shooting stars

When a Sun (man) and moon(woman) come together to conceive a child . They create a star. This star shines bright for a period of time. Cheerful, very energetic albeit moody. Very honest, creativity is beaming. Back when my star power was burning brightest, I could sit on the dirt and play with stick and be completely intrigued. What happens though as you get older.


I think of the body cosmically. Your pulsar (heart) and quasar (pineal gland) are highly active and functional while you are young, but dim as you age. Your heart is almost completely snuffed out by schooling and the following entrance to the rat race.Pineal is calcified by poor living habits. Your will is crushed and a metaphorical door is closed on the stairway to heaven.

Why do I say your heart is snuffed out by schooling? Well think about this, when you see a school of fish. Are they going in their own direction, or are they all following each other. Of course, they all follow each other, mainly because it’s not safe for one to venture off. This is what the education system teaches. It’s not safe to venture off, you will not make it when you venture off, so stick with the program. This is the root of misery as I see it. Many do have an innate desire and will to do what THEY want to do, and throughout life you are told that no you can’t. You won’t make it, it’s too hard, etc etc. So here you are aging, with a very faint spark left in that heart of yours after you have been told for years and years, to stick to the program and don’t stray from the beaten path……

Well FORGET what ya heard!

Cultivate all and any relationships that pour gasoline on your metaphorical fire. Reignite that star power you had and blaze your own trail. Find what your life purpose is, what your karmic goals are. Do an astrological natal chart. Seek the answers to what it is that sparks your fire, because it will not be the same for everyone. Once you do find what and who does, then you be able to confidently be able to prove all naysayers wrong, and you will shine so bright you will be a beacon to others, which is the real prize.

Saturn transits Libra: Are you ready?

Tomorrow will mark the beginning of the planet Saturn’s transit through Libra and what it marks for many people, especially those experiencing this transit for the first time ( those born in later than 1980) will be taking a giant leap into a new personal era. This is the return of Saturn for those in their mid-late twenties. A three year stretch of destroying, rebuilding and restructuring.

Relationships and communication

This transit will effect you greatly if you have cardinal planets and planets ruled by Saturn like Capricorn, Libra, Aquarius. If you’re natal Saturn is in Libra this will be an extra special time in your life.

So what exactly will happen? A lot of things will be happening. Since Libra (Kemetic god Anubis) is the sign of balance and justice, this will be a period of balancing. You as an individual will have a more clear vision of what is working to help you and what is working against you, and then being able to cut away what is not working in your favor. In contrast you will have a clearer view of what will work for you and the challenge will be accepting what is unfamiliar and new even though it will assist you in your transformation. If you feel you have been shortchanged, you will be more tactful but self-assured in airing your grievance. If you have been slighting someone, Libra will bring out your apologetic nature and you will feel the need to stop it because the realization of what you are doing is wrong will come to light.

Saturn rules relationships and communication, so during this time period of Libra. You will able to cut off dead weight and will be able to communicate this to those who are dead weight. This will not come without static as not everyone is ready for this balancing act. There will be those who will offended and this will be a trying time for you if you aren’t willing to work through this.

Over this time period we will feel a need to have a partner, a counterbalance, in a relationship with clearly defined and fair rules. Libra will also grant us the patience to weigh all options before taking this step. Since this is a transformative era for many of us, partners and relationships that will help us to grow will become highlighted and it is up to the individual to see this. On the flip side hanging on to that which doesn’t work for us will create more intense static than normal because the Libran nature is to seek balance so you will be working in opposition and not in cooperation with Saturn. If you are not working in accordance to Libra blame issues will be abundant during this time also. Your partner will blame you for not communicating enough, or ignoring your needs a vice-versa. Nations will miscommunicate much more than normal as we are seeing daily in the news.

Destroy and rebuild, return of saturn.

During the Saturn in Virgo period there has been a research and development period for self and spirit. I believe we all can all see the crumble of the old paradigm. Banks failing, little faith in government. Widespread foreclosures and businesses closing their doors. People generally uneasy . This is bringing about a completely new focus of existence for many earth citizens. There have been more millionaire entrepreneurs created in the last few years than in anytime in history. The next few years will be bringing many many more. People are not satisfied with simply living to work anymore. The weekend warrior and 9-5 dynamic is becoming obsolete. Humans are becoming more interested in their soul purpose and doing what fulfills their hearts desires as opposed to just working to make a buck to buy more “stuff.” Unfortunately there will be many people who will not be aware of this shift and they will be left in the dust as the gap between the rich and poor increases.

