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Top Stories In 2011
Posted on 12/28/2011 by
Jim Pickerell
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If you're new to this site, or have missed some of the stories we have published in 2011, check out these links to 52 of this year's most important and thought provoking stories. This summary of information should provide you with a good understanding of the state of the stock photo industry at the end of 2011. If you need more historical perspective check out the "
Top Stories For 2010
Stock Photo Market Size In 2011
Since Getty Images went went private at the end of 2007 and Alamy stopped providing quarterly figures at the end of 2009 it has become very difficult to estimate the size of the stock photo market worldwide. This article is an update of my previous articles and provides an overview of the amount of revenue being generated in each segment of the business today.
2011 Market Size: Additional Information
After reading
Stock Photo Market Size In 2011
Tom Zimberoff asked several question that need a more detailed response. This story explains why growing microstock revenue does not mean that a growing number of microstock images are being used.
Stock Photo Market Trends In 2011
For those looking for statistical and trend information related to stock photo industry this story provides links to a series of articles that examine various aspect of the subject.
What's Getty's Industry Share With PhotoLibrary Acquisition?
Photographers are trying to assess how much the acquisition of PhotoLibrary will add to Getty's gross revenue and what impact it might have on Getty's overall control of the stock photo market. I estimate that gross 2010 revenue worldwide for still photo licensing was about $1.45 billion. Over the years I have defined the "stock photo market" as including the licensing of still photos and illustrations, but not footage or any of the auxiliary activities in which Getty, Corbis and some other companies are involved. I also include in my gross figure revenue generated by the picture divisions of AP, Reuters, AFP, etc. and of course the editorial division of Getty Images.
Where Do Buyers Go To Get Stock?
PhotoShelter has published a new Free guide to Selling Stock Photography that can be found and downloaded
. The guide includes results of a survey of 500 buyers of stock that shows which collections they search most frequently.
Average Return From iStockphoto
First thing everyone wants to know about microstock is how much the average person earns licensing images at these prices. This story provides some statistics. The story also deals with the misconception that in order to have high earnings in microstock it is necessary to have a huge number of images in the collections.
What Buyers Want From Photographers
Agency Access
have just released a free ebook entitled "
What Buyers Want From Photographers
." The information resulted from a 35 question survey sent to Agency Access' global database of 55,000 photography buyers. 500 responded to the survey.
What Motivates Professional Users Of Stock?
recently conducted a survey using their own database and Adbase's email list of creatives in multiple industries in North America. The professional backgrounds of the recipients cover most industries. They received 344 responses almost all of which came from North America with the next largest groups being South America and the UK. See the preliminary results at
Licensing Images In Today's Market
I'm regularly contacted by photographers, some with excellent portfolios, wanting to know how they can license rights to their images in today's market. Recently, I was contacted by a nature and wildlife photographer whose work was excellent. This photographer regularly conducts Photo Workshops where he teaches others how to take great scenic and wildlife pictures. Here's what I told him.
Numbers To Think About
In a little over a year the number of images represented by the top four microstock sites has increased by 41%. Fotolia has had a 59% increase. The number of people contributing images to Shutterstock has grown by 37% and now totals 313,393. This wouldn't be bad, if demand were growing at the same rate, but it's not. Demand seems to be relatively flat and at iStockphoto seems to be declining. How will these numbers affect everyone who produces stock images? Read more.
Pricing: What The Industry Needs
It's time to institute a new pricing model. In the 1980s the only pricing model was Rights Managed (RM), but the term itself wasn't even invented until the 1990s. Back then every price was based on usage and there was no other option. In the early 1990s Royalty Free (RF) was introduced. In the early 2000s microstock came into existence. Now, it is time to introduce a fourth model which I will call Use Pricing (UP). The following would be some of the characteristics of Use Pricing.
Long Term Usage Licenses: A Fairer System
It has been pointed out that publishers need to license rights for long terms (25 years and more) because it is so difficult for them to track down image owners in order to license reuses years after the initial license. This is particularly true as a result of agency consolidations and agencies going out of business. I recognize the problem, but there is a simple solution that would be easier for the book publishers to administer and much fairer for image creators.
Fixed Pricing vs. Use Pricing
Recently, a new stock agency asked if they should develop a pricing strategy based on fixed prices, or prices based on how the images is to be used? Here are some things to think about.
Pricing Electronic Uses
When customers first requested rights to use images in both print and online it seemed reasonable to charge a supplemental fee for the online use that was much less than the print price. Today, electronic use is at least equal to print and tomorrow it will be the predominate use of all imagery. If we continue to price electronic as a lesser usage we will be offering a huge discount on the price for the majority of our future licenses. Therefore we must come up with an entirely new strategy for licensing electronic uses.
Units Licensed Going Up or Down?
Recently, I posted on the "Stock Photography: buy and sell photos" group on LinkedIn.com some of the information about photography revenue relative to printing revenue that is found in this
. Peter Dean came back with a related question that deserves some careful examination. He asked, "Approximately how many more images are used these days in print compared to 10 years ago?" He also wanted to know whether print revenue is Static? going Up or going Down?
Easy Rights Managed Licensing
With its launch of its
myPhone Collection
Aurora Photos has also introduced a new simplified Rights Managed pricing model they call
Easy Rights Managed
. "The model offers simple, quick, broad, and managed rights at reasonable prices." The model is similar in some ways to the Rights-Ready model launched by Getty Images in 2006. Getty later abandoned this experiment.
Making Photography A Career: Run Your Numbers
Many who enjoy photography and have had some success at licensing rights to their images dream of quitting their "day job," giving up a regular pay check and taking pictures full time. This story offers a few things to think about that apply both to photographers who hope to do commercial assignments and those who want to license rights to stock images.
Fees Paid By Volume Photography Users Will Continue To Decline!
Photographers complain that stock photo fees are way below what it costs them to produce images. And they are right. But, the prices volume user pay for images will continue to decline. Read this story to find out why.
Educational Pricing Based On Unique Users
Educational publishers regularly set up "preferred provider" agreements with image suppliers who represent large collections. Publishers outline certain standard terms and uses. The image provider is then asked to stipulate a fee that will be charged for each use. Based on the fees providers agree to charge the publisher decides which supplier to use. McGraw Hill School Education Group has recently requested quotes from potential preferred providers and they have introduced a new concept for determining circulation of the product. Instead of talking about the number of copies printed McGraw Hill now refers to the number of "unique users."
Is 20% Royalty For RF Reasonable Today?
The concept of royalty-free stock photography was invented in the early 1990s because many picture buyers felt that it was unfair for image prices to be based on how the image would be used rather than their cost to produce. The pay-based-on-use system (rights-managed wasn't even a term used at that time) was a particular problem for picture buyers because they needed to track future use of any image they purchased to make sure the use wasn't exceeding the license. Customers wanted a way to avoid this extra administrative hassle.
A Cut of a Cut of a Cut….
While fees charged customers for stock photo use have been steadily declining, there is another issue that should be of equal concern to image creators. That is the percentage they receive of the gross fee the end user pays. This can be complicated and not the number many photographers think it is.
Professional vs. Amateur
In May Peter Phun published an article on BlackStar Rising entitled "
It's Time for Pro Photographers and Hobbyists to Call a Truce
." The article has received a lot of comments. I would like to weigh in with my thoughts on the difference between professionals and non-professionals.
