Monday, February 24, 2025

Waiting for the Axe of History to Fall | Constantin von Hoffmeister

Aristotle, the ancient diagnostician of democracy, looms over this spectacle like an unblinking oracle. He saw this coming over two thousand years ago. In Politics, he warned of democracy’s slow suicide, its descent into ochlocracy, the rule of the mob, where plebeian apathy and elite corruption conspire to suffocate the soul of the polis. And now? Germany, the heart of the European project, is gasping in its terminal stage, a civilization devouring itself in the throes of bureaucratic sterility. Aristotle’s nightmare — where democracy degenerates into oligarchic tyranny — has unfolded before our eyes, and the people, battered and betrayed, have turned to the AfD in search of salvation.


This is not just another election. It is an insurrection of the disillusioned, the dispossessed, the ones cast aside in the great sacrificial burning of European industry, European identity, and European will. The AfD’s 20% is more than a number. It is a hammer blow to the temple of a senile establishment that clings to power like a parasite to a dying host. Oswald Spengler, always lurking in the shadows of decline, grins from the abyss, his vision of the West’s Untergang — the inevitable sinking into civilizational night — now fully realized in the pale, hollow eyes of Merkel and Scholz’s progeny.

Germany, once a titan of industrial might, now watches its factories shuttered, its energy bills soaring to heights unknown, its streets flooded not with the march of progress but with the quiet desperation of a people abandoned. Unvetted mass immigration further strains an already collapsing system, diluting national cohesion, fueling rising crime, and deepening economic turmoil. Deindustrialization is not a policy; it is a ritual suicide, orchestrated by an elite class that sneers at the workers it claims to represent. This self-inflicted ruin stems from the foolish decision to sever Russian oil and gas supplies while simultaneously shutting down perfectly safe and clean nuclear power plants, triggered by green hysteria, leaving the nation energy-starved and vulnerable. The AfD’s rise is the backlash, the return of the repressed, the last, desperate howl of a nation refusing to kneel before its executioners.


And yet, even as the AfD ascends, the rot remains. 20% is not enough. Not yet. The CDU, ever the shapeshifting chameleon of power, will twist itself into whatever grotesque coalition is required to keep the machine grinding on. The system is designed to perpetuate itself, to stifle true revolution before it can take root. Aristotle knew this, too — democracy’s end does not come with a sudden coup but with a slow, meticulous suffocation, the masses lulled into a stupor while the oligarchs tighten their grip.

Europe, as a geopolitical force, is vanishing. The great capitals — Berlin, Paris, London — are husks, their relevance bleeding away with every year that passes, every decision made to weaken their own people. Power is shifting, tectonic, and irreversible. The new centers of the West are no longer in Brussels or Strasbourg, those necropolises of decrepit bureaucracy, but in Moscow and Washington, in the hard men of Russia and the Trumpist resurgence in America, where will-to-power has not yet been extinguished.

The AfD, for all its momentum, must now decide whether it is content to be a protest vote or whether it will grasp the mantle of true revolution. Because Spengler’s twilight is here, and Aristotle’s lesson rings louder than ever: democracies do not die in flames; they decay from within, rotting until they are but incinerated ruins waiting for the axe of history to fall.

And the axe is coming.

Constantin von Hoffmeister
February 23, 2025.
 
 

The term 'banana republic' is inappropriate to describe the 'German' regime: 
To begin with, Germany is not a sovereign state and has no constitution—just like the State of Israel in Palestine, the so-called 'Federal Republic of Germany' is merely another illegitimate occupation regime for a pitiful territory with defeated and displaced natives in it, getting settled by foreign migrants, ruled and exploited since 80 years by Anglo-US-French Zionists, their stooges, and a Basic Law. The good news is that both the State of Israel and the Federal Republic of Germany are crumbling.
 
 
» I know, Jews will be resented for their leading role. «
 Dr. Barbara Lerner Spectre, calling for the destruction of Christian European ethnic societies
 
See also: 
Marrakesh Migration Compact, formally known as the United Nations Global Compact
 for Safe, Orderly, and Regular Migration, Morocco, December 10, 2018

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Sunday, February 23, 2025

Funeral Ceremony of Martyred Hezbollah Leader Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah

 February 23, 2025.

