THE ASTROLOGY OF THROAT CANCER
September 28
Back in May 1982 patrons of a pub in ultra-rich East Brighton, South England were eagerly awaiting the arrival of a local legend.
Unfortunately he never made it, departing the world while having a cigarette in his rocker around 9 am on the day he turned 100.
I was the bartender at his local and keenly into a recently discovered passion for Astrology. It was only natural to examine his birthdate planets and wonder what kind of planetary construction would create a fellow who could smoke for 70 or 80 years ? Consider his most powerful aspect, a positive trine between Mars and Pluto, and a text book description:
" You have a strong sense of self-confidence and will power that will not admit defeat. You know what you want and how to go about getting it in the most constructive manner. You are a natural leader and people look to you to show them the way. You have strong opinions and are not afraid to voice them or to stand up for what you believe. You are interested in making reforms when something could be made better. You have the drive, the stamina and the persistence to succeed at anything you desire. "
Research has found that Mars-Pluto beneficiaries evade major health issues, something relative to their natural arrogance and ability to change the game plan so easily. On the other hand, negative Mars-Pluto unions are frequently found in the charts of mental illness sufferers ( Sir John Kirwan, Cameron Slater etc ) and clashes between Mars and Pluto supervise blocks to positive energy which include major anger management and substance abuse problems.
Said Mars-Pluto block also appears in the natal of Northland horse trainer Dean Logan who's recently been treated for throat cancer. Significantly, Logan's Pluto is placed in house 6 ( like the persons mentioned down on September 21 ) and the Mars in house 3 of the mind, communications and short journeys etc.
Yet another was Marc Hunter, the legendary frontman for DRAGON, claimed in August 1998 at age 45 by throat cancer. Pluto and Mars together in the 6th house of health as well. An ex-jockey Daniel Southworth, who survived throat cancer was also born with another badly afflicted malefic, planet Neptune right beside communicator Mercury in that crucial 6th house.
There'd be thousands of other stories. 10 minutes of serious Astrological study can nail it, remembering that most persons born between 2008 and 2024 with either a Cancer or Leo rising sign shall have powerful Pluto in that crucial 6th house. Obviously not all will have medical cancer problems but there's a danger for those with an afflicted Pluto.
There's an old Astrological saying: " Forewarned is forearmed."
Early detection of cancer is highly recommended and you don't get much earlier than the moment of birth.
CANCER AND OTHER HEALTH " MYSTERIES "
September 25
Astrology reminds us that we are individuals not robots with health being yet another example.
Following the revelations on September 21 about the early detection of cancer I've received several messages in respect of 6th house illness mysteries.
Like a minor actress in Hollywood wondering if a 6th-house affliction could relate to her mysterious drinking problem. And this, from a gentleman in Spain.
Hi Don
Interestingly I have Pluto in House 6 and I have psoriasis 1979, psoriatic arthritis 1991, rheumatoid arthritis about 2004, COPD about 2007 and I have taken Cartier pills since Christmas 2011.
I have always been susceptible to colds and flu, sinus since 1959, childhood things like mumps and german measles. I could go on but I think that’s the major things.
M....
RENTAL ILLNESS BECOMING FASHIONABLE
September 24
Not often do I make a prediction and hope like " Donald " it's wrong.
As per this appearance in the Annual Prophesies of November 26 last:
" Key, John:
Much less stressful existence with blissful Uranus-Sun and Neptune-Venus trines. March, August and Jan 015 very pleasant. "
Spare a handkerchief for the National zombies celebrating Key's latest election triumph. They who solve so many problems with the six o'clock news and a glass of wine.Tryna figga out why their kids are running off to foreign lands ?
" Credit reporting bureau Veda is warning that a new generation of young people, dubbed ''property orphans'', may be destined to be renters for life.
New information from the Australasian analytics company suggests Generation Y, defined as those aged under 28, have rapidly declining prospects of owning a home.
It has found that younger New Zealanders are applying for fewer mortgages, and instead borrowing up a storm on the likes of personal loans and credit cards.
Gen Y's mortgage inquiries were down by almost a third in the period of June to August, compared with the same time last year. "
( Have another glass of wine and send any questions to your leader. An expert in banking )
- The Bank of America
Which it turns out John Key still has shares in,
A conflict of interest considering anyone could google the Bank name and "fines"
to see it's been fined many times for drug dealing,
gun running, money laundering & is famous for getting countries into debt,
Is John Key personally profiting from New Zealand's growing indebtedness ?
The Bank of America also has a stake in the military industrial complex
who've profited tremendously after several successive, no end in sight, illegal US wars.
This gives you an idea of the kind of circles John revolves in.
Veteran: You know we missed out on a lot of things when we were teenagers, like that P stuff they're smoking nowadays.
Old Timer: True. And there was only one TV channel and that only went for 5-6 hours a day. And we sooooo missed out on the student loan experience.
Veteran: Yeah. Plus we weren't very good at topping ourselves.
Old Timer: I noticed that, just recently NZ was second per capita for the world in both the male and female sections for youth suicide.
Veteran: Maybe a gold medal at the world suicide championships next time ?
Old Timer: I'll drink to that
CRUDEN AND RWC CONFUSION
September 23
Holy matrimony is one of the great institutions getting wrecked by Pluto's presence in conservative, traditional Capricorn.
I've recently befriended a young Indian lady who created cultural shockwaves when giving her husband the flick after just 2 weeks. Another Indian gentleman was analysed and came to understand why his arranged effort " only lasted for 3 days and wasn't even consummated."
Both of the above were born under the lunacy of a Moon-Neptune conjunction. There are hundreds of similar stories so it was only natural to check out the planets of All Blacks great Richie McCaw's latest flame and make a recommendation on the Auckland-based Indian radio station Humm Fm last Thursday.
After all, " Positive Uranus-Venus phases still in May, Sept 014 " were forecast for McCaw in last November's Annuals and Ms Gemma Flynn shifted in under the supervision of that " Uranus-Venus positivity " in September, with the research and consequent results preparing her for a debut in the upcoming November Annual Prophesies:
" Flynn, Gemma:
Sportswoman on a major roll with Pluto trining Mercury, and Neptune inspiring Mars and Jupiter, right through till December."
Her man's 2015 gets the thumbs up too.
" McCaw, Richie:
One of the All Blacks champion's happier years with Neptune inspiring his Sun and Mercury until Feb 016."
Meaning we can't rule out the big poss of McCaw winning another Rugby World Cup in November 2015. On the other hand, it's already been noted that All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has got Pluto attacking his Mars in November and December next year, as opposed to the Springbok coach Heyneke Meyer making a lot of improvement courtesy of late 2015 buzzes from Uranus and Neptune.
