Greetings All,

I’ve recently been warning my friends, students and clients about the upcoming Solar Eclipse coming up on Friday, August 1st, 2008. No doubt, this earthquake is just a presage of things to come. Hang on, it’s going to be a bumpy ride. Next up, Japan!

Read more about my Astrological thoughts on this earthquake by visiting my Magick Forum by simply clicking the link below.

To see an Astrology Chart of today’s earthquake, please visit my Magickal Forum in the Astrology Section.

Los Angeles Earthquake Chart

Ruh-Roh, Mercuwy Wetwogwade!

Here we go again … the planet Mercury will go Retrograde at 12:31 PM (PST) in the sign of Aquarius at 23:49 degrees on Monday, January 28th, 2008.

This is the first Mercury Retrograde to happen since Pluto entered Capricorn the other day. Suffice it to say that all things related to both Mercury and Aquarius will be highlighted at this particular time.

Mercury (as the ruler of Gemini) rules the ideas of Communication, Travel, Business, Internet, and Siblings. As the Ruler of Virgo, Mercury rules the idea of Schools, Health, and Social Services. As a result, we can expect all sorts of mishaps and things to go wrong with documents, letters, communications, travel, hospitals, school problems — you name it. As Mercury will be retrograde in the sign of Aquarius, situations regarding Frienships, Social Groups, and the Internet and such will also be seriously (and most likely negatively) affected. Deal with it.

Predictions: Expect power outages, sudden freak weather as well. Shock and surprise is the name of the game when Aquarian energy runs amok — just ask famous Aquarian Paris Hilton — who will no doubt be in trubs again during this negative aspect.

I have no doubt I’ll be very busy doing lots of Psychic Readings during this annoying aspect as people from all over the world come to straighten out the various messes which will be crop up during the next few weeks.

End in Sight: So, how long will Mercury be retrograde, you’d like to know. Well, let’s put it this way — long enough to screw up your Valentine’s Day. Yep. Expect lots of breakups and shocking headlines in the next few weeks because Mercury won’t go direct until February 18th at 6:57 PM (PST).

Still, just don’t just sit and mope … plan your life accordingly with as much patience and insight as you can. Things will go wrong, stuff will get lost, you will want to hurt somebody with a lawn ornament — all this and more, but at least you’ve got me to warn you about it ahead of time. Remember, this too shall pass.

In the meantime, I’m posting some helpful links about Mercury Retrograde in Aquarius for all of you to check out. Please feel free to write me and join the Magickal Forum and let us all know what comes up and how you deal with this challenging Astrological time. Take care!

Mercury Retrograde Links

Sometimes people ask me what it’s like to be Psychic, or how I first knew I possessed this ability. Rather than go into my whole history (which will be published in book form at some point), I thought I’d give you a little glimpse into how I pick up what I call “Psychic Signals”.

Psychic Intuition vs. Prophecy: First, it’s important to note (especially for the skeptics out there), that being Psychic rarely comes with the alleged “Nostradamian” delusions of impending doom that many have come to associate with Prophecy. I’ll leave my experiences with true Prophecy for another post.

Psychic Signals: To illustrate the most recent example of a Psychic Signal I received recently, I’ll share a story with you that happened to me recently.

Receiving a Psychic Signal: Preliminary Psychic Event – All of my Psychic Signals start with what I term a “Preliminary Psychic Event”; in this case, the PPE occurred on May 11th, 2007 when I went to listen to an in-store performance by Dntel (aka Jimmy Tamborelli, of the music group Postal Service).

As I hung out in the store, I wandered over to the Experimental Music section checking out the John Zorn section. I then moved to a section and noticed the name of an artist I’d heard of before, but had never checked out, whose name was Derek Bailey. I looked through the collection of his CD’s and mentally noted him in my mind as someone worth checking out at some future time.

Secondary Psychic Event: On May 18th, 2007 (7 days later), I went to Border’s Books at Vine and Sunset and started reading a musical biography of an old friend (a famous experimental jazz guitarist) who was murdered. While reading the book, I discovered that my deceased friend had gotten married on May 18th — the day I was reading his biography. I took another mental note.