The Future of Still Photography: Hobby or Career
Emily Chow, a photojournalism student at Northwestern University's Medill School, posted a story on Black Star Rising (
see here
) which basically takes the position that photography students should ignore what experienced professional photographers are telling them and forge ahead with determination to launch careers in photography. I had to respond. Be sure to read her story first.
How Microstock Ideas Could Benefit Traditional Stock
Photographers who license rights to their images based on how the images will be used tend to be adamantly opposed to microstock. The principle reason for such opposition is that microstock images are licensed for use at very low prices. With microstock there are a few price variations depending on how the images will be used, but they are minimal compared to those used by rights-managed sellers. All other aspects of the microstock business tend to get ignored. I want to examine some of these other aspects of microstock licensing and point out how traditional agency photographers might benefit if their agencies would adopt some of them.
Does Print Have A Future: Statistics
Some argue that there will always be plenty of print publications and demand for images to be used in print. This story provides some statistics on the Magazine industry, Printing Industry, Newspapers and the Internet that provide a depressing picture of where the demand for still photography is headed.
New Revenue Model To Save Print
Most print publications have recognized for some time that the handwriting is on the wall and the old business model for newspapers in particular where 80% of the cost of producing a newspaper was covered by advertising and 20% by subscriptions is no longer viable. To a large extent magazine publishers have the same problem.
Worldwide Advertising Spend Trends
According to
world advertising spend is expected to be about $500 billion this year. The online portion of this spend will make up about $80.2 billion, or 16.1% of the total. By 2015 online advertising spend is expected to reach $132.1 billion and be 22% of total advertising spend.
Commercial Printing Shipments Up At Start Of 2011
According to
, a leading research organization serving the printing and publishing industry, January 2011 commercial printing shipments were $6.7 billion, up $270 million (+4.1%) compared to 2010. Adjusting for inflation, shipments were up +2.5%. Shipments for 2010 were also revised to be $86.7 billion. "Despite a dreadful first quarter in 2010, the remaining months were up +3%, to finish the year slightly higher than 2009," explained Dr. Joe Webb, director of WhatTheyThink's Economics and Research Center. "January's shipment rise benefited from an easy comparison to the first quarter of 2010, but it continued a string of 10 months of positive comparisons to the prior year. We hope it continues."
Stock Photography: A 50 Year Evolution
The stock photo industry has evolved in many interesting ways in the last 50 years. This story looks at the changes from mostly editorial rights-managed, to the 1976 copyright law change, to the print catalog era, to CD-rom delivered royalty-free, to the Internet and finally to microstock. We identify some of the key drivers of these changes and show how some unrelated developments made the changes inevitable.
Reflections On The Stock Photo Industry
For those in the stock photo industry October is always a time for intense networking and education in New York with Visual Connections, the PACA International Conference and PhotoPlus Expo. Now that these events are over its time to reflect things learned. Here are a few of my take-aways.
Reinvention: Four Photographer Success Stories
At ASMP's recent Strictly Business 3 education weekend in Philadelphia four photographers explained how they had reinvented their businesses in the current challenging business environment. Here are their stories. There will be more success stories at the last Strictly Business 3 conference in 2011 which takes place in Chicago April 1st through 3rd.
Competing In Today's Market
In certain segments of the stock photo market Alamy has been experimenting with both price points and the nature of licenses in an effort to grow sales and stem the tide of customers moving to microstock. One particular segment where they have seen a significant decline in sales is travel. Recently, one of Alamy's travel customers outlined for me the details of Alamy's new offer. This story examines the issue.
Stock Photo Market In China
Many Western stock photographers are beginning to wonder if it isn't time to explore the potentials of the Chinese market. I asked Jerome Lacrosniere, CEO of ImagineChina in Shanghai for some information about the state of the Chinese stock photo industry.
Shannon Fagan On Opportunities In China
Shannon Fagan, a very successful former New York stock photographer, has set up shop in China as a consultant and content aggregater. He has spent a cumulative equivalent of 2 years in Shanghai and Beijing since 2006 working with, and doing business development for, China's commercial photo agency sector. He permanently moved to Beijing in December last year. He has interacted with nearly all the key players, support components, and service providers, and developed an "insider's" knowledge of the opportunities and pitfalls of China's stock photo industry. This interview provides some insights into the Chinese market.
Getting Images Seen
Today, the biggest problem for professional photographers is how to get their images seen by potential customers. This story explains how the search return order at Getty Images is organized. Most photographers would agree that gettyimages.com gives them the widest possible exposure for their work. Sources at Getty Images tell me that 96% of the company's sales come from images customers find on the first three pages of the search returns. Customers may choose the number of thumbnails they want to see on a given page -- with a maximum of 100 allowed. Three pages of images would be a maximum of 300.
BtoB or BtoC
Given Internet capabilities, society is rapidly moving away from Business to Business (BtoB) transactions and more toward transaction where small Businesses sell all types of things direct to Consumers (BtoC). Some images will continue to be used in major ad campaigns and there will be other sales of stock photography at traditional prices, but the number of such requests will decline. Meanwhile image use by small businesses and individuals will increase dramatically. Photographers need to start focusing on how they can prepare themselves for the new market.
From Books To iPads
What happens when the iPad becomes the primary vehicle for delivering educational information? Check out this story for some of the things that are likely to occur the education business. Consider how disruptive these changes are likely to be for writers and photographers. The disruption that microstock has caused may be minor compared to the impact the iPad will have.
New Market For Photography: iPhone Apps
Hawaii photographer Douglas Peebles is exploring a new market for his images – iPhone Apps. During his more than 30 years of photographing the Hawaiian Islands he has produced
18 books
and a number of pocket guides to the various islands. He currently has seven iPhone apps which give him another way to reach consumers.
Missing Numbers: Costs To Create Images
Many photographers licensing images at RM and traditional RF prices believe that it is impossible to have as profitable business licensing images at Microstock prices. They argue that despite the fact that some microstock photographers earn significant revenue due to sales volume their expenses must be so high that there is very little profit for their time invested. This story explores the validity of that theory.
Unintended Consequences
Every photographer detests copyright infringers. When one of their images is used without compensation they want to be paid not only their normal fee for the use but a reasonable amount for chasing down the infringer and enough penalty to insure that the infringer won't do it again. The goal is to give everyone incentive to be honest. But is going after infringers really accomplishing that goal and is it generating more business for the future?
Google Makes Searching For Image Use Easy
Google has released a new function that allows those who use Chrome or Firefox browsers to search the web for use of specific images. If you go to to
you will see a little camera icon in the search box. Click on that icon and you get a popup that says "Search by Image." Either paste an image URL or drag an image onto this search box you will get a view and list of the URL's where that image can be found.
Finding A New Model For News Delivery
Most newspaper and magazine publishers have recognized for some time that the handwriting is on the wall and the old business model where 80% of the cost of producing a newspaper or magazine was covered by advertising and 20% by subscriptions is no longer viable.
Stipple Marketplace: the Next Generation of Image Licensing
Stipple Marketplace, the San Francisco based company with the goal of turning editorial images into e-commerce storefronts for consumers, has developed a system that allows publishers to earn money from the images they publish, not just sell ads around those images.
Why Don't Big Distributors Get Better Prices For Your Work?
