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Astrology Course
enter the Esoteric Astrology course, students must have completed
at east one year each of the Exoteric
Astrology and the Mysteries
Unveiled courses, or the equivalent training.
(See Correspondence Course costs
for separate fees)
When we use the word "science", be reminded that it is not used in the traditional concrete, analytical scientific sense with which we are culturally familiar. The study of anything at all from this angle could be termed "science", as it is that which only uses the tangible senses of sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste. "Science" comes from the root "scire" - to know or discern - it is really the knowledge of the "higher self", soul or abstract mind, which perceives the whole, is synthetic rather than analytical, is intuitive and inclusive.
The sciences of Occultism and Esoteric Astrology incorporate the concrete tangible sciences, but are also drawing upon the "intangible" sense, the "sixth sense" or "intuition". The word "occult" means "beyond the bounds of ordinary knowledge" or, "of a nature not understood, as physical qualities".
"Esoteric" is similar : "understood by, or meant for a select few the initiated". This means that those who have done the necessary work, have undergone various disciplines (such as meditation) and have developed these "subtle" senses are ready to receive this knowledge. The unprepared would have no foundation to understand it, so there are certainly no elitist motives here.
Esoteric Astrology is inextricably entwined with the study of the Seven Rays - those seven streams of energy that emanate from cosmic sources and enter our solar system.
All students who wish to undertake the study of Esoteric Astrology must realise that it is based upon these Seven Rays, and that a thorough study of the rays is therefore required.
The Seven Rays use the planets as their "vehicles" and are hence transmitted to Earth, where they condition every kingdom in nature. All life is conditioned by the Seven Rays, whether it be an animal, a tree, a human, an organisation, a city or a nation.
We all have a "soul ray" and a "personality ray", and rays which condition the physical, emotional and mental bodies. As these rays are "ruled" by certain planets that distribute their energy, we can see how astrology is closely related through the "rulerships" of signs of the zodiac by the same planets.
The zodiacal signs are another "occult" factor, i.e. they are "unseen", yet act as a channel through which the energies of the zodiacal constellations focus. The zodiac could be considered as a "subtle" body of the Earth, the "astral" body. (Astral meaning "starry substance") So there are all these intangible, unseen energies that we are studying with our developing "intangible" senses.
Of course we know from "exoteric science" that the Sun and Moon both have physical, emotional and mental effects; these are well documented in our earthly tides and full moon cycles, and all growth that occurs in nature.
Esoteric Astrology therefore, develops the fusion of knowledge and intuition; the integration of mind and heart. It is really the astrology of the soul, of the causal factors behind incarnate being.
"Exoteric" astrology is the "personality expression" of Esoteric Astrology. It can be Horary, Mundane, Personality, Humanistic and Psychological. These astrologies have undergone an intense re-development this century and achieved a high level of personality and "spiritual" interpretation.
But when a "disciple" has reached a certain stage of spiritual development, the "exoteric" planets cease to have an effect, and there is more of a response to the "esoteric" planets. These are the same planets, but only a higher octave expression. This is where Esoteric Astrology describes the growing soul influence through the influences of the esoteric rulers.
Exoteric astrology is important for helping achieve an integrated and unified personality. Esoteric Astrology can look at ways the soul can work creatively through that personality, and integrate the rays of the soul and personality. For many years yet, Exoteric and Esoteric Astrology will be walking hand in hand, until the bridge or "antahkarana" is built to this new science.
As psychological or humanistic astrologers, it is our responsibility to recognise these higher octave energies, so that we may render true service to our fellow humanity. There are many advanced souls coming into incarnation at this time we are told, on the new 7th ray cycle, waxing stronger by the decade. The 7th ray of Ceremonial Magic or Order will condition the next 2,000 year cycle of Aquarius.
Many of these souls' bodies are vibrating at a higher level than average, and they will not respond to an "exoteric" reading. We must be prepared to lay aside our old concrete conceptions of astrology if we are to learn the new Esoteric Astrology. We may have to "unlearn" some things to really progress our understanding. Personality astrology is focussed in the form, in events and physical manifestation, where the emphasis is upon the separate self.
Soul centered astrology looks at the purpose of the higher self as it interacts with its greater soul group and its place not only within the greater body of the planet, but the solar system. There is an emphasis on the oneness and inter-connectedness of all life. This realisation can be brought about through occult knowledge of the etheric constitution of the planet.
During this cusp of the ages of Pisces and Aquarius there is a great mix of energies that has been causing much upheaval and conflict on Earth. Uranus, the ruler of Aquarius and the 7th ray, disrupts and breaks down old forms that have outlived their usefulness for the incarnating Life of the planet; whether they be political systems or our own thoughtforms. Uranus and the 7th ray help bring a synthesis about between Spirit and Matter. These energies are about re-structuring. "Perestroika" is the Russian word for this process, which is interesting, as Russia is a 7th ray soul.
The conjunction of Uranus and Neptune in 1993 represented one of several seed points in the cusp of the ages of Aquarius/Pisces. It represented an opportunity to ground and make practical (Uranus) our visions (Neptune). Traditionally Uranus is not associated with practicality and grounding, it is usually Saturn. However, when we learn that the 7th ray which Uranus rules, equates with the 7th plane of perception - the physical plane, (counting from above down) we can see the rationale.
Also, rays have a dual quality - the 7th ray has a Saturnian and a Uranian expression : one more conservative and the other more revolutionary. The 7th Ray rules occultism, astrology, the esoteric and the ancient mystery teachings in all cultures, religions and mythologies.
There are many occult subjects that need to be studied for Esoteric Astrology (the science of all sciences). Here are some of the main ones that students will need to study, and which will be covered in more detail during the course :
1) "God" Understanding what it is we call "God". In occultism "Logos" or the "Word" is equivalent to "God". There is the "planetary logos", i.e. the intelligence which "informs" this planet Earth, and there is the "Solar Logos" or that great Life which is incarnate through the Sun; the whole solar system is its "vehicle".
The planets within the solar system are known as "planetary logoi" (plural) and it is their specific energies and evolutions with which occultism is concerned. This is a point to remember, that all life is evolving, and the planets have many evolutions going on in a non-physical sense, a subject we will cover in the "rounds and chains and schemes". So, this great entity known as the Planetary Logos has incarnated as this planet - this planet is its body of "dense manifestation". Humanity are "cells" within this greater body. As we evolve and grow, so does the Planetary Logos.
The Being known as Sanat Kumara or Mechisidec, acts as the "personality expression" of the Planetary Logos. This being is "anchored" in etheric substance on the planet at a place called Shamballa, and distributes energies with the aid of certain helpers - the three Buddhas of Activity. Shamballa is the crown chakra of the planet.
The major cities on Earth can also be seen as chakras or energy centres, and the nations as endocrine glands that correspond to the centres. This will be covered in the Destiny of the Nations class.
2) Masters of Wisdom. Great White Brotherhood Also called the "Hierarchy of Enlightened Being". What is implied here is a stepping down of energy into the planet through a graded system. After ray energies are stepped down through Sanat Kumara and his "helpers", that energy is in turn filtered down through the Masters of Wisdom who guide and inspire human evolution, but always through karmic law, leaving human free will to manifest its destiny. These beings have reached perfection in their human evolution and choose to watch over evolving humanity.
Seven of these Masters act as custodians of the Seven Ray energies, hence our need to know about them. The Hierarchy are a graded "organisation" where the energy filters down from the Masters, to their Initiates and Disciples, to the Aspirants of the world, to the intelligentsia, to average humanity. The Hierarchy have been around for millions of years, as has humanity - this is another subject covered in the Occult History class.
3) The Seven Rays In several lessons. The Three Rays of Aspect & Four Rays of Attribute = 7 Rays. Triplicities (3) and Septenaries (7) are most important and help us to build very broad foundations in occultism. See attached list and tabulations on Rays.
4) Reincarnation and Karma The Soul seeks perfection through repeated embodiments and learns the lessons needed. Karma is the law of cause and effect, where every action produces effects, positive or negative.The seeds of action or inaction, or wrong action sown in one life are reaped in another. There is individual, group, national, planetary and cosmic karma.
