Daily Merlin: 'those obvious questions again'

Daily Merlin Insight
1st July 2007
12:40 - 12:50pm
New Zealand
Servants of the Light tarot

'Is Madeleine McCann still alive?'

20 - Judgement
Maker of Spheres
Prime of Weapons

No image of concern here (there is a image in this deck which is a concern). Similar images to what has always been provided with the situation. Unchanging. Nothing new unearthed. The Judgement imagery provides an indication that word from a higher authority has still to be received. The Maker of Spheres still juggles the glassy spheres; still holds the rapture of the scenery around the situation. Many trails lead from the central clearing in which this figure of mystery stands ... a woodland scene in which stands the prime of spheres in the background. The prime is the original reason for the disappearance ... to its right a young girl is seen to stand. By simply turning round the Maker can see the locality of this young girl. But his eyes are on the observer ... he continues with his rapture ... his apparent mesmerising stance. The Prime of Weapons is the flaming sword. Events seemingly linked to this creation now unfold ... the flaming sword always there in the background ... always 'in the picture' of those who are in the structural pyramid behind the media blackout. Much has been kept from the public arena.

'When is it intended for her to be returned safe to her parents?'

User of Staves
Four of Crescents
Five of Spheres

There is an intended release. It is quite clear from the 'contrived' feel to the entire situation. The McCanns have been inexplicably drawn into the centre of some kind of planned deception. Somewhere someone around them has involved them in this situation for reasons outlined in previous insights. This purpose is reaching its climax.

The User of Staves depicts the actions by the hand of the user creating some kind of detonation in the path of figures dressed in black robes. Behind the user is the mythological Unicorn. This is clearly some event about to unfold. Some kind of action seen as benevolent and merciful perhaps. An action thwarting the covert deeds of some 'dark & black' agency. It is an ominous sign someone somewhere will perhaps gain from Maddy's safe return.

The four of Crescents & the five of Spheres ... are perhaps further clues. It appears these indicate 'the past failures of the fool coming to light' ... we've reviewed the five of Spheres imagery before linked to this situation. The fool is seen on its knees in despair. Five broken spheres lie at around it. The fool is seemingly bedecked in failure ... 'where the Fool is seen to fail; the User of Staves, and ' its collective forces now brought into a new focus' will be seen to succeed'. What then will be the reaction to the User & his collective forces?

Especially when the malice of the 'woman with the bedraggled hair' in the image of the 4 of Crescents is seen to be finally thwarted? Remember the four of Crescents has been associated with the original 'abductors of Maddy' ... the woman has the replica of the crescent moon; she only has a representation. She represents some fanatical cause which saw Maddy as an icon or figurehead of significance .... this cause is likely to be the 'dark & black' agency which the User of Staves will be seen to have defeated.

The 4 and the 5 are deemed significant. An approximate time period is between 4/5 days and 4/5 weeks something more defined relating to Maddy's return will have been revealed. Surely it cannot be any longer or any sooner than this period now stated?

Suicide bombers hit British airport

Suicide bombers tried to blow up Glasgow Airport by driving a blazing car bomb into the terminal building. Two Asian men ploughed the Jeep Cherokee 4x4 at high speed into the airport's main entrance, but it failed to explode. Security guards, initially believing the car had been involved in a straightforward accident, grabbed fire extinguishers and tried to put out the flames. But one of the men, both in their 30s, leapt out and attacked the guard, screaming at him that a bomb was about to go off. Panicked and confused passengers ran for safety as police and members of the public wrestled the men to the ground.

One of the men soaked himself in petrol, set himself alight and ran into the main terminal area, carrying petrol cans. The flames were extinguished by an airport worker, but even though the would-be terrorist's clothes were practically burnt off him, he started fighting with police officers and passers-by. Both men were eventually pinned down, handcuffed and led away.

The man who set himself alight was being treated at Royal Alexandria Hospital in Paisley, while the other man was being held at Govan high-security police station.

The horror unfolded as Britain faced its biggest security alert since the July 2005 outrages, following the discovery of two car bombs in Central London on Friday. Although the London and Glasgow incidents have not been officially linked, it emerged that the Mercedes used in the thwarted attack on the capital's Tiger Tiger nightclub had been in Scotland just two days earlier.

A Whitehall security source said: "MI5 and the police are investigating the possibility that the Glasgow attack and the London bombs were connected but so far there is no firm evidence of this."

However, Dame Pauline Neville-Jones, former head of Britain's Joint Intelligence Committee, told Sky News: "One has to conclude...these are linked. And we may yet see further attacks." (Sky News)

Wisdom in action

It is impossible to overstate the importance of hawk symbolism in Pagan religion. Hawks were wisdom symbols and action symbols in that religion. The Pagan religion is sometimes called "the wisdom religion." Wisdom was its primary virtue. Seeing is knowing. Vision was equated with wisdom. Hawks, buzzards, cats, and other animals with powerful eyesight were wisdom symbols in Pagan religion.The hawk's powerful eyesight, its prodigious powers of flight, and its prowess as a hunter made it the ideal symbol for wisdom in action.

'Bomb' Blown Up At Ibiza Airport

Police have used a controlled explosion to blow up a suspect package at the airport on Spain's Mediterranean holiday island of Ibiza. Earlier, acting in response to a telephoned bomb threat, they had evacuated the airport, which is used by thousands of British holidaymakers. The authorities did not provide further details of the threat. But Spanish newspaper websites said three warnings had been received by the Basque daily Gara. The paper is often used by the violent Basque separatist group ETA as a conduit for such warnings. (Sky News)

UK: Worst Floods On Way In New Deluge

Cars stranded in the streets of Toll Bar, Doncaster, yesterday

DOWNPOURS forecast for this weekend could trigger fresh floods, experts warned last night. The Met Office’s severe weather warning for the entire weekend predicts 25mm (one inch) of rainfall “quite widely” across England and Wales. But it adds: “There is a risk that local totals could reach 50mm (two inches).” This could cause mayhem in rain-sodden areas still struggling to recover from Monday’s deluge. (Daily Express)

Brown: 'Be United, Resolute And Strong'

The Government has raised the national terror threat level to "critical" after a burning Jeep was rammed into Glasgow airport. Police say the attack is linked to the two car bombs that were found in the heart of London. It has also been revealed that one of the two suspects arrested in Scotland was wearing a "suspicious device". Officers would not say whether it was a suicide belt. Gordon Brown has warned the British people to be vigilant and told them to remain "united, resolute and strong".

