text: asker 4 Posted April 5, 2013 (edited) Hello, here's my story and a solution that seems to be working. Some time ago I found this website and promised myself that once I find my cure, I'll post. There is no cure for everyone but one might read each others methods and attempt, so here we go. 24 years old male, always was a late bloomer (genes), my acne started when I was 20 and remained until now. It started as hormonal and remained hormonal, however sometimes other factors made it worse. My condition was moderate, sometimes worse, but never extremely bad (which I consider to be face completely covered with zits). It usually concentrated in different parts, first in T-zone (basic for teenage acne) and later mostly chin, jawline (hormonal imbalances in adult life). My work with late night stays and lots of sitting in front of a computer (IT) didn't do any good to my skin. So at first I used the basic things thinking it will go away but when I was 23 it started to drive me nuts that I have hormonal acne all the time. Even when I ate well (I never ate junk food) I still had acne when friends of my age and even younger could eat crappy food and be clear. Seemed unfair, and I always thought it's due to my work/lack of sleep. I started sleeping normally, but still didn't clear up. I had regular sex btw, didn't clear up. Then I've researched a lot about food and etc. but never really could keep it strict. I learned to live with acne. And to those reading this, it actually benefited me in some ways: made me step my game up socially to still interact with women, I've learned to accept myself as I am, developed spiritually and I learned a lot about healthy food. Also I didn't go out and drink as much as my peers and concentrated on work and learning more, which I am thankful for now. I concluded that my acne is hormonal because the break outs were sudden, perhaps when I ate something or when something caused a hormonal shift. Anyway there wasn't a day when I didn't have a pimple or a cyst. Sometimes I had 2-3, sometimes more, when most of them went out, new ones appeared. No masks, toppings, creams helped me. I am very much against harsh chemicals and tried to minimize them on my skin. When a cosmetologist I went to suggested accutane I immediately left her (she never did anything good anyway). Later I also learned that partially my acne was due to candida overgrowth. Here's how it's changed. I've moved recently to study and started a new approach, a completely strict lifestyle, focusing on all aspects of life. I wake up when the sun rises and go to bed at 10pm I exercise daily: cycle wherever I need to go, occasionally jog, do yoga, pull-ups/push-ups etc., surf 2 times a week when time allows me to. By the way before moving I did shank prakshalana - a yoga procedure to flush your system from mouth to anus with salt water which due to being saltier than what's inside you sucks out the toxins, remainings of food and bad bacteria. After the procedure I ate as prescribed and built up my good intestinal bacteria from scratch basically. It's a hard thing to do so I don't recommend it, but I believe it's important before changing your lifestyle both spiritually and physically. I've stopped eating meat at that point too (as I didn't digest it well before). So now when I've moved, I eat only organic food, my diet is nearly completely the same every day (except 3-4 times a week I eat lunch on campus, eating some stuff that I may lack in nutrition at home). I add 1 tablespoon of organic virgin coconut oil in every meal (except those not at home), 2 in breakfast (as I need 4 a day for my weight). My diet is: Breakfast. Organic wheat free cereal with oatmeal and a little bit of sunflower seeds, almonds and raisins (the package has it all). I pour heated up coconut/almond milk in a bowl of it, add 5-6 table spoons of organic sheep milk yogurt and add local bananas (for they have no chemical coating to keep them fresh). Lunch. When I cook my lunch it's a bit of greens (lettuce, rocket, kale etc.) with a porridge that I boil, made of quinoa, red kidney beans, lentils and adding pieces of beetroot, turmeric and sweet pumpkin there. No salt or anything, the only spice I use is turmeric. Dinner. I have a rice cooker with steaming function, so I cook brown rain fed rice (with 1/2 t.s. of turmeric) while steaming a selection of veggies: zucchini, carrot, beetroot, broccoli and/or cauliflower, sweet pumpkin (it makes rice amazing), garlic. Sometimes I add eggplant or green bell pepper in there. I also have greens with dinner most of the time. All ingredients that I cook with are organically grown. 99% of the time at least. It costs me more, but I don't use anything on my skin now except tea tree oil face wash (daily) and natural moisturizer once in a while, so I save there. I never eat bread, sweets or anything like that, as it causes candida overgrowth. So basically I have lots of vitamins and elements that my body needs throughout the day, I keep my blood circulating well with exercise and my liver has a lot of things that help it cleanse and detox my body. Coconut oil is essential by the way and I believe has the greatest effect, as my thyroid seems to function normally (now I no longer have oily skin) excreting hormones in balance. Within 2 months of doing this "routine" I started to have glowing skin (with no black spots and no cysts), black circles under my eyes disappeared, I have lots of energy and am productive. After 1 week I had my first day without a single new pimple. Then it just got better and better. BUT my skin hasn't cleared up completely. Once in a while I get 1-2 whiteheads. This is nothing compared to cysts I had frequently on my jawline and chin. I have yet to understand what causes those whiteheads, but I do have acne prone skin, so this is the best it ever was since I was 19. My best guess is just dirt in university classrooms air and inevitable toxins that I get while cycling on the roads. Anyway it's not 100% perfect yet so I can't brag, but it suits me to be honest, I'd stick to this rather than using a regimen with topical chemicals on my skin. I'd rather depend on healthy food and lifestyle than on burning my skin with BP. But here's what happened 6 days ago (after nearly 3 months in on my routine) and why I came here to search for stuff and decided to post. I slipped and had a seafood meal in a cafe (fish, squids and shrimp with potatoes which I didn't eat) which turned out to be a disaster for me. Due to excess iodine intake my thyroid went crazy and in 1 day I had a break out all over my jawline with those bumpy cysts. I also had abnormal increase of libido, very noticeable compared to normal. So now I know one cause of a break out for me. But here's a funny thing, the skin everywhere else is still glowing, soft and nice. Also I don't pick my zits anymore (life has taught me and I can see that those bumps seem to disappear without erupting. This is what confused me, at first I broke out, concluded why, got angry at myself and expected them to come out in a day or two. Most of them never came out, they are not painful anymore and not even red, but when I touch them with a finger (clean of course) I can feel a bump under skin and the bump is a little visible too, but the color is the same as the skin around. All I've been using is tea tree oil topically on those. I have no idea why they decided not to erupt and I'll update on that in a week or so. It is early to conclude whether I've found my cure or not, it's been only 2.5 months, but from last week's experience I will make sure to stay on track and see how it is in another 3 months. I will make sure to update here. Edited April 12, 2013 by asker Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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80 comments:
- wallflower said...
Very cool.
Colours are okay!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:03 PM
- Simply Mel said...
Love the 'blowing kisses' hearts!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:04 PM
- xxjetjj said...
Really nice, I'm going to make it also!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:05 PM
- Karen said...
Lovin' this! The rain & umbrella is too cute, and the blowing bubbles, and the footprints, and the paper balloons, and the hearts, and OH MY! You get the point....thanks for lighting a smile on my face this morning! :>
- April 28, 2010 at 12:09 PM
- Jalene said...
one day when school isn't consuming my life (and wedding planning) i want to do one of your projects. you are an amazing inspiration. everything is happy and fun! one day... and i'll send you what i do. :)
- April 28, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- adam and e said...
you have inspired so many {including me}.. seeing this post makes me want to give it a whirl.
..the shadow project cracks me up!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:16 PM
- Cate4444 said...
- April 28, 2010 at 12:17 PM
- Michelle Leong said...
- April 28, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Celine said...
Inspirado is our Tagalog (Philippines) term for "inspired". I painted my wall white Katie to start with some of your projects. Ikaw ang inspirasyon ko (You are my inspiration)
- April 28, 2010 at 12:20 PM
- Pearl Y. said...
Thanks for the mention Katie! I <3 your projects!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:27 PM
- Stephine said...
These are so cool. I love them all, hope to see more!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:29 PM
- Lubna said...
WoW. I am so glad you spread so much joy all around, by inspiring others to follow you. Hugs to Moo.
- April 28, 2010 at 12:39 PM
- Courtney said...
I love all the colorful yet (mostly) simple ways you decorate/live. It's provided me with a ton of inspiration as I get ready to redecorate my daughters room so it can accommodate our next baby as well her.
- April 28, 2010 at 12:48 PM
- Stel.la said...
love the hearts all around!!!
- April 28, 2010 at 12:54 PM
- Rachael said...
Thank you for featuring my photo Katie. The hearts were a great idea and my friends and I had a lot of fun taking cute Valentine portraits.
