Featured Essay on the Egyptian Pharoah Akhenaten's Influence on American Democracy

I finally have up my featured essay on the Egyptian pharoah Akhenaten. This essay examines how he has influenced monotheism and democracy.  It is the first in a series of essays that I am developing, and I am excited to finally be releasing it on my blog.  Enjoy.  ~JYN

JYN Star Tarot Blog

Today I launched a new Tarot blog called Tarot by JYN Star coinciding with the addition of professional Tarot reading to my expanding vision for Nereids' Enchantments.  On it I plan to include daily card readings, tarot tips, spreads that I find helpful, and all things tarot related.

For now I am offering free one card readings performed through email, so that people can get a feel for me as a reader and see if they would want a more in depth reading from me in the future.  If you are interested in a free one card reading, please email me at JYNStarTarot@gmail.com.  Include your question for the cards along with your birth date (optional), and I will get back to you with your one card reading.  Please visit the new blog for more information, my Code of Ethics, etc.

Ask and you shall receive.  Always remember to dream, love, and believe... 

~JYN

Mariah Carey - (E=MC2) - Side Effects

My thoughts wandered all the way back to Junior High School, to
the first time I saw a Mariah video (Some Day) on BET, that day was magic!
I have truly appreciated the depth and beauty of her voice every since...

Thank you Mariah for always picking me up with your music, uplifting me
when I feel low...

~Lyrics to Side Effects
(feat. Young Jeezy)

[Young Jeezy:]
It's M.C. and Y.J.
Another hit, OK
We lookin' fly, takin' off
Saw us on a runway
On any given Sunday,
Monday, Tuesday
They try to confuse me,
I never let 'em use me

I was a girl, you was a man
I was too young to understand
I was naïve, I just believed
Everything that you told me
Said you were strong, protecting me
Then I found out that you were weak
Keepin' me there, under your thumb
'cause you were scared that I'd become much
More than you could handle,
Shining like a chandelier
That decorated every room inside
The private hell we built,
And I dealt with it
Like a kid I wished I could fly away

But instead, I kept my tears inside
'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying
For the rest of my life with you
I finally built up the strength to walk away
Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus:]
Waking up scared some nights still dreaming 'bout them violent times?
Still little protective 'bout the people that I let inside
Still little defensive thinkin' 'bout me tryin' to run my life
Still little depressed inside, I fake a smile and deal with the side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)
Side effects (oh, oh)

Vacant inside, no one was there
Couldn't be real, had to keep quiet
Once in awhile, put up a fight
It's just too much, night after night
After awhile I would just lie,
You was dead wrong, said you was right
Did what I could, just to survive
Couldn't believe this was my life,
Flickering like a candle
Doin’ my best to handle sleeping with the enemy
Aware that he was smothering every last part of me
So I broke away and finally found the strength to leave

Still kept the tears inside
'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying
For the rest of my life with you
I finally built up the strength to walk away
Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus]

Hey, hey, hey
Let's go!

[Young Jeezy:]
Hey magnifico or should I say magnificent?
Ain't nothing worth your happiness
And I ain't caring who you're with
Misery loves company so we ain't tryin' to hang with you all
Hurt you if you let 'em in
Gotta keep you sucker smilin'
Keep tryin' to play
I tell him I ain't blowin' though
Think they want me outta here,
I tell 'em I ain't goin' though
Side effects be drowsiness,
Loneliness,
How is this?
I think the call it hateration,
What can you prescribe for this?

Forgive but I can't forget,
Every day I deal with this
I live with the side effects
But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me

Forgive but I can't forget,
Every day I deal with this
I live with the side effects
But I ain't gonna let them get the best of me

Kept my tears inside
'cause I knew if I started I'd keep crying
For the rest of my life with you
I finally built up the strength to walk away
Don't regret it but I still live with the side effects

[Chorus]

Don't Come Around Here No More: Tom Petty

Take a trip down the rabbit hole with masonic checkerboards, and lots
of other tripy symbolism!

2012 Oscars: Sacha Baron Cohen vs. Ryan Seacrest

This is pure red carpet gold!