Many photographers believe they will make more sales for the best prices if their images are represented by the biggest distributors. They may make more sales, but definitely not for the best prices. For years the biggest distributors have been seriously undercutting price – at least in the education field. There is a big question whether increased volume at low, dramatically discounted prices results in increased revenue overall for creators. Here's how and why.
Photographers vs. Copyright Clearance Center
A philosophical battle is being waged on the web between
(American Society of Media Photographers) and
(American Photographic Artists) over how to address the issue of the lack of compensation from the
Copyright Clearance Center
(CCC) for the collective licensing of reprography and digital uses of literary and visual works, and other secondary uses of audiovisual works. Here's some background.
Shhh! Don't Tell The Big Distributors
The big distributors are missing a huge opportunity to capture an even larger share of the market than they already control. Learn how visual search could help them grow revenue and take market share from the small suppliers.
Dealing With Getty: Things For Flickr Photographers To Consider
Some Flickr photographers are given the opportunity to place some of their images on gettyimages.com. One photographer who was recently approached by Getty asked if he should have any concerns about dealing with Getty or if there are things he should be aware of before agreeing. Here are some of my thoughts.
Understanding The Changing Media Landscape
At the recent PACA International Conference in New York internationally-known visual journalist Tom Kennedy discussed the "Changing Media Landscape." Kennedy was Managing Editor for Multimedia at The Washington Post, Director of Photography for the National Geographic Magazine, and Assistant Graphics Director at The Philadelphia Inquirer before taking up his current position as Alexia Chair Professor for Documentary Photography in the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.
Generational Expectations
Given the existence of these contributors stock photography is unlikely to be a dependable way to earn a living in the future. Those that are trying to earn their living taking pictures should focus on getting assignments or doing something that guarantees a certain level of compensation before they undertake the work.
Masterfile Sold For $21.4 Million
Arius3D Corp
plans to buy
Masterfile Corp
. for $21.4 million, in a bid to expand into the traditional 2D market. Under the deal's terms, full consideration will be paid in cash, unless Masterfile opts to receive $12 million of the purchase price in stock. The Masterfile portion of the business will continue to operate under its current brand name and under the direction of Steve Pigeon, founder and president.
Yuri Arcurs: Leading Microstock Photographer Revisited
In January of 2011 Yuri Arcurs was interviewed by John Lund and gave the following account of where his business is today. Yuri is the world's best selling microstock photographer, has a staff of more than 50 and the overhead for his stock operation exceeds $200,000 a month.
Getty's Andy Saunders Discusses The Future Of Creative Content
On May 23, 2011 in an open letter to contributors Andy Saunders, Vice President of Creative Imagery for Getty Images, outlined what Getty sees as the future of creative co ntent. His analysis will be of interest to everyone engaged in the stock photo business and can be found at
, in the bottom right corner of the contributor log-in page. No password is necessary to view this link.
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Jim Pickerell
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A guy with three $850 season tickets is complaining about extra free tickets. I kind of hate America right now.
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Pulino's Bar and Pizzeria, a Gallery
Another week, another high-profile pizza happening, man. Today, Pulino's Bar & Pizzeria, the long-awaited pizza joint helmed by San Francisco arriviste Nate Appleman (late of A16 in the City by the Bay).
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Though to call it a "pizza joint" would be a bit of an understatement. The latest in Keith McNally's restaurant group (oh, he of Balthazar, Pastis, Schiller's, etc.), it's totally McNalley'd out—a large, airy space that's overall French brasserie in feel with a bit of New Haven throw in for good measure in the oven area. (Peep the gallery and see if you don't think the dual oven action and white tile doesn't remind you of Frank Pepe's.)
While it's too early to report objectively on the pizza, I know you want your pizza porn, so I headed down there today for snaps of this week's model. While a full-on raging critique will have to wait, I will say that I liked what I had. Mr. Appleman's "Bowery-style" pizza is a nice mixture of New Haven– and bar-style pizza. Once he and the crew get their sea legs, we'll be back.
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Gang-rape victim dies in hospital
THE woman who was gang-raped on a bus in India, sparking nationwide demonstrations against sexual violence, died last night in hospital.
The 23-year-old had been airlifted to Singapore for treatment for brain and other injuries after being attacked, but doctors were unable to save her.
She had been repeatedly raped, had an iron rod shoved into her body causing severe organ damage, and was beaten about the body and head.
Dr Kevin Loh, chief executive of Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore, announced her death last night, saying: "She was courageous in fighting for her life for so long against the odds but the trauma to her body was too severe for her to overcome."
The woman had been in a critical condition since arriving at the hospital two days before her death. Mr Loh said she had "passed away peacefully" and that her family was by her side when she died.
"Despite all efforts by a team of eight specialists... her condition continued to deteriorate over these two days. She had suffered from severe organ failure," he added.
The woman and a male friend had boarded a bus on 16 December when they were attacked by six men. Neither victim has been named, though elements of the Indian media have referred to the woman as "Amanat", an Urdu word meaning "treasure".
The crime in New Delhi has prompted violent protests demanding the authorities take a harder line against sexual offenders and offer more protection for women.
Among the responses since the first protests has been, according to the Press Trust of India, a pledge by junior minister Ratanjit Singh that the government will create a database of convicted rapists and publish it, along with their photos, on a ministry website to shame them.
But in India it is often the women who are blamed after a rape, not just by ordinary people but by politicians and other influential figures who have cited women as being at fault because they go out wearing clothes that might be perceived as provocative.
Abhijit Mukherjee, a national lawmaker and the son of India's President, Pranab Kumar Mukherjee, was forced into an "unconditional apology" when he spoke of "highly dented and painted" women who go from discos to demonstrations.
In Punjab, an 18-year-old woman killed herself by drinking poison a month after she told police she was gang-raped.
State authorities have now suspended a police officer and fired two others for allegedly delaying the investigatiion. The three accused in the rape were only arrested on Thursday, a month after the crime was reported.
"This is a very sensitive crime, I have taken it very seriously," said Paramjit Singh Gill, a top police officer in the city of Patiala. Authorities in the eastern state of Chhattisgarh suspended a police officer who was said to have refused to register a rape complaint from a woman.


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Aston Martin's flagship hypercar wasn't just expensive and rare, it was also totally off limits for the press. When Ferrari shuts you out for doing what journalism is about, it's not that big a deal. You either borrow the impressions of your colleagues, or simply go and buy one you can review. But with a 1.3 million pound hypercar built for only 77 carefully selected individuals, it's a tougher challenge.
Autocar managed to get a ride in it during the development phase, but it was Top Gear who finally got one to review last September. They had to fly all the way to Mr. Al Ketbi's supercar candystore in Dubai. He must take his promises very seriously, as after he agreed to lend a One-77 to Top Gear, he got a great offer and had to sell that particular car. So he went on and bought another one, partly to keep Top Gear's Tom Ford smiling.
What we learned from that article is that the updated single clutch gearbox is still rubbish compared to the rest of the space-tech package. Not a surprise when it comes to Astons. Now Evo's Harry Metcalfe goes deeper, only to discover not only that the best of Aston Martin is basically a hatchback, but also that it's much more of a fierce beast than you would expect. And there is the noise...
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The developer planning to build a new waterfront headquarters for Exelon Corp. on the site of a former chromium-processing plant assured Fells Point-area residents Thursday night that the Harbor Point project could be built safely without releasing the highly contaminated soil and groundwater entombed beneath the site.
