 at 20:33
- Barbara said...
Love this card Sue. The border frame is a great idea and another use for my spellbinders. Do you ever run out of new ideas?
- 3 February 2012 at 20:54
Excellent Sue, men are so difficult to make cards for, im always lost when I cant use ribbons, gems etc. Thank you Helen O xxx
- 3 February 2012 at 21:45
- Victoria said...
Love the combination of dies on this card. There's so much interest.
- 3 February 2012 at 22:35
Super, super card, Sue. I absolutely love everything about it. Recognize the sentiment as being from the Gratitudes - my favourite set at the moment. Can't wait to try this card, or something like - I don't think I have the fleur de lis border, unfortunately, as if I did I could have used Jenny L's tip and not spent most of today searching for my piercing ruler which seems to have joined the purple pokey tool that vanished a few weeks ago & has not reappeared yet. I have a spare pokey tool but my other ruler is a plain metal one, so no handy holes to guide me now. Sue x
- 3 February 2012 at 23:25
- Unknown said...
Nice, looks like its quilted.
- 3 February 2012 at 23:58
Me again Sue, Hope you won't mind this follow up but I've just had a look through my dies and discovered a little one in the lace doily motifs set that has a row of straight holes I can use - and turn a corner with too! Never thought of using dies for piercing before so wanted to leave a thank you to Jenny L for a great tip. What a great blog this is! I learn so much, not only crafting either - computing tips too! Many thanks Sue, Sue P x
- 3 February 2012 at 23:58
- Linda (Lindyloo) said...
Hi Sue,
Well I am singing again and smiling broadly, even though it is well past 2am. Todays wonderful creation has made me sing an all time favourite song, from an all time favourite film. My father, owning a lovely alto tenor voice, used to sing this and it used to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. My clues today are the film title, 'My Fair Lady' and railings around a house (stripy backing paper and fleur de lis border - see it?. Now if you don't know the film very well, you will be wondering if I have truly lost it now. Ok, I'll tell you.
'I have often walked down this street before, but the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before...., knowing I'm on the street where you live.' Boy am I smiling now, I just adore this song, I find it very uplifting and a lovely memory of my dad too.
Anyway Sue, thanks for this lovely card and for the song, I am going to sleep now with a very cheerful mindset. Nite nite.
Hugs Linda
- 4 February 2012 at 02:26
- Crafty Loops said...
I love this card Sue, the Graphic 45 paper is amazing and the fleur de lis border is perfect. It all comes together so well. Lee x
- 4 February 2012 at 02:38
- Sandy Palmer said...
Wow, I am amazed to see the spellbinders being used daily by you in so many different ways! This card is stunning!
- 4 February 2012 at 04:02
- Karla said...
I love this card and the image! Very cute!
- 4 February 2012 at 04:58
Thanks for this idea sue, men are so difficult!! I agree with another comment, can you bring any of the fab papers you use to C&C?
Best wishes Edwina
- 4 February 2012 at 07:44
- Ali W said...
I will be having a go at emulating this one for the men in my life, this being my husband and son, and my soon to be son in law. It's a great card for males, ideal. Thx
- 4 February 2012 at 08:25
Am absolutely loving this one, don't know about for the guys, I think any gal would love to receive this, know I would x
- 4 February 2012 at 11:12
- Lynne M said...
Fantastic card for a man. LOL Lynne M
- 4 February 2012 at 11:50
- Lisa Minckler said...
Aside from the obvious gorgeousness of your cards and all the flair that is added, that background paper is a complete knock out!! REALLY love that.
- 4 February 2012 at 18:13
That's nice.....a card for our man, Thank you x
- 4 February 2012 at 21:14
This card is just right for a man! The colours the stripes, elegant but not flowery.
Love Pearl x
- 4 February 2012 at 21:38
- Rufus said...
Yes, color and pattern are at least 1/2 the battle! Great card.
- 5 February 2012 at 05:31
- miislucky said...
This is really beautiful, as always! I love it! Mimi
- 5 February 2012 at 20:20
- Vee Cassidy said...
Dear Sue
to quote the musical: "All I can say is Wow!"
love Vee
- 9 February 2012 at 15:28
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First off, how can you not love a book called Bossypants? That's the title of Tina Fey's newly released comic not-a-memoir. It's hilarious, honest – and self-deprecating just short of a fault. (The New York Times calls it "a spiky blend of humor, introspection, critical thinking and Nora Ephron-isms for a new generation ) In her book, Fey acknowledges the good, the bad and the awkward about everything from raising hell to raising kids.
Which is to say, she is Everywoman. The tragic adolescent. Pretty, but not, you know, pretty. Struggling to be taken seriously in the boys' room. Juggling work and family. Anxious. Unapologetically ambitious. But then again, not.