The UK is now at its highest threat level - meaning further attacks are expected "imminently".

Mr Brown - who was born in Glasgow - said: "The first duty of the Government is the security and safety of all the British people. So it's right to raise the levels of security at airports and crowded places. "I want all British people to be vigilant and support the police. I know the British people will stand together united, resolute and strong."

Liverpool's John Lennon airport and Blackpool airport have been closed and security tightened at other UK airports. The US has also installed extra security at its airports.

The Jeep Cherokee was rammed into the terminal at 3.11pm this afternoon. (Sky News)

**Update**
Daily Merlin Insight

Giver of Spheres - Depiction of 'the fool/jester' receiving a sphere from the giver of spheres.

Giver of Weapons - A kneeling 'knight' receiving the flaming sword from the giver of weapons.

Two familiar images associated with the last few weeks.

Pair 'had Maddie clippings hoard'

HUNDREDS of press cuttings about missing Madeleine McCann were found in the home of a couple arrested on suspicion of trying to extort money from her parents, it emerged yesterday. The discovery was reportedly made by cops who raided the villa of convicted child abusers Danielo Chemello and Aurora Vaz. The swoop followed a tip-off from a woman solicitor about their alleged plan to claim the £2.5million reward for Madeleine’s safe return. The pair are alleged to have masterminded a cruel plot to claim the cash - despite knowing nothing of the four-year-old’s abduction from Praia da Luz in Portugal 58 days ago. They were put under surveillance on a judge’s orders on Monday and arrested in a dawn raid on Thursday at the house in Sotogrande, near Gibralta. (The Sun)


Insight

Page of Wands - equivocation
Queen of Pentacles - persuasion
Seven of Wands - fortitude
Devil - subjugation

The page of wands suggests a daring person involved with this situation. Clearly there is ambiguity ahead which will require patience to decipher. Misleading deception ... smokescreen quality to the way this is still being reported. Distorting the path ahead. Making it hard to gain clear view of what is really unfolding. Intuition says the way this news story is lingering is part of the charioteer's ploy to conceal the contents of the carriage.

The queen of pentacles depicts perhaps the female solicitor who is mentioned in the story line above. This is a storyline I sense ... someone somewhere has much to gain from this halt in the proceedings. There are undertones of gentle persuasiveness with this situation ... attempts to lead the readers into a direction ... of their own making.

This is wasting time; a pointless storyline ... a diversionary tactic. I do not like the feel of the tone of this storyline or the way it is remaining in the news. I get a sense of real negativeness with this and aggression ... and a feeling of a 'tidal wave' .... something about to wash itself over the situation. Perhaps the storyline is about to get buried by other more pressing news ... or maybe there is something more significant relating to the case underfoot which is about to surface and this will fade into insignificance.

The image of the seven of wands implies that this is a truly 'weak' storyline indeed; its threads of credibility are weak. Weakening ... about to collapse ... I intuit there is something more significant relating to a holiday resort ... one which has high rise hotels and apartments close to the beach ... some breaking news perhaps in the very near future ... but what and where and why? This storyline will be swamped by this latest saga.

The Devil image confirms someone is being kept hidden ... and also the attempts to create falsehoods by someone linked to the media. The efforts are great by this person (s) to have the general public's credulity taken in by their falsehoods. Keeping truth from people is a way of manipulating them and that is an attempt by this person to subjugate them to that person's will. The person unknown has an apparent superiority complex; an arrogance ... and an abuse of their station. This person is aware of perhaps the entire situation ... to some depth ... and is using this knowledge in order to create a trail which leads the general public in a deliberate direction as far away from the truth as this person chooses.

Daily Merlin: Around the Shining Star

Daily Merlin Insight
10:55pm - 11:25pm
30th June 2007
New Zealand


The Star tarot image is my significator for Madeleine McCann. In previous tarot insights I had intuitively gleaned this image was indicating the persona of Maddy.

'Indications of surroundings around the Shining Star'

Servants of the Light

20 - Judgement
The Fool
User of Weapons
4 - The Emperor

The four images were placed in a clockwise direction around the upturned image of The Star ...

The latter two images serve as a confirmation of the persona and events likely to be around Maddy at the current time. They are the same images as a recent insight --- The Emperor's family keeping Maddy out of harm's way ... safe from the battle between the wielder of the flaming sword and his weaker opponent ..

Further insight into the surroundings are presented firstly by Judgement --- the imagery implies that a man & a woman (possibly those around Maddy) are awaiting news from a person of superior rank to themselves ... the next instruction perhaps. An indication of the next stage in the proceedings. Discussions and outcomes are still awaited. The couple apply a significant amount of respect on their 'superior'; this unknown person being someone who is reliable & also well connected to a group which is very influential in its sphere of existence. Their 'superior' requires word from a still higher authority before action can be taken. For the man & the woman there appears a great deal of waiting around; conventional life and routine but a dedication to their faith.

The Fool signifies a new journey or travel about to commence for the Shining Star. The indication of the card is of the traveller stepping through a threshold from a place of relative darkness/concealment out in to brilliant sunshine. I sense in this instance Maddy has been kept out of sight indoors, perhaps in a basement room ... or a crypt. For concealment ... too much risk of her being recognised maybe where she has been residing in recent times. There appears to be a dog around the premises where she has been staying ... it is indicated on this imagery. The traveller bears a token of trust ... so Maddy trusts her current companions.

I feel therefore there is movement on the trail once more. But news reports in the near future are not likely to refer to her most recent location. The travels here I sense are overland. They do not feel like open seas. I sense steps on dry land ... perhaps on a mainland ... however it does have mountainous places. I get a sense of mountains in the distance ... empty roads are being travelled which are wet with recent rain.

A convoy of more than one vehicle. Military personnel or security personnel? Whoever is around Maddy has some protection. Though it is not clearly on view. There is safety in numbers. I sense almost an entourage like an apparent pilgrimage. Holy or ancient places .... tourists nearby who dont even give these vehicles a second glance.