In every incarnation we get a new body, a new horoscope and different rays conditioning our "vehicles". When there is an understanding of reincarnation many lose their fear of death. Karma and reincarnation tie in with the "three crosses", exaltation, detriment and fall, and the unfoldment of the "egoic lotus" in esoteric astrology.
5) Meditation Meditation is about looking inward and cultivating dialogue with the soul. It can be also interpreted as any one-pointed activity. As we nurture and maintain the physical body, so the "subtle" bodies need cleansing, purifying and rendered more sensitive to spiritual impression. This is part of the development of the "intangible" senses mentioned earlier.
Meditation "builds in" higher vibrations into our aura, and conditions us positively through the rhythm and ritual of daily practice. It keeps us sensitive yet strong. The goal of Life is to become soul-infused and perfected beings. Meditation helps build that bridge to the soul, through its various stages of concentration, meditation, visualisation, contemplation, illumination and inspiration. Meditation can help us return to the Soul source so that we can obtain specific guidance as to what we are here to do. Right meditation is esoteric healing - it refines our vehicles of response.
6) The Soul The soul is the repository of all our past experience and evolution, and is all wise and all knowing. It is the Soul which incarnates from life to life, and knows the reasons and purposes of its evolution. It resides on the higher mental plane in that which we call the "causal body".
7) Etheric Body/Chakras Knowledge of the etheric body helps us realise that we all part of the same great matrix of life. The universal etheric web underlies all "space" and "substance". Our own etheric bodies act as a medium of transmission between the Soul and physical brain, or between our other bodies such as the astral and mental. The etheric body is the true "blueprint" of the physical body. Seven Chakras, or energy centres, reside in the etheric body. Energy enters the human system via these chakras and stimulates the seven endocrine glands, which in turn release hormones into the blood, which regulate and control human growth and behaviour.
8) Mental Body. Astral Body The two other "vehicles" which, along with the etheric body, constitute the three-fold lower form or "personality". The Mental Body is dual in that there is a lower, concrete mind, and a higher abstract mind - which is the seat of the soul. The physical brain is the "instrument" of the mental body. The mental body is the real "thinker". It is within the mental body that the creative process of thoughtform building takes place. "Energy follows thought" is another occult axiom : All "substance" is formed by thought and is used in building thoughtforms - whether in the "Mind of God" or a human being. The Astral Body is the emotional or feeling body, or "body of desire", and the most difficult to control in our long soul evolution. All bodies are dual and the astral body or astral plane is the source of much of duality for humanity - it constitutes our self-made "heaven and hell" realms. The physical body can be seen as etheric/physical - hence its duality. All three bodies are conditioned by various rays. The personality as a whole is also conditioned by a ray.
9) Telepathy Requires an understanding of the etheric body. All humanity are evolving toward telepathic consciousness.There are three types : Instinctual - Mental - Intuitional. When we become adept at building thoughtforms, then we can learn how to consciously send them to others or out into the world. This process is part of that which we call White Magic.
10) Seven Planes of Perception The Seven Planes are a two dimensional representation of fourth dimensional consciousness. They are a diagrammatic way of understanding the various grades of "substance" in our solar system, and through which we evolve. All "septenaries" help us build a foundation of understanding in occultism : seven rays, seven planes, seven chakras etc. The bodies have a correspondence with the planes, which are numbered from above down, as is the true occult procedure - from the macrocosm to the microcosm. As above - so below. Therefore we have the following correspondences :
7th plane physical earth base/spleen chakras
6th plane astral water sacral/solar plexus chakras
5th plane mental fire solar plexus/throat/ajna chakras
4th plane intuition air ajna/heart chakras
3rd plane atmic aether crown chakra
2nd plane monadic akasha
1st plane adi (god) sea of fire
Each plane is in turn divided into seven subplanes making 49 in all, and represent more refined substance as we go up the ladder of evolution. All other septenaries correspond with the planes of perception and therefore constitute a most important foundation of occultism.
11) The Deva or Angelic Kingdom The feminine "parallel evolution" to the masculine evolution of humanity, is responsible for building all forms, whether it is a flower or tree, a thoughtform in the mind of man or God, our very physical or subtle bodies, or the planet as a whole. This feminine quality is the "mother aspect" which builds, nurtures and gives birth to all forms. There are the lesser evolved fairies, elves, brownies and pixies who build all the forms in nature. They are group conscious and are directed by the more "evolved" or "individualised" devas, who hold the "blueprints" or genus for any species. There are the archangels of the Bible, and the 33 million Gods of the Hindu pantheon; they exist in all religions, cultures and mythologies of the world. They exist in an hierarchical structure and parallel the work of the Masters, who also work closely with them. The Findhorn and Perelandra communities in Scotland and America, are examples of how humanity can consciously work and cooperate with the angelic kingdom. There are many different types of angels, and an important variety are healing angels. The "Mystic Marriage" has to do with the eventual synthesis of the two evolutions of human and deva kingdoms.
12) New Age Religion In the Aquarian Age will be brought about a synthesis of all religions into One World Religion. There will be a synthesis of eastern and western traditions. This is happening now and is obviously part of the "dharma" for Tibet and her religion - to be invaded by the Chinese, yet subsequently scatter the teachings of Tibetan Buddhism to the four corners of the globe. There will be a recognition of the Buddha and Christ as being representatives of these hemispheres, yet one and the same. There will be further understanding of the common thread uniting humanity - partially obscured through different names. The eastern and western hemispheres are conditioned by rays, just as every religion has its own ray; so we can see why this subject is also important in our study of Esoteric Astrology.
13) Glamour We are all caught up in glamour to some degree. Technically it is illusion on the astral plane, whilst "illusion" is applied to the mental plane, and "maya" to the physical plane. Glamour manifests as the "heaven and hell' states touched upon earlier. It constitutes humanity's greatest and most complex problem. For every ray there are certain "glamours" that can be identified, recognised and acted upon within ourselves. There are also meditations aimed at the dissipation and eradication of glamour.
14) Dweller on the Threshold This is related to glamour and represents the sumtotal of all the negativities and crystallisations that have not been conquered over many lifetimes. It is our "shadow". The Dweller assumes a grotesque thoughtform with which the spiritual traveller must enter into battle, consciously as a soul, to vanquish and eventually eliminate. The Dweller is an aspect of the personality, indeed the personality could be considered the Dweller in the light of the Soul. The personality expression in a horoscope is symbolised partly by the Sun and Moon signs, therefore knowing the qualities of the signs and rays will help us understand the specific expression of the Dweller. The Moon particularly can point to the shadow or Dweller.
15) Esoteric Healing (Three classes) This is another Science in itself, closely allied to Esoteric Astrology. Esoteric Healing works with causes in the subtle bodies, which are conditioned by the rays and the horoscope. Accurate knowledge of these conditionings can lead to correct diagnosis and efficient healing. The chakras are all conditioned by rays and planets, e.g. the heart chakra expresses the 2nd ray of Love-Wisdom, which is ruled by Jupiter and the Sun; Neptune is also closely associated. The signs of the zodiac are also associated with parts of the body.
16) Dreams We get many different messages in dreams. Some very good, some quite confusing. We can even be given our "ray structure" in dreams, or our time of birth if unknown. The 10 different kinds of dreams are enumerated as well as their connection with the meditation consciousness.
17) Aquarian Age What will it mean for humanity as it enters this "golden age" ? Several major themes loom large : The idea of the universal brotherhood of humanity. Increasing scientific knowledge of the etheric body. Scientific and technological developments that will assist human evolution. The grounding of the "plan", i.e. the expression of "Love Wisdom" on the physical plane. The externalisation of the Masters of Wisdom. Group initiation. One world government, religion, education and currency.
18) The Antahkarana or Rainbow Bridge The connection to the higher self. It is constructed from lifetime to lifetime, through the triplicity of study, service and meditation. It will constitute one of the major teachings in the Aquarian Age.