Madonna's Super Bowl Performance Symbolism

The above album contains image stills that I took from Madonna's Super Bowl Performance. I recently listened to a Red IceiInterview with Alan Abbadessa from 10/21/11 where he discussed certain blogs that define the symbolism of pop culture.  Anyhow, during that interview he discusses why he is personally turned off by blogs like Vigilant Citizen (featured on this blogs Pop Culture page), because he feels that blogs like these are defining symbols in such a definitive way that it becomes limiting.  I thought that his opinion brought up a valid point, so I compiled these images (with no captions) for the viewer to take in and contemplate the symbolic meaning on their own, without the thoughts of another as to what the symbols may mean.

However, I would also note that I think the Vigilant Citizen write up of Madonna's performance is worthy of a read.  Along with Freeman's article on his website.

Dragon Flare! Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 Hitting Earth

Image of the Chinese Water Dragon

The below link provides information on the solar flare that hit Earth, accompanying the

new moon and the Chinese New Year (year of the Water Dragon) on January 23rd.

Dragon Flare! Strongest Solar Storm Since 2005 Hitting Earth

Interesting to note, I recently listened to Barbara Hand Clow on the Awakening Zone

radio show, Conversations with Jim Self. She touched on many topics relevant to

these changing times, and I can't recommend it enough! She briefly addresses the myth of the dragon that is embedded into the collective as a creature to be feared. She hypothesizes that the dragons and the demons in religion (specifically in the Book of Revelations), are references to the malevolent forces that showed up after the great cataclysmic shift approximately 12,000 years ago. And, that the end times (that so many are awaiting in 2012) is actually an event of the past, which the human collective is still struggling to overcome because of the fear that it implanted into our reality and consciousness.

Here is another interesting article and photos about the Chinese New Year.

Pi as Framework for Mass Religion

This is a really amazing clip by Dennis Fetcho, showing how mass religions is embedded into Pi.

Such TRUTH. Enjoy! JYN

Dream, Love, Believe...

Drake (Headlines) on Saturday Night Live

 The above clip accompanies my post on owl symbolism here.

Ricky Gervais 2012 Golden Globes Opening Monologue

He is so good every year! This clip is hysterical...

Mark Matika - Free Your Mind Conference 2011

The other day I was revisiting some lectures from the

Free Your Mind Conference (April 2011, Philly, PA) on YouTube, and I really think

this under-viewed clip offers great information for getting in touch with

yourself and your life's purpose.

In the clip Mark Matika shares a mantra for manifesting your life's purpose in this lifetime (or incarnation). Based on the information I have read and synthesized from many spiritual teachers, I have come to the understanding that before a soul manifests in physical reality (the 3rd Dimension), it makes contracts for each lifetime.  Then when the souls incarnates, we forget these contracts, and have to remember our purpose in this life.  Hence the importance of the mantra shared in this clip which, according to Mark Matika, will manifest changes rapidly in your life, aligning you with your life's path.

However, you can also uncover your life's purpose by using your astrological fingerprint (your birth or natal chart). The birth chart uncovers your destiny (for which you

need the EXACT time of birth). The birth time is so important because we are part of

a living, dynamic universe; such that even people born fifteen minutes apart will have differences

in their birth charts. According to Parker's Astrology, two people born at the exact same time

will be considered time twins, and their lives will unfold in a similar manner.

Recently, I have really been studying my astrological chart, and it has helped me tremendously. The truth is really written in the stars, and a major first step in uncovering your life's

purpose is to study this astrological fingerprint. I have been recording my findings in a journal that I have designated for the specific purpose of finding out what the planetary alignments and aspects at my time of birth mean in my life.

This lecture also helped to me refocus on my health (after suffering a major allergy attack during the holiday season). Taking pills has never sat well with me, and this lecture brought to the forefront of my consciousness the fact that I need to reconnect with self (through meditation), and continue to work on self healing while staying away from medicine. It is my personal opinion that we are conditioned to take drugs, when in fact we are all healers and nothing is more powerful than the mind. This is not to say that modern medicine does not have its place. However, I have found that part of reclaiming my power has included researching holistic health (essential oils, flower essences, herbs, and the like) being aware of their medicinal properties, and for the most part I have taken my health into my own hands! However, with this last attack I was on several medications for a couple of weeks (because I could not breathe otherwise). So, now that I am healed, I will have to turn within, to get to the root of the problem!

Dream, Love, Believe...JYN

Ellie Goulding - Lights

What I am listening to right now...this is such a hot track!