I really love your work. It's very happy and inspiring.
- April 28, 2010 at 1:02 PM
- Teany Tiny Star said...
I made the flip book for my boyfriend for Valentine's day :)
- April 28, 2010 at 1:13 PM
- Megan said...
It's so cool that your projects have inspired so many people! I am excited to give a few a try myself.
- April 28, 2010 at 1:15 PM
- Chess said...
The last picture melts my heart! I'm gonna try some of these out this summer, maybe! :-)
- April 28, 2010 at 1:19 PM
- Bumpkin on a Swing said...
It is obvious that inspire cheer amongst us all. That must feel really good as an artist. One of my happiest recent moments was the basket at the park day. All you, how does it feel?
- April 28, 2010 at 1:21 PM
- Mo said...
Oh wow, they all did such a good job! You're so inspiring, it makes me so happy when I read your blog!
- April 28, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- brlracincwgrl said...
I love the last picture! These are awesome!
- April 28, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- Kallie said...
I'm so inspired by this!
- April 28, 2010 at 1:24 PM
- clor said...
hey I tried having ago at making the paper birds :)
- April 28, 2010 at 1:25 PM
- Melinda said...
(That reminds me, I've been meaning to do a kiss flip book...)
Awesome, Katie! I'm so happy for you, that you get to do what you love and have fun and be flattered by the many people you've inspired :]
- April 28, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- Lulu said...
aww this is so sweet! that last one is precious =]
- April 28, 2010 at 2:36 PM
- Rachel M said...
I love all of those! :)
- April 28, 2010 at 2:56 PM
- LovelyAnomaly said...
Squeee! I'm so happy that you posted my wall! Totally made my day. =D
- April 28, 2010 at 3:08 PM
- Delia said...
You are creative brain child! I love this. I did something similar on my blog but it won't post until tomorrow. :) Thank you!
- April 28, 2010 at 3:09 PM
- look a little closer said...
you are such a delight and inspiration! :)
- April 28, 2010 at 3:20 PM
- A Closet Mess said...
Your work is inspiration to the world!
- April 28, 2010 at 3:21 PM
- iamchasingthirty said...
Sawweet! I think my fave is the Rain with the two little tykes hidden beneath. Too cute.
- April 28, 2010 at 3:34 PM
- Janina Modaal said...
All those wonderful projects!
Love it!
- April 28, 2010 at 3:47 PM
it's impossible not to feel inspired after looking at your blog Katie!
- April 28, 2010 at 3:54 PM
- Natalie said...
I'm making a wind wall at the moment. It's looking so good! Thanks so much for the inspiration to brighten up my beige apartment here in Chile.
- April 28, 2010 at 4:02 PM
- colormekatie said...
How fun! I can't wait to see how it turns out!
- April 28, 2010 at 4:04 PM
- Maria-Thérèse afiori.com said...
How cute!!!
I would have thought all of these were yours at the first glance... and then I would go, oh wait? Something is slightly off? :D
- April 28, 2010 at 4:45 PM
- CountessLaurie said...
I clearly need more blank wall space... These are adorable!!
- April 28, 2010 at 4:50 PM
- L said...
i'm going to do a feature on your wonderful blog on friday!
- April 28, 2010 at 5:35 PM
- DeAnna said...
Your blog makes me so happy! Every time there is a new one it brightens my day! Thanks for the for adding sweet color and inspiration to my day!
- April 28, 2010 at 6:00 PM
- colormekatie said...
Thanks L!
- April 28, 2010 at 7:34 PM
- Kylie Rae said...
so inspirational! i think when this semester (of uni) is done, my wall will get a little lovin... your so creative! i love this photos! thanks for sharing them with us too :D
- April 28, 2010 at 7:55 PM
- Katie said...
Wow! You're such an inspiration! So fun. ALSO, love the green rug!
- April 28, 2010 at 9:06 PM
- C'est La Vie said...
that first umbrella one is my favorite :) so tender
- April 28, 2010 at 9:08 PM
- Rhonda said...
You have inspired me too! I love all your cheerful pics. They always bring a smile to my face. Here are two links from me that was inspired by you!
Hope you get a chance to check them out! We had a blast!
- April 28, 2010 at 9:22 PM
- amo (amanda) said...
YAY! thanks for including me in your post! I LOVE your creativity—you truly inspire me! Love you love you love you!! :D
- April 28, 2010 at 9:45 PM
love it! i'm so going to make my own version this summer break!!!!:)
- April 28, 2010 at 9:50 PM
- charlingling said...
luv it.. reali lovely <3
i want to make my version on now...
- April 28, 2010 at 10:21 PM
- katwatson007 said...
I recently made posters for my graduating flute recital inspired by you! If I figure out how to link it or send it to you, I will!
- April 28, 2010 at 10:38 PM
- colormekatie said...
Oooo I'd love to see!!
- April 28, 2010 at 10:46 PM
- Jessica said...
Thanks you for this. It certainly made me smile. :)
- April 28, 2010 at 10:54 PM
- Trisha said...
Katie... the other day my sister was asked to a dance by this boy... and we answered him using your pacman idea! You are oh so clever!!!
you can check out our finished product at the link below! You are awesome!!! :)
- April 28, 2010 at 11:04 PM
- Serena said...
you inspired me to make this!
- April 29, 2010 at 12:49 AM
- p S h A o R t A o said...
How fun to see how you've inspired others. You're such a positive influence. Because of you, I decided it was okay to have fun and make a colorful huge Christmas tree out of paper last December (http://twitpic.com/v1j5w). It was so worth it. And I also made pretty snowflakes and taped them to my windows (http://twitpic.com/t3k8i). They were a lot nicer than the cold wet ones outside. :)
- April 29, 2010 at 1:43 AM
I love your blog, its happy
- April 29, 2010 at 2:35 AM
- Deer Prudence said...
What a tribute!
- April 29, 2010 at 3:40 AM
- jessymessy said...
thanks katie for including my little project. i truly am inspired by you! you bring joy to my life =)
- April 29, 2010 at 3:54 AM
- call me Rondy... said...
Hello there! I am a new follower of your lovely blog. Thanks for sharing your wonderful projects :)x
- April 29, 2010 at 6:24 AM
- Juliette Crane said...
so beautiful! i just love how your ideas can spread and create happiness throughout the world :)
xoxo, juliette
- April 29, 2010 at 10:15 AM
- the perfect pear said...
Hi Katie,
I did an inspirational post on you on my blog a while back. wanted to let you know how much you inspired me, I also took pictures with hearts on my wall. So go check out my blog. Heres the link.
p.s. you kind of make my day! :)
- April 29, 2010 at 10:46 AM
- lori* said...
People are the best, eh? <3
- April 29, 2010 at 10:59 AM
- Raptor Plateado said...
'I can confess much of what I do is to follow your steps my dear Katie
- April 29, 2010 at 11:30 AM
- Phoenix Peacock said...
what fabulousness. That must make you all warm and fuzzy inside!
- April 29, 2010 at 12:49 PM
- CRAZYMOM said...
These are so fun! You were featured at my site on a linky party where she share blogs that we love. I'd have to agree, there is a lot to love here. :)
- April 29, 2010 at 1:57 PM
- FabulousFashions4SensibleStyle said...
Happy Thursday, Katie!
Just wanted you to know that I blogged about your colorful little world today and have followed your "A few random things about me" blog post...hope that's OK!
Sending you smiles for a Fabulous Friday ahead!
Liesl :)
- April 29, 2010 at 4:57 PM
my name is isabela i absolutely LOVE this blog!
yesterday i was completely inspired after reading your blog and i decided to re-do my bland white bedroom wall!
it looks amazing now, i am so happy!
thank you so much :)
- April 29, 2010 at 10:36 PM
- stephanie said...
What a sweet and unexpected surprise that you included my photo here. Thank you:)
- April 30, 2010 at 12:07 AM
already tried to post a comment once but it didnt work, i'll try again! thank you so much for including my blowing hearts picture!! i love this blog so much, i check it all the time and to see my picture on it reallyreallyreally made my day :) x
- April 30, 2010 at 8:22 AM
- Emily said...
So fun!! They say copying is the sincerest form of flattery glad that you agree :)
- April 30, 2010 at 9:20 AM
- Constantly Interrupted said...
See what a great positive ripple effect you have. Keeeeep going!!:)
- April 30, 2010 at 9:34 AM
- Caro said...