Passing of Saturn ( period of 27-30 yrs of age)is the transition into true adulthood that will be especially apparent for people who have strong Saturn influence. Add this on top of Saturn’s transition into Libra during this same period and you will not recognize your old self, it will be like the emergence of a butterfly from out of it’s cocoon.

So right now up until April 2010, then July 2010 until October 2012 it will be all about balance, patience, communication, persevering. Accepting what works, ridding yourself of what doesn’t. It’s going to be an interesting ride. Thanks for reading-Sutekh

Cash-4-gold con.



What if I asked you to give me the title to your automobile or to give me the deed to your house for a stack of printing paper. You would look at me as if I were completely insane. This is how I view people who participate in “cash for gold” exchanges. I will have to provide a little bit of a background on “cash” or “currency” versus “gold” (a commodity) and why you are being hoodwinked.

People often wonder why the price of gas goes up, why the price of food goes up and the price of everything else goes up. Is because the value of currency goes down. This has been a consistent trend since the US was taken off of the gold standard. This trend has been snowballing more recently due to astronomical governmental spending. The gold standard essentially meant that all currency in circulation had a reserve of gold to back it up. So if there was a million dollars of currency in circulation, there was a million dollars worth of gold in the US treasury. What happened once the US was taken off the gold standard , was that the Federal Reserve bank could print up as much currency as they felt needed into circulation with nothing to back it up but some kind of imaginary merit. So the supply of currency increase, the value of it decreases therefore requiring more currency, to buy the same thing, which is called inflation.
First of all most people think currency is money. So when one of these metal refineries take your metal and give you some cash, you think of it as receiving money. You are not. Currency is simply a medium of exchange. You use it to transfer value from one thing to the next. In times of the past, bales of hay were currency. A bundle of wheat was a currency, chickens were a currency. They are mediums of exchange, but no one now I think would try to purchase a car with a truckload of whole wheat.

Money according to US’s supreme law, the constitution, is simply gold and silver. What the US dollar is, can be referred to as a fiat currency. A currency that derives its value from the authority of government is fiat currency.
So what is the scam? Well, essentially these companies are taking your money. There is a potential currency crash on the horizon in the US( history tells us that currencies always crash). So they snatch up TONS of gold and protect themselves from inflation and currency crashes while you are left with worthless federal reserve notes. Not only that, but they will make a huge profit because the value of gold will spike . It’s a con game, don’t get stuck in it. Hang on to your gold. Just look at the picture above and listen to intuition to tell you what is valuable and what isn’t.
Con- Trading a finite resource for worthless paper.
Solution- Learn how to invest the gold you have to make a profit and/or protect what assets you have

Thank you for reading-Sutekh

Is astrology a useful tool or evil hocus pocus.


In my never ending quest into overstanding why things are the way they are, I have read psychology and sociology books, explored different religious doctrines, and just have continuously exercised an unquenchable thirst for knowledge. When I started to delve into astrology I had reservations. All my life I have heard religious leaders talk about how “evil” astrology was as well as other occult sciences ( even though many appear to practice themselves). Is it evil? Will you end up in proverbial hell?Or are you missing out on a useful tool .


What about astrology?
First off, there are many different types of astrology as there are many cultures on this planet. You have western astrology( which is heavily influenced by KMT/ Egypt, I would venture to say “borrowed”). Then you have eastern astrology(Chinese), Karmic, Mayan and Aztec astrology to name some. The word Astrology (Greek) means study or science (logos) of the stars (astro). Many people are into horoscopes which is based on your sun sign(date of birth) and that is barely even scratching the surface. If one decides to ever do a natal chart( intermediate -advanced astrology) you will realize that astrology is indeed, a precise mathematical science. The dynamics of each planet and where they are in the galaxy at a given point in time will drastically influence who you are when you are born. I unapologetically believe this. I happen to find western astrology the most accurate. You have 12 signs in western astrology. I happen to have been born under the sun sign of capricorn which is a goat. It represents a serious,cautious, and calculating person who climbs up a mountain surefootedly. This describes a large part of my being.