We love her.
She comes clean with many of the dilemmas we all face, and what you realize is that the biggest difference between her life and ours may be that she's funny. (Well, that and her current job. Or her paycheck. But I digress. ) One of my favorite lines in her book is this: "I don't care if you fucking like it."
The quote is attributed to Amy Poehler, in the days when Poehler was new to SNL, and when the writing room was a flat out boys club. (Classic line: "Only in comedy does an obedient white girl from the suburbs count as diversity.") The anecdote goes like this: Amy had made a joke that, Fey writes, was "dirty and loud and 'unladylike'". Jimmy Fallon, who was the star of the show at the time, told her to stop it:
Amy dropped what she was doing, went black in the eyes for a second and wheeled around on him. "I don't fucking care if you like it." Jimmy was visibly startled. Amy went right back to enjoying her ridiculous bit.
With that exchange, a cosmic shift took place. Amy made it clear that she wasn't there to be cute. She wasn't there to play wives and girlfriends in the boys' scenes. She was there to do what she wanted to do and she did not fucking care if you like it.
At which point, Tina Fey knew she had a friend in the writer's room. She writes that after that, she felt less alone. (Moral of the story: look what happened to Amy Poehler: You'd have to say that speaking out ended well for her. And clearly, for Fey as well, who was the first female head writer at SNL)
Surely, we can identify with that. That feeling that we are often stuck in alien territory, looking for allies, applauding anyone brave enough to speak
her our mind. And wondering why we are the ones who have to care whether the big boys like it — rather than the other way around. As Nicole Arthur writes in the Washington Post:
To Fey, this constitutes a universal rallying cry for women in the workplace. Indeed, the book's title alludes to the fact that she is often asked a question that would sound idiotic addressed to a man: "What's it like being the boss?" The book's tips for women in the male-dominated workplace range from facetious ("No pigtails, no tube tops") to resonant ("You're not in competition with other women, you're in competition with everyone").
In a word. Yes.
What else many of us can relate to is her public struggle to decide whether to have a second child (FYI: she's now five months pregnant, reports salon.com's Mary Elizabeth Williams). She wrote about it in the New Yorker, and we wrote about it here. But think of second kid simply as metaphor, and you have another issue we ladies can all identify with, whether or not kids are in the picture, or ever will be: to wit, the never-ending shitstorm most women go through trying to combine career with the life the workplace – and to a certain extent, society itself – has cut out for us. The message is this: either we have to do it all perfectly (read: not possible) or we have to choose. One or the other, baby. Not both. And Tina Fey rocks that one, too, by coming clean with the struggle, and acknowledging she ain't perfect. As Mary Elizabeth Williams writes, Fey has, perhaps more than any other star, "defiantly set herself outside the realm of the Queens of Having It All":
In a passage from her new book, "Bossypants," excerpted this past winter in the New Yorker, Fey admitted being "stricken with guilt and panic" when her daughter expressed a longing for a little sister, and how, "tired of carrying this anxiety around," she "burst into tears" at the gynecologist's office. That's a real, anguished road a hell of a lot of women have been down — the fear of losing career traction as fast as you're losing eggs, and not knowing what to do about either…
… Maybe that's why for Fey, whose work ethic could make James Franco look like a sleepy donkey, a little break sometime in the foreseeable future sounds like a hot idea. She's written, "What's so great about work anyway? Work won't visit you when you're old. Work won't drive you to get a mammogram and take you out after for soup … Hollywood be damned. I'll just be unemployable and labeled crazy in five years anyway" — a statement that would be more witty if it didn't have such a stinging ring of truth to it. And though she may crack jokes about the rigors of balance — and "30 Rock" recently confronted the dilemma via the ambitious Devon Banks and his trio of "gaybies" — it's clear from her dazzling success that Fey is not a woman who values her work any less because she loves her child so much. But the demands of being a powerhouse on all fronts can wear a lady down.
You bet. Which goes straight to the heart of what we've been writing about: We're raised with the message that we can do anything. Which translates to we can do everything. We can have it all, we can do it all, and it's all going to be perfect.
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MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) Stephen Madison had 21 points, Kyle Barone had 12 and Idaho needed a 26 for 31 effort from the free-throw line to get past visiting UC Davis on Saturday night 73-66.
Madison was 7 of 14 from the field and pulled six rebounds. Barone added eight rebounds and three assists to his point total and Connor Hill chipped in with 11.
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- No no no no no no no.Shall I put that another way?
No no no no no no no no no no.
Dear Ford,
Why oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why, oh why?
Love Rollo.
