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Gina Behnke's avatar

On point. Over the last few years I struggled to be present, and it took a lot of conscious awareness to realize how much of my mental capacity was taken up by all sorts of digital and social media. These apps make you feel like you're connecting with friends and following the news, but it's all superficial at best. I feel the same way about video games- they give a superficial sense of accomplishment via "achievements" and "winning"... and so our very human traits of success, community, and seeking knowledge are all being captured by screens and data collectors, and that was happening before AI began doing "art" and writing for us. Some of them literally advertise themselves as "let AI imagine [this scene] for you" - as if our brains can't do that? Why would someone want to give up their brain-power to write an essay or imagine a picture? When all else is lost, our imagination is all we could possibly have left, and we are being robbed of that.

A few months ago I deleted the meta apps from my phone and began making efforts to go on 30-min walks every day, and it's been so enlightening, because I can really SEE now how the digital age has completed captured people. A zoo with us as animals is spot on.

Penelope's avatar

The big difference for me is that I have to remind myself to be human! Nuts right? Lately I’m making a habit of being present for the dawn turning into sunrise. That includes hearing the first song of the kookaburras and then hearing the cacophony of the other birds joining in.

I’m also close to my neighbours 3 girls and that translates into making them hot chocolates at my kitchen bench, drawing or bird watching. And those interactions fill me with joy.

By the same token I have to work consciously to not switch off my feelings when confronted with the craziness of life and the world.

Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

How am i being impacted? It's a struggle to be a human, and even if i manage that then it's a struggle to be and stay centered. Particularly challenging to go out there and deal with other humans, almost all of whom are digitally transformed if not digitally captured. Probably makes it worse that i clearly remember times when it was not so.

I try to spread human energy when i can, via kindness, as AI has no idea what that is about. Or via expressing feelings. and talking about how we are being turned into robots, vs the other way around.

Penelope's avatar

Hey Jeff, I think the trick is to find other people who are likewise working to hold onto their humanity and who are. Curious about what’s going on. I hope you have some in your neck of the woods.

Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

Berkeley, Ca is particularly void of such people. There's only one person i know in town whom i can fully interact with, i.e. be totally honest about how i view the world. Most of my friends have gone Covidian. And even a small group of resistance people i was getting together with regularly have demonstrated an incapacity to go beyond their 2020 mindset, "shots are bad, RFK Jr is good."

Penelope's avatar

I hear you. I feel like we are being sliced and diced on so many issues. For myself, our local cafe is a point of contact for people consciously trying to stay human. I have friends who are totally hip to covid but love RFK Jr and take a let’s cut to the chase attitude about Palestine(being clear out the Palestinians because they won’t be able to live in peace next to Israel). The majority don’t want to go too deeply into any of this. And most people are so madly disorganised these days. And problem solving skills also seem to be on the decline.

Jeffrey Strahl's avatar

In my humble opinion, anyone who is really hip to COVID, i.e. knows ALL the facts, could in no way love RFK Jr given that he's pushing the "Pandemic"/"COVID-19"/"SARS-Cov-2” fraud narrative. And there's lot of ignorance about Palestine, including the notion that this all started Oct 7 2023 or that "the Jews" (of today) are all descended from the people inhabiting the area in Biblical times. Media disinformation runs deep. I've done what i can, including the program with Eric back on 10/20/23.

But at least you do have a local cafe for social contact. The lockdown led the the loss of the last descent cafes in this town, all that's left is hi tech plastic junky places filled with people doing nothing but screen gazing.

Eric F Coppolino's avatar

I just had this conversation with someone today. I explained the work I'd done on "covod" the past few years, and he understood...and he said so I bet you love Robert F Kennedy Jr...and then I had to explain the problem. I summed it up by saying, people think he's anti vax and he just came out in favor of the MMR, the deadliest of them all...people are not looking deep. If it's a national brand it must be trustworthy.

Penelope's avatar

Our cafe allowed unmasked unvaxxed to work there which was gutsy.

Point taken about the covod/RFK rubbish. As for Palestine, you’ve been brilliant. I knew some things but your discussions with Eric made me want to know a great deal more, for which I’m very grateful.

Rogelio W., agent of the self's avatar

Kind regards, Jeffrey!

Did you know that "ai" means "love" in Japanese?