I do feel Maddy is on the move. But to where from what location? It seems she has been in one location for a week or maybe more until now. It was not safe to be en-route. Great need until now to be concealed. A well trained group. This operation has been discussed and planned ... well executed situation.

Weavers of destiny

As weavers of our own lives, we see objects of the ordinary world, external or internal, beings, events, feelings, and actions as multicolored threads giving meaning and linking us to life. While observed from the outside world, these disparate and unrelated objects and beings take on for us their "usual" appearance and separateness for us. However, seen from the level of our awakened awareness, they jointly develop a wonderful and harmonious relationship analogous to the threads in a tapestry.

Worldly facts, events, memories, feelings and beings—or rather the ideas and symbols that we give to them—somehow change in value when seen from the perspective of a weaver. We are the weavers of our own lives, in which each experience can become an important thread used by our consciousness to connect with one another. Hence, when at a certain point in our lives, we decide to become the weaver, these entangled threads of our experiences and knowledge blend into a beautiful and useful tapestry.

Cloth, thread, loom, spindle, and whatever else is used in spinning and weaving, all represent symbols of our future and destiny. They are used to denote all that rules predetermine and join together our different and ever-changing realities, consciously harmonizing them in ourselves. They are also used to create and make something of our own substance and essence, as the spider does in spinning a web.

Many fairy tales feature goddesses holding spindles or weaving instrument whilst presiding over the birth of a prince or princess. In other instances, they represent time and the chain of cause and effect, or karmic laws. However, when man becomes the weaver of his own destiny, he naturally unfolds the qualities of the creative artist, and becomes the sacred fool whose intuition is guided by the thread of his soul.

Turning to the archetypal meaning of the thread, it symbolizes the agent that links all states of being to one another and to the First Cause. This symbolism finds its best expression in the Upanishads, where the thread (sutra) "links this world to the other world and to all beings." The thread is both the soul (atman) and the breath (prana). The thread must in all things be followed back to its source because it is linked to a main central point, often depicted as the Sun. This is reminiscent of thread, the active ingredients of Theseus’ return to the light of day.

In a spiritual context, the thread also represents the energies and magnetic stimulation and intuition coming from the soul. Therefore, we become the channels for the expression of our soul, and the threads linking us to it are a combination of our own thoughts and emotions blending with those of the soul. Together they form the tapestry of our life. (Plotinus.com)

Rebirth

In Zen you are coming from nowhere and you are going to nowhere. You are just now, here, neither coming nor going. Everything passes by you; your consciousness reflects it but it does not get identified. When a lion roars in front of a mirror, do you think the mirror roars? Or when the lion is gone and a child comes dancing, the mirror completely forgets about the lion and starts dancing with the child--do you think the mirror dances with the child? The mirror does nothing, it simply reflects. Your consciousness is only a mirror. Neither do you come, nor do you go. Things come and go. You become young, you become old; you are alive, you are dead. All these states are simply reflections in an eternal pool of consciousness.

This card depicts the evolution of consciousness; the three levels of Camel, Lion and Child. The camel is sleepy, dull, self-satisfied. He lives in delusion, thinking he's a mountain peak, but really he is so concerned with others' opinions that he hardly has any energy of his own. Emerging from the camel is the lion. When we realize we've been missing life, we start saying no to the demands of others. We move out of the crowd, alone and proud, roaring our truth. But this is not the end. Finally the child emerges, neither acquiescent nor rebellious, but innocent and spontaneous and true to his own being. Whatever the space you're in right now--sleepy and depressed, or roaring and rebellious--be aware that it will evolve into something new if you allow it. It is a time of growth and change.

Osho Osho Live Zen, Volume, 2 Chapter 16

Vigil for Madeleine

A vigil has been held at Ireland's holiest shrine for missing Madeleine McCann as two people remain in custody on suspicion of trying to swindle the little girl's parents. The four-year-old's grandparents, Sue and Brian Healy, asked for the service at Knock Shrine in County Mayo. A family spokeswoman said: "They are encouraged by people's prayers and the continued support and goodwill."Clearly they are very hopeful that Madeleine will be returned home to them soon." (Sky News)

Ten Years on: The Life & Legacy of Princess Diana

Ten years after her death, an exhibition on the life and legacy of Princess Diana is opening at Kensington Palace. The Palace exhibition features more than 200 photographs of the Princess, as well as film footage and interviews with people who knew her. As the show opens in West London, Diana's two sons, Princes William and Harry, will be in the north of the city to host a lunch at Wembley Stadium. One hundred children supported by the charity WellChild have been invited to the special occasion. (Sky News)

The Veil of Invisibility'

The trials & tribulations of the last few weeks has been extremely intense. Keeping focussed on the trails has been 'difficult' ... it is like the ever moving, ever changing form of a mighty serpent. Transformative and shifting in shape & form. With little or no confirmations, the trail is extremely difficult to perceive. Rarely does it appear to exist in this reality. Yet it must ... the Shining Sun is a real person; Madeleine McCann, the little girl who's plight has captivated the hearts of so many people. This is the trail I refer to. A trail where so few clues exist. A trail where most of the clues are deceptions ... an enchanting sojourn perhaps into a landscape where the traveller is forewarned to disregard anything & everything the inhabitants, encountered there, have to say. It is exactly how it seems. Most of the time momentum is activated by pure supposition and very strong blind faith.

Sometimes fortunate collaborations do present themselves. Like flecks of gold in a tunnel wall ... glittering in the luminance of a searcher's torch. These moments have been rare and precious -- but they have acted like a litre of Red Bull -- energising the flaying spirit of the Seeker. Providing the reality which ensures inspiration will endure the greatest of all the tests.

The trail is best visualised as an expedition through a hall of mirrors. Much of what is seen is an exaggerated distortion of the reality within those walls. Parameters set are truly not what they seem. The deeper the stare, the deeper into the reflection the observer stares .... the more there is found to exist. Like an enigma. Staring into that landscape ... is like staring into a cryptographic world ... all is not what it seems. Nothing is what it truly seems on first viewing. Each view heralds more and more intricacies in the design of the tapestry. And it is not imagined or contrived either ... realities are seen to be within realities; layers are seen to be within layers. It is a magnificent working to be observed.

