RIP Victoria Flanagan, Astrologer from Chicago
R.I.P., Victoria
Victoria Flanagan, the astrologer I have done videos with has passed away. I met her online and never met her in person. She would email me about Trump and the astrology connected and I invited her to do videos with me.
Around the time we did the first video, she told me she had been battling cancer for a while. By the time we did the last video she had metastatic cancer, it had spread to parts of her body. I helped her with energy treatments and even wrote about it here. Even though she said I helped her feel better it was not enough, God had other plans.
I never shared information about her health with you of course because this was a private issue. Over Christmas I sent her an online card and she wrote back saying that she would like to do another video, if her health improved. I did not hear back from her for a long time. So I searched for her and as it turned out she passed away on February 28. She's been gone for a while now.
We were not close friends, I did not know much about her private life. We did not share much other than conversation about our videos. But I am grateful for our time together and I wish her all the best in heaven. She says hi I can see it now as write this to let you know.
One interesting note: I had posted a video with her and one viewer/client from Chicago emailed me to ask if she was THE Victoria astrologer she knew from a choir she sang in decades ago. I sent her email to Victoria because I didn’t want to ‘out her’ to strangers. Yes they had known each other decades ago and re-connected via a YouTube video.
She told me about Victoria and her mother, who had been a famous Opera patron in Chicago. To hear her describe it, Victoria was a special figure embedded in her city’s history of arts.
Then I remembered Victoria had mentioned she liked watching me talk about the Italian cards because it reminded her of her youth and her years with her mother in Italy and France if i recall the details correctly. She later told me more about her story. She was glamorous and reserved, when style meant something, and an extremely intelligent and educated person.
Last year I sent out a link about Jill Wine-Banks’ memoir scheduled to come out in 2020. She said Jill was her from Chicago, a favorite among the legal gals at MSNBC. She was going to order her memoir for the book stores she managed. The book came out a little before her passing. I have it on my audiobook list. Time to press play.
Rest in love and peace, Victoria.
Below are the videos we did back in September and October of 2019.
RECOMMENDED DOCUMENTARY: The Roger Ailes Story
Divide and Conquer": The Roger Ailes Story
Asha Rangappa, former FBI agent and legal analyst, recommended this documentary earlier today and I just watched it, it’s another one of these fascinating documentaries that explain our current situation. It’s available on HULU if you already have the subscription and you can also find it on other websites to rent/buy.
Asha’s post had mentioned the importance of racism to Fox News and 22 mins in, it has already discussed the importance of fear to the Fox News network. Which reminds of the what I tell people all the time: fear is a huge red flag, stay away from any and all content that plays on and advocates for fear. It does not come from the right place. UPDATE: Finished watching it. Very interesting. We really should think deeper about the power media has had over us, and how Fox News, particularly, has worked tirelessly to divide us, to exploit fear for political and financial gain.
In 2020, it is satisfying to see that at the very end of his life, the truth about who he really was, came out. He was fired from Fox, shunned and died a pariah to Rupert Murdoch. Still it’s fascinating to see how so many of these so-called ‘conservatives’ have led similar lives of sanctimonious, moralistic lecturing while leading depraved, hypocritical lives behind the scenes.
At a time when America is finally acknowledging and standing up against racism, the business model of Fox News, Donald J. Trump, Brexit, Boris Johnson, Bolsonaro and Netanyahu is at risk. Sowing division and hatred for political and financial gain is no longer safe.
Although we tend to split the lines of political spheres between left and right, the red flag of politics is fear. Shady actors telling us not to trust one another, selling purity tests that Only They Can Pass don’t have what it takes to unite us. Choose unity over division and acceptance over fear.
The new era shaping up is far less likely to embrace fear-mongering products and world views.
Coronavirus & why children don't get sick; salt inhalation as therapy for the lungs
Tonight I talked about the Coronavirus and I got more informationzzz about a potential way to alleviate respiratory issues. PS: Please note that this is not a "cure". I am not a doctor.