Mourners in Lebanon's Beqaa Valley walk on foot through the biting cold, heading over the Jebel Libnan to Beirut to participate in the funeral ceremony of martyred Hezbollah leaders Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah and Hashem Safieddine.
 
  » There is no legal and legitimate state called Israel. 
As long as there is imperialism, lasting peace is impossible. «
Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah
 
Mourners in Beirut gather for the funeral.
 

Beirut, at the stadium, right before the funeral ceremony: 100,000 people inside, at least 300,000 outside. Despite obstacles preventing hundreds of thousands from coming from Iran, there were still significant numbers of participants from various countries, including 140,000 from Iraq, 106,000 from Iran, 18,000 from Kuwait, 9,000 from Bahrain, 9,000 from Oman, 27,000 from Yemen, and 80,000 from various other locations.

A Lebanese military source told AFP that over one million people attended the funeral of Hezbollah’s former Secretary-General, Seyyed Hassan Nasrallah. Hezbollah sources estimated the crowd at around 800,000, while organizers, through Lebanon’s National News Agency, put the number at 1.4 million.
 
 
 
 
 
 
The moment Israeli jets flew low over the venue of the ceremony,
the whole stadium instantly mocked them: "Death to Israel!"
 
 
Beirut's Sports City and surrounding roads filled with mourners.
 

Zainab Nasrallah reflects on her iconic father’s life and legacy.
 

»
If you want Arab countries to fight Israel, tell them Israel has converted to Shia Islam. «
Lebanese Sunni scholar Sheikh Maher Hamoud, February 23, 2025.
 
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Thursday, February 20, 2025

Europe in Angst! Intelligence Agencies Fear Withdrawal of US Troops | BILD

In Case of a Deal Between Trump and Putin:
Europe in Angst! Intelligence Agencies Fear the Withdrawal of US Troops.



► In many parts of Europe, there is great concern about the American-Russian negotiations. US President Donald Trump (78) has ruled out a complete withdrawal of US troops from Europe. However, according to information from BILD, Western intelligence services and politicians fear that the negotiations, which began today in Riyadh, could lead to the end of the presence of US troops in large parts of Europe.
► A capitulation of the US to Russia – if it really comes to that. An Eastern European security official told BILD: "According to our information, this is about Putin's 2021 demands, namely the withdrawal of US troops from all NATO countries that joined the alliance after 1990.
 
» Betrayed. First Zelensky, then us? The US's radical withdrawal from its allies. «
Der Spiegel (MI6, USAID, and Bill Gates), Hamburg, Germany — February 22, 2025.

Accurate Translation:
 
Is NATO Dead?
Howling, Chattering Teeth, and Panic Among the Deranged, Failed, Defeated, and now Marginalized 
Zionist, Globalist, Russophobic, Neo-Nazi, and War-Hungry US-Lackey Elites Across Europe.
  
  » NATO's purpose is to keep the Russians out, the Americans in, and the Germans down. «
Lord General Hastings Lionel Ismay, 1st Baron Ismay (KG GCB CH DSO PC DL), NATO's first Secretary General, 1952.
 
The US created NATO in 1949 to contain the Soviet Union (official mantra).
NATO lost the war against Russia in Ukraine. 
NATO no longer serves any purpose for the US. America First.
The moment the US withdraws from post-1990 NATO states (Sweden, Finland, Baltic Chihuahuas, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Serbia's Kosovo), NATO will be dead, and the EU will be dead.
And then, what will happen to the US-lakey elites in Europe? They are already walking dead.

The Gringo Perestroika:
Beginning of the End of NATO and EU, and Eurasian Prospects.
The US empire is on the brink of bankruptcy, with the US no longer a unified entity, but rather a battleground itself, where competing forces are striving to impose alternative systems of governance to reduce running costs, including in Europe. Now that US/NATO has lost the war against Russia in Ukraine, Trump’s officials are distancing themselves from Zelensky and are set to push for elections and regime change in Kyiv. They also seem open to Russia’s 2021 demand that NATO revert to its pre-1990 configuration, which could lead to the withdrawal of US troops from all 16 countries that joined the alliance since that time. Cordon sanitaire 3.0.
 