It’s all in the alignment.
Each planet has a specific personality characteristic tied to it when you look at intermediate-advanced astrology.

Examples:
Mars-Rules physical energy. If you are heavily influenced by Mars in you chart you will be aggressive and a go-getter.

Saturn-Rules hard work and responsibility. If heavily influenced by Saturn you will be a rock and very reliable.

Jupiter-Rules sense of optimism and joy. If heavily influenced by Jupiter you will just be a more cheerful and positive thinking person regardless of circumstance.

This is just a small part of more advanced astrology.

Religious leaders and occult sciences like astrology

This is one area I find very very interesting for many reasons. One is that religious monuments and buildings are loaded with astrological symbols. If you look at this Catholic church in Vienna built in 1222 for instance:

You clearly see the dial is a natal chart on the front of the building as well as Leo standing on top of the platform.
There are an enormous amount of bible verses which are astrological teachings, take this verse in genesis for instance:
Genesis 37:9 “And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his brethren, and said, Behold, I have dreamed a dream more; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the eleven stars made obeisance to me.” This concept is the opposite of what religious leaders are preaching. If the bible is instructing you to do something how can it be evil?

Another reason I find the religious leaders rejection of occult science is that many Imam’s, priests, and Rabbi’s are clearly very skilled spell casters. Sit in on any religious ceremony and you will see this in action.

Most of all I believe that the rejection of astrology by religious leaders is due to fear of their followers freeing themselves. Astrology is like the blueprint of your being and will reveal the duality of your existence so that you can identify and deal with both of your polarities effectively thus freeing yourself. Religious leaders want subservient followers not free thinkers that know where they are going. When ever I hear someone tell me to NOT to do something without substantiating the reason why it immediately causes suspicion in my mind. I am not here to bash anyone’s beliefs, I just want to help expand minds and viewpoints so as to help them find their way to fulfillment.

Coming soon I will releasing an e-book all about identifying ones sign by physical features and know how to interact with them according to their sign traits. Be on the lookout for that.

Thanks to my subscribers and Thank you all for reading-Sutekh.

Healing mental wounds and dropping emotional baggage.


There are things that everyone on this planet experiences regardless of where you were born, what hue of skin you have, or what religious doctrine you subscribe to. One of these things is being emotionally scarred. Whether it be a bully beating on you as a child, being sexually abused, or past loves lost. We all have these experiences. For many, these occurrences completely derail potentially fruit bearing relationships and associations.How do we heal these wounds? How do we let go?

Letting go of past hurts is a MUST

I’m coming with another boxing analogy again. I know I use them often but I feel as though boxing has so many parallels to life in general it cannot be overlooked. So you have a potential championship fighter quickly rising through the ranks of his division. They are gleaming with confidence and ready to take on any challenges thrown in front of them. Until one fight where their opponent just has the perfect style to offset any advantages they may have. It’s the 9th round and he goes down hard, his equilibrium completely thrown off and the ten count is up and the bell sounds. He just got his first loss and by knockout. Now faced with a damaging mental blow they come to a fork in the road, will they now associate all boxers they face with being knocked out? Or will they treat it as an isolated incident and know that that boxer they faced just had their card, accept it and move on. This is the dilemma facing us all. When we fail a class with one specific teacher, does this mean that we are never going to excel in the subject? If we are hurt by a man or woman in a relationship does that mean all men and women are going to do wrong by you? Of course not, but many of us have this subconscious belief that it will, even if we show the opposite sentiments outwardly.

When I was in the first grade there was an embarrassing incident that tool place when I was presenting a project in front of the class. I still have a little too much pride to go into complete detail, but from then up until a few years ago speaking in front of groups of people was completely terrifying even I didn’t give off any visible signs. There are a slew of things that I did to conquer this and they apply to anything; relationships, childhood scars, fears of flying etc. Just about anything.

What you have to do

What worked for me and the first step I took was visualization. Visualization that I would go and speak in front of groups with great success and the audience would show the utmost adoration. I know this will sound cliche`, but fear of failure is a great way to bungle anything. Visualizing failure results in failure, so do the opposite and visualize yourself as a success. Leave that childhood incident back in that classroom is what I did. That was then and this is now. It’s a new day and I’m not the same person with the same outlook and I will accept new things into my life and not shut them out because of something non -related to that specific incident.