Random Psychic Elements: Sometimes, other seemingly unrelated influences come up that seem to act as an Emotional Intensifier (to what eventually becomes what I term, The Final Psychic Signal, or Psychic Culmination Event). In this case, the Emotional Intensifier it turned out to be music.

Specifically the artist whose music I’d been listening to, almost exclusively for the last two weeks, which turned out to be the late, great Elliot Smith. As some of you may know, Elliot died as a result of two stab wounds to the chest. (The circumstances of his death have never been completely solved, and neither was the death of my other deceased friend/guitarist.)

Psychic Sifting: This takes place when my subconscious mind starts creating what I call a “Psychic Sediment”. It seems that the two (seemingly separate) Psychic Events get mixed in with what I term, “Random Psychic Elements”. Then what happens, is I become aware that my mind continuously repeats certain thoughts, much like a tape loop, which I call “The Psychic Loop”. Here’s an example of the experience of the PL.

“Electronic music (Dintel gig) … Derek Bailey (experimental guitarist) … music … experimental music … musician … guitarist … Elliot Smith … death by stabbing … knives … blood … May 18th (murder of friend) … death … electronic music … Derek Bailey …” Hopefully, you see what I mean.

Psychic Signal (Final Culmination): Saturday, May 19th, 2007, I went to a coffee shop and picked up the Los Angeles Times newspaper. I happened to look down at the bottom of the page to see news that shocked me, but shouldn’t have.

For there, at the bottom of the page I read words which punched me in the face. I read the news that another old friend had died! That friend was Rod Poole, an English experimental guitarist, whom I hadn’t seen in several years. Here are the circumstances of his untimely death: He was stabbed with a knife — murdered in cold-blood. He was killed in front of his wife, on May 13th, 2007.

Five days later, (May 18th, 2007), I received what I term The Second Psychic Event), while reading about the murder of another old friend, who also happened to be an experimental music guitarist.

As I read the entire article devoted to Rod’s untimely passing, I came upon this section of the article, which read:

” … Poole was a highly unusual guitarist, equally drawn to the distorted sound bombs of Jimi Hendrix and the spontaneous microcosmic tracings of [get this …] Derek Bailey. [Greg Burk, Author, (LA Times)” [Read the rest of the article here, or at the LA Times.]

So there you have it. A tiny glimpse into the mind of a Psychic, and how I received intuitive information that carried a great deal of detail. It’s not like I just had a “bad feeling” that something was going to happen. Every detail of the impending death of my friend was contained in the Psychic Loop! Experimental music; guitarist; death; stabbing; murder — even the date of May 18th — it was all there in the Psychic Loop that had been playing in my head for up to two weeks. This is an example of a complete Psychic Reception of what became documented in a public newspaper in less than 24 hours, after receiving the Preliminary, Secondary and additional Random Psychic Events, plus the additional elements that created the Psychic Loop, which resulted in the Psychic Culmination Event — the prophecy made reality.

Preventing Tragedy Via Psychic Signals: Now all that remains is to wonder if I could have prevented the death of my friend. That is the part that baffles most critics of Psychic Phenomena. There are those of you who would like to ask me, “If you knew about your friend’s death, why didn’t you/couldn’t you prevent it?” Good question. The answer is simple. And only God knows it.

In time, maybe Psychics will learn to piece together the information we gain and be more able to prevent tragedies from occurring. Doctors know there are diseases — and sometimes even know the traits and signs of those most likely to afflicted with an illness — yet, still there seems to be no surefire way to predict and avoid death. At such moments, I just simply accept my Psychic ability and the emotions that sometimes attend it. I am humbled by the fact that the Universe deems to show me the interconnectedness of all beings, things and states, and I am thankful for that knowledge and spiritual experience.

After reading this post, I’m sure there are some of you who will start to recognize that you have been getting Psychic Signals for a long time, without realizing it.