The US has been occupying Italy and Germany since 1945; factually, they are not sovereign states. To this day, Article 53 and 107 of the UN Charter classify both as enemy states, meaning enemies of the UN world order at the time of its founding (the same is true for Japan). This, however, is still reason enough for the US to continue to treat them as cash cow vassal states, and to abuse them as nuclear missile launchpads, military bases, continental aircraft carriers, and command centers to control Europe, Africa, and West Asia (EUCOM, AFRICOM, CENTCOM). All paid by the occupied, of course. Protection money. Reunified Germany does not even have a democratically approved constitution, but is instead still governed by the 1948 Basic Law, designed to administer the US-British-French occupation zones. Why? Eternal US-Zionist-vassalage be their destiny because their great-grand parents were all fascists and Nazis.
That said, from US-occupied Italy and Germany, the European Union and NATO have expanded in lockstep up to Russia's borders, and a US/NATO withdrawal from any EU member state will immediately destabilize current regimes and finally erase the entire Brussels Eurocracy and NATO scheme. It will provoke regime changes, secession, the formation of new alliances, new conflicts, and potentially even military ones. 
 
 » The Lie of European Democracy: Europe today is a dictatorship, a tyranny.  « 

One potential immediate flashpoint is the Balkans: As soon as US forces pull out of Kosovo and vacate their massive key logistical and operational hub Camp Bondsteel (missile offense and defense systems, air bases, hundreds of aircraft, thousands of troops, and a central hub for human, organ, and drug trafficking in Europe, etc.), Serbia will reclaim its province, and, through Montenegro, Eurasia's New Silk Road would gain access to the Adriatic Sea
, unlocking all prospects for cooperation, trade and development across the vast space spanning from the Port of Bar, Rotterdam and Duisburg to Saint Petersburg, Novorossiyk, Bandar Abbas, Vladivostok, Busan, Shanghai, Taipei, and Yokohama. Another powder keg is the Baltic States and Finland, and anyone with common sense can imagine their fate in just five minutes with a little imagination. The shifting power dynamics across Europe have already triggered changes in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Germany, and France, and may now spread rapidly to other nations. The overall direction seems clear: rejection of US/NATO/EU governance, reclaiming national sovereignty, stopping uncontrolled, illegal mass immigration, remigration, and the formation of new alliances, primarily between Germany, Russia, and China. Despite the craze and howling from deranged US-lackeys and EU’s unelected officials, this seems now irreversible. 
 
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Letter to Mikhail Gorbachev | Imam Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini

An Islamic scholar and influential Shia cleric, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini was the spiritual and political architect of the 1979 Islamic Revolution, which toppled Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the final Shah of Iran. In the revolution's wake, Khomeini became the Supreme Leader—the paramount authority in the newly established Islamic Republic—a position he held until his death in 1989. Recognized as a Marja by his followers, he was uniquely titled "Imam" within Iran, a designation favored by his supporters over the traditional rank of Grand Ayatollah.
 
 روح‌الله
Spirit of God.
Imam Seyyed Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini (1900–1989).
 
Ruhollah Musavi was born on May 17, 1900, in Khomein—a town three hundred kilometers south of Tehran—to Ayatollah Seyyed Mostafa Musavi and Hajieh Agha Khanum. As a Seyyed, he was recognized as a descendant of the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) through the seventh Imam, Mousa Kazem. Following his father’s assassination by agents of the Qajar dynasty when he was only five months old, Ruhollah was raised by his mother and aunt. This lineage and upbringing informed his trajectory as a Marja and a seminal political theorist, ultimately leading to his development of Velâyat-e Faqih (the Guardianship of the Islamic Jurist).