Love the blowing bubbles one!
- April 30, 2010 at 11:49 AM
- little miss michelle said...
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- April 30, 2010 at 11:40 PM
- little miss michelle said...
AHH . Katie. You are sooo inspiring! My sister and I loved you idea of pacman so much, that we decided to use your lovely idea to answer this boy that asked me to a dance. .
Here is a link to my blog and you can see the pictures!
YOu're the best!!
Michelle Zemp
- April 30, 2010 at 11:41 PM
- Karin said...
your blog is very colorful and inspiring!
- May 1, 2010 at 9:32 AM
- xxjetjj said...
I've also tried,
but never so nice if yours are!!
- May 3, 2010 at 7:25 AM
- Bangkok J said...
You inspired me, too! I recreated your birds the other day. They make me so happy every time I look at them. Check them out here: http://quarterlifecuriosity.blogspot.com/2010/05/magazine-birds.html
Thanks for the creativity!
- May 3, 2010 at 10:58 AM
I heart the last picture! They are all amazing and your job is just what we need in this world :) Go on, because it's great!
- May 5, 2010 at 3:58 AM
- Dustin said...
I saw this blog today that tried to do the snow coloring that you did earlier
I am really starting to love her stuff.
- May 10, 2010 at 9:18 PM
- MyKidsMake said...
What fun! This inspired me to make butterflies, and have my kids try to catch them with our butterfly net. Also made a stop motion of the butterflies flying through the room. It was SO fun. Thanks!
- June 4, 2010 at 1:45 PM
I just found your web site today and wow. I love all your ideas and uniqueness. We are getting ready to do a room for my granddaughter and I am going to use some of your ideas on her wall.
- June 23, 2010 at 11:07 PM
please look at my blog
I tried something that you inspired me to do :D
- May 20, 2011 at 6:23 PM


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Hi Rad, just wanted to let you know I am out for this week and will return this weekend. At that time I will begin to work on this. Thanks again for this space.
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Hi Rad,
I am beginning to work with Mars.
I have some doubts regarding Planetary Node's phases:
1. Is always Sun the reference point?
2. I am considering Planetary Nodes (South and North) as reference point regarding planets and asteroids because their slower motion. Is that correct?
3. SN Mars is square PPP, which is the reference point?
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Hi Mirta,
Quote from: mirta on Jul 06, 2013, 06:44 AM
Hi Rad,
I am beginning to work with Mars.
I have some doubts regarding Planetary Node's phases:
1. Is always Sun the reference point?
2. I am considering Planetary Nodes (South and North) as reference point regarding planets and asteroids because their slower motion. Is that correct?
3. SN Mars is square PPP, which is the reference point?
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Hi Rad, and group ..
.. ok …… I'll attempt a succinct and simple analysis of some aspects of the natal Mars archetype of Charles ..
God Bless, Gonzalo
Mars is the lower octave of Pluto .. Pluto in the 3rd House Pisces reflects desires to know all … then, Mars in the 10th House reflects the instinctive acting out of this desire to know all in a way which is focused on finitude, ie. the material plane.. Because Pluto in the 3rd House Pisces reflects insecurity in face of the unknown, which is combined with the desires to know all, Mars in Libra reflects desires for confirmation of the knowledge or findings. It also reflects desires to have the knowledge arranged in some structural consistent and organized way: complete and 'systematic' knowledge which can be presented as a whole or as a body of knowledge. Being in the 10th House, Mars as a lower octave of the 3rd House Pluto reflects instinctual impulse to seek confirmation from the 'father' or authority figures, or society as a whole. Because the 3rd House and Pisces are dual archetypes, and Libra correlates with extremes, and because relative to the evolutionary stage Mars in the 10th House correlates with an ongoing rebellion and rage against conditioning factors, we can see that a paradoxical situation and an alternation of dynamics have been in place. The alternation has been an alternation between a dynamic of seeking validation from society, and rebelling against the need for social validation. We can see the desire for validation as connected to the South Node in the 5th House Taurus, ruled by Venus in the 3rd House Aries. Thus, desires to accommodate or confine the knowledge which the Soul is after or which is presented, to socially valid parameters. And we can see on the other hand the extreme of rebellion against validation as connected to the North Node Uranus conjunct in the 11th House Scorpio, ruled by Pluto: wanting just the knowledge, free from these types of social limitations. The alternation has also played out in another way. Because Libra correlates to giving, and not giving, and receiving and not receiving, there has been an ongoing crisis-the archetypical inconjuncts between the 3rd and the 10th Houses, and between Pisces and Libra- relating to giving or not giving, or sharing, knowledge forms, within social context, and the expectations to receive or not receive social validation or support-to be heard -Libra-by others in society. The theme of giving or sharing findings or knowledge forms is further reflected in the birthchart by Gemini being in the 7th House cusp, with Mercury in the 3rd House, and by Venus being in the 3rd House. And of course, in the Pluto/Mars relationship being within the Full phase. The potential of having the freedom to explore or to expand knowledge conditioned because of the need to present the outcome of the exploration to a social context and/or projected expectations of validation by others is also reflected in the sextile between the Sagittarius Ascendant and the Libra MC, in the Mars/Jupiter inconjunct, with the south node of Jupiter in the 1st House, and the north node of Jupiter in the 7th House; and the south node of the Libra Mars itself is in the 1st House in Sagittarius, conjunct the south node of Uranus. Also the Mercury/Lucifer opposition in Pisces Virgo, 3rd House to 9th House, squaring the 1st and 7th house cusps. Thus, there has been a conflict within the Soul revolving around sharing knowledge which can be valued by society, or being totally free to explore without needing to feed social demands and based only on the desires to know, and same time, an intellectual crisis creating doubt, that conditions both the freedom to explore new grounds, and the ways to give to others. Conditioning the exploration to a need to share with others socially has demanded to explore within parameters. An example of these parameters could be socially defined disciplines, ie. biology, or botany, zoology, geology, and the specialized methodologies and rules of each discipline. On the other extreme, rebellion against the conditioning has created a situation of having no parameters that would define the field, the subject or the methodology-Pluto in Pisces in the 3rd House-equaling confusion and difficulty to articulate any coherent knowledge form. Relative to the Moon's nodes, thus, there have been at least four different situations in relation with sharing or not sharing, and rebelling or accepting the limitations or parameters. One situation has been defined by being limited by the desires to be validated creating a fixity in the orientation to knowledge by wanting to be an authority that conforms to, and confirms, social disciplines. Other situation has involved wanting to be an authority which however delivers forms of knowledge which are not acceptable by society, and which are totally rejected by society. A third situation has been triggered by social rejection, in which a desire has prevailed to preserve or retain the prior knowledge forms and beliefs. A fourth situation, also triggered by rejection, has been based on premature liberation from parameters leading to confusion, delusions and incoherence. There is a yod pattern focused on the South Node with the Ascendant and the MC, which reflects an intense crisis in the personality revolving around the issue of what the personal role is and how to actualize self – 5th House – in relation to the conflicting demands to be free to explore and to serve social needs. As Rad clarified, the square Mars forms with the nodes of Jupiter, Saturn and Pluto in the 1st/2nd and 7th/8th Houses reflects evolutionary stress the Soul needs to address before it can move on, which it seems to me would be related to these issues, and which has been intensified because of extremes responses to the conflicting demands.
Within the paradox created because of these dynamics, a situation exists in which the Soul needs to deliver in a socially acceptable presentation knowledge forms which are essentially shocking for society itself. One specific reason for this situation and need, is rooted in a natural law I feel exists about knowledge, which demands that existing knowledge has to be shared, before the individual can gain more knowledge, as if a container needed to be emptied before it can be filled again. Rather than some specific natural law about knowledge, it would be an application of the natural law of sharing, that one has to give in order to receive. What is given is released. Thus, with the 10th House Mars being in Libra, the Soul has needed to learn what to give, and what not to give, and how to give it-what form to adopt-the 10th House and the squares to the Capricorn Moon and nodes-in order to be of benefit for society and culture. The requirement to give or share knowledge socially is obviously beyond a need for social validation or support: Mars is ruled by Venus in Aries, conjunct the 4th House cusp, Venus being the ruler of the South Node in the 5th House, and the north node of Mars is in the 4th House in Aries: thus no accommodation to expectations that would condition the knowledge, but only to the necessary forms and to existing needs, and no dependency on being personally accepted or valued. Not a matter of exchange, but rather, an inner requirement for knowledge processing within the Soul, because through the act of giving, the given is objectified and takes a definite form. Thus, if we agree that there is a collective quest of humanity to understand the place of the human species within nature, and to evolve beyond illusions, opinions, and beliefs about such place (natal Pluto 3rd House Pisces, Pluto polarity point in the 9th House), Darwin's Soul needed to listen-Libra-what the humans, and culture, and society, needed to know, and to create a determinate and consistent effort to give to humans, culture and society the type of knowledge in an acceptable form, what they needed in order to advance in such quest.