Too confusing. The 2011 Rugby World Cup supervised my first wrong prediction on the All Blacks in 12 years and I've decided not to risk a repeat of such a traumatic experience. No prophesy for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Anyway, compared to rugby league, it's such a boring game.
THE OIL ON CRUDEN
Said yesterday's media: "Embarrassed All Blacks first five-eighth Aaron Cruden could face further disciplinary action after missing his flight to Argentina after a night out on the town.
The first five-eighth has been banned from the rest of the Rugby Championship by team management.
In an astonishing revelation, New Zealand Rugby officials said world class playmaker Cruden failed to make it to Auckland Airport for the flight on Sunday morning, which was scheduled to leave at 10.30am. "
By amazing coincidence just a few days earlier he was deemed worthy of a debut in the November 014 Annual Prophesies as well:
" Cruden, Aaron:
All Black gun with difficult Sun-Pluto progressions and Uranus-Sun transits. April,October and February 016 cucial. "
DAVID WALKER AND BROWNIE'S STRAY " DONALD "
Sept 22
You wouldn't normally think that NZ racing's latest disgraced jockey would have much in common with the chinese woman who was secretly rooting Auckland's mayor Len Brown for a couple of years.
It's all about an afflicted Mercury in house 12, the domain of secrecy, the subconscious and criminal activity. Possessed by David Walker, the jockey recently disqualified for 7 years for betting against his own mount.
Also in the charts of Sydney jockey Jim Cassidy, who's been twice disqualified for race fixing, and the late Chas Willoughby, NZ's safecracking champion of the 1980s.As well as the weird Ms Bevan Chuang, Brownie's former Donald, 25 years his junior and now trying to reinvent herself as a psychic. And heaps of other shadies.
The secretive 12th house is the dustbin of the natal chart and afflicted planets therein incline possessors to deep depression or criminal activity. Often both. Something helpful to know when you're doing business.
Walker has nothing in the 5th house, as do most compulsive, problem gamblers i.e former champion jockey of Sydney and Hong Kong, Shane Dye who's blown everything.
RACING'S BIG COCAINE SCANDAL
Decadent, rotting NZ racing will be hoping like Donald that the media don't get onto another major. A very responsible official, receiving a near 7-figure salary, was busted in an expensive hotel room with a sex worker and some cocaine. He resigned from his post immediately, for reasons of wishing to " spend more time with the family."
WAITING FOR DUMMY
Part of the investigation into David Walker's 12th house activities involved 3 racecourse detectives arriving at the property of legendary trainer Kevin Myers to ask about the jockey Myers frequently employed.
Myers, who goes by the nickname of Dummy, told the detectives to wait at the gate and he'd be " back in 5 minutes."
They waited, waited and waited. Dummy hates the media and racing officialdom with a passion. He returned 2 hours later and told the detectives he was too busy to speak with them........
STACEY JONES LOOKING GOOD
September 22
Amidst the coaching carnage at the NZ Warriors back in April I highly recommended the promotion of this fine chap to the top side:
" NZ WARRIORS NEXT COACH SHOULD BE STACEY JONES
April 22 "
It would never be, with S Jones only in his first season coaching the Juniors. But strange and wonderful things happen when you're under an awesome Pluto-trine and back in 2009 I was seriously promoting the elevation of then-assistant coach John Ackland to the top job with then-player S Jones as his assistant.
Purely because both were receiving awesome Pluto trines in 2010 and 2011 ! Instead Ackland was given the Juniors' job, Jones was released totally and became coach of the Point Chev Pirates in the Auckland comp's third division.
Ackland guided the 2010 Juniors to win the NZ Warriors' first-ever title, repeating in 2011. Jones' Pirates won premierships in both years too.
Stacey Jones' Juniors managed to scrape into the 2014 top eight, with 4 consecutive wins required to be premiers . 2 down, 2 to go as of the weekend. Whatever S Jones does in the next fortnight he does better in the next 2 years. As indicated back on April 22:
" And the next 2-3 years for S Jones ? Awesome again with more Pluto trines, to the Ascendant in 2015 and the Sun in 2016 !
And Neptune-Jupiter bliss through a positive sextile in 2015 and 2016 as well ! "
EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER
September 21
For a start, it's a zillion dollar business and the moneyed few who control the world don't want a cure to be found.
It would cause a lot of grief to the pharmaceutical companies if the simple logic of cannabis and its derivatives became too popular.The old boy network of doctors would be horrified.
Early detection is, though, apparently recommended and there can't be much earlier than the moment of birth.
www.donmurrayastrologer.com has analysed two cancer sufferers in 2014 and both have got incredible similarities in the natal chart. For health issues, we automatically consider the sixth of the 12 houses in a chart and the alarm bells can be switched on if a drastic like Pluto, Uranus or Neptune has occupation.
Last year I floated the Astrological theories about prostrate after controversial broadcaster Sir Paul Holmes had " the late " added to his titles. He was born with Uranus in house 6 , but Pluto in the 8th that governs sexual matters, with a very difficult Moon-Mars-Venus complication as well that severely hinders relaxation and can supervise heavy drinking and drug taking, which Holmesie did.
Following the recent news of cricketer Martin Crowe's cancer relapse, I naturally considered his natal and found not only Uranus in house 6 but Pluto as well ! Also an ultra-emotional Moon-Mars union to further complicate matters.
South Island racehorse trainer Joanne Gordon's breast cancer issues were considered a few months back. Especially the presence of not only Uranus in her 6th house but also destructive Pluto,opposing the Moon !
There's more,too, to be revealed on the weekly Astrology report, Thursday morning 8.30 on the Auckland-based Indian radio station Humm Fm.
106.2 fm ( NZ ) or via the website hummfm.com.
MARTIN CROWE'S " CRUCIAL SEPTEMBER "
September 17
He featured in probably history's greatest-ever prophesy, TRUTH, April 29, 1994: In predicting a return to form for controversial cricketer Martin Crowe:
" In fact if Crowe were a jockey I'd be backing his mounts on Tuesday, February 14,1995.
That's the sort of day that the administration jokers should mark down for a one-day international against the Aussies."
On February 14, 1995, Crowe played in a Shell Trophy match for Wellington and made 193 not out.
Today brought some horrible news:
New Zealand cricket great Martin Crowe remains upbeat despite news his cancer, diagnosed nearly two years ago, has returned.
An intense course of chemotherapy appeared to have held the cancer at bay, but Crowe said on Wednesday it had returned.
"After a brilliant year of self discovery and recovery I have more work to do," he said on Twitter.