It's pretty well much a given that the Ford FH Falcon will be the last one ever and that once the last of those leaves the factory, it will be the end of an era. However I really think that Ford could have gone out with a bang; out with a really fantastic swan song but have they chosen to? Not really.
Instead, Ford have decided to clothe the FH with the same design cues as the current Fiesta and the next Mondeo. It's all a little bit dull for my liking. The FH will be going out with a whimper instead of the massive multi-colour bang that it should have.
Apart from very minor changes in the platform to accept such things as independent suspension, as opposed to the live rear axle of the first XK Falcon in 1960, the platform is the same. Also, since the XY Falcon in 1970, the block has pretty well much remained the same; floating at about 4L.
With this in mind, I think that it would have made sense to tool up the factory for the very last run of Falcons to make something from their old playbook. To that end, they could have gone out, leaving us in awe.
What are the four most celebrated letters in Australian motoring history?
No really. Although Holden had their A9X and even Ford's Cobra looked the part, nothing stirs the psyche as much as those letters. There are tales of these things changing hands for six-figure sums and one was bought in 2007 for $683,650.
I mean really. All that Ford should have needed to remind then of how they should have styled their last car is this:
- Story. End of.
I'm not suggesting that Ford should have styled the FH like the XY, no, I'm suggesting that Ford should have tooled up their factories to build XY body pressings and build their last Falcon inside them. It's not like it's a difficult task to engineer either.
The platform and drivetrain would be identical to the FG. Even things such as the interior could have been made to fit. The thing is though, it's not like Ford would have been violating copyright or trademarks either because Ford would have been building a Ford.
I bet that had this been announced, they would have pre-filled orders before even one of them reached the body pressing shop. They would have had a similar sort of response to what Holden had in 1998 when they showed off their Monaro concept. It would be massive.
Ford's problem is that they weren't shifting enough units to make the factory viable. I think that half of that is because they were producing uninspiring cars. Let the Yaris brigade buy their whitegoods for motor cars; let Falcon buyers have one just hurrah before the blue oval fades into obscurity.


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18 comments :
- Allie and Pattie said...
VERY well-deserved Mary! Congratulations!! Now- where do we go to see it? Am I not seeing a link??
xoxo Pattie and Allie
- March 12, 2010 at 7:13 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Thanks for the catch, Pattie. The link is operational now.
- March 12, 2010 at 7:30 PM
- CC said...
Congratulations Mary.I know you're excited..I will go see,thank you for the link.
- March 12, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- ♥ Kathy said...
Cool...congrats :)
- March 12, 2010 at 7:49 PM
- Allie and Pattie said...
Thank you!! And congratulations again!!!
xoxo Pattie
- March 12, 2010 at 7:56 PM
- D said...
Mary that is so special! Your Colcannon looks delicious and it will be tried in this house. By the way, potatoes I planted in pots are doing great and I will share some Russian fingerlings. :)
Stay warm and out of the wind. Looks like warmer weather Sun and look out Monday. Hope all is well. Diana
- March 12, 2010 at 8:08 PM
- Kim said...
Very nice, Congratulations!
- March 12, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- Susan C said...
I'm trying to find the link to your recipe for colcannon. That is my kind of food!
- March 12, 2010 at 8:16 PM
- DailyChef said...
Congrats on the feature! So well-deserved. Love your blog!
- March 12, 2010 at 8:28 PM
- Martha@SeasideSimplicity said...
Definitely well deserved! Loved the recipe. Congrats :-)
- March 12, 2010 at 8:57 PM
- Joanne said...
This sounds like so much fun! I am off to check it out. I've been loving your St. Paddy's themed recipes so far!
- March 12, 2010 at 9:02 PM
- Mary Bergfeld said...
Hi Susan....I just put the link in the post. I didn't realize the link he provided was to the blog rather than the post. I should have checked. My bad!
- March 12, 2010 at 9:39 PM
- From the Old InkWell said...
Mary that's great news! Kudos to you! I am very happy for your well-deserved award!
- March 12, 2010 at 9:55 PM
- Carla and Michael said...
Very nice. You should be so happy. Very nice recipe and picture. I myself have never tried colcannon, but this looks so good I am going to have to give it a try.
- March 12, 2010 at 10:55 PM
- Zurin said...
congratulations Mary! Well deserved ...ill hop over to the link :))
- March 12, 2010 at 11:03 PM
- My Little Space said...
Congrats on the feature, Mary! That's certainly a delicious dish to go along the meal.
- March 13, 2010 at 3:29 AM
- Jamie said...
Yay that is fantastic Mary! Congratulations! Very exciting!
- March 13, 2010 at 3:01 PM
- Katy ~ said...
Mary, I am thrilled for you. Love to see great cooks recognized.
- March 15, 2010 at 6:20 PM