Speaking to about 100 people gathered at the Morgan Stanley brokerage building at Harbor Point, representatives of Beatty Development Group outlined steps they would take to prevent hazardous dust from being kicked up when crews excavate through the clean soil and plastic capping the contamination and drive 1,100 pilings into the ground.
Marco Greenberg, vice president for Beatty, said his development team included the "best and brightest" consultants and that they were committed to protecting the environment while developing Harbor Point.
The meeting at the Morgan Stanley brokerage building next to the Exelon site was arranged by Councilman James B. Kraft to detail the safeguards planned for the project and to answer the public's questions. Some Fells Point residents have expressed concerns that construction could endanger their health, and a few chafed at the format of the session, in which residents were only allowed to ask questions in writing.
The chromium plant, which operated on the harbor for 140 years, was removed, and the contaminated soil was capped with five feet of clean dirt, gravel and a thick plastic liner. Tainted groundwater, which once allowed 62 pounds of chromium to leak into the harbor daily, has been contained by an underground wall built around the plant site.
The developer plans to excavate into the cap to drive the pilings, temporarily exposing the contaminated soil. Plans are to monitor dust levels and to take steps to control it, shutting down construction if necessary.
State and federal regulators ordered changes to Beatty's plan to clarify and detail those safeguards, and the developer submitted those changes earlier this week.
The Baltimore Sun reported last month that chromium has been found in groundwater beyond the Harbor Point site, including beneath the Living Classrooms Foundation campus on Caroline Street.
Regulators and a representative of Honeywell, the company that inherited the chromium plant and responsibility for the site, said the contamination beneath Living Classrooms occurred before the plant ceased operating in the 1980s, and there's no indication that it is significantly contaminating the Inner Harbor.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and Maryland Department of the Environment also ordered the developer to retest the air around Harbor Point and in other nearby neighborhoods after finding fault with a previous round of air sampling done by a consultant for Beatty. The earlier air tests found unusually high levels of hexavalent chromium, but regulators said errors in the sampling and analysis may have resulted in artificially high readings.
Beatty had hoped to break ground on the project in mid-October, but the government shutdown and now changes ordered by regulators have delayed the project's timetable. New air testing is planned over the next month.
Jonathan Flesher, Beatty's development director, said construction would not begin until the new air tests are finished and all plans approved by regulators.
"As soon as they say we can go," he said, "we'll go."


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The Dominion War is entering its final stages, with many surprises. Meanwhile, in the Fire Caves, Kai Winn and Dukat continue their efforts to release the Pah-wraiths. Can they and the Dominion be stopped? Things look grim for the Federation and the crew of Deep Space Nine.
Sisko launches the Federation/Klingon/Romulan attack against the Dominion on Cardassia. Kira, Damar and Garak destroy a power supply on Cardassia as the Cardassian population rises against the Dominion. Kai Winn asks Gul Dukat to join her in releasing the Pah-wraiths from the Fire Caves. Bashir and Ezri spend the night together on the eve of the war. The Founder Leader orders the execution of Damar, Garak and Kira after Jem'Hadar forces capture them; however, Cardassian forces free them. Meanwhile, on Bajor, Kai Winn recites from the Kosst Amojan in an attempt to release the Pah-wraiths.moreless
Sisko takes command of a new ship named in honor of the Defiant, while Kira, Garak and Damar barely survive a Dominion ambush on Cardassia Prime. Bashir and Ezri reveal their attractions for one another over coffee. Quark is appointed Zek's successor, and he is determined to overthrow new democratic changes that have just been implemented into Ferengi society. Garak, Damar and Kira successfully plant a bomb in Dominion barracks on Cardassia. In a shock turn of events, Zek appoints Rom as the new Grand Nagus of Ferenginar, despite Quark's earlier announcement.moreless
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Sisko plans an attack that will allow them to tap in to the Dominion's communication array in the Alpha Quadrant on the planet AR-558. He must also find a way of revealing the 'Houdinis'; mines which hide themselves in subspace and explode without warning.
Stardate: Unknown Worf attempts to win a battle by destroying a Dominion shipyard to guarantee Jadzia's spirit a place in Sto-vo-kor, the Klingon afterlife. Ezri wishes to join Ben, Joseph and Jake Sisko on their hunt for the Bajoran Orb of the Emissary. After discovering the Orb, and opening the case, the Wormhole is re-opened and the Orbs are reactivated. Sisko learns that a Prophet, to ensure his birth and guarantee his destiny, possessed his mother. Kira must find a way of preventing the Romulans from building weapons on the Bajoran moon where they claim they are building a hospital.moreless


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Wes Welker: Life with Broncos 'almost like being rookie again'
- Welker signed with the Broncos after six seasons with the Patriots
- He averaged 112 catches a season with his former team
- The Broncos are in their second year with Peyton Manning at quarterback
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Wes Welker's introduction to the Denver Broncos has come with plenty of homework.
In his first week of offseason workouts with his new team, Welker has taken an old-school approach to learning the Broncos playbook and everything that his new quarterback, Peyton Manning, will ask of him.
"It's almost like being a rookie again," Welker told USA TODAY Sports on Thursday. "Basically just going to flash cards, drawing everything out, writing everything out. Mentally, I do it in my mind, over and over and over, so when we get out there on the field, it's a lot easier."
Immersing himself in the Broncos' language and playbook has been just part of Welker's plan to look forward to his new life in Denver, and not backward on what went wrong with the end of his tenure with the New England Patriots.
"You can't ever look like that. I don't think too much about the past," Welker said. "Everything is forward from here, and just helping the Broncos win."
Welker signed a two-year, $12 million contract with the Broncos early in free agency after he could not agree to a new contract with the Patriots, for whom he starred for six seasons. Welker rejected a contract from the Patriots before the 2012 season, and while playing under the franchise tag, he caught 118 passes and made the Pro Bowl. He was given what his agents later described as a "take-it-or-leave-it offer" for significantly less than the 2012 offer.
Welker declined to talk about the failed negotiations or the conflicting stories from Welker's agents and Patriots owner Bob Kraft, who last month told news reporters that Welker's representatives had misrepresented the receiver's market value.
"I think it's better to keep all of that quiet. I don't like getting caught up in all of that," Welker said.
Instead, he's trying to play catch-up in a Denver offense entering Year 2 of the Manning era, with plans to increase the tempo as Manning and his teammates are far more familiar with each other than they were a year ago.
As soon as he signed with the Broncos, Welker began studying film of Denver's 2012 offense, and it wasn't hard to picture himself in it. Denver frequently played out of a three-receiver set, with Brandon Stokley or tight end Jacob Tamme lined up in the slot, and the Broncos figure to try to keep Welker, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker on the field together as much as possible in 2013.
This week, Thomas and Decker, both coming off breakout seasons in 2012, said they understood the addition of Welker means their catch totals might drop in 2013. Welker, who averaged 112 catches a season during his six years in New England, won't complain if his stats drop as well.
"I hope they do, because that means we're doing really well as an offense," Welker said.
He caught passes from Manning for the first time last week at passing camp at Duke University, along with Thomas and Decker, and noticed at least one common trait shared by his new quarterback, and his old one, Tom Brady.
"There is no secret to their success – they work really, really hard," Welker said.