Another great tool is to write your pains down in a journal/diary. Put the burden on the book and release it from psyche. When you decide to write something new, you turn the page. Just like you “turn the page” on a past wound. Then once you are done writing that day and when all the pages are full you can “close the book” on a lot of pain and suffering and leave it in the book and not carry it around with you and have to work against you. There are also crystal therapies and reflexology techniques like EFT (Emotional freedom technique) that will help you. I will get into that later though. The bottom line is you don’t have to carry this weight around like an albatross around your neck, there are ways to check that baggage at the door. So you don’t have to unload this baggage on everyone you come in contact with. Thanks for reading-Sutekh.

If schools were interested in students excelling.

Diet would be a top priority. In retrospect, it is no wonder classmates were unruly, unable to sit down, and unable concentrate for even a short period of time. Walking to school it was clear diet was not even on the radar for most students and even parents. A can of Coke and a bag of potato chips is the type “meal” many ate on the way to school. Arriving at school though you would hope to believe that the food would at least provide some of the  nourishment lacking in the home. Unfortunately most of you know all too well that is  not the case. Why is this?

My “Beef” with school “food” and the lack of health consciousness.

As far back as I can remember  every day at lunch during kindergarten we had a dead animal on our tray that was full of fat, preserved with lots of salt. Side dish of  of something fat ,salty and starchy. Our choice of chocolate or whole milk along with a cookie, a brownie or some other desert. These are the type of products we would be served with our free/reduced lunch cards. With a meal like that it’s no wonder the teachers always set aside naptime for after lunch. Our little bodies just got bombed with refined salt, refined sugar, starch, and lots of fat. Our pancreases were on emergency alert, blood sugar completely thrown out of balance.  We would eat something like a pork roll and cheese sandwich, or pizza. Unfortunately, where I grew up this lunch may have been the child’s only meal that day.

Knowing this it amazes me how people can wonder why test scores are low, or teenagers drop out of school. When you have these type of foods it is only natural that you will have tired, uninspired, and disinterested students regardless of how engaging and interested a teacher may be.

Schools need and students deserve nothing less than to have plant based, whole foods  served.  Test scores would go up without question( even though I’m no fan of standardized testing), attendance would improve, obesity, A.D.D. , we can really go down the line. These problems could be alleviated rather simply.  Many jobs may be eliminated with a lower rate of these ailments ( Special Ed. teachers, child study team etc.) however. But like I said earlier, health is truly not on the radar. My special education  teacher in high school would be out smoking cigarettes with the students. I mean, what kind of signal does this send?

Short-changing health in school is just short-changing yourself.

When and if the person finishes high school after solidifying poor eating habits. They will then go into “higher education” or the workforce with the same bad  habits and same health unconsciousness (generally speaking of course). They may even end up working for a food company that had a contract with the school you used to go to. One may carry the same lax  attitude, same mental fog, and poor work ethic that they had in school because of the poor food “products” they ate growing up in school. This person may be periodically sick and end up costing the company a lot of money in health insurance or sick day absences. I am sure many have seen a similar scenario play out. Shortchanging and being cheap thinking you are saving money  is a fallacy. Shortchanging children’s health in school will create problems that  manifest  elsewhere.

Here is a site dedicated to creating health and environmentally conscious schools:

My Healthy School

Thanks for reading-Sutekh

Vegan grilled “cheese” sandwich w/ tomato.

Just made this today. Pretty quick and easy, but most importantly tasty and not too hard on the body.

Ingredients:

  • 1/3 cup nutritional yeast
  • 1/4 cup flour
  • 1/2 tsp. salt
  • 1 clove garlic, crushed or grated
  • 1/4 tsp. mustard powder
  • a few twists of ground pepper
  • 1/2 cup filtered water
  • 1 tbsp. olive oil
  • non-dairy, non-GMO margarine, for spreading
  • 8 slices of  bread ( I used hemp and spelt )
  • 1 large tomato

Directions:

1. In a bowl, combine nutritional yeast, flour, salt, pepper, garlic and water. Stir mixture constantly in a skillet over low heat (like making gravy). Once it gets pasty, add the oil (and a touch more water if necessary). Once the oil is incorporated, turn off the heat.

