Inception will be considered a classic sci-fi film along with films like Blade Runner, The Matrix and 2001 A space Odyssey. Often such classics are not immediately appreciated when they are first released, but I think Inception has this instant recognition. Classic movies are few and when one suddenly appears it is a joy we wait years for.
The zero gravity fisticuffs scene in Inception was a cool homage to the Matrix. Yet this scene was done with physical special effects and not strictly CGI. There was a hallway set that actually rotated. Give me human stunt work over CGI anytime. That gave the scene gravitas and believability. And that is what makes Inception way different then the Matrix. Where the Matrix was strictly sci-fi speculation, with Inception we are dealing with actual reality. Dreams.
Dreams are real, we all dream. Lucid dreaming is real. Even animals dream. Science does not understand why dreams are essential to cognizance, but we’d die without dreaming. We often don’t remember our dreams, but when we do, they can affect our awakened state of mind. I have been influenced by some of my dreams when I recall them. If Inception is about planting ideas in the subconscious, such things happen daily in reality. We dream about our worries, our hopes, the nightmare from the scary movie we watched a few nights ago. Advertising and marketing are skillful at planting subliminal messages into our subconscious. Inception happens everyday.
The true premise of the movie is the ability of another sentient consciousness to enter our dreams and communicate with us. Can this actually happen? Not with current technology. But our dream state can open us to communication with other sentient beings. Not physical beings, but separate consciousness nevertheless. This happens so often nobody really notices.
The Bible often tells of God speaking to his prophets in a dream. King Solomon was spoken to in a dream with the famous question, what would you want if I granted you any wish? The living often encounters the dead in their dreams. It usually is only a dream, but once in awhile it may be a true encounter with the deceased, to comfort the living. I know stories of a dream immediately preceding someone’s death, or just after and the individual died and they were unaware of the death. Crisis apparitions. Many had premonitions of the future in their dreams that came true. And not only holy spirits may visit our dreams.
Our dreams may on occasion lead us into a supernatural experience. Since a dream is only a dream we can’t take all dreams seriously…unless it offers information we could never possibly know. When we dream, we may not always be resident in our personal subconscious but transcend the world of time and space. We don’t need the movie technology of Inception to accomplish this.
The ending of Inception leaves the open question…is Leonardo DiCaprio’s character Cobb awake or is he still in a dream? I’ll offer this alternative speculation. What if Cobb’s deceased wife Mal was right all along? What if she accurately understood they were still stuck in limbo? Perhaps it took more then one “death” to free anyone from limbo? The whole movie could be Cobb’s dream from the beginning, as he remains stuck in a dream coma while his wife is now awake and with her children. If so, then Cobb’s totem would not be an accurate test of a dream, since this would all be his own dream. Totems only work in another’s dream. During their last conversation together in limbo, Mal asked Cob how real would it be that he is a dream spy being chased by goons? Director Nolan at least gave some credence (in Cobb’s mind) thru his projection of Mal that she might have might been right jumping off that building.
On June 24 Lillian was out to buy her weekly lottery tickets. Lillian is an elderly mom living in Chicago. She was going to cash in a Lotto ticket worth $3 and buy her weekly $5 worth of Mega Millions and Lotto.
While she was at the convenience store, she heard a voice that said “Play 7 9 0”. She looked around and there was nobody near her. The voice was not in her head, but clearly audible as if someone was talking next to her. She thought it very strange.
At the cashier, she bought $5 worth of tickets. But instead of playing her usual lottery, she asked to play the Pick-3 game, where three numbers are chosen. She bought 5 Pick-3 tickets, all with 790 played straight. The cashier asked if she was sure she wanted all 5 tickets with the same number, since that was apparently unusual. Yes, Lillian wanted all the same number.
These tickets were for the mid-day drawing, and she was shocked when later the winning numbers were 7-9-0. Each ticket was now worth $500! Wow. The odds of winning are 1,000 to one, but what are the odds of picking 5 tickets with all the same number based on a tip from a disembodied voice?