Lyrics to Lights by Ellie Goulding

I had a way then losing it all on my own

I had a heart then but the queen has been overthrown

And I'm not sleeping now the dark is too hard to beat

And I'm not keeping now the strength I need to push me

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine It when I'm alone

Home

Noises, I play within my head

Touch my own skin and hope that I'm still breathing

And I think back to when my brother and my sister slept

In an unlocked place the only time I feel safe

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Home

Yeah, hee

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

And so I tell myself that I'll be strong

And dreaming when they're gone

'Cause they're calling, calling, calling me home

Calling, calling, calling home

You show the lights that stop me turn to stone

You shine it when I'm alone

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Home, home

Light, lights, lights, lights

Light, lights, lights, lights

Outasight - Tonight Is The Night [Official Music Video]

What I am listening to right now!

Symbolism in Poland's Next Top Model Promo: The Checkerboard

Symbolism write up by VigilantCitizen.com for the Youtube clip above:

The opening sequence of the second season Poland’s Next Top Model manages to pack in a single minute a whole lot of Illuminati mind control imagery. Not unlike Versace’s H&M ad (described in this article), the opening features a handler figure – a role played by the show’s host, supermodel Joanna Krupa. Wearing a black and white checkered dress, which becomes a Masonic checkerboard floor, the handler looks over the models, who are running around in a labyrinth and manipulates them at will. She also has control of all aspects of the labyrinth, including time (not unlike Jareth in the movie Labyrinth, analyzed here).

Based on Alice in Wonderland (of course), the sequence features countless mind control symbols and triggers including: tricky mirror reflections, “drugged” by cupcakes, butterflies, etc. In short, this sequence represents Illuminati control of the fashion industry.

Further information on checkerboard floor symbolism in links provided below:

The Masonic Checkerboard

*A great article on the symbolism of the checkerboard floor, and its references in pop culture provided here.

* Checkerboard floor is an indicatior of conflict, according to Leonard Dowe here.

  

*An amazing article on Kylie Minogue here, read to see how the masonic checkerboard factors    into this pop icons life.  Kylie Minogue in a checkerboard leotard

Set Fire to the Rain

What I am listening to right now!

Symbols in Episode #4 of Once Upon A Time

Rumpelstiltskin

For this blog post on the  television show Once Upon A Time (Episode #4), I focus on the mythological origins of one of the main inhabitants of Story Brook, Maine...Rumpelstiltskin. In this episode he is after the infamous first born of the queen.  However, Once Upon A Time offers a plot twist, in that the famous queen that Rumpelstitskin made a deal with is the beloved fairy tale character Cinderella. In this episode Cinderella is struggling to keep her first born child in the modern world (where she is trapped as a nineteen year old, single mother, whose prince is under a spell, and wants nothing to do with her).  The link to the show is provided above, in case you missed the episode.

Rumpelstiltskin takes out Cinderella's Fairy God Mother for her wand

"All magic comes with a price." With her fairy godmother gone, Cinderella still yearns for a new life

"What I want is precious." Cinderella unknowingly signs away her firstborn

In the modern world, Cinderella is 19 and pregnant; under the care of Mr. Gold

Here is a write up on the mythological origins of the fairy tale character Rumpelstiltskin, who has incarnated as Mr. Gold in the modern world depicted on the show...shedding some light on the unusual request of this elf...who seems insistent on getting the first born of royalty.

(Information from Mythical Creatures Guide)
Rumpelstilksin is an elf character in a fairy tale of the same name that originated in Germany (where he is known as Rumpelstilzchen). The tale was collected by the Brothers Grimm, who first published it in the 1812 edition of Children's and HouseholdTales. It was subsequently revised in later editions until the final version was published in 1857.

Plot Synopsis
In order to make himself appear more important, a miller lied to the king that his daughter could spin straw into gold. The king called for the girl, shut her in a tower room with straw and a spinning wheel, and demanded that she spin the straw into gold by morning, for three nights, or be executed. Some versions say that if she failed, she would be skewered and then fricasseed like a pig, while others take a less graphic approach and say that the girl is locked in the dungeon forever. She had given up all hope, when a dwarf appeared in the room and spun straw into gold for her in return for her necklace; then again the following night for her ring. On the third night, when she had nothing with which to reward him, the strange creature spun straw into gold for a promise that the girl's first-born child would become his.