Now at Dove Valley, Welker is allowed to meet with offensive coordinator Adam Gase for the first time. As soon as Gase was promoted from quarterbacks coach to replace Mike McCoy as coordinator in January, Gase spoke of wanting the Broncos to operate more quickly on offense. No team did that better in 2012 than the Patriots, who averaged nearly 75 plays a game.
"Playing faster, there definitely are advantages to it," Welker said. "Mentally, you're thinking about the signals and the plays, and physically you're running up and down and getting set. And then seeing the defense and everything that happens and reacting. It's definitely challenging, and it's challenging for the defense as well. When you get it going fast, it's tough."
Welker and his wife, Anna, are shopping for a new house in Denver and making plans to move their belongings out of their home in Boston. Welker spent his final weekend before the Broncos began their offseason program in Kentucky, watching his 3-year-old thoroughbred racehorse (aptly named "Undrafted") race in the Blue Grass Stakes.
Welker was hoping Undrafted would earn a spot in next month's Kentucky Derby, but the horse finished in 13th place, well out of the money.
"This was the first (horse) really that we had a chance with," Welker said. "Wait till the next one."
But the horse racing is a hobby, an offseason diversion now over for the time being.
That means he can give Manning and his Broncos future, and not his Patriots past, his undivided attention.
"I've always been at the point in my career where everything is about winning," Welker said. "I want to win, and I think everyone is at that point, but for me, definitely."


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MetOp fuelled and pressurised
Now that there is less than two weeks to go before launch, MetOp has just been fuelled and pressurised in the Hazardous Processing Facility (HPF) at the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan.
This marks an important milestone in the launch campaign and precedes the satellite being integrated with the Fregat upper-stage before being closed in the fairing. The encapsulated satellite and the Fregat upper-stage will then be integrated with the Soyuz launcher and rolled out to the launch pad – three days before launch.
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While the fuelling was being carried out, the inner fairing was having its final clean. Inflatable mattresses were used to distribute the weight of the team working on these sensitive areas.
Since being fuelled MetOp has also had the clamp band pyro connection installed by specialists from EADS Astrium. The clamp band, which connects the satellite to the launch vehicle adapter, opens at the end of the launch ascent to release MetOp into its polar orbit around 800 km above the surface of the Earth.
In addition, MetOp went through another functional test on 1 July. Activities have also been carried out on the Fregat, and now the engine is in wrapped in thermal multilayer insulation and all the red tags removed.
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I knew Dhawan would come good: Coach Sinha
Tarak Sinha is a coach many Delhi cricketers swear by. He has a knack of spotting talent and if he sees a spark in any cricketer he is bound to go places. The latest to come out of his stable of long list of international cricketers is Shikhar Dhawan.
Sinha sees the evolution of his ward as a testimony to not only his ability to produce top-rated cricketers but also a tribute to the ability of the national selectors to take domestic cricket a little more seriously.
Tarak is mighty pleased at Dhawan's arrival on the international scene with a bang.
"I am very happy for him, no mean achievement to get a big hundred in his debut Test. He came to me as a 12-year-old and his progress has been steady, even if he has made the Test grade a trifle late, but I knew he would come good, if given the chance," Sinha told IANS.
Any cricketer would be under tremendous pressure if he has to replace a batsman of Virender Sehwag's calibre and imagine if it happens to be his first Test.
Maybe, Dhawan was not all that unnerved because he has seen Sehwag from close quarters, being part of the Delhi dressing room, and also learnt a thing or two about pacing his innings from the Najafagarh marauder who, plundered runs unhindered.
Sinha, who after piloting Rajasthan to win the Ranji Trophy for the first time, is now shaping the destiny of Mahendra Singh Dhoni's Jharkhand team, says he is delighted to see young cricketers making a big impact internationally.
"Nowadays domestic performance is being given more weightage and it is a welcome change. We have to give chance to new players, we can't let the game stagnate," said Sinha.
Dhawan, 27, has not come out of the blue. A thinking cricketer, he works out all aspects of his game meticulously.
He has forced his way into the national squad after a prolific first-class season which saw him amass 955 runs in 11 matches at an average of 63.06. And in the last couple of seasons he did well at all levels.
Overall in first-class matches Dhawan averages 45.79 scoring 5679 runs in 81 matches with 16 hundreds and 24 half-centuries to his name.
Sinha, who can proudly claim to have guided the destiny of internationals Randhir Singh, Manoj Prabhakar, the late Raman Lamba, Surinder Khanna, K. P. Bhaskar , Atul Wassan, Ajay Sharma, Sanjeev Sharma, Ashish Nehra, Akash Chopra and now Dhawan, is not easily satisfied.
Even as he complimented Dhawan for his stupendous achievement, he wants to see him on the tour of South Africa this November before marking him down as a successful opener.
"His real test will come when he tours South Africa. I am confident that with his experience of performing well overseas with India A, he should do well in South Africa," said Sinha.
"Yes, he may be 27, but he's matured and he has a lot of cricket left in him."
Asked if the Indian Premier League (IPL) has anything to do in Dhawan's blossoming into an attacking batsman, Sinha said: "It has helped him a lot. He got to face top class bowlers from all over the world and that made a lot of difference. There is little doubt he got good mileage from IPL which domestic cricket failed to provide." - IANS


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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Hi all,
I am starting to do some scientific observation and correlation in order to gain a deeper depth of understanding of the transiting nodes. I have 4 questions that I am addressing in my research:
1. The transiting south node symbolizes the past that is coming to a head in the present moment. The house and sign of the transiting sn, and the total condition of the planetary ruler of that sign in signifies the total nature of the past that is conditioning the current reality. The natal south node of the moon of course correlates to what has become intimately known and familiar to the soul. In transit, the sn naturally corresponds to past circumstances that have conditioned the soul's perception (moon) of the present moment. This is not a bad thing or something to move beyond necessarily - it is simply what it is. What are some of the tangible experiences/inner processes that can be observed during the transit of the sn through a sign and house, in combination with the condition of its planetary ruler? What's the evolutionary intent of the sn through any sign and house?
2. When it comes to the north node, we are looking at an emerging evolutionary possibility for the soul. The natal north node of the Moon signifies a self image that the soul can develop through the sheer willingness and desire to evolve beyond its limitations. This new self image enables the soul to see itself, and thus the very life it living, in a way that will actually enable change from within (PPP). The transiting north node of the Moon thus represents the potential future that is emerging for the soul as it represents how evolution can proceed at that time. What are some of the observed inner/outer experiences during the transit of the nn through a house and sign in combination with the condition of its planetary ruler? What's the evolutionary intent of the nn through any sign and house?
3. The natal phasal relationship between the rulers of the transiting nodes are obviously emphasized during the entire 18 months of a nodal transit through any polarity. How is that relationship emphasized during those 18 months?
This will naturally emphasize the soul's current relationship to the past - the known, and the unknown - the future. My sense is that because those planetary rulers DO NOT innately have a direct implication with the past or the future (unless they themselves happen to be the rulers of the natal lunar nodes for example) the current nodal cycle will directly point to specific past/past life dynamics that are coming to a head as specifically symbolized by the dynamic of the nodal rulers. This seems to emphasize a certain quality of soul work at a certain period of time. I would like to do more observing of this.