19) Death There will be major revelations for humanity concerning death in the next 200 years. Death is a process as well as an event - it can happen physically or can be a more subtle process, as we learn to die to old habit patterns - "I die daily". (St Paul) Either way it is also related to Esoteric Healing. Scorpio and Pluto rule these processes and they are prominent for many on the Spiritual Path today who are upon the "fixed cross".
20) The Soul/Causal Body/Egoic Lotus What is this great mystery we call soul ? What does it mean by the causal body that resides on the mental plane ? The Egoic Lotus relates to the 12 petals of the heart chakra which are gradually unfolded over aeons of time. There is a correspondence to the 12 signs of the zodiac, (which acts like a large chakra) and the Astrology of Initiation is closely associated.
21) The Star Sirius One of the most important stars for our solar system and Earth, working as a triplicity with the Great Bear and the Pleiades. Its history through various cultures and its influence on humanity is explored.
22) Birth of the Solar System (Three Classes) How the Solar Logos came into Being - is it an incarnation of that great star Sirius ? The rounds, chains, globes and schemes are explored in these fundamental classes for Esoteric Astrology.
23) Occult History of Planet Earth (Three classes) When "individualisation" occurred 18 million years ago, the Earth was under the influence of certain, stars, planets and zodiac signs. Humanity went on to evolve through the Lemurian, Atlantean and Aryan rootraces, of which there are seven in all. Nations are also mentioned - special class for this in Esoteric Astrology per se.
24) Agni Yoga The teachings of the Master Morya through Helena Roerich touch upon "astro-chemism" and the "great magnet" of the central spiritual sun. Much inspiration to be found in these books.
25) The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali Written by the Hindu Sage Patanjali thousands of years ago, humanity has been handed a manual for "liberation". There are astrological references given here which can assist in the processes of meditation and vice versa. As we can see how closely these subjects are related, each monthes' study will consist of two classes on the Ageless Wisdom and two classes on Esoteric Astrology. (I will be including 4 to 6 classes in the Ageless Wisdom course on the rays per se.)
26) The Bhagavad-Gita The sacred and timeless wisdom of India and a most complimentary companion to Patanjali's teachings. The "Gita" presents many solutions for a spiritual searcher's quest to enlightenment, and daily battle on the "field of Kurukshetra".
Students who have already covered some of these classes to the satisfaction of the course facilitator will be given classes which they have not covered. There will always be this component to the Esoteric Astrology course, as there so many related subjects to study, and also degrees of depth in understanding. For example, The Rounds, Chains and Schemes class requires three levels, Occult History at least two etc. Providing the course any other way is giving it incomplete. Astrologers who think they can just learn the astrology side would be seriously mistaken thinking that that is all required.
In the past one hundred years or so, astrology has undergone somewhat of a renaissance. At the end of last century astrology was accessed by many as part of their search upon the spiritual path. Organisations like The Theosophical Society and the Golden Dawn kabbalistic group used it, as spiritual teachers like Rudolph Steiner espoused it. There was the very arcane type of astrology to the very mundane or horary. The more "esoteric" astrology then would be considered quite mundane today and fairly unsophisticated because astrology has evolved so quickly this century.
Authors such as Dane Rudhyar, Marc E. Jones, Max Heindel and Alan Leo laid the groundwork for a more serious personality or humanistic astrology in the first half of this century. Building upon their shoulders and coming in the second half of this century came astrologers like Noel Tyl, Liz Greene, Stephen Arroyo, Howard Sasportas and Alan Oken. All of them have made invaluable contributions to the field of personality astrology and psychology, bridging the gap between materialistic, fatalistic event-oriented astrology and spiritual astrology. One of the prime outcomes of this kind of astrology is using it as a tool to bring about the integration of the personality, the healing of the psyche, the accessing of personal power, and the right timing of life activities.
As discussed earlier, Esoteric Astrology is more to do with the soul and the Science of the Seven Rays, which brings a whole new set of factors into identifying psychological types. It not only broadens the astrology which has gone before it, but compliments it, and will probably absorb it over the next few hundred years as we march into the first decanate of the Aquarian Age. The Master D.K., who is the true author of the books He wrote through Alice Bailey, has said :
" Astrology is essentially the purest presentation of occult truth in the world at this time because it is the science which deals with those conditioning energies and forces which play through and upon the whole field of space and all that is found within that field".
The Seven Rays originate in the seven stars of the Great Bear constellation, and are representative of the energies of seven solar systems, of which ours is one. This helps us get a perspective of our tiny place on Earth, within just one solar system. Of course, these seven solar systems act as seven "chakras" within the body of a greater entity, which occultism terms "the One About Whom Naught May Be Said" (OAWNMBS). Just as our Earth is inhabited by a great life that we call God, so it is the same with all other planets and stars. As we are "cells" within this earthly body, so these great lives are simply cells or chakras within greater bodies of manifestation. The seven stars of the Great Bear have also been called the Seven Rishis (Seers, Sages), which date back to the ancient Vedic Hymns of India.
The descent of the seven rays to Earth - broadly speaking :
As the energy of the seven rays stream forth from the Great Bear constellation (Ursa Major), they interact with the "seven stars" of the Pleiades ( "seven sisters" or "wives" of the Rishis), the seven stars of the "Little Bear" constellation (Ursa Minor), and the Star Sirius. The ray energies then travel through the 12 zodiacal constellations and toward our solar system, where they are "funnelled" through the physical sun into the solar system proper.
From there the rays are "picked up" by their planetary vehicles, the seven "sacred" planets of the solar system. Then, according to the various cycles of the planets, the ray energies are conveyed to our home planet, via our zodiac, which acts as an invisible "astral" body to the Earth. This zodiac of 12 signs reflects and focusses the energies of the 12 constellations. It does not matter if they are "aligned" or not, this being an illusion of the concrete mind.
Some signs act as a channel for one ray only, others as many as four rays. (See Tabulations) As the ray energies enter the Earth sphere, they are absorbed through the Seven Planetary Chakras.
The Planetary Chakras can be looked at from two angles :
1) We know of five cities on the planet which act as "chakras" : London, Geneva, Darjeeling, Tokyo and New York. The other two chakras exist in Australia and Africa, and won't be activated for millions of years yet.
As the energy comes through these centres, they stimulate the associated continents, which act as "endocrine"glands in the body of the Earth. Energy is released, which stimulates us "human hormones" into activity, within the "bloodstream" of the planet.
2) Groups upon the planet can be seen as chakras.
Shamballa - Sanat Kumara is "anchored" here - crown chakra.
Hierarchy - (Masters of Wisdom) - heart chakra.
Humanity - throat chakra.
More will be elucidated on the above subjects in the Ageless Wisdom classes associated with Esoteric Astrology. The following is a list of factors to consider, as well as some of the classes that will be covered in this course on Esoteric Astrology :
1) Septenaries This is a foundational structure underlying occultism.
7 Solar Systems 7 Rays 7 Chakras
7 Stars Great Bear 7 Sacred Planets 7 Colours
7 Stars Pleiades 7 Planetary Chakras 7 Musical Notes
7 Stars Little Bear 7 Planes Perception 7 Masters of Rays
2) Influences in the Horoscope
7 Rays 7 Planetary Chakras 7 Sacred Planets
70 etheric planets Fixed Stars Asteroids
7 Human Chakras 5 Non-Sacred planets including Earth
3) Esoteric Astrology Embodies
4) The Seven Rays Ponder closely the tabulations provided. Go through carefully and highlight that which applies to yourself, answering as honestly as possible the positive and negative features of the rays, and their associated glamours. Study any of the famous personalities listed, especially if you are already familiar with them. Access their horoscopes if possible. Look at the planets in the signs and note which rays come through which. Note, the rays cannot be deduced from the horoscope per se, but an idea of ray expressions can be. Consider the countries and nations listed. It may be easier to see the energies some of them express. Remember, if you feel a certain resonance with a nation or personality, it may point to a similar ray in your make-up. Look also at the colours given for the rays - there may be a connection with your favourite colour or the clothes you wear.