The key is to remeber this weird and childish sense of humor of the so called "computer scientists," who mix meanings of beautiful words with anti-concepts like "artificial intelligence" as a reckless child would.

But, albeit computer scientists never grow up, children do, and children know that what is essential is invisible to the eyes. Machines have no heart to see or understand anything important.

Cheers!

jennifer taylor's avatar

Thank you, Eric, for these timely offerings, and for reminding us that our becoming "more human" is the way forward in these crazy days...

Will you please share origin of this wonderful Indian music? I've heard it before, perhaps from you, but I'd love to play it in my daily world.

By the way, I appreciate your love for music and the way it changes The Field,

All blessings in all ways,

Jennifer

Alice Hesselrode's avatar

Thank you for this podcast. My recent experience seems to be about this planetary energy. I recently brought something up that I was hesitant to bring up to someone I had at one time honored and respected as a friend. Although the person said he was glad I said something, (surely he was feeling my energy) his response has not proved that he is glad. It was a conversation about something that I paid for, bought from him, and the product he delivered was inferior. I told him that I felt misled. He denied that he had made the promise he made. I could tell that our whatsapp conversation had been altered. He was trying to gas-light me. If he'd just said circumstances had changed and I could not deliver what I promised I would have been ok. But instead he denied the conversation we'd had. I am working on discernment, knowing who to trust and who not to trust and from now on best to get agreements in writing

Bob, the Free Radical's avatar

SPACE

The Final Frontier

that is of course the SPACE

Between Human Ears . . . . .

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or something . . .

an observation as to how "tech" permeates a civilization

There is a very old picture taken on the New York subway of virtually all the riders with their attention clearly directed toward the newspaper they held - and then a newer pix of the subway with all the riders staring at their "smartphones" . . . the tech has captured minds,

isn't that what war is all about capturing the hearts & minds of the people.

is it not a sick sad world?

Truthbird's avatar

What about DEW: directed energy weapons?

I am a Targeted Individual, and I'm subjected to DEW attacks on a regular basis.

I don't blame the Greek god Zeus for any of the attacks I'm subjected too. I'm sure he'd abhor them as much as all of their victims do.

TargetedJustice.com.

Rogelio W., agent of the self's avatar

Very unreliable weapons if you are still around after so many attacks. I bet it's just another scam from the fascists.

Being a Cancer Rising, I feel compelled to offer you some love and protection. Here you go: 💖🤗💖

Also, consider the 🌲Turpentine🌲 protocol of Dr. Daniels. I recommend that all the time. It's a great idea, very simple, very safe and affordable, just what the pirates in charge hate the most. You are supposed to be always sickly and in fear, and ask submissively for someone to manage your symptoms until the day you die. That's the entire business description. Don't trust them, they are frauds! That's what I learned from Dr. Daniels. Many podcasts and interviews abound out there. Search for her, it's a great listen.

Rachel McCabe's avatar

I wrote about that when Hawaii was hit. My aunt and uncle’s business burned up completely! Interesting! Click the arrow next to Lion’s Gate. We just experienced another ‘avatar’ degree—15 of fix sign. https://astrologybyrachelmccabe.wordpress.com/2023/09/13/september-14th-new-moon-2023/

Johnno's avatar

I think you have not read slowly enough to comprehend.

Take it slower next time before making a fool if yourself in a very public place.

Truthbird's avatar

Johnno: I'm perfectly aware that my comment does not directly address this podcast.

I intentionally take every possible opportunity to talk about the fact I am a targeted individual, because very few people are even aware there is such a category of individuals. I wish this were a more public place. I don't think many people will actually see this comment. I have no fear of "making a fool of myself." In fact, I suspect you are a troll. Why does my comment offend you?

Johnno's avatar

If you were targeted by DEW's you wouldn't be here to tell the story.

Unless you were in a blue house/car etc which seems to escape such attacks.

This site is about Astrology, not about You, and I found your comment offensive as it has no place here, when you should be speaking with your therapist about it.

We are all under attack in the Western World right now, so rather than feeling special about that, why not check that your nearest and dearest are safe?

Caring for others is a great way to deal with the fears of being the rabbit in the headlights.

Creative work is also good therapy for calming the mind.

Breaking into someone else's space to have your say does not make you appear to be a considerate human.

Debra Anderson's avatar

Thank you for this. Excellent. You are right. You are the only one discussing this topic of the digital environment fully, except for some discussions of Rudolph Steiner and Ahriman. Your suggestions at the end to consciously direct our energy where it can best counteract the deadening of humanity where great.