4. An entire nodal cycle is 18+ years. During which time there are key nodal transits to the natal nodes such as:
Nodal opposition (9 years, 27 years), nodal return (18ish years), Nodal squares (about 14 and 23 years)
And we also have the various nodal semi squares and sesquiquadrates.
- What is the observed orb for these transits?
- Based on the various conditions of the natal nodes (relive, fruition, mix) what is the experience of these nodal transits?
So I have some very fundamental but deep questions about the nodes that I would like to address by gathering more actual data. Of course I will share everything here as I progress in my research.
I was thinking about continuing to work with obama's chart, however I feel that because I cannot have direct interface with his actual inner reality, it might be more productive for me to work with a few real life case studies. If you would like to offer yourself as a case study, please personally get in touch with me. this would require you to answer various questions and reflect on your past.
Thank you and God bless,
Ari Moshe
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Hello Community,
Thank you so much to those who have worked with me on this nodal research. I am at a point where I would like to share some of what I've been observing.
1. For nodal aspects there is approximately a 5/6ish month orb. This makes sense as the transiting nodes move approximately 10 degrees every 6 months.
2. The transiting nodes as they are drawing from the past and also portending the possible future, often symbolize fated or "timed" experiences that the soul programs into its life. A way to understand this is by looking at your own natal nodes. Is it not true that the natal sn will symbolize various dynamics from that past - that either need to be relived and resolved, or symbolize some sort of karmic fruition? Furthermore, the natal north node, as it is the vehicle for the soul's evolution closer to Source, will often times symbolize various circumstances that arise on the soul's path based on the soul's karmic readiness to move forward.
In the same way, the transiting nodes mean the same thing. The most obvious example of course would be when the transiting nodes form tight aspects to the natal nodes. For example on my nodal return, when the transiting nn was on my Gemini nn I was given various books and met various people that had the effect of opening my mind and initiating a path that I was at that time ripe to walk in this life. I was also kicked out from and choose to leave various religious social groups that I was a part of (sn in sag conj Uranus and Jupiter).
3. What's pretty non linear about the transiting nodes, is that there are various factors to take into account when interpreting them. First of all, as I stated above, various dynamics must be relived or brought forth. The nn moving through a particular house, if that house points to strong karma to be resolved, can often initiate various experiences that have the potential to lead to a re-evaluation of oneself. In the same way, the sn transiting through a particular house can truly symbolize a state of fruition and various gifts or circumstances from the soul's past that will support its journey in this life.
4. In all cases, the nodal axis, in conjunction with their planetary rulers and the phasal relationship between those rulers/ how they fit within the overall ea context of the chart, does symbolize choice. Choice, in the ultimate sense is Pluto - as it correlates to the choice to either separate or return: to cooperate or resist evolutionary necessity. The transiting nodes are the moment to moment dynamics impacting upon the choice of the soul to either picture itself according to the past, which would serve as a defacto way of avoiding evolutionary neccesity, or to embrace what is being offered the soul right now as symbolized by the nn.
5. One of my biggest questions has been "what does it look like". That's been hard for me because, unlike Saturn which is very tangible to observe, and the progressed moon which is also very tangible, the lunar nodes in transit SEEM to express in a less consistent and predictable way. The reasons for this have been stated above:
First of all, they are a polarity - each side symbolizing an entire end of a spectrum (past and future). Second, how they are integrated is very much contingent upon the karmic dynamics of the sign/house and planetary rulers of that axis as well as the choice of the soul to evolve or not.
The transiting lunar symbolizes karmic dynamics that are coming to a head NOW. So, the transiting sn in the 10th house for example, will in some way have to do with the soul's role in society, it's social obligations, it's family history and other 10th house correlations. Karmic dynamics, whether fruition or re-live, that relate to that house are coming to a head in every moment of the soul's life as long as that sn is transiting through the 10th house. It's literally just like the natal sn however it obviously does not carry the defacto meaning of being the vehicle for natal pluto that the natal south node has.
Like all things, interpreting the transiting nodes gets easier with practice.
So if there is interest here and the moderators are ok with it, I would like to post some very basic examples of transiting nodes. I will start with transiting nodal aspects to the natal nodes. I would be involved in this on and off as my schedule permits over the next couple months or so.
Please let me know if you are interested in following along/responding/asking q's to further develop our understanding of the transiting lunar nodes. If there is interest and the moderators approve, we will continue to work with Obama's chart.
Thank you, God bless,
Ari Moshe
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Jul 23, 2011, 07:50 AM »
Hi Ari,
This is a great idea.
God Bless, Rad
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Sep 16, 2011, 11:51 AM »
Hi Rad, before I go any further, I have a question. I appreciate whatever guidance you offer here.
Currently the transiting sn is in Gemini in Obama's 4th, planetary ruler being Mercury in Leo in the 6th, and the nn is in Sag in Obama's 10th, planetary ruler being Jupiter in Aquarius in the 12th. I'm having trouble seeing the correlations with the transiting nodes, in a clear and tangible way (meaning I feel like I can make it up, but I don't feel the absolute clarity around it). I feel, at a core, this is because I do not fully understand the nature of Obama's skipped step. So I'm going to start here by focusing on just that and continue by way of your feedback.
His own natal Moon in Gemini is squaring the nodes, and is ruled by Mercury in Leo in the 6th which is in a full phase opposition with Jupiter in Aquarius in his 12th as well as Saturn in Capricorn in his 12th, all of which forms a T square to his Neptune in Scorpio in the 9th which is the ruler of Chiron which is conjunct his sn and square the Moon as well. The IC itself is ruled by Venus in Cancer in the 5th, which in turn is ruled by that Gemini Moon along with Pluto. I'm going to try my best here and let that guide the way...
This Moon points to an egocentric structure that finds security through mental linear understanding - feeling at home through the mind. Also means his early life nurturing involved a wide exposure to experiences/multi streams of data. Thus this is a soul that has a strong interest and curiosity about MANY things: languages, cultural fads, customs, just learning in general. His own mother in this current life was an exemplification of that - she traveled so much and in many ways his own home life was incredibly mutable - exposing him to diversity. It was also lacking in emotional continuity as his mother was not stable. We can understand from this chart the vulnerability and feeling of abandonment this soul comes into this life with (Moon in Gemini in 4th squaring Chiron and Pluto).
Coming into this life, this skipped step points to the intention for this soul to focus on his personal life, and not let it be unadressed by way of his special purpose. It implies a deep vulnerability and fear/memory of loss based on his personal life having been scattered and all over the place – not allowing a depth of emotional connection to his family (Gemini in 4th). The ruler of his 4th house Moon is Merury in Leo in the 6th house, that Mercury is in a T square with the 12th and 9th houses, Jupiter and Neptune. This implies that his home has been a place for writing, and reflecting. Having good organization, spacially and mentally, that allows him to write and focus on his vision/purpose. Relative to the square to the nodes, it implies that for this soul, home was also a place of crisis where he had not the chance to nurture his emotional needs. This means that his writing and organization, and in general how he prepared and worked on his special purpose, as well as his research (Leo in the 6th ruling Moon in Gemini) has also required emotional dissociation, which lead to a scattered presence for his family and various emotional needs not being met which resulted in inner emotional chaos that he related to by maintaining a very busy and active mind.
On a personal level this would express as a soul that totally thinks himself out of his actual emotional experience on the basis of there being so much work to do/things to think about and organize.