From the Annual Prophesies, www.donmurrayastrologer.com, November 26, 2013:
" Crowe, Martin:
Former cricketing great with some major emotional issues while Uranus attacks his Moon. May and September crucial, but 015 even more difficult with Pluto-Moon destruction and Uranus attacking Mars. "
His appearance in the upcoming November Annuals had already been decided:
" Crowe, Martin:
Time out needed for the cricketing great with Pluto-Moon and Uranus-Mars upheavals. Right through until October 2016, with May 015 particularly difficult."
RICHIE McCAW'S BIG DECISION
September 16
In time there shall be a " Scorpio Moon awareness week."
This period will able to stress just how difficult life can be when married to a Scorpion Moon possessor, especially if they're female.
There was the late Elizabeth Taylor ( 8 marriages ) and more recent northern hemisphere trouble magnets like Miley Cyrus and Beyonce born when the lunar was in the blackest of the 12 signs.A description:
" Moon in Scorpio
You are secretive and inclined to brood in silence over the wrongs that people have done, either in reality or simply in your own mind. The mental and emotional focus may be on sensual things or on sex or death. You find it difficult to trust people as you are suspicious of their inner thoughts and plans. You open yourself up to very few as you do not find it easy to trust others. Allowing yourself to be vulnerable and to relinquish control in relationships is not easy for you. You love with passion and you hate with passion. Everything is done emotionally, with intensity. You can be very jealous and possessive in your relationships. Perhaps your mother was very controlling. You have a habit of holding on to wrongs that have been done in the past and not forgiving nor forgetting, and to keep such feelings to yourself. Guilt, resentment and vindictiveness need to be overcome. "
Another is Wafah Dufour, niece of the late Osama Bin Laden who shocked the world a few years back when her nudity went public. Others include that late depression icon, Charlotte Dawson and 3-times premiership winning jockey Lisa Cropp, whose chequered career included 12 months disqualifiction for methamphetamine reasons.
Minor Aucklanders include the NZ HERALD'S morbidity columnist, mother-of-2, Deborah Hill Cone. There's also the USA-born Jacqui Sperling, who got famous for rooting media oddball Michael Laws when she was doing home detention for methamphetamine after a career as a sex worker. A mother of 3, too. Poor kids.
Another with a Scorpio Moon is 21 year-old Jaime Ridge and you think how lucky was sporting legend Sonny Bill Williams, bailing out of that one and eventually marrying a former pole dancer who converted to Islam.
Something that all fine men should be warned about....Women with a Scorpio Moon. So it was only natural to check out 24 year-old Gemma Flynn who's recently zoomed into the life and household of All Blacks' captain Richie McCaw.
Good move or bad ? Is Gemma marriage material for 33 year-old Richie ? How will this affect his 2015 Rugby World Cup performance ?
To be revealed in the weekly Astrology report, Humm Fm, Thursday morning 8.30 am
106.2 fm ( NZ ) or vis the website hummfm.com
BE WARY OF PSYCHO PSYCHICS
September 15
There's plenty of scammers in the world of " psychics " and " clairvoyants " and there's an easy way to unmask them.
An accomplished seer will tell you something incredible about your past or present. As I used to do on Newstalk ZB with Murray Deaker ONZM for 18 years when the talkback lines were opened up.And always when clients get readings done.
Any dickhead can tell you about an upcoming big windfall or travel or marriage, but only the best can tell a client when they were in jail, or having a secret love affair or going on the big O E. But the biggest load of shit appeared in Rachel Glucina's NZ HERALD column recently when she revealed that Mayor Len Brown's former stray root had reinvented herself as a psychic. Said Ms Bevan Chuang:
"I'm new at this, I'm not a professional. I know people who are amazing psychics, but I have made a couple of predictions ... and I sensed Judith Collins was going to lose something important to her. I didn't realise it was to be her job. "
Accomplished seers make the predictions beforehand, in public. As per the massive problems of 2014 for Crusher Collins forecast here back in
" BIG DOWNERS FOR CRUSHER COLLINS " on 11 Apr 2013
Brownie's former secret root doesn't inspire much confidence with her Twitter profile as per
"Cross-Cultural Social Commentator | Princess of Chaos | Top 100 Tweeter to Follow Election '14 | Just someone who loves bull$hitting."
and her lack of credibility is even further defined in the birth chart. Like Slater, Key and Watson ( below ) she was also born with a serious Mercury ( Leo 26 ) affliction, to erratic Uranus ( Scorpio 26 ). Being placed in the secretive 12th house there are criminal inclinations, and Chuang already has a criminal conviction for accessing the emails of a former Auckland War Memorial Museum director.
It's already been deemed that Chuang's next 3 years will be plagued with major career roadblocks, and Glucina wouldn't be serious about that " psychic " ability, as an avowed disbeliever of anything outside the square. Quite normal for battered old bloggers and media veterans, even if Glucina was lavish in praising myself following the stunning prediction ( 4 years warning on Newstalk ZB ) about the All Blacks' gigantic failure in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
I was, in her words, " the astrologer de jour " but Glucina was very apathetic towards the great science in latter years, prompting a reminder of the power with her appearance in the Annual Prophesies of November 2011:
" Glucina, Rachel:
The gossip columnist a.k.a " Pork Chop " subject to Pluto and Uranus anti the north node. Often aligned with massive, unplanned career change."
3 months later Glucina's Spy section in the HERALD ON SUNDAY was canned. Ironically it would be the same " Pluto and Uranus anti the north node " machine that would supervise Crusher Collins' dumping a few weeks ago !
2015 NZ WARRIORS EVEN MORE AWESOME
September 13
I've never had any doubts about the NZ Warriors cracking it in 2015 so I wasn't too fussed about them narrowly failing to make the semi-finals " eight."
In fact just over a fortnight ago I respectfully asked a couple of the organisation's importants if they could arrange the " throwing " of their last 2 matches.
50-60 point hidings could have had them down around 12th and a primo opening quote from the bookmakers for next year...........
When the team, coaching staff and management are going to be enhanced by an incredible array of Pluto, Uranus and Neptune trines. When I noticed this new addition to the 2015 NZ Warriors in the recent media , I figured he needed to be checked out as well :
Warriors recruit Ryan Hoffman has been recognised as one of New South Wales' best players.
He and Parramatta captain Jarryd Hayne have jointly been awarded the Brad Fittler Medal at a function in Sydney as the outstanding Blues players in this year's State of Origin series.
Amazing ! Two brilliant progressions and an awesome Neptune trine next year, which puts Hoffman on the same cruise ship as fellow positive Neptune recipients like Shaun Johnson, Tommy Leuluai and management men Andrew McFadden,Dean Bell, Carl Jennings and Dan Floyd. Remembering that a Neptune trine has been greatly enhancing Black Caps coach Mike Hesson in 2014.
Oracle CEO Russell Coutts was also receiving Neptune assistance when his boat came from behind to relegate Dean Barker's Team NZ to the Ultimate Choke Bin after last year's America's Cup.