The king was so impressed that he married the miller's daughter, but when their first child was born, the dwarf returned to claim his payment: "Now give me what you promised". The queen was frightened and offered him all the wealth she had if she could keep the child. The dwarf refused but finally agreed to give up his claim to the child if the queen could guess his name in three days. At first she failed, but before the second night, her messenger overheard the dwarf hopping about his fire and singing. While there are many variations in this song, the 1886 translation by Lucy Crane reads

"To-day do I bake, to-morrow I brew,The day after that the queen's child comes in;
And oh! I am glad that nobody knew
That the name I am called is Rumpelstiltskin!"

When the dwarf came to the queen on the third day and she revealed his name, Rumpelstiltskin lost his bargain. In the 1812 edition of the Brothers Grimm tales, Rumpelstiltskin then "ran away angrily, and never came back". The ending was revised in a final 1857 edition to a more gruesome version where Rumpelstiltskin "in his rage drove his right foot so far into the ground that it sank in up to his waist; then in a passion he seized the left foot with both hands and tore himself in two." Other versions have Rumpelstiltskin driving his right foot so far into the ground that he creates a chasm and falls into it, never to be seen again. In the oral version originally collected by the brothers Grimm, Rumpelstiltskin flies out of the window on a cooking ladle (Heidi Anne Heiner).

Name Origins
The name Rumpelstilzchen in German means literally "little rattle stilt". (A stilt is a post or pole which provides support for a structure.) A rumpelstilt or rumpelstilz was the name of a type of goblin, also called a pophart or poppart that makes noises by rattling posts and rapping on planks. The meaning is similar to rumpelgeist ("rattle ghost") or poltergeist ("noisy ghost"), a mischievous spirit that clatters and moves household objects. (Other related concepts are mummarts or boggarts and hobs that are mischievous household spirits that disguise themselves.)

The earliest known mention of Rumpelstiltskin occurs in Johann Fischart's Geschichtklitterung, or Gargantua of 1577 (a loose adaptation of Rabelais' Gargantua and Pantagruel) which refers to an "amusement" for children named "Rumpele stilt or the Poppart".

Analysis
The story of Rumpelstiltskin is an example of Aarne and Thompson's folklore type 500 (The Name of the Helper; see links below). Other fairy tale themes in the story include the Impossible Task, the Hard Bargain, the Changeling Child, and, above all, the Secret Name.

Rumpelstiltskin is most commonly interpreted as a cautionary tale against bragging (compare with the concept of hubris in Greek mythology), but in this case not the miller himself but rather his daughter is punished for his lies. An alternative explanation is that the tale could have been meant to teach women the importance of performing a supporting role in their later marriage. The gift of spinning straw into gold is seen here as a metaphor for the value of household skills. Indeed, the king in this tale does not seem to be interested in the girl besides her alleged magical capabilities — even though her beauty is mentioned in passing — and she exists only to bring him riches and bear his children.

The dwarf's demand for the girl's first-born child probably has remnants of older legends which held that malignant sprites and goblins would steal unattended babies and replace them with a child (or "changeling") of their own. (Similar tales exist about trolls as well, though their motives were generally seen as selfish rather than unpleasant, in that they supposedly found some of their own children too humanoid to exist among them.) However, tales like these in themselves were intended to stop children from playing outside without care, or mothers from leaving their children in danger, and the miller, famously, puts his own child in the power of a greedy king, while she in turn agrees to hand over her child to a virtual stranger.

Another tale revolves about a girl trapped by false claims about her spinning abilities: The Three Spinners. However, the three women who assist that girl do not demand her first born, but that she invite them to her wedding and say that they are relatives of hers. With this more reasonable request, she complies, and is freed from her hated spinning when they tell the king that their hideous looks spring from their endless spinning. In one Italian variant, she must discover their names, as with Rumpelstiltskin, but not for the same reason: she must use their names to invite them, and she has forgotten them.

Pendulums

The above video offers a brief synopsis on how to use a pendulum, making it a perfect companion to the following post on pendulums.  I have been playing with my own pendulum over the last few days. Therefore, I thought I would share my thoughts and some basic inforamation on this wonderfully intuitive device...