Integrating this skipped step means making the choice to heal his relationship with his family, which means working on his personal past of loss that may have been repressed and forgotten entirely (Uranus). Relative to the first quarter square with the sn, this requires him to break free from who he is supposed to be and what he is supposed to do – to make new choices in that regard. Meaning the space becomes clear for him to fully actualize his purpose and be a householder at the same time – to be who he actually is. Noting also that his IC is Taurus whih squares the nodes, and is ruled by Venus in Caner in the 5th, which in turn is ruled by the Gemini Moon. This seems to add more dimension to the unresolved dynamics around his personal home life.
Rad, I sense there is more to this, something that has directly to do with his political purpose, even though it's the Moon in the 4th. I know that 10th house is nation, on an individual chart, does the 4th house have a correspondence to one's identity relative to the nation? This is where I feel I am missing something in interpreting his chart…
With what I am able to discern, I will now look at the transiting nodes:
With the transiting south node in his 4th house in Gemini, ruled by Mercury in Leo in the 6th, this would signify a time when the emotional fracturing this soul has experienced would be coming to a head. There will be a strong pressure, and based on the natural resistance to change, the likelihood that he would be developing a scattered relationship with his family and home life now as deep feelings of loss arise in him. Based on the natural "relive" dynamic of the transiting sn, the opportunity now is to resolve this and focus on his role as a nurturer and how to get his own needs met. Otherwise he may experience great stress through his nervous system.
The transiting north node in sag in his 10th, ruled by Jupiter in Aquarius in the 12th conj Saturn and squaring Neptune in Scorpio in the 9th. This is a signature for him to focus on his role in society, the responsibilities he is here to uphold- which naturally points to bringing a greater spiritual ethics into the mainstream. Thus dynamics around social judgements, what he is and isn't allowed to say, tuning in to a HIGHER TRUTH and trusting this higher truth, his connection to this truth, and following the calling in the appropriate way.
Noting that the rulers of the transiting nodes are in a full phase opposition implies he is to throw off any dynamics that do not support him in following and rising up to his social/spiritual role. This would relate to the words he is speaking and how he communicates it, as well as the formulation of his vision and message in the first place. The space that he creates to organize all of this within his own home, given the natural rulership of Mercury to his Moon, really emphasizes his private personal life and all the skipped step dynamics above, as it supports or does not support his public role.
God bless,
Ari Moshe
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
Reply #19 on:
Sep 17, 2011, 07:51 AM »
Hi Ari,
"Rad, I sense there is more to this, something that has directly to do with his political purpose, even though it's the Moon in the 4th. I know that 10th house is nation, on an individual chart, does the 4th house have a correspondence to one's identity relative to the nation? This is where I feel I am missing something in interpreting his chart…"
The correspondence to one's 4th House identity to the nation is defined by the 'social role' that any of us have in the context of the societies/ countries that we live in. For Obama in the life of Obama that has correlated to first his education as a lawyer which then became one of a social or community organizer wherein he desired to help others in need organize themselves so as to become a social force that allowed their needs to be met. From there he desired to enter into politics at a state level for essentially the same reasons, and from there to the U.S. Senate. So his individual identity was bound up with his social role. And, from there, he desired and became the President of the USA.
With his Moon square his S.Node in the 1st in Aquarius one can see so clearly how he saw himself from within himself, his own identity, that is linked with these social purposes and causes. This is of course restated with his Moon in trine to his Jupiter in Aquarius in the 12th. His Moon also squares his N.Node in Leo in the 7th, ruled by his 6th House Sun, his inner identity being linked with his desire to be of service to a larger whole manifesting as work function. With the ruler of his S.Node conjunct his N.Node, and his Moon also squaring this, we can see that the prior life dynamics have been brought forwards into the current life because of the various kinds of skipped steps that you have rightly understood: the need to recreate these dynamics in order to recover the skipped steps.
His Moon is also square his Pluto which is the ruler of his 10th House and that Pluto is conjunct his N.Node. This of course is the symbol for social positions of great power linked with being of service to a larger whole. In the prior life where he was Lincoln this lead to him being shot in the head during his second term. Because he was killed that of course did not allow him to finish his Presidency as well as working out all the other dynamics that lead to his skipped steps. So in this life he has the opportunity to do just that. He is approaching the next election that could lead to his second term again, and the need/ desire to complete it. Thus the transiting Nodes that you have pointed out are of course leading to exactly that. At the time of the election itself in the USA the transiting Nodes will be at 26 Taurus/ Scorpio has would have just crossed into this 3rd/9th but remain conjunct the cusps on his 4th and 10th, AND SQUARING HIS NATAL NODES. The opportunity is at hand for his Soul to recover those skipped steps.
When Lincoln one his second term it was by a very, very close vote. Given all the voter laws now being manipulated in the USA by the Republicans in all kinds of ways, even trying to change in some states how the electoral votes are distributed, it very well could be a very, very close vote again.
God Bless, Rad
Last Edit: Sep 18, 2011, 06:55 AM by Rad
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
Reply #20 on:
Sep 17, 2011, 05:01 PM »
I too would like to participate in this thread Ari...great idea. Thank you.
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Sep 18, 2011, 02:06 PM »
Hi Rad, thank you for your response. I've been reading over your response many times. I have some more questions as I feel the need for more guidance here:
Is this skipped step linked to a fracturing in his own self image? This fracturing leading to an inner duplicity - being inconsistent in how he pictures his own purpose which translates to not communicating the important message he is here to share, and based on the nature of that message, the actual social change he is here to enact?
Since the Moon squares the nodes with the ruler of sn Uranus conj the nn and Pluto which is squaring the MC, the ruler of the Moon th squaring Neptune and opposing Jupiter in 12th which is conj Saturn, would the emotional fracturing would have something to do with the identity that he formed in order to fit into various political groups or sects of people that related to his purpose and the work he has been given to do - this creating a confusion as to who he actually was, and what his purpose/appropriate work actually was?
Will you guide me in putting it all together, as I feel that the meaning of his Moon in the context of his ea signatures is still not totally clicking for me yet. Thank you so much,
God bless,
Ari Moshe
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
Reply #22 on:
Sep 19, 2011, 06:14 AM »
Hi Ari,
In prior lives, as well as in this one, he needed to meet the needs of many different kinds of people which then lead to an 'apparent' duplicity as perceived by others. Within himself he did not feel 'fractured' but more 'torn' between many different factions of people, and society. Yet, at the core of his Soul was his deepest intention then, and now, which is to preserve the 'union' of the country itself. As an example in the life of Lincoln, within himself, he hated the reality of slavery. Yet in order to preserve the union of the country at that time he was willing to allow for certain states to sustain slavery. But this, of itself, is not a 'skipped step'. The symbols you are pointing out, and the questions within them, simply manifest in this way.
The actual skipped steps are what I have already pointed out, and the one's you have pointed out as well in your original post.
God Bless, Rad
ari moshe
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
Reply #23 on:
Oct 09, 2011, 01:24 PM »
Hi Rad, I have now clarified another point of great confusion. It relates to the Gemini Moon. You have said that this does not imply duplicity, but the appearance of duplicity that others will project onto Obama. I can see that symbolism with the 7th house/Uranus connection.
However looking at the decisions this man has made, he has gotten involved and become responsible for some serious karma in this country and world. Assuming his ea stage is latter third individuated, his actions are simply not aligned with his natural ethics. This is something I do not understand.