Add in the awesome Pluto and Uranus trines for Konrad Hurrell, Ben Henry, Manu Vatuvei, Jacob Lillyman, Ben Matulino, Sam Tomkins etc , as well as Johnson and Jennings. Even their number one fan Sir Mad Butcher fits as well !
THOSE LITTLE BROWN BOYS
Auckland city league and rugby fans have had a couple of bleak years and it sure ain't going to be much better for the Auckland Blues rugby team next year, going on coach Sir John Kirwan's difficult progression. But I tell the whingers to look on the bright side, and think of all the wonderful opportunities for the Maori and Polynesian players to travel and earn good money. For long ago these little brown boys would be fated to a life in the freezing works or Carter Holt Harvey and Fisher and Paykel factories. Now they can buy houses for themselves and family members.
Consider a Samoan mate from rough and tumble " Gee Eye " a.k.a lower socio economic Glen Innes. He's played in 2 Rugby World Cups abroad, played in Japan and Scotland, and coached in Japan. His wife, half Maltese-half Chinese and born in London, met the Samoan boy from Glen Innes in a library in Scotland.......
PLOTTING MOTHERHOOD
September 11
Back in January 2012 a very attractive 22 year-old Indian lady came for a highly recommended reading.
Life was so boring and aimless, following a relationship break-up and all Ms Taurus Snake wants to do is get married and have billy lids.
After correctly labelling several milestones of the past---parents splitting, moving from Fiji, relationship complications etc--- it were decreed that all Ms Taurus' wishes would be coming true within the next 3 years.
Marriage, movement to foreign land, and Pluto not only trining the Moon in 2014 but sextiling the Ascendant, the classic for attaining motherhood !
" You sure ? "
Absolutely positive. I got everything else right, didn't I ?
May 013 sees a change of surname on Facebook. WTF ? " Wedding on Saturday night. You'd better come along. "
Thereafter life in Australia and very good job for husband, first home purchase and Ms Taurus Snake gave birth 2 days ago.
MILLIE HOLMES AND CRAIG THORNTON
September 9
Unfortunately the former is more well-known than the latter, a 48 year-old jumps jockey who rode the winner of the 6400-metres Great Northern Steeplechase at Ellerslie last Saturday.
Thornton spent Friday night in hospital after a dramatic operation to remove painful kidney stones, checked out at 9 a.m and continued his preparation for the iconic race that afternoon, 3 times over the famous Ellerslie hill and 25 steeple fences.
Holmes, on the other hand, gained notoriety as NZ's most famous P addict 6-7 years ago. Being the adoptive daughter of the iconic broadcaster the late Sir Paul Holmes merely enhanced her media profile as well as her engagement to a former Head Hunter gang member who was murdered recently.
The sycophantic deadshits of the horse racing media, unlike their general counterparts, have a great fear of revealing the fading industry's dirty dark secrets and probably don't even realise that Craig Thornton and Millie Holmes actually lived under the same roof for a while. Very close to my neighbourhood, in fact, in Panmure, Auckland, at the Capri rehab centre where Thornton was receiving treatment for his drinking problem and Holmes for her P issues.
Thornton was born with a classic placement for the genius/lunatic with the Moon alongside the crazy and destructive Uranus/Pluto combination. Such supervises extreme personal changes.
Now those sycophantic media deadshits haven't got a clue about promoting heroic or villainous personalities for the mainstream. We'd certainly know if Justin Bieber, Miley Cyrus or Katy Perry went to rehab, but not that C W Thornton was there after the breakdown of his relationship with NZ racing's most famous P user, disgraced former premiership-winning jockey Lisa Cropp.
That followed his tempestuous marriage to jockey Trudy Thornton, now a 51 year-old mother of 3 who still averages 10 race rides a week and is currently 9th in the national jockeys' premiership. ( Moon-Uranus-Pluto complications also bring compelling attractions to " unusual " women. )
BROWN LOVE THAT KEY WOULDN'T KNOW ABOUT
September 7
" International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde has confirmed she is under official investigation for negligence in a French corruption probe that dates back to her days as finance minister.
She and her former chief of staff face questions about their role in a €400 million payment to a businessman. The payment was made to Bernard Tapie in a dispute with state-owned bank Credit Lyonnais over the botched sale of sportswear company Adidas. "
The Astro-alike refers to Ms Lagarde being born with a very tight Moon-Saturn affliction found in the sadly ambitious who lack social confidence, and consequently channel their energies into ruthlessly making money instead of friends. Like NZ's prime minister. Moon-Saturn afflictions define an unhappy childhood, as per the description of Key's down on August 17.
On the other hand, there's NZ's supposedly most unpopular politician, Hone Harawira. From a large and loyal family, Maori Hone's been with his missus for 40 years and has 7 kids and just yesterday I was explaining the great principles of brown love, Otahuhu-style to a pair of charming young ladies from Russia and Iran. Like:
The Maori guy next door's got a ginormous grapefruit tree but medical conditions mean he and his missus can't partake so all of the other neighbours drink gallons of grapefruit juice, including another Maori over the fence who's a prolific fisherman and loves sharing freshly caught schnapper with his neighbours. Which include the Samoan who frequently fronts up with fish and kina.
Or bags of avocados from a secret farm where they are free ! Last year a very talkative, 7 year-old Indian neighbour leaned over the fence with a plastic bowl and TOLD ME she wanted some more guavas from my very productive tree. No problems, and she closed the application with " and I'll get you some of mummy's cakes ! " raspoli, jalebbi, penda, gulubs....
There's also a generous Tongan, who loves having feasts. Proud to have a palagi neighbour who knows heaps of his cuzzies' cuzzies and friends' cuzzies, but this is not John Key's vision for NZ.
Because old Johnny Rotten's Jewish, and has to abide by the Jewish " one nation " policy which despises the dark skinned. He may even wonder at times, though. All that money, while the majority of his small family live in the northern hemisphere.
The type who'll go to his grave wondering what it was really like out there. Were those " darkies " really as bad as we've been taught to believe ? Personally, I'd prefer this guy's philosophy:
FRENCH PRESIDENT 'DONALDED' AS WELL
Sept 5
Latest media:
" A heated passion, a tumultuous break-up and a desperate bid at reconciliation: for the first time, France's former first lady spills the beans about her tempestuous relationship with President Francois Hollande.
In a kiss-and-tell memoir, written in the utmost secrecy and printed in Germany to avoid any leaks, Valerie Trierweiler charts the highs and lows of her time with Hollande, whose popularity is already at historic lows and who could suffer further embarrassment from the new revelations."