Lillian decided to give all 5 winning tickets to her adult children. With the bad economy some of her sons and daughters were in some financial trouble. They needed the money more then a long retired mom, which was not exactly true, but what gives a mom more joy then being a blessing to their children?
My good friend Ted told me this story Friday night, the first time I heard of it. He said he argued with his mom on the phone, that he didn’t want the ticket and she should keep it for herself. But Lillian insisted. All of her five children were getting one of the tickets. It made Ted’s mom happy to be able to help her kids.
I discussed this event with Ted and his wife. What did Lillian think about what happened? Ted said she was as baffled as everybody else. She had not clue how or why this occurred. Ted had asked her mom if the disembodied voice was male or female. She said it was neither. Which is intriguing, since angels are said to be genderless.
Ted’s mom had incidences in her past where she sensed a family member was in trouble or dying. He said Lillian seems sensitive to these things. Was this disembodied voice her own psychic intuition speaking to her? Or could it really have been an angel whispering in her ear, giving her a gift? The fact that she gave away all of her winnings might be a clue. Had she decided to keep the money for herself, this disembodied voice might not have given this suggestion to begin with. But because it was for her family’s benefit, perhaps this was really a blessing from an angel, for reasons and purposes we can’t comprehend. It really is a mystery.
The connection between earthquakes and celestial events is starting to be noticed even in the media. Below are two headlines that mention the solar eclipse and an earthquake in the same headline. July 11, 2010:
Earthquake Follows Solar Eclipse A 6.2 magnitude earthquake has struck Chile - only hours after a total solar eclipse touched part of the country. The quake was centred 77km east northeast of Calama, the US Geological Survey says and struck at a depth of 99km just after midnight (12.11pm Monday NZT). A total solar eclipse touched Chile only hours earlier as it crossed the South Pacific on Sunday night. The eclipse, which was only visible from small sections of land, including Easter Islands, ended over southern parts of Chile and Argentina.
6.2 Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Chile Hours After Solar Eclipse The quake which struck at 8:11 pm hours after a total solar eclipse touched part of the country had a depth of 56.7 miles and was centered about 50 miles east-northeast of Calama according to the U.S. Geological Survey said.
When buying lottery tickets, people often use lucky numbers. Maybe it is a combination of birth dates and other significant dates, or other numbers that have a special meaning. How often do lucky numbers win? Quick pick numbers have exactly the same chance at winning as hand picked numbers. That is why people often turn to the simple lottery quick pick and let the system choose random numbers.
With the quick pick, the winning numbers will appear in a random lottery ticket machine somewhere sometime, and one has to be at the right place at the right time to get that winning ticket. Instead of trying to pick lucky numbers, how about trying to pick a lucky time to buy your quick pick lottery instead?
Here is the official Occult View’s system of picking lottery tickets using magical timing. It combines dice divination with Solomonic magic. I can’t guarantee success, but it can’t do any worse then any other system.
STEP 1: THE DICE
For this procedure we need a set of three dice, which are new and have never been used. These dice will be used only for dice divination. We will transform the dice into talismans. The dice should be dice made of wood or bone. Organic materials retain etheric patterns far better then plastic. Dice made of wood should not be too hard to locate, bone dice would be a more difficult challenge.
We need to charge the dice with the power of the heavenly bodies in the night sky. This operation is done on a clear night, and best also under a full moon. Place the dice and a small pouch or a cloth outside or on a window shelf exposing the dice to the rays of the moon. According to your belief system, offer a prayer to God, request angelic intervention, or ask the Universe Itself to bless your dice and imbue them with the power of the stars and planets. Do so with full conviction.
The dice will be charged with the celestial influence during the course of the night. Before sunrise, gather the dice, place then in the pouch or wrap them in the cloth, and thank the Universe for their blessing. NEVER let the dice be exposed to daylight. The rays of the sun will erase the subtle celestial patterns retained by the dice. Place the dice in a little trinket box some place away from the sun. These dice will be used only for divination.