Looking at his chart, my own interpretation is that he has lost connection with his primary intention and has tried too hard to find balance between all the different groups to the point that he has violated natural ethics. As a result, this is creating a great degree of stress and impacting, as it has before, his own personal family life and personal relationships.
How can we understand the decisions he has made as president of the united states from an evolutionary point of view? As the nodes move through his 10th and 4th house, its deeply clear that nature of dynamics are coming to a head as elections come about. The planetary ruler of Sag in his 10th his Jupiter in Aquarius conj Saturn in Capricorn, in the 12th house and squaring Neptune: the revolution that is just beginning in this country.
These signatures point to the hiding of his truth and the necessity of that hiding based on the nature of the society he was working with and the role he played. The tension has been to create more freedom for all people while working within a social structure where 70 percent of the souls are operating on the level of consciousness that is opposed to any notion of true liberation. Do these signatures ultimately imply the evolutionary lesson to discern clearly how to be honest at all costs - to come out of hiding about his actual truth, to support rebellion, to speak and support the majority of souls that are not supported by the oligarchy and let whatever happens as a result of that happpen?
Is he simply waiting for the "timing" to be right. Anyone with a well enough individuated consciousness is able to "predict" the inevitability of rebellion and revolution. So perhaps he has been waiting for the right conditions?
This is all so complex. Either he is incredibly evolved soul that has a deep understanding of karma that he will even put people to death and support absolutely unethical legislation knowing and understanding a higher purpose behind all of it, or he is not.
His autobiography does indeed suggest third individuated - its clear by way of his community activism what this soul truly values. It just seems that he has gone deeply astray which to me would be symbolized by his Gemini moon squaring the nodes.
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
Reply #24 on:
Oct 10, 2011, 09:30 AM »
Hi Ari,
Obama is dealing with essentially the same social and psychological forces and realities that Lincoln also had to deal with with is why in the USA at this time there seems to be yet another Civil War taking place: a psychological civil war based on the two distinct types of human beings that are in conflict with one another.
Lincoln in the form of Obama is essentially trying to preserve the Union itself so that it does not devolve yet again into an actual civil war in which these two types of human beings physically fight with one another. This desire for union is at the core of his Soul as symbolized by her Saturn and Jupiter in his 12th House, his Moon forming trines to each. In order to actualize such a desire he through necessity must engage both type of humans in the form of the politics of each in order to affect conflict resolution: this is his Pluto, N.Node, and Uranus in his 7th, squaring his Gemini Moon. This is further evidenced in the planetary ruler of his Moon, Mercury, being in Leo in his 6th, and in opposition to his Saturn/Jupiter. This is then reflected in his desire for pragmatic solutions based on compromise: going back to his 7th House planets and the N.Node. His Neptune in Scorpio in the 9th, receiving the squares from his Jupiter/Saturn and Mercury further reflects his core desire for sustaining the union at all costs which is rooted in his 'belief', 9th House, that both types of humans reflected in the political parties, share, 7th House Pluto, N.Node, and Uranus, a desire to what is right on behalf of the country itself.
This is preciously where his own ongoing disillusionment is most deeply experienced by him as he realized, yet again, that his Soul assumption in which both type of humans want the best for the country no matter what the difference might be between these two types of humans. And it is because of this emotional assumption, his Moon in Gemini in the 4th trining the Saturn/Jupiter in the 12th, that the disillusionment takes place as he realizes yet again that one of these types of humans does not share in that assumption. This is then symbolized by the his Moon inconjuncting his Neptune, and the ruler Mercury in the 6th in square to that Neptune and in opposition to his Saturn and Jupiter: the Soul's need to create crisis so as to be disillusioned and thus aligned WITH ACTUAL REALITY.
And that actual reality is that one of these two types of humans does not desire to compromise so as to preserve not only the union of the country, but to focus on what the country needs. This group is actually defined by dominance and submission which is a Virgo and 6th House archetype. This group thus wants to force the other group to live a 'reality' that only reflects what they think in right and wrong.
So his ethics is rooted in trying to preserve the union at all costs in which is must try to compromise between the two types of humans in order for that union to be sustained. It is exactly this that then gives rise the the appearance of duplicity, and the appearance by those that do no know how and why he is operating in the ways that he does, to selling out to a variety of principles that he himself has stated as his own ideals: his 9th House Neptune in Scorpio. This Neptune is ruled by his Pluto in Virgo in the 7th and thus the compromising of those ideals in order to affect pragmatic solutions in order to sustain the whole. And of course that Pluto is squaring his Moon as does his N.Node and Uranus: all the projections he receives by those that do not know why and what he is trying to do, and for what reasons.
The core of his Soul is defined by the natural law of 'giving, sharing, and inclusion'. The symbolism in his chart speaks for itself in this regard. It is defined by the 'common good'. It is defined by the least among us being given a helping hand in order to improve oneself. Obviously in the USA at this time he and the group of humans that reflect these natural principles are in conflict with the other group who is all about self interest and exclusion: dominance and submission. Thus, the utterly rampant greed that defines these types of humans. What is beginning now in the USA in the form of all the oppressed people beginning, just beginning with Uranus now in Aries, as it has in many other parts of the world, are rising up against this other group who are nothing but self appointed Zarathustra's. But these Zarathustra's currently have all the power in the form of the money that they control, and the political systems they corrupt because of that money. In the USA the 'occupy Wall St' is the beginning of the protest amongst the 'downtrodden' and left behind, of those trampled by the absolute greed of this other type of human.
Soon Obama's progressed Moon will go into Aries. Through synastry with the USA chart it will be in it's 11th House with the increasing transit of Uranus. This Uranus transit of course is squaring the transiting Pluto in the USA's 8th House: the corporations. As you have begun to see already Obama will progressively be in total alignment with the type and group of humans that are defined by 'giving, sharing, and inclusion'. That is his own heart and Soul. And this will happen because of the necessary disillusionment, yet again, that this other type of human does not want to compromise, does not want to work together for the common good of the country itself. As a result, you can expect Obama to increasingly to become more intense, more warrior like, in restating the original vision he offered to the USA when he ran for the presidency in the first place.
And, like Lincoln had to deal with, he will be subjected to a variety of social forces represented in this other group that wants total dominance and submission defined by their personal greed. They will do all that they can do to crush him. They will do this by changing the voting laws so as to rig the election, to change how the electoral votes are proportioned in key states that will benefit them, by being able to rig voting machines to their advantage, and of course through the corporately owned media in the USA. Many in the USA do not remember that Lincoln was the only president to actually declare martial law. And one of the reasons he did that was to prevent the media of that time from creating the lies and propaganda necessary to defeat him: to destroy the country itself. He did this in order to sustain the union of the country at all costs. This is his core 'ethics'.
God Bless, Rad
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Re: THE TRANSITING NODES: ACTUAL AND APPARENT EVOLUTIONARY ISSUES
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Aug 21, 2012, 07:58 AM »
Hi all,
Given the recent foot in mouth comments Todd Akin has made, I checked out his chart with the transits and this is a great example of what can happen when the transiting north node moves over the natal south node.
This along with Neptune squaring his own nodes as well. That Neptune in Pisces is ruled by his own natal Neptune in Libra which is receiving the cardinal square by Uranus and Pluto at this time as well.
I could not find his time so I posted a noon chart.
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