The need for an acceptable form-10th House-in order for such knowledge to be received was emphasized because of the implied shocks that this would create, because of the necessary rebellion and deconditioning relative to prior beliefs, ie. that the human species-10th House- is just one species among others, being essentially equal among all species-Libra- having 'quantitative' differences but not a qualitative difference, and having evolved from 'lower' species. "How to tell them what they don't want to hear, in a way they can listen to it?" How to give them what they need, but they don't want to receive, in a way that they may be willing to accept?" becoming pregnant questions within the Soul. In order to do so, the Soul needed to become not only objective in listening to what is needed-Mars Libra trine Sun Aquarius 2nd House, North Node in the 11th conjunct Uranus-but fundamentally self-reliant and non-dependent from whatever feedback comes it way as a result from the message delivered-Mars Libra ruled by Venus in Aries, north node of Mars in the 4th House Aries, North Node in the 11th House. This seems to me as a core issue creating the evolutionary stress reflected in the Mars square to the Pluto/Saturn/Jupiter nodes. The Mars square to the south nodes of Pluto/Jupiter/Saturn in Capricorn occurring within the Last Quarter phase reflects desires to liberate from social obligations in the past that could limit the Soul's freedom. The Mars square to the north nodes of Pluto/Saturn in Cancer occurring within the First Quarter phase reflects the ongoing intention to chose a form, a crisis involved in choosing an adequate vehicle to manifest the knowledge, observations the Soul has been collecting along lifetimes, which, even though being highly personal-First Quarter square, and further, Mars rules the 4th and 5th Houses-needs to serve the needs of the collective. Thus, the Soul is highly reflective about how to comply with this evolutionary intention-Mars 10th House, square the Capricorn 2nd House Moon, within the Crescent phase. And yet, despite the need for inner contemplation, the need is also to monitor social environment in order to evaluate what needs to be given, and how the given is received on an ongoing basis. There is evidence that Darwin felt utterly insecure about the soundness or truth of the theories he presented, and about his overall orientation to science.
It is interesting to observe some exact transits to Darwin's birthchart at the time when Origin of the Species was first published on 24 November 1859. Transiting Pluto was Rx conjunct natal South Node, the transiting North Node was Balsamic conjunct the natal Chiron skipped steps, transiting Jupiter was Rx exactly squaring natal Mars from the natal 8th House within the Disseminating phase, transiting Mercury was New phase conjunct the south node of Mars in Sagittarius. These symbols reflect a repetition or relive of prior chapters in which the Soul needed to re-embrace the felt importance of the knowledge to be given or disseminated, versus withdrawing, and to recreate the experience of 'shock', thus enforcing the need for total self-reliance. When doing so, Darwin in fact carved a new discipline within an existing discipline, when laying the foundations of 'evolutionary biology'.
Because of the specificity of this Mars leading edge intention, and the reasons for it, there's not much freedom for random exploration, and the intentions for current lifetime are very conditioned by the past. Only freedom to do what it needed to do. The instinctive nature of the Soul is also quite restricted, and narrowed in its scope within parameters and within a need for a reflection and considered response-Mars in the 10th House Libra, Sagittarius on the 1st House cusp ruled by Jupiter in the 3rd Pisces House inconjunct Mars within the Full phase-the needs of society.
… other level of the Mars archetype relates to the sexual instinct of the Soul. Mars in the 10th House reflects a sexual nature that has been intensely repressed through patriarchal conditioning. I note that the progressed Mars went into retrograde motion when Darwin was 15/16, just entering puberty, and this is the time Darwin states his life-long health problems began. With the south node of Mars being in the 1st House Sagittarius, ruled by Jupiter in the 3rd House Pisces, inconjunct Mars, there is an inherent crisis that relates to how the sexual instinct has been applied in the past, relative to changing cultural structures and taboos, and man-made religions and morals. Mars in the 10th House ruler of the 4th and 5th Houses, Mars squaring the Moon in Capricorn in the 2nd House, Mars ruled by Venus in the 3rd House Aries conjunct the 4th House cusp, and Vesta in Aries in the 4th House, relates to sexualization of relationships within links of kinship, ie. siblings. With the south node of Mars in the 1st House Sagittarius ruled by Jupiter Pisces 3rd House, this south node of Mars being conjunct the south node of Uranus in Sagittarius, with Uranus being in the 11th House Scorpio, relates to how the natural sexual instinct operated within pre-patriarchal families/groups, in which sexuality was a natural vehicle for knowledge, and sacred knowledge, and to experience union with the whole – Neptune Sagittarius is conjunct the Ascendant and trine Venus/Vesta. There's trauma connected with how the family structure changed under patriarchal rule, and how sex with siblings and/or mother figures became taboo-Uranus 11th House Scorpio conjunct the North Node, Chiron square the nodal axis, south node of Chiron in the 4th House Aries, exactly opposed by Mars, ruled by Venus in Aries the 3rd House, Mars in the 10th House, Pluto in the 3rd House (the nature of taboos correlates with Pluto and Saturn). The stress symbolized by the Mars square to the nodes of Pluto/Saturn/Jupiter is also connected with this core issue.
There have been prior lifetimes in which the Soul rebelled against the prohibition of sex with siblings-Mars in the 10th House, ruled by Venus in the 3rd House, Venus being the ruler of the 11th House, Uranus in Scorpio in the 11th House conjunct the North Node, its ruler being Pluto in the 3rd House, Mars square the south node of Vesta. And of course there is intense past trauma originating in the outcomes of these rebellions, based on judgments rooted on patriarchal moralities, and I also see in these symbols the potential of 'deaths', possibly deaths of children resulting from 'incestuous' unions. The unions were based not only on a rebellion, but of course on compelling attractions because of prior Soul connections, and the common background between the Souls which were a source of deep security at an emotional level-Venus conjunct the 4th House cusp, conjunct Vesta in the 4th House, Cancer on the 8th House cusp, the Moon conjunct the south node of Vesta. Thus, the Mars in the 10th House cusp reflects a resulting repression and suppression of the sexual instinctual nature of the Soul, translating into submission to patriarchal sexual standards, based on the nature of these types of traumas, and deep permeating guilt within the Soul. The suppression or repression of sexual desires has created a series of manifestations along many lifetimes, including sexual confusion-south node of Mars in the 1st House ruled by Jupiter Pisces 3rd House-and confusion about gender identity. This is based on the Soul's natural receptive-yin-nature, and natural openness to a diversity of sexual explorations, which though, has been concealed because of patriarchal conditioning in order to present an appearance-Libra- of conformity with male standards, translating most likely into a perfunctory sexuality in which the individual has desired to be accepted as 'normal' in sexual terms, and in which the Soul has created barriers to feeling-becoming more or less sexually frozen. Thus, the repression of sexual energy, and anal retentivity, has been a source of all types of emotional and energy distortions, and of strange sensations, angst, the panic attacks, fibromyalgia, etc. The Soul intends to integrate the female natural polarity within consciousness-Mars in Libra-and is in a process of integrating emotion back into sexual experience-north node of Mars in the 4th House, Mars square to the Cancer nodes of Pluto/Saturn- and this has needed to occur within socially acceptable parameters-Mars in the 10th House. Within the socially accepted relationships, or with itself, the Soul intends to be more free to explore and liberate existing fixations of the sexual energy-Mars trine the 2nd House Sun in Aquarius. Thus, the relationship with Emma, his first cousin. First cousins are a 'limit' situation in most of regulations of incest, the first accepted degree of kinship in which marriage is accepted, and thus, a situation which is generally quite uncommon to actually occur, because it is 'almost' taboo. Emma had Venus in Aries too, ruling her natal South Node in Taurus, and her Venus is ruled by Mars in Taurus, so her nature most likely was highly sexed and self-affirmative in sexual terms-Venus is also the ruler of her Taurus Sun which conjuncts Mars. This is not sure because I don't know what her evolutionary state was, but the fact she accepted Charles diverging opinions points to at least some degree of individuation. Her natal Vesta is in Pisces, and falls in Charles 3rd House, and the south node of her Vesta is in Aquarius conjunct her Juno, conjuncting Charles Chiron skipped steps. The combined Venus in Aries conjuncts the Aries Sun and trines Mars in Leo, and Venus/Sun and Mars form a Gran Trine with Neptune in Sagittarius, which is ruled by Jupiter in Pisces New phase conjunct Vesta, so, we can see in these symbols the potential of prior Vesta type connections, either actual or at the level or archetypes and energy, and a sexual purpose for the relationship creating an intense flow of natural sexual energy between their Souls, serving for Charles to heal past wounds and promoting integration and 'knowledge'.