2. Margarine one side of each slice of bread. Take four of the slices and slather the other half with the “cheese”. Slap the other four pieces of bread on top of the “cheesey” ones, marg side out.

3. Fry up the sandwiches until golden brown on each side. Add tomato slices and  sandwiches in half and serve with pickles.  (Makes 4 sandwiches.)

Do people think themselves sick?


My mother used to always use the phrase “make mountains out of molehills” to describe certain people who would sensationalize and exaggerate more than a late night infomercial. Many people create realities and situations that would not even exist had they not spent the mental energy on it. I’ve noticed many people who are ill constantly talk about their illness. How bad it is, why they can’t do this or that. This only ensures you will never recover from the illness. Can you think yourself back to health?


Where there is a will there is a way.

Every now and again we witness examples of “miracles” through the various media formats. A paralyzed man walks again, someone who had a terrible stroke is talking again. What separates these people from the many who never heal in my own observations is simply, attitude. The folks who don’t recover constantly say things like :”I’m going to be like this for the rest of my life”, or “I’m never going to get better.” With this outlook, you most definitely will not. I HIGHLY doubt anyone has become a millionaire saying, ” I will always be poor.” I don’t think any fighter has ever won a title thinking, ” this guy is too fast and too strong.” In boxing, during the ring introductions and the initial face to face many times you can tell who is going to win. One fighter looks timid, displaying some self-doubt while the other has steely eyes and a poker face. The timid looking fighter 99% of the time loses. He begins to doubt himself before the fight even starts. The people who recover from these problems see themselves walking and talking again. They truly believe they will be back at 100%. This positive ener-g attracts “angels” to them. People/souls who will assist them in every way possible. The negative people are left to rot unfortunately. Nobody wants to spend time or be around a sour puss and noone will help those who don’t want to be helped. Like Napoleon Hill said “Think and grow rich.” I say think and grow well.

Hospitals are not for healing

I believe hospitals are only useful for trauma injuries (broken leg, arm, stab wound etc). Hospitals are no place for someone with an illness. The Laboratory atmosphere, cheap lighting, and low quality food are sure to make it hard for one to get well again. I have never seen a family member truly come out of a hospital better than they went it. It is hard for one to recover and think themselves well again while being surrounded by dis-ease and suffering. If you suffer from arthritis, why don’t they put you in a blue room with a huge window ? If you suffer from depression why don’t they put you in a yellow room with full spectrum lighting? If you want to recover you need to be around anything that will support your recovery and the hospital is not that place. Being as close to the source as possible is the best thing to get better from any ailment. Being in the sun, outside watching bees work, squirrels run, trees rustle. That is the environment for recovery. That environment along with a quality diet will give you the will power to think yourself well again. Thanks for reading-Sutekh

We know high fructose corn syrup is bad, but Agave?


Curtis Duncan breaks down the problem with Agave Nectar ( a substitute widely used among the raw food/vegan community)

Unfortunately many have been misled in regards to Agave nectar (which isn’t really nectar at all). This is dissappointing to me personally because I have used this product many times, always been a little suspicious of it, but not enough to warrant extensive research. Well the jury is back with the verdict and it’s not good. Maple syrup and unrefined cane sugar, stevia are still good alternatives but I will touch on one I have just begun using that is very unrefined and unprocessed.

Palm Sugar

A staple sweetener in Asia (Thailand,Cambodia, and India to name a few countries).This sugar is derived from different palm plants, like coconut palm, date palm. Sap is extracted from the palm, boiled in water until it evaporates after which the sugar crystallizes. The sugar is either sold as a semi-liquid or granules and can be light brown to dark caramel in color.

Touted benefits

For one it has a glycemic index of 35. It is very good for those with pancreatic and liver problems. Rich in B-vitamins, various minerals like Calcium, Iron, and phosphorus. It also contains amino acids so this sugar appears possibly to be even beneficial. At the end of the day however it is still a sugar and should be consumed only moderately.

I have also been tinkering with an Iced Tea recipe using only Organic Tea and palm sugar so I will post it once I have the formula worked out. Thanks for reading-Sutekh

My Interview with water expert and best-selling author John Hinds.