To borrow some lyrics from Bachman,Turner, Overdrive circa mid-1970s " B-b-b-baby you just ain't seen nothin' yet ! " Then a visit to the archives www.donmurrayastrologer.com of January 13, 2014:
FUTURE HORROR SHOCKS FOR THE FRENCH PRESIDENT
" Obviously this dumb bastard hasn't been to his local astrologer lately: "
and
" And Hollande's Western Astrological situation ? HORRIBLE !
A difficult Venus-Pluto progression strains his next 2 months but there's worse in the first 3 months of 2015...... Negative Mars-Neptune, Sun-Moon and Sun-Jupiter progressions !
Then 2015 has transiting Uranus whacking the Moon and Jupiter with same pair getting crunched by Pluto in 2017 !
Not the sort of guy you'd want to be tangled with, or have as a boss, or CEO of your finance company. "
The BTO classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7miRCLeFSJo
GREAT PEOPLE WHO'VE USED CANNABIS
Sept 4
" Bloody drug addicts ! " spits the pot belly with the crimson face who's been too frightened to puff the magic flagon during his 40-year membership of the drunks' society. No chance of alcohol being the cause of his prostrate, depression or gout ?
Just laugh at the institutionalised idiot. Waste of time quoting the cop back in April 1976 who claimed that " if alcohol was invented tomorrow, pal, that'd be illegal as well."
Some recent news:
" Almost 5,000 years ago, Chinese physicians recommended a tea made from cannabis leaves to treat a wide variety of conditions including gout and malaria. Today, as the global market for marijuana experiences an unprecedented boom after being widely legalised, it is China that again appears to have set its eyes on dominating trade in the drug.
The communist country is well placed to exploit the burgeoning cannabis trade with more than half of the patents relating to or involving cannabis originating in China. According to the World Intellectual Property Organisation (Wipo), Chinese firms have filed 309 of the 606 patents relating to the drug.
About 147 million people – around 2.5 per cent of the world's population – use cannabis, according to the World Health Organisation. And medicinal properties of the drug are increasingly being recognised. It can be used to treat conditions ranging from the nausea caused by chemotherapy for cancer patients and chronic pain to cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and epilepsy."
How about all of the great inventors and creative geniuses who'ved stepped out of the circle ? From George Washington to Steve Jobs, Sigmund Freud, Richard Branson, Robert Louis Stevenson and the Rolling Stones etc. Lest we forget that the game plan is keep the masses dumb, drunk and brainwashed. Like the crimson-faced sot.
Check out the list of great people. Paste link into brower
MICHAEL CLARKE:: WHEN THERE SHALL BE LIGHT........
Sept 3
" Australia were stunned by Zimbabwe in Harare and then lost their captain, Michael Clarke, for the remainder of the Tri-Series also involving South Africa after he suffered another recurrence of hamstring problems.
Clarke, who was making his first international appearance for six months after missing Australia’s previous two games in the series when the hamstring flared up again, top-scored with 68 in a total of 209 for nine but was forced to retire hurt. "
Hardly a surprise, considering his appearance in the Annual Prophesies, www.donmurrayastrologer.com, November 26, 2012:
" Clarke, Michael:
Unbelievably horrific next 2 years for the Australian cricket captain while Pluto and Uranus both attack the Sun, Venus and Mars. Will anything go right ? "
Some in a similar predicament would be going out to purchase cyanide, rope or razor blades. But hang in there, Clarkie. The Pluto-Venus shit shall be completed in early November and the Mars and Sun bullying shall definitely be finished in early January. Possibly late December.
And there's even more reason to remain alive when serious Saturn moves into Sagittarius in late December, promising great control and concentration for anything Aries or Leo. Meaning that Saturn's tour de Saggy in 2015 and 2016's gonna bring extremely awesome trines to the Sun, Mars and Venus in Aries.
Watch for M Clarke to be particularly awesome at whatever he's doing in December 015 and January,June, July, September and October of 2016.
THAT JOCKEY BETTING SCANDAL
Sept 1
If I hadn't been fortunate enough to discover Astrology back in 1981, I wouldn't be bothered with investing on racehorses.
My previous 10 years of horse racing involvement in administration, stables and the media had been fun-filled and very socially productive, with the conclusion that you'd be an idiot to bet seriously unless you were very close to the engine room. I had frequently placed bets for jockeys on race rivals and been party to plenty of fixed races and horses not trying.
So I couldn't stop laughing when the David Walker betting scandal made the mainstream news. 38-year-old jockey Walker's facing serious charges for wagering $500 on his own mount to get beaten by another in a head-to-head bet.
The race-fixing tradition with jockeys will never die. An Astrological jockey client was slashed over the head with a whip after a win that ruined an " arranged " trifecta at Rotorua. Another accepted $1000 to pull up a favourite once. A trainer mate decided his charge's $1.80 win price at Ellerslie was " too bloody short, " so decided to tell the jockey " to just go around today " so there'd be a better price next time.
There was a well-known fix in a recent, major Pick Six at Ellerslie. Imagine the large punter standing to make a fortune if X can win the final leg ? He's friends with a jockey agent who's allowed entry to the jockeys' room, and gave the instructions. $$$$$$$ for certain jockeys if they let X win and the $$$$$$$ on offer were far more than any official winning percentage.
Yet another ex-jockey Astrological client of mine got offered $3000 just to make a solid pace in a paltry mid-week maiden race in Brisbane some 25 years ago. His mount wasn't fast enough to actually get to the lead but said jockey was later given $1500 for " at least trying." My working in the stables in Melbourne in 1977-78 uncovered some beauties
Like when the boss told us not to " waste your money " on an odds-on favourite that looked a certainty on form. He'd later speak of an approach from a bookmaker that was worth more than his winning percentage. There are hundreds of other stories.
Poor old NZ Racing's seriously in the doldrums. And reaking of bad karma, whence the desperation of people like D Walker. And so many others.
Who would care, though, when you've got a racing system that's returned $2.21 for every $1 invested since 2011 began ? ( See Champion Racing System, above )
Shortly I'll be listing the notable racing personnel who are gonna be receiving the positive or negative aspects in the near future from powerful orbiters like Pluto and Uranus etc. Best to be aware of who'll be productive and positive, as well as the underachievers and those who might be doing a " David Walker. "
LOTS OF WARNING ABOUT CRUSHER COLLINS
August 30.
The ugly piece of political putty resigned today.
First tipped on www.donmurrayastrologer.com beneath this headline:
" BIG DOWNERS FOR CRUSHER COLLINS
11 Apr 2013 "
in which I basically previewed her debut in the Annual Prophesies 7 months later:
" Collins, Judith:
Massive problems for the politician known as " Crusher " with Pluto and Uranus attacking the Node and Neptune-Mars harassment. "
Then, more recently I wondered in cyber print
IS KEY ROOTING COLLINS?