And just about one of oddest things experienced on the trail ... is the discovery of the invisibility of the will o' the wisp. How can the Shining Star have been made to appear invisible? Undetectable by any means. Where can Madeleine McCann have been taken to ... in order for her location to be perceived as a blank wall? It has been one of the most puzzling enigmas of the whole scenario. To the sceptic or the debunker this won't appear to make much sense; but to fellow mystics it will make perfect sense; I appear not to be the only one to have experienced this puzzling 'enigma'.

Madeleine McCann has somehow been made invisible! She is still very much alive. She is still safe and well looked after. Therefore her invisibility does not indicate her 'passing from this world'. Besides, no indications have been received that her life has been in any serious danger. The invisibility has therefore some other cause.

It is the mystery within the mysteries I am truly puzzled by. Usually, when gazing into the eyes of a person on a photograph I gain some grasp of their location. I gain some insight into the surroundings which are around them. For a number of weeks now ... I perceive only the confines of blank white walls. This does not indicate this is where she is located. That is one thing I have realised. What I sense these blank walls symbolise is the attempts by someone, well versed in psychic matters, to provide an impenetrable wall to cloak her location ... to hide her life signs.

It is another of the mysteries which surround the disappearance of this little girl. Who would feel empowered to do such a thing and why? Again, the sceptics in the world are likely to be dismissive of these 'claims' but I have had this collaborated by other mystics of this world.

Someone somewhere is going to great lengths to keep The Shining Star well hidden. In precious moments when my Seeker --- the Hawk -- is able to locate the the brilliant countenance of the Shining Star; and is then able to blend itself into the surrounding aether of the reflected image of the locality on the 'astral plane' ... it is able to momentarily gain an insight into that mortal place. The Seeker being simply a thought form 'Servitor' manufactured by my subconscious mind, programmed to wander the world looking for sight or sign of the Shining Star.

In those moments I've had the luxury of 'piercing' that cleverly crafted 'veil of invisibility'. In those instances I perceive a 'holy place' with Maddy in a 'holy presence'. I sense much love and caring being extended to Maddy. I perceive also friendship & companionship. I am able to sense a fantastic love of life coming from Maddy. It is in these moments I know Maddy is very much alive.

But then that insight is gone once more. Some awareness senses my presence and is able to regenerate that veil. My insights are then failing me again and I perceive the blank wall once more. In recent times this happens more often than not. Rather than feeling the negative expressions of defeat, I have chosen to turn my attentions to elsewhere. Hence the insights on other areas of the situation. Insights into other aspects of the whole thing.

Into other quarters within the hall of mirrors I have wandered ... gazing into the patterns of further clues and other interesting revelations. More mysteries within the mystery ... however, none of them are as enigmatic as the veil of invisibility.

Police hunting London car bombers

Anti-terrorism police have launched a huge manhunt for the people who planted two car bombs in central London. Police, who have described events as "troubling", are studying hours of CCTV footage in the search for suspects. The cars - both Mercedes - were packed with nails, petrol and gas cylinders, but the devices were not detonated. One car was found outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus early on Friday, while the second was towed to a Park Lane pound before its device was found. Good progress is said to have already been made in the search of CCTV, with unconfirmed reports suggesting police may have an image of a suspect leaving the vehicle left outside the Tiger Tiger club in Haymarket.(BBC News)

Daily Merlin: Three Random Images ....

Transcript
Daily Merlin
Saturday 30th June 2007

Amidst all the chaos and the confusion. Surrounded by the distractions of normal material life ... it is perhaps difficult to make sense of anything which is occurring in the world around. To perhaps make any progress in the uphill climb. But, it is safe to say, a focus is always there. A light is always shining out there in the dark. The beady eyes of the Hawk ... The Seeker ... can pierce the gloom. It is not well versed in material ways. It is programmed only to perceive the humanness with non-human eyes. It is merely the observer from on the astral heights; looking down .... passing on its insights to the likes of I ...

With that 'introduction' over .... three random images can now be described:

Makes of Staves
Keeper of Weapons
Maker of Crescents

Three key 'players' in all which has been perceived are highlighted here. We've met the Maker of Staves before ... the knight with a stave with an open hand at its peak in his right hand and an energy emanating from the open palm of his left hand. Behind him stands the mythological Unicorn. He is a talented and well versed man now active in his station.

Then there is the Keeper of Weapons ... a kneeling warrior who bore the instruction of the flaming sword to the waiting court. They were depicted as being in attendance perhaps on the seven seas.

Finally, the Maker of Crescents ... the lesser known of the three. A commander of a vessel pulled by sea creatures; he bears in his right hand the crescent portion of the moon ... ahead of him stands an unknown figure bearing an identical trident to one which sits to his right in the vessel

What are we to make of the images?

It appears a convergence of key events and a sequence of steps being taken which have been in the blueprint stage for a while. The key to the commencement of these sequential steps is the Maker of Crescents .... he is the one 'chartered' with the responsibility to get everything in motion. His vessel is a boat riding the choppy high seas of 'emotions'. Public reaction and public emotions are to be the seas & its tides which will direct this player on his path. He is the embodiment of Neptune ... all the symbolism of this are evident. He is a secret; his actions are secretive and his identity is a secret too. The other two players can merely observe at this moment in time. They are aware of their script ... their point in the play when they come into the fray ... their steps are perhaps about to arrive ...

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The Maker of Staves is a representative of the Unicorn. He has a new script to play ... the hand on the stave he holds clearly shows a new direction and a new role. He holds the power of the station in his left hand. His choices are limited; he merely says what he is told to say and act accordingly.

The Keeper of Weapons and the gathered court are a high ranking group. They are an order within an order. Their interests are kept from the public eye. Their agenda is much more open to their interpretations. In some way they are linked to the Maker of Staves behind the scenes. They however are independant of the Maker of Crescents ... but also aware of the hand behind this player .... the Maker of Crescents moves are the one's now to watch. For they will beocme more evident in the public eye. Crescents are equivalent to coins ... coins is the interests of finance and corporate power in the world. Thus these steps to be taken are being made by the truly powerful ... the Prime of Crescents being the true but hidden power in the land. The forces of the prime of weapons and prime of staves are inventions of this more powerful 'force'. Thus the maker of crescents I sense to be a magician of sorts. Perhaps the master of illusion himself ... but where or when will we see his face?