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Hi Gonzalo,
Your EA analysis of the Mars placement chosen by the Soul of Darwin, and all of it's related connections, is simply brilliant EA work. Your EA reasoning is exceptionally sound and, of course, totally accurate. You have understood how the 'leading edge' of Mars, as it is the lower octave of Pluto, exactly manifests in the CONTEXT on the ongoing evolutionary journey of the Soul of Charles Darwin by way of the desires to be acted upon. You have demonstrated how this has manifested not only in his career or work in the world, but also his personal sexual life, and why that life.
This is how EA is meant to be done. In so doing you are helping all others who come to this thread to read about it. Thank you for taking the time and effort to do this Gonzalo.
Bravo !!
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Jul 09, 2013, 03:16 PM »
Hi Rad and group,
First want to say..so glad you are back Gonzalo..that write-up on Mars was excellent! It is incredible the handle of the English language you have in expressing yourself especially considering it is not your first language. Beyond that, the depth, the detail and your understanding is truly remarkable...thank you!
My sincere apologies but I have some pressing commitments that are not allowing me the time to dedicate to this Mars post in the way that is sufficiently required, so I need to bow out of this one.
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Jul 10, 2013, 09:18 AM »
Thank you, Rad and Kristin ..
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Hi Rad,
I have been a bit snowed under with work comittments, and a death, so haven't had time to even look at anything at the moment. However I am hoping to at least get a start on it this weekend, and probably get it finished next week some time. Very sorry for the delay.
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Darwin's Mars.
Mars is just approaching a full phase sesquiquad with Pluto.
Mars is in first quarter sesquiquad with Mercury
Mars is square the Moon in Cap in the 2nd as well as the plantary nodes in Cap in the 1st and 2nd.
Mars also squares the planetary nodes in the 8th in Cancer.
Mars is ruled by Venus in mutual reception and they are in a gibbous phase with one another.
Mars is trine Darwin's Sun in Aquarius in the 2nd.
The south node of Mars is in Sag in the 1st house conjunct the sn of Uranus. This sn squares Pluto.
The north node of mars is in Aries in the 4th squaring the same planetary nodes as Mars itself, just from the 4th house instead of the 10th house.
Mars corresponds to how the soul will consciously act upon the unconscious desires emanating from the soul. This reflects the path, the ever unfolding leading edge of the soul's ongoing evolutionary journey. It corresponds to an ongoing sense of becoming, of moving towards something and away from something else. The first thing I want to look at in understanding the desire nature of Darwin is the interface between the unconscious Pluto desires and the translation of those desires through the conscious Mars impulse.
Pluto is in Pisces in the 3rd which as we have spoken extensively corresponds to the deeper desire within the soul to understand the interconnectiveness of all things within reality. This has implied for many lifetimes, with Mercury in balsamic conjunct with Pluto, an inner yearning and obsession with connecting all the dots of reality – and thus being faced with the internal limitations and mysteries of what can and cannot be known within human consciousness. This soul has been reconciling with making sense out of all kinds of data, perspectives, points of views and an infinite array of knowledge about the environment. This soul is ultimately learning to accept that it will never achieve complete and total knowledge of all things. To protect itself from this ultimate "insecurity" of not knowing, this soul has oriented to place absolute meaning in various intellectual formulations of reality so as to produce a sense of intellectual security. This Pluto reflects an ongoing evolutionary dynamic over many lifetimes of this soul coming to recognize its relative smallness in the face of totality. This Mars signature on the other hand symbolizes a very tangible and direct drive to actualize the soul's purpose WITHIN the bounds of time and space. Pluto by itself is linked with very strong mutable energy in this chart – and yet for this soul these desires have been directed through an inner pressure to succeed and get along in this world – 10th house Libra.
There are 2 dynamics I can see from this. First the soul was aware of time, which included the awareness of having a role to fulfill and work to achieve that his family would have been dependent on (10th house square to Cap in the 2nd). This required that he become incredibly focused and self determined relative to the work he was doing. The approaching sesquiqudrate in the full phase to Pluto in my comprehension implies that this soul needed to interact with society as a whole, with all kinds of people who share different social values than his own and necessarily learn to integrate his research and travels within that. All this symbolizes for this soul an inner pressure to get on with it – to do the work he is here to do with consideration for the social environment he was living in. In other words that he couldn't just do it however he wanted to do. That's a core aspect of the full phase here, to cooperate with existing social forces.
With the chart Rad posted on Dampier, it's meaningful to note that Dampier's sn is conjunct Darwin's Mars. Dampier's sn is in Libra in the 11th house and squares Pallas Athene in Cap in the 2nd which is also conjunct Darwin's Moon and the planetary south nodes. Dampier's sn also squares Saturn in Cancer and mercury in the 8th which also aligns with the planetary south nodes. In the life of Dampier there were clearly issues around personal authority, fitting in, feeling attacked/limited by external authorities. One of this soul's lessons was one of cooperation and sharing. Given that Dampier's nn is in Aries in the 5th with its ruler Mars in Libra in the 10th the lesson for this soul was to follow his own path while developing social maturity; getting along with and respecting others. He also had a Pluto in the 7th.
I share this to emphasize what seems to me the importance of Darwin's Mars forming that full phase sesquiquad with Pluto: limitations of personal power. With Venus on his IC in a gibbous phase with Mars and ruling Mars, the purpose for this soul was to work on his social maturity and respectability while also following his own path. In other words his own freedom and independence being checked and restricted by the need to fit into society be socially agreeable. One correlation for Mars in Libra is the learning to create balance between extremes, not just innately balanced.
I imagine within these signatures that this soul would feel easily bored and stressed out by bureaucratic, seemingly unnecessary rules and social conventions. And yet it was just those things that were also humbling for this soul. Without being responsible and following these conventions he would not have achieved the success that he did. He would have been limited by the law and other authoritative forces.
It even seems that the guilt within the soul of Darwin has lead him to be extra agreeable, accommodating to others. This itself implying a great repression of anger. This repression and agreeability is the result of having been unchecked and selfish in his behavior in the past.
Relative to all the Capricorn in the 2nd, at the core this soul was incredibly private and internal and was highly focused on survival which included supporting his own family. The ongoing evolutionary lesson for this soul was and has been to develop more lightness by connecting to his own emotional interior. Moon ruling the 8th house, planetary north nodes in the 8th house squaring Mars. The loss of his own mother and the prevailing attitude of mourning that seemed to imbue his entire life was a reflection of this soul coming to terms with death which translates to this soul learning that he can't just be a boy forever. It's interesting that Dampier's Saturn was in the 8th house in Cancer, reflected again with Darwin's Moon in Capricorn in the 2nd, ruling the 8th house.
Mars is forming a first quarter sesquiquad with Mercury – almost gibbous. This correlates to the necessity in this life to focus the free expanse of knowledge and data gathering and to refine, improve upon and develop the data and information that was necessary to be further clarified. This aspect points to the pressure within this soul to generate actions that will allow him to improve and develop greater accuracy and precision in his calculations and data collections. This also means that this soul knew, as per the implied maturation with Mars in the 10th, that there was a need to focus and develop this kind of self accuracy relative to other people's expectations. Since this aspect is completing the first quarter phase, it represents this soul moving away from the Leonian reality of specialness and self importance. It symbolizes the inner pressure within this soul to actually make sure he was doing something helpful to the world. As I understand it, the life of Dampier brought great fame and yet Dampier's accomplishments were not as focused, refined and intentional as in the life of Darwin.