5) The Three Crosses (Refer to diagram 5) These crosses describe the full gamut of human experience. They relate to all other triplicities. They are concerned with wholes and the unified experience of a person. The crosses deal with past, present and future incarnations. The astrologer must determine which cross a person is on before doing their chart. The crosses correspond to the personality, soul and monad and the mystery of the 777 incarnations.
6) Astrology is based upon illusion The zodiac is the imaginary path of the sun around the earth; yet the constellations exist, their streams of energy expressing eternal relationships. Because of the "precession of the equinoxes" the sun is not in the sign it is said to be. Thoughtforms of the zodiacal energies "anchored" by the Hierarchy in Atlantean times are still potent and energised, therefore still give the "appearance" of a particular sign. It is the misuse of various energies by humanity which has helped create the illusion.
7) Planets show outer the life circumstances This influence weakens with soul control. The chart becomes inaccurate and inconclusive. The person becomes more receptive to the 12 constellations and the subtler energies of the solar system. The zodiac influences evoke humanity's will. An advanced person (disciple) uses planets to carry out soul purpose. A very advanced person (initiate) becomes aware of zodiacal energies beyond the solar system. (The greater zodiac)
8) Four Types of Force Emphasised in Esoteric Astrology
a) Quality of our solar system.(2nd ray solar system) b) Quality of our Solar Logos.( Called the Blue Logos)
c) Quality of Earth's complimentary opposite. (Venus) d) Quality of attraction of 3 planets in esoteric triangle of force.
9) Vehicles of Response Energy "impacts" depend upon the "developed vehicles of response". Many subtle and potent energies go unnoticed because we have not raised our own vibrations. In occultism there is the continual theme of refined energy impacting upon the unredeemed form. A "disciple" continually "redeems" himself through conscious spiritual living.
10) Three Types of Humanity a) "The lesser Zodiac" and the 12 houses suffice. (Average Humanity) (b) Planets affecting the personality (Sun sign) and responding to the soul (rising sign) in a small measure. (c) Disciples and initiates respond to all the above plus the three major constellations of The Great Bear, Sirius and The Pleiades.
11) Duality Our main task is the regulation of the pairs of opposites : (a) Etheric/physical : Merging these bodies through purification. (b) Astral : Resolution of pairs of opposites. Consummated on "path of discipleship". (c) Mental : Angel of the Presence and the Dweller on the Threshold. Angel and the Dweller are brought face to face. Synthesis is brought about on the Path of Initiation.
12) Method of Resolving Dualities Understanding of Gemini. (Science of Triangles) Zodiac is dual : 12 signs eventually synthesised into 6. Polar opposite signs are important.
13) Rulerships
Exoteric : Average humanity - Mutable Cross - Chakras below diaphragm. : Average humanity - Mutable Cross - Chakras below diaphragm. : Average humanity - Mutable Cross - Chakras below diaphragm.
Esoteric : Intermediate humanity - Fixed Cross - Chakras below diaphragm and aspiring above diaphragm.
Hierarchical : Advanced initiates - Cardinal Cross - Rapidly polarising to higher chakras.
Higher aspiration causes the vehicles to vibrate at a higher pitch. Exoteric/esoteric rulers are for those "on the Path". All three rulerships apply to Initiates.
14) Sacred and Non -Sacred Planets What makes a planet Sacred ? Sacred planets fuse the personality and make it an instrument of the soul. Non-Sacred planets influence the form : etheric/physical, astral, mental. e.g. Aries - Mars exoteric ruler - instinctual (physical/astral). Mercury esoteric ruler - intuitional (mental) "From the plane of mind, I rule."
15) Mythology Evokes the imagination, abstract mind and intuitive response - by stimulating with abstract images. The evolution of Earth and the planets is illustrated by Mythology. The 12 Labours of Hercules are an allegory for the 12 signs of the zodiac. The Greek myths are rich in symbology. Myths help us to understand planetary energies.
16) Destiny of the Nations Cities and countries are entities. Cities are chakras in the body of a nation. Cities and countries all have astrological/ray rulerships. They all have purpose and destiny.
17) Science of Triangles Underlies the whole science of esoteric astrology.Triangles of energy between constellations. Triangles of force between planets. Triangles and chakras - planetary and human. Major triangle : Great Bear, Sirius, Pleiades. They transmit three aspects of divinity to earth. The innermost secrets of astrological deduction are connected with the 7 stars of the Great Bear, 7 stars of the Pleiades and the 7 sacred planets.
18) Science of the Chakras (Laya Yoga) Chakras of individuals, Earth and solar system are closely tied in with the Science of Triangles and Esoteric Healing. Chakras are at various stages of unfoldment, and are "doorways" for ray energies to enter.
19) Creative Hierarchies Correspond to Hierarchical Rulerships. They are "germs" of force centres which vitalise forms. The C.H. are the most esoteric foundation of esoteric astrology. The 4th creative hierarchy is Humanity. The 4th, 5th & 6th are the most important as they constitute the human and deva evolutions. The seven main hierarchies correspond to the 7 rays.
20) Houses The houses ultimately imprison the soul. Before the Science of the Crosses evolves, an intermediary house system can be worked out. Look at esoteric rulerships of houses and delineate.
21) Aspects Similar to exoteric only interpretation is according to esoteric numerology and ray analogy. e.g. Conjunction - 1st ray - fusion of forces. Trine - 3rd ray - Creative activity.Square = 90° 9= initiation.
22) Exaltation, Fall and Detriment Indicate the three main phases of the path - the mutable, fixed and cardinal crosses. Generally there is nothing "negative" about fall and detriment, simply different states of being.
23) Decanates Constitute the nature of testings within each sign : Life Quality Appearance. Mental Astral Physical. Spirit Soul Personality. Decanates are interpreted according to which direction a person is going on the wheel. Science of Triangles closely tied in with decanates.
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Month 1 Class 1 Masters of Wisdom -7 Ray Chohans. Sanat Kumara. Class 2 Karma and Reincarnation. Class 3 Preamble to Esoteric Astrology - part 1. Class 4 Preamble to Esoteric Astrology - part 2.
Month 2 Class 1 The Seven Rays - part 1 (The Seven Planes of Perception). Class 2 The Seven Rays - part 2. Class 3 The Seven Rays - part 3. Class 4 The Seven Rays - part 4.
Month 3 Class 1 The Etheric Body - The Seven Chakras. 22 minor chakras. Class 2 The Astral Body. Class 3 Zodiac Signs and the Three Crosses. Class 4 Sun. Moon. Rising Sign
Month 4 Class 1 The Mental Body. Class 2 Thoughtforms. Class 3 Aries - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Taurus - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 5 Class 1 Soul. Causal Body. Class 2 Meditation. Class 3 Gemini - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Cancer - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 6 Class 1 Dreams. Class 2 Telepathy. Class 3 Leo - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Virgo - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 7 Class 1 Angelic/Deva Kingdom. Class 2 Esoteric Healing. Class 3 Libra - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Scorpio - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 8 Class 1 Aquarian Age. Class 2 New Age Religion. Class 3 Sagittarius - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Capricorn - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 9 Class 1 Death - The Great Adventure . Class 2 The Star Sirius. Class 3 Aquarius - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays. Class 4 Pisces - Esoterically considered. Higher rulers & rays.
Month 10 Class 1 Mantras. Class 2 Sound. Music. Class 3 Decanates - life opportunity, next step forward, challenges. Class 4 Planets in : Dignity. Detriment. Exaltation. Fall.
Month 11 Class 1 The Antahkarana or Rainbow Bridge. Class 2 Glamour. Maya. Illusion. Class 3 Aspects. Harmonics. Class 4 Houses - esoterically considered
Month 12 Class 1 Evolution of the Solar System - part 1 (Schemes, Rounds) Class 2 Evolution of the Solar System - part 2 (Chains, Globes). Class 3 Planets in Signs - part 1. Class 4 Planets in Signs - part 2
Month 13 Class 1 Occult History of the Earth - part 1 (Individualisation) . Class 2 Occult History of the Earth - part 2 (Races, Nations). Class 3 Asteroids. Etheric planets. Fixed Stars. Class 4 Great Bear. Sirius. Pleiades.