The Path of the Hermit

The Path of the Hermit is Path 20 .... The Path of Yod (the fist). The twentieth path is the intelligence of will and is so called because it is the means of preparation of all and each created being, and by this the intelligence the existence of the primordial wisdom becomes known. It has the mythological principle of 'the wilderness journey'. Its Esoteric title is 'the Magus of the Voice of Light, prophet of the gods.'

The Hermit is ancient - his knowledge precedes everything. His lamp holds a six-pointed star, showing interlocked triangles, and the number 6, hinting at the sixth sign, Virgo. The virginal aspect of The Hermit alludes to the "Divine Marriage," the union of male/female, the realm of the androgyne. The Hermit's "9" is a trinity of trinities, the last of the single digits, which shows a kind of completion. The Hermit is alone, in the icy, rarefied peaks, holding a beacon for those who follow. He is robed in grey, referring to the concealed knowledge, and the supernal Keter/Chochma/Binah triad His staff refers to the archetypal world, the will, and is a wand. The Magus, who holds a rod, is Mercury, which is exalted in Virgo. This is the world of interior thought and reflection; the wellspring of ideas and personal transformation.

In solitude we confront ourselves. If we cannot be alone, how can we be with others? When we make peace with being alone, then we better appreciate being with others. Social life is a blessing, but there is a time and place to be alone. The Hermit depicts that place.

The Path of Yod reference

SES sandbags Lakes Entrance

Emergency workers are sandbagging businesses and homes in flood-hit Lakes Entrance in Victoria's Gippsland region as fears grow that the water level is rising again, pushed by high tides. The State Emergency Service (SES) said 54,000 sandbags had been moved to Gippsland to protect businesses and homes from the area's worst floods in 17 years. Residents of the coastal town of Lakes Entrance fear a return today of up to a metre of water that flowed into the township from the Gippsland Lakes at high tide last night. The coastal lakes are catching water from seven flooded rivers, and the SES is concerned that winds of up to 50kmh could push water from a high tide into the lake system as well. An SES spokeswoman said there were expectations that the water, currently at ankle level, could rise as high as thigh level. All communities on the Gippsland Lakes are being told to be prepared for major flooding at high tide later tonight. (Sydney Morning Herald)

The Rune Mannaz

Though man be free to walk the land
with others of his race
'tis not for him to make the law
but act within his place
for man was but a passing thought
and life itself the same
and all must be in harmony
to know the source by name

The Rune Mannaz represents the basic reality of humanness, which is present within every person. It is the quality of the shared experience of every person's humanness. The form of the rune depicts the archetypal human being as the reflection of all things. Man as the microcosm.

The divine attribute of the rune is Heimdall, under the by-name of Rig, who was the legendary progenitor of the traditional classes of ancient European society. Mannaz is thus the symbolic embodiment of the social order, without which the full potential of humanness is not realisable. The secondary influences of the rune are from Odin and his consort, Frigg. Its sacred tree, amongst others is the Alder.

In castings the rune Mannaz can depict man as the magician, who through various reasons has lost the power to control his fate. It indicates the dependency on other people. The need to embrace aid in the fellowship of mankind around the querent. It will suggest that help is often on its way in the form of another person's actions.

It is often used to interpret issues requiring thought, reason and creativity.

Another Crop Circle Formation

Golden Ball Hill, Nr Alton Barnes, Wiltshire.
Reported 29th June 2007

'Watching & waiting for someone to understand me'
--The Moody Blues--

Another of the most recent crop circles. Another pictograph requiring understanding. What is this 'revelation' announcing? Crop circles mean something .... they cannot just be random, willy-nilly patterns in a corn field. There's too much preparation in creating these formations. Too much precision ... a blue print pattern to follow.

Mr Pied Piper & The Cloud Making Machine

This headline is an example of the extremely appalling media coverage which is associated with this case. First impressions of this headline are so obvious ... with the picture of Maddy on one side and the very dramatic headline on the other side ... someone in the Media deliberately intended readers of this caption to think the worst.

I am totally appalled with this news coverage. It is insensitive and deliberate in its intentions. It highlights the motivation of someone somewhere in the Media to generate smokescreens and misleading information relating to the disappearance of Madeleine McCann.

This news story linked to this headline via 'click here' is the Danilo Chemello story ... old news regurgitated again. Nothing new ... nothing of any significance ... because it appears to have already been established the couple had nothing to do with the actual disappearance of Madeleine. More confusion and disinformation .............

A perfect example therefore of the subterfuge which the 'pied piper' is attempting to create with a hologram new's story; an example again of the smokescreens being created by the cloud making machine of the media by someone.

Someone somewhere wants us, the general public, to fear the worst and believe that Maddy disappearance is linked to these shady places which these news stories describe. I, for one, am not 'bought' that easy. I foresaw the smokescreens a number of weeks ago; so was therefore forewarned to anticipate things of this magnitude. 'Forewarned is forearmed.'

Sorry, Mr Pied Piper, I don't buy your illusions.

Glastonbury Tor Inspiration

Glastonbury Tor

Original Artwork by Matthew James

Two Bombs Were Set To Blow In London

Police have confirmed that not one, but two massive car bombs were set to explode in the heart of London's West End.The first, in Haymarket, was packed with petrol, gas cannisters and nails, and was defused after police were alerted by an ambulance crew called to an incident at a nearby nightclub. The second was in a car that was illegally parked nearby and towed to the Park Lane car pound. Staff there alerted police because "it smelled of gas." That device has also been made safe and been taken away for examination.

In a news conference Deputy Assistant Commissioner Peter Clarke said the second car, a blue Mercedes, was parked a few hundred yards from the first in Cockspur Street which runs between Haymarket and Trafalgar Square. It was issued with a parking ticket at around 2:30am before being towed to the Park Lane car pound where staff alerted police. DAC Clarke said: "The vehicle was found to contain very similar materials to the first vehicle in Haymarket.