August 19
and previewed her follow-up appearance in the November Annuals of 2014:
" Collins, Judith:
Some relief for Crusher the pig of politics when Neptune stops harassing her Mars in February. Major comedown as Pluto continues to attack her North Node until November when there will also be serious Saturn blocks to the Sun and Mars. "
November 2015 ? Obviously a few more bridges to get blown up.
PINO-KEY-O
( strange chap renowned for telling lies )
MIKE HOSKING'S BIG COMEDOWN
August 29
Astrology is all about education and preparing people for upcoming danger zones.
There's a right time, and a wrong time. If it's gonna happen, you might as well prepare for it. That's why umbrellas and toilet paper were invented.
Unfortunately the robots of our media aren't allowed to see it that way and are forced to search for the negative. Some get decidedly vicious, so I figure it best they learn the hard way courtesy of prophesies about themselves.
www.donmurrayastrologer.com has produced some absolute rippers on persons like Paul Holmes, Susan Wood and various other minnows. With the very angry Mike Hosking heading for some education as well.
A fellow I've never bothered much with, but I acted on a Tweet from Kim Dotcom:" Must read: Checkout this rant by Mike Hosking. He lives in John Key's rectum and everybody knows it. EPIC comments. "
Hosking was viciously attacking Nicky Hager and it reminded me of a P-addict on one of those crazy raves. Hang on, I've got his birthday somewhere, as requested on Twitter a while ago:
MAN UNITED " DONALDED " AS WELL
Aug 28
Back on June 14, I predicted a successful WORLD CUP for the Netherlands soccer team courtesy of their manager Louis Van Gaal receiving some awesomeness from Uranus and Pluto in July.
The Dutchies didn't do too bad either, as originally $15 shots kicking on to get the bronze medal. But Van Gaal had already booked himself a berth in the Annual Prophesies for November 26, 2014 on www.donmurrayastrologer.com. Amended slightly when I received news of his new job:
" Van Gaal, Louis:
New Manchester United soccer manager in for some major turbulence with Pluto anti his Jupiter. Jan, July, Nov crucial, before crazy Uranus attacks the Moon and Mars in 2016. "
Yesterday there's a major shock:
" In just his third match in charge of Manchester United, Louis van Gaal oversaw one of the most humiliating losses in the club's illustrious history this morning (NZT).
The record 20-time English champions timidly capitulated to Milton Keynes Dons, losing 4-0 to the third-tier club in the second round of the League Cup.
Hired to halt the decline under David Moyes in the post-Alex Ferguson era, Van Gaal had already endured a loss and a draw in his first two Premier League matches before one of three possible routes to silverware ended in Milton Keynes."
Another short-term manager ?
ANOTHER MAJOR COMEDOWN FOR LEITH INNES
Aug 26
Nothing defines the human being or a life path better than the world's oldest science.
Consider the description, for example, of one born in the Oriental Dragon hours of 7 and 9 a.m, in a Horse year like 1954, 1966, 1978, 1990 etc:
" A racehorse who can't stop winning or running for that matter. Too powerful for inexperienced hands to handle. Also has the tendency to overreact. "
Like the late Charlotte Dawson, a famous cyber bully-cheap drunk with tits full of plastic, who was hopelessly in debt when she committed suicide at age 47.
Or the media's favourite jockey in Australia and Hong Kong for 20 years, Shane Dye, flat broke and living with mum at age 46 when he made a short-lived comeback.
And this joker who made an appearance in the Annual Prophesies, www.donmurrayastrologer.com last November:
" Innes, Leith:
Gun NZ jockey on a big comedown with Uranus and Pluto anti the Sun. Feb, March, Nov and Dec crucial months."
Back in May we reported on Innes' getting bashed up in a bar in Brisbane. Innes claimed he'd been " king hit from behind while drinking with friends." Strange the friends didn't do anything and nothing happened to the " alleged offender."
Innes took a break after some facial repair work, and now he's been booted out by the wife ( and mother of 2 ) he married a year ago in Fiji. He's a former NZ premiership winner and his only headline in attempts to make it overseas came when he copped a six-months disqualification following a positive test to Ecstasy in Brisbane on an earlier visit.
Hardly on fire this season, either. 20 mounts since August 1 and zero wins.
Horse-Year people are easily bored and having an Aries Sun sign definitely wouldn't help Innes adjust to a same-old routine. The Dragon's influence makes it impossible. Ask R S Dye.
CHRISTIANITY HUMILIATED....AGAIN
August 24
I've always considered serious believers in Jesus Christ ( son of " God ") as simply brainwashed and sadly institutionalised. Blind gropers.
The incredible prophesies of www.donmurrayastrologer.com on politicians, sports champions, royalty and horse racing professonals etc have proved conclusively who the real power upstairs is.
And that criminals and deviates are so planned from the Mars and Pluto afflictions and 12th house lodgers etc. And that there's not much point in praying for anything/body. Especially with the discovery of the real " bible:"
' This discovery turns modern Christianity on its head! This bible, dating as far back as 2,000 years, details the Gospel of Barnabas, a disciple of Jesus Christ, which shows that Jesus wasn’t actually crucified and doesn’t claim him to be the son of God, but instead a prophet. The book charges that Apostle Paul was “The Impostor.” The story is completely different. In the Book of Barnabas, Jesus wasn’t crucified, but ascended to heaven alive, and Judas Iscariot was crucified instead.
The National Turk issued a report saying that the bible was seized from smugglers is a Mediterranean operation. The report states the gang was charged with smuggling a variety of things, such as antiques, illegal excavations and even explosives. The book is valued at around $28 million. That’s quite the find!
Experts and Authorities in Tehran insist that the book is authentic. It’s written in gold lettering on loosely tied leather in Aramaic, the language of Christ.
There are connections that can be drawn between this text and Islam, and it directly contradicts the New Testament’s teaching. In it, Jesus also predicts the birth of Prophet Muhammed, who founded Islam 700 years later.
Experts believe that during the Council of Nicea, the Catholic Church went through and hand picked the gospels that form what we know the bible to be today and omitted the Gospel of Barnabas (among others) in favor of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. These original texts surfaced over time, and this new discovery is especially worrying to the Catholic church.'
This latest revelation is yet another feather in the cap of the great revolutionary, PLUTO. As per the archives of www.donmurrayastrologer.com on March 8, 2008:
" Whenever the zodiac's revolution bringer, Pluto, changes signs there will always be some major social amendments
In March this year Pluto commences his 16-year residence in the sign of CAPRICORN.He shall therefore effect a massive restructuring in Capricornian regions like tradition and authority, business and government, the father and his role. "
and
" Old traditions like newspapers, real estate and car sales will be changing drastically courtesy of the internet generation. It's easy to see a further weakening of governments because Pluto's destruction here will root out a lot more corruption and inefficiency. "
There's been incredible carnage in the " traditional " family unit and confidence in the " system " is at rock bottom, whether it relates to police and high-level corruption or just politicians who tell large lies.