Month 14 Class 1 Externalisation of the Hierarchy. Class 2 Esoteric Healing, Astrology and the Chakras. Class 3 The Science of Triangles in Esoteric Astrology - part 1. Class 4 The Science of Triangles in Esoteric Astrology - part 2
Month 15 Class 1 Science of Initiation - Aspirant, Disciple, Initiate. Class 2 Egoic Lotus. Class 3 The 12 Creative Hierarchies : Basis of Esoteric Astrology. Class 4 Destiny of the Nations : Astrology of countries and cities.
Month 16 Class 1 Colour. Class 2 Avatars. Class 3 Mythology as applied to Esoteric Astrology. Class 4 Chart Interpretation.
Month 17 Class 1 Agni Yoga - part 1. Class 2 Agni Yoga - part 2. Class 3 More Chart Interpretation. Assessment of Stage on Path. Class 4 Recapitulation and summary.
Other Recommended Reading
by Alice Bailey
Seven Rays and general Ageless Wisdom teachings:
Psychology I.
Other Books
of the Gods, Dr. Michael D. Robbins.
of the Gods (Vols. 1-5) - Robbins
Other related texts
Teachings of All Ages - Manly Palmer Hall
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I've received a few e-mails today and I'm sure people have posted links in the comments to a story that FOX is considering renewing Dollhouse. Ah, the Internet, where speculation runs rampant. So let me add my $.02 of speculation.
Until announcements are made, of course that is fair speculation, but these kind of stories seem to suggest that while the ratings are worse than even FOX expected them to be on Friday nights, that FOX is mesmerized by the critical acclaim for recent episodes. Simply put, that's complete BS.
While it's true the vaunted sixth episode was generally well-received by critics, it did absolutely nothing for the show's ratings. And anecdotally, critical reception of the two episodes that followed has been mixed. But it's irrelevant really. Here's the deal: the show won't be back if it keeps pulling 1.4 overnight ratings among adults 18-49. FOX will not consider renewing it with those numbers. I think it needs to get to a 1.6, and probably a 1.7 for FOX to even consider bringing it back for a second season.
While it's definitely possible the show could turn the ratings around and improve them, it isn't very probable. The trend has been down since the premiere and while things have flattened out the last couple of weeks, the trend hasn't really been reversed.
Some are suggesting that things will improve when Dollhouse has Prison Break as a lead-in. I'm not thinking there will be much improvement, and certainly not in the range of 15%-20% improvement to the 18-49 ratings that seem necessary at a minimum to keep the show afloat.
Will FOX keep an open mind and see what happens? I certainly think that is likely. But I doubt that FOX execs are truly any more optimistic than I am that it will actually happen. And I've seen nothing to indicate, "hey, we believe in this show and are going to spend a couple extra million to promote it!"
FOX is simply playing it in a fashion where if it does miraculously turn around they, like the fans, can be ecstatic, and if it doesn't it is well positioned to say, "Hey, we tried, it didn't work."
UPDATE: from our friend, "Travis Yanan" who posted in the comments:
FYI, Friday's episode pulled a 1.5 in finals.
A 1/10th of a ratings point improvement over the prior week isn't necessarily a trend, but up is up, and 1.5 is closer to 1.7 than 1.4 is!

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Some College Point locals are closer to relaxing, as plans for a spa in their neighborhood have been rejected by the borough president.
After weeks of contemplation, BP Helen Marshall threw out the proposal to construct a luxury spa at the corner of 31st Avenue and the Whitestone Expressway.
According to Marshall's office, the Beep opposed the idea because of a probable increase in "vehicular trips" to and from the site. Parking is also an issue – street parking is prohibited in the building's vicinity, and the potential lot is not large enough to hold the expected number of automobiles. Officials also allege that the current parking lot blueprints could create situations where vehicles must wait to enter and exit the premises.
Architect and engineer H. Irving Sigman, who submitted the request for the spa's building permit, is hopeful that the New York City Board of Standards and Appeals (BSA) will rule in favor of the spa. Since the borough president announced her decision, Sigman hired a parking consultant to amend and restructure the lot's layout.
Anticipated to create two-and-a-half times more tax revenue than currently generated in College Point, the spa was to be installed in a previously-existing structure. It would potentially have various amenities, including a rooftop pool, a yoga studio, a beauty salon and food store.
In October, Community Board 7 voted overwhelmingly against the project, with 25 members against and only five in favor, leaving Marshall to review the situation. The Board cited several reasons for disapproval, including construction of the rooftop pool, the structure's need for an enhanced foundation and the builder's lack of experience.
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Residential Stormwater Pollution Prevention Practices
Even though you may live miles from local creeks and Humboldt Bay, you may be polluting Arcata's waters without knowing it. Before you discharge anything into the street, gutter, or down a storm drain, stop and think!
Additional resources
For more information on ways you can reduce or eliminate pollutant discharges to the stormwater drainage system in your home or workplace visit the following links:
- Humboldt Bay Starts at Your Street, a brochure will great illustrations on how pollutants impact our creeks, wetlands and Humboldt Bay
- How-to videos to save water and remove your lawn from the California Water Board's Storm Water Program. (Clicking this link directs you away from the City of Arcata website)
- What is stormwater runoff? Facts and tips from the Environmental Protection Agency (Clicking this link directs you away from the City of Arcata website)
- Low Impact Development (LID) is an is an alternative method of land development that seeks to maintain the natural hydrologic character of the site or a region. Check out this interesting brochure from the California Coastal Commission and learn about LID. (Clicking this link takes you away from the City of Arcata website)
- Northcoast Stormwater Coalition, a coalition that works on reducing stormwater pollution throughout the Humboldt Bay area (Clicking this link directs you away from the City of Arcata website)
- Our Water Our World, provides information on managing home and garden pests in a manner that does not harm the environment or our water resources (Clicking this link directs you away from the City of Arcata website)
- Compositng is easy! Check out this brochure, Backyard Composting Made Easy, for tips.
- Here are tips on ways to wash your car that will not compromise water quality, Residential Auto Cleaning Guidelines for Water Quality
- The City of Elk Grove, in the Sacramento Valley, recently created a rain garden. Learn about it in this 4 minute 38 second video, Rain Garden: Slowing Pollution At Its Source.
Information on alternatives to pesticides can also be found at the following websites. A more thorough list is available in the City of Arcata Pesticide Reduction Plan. (Please note: following the links below will take you away from the City website)
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources IPM On Line
Grow Smart Grow Safe: A Consumer Guide to Lawn and Garden Products
Household Hazardous Waste Facility
Dispose of unwanted leftovers through the household hazardous waste collection faciltiy at Humboldt Waste Management Authority.
Open the First Saturday of Each Month
9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
1059 W. Hawthorne in Eureka
15 gallon limit by container size, $5 fee
For more information call (707) 441-2005
Compost Facility
The City of Arcata has compost bins available, click to see a photo of the bin, to City of Arcata residents, upon presentation of a water bill/receipt or rental contract/receipt, for the low cost of $20. Green waste can also be taken to the green waste facility. Upon presentation of a current Arcata Garbage bill and picture ID , City of Arcata residents can drop at no charge. The limit is 48 one yard drops in a calendar year.
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Report Pollution
A toll free regional stormwater hotline operated by the Northcoast Stormwater Coalition can be called at 1 (877) 627-2001 to report active pollution or any other stormwater concerns. You may also call Arcata's Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184. For more information on the Northcoast Stormwater Coalition check out its website at Northcoast Stormwater Coalition (Clicking this link directs you away from the City of Arcata website).