Gail Wood has an amazing quote about the power of pendulums.  She says, “Pendulums use our bodies as a conduit and channel for our intuitive inner selves and to our inner divinity which sparks within us, then connects us to the divine transcendent universe.”

In the book Pendulum Magic for Beginners, Richard Webster states, “The pendulum is not a new invention.  It has been used for thousands of years.  In ancient China it was used to deter and chase away evil spirits, and to determine where they came from.  The ancient Egyptians used a pendulum to determine the best places to grow their crops (Coppen, 1974)…In Roman times people were condemned to death for using a pendulum, probably because it was being used to plot against the emperor.”

Pendulums allow us to connect to the collective unconscious and our higher selves, gathering information using a series of yes or no questions.  It is important to clear your mind when working with this device (listen and receive the answers that you are meant to hear, not what you want to hear).

If you choose to begin working with one, there is a ton of information online about making and using this device.  Almost anything can be  used as a pendulum, and it is easy to make one, or you can also purchase a pendulum online, at a metaphysical shop, or even a flea market.  It is an extremely powerful and intuitive device.  There are many interesting exercises that you can practice with your pendulum, helping strengthen your personal connection with your intuitive self.

Dream, Love, Believe...JYN

Amber Rose on Wendy Williams

As I sit here listening to Black and Yellow by Wiz Khalifa, I thought of this interview!
It's a good one. Enjoy!

Black and Yellow- Wiz Khalifa

What I am listening to right now!
This song is putting me in a frisky mood this Friday, you know what it is ;)
Dream, Love, Believe...<3 JYN

Lyrics to Black and Yellow
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Black and yellow [x4]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Black and yellow [x4]

[Chorus:]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Everything I do, I do it big
Yeah, uh huh, screaming that's nothing
What I pulled off the lot, that's stunting
Repping my town when you see me you know everything
Black and yellow [x4]
I put it down from the whip to my diamonds, I'm in
Black and yellow [x4]

[Verse 1:]
Black stripe, yellow paint, them niggas scared of it but them hoes ain't
Soon as I hit the club look at them hoes face
Hit the pedal once make the floor shake
Suede inside, my engine roaring
It's the big boy, you know what I payed for it
And I got the pedal to the metal
I got you niggas checking game I'm balling out on every level
Hear them haters talk but there's nothing you can tell 'em
Just made a million, got another million on my schedule
No love for 'em nigga breaking hearts
No keys, push to start

[Chorus:]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Everything I do, I do it big
Yeah, uh huh screaming that's nothing
What I pulled off the lot, that's stunting
Repping my town when you see me you know everything
Black and yellow [x4]
I put it down from the whip to my diamonds I'm in
Black and yellow [x4]

[Verse 2:]
Got a call from my jeweler, this just in
Bitches love me 'cause I'm fucking with their best friends
Not a lesbian but she a freak though
This ain't for one night I'm shining all weak hoe.
I'm sipping cleeko and rocking yellow diamonds
So many rocks up in the watch I cant tell what the time is
Got a pocket full of big faces
Throw it up 'cause every nigga that I'm with Taylor

[Chorus:]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Everything I do, I do it big
Yeah, uh huh screaming that's nothing
What I pulled off the lot, that's stunting
Repping my town when you see me you know everything
Black and yellow [x4]
I put it down from the whip to my diamonds I'm in
Black and yellow [x4]

[Verse 3:]
Stay high like how I'm supposed to do
That crown underneath them clouds, cant get close to you
And my car look unapproachable
Super clean but its super mean
She wanna fuck with them cats, smoke weed, count stacks, get fly, take trips and that's that
Real rap, I let her get high, she wouldn't she feel that, convertible drop fill, 87 the top peel back

[Chorus:]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Repping my town when you see me you know everything
Black and yellow [x4]
I put it down from the whip to my diamonds I'm in
Black and yellow [x4]
Yeah, uh huh, you know what it is
Everything I do, I do it big
Yeah, uh huh screaming that's nothing
What I pulled off the lot, that's stunting
Repping my town when you see me you know everything
Black and yellow [x4]
I put it down from the whip to my diamonds I'm in
Black and yellow [x4]

Under Construction :)

Hi Everyone!

I am working on switching over my blog's  layout.  Please excuse it's apperance for the next few days as I update and switch things over. Thanks, JYN