Again, organic materials retain these subtle cosmic influences best. Even better would be if we crafted our own dice from wood or bone, which is possible if one has some crafting talent and the tools. The process of creating your own dice, and then charging them would be quite powerful. A standard process in the old magical grimories (such as the Key of Solomon) is the manufacture of one’s own magical implements. The more effort and time spent in making your own tools, the more powerful they become.
STEP 2: DICE DIVINATION
Based on numerology, certain numbers are associated with each of the traditional planets. If possible perform this divination outdoors under the night sky. But it can be done indoor as well. Outdoors draw a circle with chalk about 2 feet in diameter. In this circle sketch out the magic square and sigil of Jupiter, which governs matters concerning money. This pattern is shown below. If indoors, draw this pattern on parchment.
SQUARE AND SIGIL OF JUPITER
Holding your dice in your hand, ask the Universe for its help, to know the best time to accomplish your task. Your task is to know the luckiest time to buy a lottery ticket. Ask aloud and focus on the night sky, and visualize the power of the planets and stars invested in these dice. Remember, the Universe wants to help you…all you need to do is ask. Then cast the dice into the circle/square you drew. If a die leaves the circle, then it is not counted. Add up the numbers of the dice inside or touching the circle, and compare the total to the chart below. This number represents one of the traditional planets. Don’t forget to erase the chalk drawing.
PLANETARY NUMBERS
STEP 3: PLANETARY HOURS
Below is a chart taken from the grimorie, The Key Of Solomon. It is used for magical timing in the operation of magical rituals. It was assumed there were correspondences between the planets and the purpose of an operation. For our purpose, we are using this chart to pick the lucky hour to head out to the local convenience store or gas station and purchase a quick pick lottery ticket.
Each day of the week has a different planet assigned to each hour of the day and night. The hour to buy the ticket is based on the planet. For example, if your dice chose the moon and it is Monday, then buy a ticket either at the 1st hour or the 8th hour during daylight, or the 3rd or 10th hour of nighttime. These hours will tend to be when luck is on your side.
PLANETARY HOURS
However, there is an additional wrinkle to these planetary hours. Not every daylight or nighttime hour is exactly 60 minutes. During the summer the days are longer and so the daylight “hours” are longer then 60 minutes. During the winter the night is longer, and the daylight hours are shorter then 60 minutes. Determine the actual length of a day or night and divide by 12 and we have our actual planetary hours. Here is a website calculator that can help: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/sunrise.html
You can “right click” and print out these charts, fold them and keep them with your celestially charged dice, so they will be handy when the time comes for consulting the Universe. Good luck!
Magical Timing Update:
If anyone thinks magical timing is completely foolish, check out this story below about a woman who won multiple millions over the years.
“The odds that Joan Ginther would hit four Texas Lottery jackpots for a combined nearly $21 million are astronomical. Mathematicians say the chances are as slim as 1 in 18 septillion — that’s 18 followed by 24 zeros.”
Her winnings from scratch-off tickets were $2 million in 2006 and $3 million in 2008, and $10 million last month (2010). Plus Ginther split an $11 million lottery jackpot in 1993. What are the odds? Just about impossible. Yet it happened. And it was not by using lucky numbers; scratch-off tickets are all about being at the right place at the right time. Did Joan Ginther have an uncanny knack, consciously or subconsciously, of magical timing? It can’t be mere chance.
I love fireworks. A fireworks display brings me joy, what a wondrous thing to watch. It reminds me of a man-made thunderstorm, and I love lightning storms too. They are tools for celebration, from America’s 4th of July holiday to the Chinese New Year.
Yet, fireworks had a different purpose with their origin in China. One traditional use for fireworks was to scare away evil spirits. That is one of the symbolic meanings of the firecracker, to chase away evil at the New Year. I can understand the concept. Firecrackers would certainly scare animals away. Throw a pack of firecrackers at a menacing carnivore, and it will run. It seems logical firecrackers would also terrify evil spirits.