In 1964, following his exile by Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi, Imam Khomeini first sought refuge in Ankara and Bursa, Turkey, before relocating to Najaf, Iraq, in 1965. He remained there until 1978, when he was expelled by Saddam Hussein; under continued pressure from the Shah, he then moved to Neauphle-le-Château, outside Paris, on October 6, 1978. On February 1, 1979, he returned to a Tehran already in the throes of revolutionary fervor. His return precipitated the final collapse of the Pahlavi dynasty—which had been established in 1925 with British and American support—and the founding of the sovereign Islamic Republic of Iran. As a world leader, Imam Khomeini was singular in his fundamental challenge to Anglo-American-French imperialism and Western modernity, critiquing and rejecting nominalism, materialism, liberalism, capitalism, socialism, and Zionism. A charismatic Seyyed, he was equally defined by his  mystical interpretation of Islam, his poetry, and his prophetic perspective on world-historical events.

The West’s proxy war against the Islamic Republic began in September 1980, when Saddam Hussein invaded Iran with the tacit support of the United States, Britain, and France. The conflict devolved into a brutal eight-year stalemate, resulting in an estimated one million casualties. It concluded in August 1988 with a UN-brokered ceasefire that left both nations devastated and without a clear victor. In December 1988, shortly before the fall of the Berlin Wall, Imam Khomeini composed his 
only formal message to a foreign head of state: a letter to Mikhail Gorbachev, the Soviet leader then overseeing the withdrawal of the Red Army from Afghanistan. 
 
Delivered to the Kremlin on January 1, 1989, by Ayatollah Abdullah Javadi Amoli, the message was read aloud to Gorbachev over the course of two hours. In this historic correspondence, the Imam predicted the imminent collapse of communism and urged Gorbachev to explore Islam as a spiritual alternative to Marxist ideology, recommending the works of philosophers such as Ibn Arabi, Avicenna, and Al-Farabi. Regarding the fate of communism, Imam Khomeini wrote:
 
It is clear to everybody that, from now on, communism will only have to be found in the museums of world political history, for Marxism cannot meet any of the real needs of mankind. Marxism is a materialistic ideology, and materialism cannot bring humanity out of the crisis caused by a lack of belief in spirituality—the prime affliction of human society in the East and the West alike.
 
 Mikhail Gorbachev (19312022).

Imam Khomeini cautioned the Soviet leadership against turning toward Western capitalism, warning that seeking material aid from the United States would be a deceptive and ultimately hollow pursuit. Moving beyond mere geopolitics, he delved into profound philosophical and mystical inquiries, urging Gorbachev to pivot toward spiritual reality and the divine rather than the perceived solutions of the West. His message argued that the Soviet Union’s crisis was not merely economic, but stemmed from a fundamental abandonment of God and religion:
  
If you hope, at this juncture, to cut the economic Gordian knots of socialism and communism by appealing to the center of Western capitalism, you will, far from remedying any ill of your society, commit a mistake which those to come will have to erase. For, if Marxism has reached a deadlock in its social and economic policies, capitalism has also bogged down in this regard, as well as in other respects, though in a different form.
 
Mr. Gorbachev, reality must be faced. The main problem confronting your country is not one of private ownership, freedom, and economy; rather, it is the absence of true faith in God — the very problem that has dragged, or will drag, the West to vulgarism and an impasse. Your main problem is the prolonged and futile war you have waged against God, the source of existence and creation.
 
Upon receiving the message, Gorbachev remarked: "I am grateful for the Imam’s letter and shall provide a formal response at the appropriate time. We intend to convey its contents to the Soviet clergy and are currently moving to approve legislation on religious freedom. As I have maintained, despite our ideological differences, we can coexist through a peaceful relationship."
 
 » If at that time we took Ayatollah Khomeini’s predictions seriously, we would not be in this situation today. «
The Reagans and the Gorbachevs wearing cowboy hats at Rancho del Cielo, California, in 1992.