This Mercury squares the AC-DC, which relative to that Mars in Libra in the 10th just re-emphasizes how difficult it would have been for this soul to navigate his own sense of purpose and direction (which had a lot to do with time management) and all the kinds of idea/social conventions/expectations/projections emanating from other people. I imagine a lot of his stomach issues simply were exacerbated by all the emotional repression that he affected upon himself while in social circumstances.
The overall context of how this soul has consciously acted upon his desires is reflected in the sn of Mars in Sag in the 1st conjunct the sn of Uranus and square Pluto and Jupiter in Pisces in the 3rd. The correlations to this as I can see it: he has required a great amount of freedom and independence to actualize his desires in this world in according with his own intuition. He has traveled and directed his journey as he saw fit. It's also clear that this soul has worked with groups in the past, with the sn of Mars with the sn of Uranus and Uranus itself being in the 11th house. There was a great degree of inquisitiveness and random action involved in this soul's past. Jupiter in Pisces in the 3rd rules this south node: these actions were oriented to collecting data and synthesizing this data to understand the various innate connections that exist within the environment. There was also a natural intuition for this soul that there is something more to discover. The main issue however implied with these signatures is the immaturity and instinctive need to act upon these impulses to go out and learn and find things out. This would have lead to a great degree of recklessness/clumsiness on the one hand, and accidental discoveries on the other.
Relative to the Capricorn squares to that Mars in the 10th house this further emphasizes the stress that this soul has experienced around needing to cooperate with social forces and the limitations that he has experienced as a result of trying to do everything by himself, his own way: Saturn with Neptune in the 12th, Neptune ruling that Jupiter. There may have been lifetimes of having been blocked or limited from his explorations or having been stuck in foreign environments/at sea without direction thus limiting his capacity to act upon his desire to explore and learn.
The north node of Mars is in Aries in the 4th. This is a fascinating placement for this soul. It squares the planetary nodes in Cancer and Cap and yet also reemphasizes the emotional development within this soul. This Mars symbolizes the ongoing evolutionary impulse within this soul to develop emotional freedom, to reconnect to the playful inner child. It correlates to this soul coming to terms with his own identity and living in a way that reflects who he simply is. At some point this soul will begin incarnating into female form. This will be a meaningful evolutionary transition for this soul given the Cancer squares to his 10th house Mars. He will learn to develop emotional independence which will include learning how to nurture and care for himself while also maintaining a social identity that is balanced, not polarized to fit into the social expectations of who he is supposed to be.
In a sense this reflects this soul's ongoing lesson in learning to access his own emotional body even without a mother (both literally and in a more spiritual existential sense – him feeling alone in this world: Moon in cap in the 2nd ruling the 8th house). The unfolding desire of this soul, noting the north node of Pluto in Cancer squaring the nn of Mars in the 4th, is to understand his own identity, to know who he is internally on an emotional level. With Mars itself ruling this north node it symbolizes balanced relationships, accessing a role in this world, which includes gender identity that does not require emotional repression - where he can continue to develop a sense of who he is on an emotional level. Relationship wise, he will begin to explore relationship with others who themselves are not gender polarized.
Another correlation to point out with the strong Capricorn Cancer squares to this Mars is just the overall dynamic of this soul participating and finding his own identity within the context of patriarchal society. He is completing many lifetimes of emotional repression and fitting into social hierarchies that are not natural. Yet he himself has become conditioned by those hierarchies: Cap Moon squaring Mars in the 10th. The key really is for this soul to cultivate a relationship with the emotional body, which is completely other than what he has felt capable or even allowed to do. This again is stressed with the nn of Mars in the 4th and the Cancer north nodes in the 8th with the Moon back in Cap in the 2nd squaring the north node of Mars in the 4th.
As I see it the main correlations here with Mars squaring the 8th house Cancer and 2nd house Capricorn axis including the north nodes of Pluto and Saturn has to do with lifetimes where there was great loss at an emotional level. On one level this correlates to the gradual shift into patriarchal society where emotions became repressed and gender roles became unnaturally set with all kinds of judgments, and sexuality became linked to possessiveness. The kinds of losses that this soul has experiences was incredibly devastating and stunting to his emotional growth and his sense of safety/protection in the world. As a result he developed an identity that allowed him to integrate his experiences so as to stay safe; to not open the locks of his emotional loneliness - Moon in Cap in 2nd squaring Mars , Moon ruing the 8th house. This has created crisis of personal survival versus the deeper inner need to let go and access emotional chaos and true intimacy. In the life of Darwin he had not yet achieved that emotional chaos and vulnerability – his soul simply wasn't ready for that yet (8th house is ruled by the Moon in Cap in the 2nd. He needed to secure his home first). However in the ongoing evolutionary scheme of things, he is learning to let go of the protection and to actually present himself to the world (Libra in the 10th) in a way that does not reflect a polarized repression of his natural emotional nature.
More specifically I see the correlation that there was emotional loss and yet this soul had to keep on going relative to the purpose that he identified in these various lives. Mars squaring the nodes of Saturn and Pluto themselves both of which are connected strongly to this soul's past of traveling, writing and cataloging (Saturn in Sag, Pluto in Pisces) all relative to the sn of Mars itself in Sag in the 1st. This soul has literally sucked it up and moved on to travel, explore, learn, write etc all the while there being deep grief being tucked away. I imagine, with that Mars in Libra in the 10th there has often been a deep longing for a friend, someone to talk to and listen to. And yet accessing that need consciously enough to manifest such friendship may have been a challenge for this soul.
Some other dynamics to take into account here is the Mars trine to the Sun in Aquarius in the 2nd house, this corresponds to the great amount of creative energy that this soul used by isolating himself and focusing upon the work that was necessary for his purpose. Since the sun is ruled by Uranus on the NN which takes us back to Pluto and its full phase sesquiquad with Mars, we see that these themes of scientific discovery and social application have already been at play in prior lives.
Regarding the sexual desires of this soul with Mars in Libra in the 10th and its south node in sag in the 1st, this soul in the past has definitely needed immense freedom to act upon his own sexual desires. I imagine in prior lives this soul would have enjoyed meeting/courting woman of different cultures and backgrounds and having quick sexual encounters with them. In a sense this symbolized an abuse of his own power/social authority and gender assignment/position. As we have already discussed Darwin's sexual nature was predominately masturbatory – oriented towards quick sensual satisfaction and not a great degree of emotional intimacy involved. However with the Moon in 2nd house squaring Mars in Libra in the 10th with the Moon ruling the 8th, he actually had a deeper need to be touched and nurtured, and yet due to repression and gender identification this soul has translated those deeper emotional needs to sexual impulses that he would direct towards woman. The north node of Mars being in Aries in the 4th house to me correlates to the need for this soul to connect to the primal feminine instinct within, instead of just depending on a social personal that is acceptance and expected of him.
I've been wondering if this soul in the life of Darwin sought out sexual encounters outside of his marriage. My sense is that he did not – and that if he did, he likely did it in the context of some sort of "structure" like a brothel of some sort, and only while he was on travel. He would have also been very attractive to people on a public level. His social persona was agreeable, handsome and respectable and yet he was very inwardly focus, lived with strong boundaries and was not oriented to opening up and let others in very easily. This is why I imagine, if anything, that he would have sought out more socially respectable forms of sexual gratification that was more accepted among men. On the other hand, I can see how such desires (whether or not he acted on them or not) would have created immense guilt for this soul! This guilt is linked to his own loss of his mother and the profound commitment and devotion of his wife to support and take care of him. My sense is that in the life of Darwin, this soul was predominately oriented towards fidelity and restricted his sexual impulses if they were not appropriate or if they were not in relationship with his own wife.
Thank you so much for this ongoing support Rad.
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Jul 12, 2013, 07:43 AM »
Hi Ari,
First, thanks for taking the time to do this part of our ongoing Planetary Method. Your EA work and analysis of why Darwin chose the Mars placement, in total, was simply brilliant work. Your EA reasoning is exceptionally sound, and your weaving in the link to the prior dynamics of Dampier to Darwin is as accurate as it is instructional for all others who are reading this thread.
This is how EA is meant to be done. And you, with the rest of our little group here who are continuing on with this thread, are providing invaluable instruction into what and how Evolutionary Astrology is, and how is meant to be done.
Bravo !!
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Hi Rad and Group
I am sorry, I am not able to continue with our work at this moment.