"There was a considerable amount of fuel, gas cannisters and a quantity of nails. This device, like the first was viable and was made safe by officers.The discovery of a second bomb is obviously troubling and reinforces the need for the public to remain vigilant."

He also asked anyone who may have seen the blue Mercedes parked in Cockspur Street to come forward. (Sky News)

A Darkest Illusion

A warning of something going over the heads of the majority
Ignore the doppleganger mindset which is within current awareness
A master illusionist's perfect work nothing more
Casting doubt in the minds of so many
Draining positive and pureness like a leech
To change freewill and create despite
A thief in the aether stealing hope
Creating thoughts and feelings which are never real
Beware of the thinking which is the hologram
For hope is being hijacked; truth is being taken away
I for one don't buy that illusion
I am much stronger and I broadcast the truth of the light
To prevent this black magi from changing minds
Know nothing has changed; the shining star prevails
The doppleganger is but an illusion
Spawned from a stolen essence
Highest intention used to distort what awareness perceives
Bent to the will of that desperate need.
A ritual undertaken without the prize
Diluted energy sparse substitute for that which was desired
A replica crescent; an effigy of the silvery moon
Sickness of the stomach and tainting of the mind
Nothing has changed; it remains as it was before
Hope prevails ... the shining countenance remains unharmed.
---Matthew James---

Car Bomb Terror Scare In London

A "massive" explosive device found in a car in central London has been defused, Sky sources say. It is believed that a major terrorist attack in the heart of the capital has been thwarted. Police were called to reports of a suspicious vehicle parked in The Haymarket area shortly before 2am this morning. The area was cordoned off by police who examined the car. They discovered what appeared to be a potentially explosive device, which was then made safe.The Haymarket is in the heart of London's theatreland and close to the popular shopping area of Regent Street. An investigation has been launched by the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command. Sky's Tim Marshall said: "No doubt this was an attempted terror attack." He said the target was probably civilians because there are no major political institutions in the area.Authorities are warning of major traffic disruption in the area. (Sky News)



Daily Merlin Insight
7:20pm
Friday 29th June 2007
New Zealand

This is sensed as 'suspicious' ... what can be gleaned from the early resonance from this breaking news story? What can be anticipated in the days to follow?

Prime of Weapons
Keeper of Staves
Giver of Spheres

Amazingly these cards were picked totally at random whilst focussing on the news story above. The Prime of Weapons depicts none other than the Flaming Sword itself!

The Keeper of Staves is the image which depicts three doves, the mythological unicorn ...perhaps the Keeper of Staves is none other than the ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair --- a.k.a the 'Messenger of Peace'? The Giver of Spheres ... coincides with this event too. It depicts 'the fool' .... the journeyman of the new quest ... receiving a sphere from the giver of spheres. This imagery depicts the New Prime Minister receiving permission from The Queen to form a new government.

Here we appear to have an insight into the motivation for this staged event. A hidden agenda. A hidden purpose for the new Keeper of Staves/Giver of Spheres to react thereto ... the prime of weapons in defiance of the 'peace' offered by the surroundings around the Keeper of Staves.

May I suggest a conspiracy theory here? Pure speculation of course... but could this be deemed as someone opposed to Tony Blair's appointment as Peace Envoy to the Middle East?

'Before the Wild Geese Arrived'

Maddy is with the family of the Emperor'. She is within controlled & protected surroundings. She is out of harm's way and not in sight of the war between the warrior, who bears the flaming sword, and his fellow Scythian counterpart.'

Daily Merlin Insight
8:00pm - 8:30pm
Friday 29th June 2007
New Zealand

'Picking up the pieces of the trail; refocusing away from the distractions'

My attention appears to have wavered slightly over the last few days; certainly in the light of the recurrent Maltese sightings my focus on the trail appears to have been waylaid. By intentional decision I can assure you. There were a few key issues I wished to clarify before resuming the soaring & hovering observations of it all once more. It is now necessary, I feel, to turn my attention back to where it was before.

I will therefore disregard the false trail which commenced with the hoax letter and the waste ground and the resultant finding of 'the towel'. I fully intend therefore to pick up the pieces of the trail prior to those wild geese on the trail ...

Monday June 11th 2007 saw the headline 'we'll pay crooks to get Maddie back' .... in the light of the current exortion story this appears a circle going right round to the start. An indication perhaps of what was relating to this headline? I can only speculate at this point with this.

It is however around this point I provided an insight ...
Currently around Maddy


It is at this point I intend to pick up the pieces of the trail.


Nine of Weapons
Seven of Crescents
Four of Crescents

These are familiar imagery to what has been around the situation lately. The Nine of Weapons depicts the robed figure in prayer with the 8 swords above its back. Ahead is the one sword which we know is the flaming sword. In the light of current events I am beginning to truly speculate there is a real tension & pressure around the situation to have it resolved. I sense behind the scenes negotiations & discussions are taking place. The Nine of Weapons depicts without doubt someone or some organisation under pressure.

The 7 Of Crescents indicates a process of several stages to be undertaken in order to ensure a resolution to the situation. Basically making the dream into a reality. Plans in place now to reach fruition. The risk of the unkempt haired woman shown in the 4 of Crescents appears to have been thwarted ...the processes of the 7 of Crescents stand between her intentions and the sanctuary of the Shining Star which the 9 of Weapons indicates. Around the head of the robed figure appears a shining countenance ... perhaps this robed figure conceals the location of the Shining Star ... and Maddy is safe by this person's side in 'a place of prayer' ... Maddy cannot be seen standing near to this praying 'messenger of god' in the image ... but the shining countenance depicts she is very much alive and is safe. Negotiations are underway to have her moved from this place of safety ...

Where is Maddy?

The Emperor
User of Weapons

The imagery is quite explicit in its meaning ... 'Maddy is with the family of the Emperor'. She is within controlled & protected surroundings. She is out of harm's way and not in sight of the war between the warrior, who bears the flaming sword, and his fellow Scythian counterpart.'

Best Crop Circle yet ....

.... and I don't care if it is man-made .....

West Kennett Long Barrow, Nr Avebury, Wiltshire.
Reported 28th June 2007.