RECAP: CHILDREN AND CORONAVIRUS, WHAT I SAW BEFORE
LUNG TISSUE
A couple of weeks ago, the information I got to the question as to why children don’t get sick with Coronavirus, was that children don't get it because growth hormone and the growth process in the lungs coats the lung mucus with something that prevents the virus from attaching itself to the walls of the lung, or the lung tissue itself.
My sense is CoronaVirus is different from Pneumonia of Bronchitis in that it attaches itself to the lining of the lungs, not the air passages.
HOW THE VIRUS ATTACHES ITSELF TO THE LUNGS
But in order to "sink" its virus “legs” onto the tissue so it can reproduce and grow it needs to penetrate the mucus, the watery substance that coats our organs. In children this mucus is more potent and the growth hormone coats it with something specific that protects it. I saw that in children it is glistening and shiny. Almost as if it's too slippery for the virus to break through. it can’t attach itself to tissue directly.
In contrast, with older adult patients with weaker lungs, the walls are "crusty" sometimes, creating an environment that is fermentation-friendly, where the mucus itself is not as lubricant or able to protect the lungs' lining from intrusion. It's little moldy for the lack of a better analogy. It reminds me of the moon, some parts are darker than others, it's not even in color.
DURING THE LIVE STREAM: INHALATION
Then tonight I was saying that I saw inhalation, natural inhalation, which reminds me when I was very little my mom made me do it with Eucalyptus leaves. Then I wanted to look into it more and I kept thinking of how to kill this environment within the lungs.
LOOKING INTO SALT INHALATION
Then I got "salt inhalation" and it sounded so strange and so I looked it up and it turns out it's a "thing".
( This article describes the history of "salt therapy" and some uses for respiratory conditions ) https://www.1stclassmed.com/blog/can-salt-therapy-benefit-respiratory-patients
Back in the mid 1800’s Polish physician Felix Boczkowski conducted a study of salt mine workers. He found that they had much lower incidences of respiratory illnesses which he attributed to the inhalation of salt dust.
During World War II the salt caves in Germany became bomb shelters for citizens. Regular bombings of those areas led to an excess of salt dust being distributed into the air. Those that regularly took refuge in the mines reported that their respiratory problems were greatly reduced as a result.
I described on another article that salt can sometimes curb fermentation, when it came to cancer cells. [It turns out that cancer cells grow through fermentation more often than through oxygen] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warburg_hypothesis
In the case of Coronavirus it looks like salt inhalation could help reverse the environmental condition of the lungs that allows for the virus to attach itself to the lung walls. It does not mean you can kill the virus, but potentially it means you could at least help your body make the lung environment less virus-growth-friendly. Because you can inhale it directly into the lungs, it can have a direct effect onto lung tissues.
PLEASE TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT (no pun intended) since I am not a doctor and I am not claiming this to be a cure. It’s just something to help clear out your lungs.
UPDATE SUNDAY MARCH 15, 2020: After I wrote this I ordered a salt inhaler and have just started using it. It’s a little strange, it’s a dry inhaler (!!??). I’ll update again within 30 days to let y’all know how it felt after 30 days. Several commenters mentioned their experiences using it and it appears to work well for them.
Documentary of the Day: Sister Corita Kent
Sister Corita Kent: The Artist-slash-nun who made colorful protest art in the 1960s
Yesterday I was showing my friend the voice-activated animations ai had been working on and she said it reminded her of Sister Corina Kent. I remember hearing about her in art school but I didn’t remember much else. So I looked it up. And I not only LOVED all the images and posters she made, but loved this 23-minute documentary too.
Corita Kent (1918–1986) was an artist, educator, and advocate for social justice. At age 18 she entered the religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, eventually teaching in and then heading up the art department at Immaculate Heart College. Her work evolved from figurative and religious to incorporating advertising images and slogans, popular song lyrics, biblical verses, and literature. Throughout the ‘60s, her work became increasingly political, urging viewers to consider poverty, racism, and injustice. In 1968 she left the order and moved to Boston. After 1970, her work evolved into a sparser, introspective style, influenced by living in a new environment, a secular life, and her battles with cancer. She remained active in social causes until her death in 1986. At the time of her death, she had created almost 800 serigraph editions, thousands of watercolors, and innumerable public and private commissions.