The problem is the idea assumes evil spirits are like stupid animals. Why would incorporeal spirits be afraid of loud noises and flashes of light? It would be imposing our concept of how the natural world reacts on the spirit world. A reverse from what we normally assume as the divine influencing the material, here we have the physical moving the spiritual. “As below, so it is above”? Would a ghost be afraid of pyrotechnics, or would they enjoy watching the display along with the living?
Black Cat Firecrackers
In occult thought, there is actually merit with the idea many spirits are similar to animals. Shaman had their animal totems, and what is a familiar spirit but a spirit in animal form. Demons are portrayed as part animal, part human, with claws and wings…as a chimera. In the old grimoires exist hierarches of infernal spirits, with their kings and dukes ruling over trillions of lesser spirits. Yes…trillions, if we add up the math in the grimoires. The grimoires seemed to believe the spiritual world mirrored the material world.
Maybe there are many types of astral flora and fauna. If the natural world has so many forms of life, why not the astral world? The danger with these astral forms is if a human contacts them. And assumes astral wildlife are equal with humanity. Imagine channeling a lesser, animalistic astral entity. A good reason to avoiding channeling with just anything out there. With this idea we can see why firecrackers just might scare away lowly negative spirits.
Notice the artwork on a pack of Black Cat Firecrackers. The black cat is a symbol of the classic witch’s spirit familiar. And the black cat is symbolic of bad luck. The use of this imagery seems to be quite a coincidence. Since the firecracker is imagined as the traditional tool to scare away evil, is the symbolism intentional by the makers of the Black Cat product? From their website they understand their mythology, and they say in China a black cat symbolizes good luck instead. Black Cat Fireworks History
Fireworks would not have any effect on spirits at the human level. If anything, pyrotechnics would attract the attention of the spirits of humanity and higher. If we enjoy fireworks, so would entitles that are at our level of consciousness. There is a Chinese tradition that firecrackers scare away evil, but do not scare good spirits.
A final thought. We assume the spirit world is always superior to lowly humanity. We underestimate ourselves. All humanity, we are truly powerful spiritual beings, created in the image of God. We are barely below the angels. We just don’t realize it. We are so far above the “evil spirits”; we don’t need firecrackers to scare them away. We MAKE the firecrackers!
Below is a video I took of the fireworks grand finale in Chicago a few years ago. Have a great 4th of July everyone!
We have another full moon earthquake. This is starting to become a regular event. Nobody seems to notice these full and new moon quakes, but I do. There was a full moon on June 26, 2010 at 11:31 GMT. In addition there was a partial lunar eclipse beginning from 1017 GMT and lasting for 3 hours. 54% of the moon was covered by the earth’s shadow at its peak at 1138 GMT. And on June 26 at 05:30 GMT there was an earthquake which struck off the Solomon Islands. It was a powerful 6.7 magnitude quake. Strong earthquake strikes off the Solomon Islands, no tsunami threat
The idea the moon has an influence over the earth is an old one. One example is in a tarot card, The Moon. The moon card shows the moon hovering above, and below are baying hounds and a crayfish crawling out of a pool of water. In the background is a pair of towers. The tarot’s moon card shows the moon having an esoteric impact on the world below.
Outside the spiritual symbolism is also a curious symbolism suggesting the moon’s ability to cause earthquakes. The towers in the background seem very similar to the destroyed tower in the tarot card titled the Tower, or the Lightning Struck Tower.
The Lightning Struck Tower appears to be struck down by lightning, but it is actually impacted by a force from the heavens. Notice the only partly cloudy sky. This mysterious force may be construed as the influence of the moon over its towers. Observe the flame-like energies in both cards. Did the tarot recognize a connection between the moon and the power of the moon to destroy towers? Lightning would never topple a stone tower. But an earthquake could, prodded by a power from the heavens…the moon!