This thought provoking formation has appeared next to the ancient West Kennett Long Barrow. It appears to lead into a strange science fiction world where our everyday life is left behind.

West Kennett 2007

'Docileville'

Art by David Dees - deesillustration.com

Update: Wanted Italian 'Not Linked To Madeleine'

A Spanish police spokeswoman said the warrant for the Italian man's arrest had nothing to do with the McCann case and the Portuguese woman was detained simply due to her association with the Italian. (Sky News)

Eleven dead in Texas floods; more rain expected

More rain fell Thursday in flood-weary parts of Texas, where evacuations were under way and residents were bracing for even more of the constant downpours that have killed 11 people in recent days. Officials reported calls for dozens of rescues in San Antonio, and hundreds of people were being ordered to leave their homes near the bloated Brazos River in North Texas.Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, acting as governor while Gov. Rick Perry is out of the country, surveyed damage Thursday in the lakeside community of Marble Falls, which was drenched by as much as 18 inches of rain early Wednesday. No one was killed, but there were 32 water rescues and widespread damage. "I haven't seen so much destruction since I was on the ground right after Hurricane Rita," Dewhurst said. "What these folks need is just a break in the rain and a chance to dry out." (CNN)

South Asia struggles after deadly storms

Pakistani rescue workers struggled on Wednesday to reach villagers, some stranded in trees, after a cyclone hit the coast, while in India, snakes and scorpions hampered efforts to help storm victims. Early rainy season storms in South Asia have killed nearly 400 people since late last week and more bad weather for at least parts of the region is on the way, weather officials said. More than 250,000 people in the southwestern Pakistani province of Baluchistan were affected by a cyclone that hit on Tuesday, killing at least 17 people, a disaster management official said."The situation is out of our hands, it's out of control. The entire town has been inundated and people have taken refuge in tall buildings and trees," Rauf Rind, the mayor of the town of Kach, told Reuters by telephone. The Kach district, near the Iranian border, was also in danger from an over-flowing dam. The water level at the Mirani dam had reached a critical point and was rising, and about 10,000 people were in danger, officials said. Stretches of road and several bridges along the coast have been swept away, while communications with worst-hit areas are patchy, and much of the coast is without power. Many mud houses had collapsed, officials said. Head of a provincial disaster management authority, Khuda Bakhsh Baluch, cited estimates of more than 250,000 people affected. Three districts had been inundated and tens of thousands of people were stranded, he said."The three districts are totally cut off from the world. At the moment, they're not getting any relief goods because even helicopters can't fly due to bad weather," Baluch said. Scattered rain was expected until Thursday.

Tropical cyclone Yemyin hit Baluchistan three days after another storm struck Karachi, Pakistan's biggest city, killing about 230 people, many when fierce wind brought down slum houses. (CNN)

Concerts to highlight Live Earth

More than 150 acts -- including Madonna, The Police, and The Black Eyed Peas -- are on board for the Live Earth concerts planned around the world on July 7, organizers have announced.

Fronted by former U.S. Vice President and environmental campaigner Al Gore, the concerts will be held at eight locations on six continents, beginning at 2 p.m. in each locale.

The show sites are London, England; Sydney, Australia; Tokyo, Japan; Shanghai, China; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Johannesburg, South Africa; Hamburg, Germany; and East Rutherford, New Jersey in the United States.

Gore said he will take the stage at the New Jersey location -- Giants Stadium, outside New York City -- while his partner, concert producer Kevin Wall, will oversee the production from London.

"The Live Earth concerts represent an unprecedented opportunity to ask for the world's attention long enough to deliver an SOS and then to begin delivering information about the solutions to every single person," Gore said, according to Reuters.

Wall called the coordination and broadcast of the shows "one of the biggest events ever produced in history. It's like producing 10 World Cups in one day." . Wall also promised a surprise event in Antarctica, Reuters reported.

At Thursday's announcement in New York, Gore and Wall unveiled what they call a "7-Point Pledge" that they will ask all participants of the concert to sign:

1 Demand that their countries join in an international treaty to cut global-warming pollutants by 90 percent in developed countries and more than half worldwide

2 Take personal action to reduce carbon dioxide output

3 Fight for a moratorium on the construction of new coal-burning facilities that lack the capability to safety trap and store carbon dioxide

4 Work for a dramatic increase in the energy efficiency of their homes and other places they frequent

5 Fight for policies that expand the use of renewable energy sources

6 Plant new trees and protect forests

7 Buy from businesses and support leaders committed to solving the climate crisis

Those who sign the pledge through their computers or cell phones on July 7 will be shown on the Live Earth Web site, on the concerts' screens and on global TV broadcasts. (CNN)

The Sword of Damocles

Damocles was an excessively flattering courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a 4th Century BC tyrant of Syracuse, Italy. He exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority, Dionysius was truly fortunate. Dionysius offered to switch places with him for a day, so he could taste first hand that fortune. In the evening a banquet was held, where Damocles very much enjoyed being waited upon like a king. Only at the end of the meal did he look up and notice a sharpened sword hanging by a single piece of horsehair directly above his head. Immediately, he lost all taste for the fine foods and beautiful boys and asked leave of the tyrant, saying he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.

The Sword of Damocles is a frequently used allusion to this tale, epitomizing the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. More generally, it is used to denote a precarious situation and sense of foreboding thereof. Moreover, it can be seen as a lesson in the importance of understanding someone's experience.

Update: Italian man held in hunt for Madeleine

Daily Mail headline; says:
An Italian child abuser was last night being questioned by detectives in connection with the disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Danilo Chemello was arrested in southern Spain after specialist anti-kidnap police stormed a house at 5am. But rather than the 61-year-old being a suspect in four-year-old Madeleine's abduction, it appeared he could be a cruel conman who had tried to extort money from her family. He is wanted in France for child abuse and was picked up on an international arrest warrant. When police searched his house they found evidence "of relevance" to the Madeleine case, detectives said. However, hopes of a breakthrough in the case look slim as Italian diplomats in Spain were told they pair did not have anything to do with the girl's disappearance.