Rogelio W., agent of the self's avatar

I like the "new" style of charts.

Second, I disagree with most of what you have said in the podcast, but that's not news and I don't like to be a bore.

Third, following my personal tradition of going beyond the ostensible reasons, I have another interpretation on that Zeus point opposite that 25th-26th zone of Aries.

I believe that War is the most important and profitable business of the State, and pretty much all other businesses of the State bow to War. Few exceptions to this. Perhaps, the business of controlling reproduction is more important than war at some times. Because the profits of war can vary a lot depending on the size of the battle, the bodies left, the slaves apprehended, etc. Thus, the reproduction of yesterday has an influence on the profits (or losses) of tomorrow.

Which leads us to Libra, or the "just" repartition of booty among the always honorable looters, killers and intellectual fraudsters.

War these days is mainly about loot, and little pathetic fights over it. In the II World War, war was mostly a competition to see who could kill the greatest number the fastest with the greates noise and flashyness. And in the last seven hundred years, war was mostly about the game of hegemony, which finally went to America, where an unexpected association of Europeans formed the greatest pirate association in all history.

Putin is celebrating the victory over the Nazis 80 years ago. Great nationalistic victory for Russia, and a huge loss for the ideology of Communism. Jing Ping of China is paying a visit to Putin. Other members of the club of Friends Against Western Sociopathy are also going to that celebration.

I say the rest of the world, the military forces of the rest of the world and the States that control them, are having a dividend fest, not a nuclear warhead fest. And they are starting talks for the next wars. It's a business that never ends.

And the biggest wars and the most economically transforming wars always seem to start Eristically, with an apparently innocent bet on beauty and prosperity, that is very different in reality, as people can verify after the dust settles.

I suspect the next 40 years are going to be about extermination of Muslims all around the world by the forces of Progress and Equality. Huge profits! That's what I imagine, maybe I'm wrong.

Venus likes gold and silver, too. Copper is good for the Moscow Mules, and that's about it. Iron and Lead bring Gold and Silver to Mount Olympus.

Leana's avatar

A few writers who have reflected on the impact of technology on society and the individual:

Gunther Anders: The Outdatedness of Human Beings.

Byung-Chul Han: The expulsion of the other: Society, Perception and Communication Today.

Roberto Calasso: The Unamable Present.

Hartmut Rosa: Alienation and Acceleration.

Candy's avatar

First, thanking you for your continual work of supporting us to wake up through the use of your astrology, occasional tarot moments. Secondly, I use, in this current case, the need for all to take the crazy energy and focus creating forward to what is next in each of our lives. I share this in a general way where I work, to my friends, my adult children. As, “the astrology is really crazy through the end of this month, try to use to focus forward on what you want.” Lastly I want to thank you for a reading you did for me which came on cassette approximately 15 years ago which accurately reflected the changes in my life the next ten years. Grateful.

Jennifer's avatar

What is the music that closes out program?

Eric F Coppolino's avatar

Original music by my Vison Quest ambient project, simply called #20, feat Zeljko.

Eric F Coppolino's avatar

wait -- do you mean the chanting?

Jennifer's avatar

I was referring to the chanting ... it was mesmerizing 🤗

Also, in terms of sharing experiences how things "feel" as of late- I am definitely struggling with the impulse to just "stop". Normally I am very active outside this time of the year- and while I have been- I have had to force myself more. My will feels a bit crippled... definitely feels like something is throwing sand into my gears...

Thanks for your insights! Always enjoy your content ✌️

Rachel McCabe's avatar

I was awake at 2:30 am and couldn’t go back to sleep. Interesting, complex thoughts about multiple people. Got up but didn’t want to wake anyone…laid awake for a while…fell asleep long enough to dream of being with a lot of people in a hotel. They didn’t want me to go home, but didn’t want to do what it takes to stay again (contact the front desk and pay for another night $500). I stayed, most of the people left. One person egotistical talked about their hair and face. “Once the hair is gone…an interesting face”. Alarm sounded.

Amanda's avatar

I also couldn’t sleep last night, from 1:30 - maybe 3. Felt very disturbed, unable to place it though. Had lots of dreams and can’t remember them now. Thought about messaging friends in other time zones but was too exhausted.