A blog about the paranormal and the occult comes in handy when socializing. I’m on the lookout for people’s personal stories concerning encounters with the unusual. When I mention blogs, I find many aren’t familiar or interested with the blogosphere, or just roll their eyes at my topic. Yet, I also get stories from people who had unusual experiences. Here is one such story about a teenager and his strange dream.
Rick is a 15-year-old who related a special dream to me. Dreams in themselves are usually just that, dreams. However Rick’s dream had some intriguing elements. Rick’s dream occurred when he was 10-years-old. He said it was so vivid he can remember the details clearly today. Most dreams are not like this. The details of a dream tend to fade away even if we happen to remember one. These clear, memorable dreams are one clue a dream may be more then just a dream.
Rick’s dream was of his grandfather. His grandfather died nearly a year before he was ten. Rick’s grandparents originally came to America from Italy long ago. However, Rick actually hadn’t seen his grandfather very often as his grandparents lived quite far away from his family.
In his dream Rick’s grandfather spoke to him in his native Italian. Rick does not speak any Italian, yet he understood every word his grandfather spoke to him. And Rick somehow spoke back in Italian. He could not explain that. In the dream as they talked to each other, his grandfather put his hand over his chest, looked pale and staggered, falling face down on a street curb. Rick saw him sprawled out with his arms and legs in a particular position.
Rick awoke with this strange dream clear in his mind. As a boy he did not tell his dream to anyone, until two years later at the age of 12. He told his father his dream, and his father listened very carefully. His father asked him about the exact position of the grandfather’s arms and legs. When Rick related precisely what he remembered, his father was stunned. Rick’s grandfather had indeed died on a street from a heart attack, and from a photo of the scene the father had seen, the position of the limbs Rick described was exactly what was on the photo. Rick had never been previously aware of any of these details.
Speaking and understanding an unknown language and having knowledge of events that were unknown are certainly curious. Did Rick’s grandfather visit him in a dream? Or was this a clairvoyant dream, where Rick saw events as they transpired in the past? Or both?
Here is another story about a clairvoyant dream I posted:
An element both stories share is the clarity of the dream, how it sticks in the mind, and how it seems as if the dreamer is actually present witnessing the event. Curious indeed.
There is an interesting article in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, titled “Mexico’s Shocking New Saints”. The article deals with the cult of Santa Muerte, the saint named Holy Death. La Santa Muerte takes the form of Death, the grim reaper, a skeleton draped in a shroud holding a scythe or a globe of the earth. Here is the story: Mexico’s Shocking New Saints
La Santa Muerte is a saint for outsiders, the poorest, the disenfranchised, and the criminal world of prostitutes, drug dealers, thieves and worse. For those who face death in a hostile world, like taxi drivers or security guards. I know nothing about this cult, but I do know something about people who live on the edge of existence. I’ve had acquaintances that were lost souls, people in trouble, those who fell into trouble with the law. These people are not necessarily evil, but mostly get into trouble because of poverty, stupidity, or substance abuse and addiction issues.
Regular Christians would consider the veneration of La Santa Muerte as devil worship. Yet, I can sort of understand why the spiritually lost would be attracted to La Santa Muerte. Ideally one could turn to any of the great spiritual traditions for salvation, so why embrace the grim reaper? If the dominant culture does not accept you, what to do? Invent your own spirituality.
Dance Of Death
Followers of la Santa Muerte claim they had prayers answered in her name. They actually believe in La Santa Muerte, it is not just a funky tattoo. In my previous post I mentioned how there may be spiritual powers available, which we all have access to, if we follow the process. These powers are neutral, available to any belief system. And they can be used for both constructive and destructive means.
Yet these spiritual powers do not exist in a vacuum. There are other spiritual laws too, including something similar to karma. What goes around comes around, and in the end we get what we deserve one way or another. The problem with veneration of a saint of Holy Death is that life has so much more to offer. We don’t have to accept our fate as it is. Any spiritual tradition can be positive or negative. Christianity had the crusades and the inquisition, Islam had its jihads. It seems like many people of faith throughout history worshiped Holy Death.
