In December 2019, one of the oddest accusations was made at a presidential debate. We learned Pete Buttigieg, presidential candidate, had descended deep into a
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The Ladies of the Chinese Imperial Court – Forbidden City 1421
We are born looking through a prism. Each culture shades our perception so completely we see with different eyes. As a westerner, eastern culture seems
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You Shall Not Pass – Teutoburg Forest, 9 AD
It was a story almost lost to history; the battle that arrested the expansion of the Roman empire. In the dark woods of Germany, three
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Once Upon A Time, I Lived A Taboo – Astrological Timing Part Two
Can you escape fate? Fate is defined as the development of events beyond a person’s control. In the Greek myths, the Moirai or three Fates
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World War I Didn’t Die, It Faded Away – Treaty of Versailles, 1919
After years of brutal trench warfare, the ruling classes signed an armistice ending the fight and arrived at Versailles on June 28, 1919 in order
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The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles & Lady Diana, 1981
A royal prince and the commoner. The archetype that launched a thousand romance novels. The zodiac sign Libra is concerned with balance. The archetype of
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Akhenaten’s Sun Worship – Amarna Founded 1346 BC
Heresy is a taboo that is almost always punished with the greatest severity. Pharoah Amenhotep IV was a worshiper of the sun disc, Aten. Although
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Pluto Oppositions – Champlain Towers Collapse, 2021
Very little lasts forever, buildings fall down all the time but the occupants have long left and its demise is generally gradual until one day
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Marilyn Monroe’s River of No Return, 1954
Who was Marilyn Monroe? She is a cultural icon, the quinessential sexy film siren. She was the picture of a maiden singing on the rocky
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