Gorbachev, committed to atheism and communist orthodoxy, did not initially heed the Imam’s warning; as the letter had portended, this dismissal preceded a rapid political decline. By 1991, the communist governments of the Eastern Bloc had collapsed. Despite being lauded in the West, Gorbachev faced the destabilizing consequences of his Perestroika reforms, which plunged the Soviet Union into a period of profound uncertainty and heightened American influence. In 1999, marking the tenth anniversary of Imam Khomeini’s passing, Gorbachev admitted in an interview with the IRIB News Agency in Moscow that he had erred in ignoring the Imam’s counsel. Reflecting on the missed opportunity three years prior to the Soviet collapse, he stated:
  
I think Imam Khomeini’s message addressed all the ages throughout history [...] When I received this message, I felt that the person who wrote it was thoughtful and cared about the situation of the world. By studying the letter, I realized that he was someone who was worried about the world and wanted me to understand more about the Islamic revolution. [...] If at that time we took Ayatollah Khomeini’s predictions seriously, we would not be in this situation today.”

Reference: 
 
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Tuesday, February 18, 2025

The Sidonius Apollinaris Syndrome | Markku Siira

If people don't want to witness the growth of certain crisis phenomena, the 21st century is relentlessly sweeping over them. Russian historian Andrei Fursov has coined the term "Sidonius Apollinaris Syndrome" to describe this. He draws inspiration from Sidonius Apollinaris, a Christian bishop, writer, and poet in ancient Rome. A significant collection of letters he wrote to friends and family has survived, offering an essential look at 4th-century history. In one of these letters, Sidonius describes the world as a peaceful and tranquil place. He writes: ”We are living in magnificent times, peace and tranquility reign everywhere; I sit by the pool at my villa, a dragonfly hovers over the water, the world is beautiful”. However, not long after, the Roman Empire collapsed. Fursov points to this historical blindness, noting that it is "partly due to ignorance and partly simply a reluctance to see and understand."

 » We are living in magnificent times, peace and tranquility reign everywhere; 
I sit by the pool at my villa, a dragonfly hovers over the water, the world is beautiful. «
Gaius Sollius Modestus Sidonius Apollinaris: Aristocrat, Poet, Diplomat, Senator, Prefect of Rome, Consul,
Bishop of Clermont, Torchbearer of Faith, Father of the Church, Saint of the Roman Universal Church; 450 AD.

Today, we live in an era of political and economic stagnation, marked by an increasing number of global conflicts. The situation seems to worsen with every passing day. Fursov argues that we are witnessing the "quantitative accumulation of negative trends," and at some point, "quantity turns into quality." In other words, these trends may reach a tipping point, leading to a dramatic change. Historical events can unfold quickly and unexpectedly. Fursov recalls a friend's grandmother commenting on the collapse of the Soviet Union, saying, "You can’t imagine how fast it happened. Before lunch, all the shops were still open, but by lunchtime, everything had already shut down." This sudden shift demonstrates how societal structures can unravel at a startling pace.

Fursov believes that old structures and institutions are beginning to falter in the modern world. He underscores that such periods of transformation often lead to the renewal or collapse of social and political systems. The European Union, for example, could face collapse due to internal contradictions and external pressures. Could we be witnessing the disintegration of a new "Eurostate" that would dramatically reshape Europe’s political landscape?

 In 451 AD, Attila the Hun, leader of the Huns, invaded the Western Roman Empire, specifically Gaul
(modern-day France), marking a significant military campaign against the weakened Roman state.

Similarly, the political polarization within the United States, Trump’s foreign policy stance, and the rise of Russia and China may weaken NATO’s influence in the West. This could result in a series of power-political upheavals, where traditional alliances fall apart, leading to new global power structures.
 
»
Characteristic of dark times in history. «

Fursov advises that in order to survive under harsh conditions, it’s crucial to analyze and understand current trends. But it’s equally important to be physically prepared for scarcity. "The entire 21st century will be filled with battles on all levels," he warns—within the elite, between the elite and the middle class, and between the lower classes and the elite. This kind of turmoil is characteristic of dark times in history. Additionally, the massive influx of migrants contributes to the chaos, creating a situation resembling the Brownian movement. In this environment, Fursov argues, one must be ready to seize opportunities as they arise. Over the next 20-30 years, he believes, people will be united by a common desire to preserve their place in history as bearers of a particular civilization and cultural code. However, this tradition, which is over a thousand years old, is now under threat.