" Traditional " newspapers are on death row or desperately going digital and there's one very interesting aspect of the father role geting restructured. There have been incredible numbers of female foetuses getting aborted in both India and China in recent years, creating a major imbalance that's obviously gonna create a hell of a lot of homosexual males.........
This final nail in christianity's coffin is just another of Pluto's " restructuring of traditions."
JESUS DID MAGIC MUSHROOMS
A minister of religion actually told me that the three wise biblical men who forecast the arrival of Jesus were Astrologers. Fair enough, but I've often suggested that they went a bit too far with the " son of God " business and that such idea had been dreamed up during a session on primo Lebanese hashish.
A register of history's famous drug users tells us that J C's poison was actually magic mushrooms. Maybe that's what the wise men were on ?
Jesus the Nazerite, Carpenter, Rabbi, "Christ "
* Amanita muscaria, also known as fly agaric. Evidence available from R. Gordon Wasson, ("Soma, The Divine Mushroom of Immortality") mushroom expert and executive to J.P. Morgan. Another case was made by John M. Allegro, noted Bible scholar and linguist, who presented evidence in "The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross" that the story of Jesus was actually an allegory on the properties of the amanita. |
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THE VENUS IN ARIES TEST
There's a trump card for any Astro v " religion " debate known as " Venus in Aries."
Approximately one twelfth of the world are born with the planet of love expression in the sign of enthusiasm, adventure and challenge. Obviously a problem for anyone with dreams of " until death do us part " and a classic for cheating and moving on. Very ironic that one of my favourite " Venus in Aries " possessors once had plans to be a catholic priest !
Yep, Doug Golightly, later to become a sports writer and radio host, and a great benefactor of the world's oldest science when he employed me to write the SPORTS STARS column for 8 years in the now defunct TRUTH newspaper.
Well done, Dougie, for the foresight to bring a wonderful new angle to the sporting media, even if he did always be in control of the conversation and know better. While so often bagging the shit out of various players and coaches in print or on radio, even when the woes had already been predicted !
Unfortunately being famous affected the staunch catholic Dougie. Like many a media " superstar " he started believing in his own publicity and the novelty of being married with 3 in good catholic tradition wore off. Dougie succumbed to the curse of Venus in Aries and risked his place in the good books of " god " by leaving his family for another woman !
Just one of many examples. In fact I had a tearful client recently requesting advice on the marital problems after hubby was caught cheating again. Hubby's birthday into the system, click, click, click, shit ! Another with Venus in adventurous Aries.......
THOSE AWESOME PLUTO-JUPITER TRINES
August 21
Obviously, the best things in life are Pluto trines, the aspects which empower and advance humans in various ways.
Consider a couple of recent examples of the awesome Pluto-Jupiter trine. Extract from TV3, January 1, 2013:
" Motorsport, and Scott Dixon could be about to land his third IndyCar title, " suggested media minnow Tony Wright.
“ He's got an amazing Pluto-Jupiter-trine, which is elevating him and bringing some great new success for him. Sort of September, October’s pretty good, ” I decreed.
" That times perfectly with the business end of the IRL season, " added Wright.
After a very slow start, Dixon came with a rush to clinch the title in " October " and at NZ Warriors' training yesterday I asked WTF had happened to this chap who seems to have disappeared after he made an appearance in the Annual Prophesies, www.donmurrayastrologer.com of NOV 26, 2011:
"Slaimankhel, Omar:
Junior Warrior from 2011 with the brilliant Pluto-Jupiter trine until October 2013. Great for career success."
I was assured that O Slaimankhel hadn't vanished into thin air. He'd scored a two-year contract in 2012 worth more than $600,000 with a Japanese rugby club.
Recently my Astrological wanderings noted that the planet Jupiter had been moving extremely slowly around Virgo 14 degrees in December 1991 and January 1992. It's been well documented how Pluto's passage through Capricorn 13 to 15 degrees in 2015 shall be greatly assisting any position in similar degrees of Taurus and Virgo.
Which includes the Suns of all born on either May 4,5,6 and September 6,7,8. And the Jupiter of everyone born in December 1991 and January 1992. Lucky bastards and also anyone lucky enough to employ them. This includes the gun South Auckland boxer Joseph Parker and former Cambridge jockey James McDonald, who won the jockey's premiership in Sydney recently.
More to come for these guys, obviously, along with Melbourne Storm league player Tohu Harris, selected for the Kiwi team last year then infamously unselected after Sonny Bill Williams changed his mind. Also lesser-known NZ Warriors like Nathaniel Peteru and Agnatius Passi, also Carlos Tuimavave who's 2015 will have him in an exciting new life at the Newcastle Knights.
Obviously plenty more born in December 1991 and January 1992 going places next year.
MY MUSLIM COMPUTER WIZARD
August 20
Few have given Astrology as much media coverage as retired broadcaster Murray Deaker ONZM.
Deaker hosted an hour of Astrological wisdom every January for 18 years until 2011. He absolutely raved about the great prophesies, as he should have, and off-air thousands contacted me and got their enlightenments.
It was Deaker the broadcaster, not Deaker the human and he was merely a Newstalk ZB mouthpiece, ultimately coming to hate the concept that could render his great ego speechless. He was too almighty to seek Astrological advice about his much publicised " depression "---- which would have been simply defined as Pluto attacking his Jupiter that year with relevance to that mental illness classic--- " Mars in the 12th "
If the cap fits you wear it. If you discover a way to help your fellow humans and improve the world, you use it. Even if it does smash media egos.
Another of Deaker's great sickenings was attacking sporting legend Sonny Bill Williams on a TV show----purely because SBW was " a muslim "----- to demonstrate further what a sad person Deaker really was. He'd obviously never experienced any of that great muslim kindness-------like the Iraqi mechanics in Mt Wellington who've sourced my last 4 cars at bargain prices or the ex-neighbour Iranian who redesigned my website a year ago and wasn't that fussed about payment.
This Iranian does a very good job at very competitive rates. He's that classic hard-working immigrant. He doesn't get stressed about the All Blacks only drawing with the Wallabies or Mateo's indifferent form at the Warriors. He's got very admirable muslim qualities, a wife and young child to support and there's work to be done.
Highly recommended is my friend Sohrab. Mention Don and he'll be even more enthusiastic.