I have had the privilege to interview John Hinds, author of the Amazon best-selling book “What’s in your water“, a book that speaks about the hidden dangers lurking in all forms of potable water. John is also the president and founder of thefreewaterreport.org which is dedicated to bringing awareness and up to date information about the state of our water supply. John thank you for taking some time out to answer some questions.

Sutekh: What event or events sparked the cause for concern about our drinking water?

JH:Great question. There have been a few events that cause concern about our water and the one that sticks out is the AP Story from March 2008 that reported that pharmaceutical drugs were found in the tap water of 28 major U.S. Cities, putting at least 41 million Americans at risk.

Sutekh:That’s very alarming,Is this what inspired you to write this book?

JH: Well, it wasn’t just that. I have done extensive research and discovered that pharmaceutical drugs are just the tip of the iceberg. Approximately 249 million Americans consume tap water (drink, cook and shower) and it’s contaminated with a variety of substances. Weed killer, pesticides, oil and other chemicals have been found in tap water. So, I wrote the book to educate consumers on the dangers of tap water and to provide them with solutions to making it safe again. In fact, even the chlorine that municipalities put in tap water to kill bacteria is harmful to humans.

Sutekh: That is a lot of harmful substances. You mention chlorine, in my own research one issue I found chlorine causes is it allows candida overrun the human body. What kind of effects are these chemicals having on us and how are they getting in there?

JH: Well, basically anything you pour down the drain invariably ends up in our water supply. Also, farm runoff contributes to the contamination of tap water as well as illegal dumping and industrial waste. As far as the health effects, chlorine has been linked to cancer and believe it or not heart disease. Chlorine scars our arteries allowing cholesterol to get trapped inside those scars. And when chemicals, in small amounts, combine in our tap water, they become even more harmful to us. Our immune systems can only handle so much intoxication.

Sutekh: So these chemicals and toxins are in the public water supply, in the taps and showers in our homes and many people in urban areas in particular don’t drink from the tap at all. Some people put stockings over the tap to filter the water it’s so dirty. So they revert to only drinking bottled water, is bottled water safer for us?

JH: Now, that’s the million dollar question. Some brands of bottled water can be safe, depending on the purification methods that were used to purify it. However, the reality is that most brands of bottled water are no better than tap. In fact, they can be even more contaminated because of the plastic containers. The chemicals in some plastic bottles have been known to leech into the bottled water. Those chemicals are called phthlates, which are carcinogenic. Also. bottled water is considered a food and regulated by the FDA, unlike tap water which is regulated under the much stricter guidelines of the EPA.

Sutekh: So essentially the oversight for bottled water is less intensive than the public water supply, and the public water is extremely hazardous. That’s pretty scary.You mention plastics leeching into the bottled water. I’ve seen canteens that advertise not having these harmful plastics. What are the safest forms of water to drink in terms of filtration techniques and what should water be stored in so as to not be contaminated with these plastics?

JH:The safest containers to store water are either glass or stainless steel canteens. There are also some plastic bottles that are phthalate-free and there are bottled water companies marketing them as such. That’s your next safest option. As far as techniques for purifying water, I recommend people use multi-stage carbon filtration systems. Those systems can safely remove any synthetic organic compounds, such as pharmaceutical drugs, and they can also remove the chlorine. In the book, I go into more detail about the criteria a consumer should use in purchasing a filtration system.

Sutekh: Vitally important information. I know you have things to attend to so I just want to ask you a couple of more questions. What is your ultimate goal for your organization thefreewaterreport.org and what can people expect when they sign up?

JH: My ultimate goal is to convince people that purifying water at home is not only healthier but also more economical and convenient than purchasing bottled water. I also want them to recognize that it’s better for our environment because 86% of plastic water bottles end up as litter. Thirdly my goal is raise $2,000,000 for WaterAid, a non-profit organization focused on helping poor countries secure safe drinking water and sanitation. 10% of the royalties from the book are being donated to them. And lastly, people can expect to receive health information on a variety of topics so that they can look and feel younger longer!

Sutekh:Thank you so much John for taking some time out to answer some of these important questions, How can people get in touch with you?

JH:I am glad to have had this opportunity to increase consumer awareness on this topic. People can contact me at support@thefreewatereport.org or call me at (848) 467-0695.