Aug 31 2016
AUGUST 2016 PREDICTIONS
A new moon in Leo trine Saturn starts this month off on the 2nd with a “focus on new beginnings” and a need to be flexible and go with the flow. Neptune square Saturn lends to the feelings of uncertainty, lethargy and frustration. August 18th brings a lunar eclipse in Aquarius, which should be a powerful impetus for clearing the confusion and has the effect of “tearing away veils of illusion, confusion and delusion”. If you’ve allowed yourself to be deceived — you might be “in for a rude awakening”, and could be feeling overwhelmed! Ask your angels for guidance, strength and comfort. Look at where you’ve been procrastinating and why. Begin making small changes; “clearing a cluttered area” can help motivate and inspire us to move forward! Purging old energies helps create spaces for new ideas. With a conjunction of Saturn and Mars — there’s plenty that can’t be rushed; if we attempt to go full-speed ahead we can experience roadblocks and disappointments. So we may as well adopt the mindset of tolerance, patience and forbearance. The positive side of the Neptunian energies are inspiration and creativity, so allow yourself to dance, paint, write poetry, create art or a vision board for what you desire to walk into. Instead of acting aggressively we can follow a more “feminine approach” to manifesting change. Envision the path on which you want to move forward. Be yourself and let others be — as well!
The above information was quoted or paraphrased from Donna Taylor, Predictions, magazine article of August 2016 issue, Sedona Journal of Emergence! by: Trish Forsyth Voss
Aug 31 2016
Trump and others have called the delivery of $400 million to Iran a payment in exchange for hostages. What do you think?
President Obama announced in January that a deal was reached to halt Iran’s nuclear program. He also announced that a separate negotiation had been reached on a decades old debt dispute; that $400 million in frozen assets would be returned, plus $1.7 billion interest, which was way less than Iran was seeking. (The Shah paid the U.S. millions of dollars for weaponry that was never delivered, as he was deposed by the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In 1981 the 2 countries agreed the international tribunal, The Hague, would settle the legal claim.) Our president agreed to settle this old score in order to halt their nuclear capabilities. A 3rd negotiation was for the release of 4 Americans; the New York Times stated, “all three issues came together in a carefully choreographed push that many hoped would set the stage for the constructive relations between the two nations; the administration withheld the payment to ensure that Iran didn’t renege on its promise to free the detainees”, which was strong, smart diplomacy! Our president said, “We do not pay ransom. We didn’t here and we won’t in the future!” Anyone using this situation for political gain, instilling in the minds of terrorists that we do pay ransoms — puts all Americans at risk! (It is, however, NOT against our law IF a president decided to pay a ransom!)
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