CREATOR OF SLATER THE HATER
August 19
Research has uncovered very 4 common placements in the charts of serious depression sufferers:
Mars in house 12-- Mars beside a malefic like Uranus or Pluto--a Scorpio Moon--a Mercury-Saturn affliction.
Depression legend Charlotte Dawson's natal chart included 3 or the 4. The C E O of Sickos ( NZ ) Cameron Slater has 2 of the 4. A.k.a right-wing blogger Whaleoil, Slater the Hater was born with Mars and Jupiter beside destructive Pluto in Virgo, a classic for a major mid-life crisis.
Notably these Mars and Jupiter positions were getting battered by Pluto around 2005-6 when Slater the Hater sank into his black depression hole after he lost nearly everything in a failed business partnership. So ironical that the business was started when Pluto was battering his own Venus. I've had enough cases to know that YOU NEVER START any kind of venture under a negative Pluto !
They are so doomed, which is why I try to warn people of these upcoming horrorshocks. ( There's a further list below )
And, of course, you always check out the partner ! Two years ago an Indian couple got the wide berth message about a prospective business partner coming into a severe Uranus and Pluto mangling, which ultimately would supervise a forced mortgagee sale !
The other pearl in Slater the Hater's birthday planets is a very tight opposition between Mercury ( Libra 20 ) and Saturn ( Aries 20 ). Real bad for the mind, when the depressant clashes with the communicator, very similar to the Mercury-Saturn union in Dawson's chart.
Evil, nasty thoughts therefrom and consequently big depressions, so Slater will be a major case history and rebranded " Fail Oil " when mad dog Uranus whacks them both from Aries 20 in 2015 and 2016. With serious Neptune and Saturn problems as well in 2016 and 2017.
Below, a list of birthdays in the 1970s that in 2015 shall be subject to a similar Pluto-Mars attack that wasted Slater 8-9 years ago. Some get a lot easier passage than others, but so many have been assisted through their dark times by knowing the real reason, and when the gloom shall end. The 1950s ( August 13 ) and 1960s lists ( August 15 ) appear below, the 1980s shortly.
Hemispheres of birth and arrival times can affect the listed dates, but only slightly. If it don't happen in 2015, it will definitely happen in 2016.
1970: Feb 12-15, June 22-26, Nov 10-14
1971: April 4-8
1972: Jan 16-20, June 2-6, Oct 21-25
1973: March 3-6, July 12-15
1974: May 12-16, Oct 3-6
1975: Feb 9-12, June 8-11
1976: April 15-19, Sept 14-17
1977: Jan 18-21, May 15-18, Sept 23-27
1978: Aug 25-29, Dec 30,31
1979: Jan 1,2, April 24-27, August 28-Sept 1
FROM BROOME TO GLOOM
August 18
When you've got a horse racing system returning $2.15 for every $1 invested in the last 3.5 years, there ain't much wrong with the industry.
The only problem of late has been restrictive Saturn. He brings dull patches for everybody and after some 9 months of harassing my own crucial midheaven point, he moves on in a fortnight. It's a big advantage knowing when your difficult phases are going to end.
Remembering that it wouldn't have happened if my teenage dream of being a racing journalist with the NZ HERALD forever had materialised. Nor would I have spent time as a resident of hippies' paradise on Cable Beach, right beside the Broome racetrack some 2300 miles north of Perth, in sub-tropical Western Australia in 1978-79.
Our clothes, cooker and barrels of fresh water were stored in a vacant old horse stable. No running water, which wasn't a problem when you slept on the beach. A town that worked between May and September, with the meat works and pearling industry, then went into cruise mode with a very busy dole office.
When the torrential monsoons came in steamy February, it was trendy to walk round town in speedos or a bikini with shampoo on top. Automatic showers.
Having witnessed racing at the flashest racetracks in Australasia like Ellerslie, Randwick, Flemington and Moonee Valley , I just laughed my head off at the Broome equivalent. Rickety old grandstand and stables, no outside running rail in the back straight and red dirt everywhere.
Because of the heat, Broome only races 8-9 days a year between May and August, and last Saturday's final meeting included the $100k Broome Cup. The best in that race had won 5 of his 20 starts for prize money of $128,000.
Way over in New Zealand, several of my racing journo colleagues from the 1970s were at Te Rapa on Saturday, salivating excitedly over the return to racing of Veyron. A Group 2 winner in Sydney, Veyron's earned $1.1 million in prize money with 15 wins from 33 races and was to compete with the nation's best in the weight-for-age Foxbridge Plate. For prize money of $70k.
Yes, you read correctly. NZ's best were running for 70% of the money available in a race beyond the back of beyond in a town that sleeps for half of the year !
And it could even get lower, judging by some gloominess in a recent Sunday paper: "Alarm bells have started ringing for racing industry stakeholders after revelations that projected returns from the New Zealand Racing Board are likely to be well down on those forecasted for the next few years. "
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DEPRESSION RISKS OF THE 1960S
August 16
Some recent sobbings, ironically, from a fellow who thrives on hatred with his vicious campaigns against people like Kim Dotcom, Len Brown and many more. Cameron Slater, a.k.a the mentally ill blogger Whaleoil:
" Most of the Whaleoil Crew have lived or are living with some level of depression. Not sure why, but it makes us very tolerant of each other when the days get dark, and we are welcomed back without judgement when we find some light back in our days. I’ve lost more friends to suicide than I have through accidental death."
" Whenever someone has taken their own life, apart from the deep ache I feel inside, there is this feeling of “if only I knew, I would have helped”.
Slater was offered " help " in late 2009 with a warning about his treacherous Uranus-Jupiter phase on the horizon.
" Find out what time you were born ? " he was instructed by telephone. Warning ignored, and 5 months later his public behaviour caused insurance company payments to stop and he had to sell the family home ! " Rental illness " to go with his " mental illness."
It's a help to be prepared. Below are the birthdates of the 1960s which shall be experiencing the difficult Pluto-Mars phase through 2015. Some get a lot easier passage than others, but so many have been assisted through their dark times by knowing the real reason, and when the gloom shall end.
Hemispheres of birth and arrival times can affect the listed dates, but only slightly. If it don't happen in 2015, it will definitely happen in 2016.
1960: Feb 1-4, May 28-31, Oct 21-29, Dec 11-18
1961: March 31-April 5, Sept 6-9
1962: Jan 11-14, May 6-10, Sept 12-15
1963: Aug 17-20, Dec 22-25
1964: April 15-18, Aug 19-23
1965: July 23-27, Dec 1-4
1966: March 26-29, July 30-Aug 3, Dec 29-31
1967: Jan 1-3 May17-31 June 1-6 Nov 9-12
1968: March 5-8, July 10-14 Dec 1-4
1969: Oct 11-14
Shortly the crucial dates of the 1970s and 80s shall be revealed as well.
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