Unfortunately, the current trajectory offers little reason for optimism. Globalization, technological revolution, and the erosion of cultural identity seem to be intensifying. If we fail to stop and assess where we are headed, we risk ending up in a world where the past is forgotten, and the future is severed from its roots.

 
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Sunday, February 16, 2025

Six Million Pageviews

Thank you for your interest in my 'Snippets from the Diary of a Trader'. Six million pageviews. Amazing. Who would have thought. I created this blog in 2012, initially as a personal online backup for notes on what I picked up and developed from posts in Yahoo! Groups. 
 
 

I first became aware of the stock markets' potentials in the 1990s, when I made some considerable gains, driven by a combination of hearsay and pure luck. It was nice, but I had better things in mind. I was eager to start working as a young geologist across all continents. Being on missions, often facing poor or no internet and working in time zones far from London and New York, I didn’t seriously start trading until 2018.

I quickly realized that most of my earlier musings and ventures into Gann, Bayer, and various financial astrology concepts weren’t particularly helpful for my practical goal of making real money in the markets. I started with automated trading systems; the drawdowns and returns made me sick. This came to an end the moment I lost all of my hardware, software, files, and backups. During COVID-19 I shifted my focus back to patterns, market structure, price action, timing, and short-term trading setups and techniques.   

 
» The three traits that speculators must learn to manage within
themselves are confidence, fear, and aggressiveness.
«
GOAT trading teacher.
 
Studying the works of Toby Crabel, Larry Williams, Richie Naso, Steve Mauro, ICT, Stacey Burke, Jevaunie Daye, D'onte Goodridge, Frank Ochoa, and Jeff Hirsch has been most helpful to my progress. They blew away all the retail-trader instruction crap I had previously gathered. Forever grateful. Snippets of some of their teachings are featured on this page: no indicators; reading naked bar-charts; knowing average, small, and large ranges; understanding logic and precision in patterns; accumulation, manipulation and distribution phases; ICT-lingo, concepts, setups, etc.. 
 
Short-term patterns in financial markets are governed by timed market maker algorithms. They repeat over and over again. Price always moves from liquidity to inefficiency and vice versa, or from internal liquidity to external liquidity and vice versa, and there are only three things price action can do: break out from a range and trend, break out from a range and reverse, or range between previous highs and lows. Hence there are three main patterns: range, breakout-and-trend, and reversal patterns. Pump and Dump. At first I didn't really notice nor understand these patterns, order blocks, imbalances and liquidity levels, until it became impossible not to see them. They are everywhere, and precise to the pips. 
 

»
Think like a criminal. «
Veteran Wall Street Trader Richie Naso

It’s been quite a journey; one never stops learning. While I'm aware that there are myriad other, maybe smarter, and more efficient ways to make more money more quickly in the markets; my approach works just fine for me. I primarily trade the S&P 500, the NASDAQ, Gold, and Crude Oil. Peace of mind, health, endurance, discipline, patience, and risk management are most important. Never bet the farm. Greed is not good. Have a coat for rainy weather. I hope you find value, inspiration, shortcuts, and benefits in my snippets. Spread the love, and may peace and God's blessings be upon you.

Saturday, February 15, 2025

Astrologers and Scientists | Theodor Landscheidt

Kepler and Galileo did not talk about interdisciplinary research, they lived it. Kepler was not only an astronomer and astrologer, but also a meteorologist, mathematician, harmonist, philosopher, theologian, and mystic. Newton, last but not least in this trinity of creative scientists, wrote much more on alchemy, theology, and metaphysics than on physics and mathematics. In hundreds of nights spent in his unhealthy alchemical laboratory, he searched for the noumenal light, the bearer of life and mind, quite different from the phenomenal light he dealt with in his optics. Kepler, Galileo, and Newton integrated the knowledge of their age. This was a necessary condition for their creativity.