Kate and Gerry McCann, whose hopes have been repeatedly raised and dashed during their tireless campaign to find the little girl, were being kept in close touch with the fast-moving developments last night.Madeleine's great uncle Brian Kennedy said: "We are trying not to get our hopes up too much because they so frequently get dashed."

The operation began at dawn yesterday when officers from the Spanish police's specialist Antisecuestros de la Unidad de Delitos Especializados y Violentos anti-kidnapping unit raided a housing estate property in Sotogrande, an exclusive golfing enclave near Gibraltar that is popular with Prince Andrew.

Daily Merlin Insight

9 - The Hermit
5 of Crescents
9 of Weapons

The 'key' image which is of most interest in this trilogy of insights is the Five of Crescents -- a open hand seen to appear out of nowhere attempting to grasp the five crescents which hang in mid air in the centre of the image. The five crescents create a basic pyramidal shape with 1 crescent at its apex; 2 crescents directly below it ... and the remaining 2 crescents in the next tier' ... crescents are equivalent to 'coins' in other decks. This imagery synonymous with 'trying to make money out of dreams' or from out of nothing. This image is the central one of the three and central to the events around the above news report. It is concurrent with extortion. The next image of significance appears to be the Nine of Weapons which shows a robed figure praying before an altar. Behind its back are nine swords.

The flaming sword is in front of the figure. Now, the swords behind the back are synonymous with 'swords of Damocles' ... not a singular sword but a number of swords ... like a group of people belonging collectively to the one sword of Damocles ... perhaps the flaming sword is the Sword of Damocles as well as being other things symbolically. Therefore there is opposition in front and behind the robed figure.

I deduce the robed figure is not the McCanns individually ... though the opposition may be directed at them just as equally. There appears to be a group at loggerheads with another group here. Very significant perhaps? There is a political agenda to this in other words.

Where then does Mr Chemillo come in to all of this? We must refer to The Hermit to deduce this perhaps. There is a network of lights and communications in the distance behind the Hermit figure ... stations of influence in the media world. The 'watching lights' who are instructed to report media stories. They witness the distant light held by The Hermit ... like flies to that light they will flock ... with a little push from powers that be who instruct them perhaps. The Hermit figure itself shows a man with his head bowed in shame perhaps. His face is partially hidden to disguise his identity ... it is therefore easy to make assumptions and assertions regarding the identity of the Hermit especially if he is The Hermit for punishment of his crimes ...

I am therefore quite dismissive of the unfolding news story and very suspicious of the direction the media is being programmed to take us. The Pied Piper indeed ... more and more stories of child abuse are unearthed before our eyes. Meanwhile Maddy is safe in a 'bolthole' which is within an environment completely opposite to what the media is trying to imply she resides in. The Pied Piper media is therefore leading us on a merry dance to lead our focus away from where the truth is. The direction has been contrived ... and the destination I feel will be the cover story which is being built around this story. I am concerned what this delusional direction is going to imply.

Alchemy: The Egyptian Connection

Alchemy, or Al-Kemi, is said to be derived from Arabic or Egyptian meaning either divine chemistry or possibly black earth referring to the silt deposits from the annual flooding of the Nile river.

However, regardless of where the word alchemy began, it has come to mean a very special form of spiritual development. From Plato's Greece to the European Renaissance, ancient Egypt was held to be the land, if not the origin, of all things mystical. The Egyptian god Thoth, called Hermes by the Greeks, was said to be the father of all magical arts and sciences, with numerous books on the laws governing creation being attributed to him. These books became the basis of most Western occult teachings, and are known as The Hermetic Corpus or the Body of Hermes', which refers to the total collection of works attributed to the scribe of the gods. The teachings and practice contained in these writings are called Hermeticism', and in the Renaissance came to include aspects of Jewish mysticism (kabbalah), alchemy, the use of ritual, and communication with super-celestial beings, or angels.

It is important to remember that in the ancient world and until the end of the Renaissance (16th century), magic was seen not as superstition, but as a logical and coherent means of understanding the universe and controlling one's destiny. Magic, imagination, and magnetism are all related, both through their root -mag, as well as how they are seen through the mind of the magician or alchemist.

For the magician, or even the alchemist, the universe is perceived as a reflection of the imagination of the Godhead. Its laws are consistent and logical, and if we are created in the image of the Creator, then we can also create as the Creator has, through the power of imagination. Intense imagination creates a stress on the fabric of the universe, drawing to it magnetic power, thus bringing our images to fruition. The fundamental ideas of Renaissance magic and alchemy are also found in Eastern yoga, and are the basis for the New Age movement, as well as hypno-therapy, guided visualizations for mental health or cancer treatment, affirmations and an assortment of other psycho-spiritual practices. Until the last half of this century, though, most of these spiritual practices were kept secret or hidden, mostly out of fear of political or religious persecution.

Hence, they became known as occult or hidden'. Since many of them used the same signs, symbols, and literature as contemporary religions, Christianity, Judaism, and Islam, the hidden, occult, or Hermetic arts and sciences became known as esoteric or the secret meaning behind exoteric or everyday religious practices and dogma. This fear of imprisonment or death, limited instruction in esoteric practices to a trusted few, and only through a process of slow, careful, symbolic rituals and cryptic teachings known as initiations. Each of these initiations symbolized a step, or grade, in a student's inner journey towards illumination. During the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries dozens of initiatic orders and societies were established across Europe for the dissemination of spiritual teachings, the most prominent of them being the Rosicrucians, Freemasons and Knights Templar. Some of them taught their members through moral instruction, such as the Freemasons. Others, such as the Rosicrucians, taught practical mysticism, the use of ritual, the structure of the universe through kabbalah, as well as laboratory alchemy. Many of these organizations exist in Europe or the United States in some form today.

In alchemy, however, each of its steps or phases, represents not only a interior awakening (initiation) but also a physical, practical technique performed in the laboratory. The physical, laboratory work becomes a means of verifying spiritual and psychic expansions in consciousness. Alchemy, it is said, is an initiatic system in which you have no delusions. It is the only initiatic path where there is an objective control in the laboratory. So if your experiment shows you've gone beyond the ordinary material laws of the universe, it shows that you're an alchemist that has had an interior awakening, and that corresponds to the rule which says, You will transmute nothing if you have not transmuted yourself first.