My energy level being low, much work and sad life circumstances have required my attention in the last months. Now it's beginning to have consequences on my health, not serious yet but I need to take care.
I hope to recover energy and resume the work.
Thank you for this opportunity, teaching and support.
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Quote from: mirta on Jul 14, 2013, 04:46 PM
Hi Rad and Group
I am sorry, I am not able to continue with our work at this moment.
My energy level being low, much work and sad life circumstances have required my attention in the last months. Now it's beginning to have consequences on my health, not serious yet but I need to take care.
I hope to recover energy and resume the work.
Thank you for this opportunity, teaching and support.
God Bless
Hi Mirta,
So sad to hear. All of our prayers and support will be coming your way.
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Jul 15, 2013, 08:49 PM »
I also will be thinking of you and hope you find some good rest, healing, and regeneration.
I also wanted to let you know I am planning to post on Darwin's Mars as soon as possible. I'm not sure if there is anyone else planning to post or not, so feel free to move on if necessary. I will post as soon as possible.
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Thank you Rad and Gray. God Bless you
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It was the 15th headed goal for Germany since the 2002 World Cup, seven more than any other team.
"It wasn't easy today. It was brutally hot, especially in the sun. But we played as a team again," German captain Philipp Lahm said. "We were well organized. These were two good teams against each other. We got the first goal and they had to come to us. It's clear you're not going to have an easy opponent in the quarterfinal."
France had two outstanding chances to score, but German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer, one of six Bayern Munich players on the team, denied a close-up shot by Mathieu Valbuena in the 34th minute and made another clutch save on a Karim Benzema shot late in the match.
"We had our chances, but they had more experience than we did," French coach Didier Deschamps said. "They had us under control and they controlled that one-goal lead well. It's unfortunate. But our team isn't used to big meetings like this. The difference wasn't that big today between us and Germany, but they advanced."
There was a large contingent of yellow-clad Brazilians in the stands who in the second half chanted that their beloved team would be awaiting the Germans in the semifinal in Belo Horizonte on Tuesday. They got their wish as Brazil held off Colombia 2-1 in the other quarterfinal late Friday afternoon in Fortaleza.
Germany has reached the semifinals in 10 of the past 13 World Cups, but has made only one final since winning the 1990 championship, back when now-U.S. coach Jurgen Klinsmann was a star of the team. The last time Germany was in the final was 2002, and Brazil was the victor, 2-0.
Germany lost its past two semifinals to eventual champions, Italy in 2006 and Spain in 2010, and the team is determined to take it a step further here.
Friday's quarterfinal was steeped in history. For those old enough to remember, it brought back memories of the 1982 World Cup semifinals, when West Germany rallied from 3-1 down to tie France 3-3 and then won the shootout. That match was controversial because German goalkeeper Toni Schumacher ran out of his area and with a feet-first tackle broke the jaw of French player Patrick Battiston. Schumacher was not penalized, and the French have never forgotten.
The rivals met again in the 1986 semifinals, and Germany won 2-0.
As if that weren't incentive enough for France on Friday, Les Bleus were eager to make up for a disastrous World Cup performance four years ago in South Africa. The French lost all three group games there, and several off-field meltdowns led to a player mutiny against then-coach Raymond Domenech, which resulted in mass suspensions and the resignation of French federation president Jean-Pierre Escalettes.
Deschamps, a former French star player, came in and completely changed the team's attitude. French players arrived here as a lively, cohesive unit and raised eyebrows with eight goals in their first two group wins against Switzerland and Honduras. France needed two goals in the final 11 minutes to beat Nigeria 2-0 in the Round of 16, but otherwise cruised into the quarterfinals.
The French strung together many nice passing sequences against the Germans, but the German defense, with Lahm back in his familiar right back spot, was difficult to penetrate. The two teams each possessed the ball exactly 50 percent of the match, and France had 13 shots to eight for Germany, but that Hummels header made all the difference in the end.
Germany, meanwhile, had been facing some criticism back home because after the opening 4-0 win over Portugal, the Germans tied Ghana 2-2, beat the United States 1-0 and needed extra time to get past Algeria 2-1.
But German fans, decked in red, black and yellow, seemed more than satisfied after the win against France. They were hoping to celebrate a World Cup record-breaking goal by 36-year-old striker Miroslav Klose, who is tied at 15 goals with Brazil great Ronaldo. But it was not to be. Klose started, but had no shots on goal.
He'll have to wait until Tuesday in Belo Horizonte to try again.


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Later in 2012 I stopped the down part of "up and down" and was able to get my third IM Norm in the 2nd Metropolitan International followed by my 4th IM Norm in the 2012 SPICE Cup (due to some complications with my 2nd IM Norm we used this IM Norm as one of my three IM Norms instead of that one).
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For the first year of the Global Gospel Project, CT focused on doctrines about the person of Jesus; in year two, we looked at God the Father. For year three of the project, we will look at doctrines related to the Holy Spirit. Recently, the Holy Spirit—specifically his role inspiring the expressive, charismatic spiritual gifts—has been at the center of debate among American Christians. But historically, the debate has focused on the Spirit's place in the Trinity. It is a leading factor in the longstanding division of the church between East and West.
The Eastern Orthodox Church and the Western churches (Catholic and Protestant) disagree over the Filioque, a Latin term in many ways as abstract as it sounds. Bradley Nassif, professor of theology at North Park University in Chicago, unravels the mystery of the dispute and explains the issues at stake.
Not all doctrines apply to everyday life, the Filioque being a good example. Even these, however, can end up impacting everyday relations between branches of the global church. If there is any practical application, then, it is to continue praying for the healing of division in the church. —The Editors
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Yesterday afternoon there was a critical guilty plea entered in the ongoing robo-signing mess that lies beneath the festering mortgage crisis.
The former executive of a company that provided documentation used by banks in the foreclosure process pleaded guilty to participating in a six-year mortgage-forgery scheme.
The deal announced Tuesday by the Department of Justice represents one of the only successful criminal prosecutions resulting from the "robo-signing" scandal that surfaced two years ago.
Lorraine Brown, 56 years old, of Alpharetta, Ga., who is a former executive of Lender Processing Services Inc., LPS of Jacksonville, Fla., pleaded guilty to a scheme to prepare and file more than one million fraudulently signed and notarized mortgage-related documents.
A criminal guilty plea to straight on systemic fraud like this (here are the pleas documents) ought to have far ranging consequences for home and mortgage holders, not to mention local county recorders, whose quiet title and fee income, respectively, were damaged by the fraud, or at least so you would think.
A long time attorney involved in the field of mortgage fraud, Cynthia Kouril, writing at Firedoglake, laid out well the paths to recourse plaintiffs damaged by this fraud should have:
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Hidden deep within your next project's specifications may be a certification requirement that someone in your company or one of your subcontractors must attain. These certifications come from a variety of organizations and companies. Owners and designers add them to their project specifications as a quality assurance
|The design and installation of advanced security or audio/video systems may require additional training and certifications directly from a manufacturer.
measure. Informed contractors pay special attention to these requirements, making sure they meet them prior to bid. An uninformed contractor, on the other hand, may have to scramble to meet the specification requirements right before construction begins.
The Construction Specifications Institute's (CSI) MasterFormat standard breaks out specifications for building projects in the United States and Canada into 40 divisions, which is organized by work results (materials and methods). Division 27 covers Communications Systems, and Division 28 covers Electronic Safety and Security Systems. Within Division 27, the following systems can be found, all of which come with different certifications that owners or designers might require:
- Telecommunications infrastructure — the physical, non-active (non-powered) components, such as the copper and fiber cabling, which make up the telecommunications system as well as the equipment racks and pathways, such as ladder rack, cable trays, and conduit. (Yes, communications conduit has its own Division 27 specification section.)
- Network equipment — the active (powered) components that include routers, switches, servers, wireless, and other IT equipment.
- Audio/video (AV) infrastructure and equipment — permanently installed AV cabling and outlets and powered AV electronic equipment at both ends.
Telecommunications Infrastructure
For the telecommunications infrastructure, the most prevalent vendor-neutral certifications are offered by BICSI International. Specifically, for the telecommunications system (i.e., the copper and fiber cabling), BICSI offers installer certifications: the general Installer Level 1 as well as the more advanced Installer Level 2 Copper and Installer Level 2 Fiber. These certifications are available directly through BICSI (or an authorized training facility) and simply require completion of the approved training program.