The image of Santa Muerte looks similar to the European version of the grim reaper. The classic image of the grim reaper is in the tarot, card number 13. Just like people would misinterpret the imagery of Santa Muerte, so would it be easy to misconstrue the meaning of tarot’s death card. The death card can mean physical death. But its real meaning is of the death of old ways, in other words…change. Most people don’t like change, fear change, resist change but for good or bad change is inevitable. And without change there cannot be renewal, rebirth and growth. We need to be flexible in the face of changing circumstances and adapt. That is the way of nature, of evolution. Species that cannot adapt perish. On a personal level, if we can’t adapt to a changing world, we falter.
An interesting component of the earlier versions of tarot’s death card is that it is shown not as a complete skeleton, but was a decaying cadaver. There is still flesh on those bones. The symbolism is clear…a state of transition is taking place. Decay leads to rebirth. The world is changing, adapt or perish.
On June 12 2010, at 11:16 GMT, the moon was at its peak new moon. When the moon is full or new, it is lined up with the sun and earth. During the full moon the sun illuminates the entire surface of the moon since it is lined up with the sun behind the earth. During the new moon the moon is covered in darkness since the moon is out in front facing the sun and we only see the moon’s darkened side.
Recently I’ve noticed earthquakes and volcanic eruptions occurring right around the new and full moon. I noticed this when the tragic Haiti earthquake occurred shortly before a solar eclipse. And the phase of the moon has once again predicted a 7+-magnitude earthquake. On the evening of the June 12, during the new moon, at 19:26 GMT a 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck the Indian Ocean triggering tsunami warnings. 7.5 is a pretty strong quake. Here is the story:
NEW DELHI (AFP) – A 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck under the Indian Ocean on Sunday, triggering a tsunami watch for nearby islands and causing tremors reportedly felt along India’s eastern seaboard. http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/indiaquake
With all the talk about the end of the world on 2012, and the silly movie of the same name, we might wonder if an alignment of celestial bodies can indeed trigger earth changes. Perhaps not on a scale as imagined, but it seems the moon is pretty effective in shaking and quaking planet earth when it is lined up with the sun. It will be interesting to see if this continues.
I knew someone who told me an intriguing story about a prayer that was answered. Many years ago Judy became a widow after her husband passed away, leaving her alone to raise her three daughters. She greatly missed her deceased husband, and for a number of years she struggled to take care of her family as a single parent. It was not easy. She was lonely and with all her responsibilities she despaired of ever finding another husband to share her life with. She told me that one evening years ago she was feeling especially depressed. Judy was a religious person, and she knelt in prayer asking God if she would ever remarry again or if she was destined to be forever alone.
Suddenly, a vision appeared before her. In her darkened room she was astonished to see the face of a man with a mustache and wearing glasses. This apparition lingered for a few seconds and was gone. She did not understand what she saw, but she had a feeling of peace.
A few months later a new neighbor moved into a home a few houses down from where Judy lived. He was the exact man she had seen in her vision, including glasses and mustache. To make a long story short, they got together and were eventually married, and are still married to this day.
A true story.
Some conclusions about Judy’s story.
How should we view Judy’s story? It certainly could be God answering her prayer, a blessing letting her know everything was going to be ok. Yet, perhaps there was more to her vision, and prayer in general.
For every prayer that is answered, many are not. Why was Judy’s prayer answered? I personally don’t believe God plays favorites, answering one prayer but denying others, for reasons we cannot understand. We could say God works in mysterious ways and leave it at that. Yet, I am bothered by the seemingly arbitrary nature of prayer. I think we are all equal before God. Is there a way to explain this?
Judy’s vision could be a divine answer to prayer, but it might also have been a psychic insight, a premonition, and a glimpse into the future. Her intense focused desire might have pierced the veil allowing sight into the Invisible World. It seems the theology of the individual does not matter when it comes to prayer. Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus, Pagans, all religions have answered prayers.
There could be a way to remove the problem of favoritism from prayer. What if instead of God directly deciding the status of every prayer, it is up to us? It fits in with the concept of free will.