Have additional questions or need assistance with BMPS or reducing stormwater pollution, please do not hestitate to contact the City of Arcata Environmental Services Department at (707) 822-8184 or email@example.com


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Minor Loss in Pipe or Duct Components
Minor loss, pressure or head loss in pipe, tube and duct system components
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Losses occur in straight pipes and ducts as major loss and in system components as minor loss. Components as valves, bends, tees add head loss common termed as minor loss to the fluid flow system.
The minor loss can be significant compared to the major loss - in fact when a valve is closed or nearly closed the minor loss is infinite. For an open valve the minor loss may often be neglected (a full bore ball valve).
Minor Loss
Pressure drops and minor loss in components correlates with the dynamic pressure and the minor loss can be expressed as
ploss = ξ 1/2 ρ v2 (1)
hloss = ξ v2/ 2 g (2)
ξ = minor loss coefficient
ploss = pressure loss (Pa (N/m2), psf (lb/ft2))
ρ = density (kg/m3, slugs/ft3)
v = flow velocity (m/s, ft/s)
hloss = head loss (m, ft)
g = acceleration of gravity (m/s2, ft/s2)
- 1 psf = 0.00694 psi (lb/in2)
The minor loss coefficient - ξ - ranges values from 0 and upwards. For ξ = 0 the minor loss is zero and for ξ = 1 the minor loss is equal to the dynamic pressure or head. The minor loss coefficient can also be greater than 1 for some components.
Minor Loss Coefficient
The minor loss coefficient can be expressed as:
ξ = ploss / (1/2 ρ v2) (3)
ξ = hloss / (v2/ 2 g) (4)
The minor losses in components depends primarily on the geometrical construction of the component and the impact the construction has on the fluid flow due to change in velocity and cross flow fluid accelerations.
The fluid properties - in general expressed with the Reynolds number - also impact the minor loss.
The head loss information about components is given in dimensionless form and the information is based on experiments.
- Minor Loss Coefficient for Piping and Tube Components
- Minor Loss Coefficients for Air Duct Components
Equivalent Length
The minor loss can be converted to a length equivalent to the length of pipe or tube that would give the same pressure or head loss.
Head loss can be expressed as:
hloss = λ (leq / dh) (v2/ 2 g) (5)
leq = equivalent length of pipe or duct (m, ft)
dh = hydraulic diameter related to the pipe or tube with the component (m, ft)
Equivalent length can also be expressed as:
leq = ξ dh / λ (6)
The Total Head Loss of the pipe, tube or duct system, is the same as that produced in a straight pipe or duct whose length is equal to the pipes of the original systems - plus the sum of the equivalent lengths of all the components in the system.
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When it comes to beauty product reviews and tutorials nothing beats a good beauty blog or YouTube channel. With 19,562 followers on Twitter and 230,343 YouTube subscribers it's safe to say JulieG713 is one of the most popular makeup mavens on the web and one of our favorites at TEMPTU. Wanting to know more about the woman behind the makeup, we asked Julie G a few questions.
TEMPTU: What does beauty mean to you?
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Tips for Diabetic Foot Care
If you're among the 18 million Americans who've been diagnosed with diabetes, you may know that foot care is extremely important. Nervous system impairment or neuropathy is a major complication of diabetes that can cause you to lose feeling in your feet. This means you may not know right away if you have hurt yourself, which could lead to infection.
Since minor injuries can quickly become major problems for diabetics, orthopaedic foot and ankle MDs have put together tips for diabetic foot care. These tips include some commonsense approaches, such as inspecting your feet daily for blisters, scratches, cuts, and nail problems. Other basics include:
- Trimming toenails straight across. Cutting nails at the corners can lead to ingrown toe nails and infection.
- Wearing loose socks to bed to keep your feet warm and help avoid foot injury when you get up at night.
- Not smoking. Smoking decreases the blood supply to the feet, which can delay wound healing.
For more tips on diabetic foot care and advice on shoes for diabetics, visit the Diabetic Foot Overview at FootCareMD, the patient education website of the American Orthopaedic Foot & Ankle Society (AOFAS). If you injure your foot, call an MD immediately. Seemingly minor injuries can be very serious for diabetics.


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'Becoming Chaz': A Timeline From Conception to Three Emmy Nominations
Chaz Bono and producers Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey recount the travails of the passion project.
When Chaz Bono decided to document his transition from female to male, he embarked on a journey that would include several bumps in the road.
STORY: Emmy Nominations 2011: Full List
Initially conceived as a feature film with a small theatrical release and then a second life on television, several factors would steer it to premiere on a young cable channel called OWN. Yet, the full story of that journey included several other networks at several points in its making and ultimately led its producers, World of Wonder's Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato (The Eyes of Tammy Faye, HBO's Wishful Drinking), to finance the film's making out of their own pockets.
The more than two years of jumping hurdles to bring Becoming Chaz to viewers was well worth it for Bono. Not only did it receive three Emmy nominations, but Bono knows the film has changed lives.
"You know it's exactly what I hoped it would do," Bono tells The Hollywood Reporter. "It's done and it's really opened people's minds and changed people's perceptions and it's also really helped people within the transgender community."
Bono, Bailey and Barbato spoke to THR about the voyage they set out on in making Becoming Chaz.
June 23, 2009 – First Meeting with World of Wonder
Bono hired publicist Howard Bragman, who has managed several celebrities' coming out, including actress Meredith Baxter and country singer Chely Wright. He approached World of Wonder regarding the project. After the first meeting, Bono "felt they really understood this subject matter and had sensitivity to it." For Bailey and Barbato, it would be the first time they met Chaz – "The bizarre thing is we knew Chaz as Chastity," Barbato says. Bono had taken part in a documentary the producers did years before on Ellen DeGeneres, The Real Ellen Story.
The producers were "intrigued" by the totally different energy Bono had now compared to who they knew and Barbato says, "We decided in the room we wanted to do this documentary." Less than two weeks later, they all agreed to move forward.
July 30, 2009 – World of Wonder pitch the idea to a couple key outlets....one expresses interest and verbally commits to the project.
"It seemed early on that we were going to have financing," Barbato recounts. "And it was going to be by a broadcast outlet, and that maybe we'd be able to do a deal with a theatrical window."
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This is a great program for either beginner or intermediate players. It's intense and really burns when doing some of the exercises for a long period of time (kind of like when it burns when doing a squat, just in your arm). I always take a break from these exercises and end up doing other things with the guitar, but I come back to it to see where my progress is, and it still kicks my butt! If you have just started or have been playing for a while and really want to improve, this is your program! However, make sure you use a metronome or you may never get any faster.
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Knicks Top Threat to Heat if Defense Improves
The always insightful Zach Lowe over at Grantland runs through the most serious contenders to the Heat in the Eastern Conference, and he targets the Knicks as the most legitimate contender, if they can find a way to turn around their shaky defense of late:
Alas: New York has been playing well-below-average defense after a stingy first dozen games. They're down to 15th in points allowed per possession, and they've been unwatchable defensively when Melo and the always flat-footed, switch-prone Stoudemire play together. The Knicks have allowed more than 109 points per 100 possessions when those two share the court, worse than the league's 30th-ranked defense, and Chandler's presence alongside them hasn't moved the needle at all. Units with Anthony at power forward and no Stoudemire haven't been much better since the start of the season, and for those to work well, Anthony's help defense along the back line has to be in top form.
Can they find that form? If they can, the Knicks are the most dangerous team in the Eastern Conference.
Brian DiMenna
Before skewering the Knicks' spotty defense, Lowe rightly praised their efficient offense, particularly how well Stoudemire, Anthony and Chandler have played on that end so far this season. But he's entirely right that if the Knicks can play even above average on the defensive end they become a far more serious threat, and with all due respect to the Pacers, Bulls, Celtics and Nets — or maybe screw those guys, whatever your preference may be — I still see them as the most legitimate challenge to Miami's Eastern Conference reign of terror.
It will be interesting to see how the Knicks come out of the post-All-Star break period. The team looked poised to take off before dropping three of four to close the unofficial first half of the season, including two kind of "What the #*%@?" games to the Wiz and Raptors, so it would be nice to see them set a different tone when things pick back up again Wednesday against the Pacers.