For example, University of Texas at Austin construction standards require all workers installing any part of the telecommunications systems at the university to have a BICSI Level 1 Certified Installer credential (at minimum) and be supervised by an appropriate Level 2 Certified Installer. Alternatively, the University would consider similar training certificates from a telecommunications system manufacturer if that manufacturer's equipment was being used on the project.
Beyond the installer certification requirements on a project, there is another common requirement the telecommunications designer and contractor might encounter. The Registered Communications Distribution Designer (RCDD) designation is awarded to those individuals who have demonstrated knowledge in the design, implementation, and integration of information technology systems and related infrastructure. To qualify to sit for the RCDD exam, BICSI requires at least five years of direct design experience — or two years, if the individual has three years of educational or installation experience (for a total of five years). Most of the time, the building owner drives the requirement for workers to have the RCDD credential.
For installation, it is common to see either the owner or RCDD require that the installing telecommunications contractor also have an RCDD on its staff. This is mainly for construction oversight to ensure that a fully qualified individual is aware of the installation project and ensures everything is installed to BICSI's Telecommunications Distribution Methods Manual (TDMM). Because the installation contractor has this same design certification, it is not uncommon to see owners require them to stamp the record or as-built drawings with their RCDD stamp at the completion of the project.
Even if not directly called out, the project specifications may also silently require the installation contractor to have an RCDD on staff. Many manufacturers offer advanced system warranties of 15 to 20 years, which the owner or designer may require. In order to offer this type of warranty, the installer needs to be a certified contractor with that manufacturer. (Note: Some, but not all, of these manufacturers require an RCDD on staff in order for a company to become certified.) Either way, it's worth checking the specifications closely for an RCDD and/or an advanced system warranty requirement.
If any portion of the telecommunications project falls outside the building envelope, then another certification might come into play — the Outside Plant (OSP) designation, which is awarded to individuals who have demonstrated knowledge in OSP right-of-way and route design; space design (maintenance holes, ducts, vaults); underground, direct-buried, and aerial plant design; cabling hardware; and grounding, bonding, and electrical protection systems. To qualify to sit for the OSP exam, BICSI requires two years of verifiable OSP design and either having already passed the RCDD exam or ITS Design Fundamentals exam. This last prerequisite offers someone wanting an OSP designation a way to attain it without first having to have five years of experience and pass the RCDD exam.
Network Equipment
Even though it is more common to see owners design, purchase, install, and manage their own active network equipment, some owners may not have the resources to do so. Therefore, they decide to include this type of work in a construction project. In this case, the following BICSI certifications could come into play:
- Network Technology Systems (NTS) designer
- Wireless Designer (WD)
- Data Center Design Consultant (DCDC)
Although geared more toward the planning and design portion of the project, don't be surprised if an owner requires the installer/contractor to have one or more of these certifications. The NTS and WD exams are each based on their own reference manual, whereas the DCDC exam encompasses questions derived from three different BICSI publications. In addition, to be eligible for the NTS and WD exams, you need two years of experience and either a current RCDD status or proof of passing the ITS Fundamentals exam. To qualify for the DCDC exam, you must have two years of verifiable experience.
If an owner has decided on a specific vendor for his or her network and wireless systems, he or she might require training or certification from that vendor for the project. For example, Cisco offers its own Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) designation, and Microsoft has many certifications and tracks to indicate proficiency with its systems.
Audio/video systems
For audio/video system design and installation, the most common certifications are offered through InfoComm International via its basic certification, known as the Certified Technology Specialist (CTS). There appears to be no formal experience prerequisites or an all-encompassing design manual to review; however, InfoComm offers various resources on its website (such as the CTS Handbook) to use as a study guide.
For designers, InfoComm offers the CTS-Design (CTS-D) certification. To be eligible to take the exam, you must already hold the CTS certification and have two years of verifiable AV design experience. Again, there doesn't appear to be a definitive publication where all test questions are derived, but the organization's website lists a couple of primary references and other resources.
For installers, InfoComm offers the CTS-Installation (CTS-I) certification. This too, requires a current CTS certification and two years of experience. It also offers various online and print publications for use as a study guide as well as classroom courses.
Besides certifications through InfoComm, advanced AV systems necessitating a control system may necessitate specific certifications be obtained from certain manufacturers, each of which offers its own design, installation, and programming certifications.
Security Systems
On the security front, ASIS International offers three certifications that test knowledge in specific security applications. The Certified Protection Professional (CPP) indicates board certification in security management, and is widely recognized as the highest designation accorded a security practitioner. Two specialty certifications are also available: the Professional Certified Investigator (PCI) and the Physical Security Professional (PSP).
To be eligible for the CPP exam, you must have three or more years of "responsible charge" — making independent decisions and actions in regard to security systems — with either nine total years of security experience or a bachelor's degree and seven years of experience. To be eligible for the PCI exam, you must have two years of experience in case management and either five years of investigation experience or a high school diploma (or equivalent). The PSP designation is perhaps the most practical to require for design or installation. To be eligible for this exam, you must either have four years of progressive security experience with either a bachelor's degree or six years of experience without one.
As technology has advanced, security components and systems are converging onto the building's telecommunications infrastructure and data network. The biggest example is the dramatic shift away from CCTV video security systems with DVRs to IP (Internet protocol) cameras with a Network Video Recorder (NVR). As such, those installing Division 28 systems may start seeing telecommunications system requirements, such as BICSI's RCDD, become part of the security specifications.
Recognizing the convergence of security and IT systems, BICSI now offers an Electronic Safety and Security (ESS) design certification. This exam is eligible to those with two years of verifiable electronic safety and security system design who have previously passed the RCDD or ITS Fundamentals exam. It is based inclusively on its Electronic Safety and Security Design Reference Manual.
Although the certifications outlined in this article are by no means a complete list of all of those available in the market, they are the most widely known and accepted today. They are also the certifications typically referenced by owners and designers in the specifications or required by manufacturers in order to offer advanced 15+-year warranties. So before you bid on that next project, read the specifications carefully to ensure you don't overlook one of these key requirements.
Peterworth works in the Information Technology Services – Networking & Telecommunications department at the University of Texas at Austin. He can be reached at: [email protected].


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Scott's Pizza Chronicles: Who Is Pulcinella?
Have you ever noticed the creepy guy hanging out in Neapolitan pizzerias? No, not Adam Kuban. I'm talking about Pulcinella. He's always wearing a puffy white getup, matching white hat, and a black mask with a long, pointy nose. Maybe you haven't noticed him, but Pulcinella is usually within ten feet of most wood-fired ovens in the form of paintings and figurines. Who is this guy and why is he associated with pizza? We'll have to go back a few centuries to find out.
Our story begins in 16th century Italy. Spain was running the show in the south, resulting in a considerable degree of political and economic unrest. As a way of dealing with the drama, a new genre of performance called Commedia dell'Arte emerged from Italy. Professional actors donned elaborate costumes and improvised simple plot formats on temporary open-air stages. Troupes would travel up and down the peninsula, performing simple stories of love, greed, and jealousy, modifying details to fit their locale. Since dialects were so varied, most of the action was physical. The format quickly spread throughout Europe and became popular for people of all ages and economic backgrounds.
Commedia used a series of basic character types to play out each story line. All the human flaws were covered, including greed (Pantalone), naiveté (Pedrolino) and dishonesty (Brighella). One of the brighter spots in Commedia dell'Arte is Pulcinella, the carefree court jester. He represents the most overt form of comedy in the entire production. Pulcinella is always playing tricks on other characters, yet he's oblivious to the negative impact of his tricks. He's basically Commedia's class clown.
The people of Naples have always associated themselves with Pulcinella because of his modest social status and casual attitude. He's a commoner, with no real attitude or pretense. He can often be seen eating pasta with his hands or baking a pizza over Mt Vesuvius. As a singular representation of the city's people, by the late 18th century, Pulcinella became the mask of Naples during Carnevale.
New York based Neapolitan pizzaiolo Giulio Adriani put it best. "The spirit of the Neapolitan people is Pulcinella. We are poor, we don't care we smile as long as we have a pizza or pasta in our hands." It's because of this close relationship that you'll find Pulcinella figurines and paintings adorning the walls of Neapolitan pizzerias. Adriani adds, "He's good luck!"
So keep your eyes peeled and you'll probably see Pulcinella poking his head around your favorite Neapolitan pizzeria. Just beware, he might snag your slice when you aren't looking.
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