The Bible has a curious approach to prayer. There has to be active participation to get results. It seems the more faith, belief, passion and determination one has with their prayer, the more likely will be a positive outcome. Curious. In a way the power of prayer seems similar to the Law of Attraction. Both require a modified state of mind combined with emotional intensity. These passages from the Bible below could apply to the law of attraction. The law of attraction suggests what/how we think is what we will attract into our lives. Positive thoughts attract positive results, negativity does likewise. Here are examples from the Bible that sound like the law of attraction to me, and if a prayer is answered depends on our choices.
Mark 9:23
“Everything is possible for him who believes”
James 1:7
But when he asks, he must believe and not doubt, because he who doubts is like a wave of the sea, blown and tossed by the wind. That man should not think he will receive anything from the Lord;
Phillipians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.
1 Corinthians 14:15
So what shall I do? I will pray with my spirit, but I will also pray with my mind; I will sing with my spirit, but I will also sing with my mind
Mark 11:22-25
“‘Have faith in God,’ Jesus answered. ‘I tell you the truth, if anyone says to this mountain, “Go, throw yourself into the sea,” and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.
Matthew 7:7-8
Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened.
Prayer, the law of attraction, and magic may all be the same thing. There seems to be a process in the spiritual world where we all have access to spiritual powers. This process seems to work for anyone and everyone regardless of their theology. Spiritual favortism is not involved, but free will is central. We have to choose to use our spiritual gifts and to learn how to use them effectively. We have to knock on the door!
Ted’s mom had incidences in her past where she sensed a family member was in trouble or dying. He said Lillian seems sensitive to these things. Was this disembodied voice her own psychic intuition speaking to her? Or could it really have been an angel whispering in her ear, giving her a gift? The fact that she gave away all of her winnings might be a clue. Had she decided to keep the money for herself, this disembodied voice might not have given this suggestion to begin with. But because it was for her family’s benefit, perhaps this was really a blessing from an angel, for reasons and purposes we can’t comprehend. It really is a mystery.
When buying lottery tickets, people often use lucky numbers. Maybe it is a combination of birth dates and other significant dates, or other numbers that have a special meaning. How often do lucky numbers win? Quick pick numbers have exactly the same chance at winning as hand picked numbers. That is why people often turn to the simple lottery quick pick and let the system choose random numbers. 
The idea the moon has an influence over the earth is an old one. One example is in a tarot card, The Moon. The moon card shows the moon hovering above, and below are baying hounds and a crayfish crawling out of a pool of water. In the background is a pair of towers. The tarot’s moon card shows the moon having an esoteric impact on the world below. 
There is an interesting article in the May 2010 issue of National Geographic magazine, titled “Mexico’s Shocking New Saints”. The article deals with the cult of Santa Muerte, the saint named Holy Death. La Santa Muerte takes the form of Death, the grim reaper, a skeleton draped in a shroud holding a scythe or a globe of the earth. Here is the story:
The image of Santa Muerte looks similar to the European version of the grim reaper. The classic image of the grim reaper is in the tarot, card number 13. Just like people would misinterpret the imagery of Santa Muerte, so would it be easy to misconstrue the meaning of tarot’s death card. The death card can mean physical death. But its real meaning is of the death of old ways, in other words…change. Most people don’t like change, fear change, resist change but for good or bad change is inevitable. And without change there cannot be renewal, rebirth and growth. We need to be flexible in the face of changing circumstances and adapt. That is the way of nature, of evolution. Species that cannot adapt perish. On a personal level, if we can’t adapt to a changing world, we falter.
On June 12 2010, at 11:16 GMT, the moon was at its peak new moon. When the moon is full or new, it is lined up with the sun and earth. During the full moon the sun illuminates the entire surface of the moon since it is lined up with the sun behind the earth. During the new moon the moon is covered in darkness since the moon is out in front facing the sun and we only see the moon’s darkened side. 
Some conclusions about Judy’s story.
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