In our days, astrologers and scientists do not live up to their great predecessors who initiated a new age in science. There are few exponents who coalesce astrological views and modern scientific knowledge to create new paradigms. Most scientists do not realize that their findings confirm fundamental astrological ideas, and most astrologers do not see that creative scientists transgress the frontiers of traditional astrological knowledge. In our time, astrology's faculty to integrate diverging fields of knowledge is merely a dormant potentiality. Faint-hearted astrologers timidly defend the old saying "as above, so below" by reducing it to a mere analogy, whereas scientists like the dynamic systems theorist Erich Jantsch and the Nobel Prize recipient Ilya Prigogine boldly claim that there is interdependent coevolution of microcosmic and macrocosmic structures regulated by homologous principles, which go back to common cosmic roots that converge in the cosmic-egg phase of our universe. Even operations research, a rather practical field of knowledge, follows the basic rule that the behavior of any part of a system has some effect on the system as a whole.

The application of such rules, however, is restricted to the narrow limits of human activity in society, technology, and economy. Scientists lack the boldness of astrological imagination that could stimulate a projection of basic insights upon the dimensions of the solar system—the realm of the Sun, Earth, and planets—that induced creative ideas in Kepler, Galileo, and Newton. The result of the experiments suggested by Bell's theorem begs for a new synthesis that integrates fundamental astrological ideas and modern scientific knowledge. Thus, let us try such a new kind of genuine interdisciplinary approach. It will yield intriguing results, which show that the Sun and planets function like an intricate organism regulated by complex feedback loops. 
 
The Sun, which makes the planets revolve around its huge body, is again influenced by the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which make it revolve around the common center of mass of the solar system. This very irregular motion regulates the Sun's varying activity, which again influences the planets, and so on. This feedback loop will be revealed by deciphering a kind of Rosetta stone of planetary forcing. We shall come to know how the tidal planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Jupiter, and the giant planets cooperate in regulating or modulating essential features of the Sun's activity: the former by special effects of tide-generating forces, and the latter via the Sun's oscillations about the center of mass. And Jupiter, this massive planet just below the level of a binary star, is the link between both groups; it is the only planet involved in both functions, thus playing a central role.

Accordingly, special Jupiter configurations prove to be related to variations in the Sun's rotation, the incidence of energetic solar eruptions, geomagnetic storms, variations in the ozone column in the Earth's atmosphere, rainfall, temperature, rises and falls in animal populations, economic cycles, interest rates, stock prices, variations in the gross national product, phases of general instability, and even historical periods of radical change and revolution. In addition, consecutive Jupiter configurations constitute long-term cycles, the harmonics of which point to short-term cycles that appear in various time series of solar-terrestrial events. The most significant harmonics form ratios that reflect consonances and even the major perfect chord in musical harmony. This new precise realization of the Keplerian "music of the spheres" makes it possible to "compose" predictions of the Sun's activity and its terrestrial response.

Friday, February 14, 2025

Vance, The Hammer | Constantin von Hoffmeister

JD Vance enters Munich like a Viking berserker in the heart of the Carolingian Empire, a man from the land of strip malls and cornfields, standing before the decaying architecture of European self-delusion. He does not ask for an audience with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, because why negotiate with a ghost? A specter, soon to be forgotten, entombed within his own failed Zeitenwende, the epochal shift that never shifted. The Americans, brash and uncaring, march forward; they see no need for polite fictions. “We don’t need to see him; he won’t be chancellor long.” The brutality of truth, spoken without the diplomatic perfume that once masked the rotting corpse of Western liberalism.

 » America is no longer the enforcer of European delusions. «

[...] The Americans are no longer selling security blankets and fairy tales; they are demanding a reckoning. Europe, that withered lion that still imagines herself the arbiter of moral order, will be told: halt the migration tide, recognize the uprising, and admit that the people — the real people, the Volk — are not to be feared but heeded. 
 
[...] This is not a conference. This is not a debate. This is the moment when the mask slips and the battle lines are drawn. Vance, The Hammer of the new era, makes it clear: America is no longer the enforcer of European delusions. The order of the past is crumbling, and in its place, something harder, something truer, something real is emerging. The Munich Security Conference will not be the same again. The age of illusions is over. The great confrontation has begun.



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