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1. Serving Sara (2002)
PG-13 | 99 min | Comedy, Romance
A process server tries to serve an elusive female target.
Writers: Jay Scherick, David Ronn | Director: Reginald Hudlin | Stars: Matthew Perry, Elizabeth Hurley, Bruce Campbell, Vincent Pastore
Votes: 13,595
2. Keys to Tulsa (1997)
R | 113 min | Crime, Drama, Thriller
Richter Boudreau, the son of local celebrity Cynthia, is not very successful and works as a film critic for a local newspaper. In a short time he loses his job and his heritage, and one of ... See full summary »
Writers: Brian Fair Berkey, Harley Peyton | Director: Leslie Greif | Stars: Eric Stoltz, James Spader, Deborah Kara Unger, Joanna Going
Votes: 1,331
3. Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
R | 102 min | Drama
Sam Shepard's coming of age drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.
Writers: Bruce Beresford, Sam Shepard | Director: J. Michael McClary | Stars: James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid, Henry Thomas
Votes: 2,266
4. Island City (1994 TV Movie)
95 min | Sci-Fi
A 21st-century genetic experiment goes chaotic, creating a race of genetically-violent mutants.
Writer: Jonathan Glassner | Director: Jorge Montesi | Stars: Kevin Conroy, Brenda Strong, Eric McCormack, Peter Koch
Votes: 290
5. Heaven Help Us (1994– )
60 min | Drama, Comedy, Fantasy
Doug and Lexy Monroe are a couple just married that die in an airplane crash. Inmediately after both appear in the 13th floor of a hotel (a ghost floor, because the hotels only have got 12)... See full summary »
Creator: William Blinn | Stars: John Schneider, Melinda Clarke, Ricardo Montalban, Terence Knox
Votes: 28
6. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
43 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Walker, a martial artist, and his partner Trivette are Texas Rangers. They make it their business to battle crime in Dallas and all around the State of Texas.
Creators: Christopher Canaan, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Albert S. Ruddy | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Noble Willingham
Votes: 10,810
7. Fatal Deception: Mrs. Lee Harvey Oswald (1993 TV Movie)
88 min | Drama
The story of the widow of Lee Harvey Oswald, the man accused of shooting President Kennedy. Via flashbacks, the story traces the woman's life from her days in Russia, the turmoil following ... See full summary »
Writer: Steve Bello | Director: Robert Dornhelm | Stars: Helena Bonham Carter, Robert Picardo, Frank Whaley, Bill Bolender
Votes: 159
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
60 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Walker breaks in a new partner while protecting Alex from an ex sheriff turned prisoner who blames Alex for putting him in jail and seeks revenge.
Creators: Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Christopher Canaan | Director: Michael Vejar | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Sheree J. Wilson, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Votes: 63
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993–2001)
Walker, Texas Ranger
120 min | Action, Comedy, Crime
Among the issues Walker has to deal with include a new partner named Trivette, a group of men terrorizing a circus family who camp out at his home, and some bad guys who plan on the ultimate bank caper.
Creators: Albert S. Ruddy, Leslie Greif, Paul Haggis, Christopher Canaan | Director: Virgil W. Vogel | Stars: Chuck Norris, Clarence Gilyard Jr., Gailard Sartain, Sheree J. Wilson
Votes: 107
10. Pure Country (1992)
PG | 112 min | Drama, Music, Romance
Dusty Chandler (Strait) is a super star in the country music world, but his shows have the style of a '70s rock concert. One day he takes a walk - out of his overdone concerts to find his ... See full summary »
Writer: Rex McGee | Director: Christopher Cain | Stars: George Strait, Lesley Ann Warren, Isabel Glasser, Kyle Chandler
Votes: 2,790
R | 189 min | Drama, History, Thriller
A New Orleans DA discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Writers: Oliver Stone, Zachary Sklar, Jim Garrison, Jim Marrs | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Kevin Costner, Gary Oldman, Jack Lemmon, Walter Matthau
Votes: 107,518
12. The Indian Runner (1991)
R | 127 min | Drama
A Vietnam vet comes home to his small town and finds himself in conflict with rules that his brother has vowed to uphold.
Writer: Sean Penn | Director: Sean Penn | Stars: David Morse, Viggo Mortensen, Valeria Golino, Patricia Arquette
Votes: 6,524
13. Problem Child (1990)
PG | 81 min | Comedy, Family
A young boy is just short of a monster. He is adopted by a loving man and his wacky wife. The laughs keep coming as the boy pushes them to the limits.
Writers: Scott Alexander, Larry Karaszewski | Director: Dennis Dugan | Stars: Michael Oliver, John Ritter, Jack Warden, Gilbert Gottfried
Votes: 20,947
14. Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
R | 145 min | Biography, Drama, War
The biography of Ron Kovic. Paralyzed in the Vietnam war, he becomes an anti-war and pro-human rights political activist after feeling betrayed by the country he fought for.
Writers: Ron Kovic, Oliver Stone | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Tom Cruise, Raymond J. Barry, Caroline Kava, Josh Evans
Votes: 72,258
15. In Country (1989)
R | 120 min | Drama, Romance, War
Samantha Hughes, a teenaged Kentucky girl, never knew her father, who died in Vietnam before her birth. Samantha lives with her uncle Emmett, who also served in Vietnam. Emmett hangs around... See full summary »
Writers: Bobbie Ann Mason, Frank Pierson, Cynthia Cidre | Director: Norman Jewison | Stars: Emily Lloyd, Bruce Willis, Joan Allen, Kevin Anderson
Votes: 2,206
16. Trapped (1989 TV Movie)
R | 93 min | Horror, Thriller
Kathleen Quinlan is a woman working late in her locked High-Rise office building who along with Bruce Abbot struggle to elude a killer (Ben Loggins) trying to kill them.
Writers: Fred Walton, Steve Feke | Director: Fred Walton | Stars: Kathleen Quinlan, Bruce Abbott, Katy Boyer, Ben Loggins
Votes: 280
17. Talk Radio (1988)
R | 110 min | Drama
A rude, contemptuous talk show host becomes overwhelmed by the hatred that surrounds his program just before it goes national.
Writers: Stephen Singular, Eric Bogosian, Tad Savinar, Oliver Stone | Director: Oliver Stone | Stars: Eric Bogosian, Ellen Greene, Leslie Hope, John C. McGinley
Votes: 9,602
18. Dominick and Eugene (1988)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Dominick and Eugene are twins, but Dominick is a little bit slow due do an accident in his youth. They live together, with Dominick working as garbage man to put Eugene through medical ... See full summary »
Writers: Corey Blechman, Danny Porfirio, Alvin Sargent | Director: Robert M. Young | Stars: Tom Hulce, Ray Liotta, Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Levine
Votes: 2,248
19. Things Change (1988)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Gino, an Italian-American shoe-shiner with a remarkable similarity to a certain mafia don, is paid to take the rap for a murder. Jerry, a two-bit gangster on probation, is given a chance ... See full summary »
Writers: David Mamet, Shel Silverstein | Director: David Mamet | Stars: Don Ameche, Joe Mantegna, Robert Prosky, J.J. Johnston
Votes: 2,443
20. House of Games (1987)
R | 102 min | Crime, Thriller
A psychiatrist comes to the aid of a compulsive gambler and is led by a smooth-talking grifter into the shadowy but compelling world of stings, scams, and con men.
Writers: David Mamet, Jonathan Katz | Director: David Mamet | Stars: Lindsay Crouse, Joe Mantegna, Mike Nussbaum, Lilia Skala
Votes: 16,002
21. No Mercy (1986)
R | 106 min | Action, Crime, Romance
An unconventional undercover Chicago cop and his partner are recruited to commit the murder of a New Orleans criminal kingpin.
Writer: James Carabatsos | Director: Richard Pearce | Stars: Richard Gere, Kim Basinger, Jeroen Krabbé, George Dzundza
Votes: 4,800
22. On Valentine's Day (1986)
PG | 106 min | Drama
On Valentine's Day is the central film in Horton Foote's semi-autobiographical trilogy that also includes Courtship and 1918. It is a nearly verbatim retelling of his stage play and the sets and costumes.