Psychic Signals or Synchronicity: There are others of you who may decide to term these type of occurrences as “Synchronicity”. Call it what you will, Carl Jung was a Psychic who used the Tarot and Occult Symbology in his writings. I believe that Jung’s terming of Psychic phenomena as “synchronicity” was a way of protecting his professional standing in the more respected field of Psychology, which is understandable, considering the common attitudes of society regarding anything hinting of the Supernatural.

Condolences: In any case, an old friend — a respected young musical pioneer is gone from the earthly plane of existence. I hope you will all take the time to say a prayer for the soul of Rod Poole. Listen to his music. Learn from it. Enjoy it. It is his legacy to us all.

In a previous Psychic Podcast, as well as previous Forum Posts, I accurately predicted that Larry Birkhead would be proven the biological father of Dannielynn Hope, the daughter of the late, Anna Nicole Smith. Of course, I’ve been saying this for quite awhile, so I’m glad the DNA has finally proven what I’ve psychically known all along.

In my most recent post early this morning, (before the DNA tests were finally revealed), I stated that:

According to my metaphysical sources, using Astrology & the Tarot, here’s the info:

Larry Birkhead as Father: 7 of Swords, The Hermit, and Lust; This indicates that Larry was not the only person that Anna Nicole was having sex with. There is only the tiniest possibility that he’s not the father.

Howard K. Stern as Father: Ace of Swords, 4 of Cups, 2 of Disks; This indicates that Howard tried to switch baby blood specimens to try to prove himself as the biological father, but there was too much scrutiny, and he abandoned those plans. 4 of Cups says he is not the biological father of Anna Nicole’s baby.

Any 3rd Party: The Magus, 5 of Cups, Ace of Cups; Since it shows that Anna Nicole was not faithful to Larry Birkhead, the baby does have a tiny percentage to not be his … but it’s highly doubtful that anyone else got her pregnant. It certainly looks like Larry’s the father!

End Result: 2 of Disks, in Larry Birkhead’s favor.

Prediction: Larry Birkhead will be named the biological father of Anna Nicole Smith’s baby.

What the Future Holds for Larry & Dannielynn: This baby will bring fortune, but not good luck to whomever she is given. She was conceived during Mercury Retrograde, and her birth has brought a great deal of devastation to whomever she’s had contact with. It’s very sad.

I hope her story turns out better than it started, but I don’t feel very positive about a happy ending for the child of Anna Nicole Smith.

Today at 10:15 am (PST), the Moon will be Full in the Sign of Libra, at 21:35 Degrees.

My thoughts and prayers go out to those who have suffered losses due to the earthquakes and tsunamis over the last couple of days. But, of course — the listeners of my weekly psychic radio show have known about these upcoming events for quite some time, as I predicted these events months ago, with the help of Astrology.

The first series of events that acted as a trigger effect were the dual eclipses we experienced on March 3rd, and again on March 18th. Then, Mercury moved back direct recently. Finally, the Planet Pluto went retrograde in the Sign of Sagittarius, at 28:00 Degrees on Saturday, and today’s Full Moon in Libra is just the kind of planetary aspect that sets off huge events such as this.

It seems that there will be more upheaval in this area during the next 6 months, as there will be a few more intense planetary aspects coming up. So, just to be on the safe side, I’d suggest getting your earthquake kits updated with new supplies. It isn’t over yet!

Healing Ritual: If you can, either before or right at the time of the Full Moon, light a white or light blue candle for healing, and balance — hallmarks of the sign of Libra. Oils to use are Violet and Rose. Stones that are special at this time are Turquoise and Opals. Light some Rose incense, or get a fresh flower to put on your desk to brighten your mood.

Avoiding Full Moon Tension: As Libra rules Balance, Relationships, Legalities and Marriage, I’d suggest taking a break for a minute, if you have to deal with such subjects today. Whatever you do, keep your cool — don’t make major decisions on a Full Moon. Also, stay clear of arguments and just relax if you can. You certainly don’t need another headache when you should be enjoying the artistic influx of ideas that are much more beneficial to your well-being. Indulge if you must, but only in things that will bring you balance during this stressful time.