The GnosticAcademy YT channel recently pointed out some ancient knowledge that was new to me: when you divide the 22 bones of the human skull (not counting the mandible) by the 7 orifices of sensory input in the head, you approximate Pi, the result being 3.142. When I heard this, I wanted to know how…
Controlling inflation with spirit
(This is an excerpt from Chapter 11 of my book, The Next Octave.) “The experience of the fifth as a spiritual experiencewas the first to be lost to humanity.” –Rudolf Steiner Ideally, music and economics are driven by the power of 2, but regulated by the power of 3. We do not, however, live in…
The chymical wedding of sylvanite
(this blog post is also available as a video) In my last video on Cripple Creek’s relatively small mudflood, I discussed the gold telluride found there known as sylvanite — a compound of gold, silver, and tellurium — and showed the four main locations of sylvanite, according to the mainstream narrative. Those locations are Transylvania…
Kubrick’s dull shine
Many people have analyzed the movie, The Shining, coming to various conclusions regarding what they think this movie is really about. I’d like to offer a somewhat different interpretation. Mine will build from a foundation of two very good analyses that I’ve seen, one given by Joe Girard in Eye Scream. and the other being…
Banking Communism
The Credit Theory of Money Creation (CTMC) Let’s say that I owe you $10. I write out a $10 IOU on a slip of paper and give it to you. You can then use that IOU as money; it can function as money because it represents a future payment of my debt to you. As…
The Best Offer: a subtle admission that we’re living in a grand deception
SPOILER ALERT: This review reveals plot twists best enjoyed on a first viewing of the movie and this article will be better understood after viewing the film. In 2013, the movie The Best Offer was released, starring Geoffrey Rush, who plays an art expert named Virgil Oldman. His character deals in the rarest of pieces…
More on the tritone conspiracy
Twice 11 and the Devil in Music
Expanding on my earlier post regarding Francis Bacon and the Twice 11 Brethren, there’s still a bit more associated with the concept of Twice 11 than was originally addressed. My book, The Next Octave, approaches such questions from a musical perspective. And while the significance that Francis Bacon applied to numbers tends to fall into…
Francis Bacon and the Twice 11 Brethren
Several researchers involved in the Shakespeare authorship question have focused their attention on an obscure group encoded into several Elizabethan texts, a group called the Twice 11 Brethren. John Anthony, an Oxfordian researcher (a proponent of Edward de Vere in the authorship question) has uncovered a lot of information about the Twice 11 Brethren that…
Malice in Wonderland
The tax attorney ambles in and sneezes on the blooms.Her client’s huge dispensary is dank with earthy fumes,but not a smoker to be found in any of the rooms. She’s late for her appointment; where’s the paperwork she’ll need?The pin-striped suited Hatter sits encrusted in his greed.He’s seeking tax avoidance for his fact’ry farm of…