Writer: Horton Foote | Director: Ken Harrison | Stars: Hallie Foote, Michael Higgins, Richard Jenkins, William Converse-Roberts
Votes: 111
23. The Dirt Bike Kid (1985)
PG | 90 min | Comedy, Family, Fantasy
When his mother sends Jack off with money to buy groceries, he comes home with a magic supercharged dirt bike instead. His mother is furious, but when Jack uses the magic bike to save the ... See full summary »
Writers: David Brandes, Lewis Colick, Julie Corman | Director: Hoite C. Caston | Stars: Peter Billingsley, Stuart Pankin, Anne Bloom, Patrick Collins
Votes: 674
24. 1918 (1985)
94 min | Drama
It's 1918, the height of United States involvement in World War I - Liberty Bonds are sold, German immigrants are suspected as traitors or saboteurs, young men everywhere succumb to the ... See full summary »
Writer: Horton Foote | Director: Ken Harrison | Stars: William Converse-Roberts, Hallie Foote, Matthew Broderick, Rochelle Oliver
Votes: 259
25. The Initiation (1984)
R | 97 min | Horror, Mystery, Thriller
Kelly Fairchild has become a college student and a member of the Delta Ro Kai sorority. During all her life, she has suffered from a nightmare where a man is burning. She meets an assistant... See full summary »
Writer: Charles Pratt Jr. | Director: Larry Stewart | Stars: Vera Miles, Clu Gulager, Daphne Zuniga, James Read
Votes: 1,419
26. Not for Publication (1984)
R | 88 min | Comedy
Lois Thornedyke, the daughter of a Pulitzer prize-winning journalist, writes a scandal column for a New York city tabloid. She gets a chance to upgrade her career when she uncovers a ... See full summary »
Writers: Paul Bartel, John Meyer | Director: Paul Bartel | Stars: Nancy Allen, Don Peoples, Catherine Schultz, Richard Blackburn
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Would you like a side of giblets to go with that Blackberry?
Java One proves technology can be funny.
The Scott McNealy keynote is always a highlight of Java One. This year, at Java One 2003, it was Salesforce.com that stole the show, and a lot of laughs.
Following the McNealy keynote, Jonathan Schwartz, EVP of Software for Sun Microsystems, took the stage and brought up several partners for demos. I believe we will be talking about the Salesforce.com demo for years to come.
I give the Salesforce.com guy credit, and everyone else who performed demos at Java One, for getting up on stage in the first place. He seemed to try and offset his aparent nervousness by being loud. We're talking Chris Farley loud. Then the fun began.
The point of the demo was that Salesforce.com has some really cool services written in Java that are accessible via a web browser or mobile device. This is worth a gander because the mobile workforce is all the rage. The Salesforce.com offering is to be taken seriously. The person presenting it maybe not so much.
It was obvious that the Saleforce.com person wasn't technical or even that familiar with the demo. He inadvertantly hit the back button which took him completely out of the demo and could not find his way back. He spent about 45 seconds (a long time when your standing in front of thousands of people) hitting the refresh button, the page forward button, etc, to no avail. Of course we were all snickering, because that's what we do. Finally a Sun person came out from behind the stage and with a single click got him back to the demo. The Saleforce.com guy recovered with a joke about free Sun support which I thought was good form, because you have to have fun with these curves that life throws us
Unfortunately, he was far from done. He got back into the demo, but not where he expected. He started hunting for the link he needed with no success. As the pointer drifted over the back button, he stopped and stated "I'm not doing that again...". Asking again for audience assistence, another Salesforce.com person took to the stage. Again, with a single click, the problem was solved.
I think what made it the most funny, at that point, was how simple it was to solve the problems he was running into. It looked like the classic tech support person working with someone who never saw a computer before. At a tech conference, that is way too stereotypical not to find humorous. What happened next, even I wasn't prepared for.
Now the demo was rolling along. He was now showing how the same data was available from a browser and on a wireless device. I believe it was a Blackberry. Jonathan, trying to keep some flow in the demo was asking interesting questions about the underlying technology. At one point Jonathan pointed to the Blackberry and asked if there was a midlet running on the Blackberry. A midlet is kinda like an applet for MIDP. The Saleforce.com guy replied "Yes, we have giblets".
I, along with others, reached the breaking point. I was laughing so hard at that point, I was crying! Yes, I would love a side of giblets with my Blackberry!! Edible web services?! That's brilliant!!
Hat's off to Jonathan Schwartz. He stood up there, completely composed having become the unsuspecting straight man in this act. I don't know how he did it. If I were him I would have been looking around for the hidden camera because this couldn't possible happen in real life.
It got me thinking. Maybe we're onto a new tradition at Java One. Every year we set up a Sun exec by sending a comedian on stage, posing as a partner, to give fake demos. After all, half the fun was watching how Jonathan would react to all of this.
My final thought to the Salesforce.com guy. You gave a demo we will all remember which is the general idea, right? We were all able to follow the value of what you were doing, so don't worry about it. I too had technical issues at my BoF. The projector kept blowing out my X Display. I had a lot of friends and collegues in the audience, which is probably worse than strangers. Friends always laugh louder!
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While Beyonce is undoubtably one of THE most beautiful women performers in today's world, she continues to speak like she came from the Ghetto. She has ZERO command of the English language, and I wonder if she is indeed from "The Hood". You would think with the influence she has on our young African-American women she would ATTEMPT to speak English, not Ebonics, but apparently old habits die hard.


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Palm points the way to the webOS 101 developer wiki 13
Palm has gone to great lengths to make developing for webOS as easy as possible, what with Mojo apps based on web technologies and the PDK making it easy as pie to bring C/C+ apps to webOS. The Palm Developer Relations team has also made great strides in improving the documentation for webOS development, but sometimes there are tips and tricks that only a seasoned developer can provide.
That's where the webOS 101 wiki comes into play. Palm
launched pointed the way to the webOS 101 yesterday. WebOS 101 is a community effort launched by Roy Sutton, laying the foundation for the webOS developer community to build a set of developer documents that makes sense for them. The focus of the wiki is broad: they wants to see documents built for programming tools and languages, concepts, and best practices for both Mojo SDK and PDK development. To get the ball rolling there's a list of 147 pages they'd like to see written by the community, though we're sure there are plenty of other articles developers have their eyes on composing.
As the Just Type and Synergy plug-ins Palm unveiled for webOS 2.0 put the onus on developers to make the chat and search they want to see happen, webOS 101 is encouraging developers to build the better documentation that they keep asking for. Who's in?
CORRECTION: Palm has chimed in to let us know that webOS 101 actually is not a Palm creation. But it's still something that they thought highly enough to give prominent position on the Palm Developer Center community page, alongside Palm's own developer forums. So really, we guess it's even cooler that it's a community effort - we like that kind of stuff here!
Source: webOS 101; Via: webOSdev on Twitter
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KEEP IT COMING PALM! Eventually you'll run out of stuff to release and have to slip up the new hardware!
Like with the Just Type plug-ins Palm unveiled for webOS 2.0, Palm is putting the onus on developers to take the initiative make happen when they
im learning now html css java to know how to develop games for palm long road..
As someone who is learning how to develop, this is just awesome... Way to go Palm!
Can I get my money back for that horrible first edition O'Reilly book I bought?
OMFG that screenshot is from a MAC. YOU USE AN IPHONE DONT YOU
Nothing wrong with Macs or iPhones. It's the snobs and fanboys that use them who thinks they are above all... that's the main problem.
I don't think I'm a snob, but I really am above all. It's science.
This is not Palm's site. It's Roy Sutton's site (@Pre101 on twitter)
...a little late with the post, but Palm really gets it. their willingest and/or attempt to stay... "connected with the people" (and of course WebOS) is one of the main reason's I continue to be a fan of Palm and struggle to complete my first WebOS app.


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