Listen now | Planet of Mystery. This week I'm talking about the planet Venus from ancient myths to cutting edge science (with pulp stories sandwiched in between.)
We went camping last weekend and I brought two books for reading. Penelope usually reads our shared book out loud. Still picking away at Venus on the Half-Shell by "Kilgore Trout" together when we camp. And it has THAT on the cover.
Other book I just picked up to start reading on those sorts of adventures was To Sail Beyond the Sunset by Robert Heinlein. Which ALSO has THAT on the cover. I didn't notice until we were there.
Main weird difference is on the first book mentioned, there's a dog, an owl, and Simon Wagstaff the Space Wanderer in the shell with the woman, and on the other book, it's a CAT.
And, once again I share my galactic signature Kin 88, yellow planetary star. In Jose Arguelles' Tzolkin, all the sun signs are associated with planets. Star is Venus. Lamat.
A blessing and a curse...
Thanks again for some fun retrospective perspective.
I'm glad there were some synchronicities for you around that post. :) Just after I recorded it I learned that there are strange atmospheric anomolies rippling across Venus' cloud layer as we speak. So it seems to be going through the widespread changes we're seeing all over the solar system as well (not that this is a surprise, but the timing was intersting.) I look forward to knowing more about what's REALLY been happening in this system, it'll sure be interesting.
Well, we've "passed M9" so it's only getting brighter and brighter from here on. Woe to those who can no longer cloak themselves in darkness. Spiraling on!
Wooden Books has a cool poster of the Venus cycle and the pentagram it makes with its pattern.
I still need to read Paradise Lost. Even though we're "going back to the garden".
True, true. But it still will take a while to a return to sanity...unfortunately. Do you know of the story of the "nudists from Venus"? That UFO encounter happened in my county. This film about it was made by a friend of mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wId_djaIvI
Sounds about right for the best "real life experiences" pulp stories. Keeps it simple and safe for the times, although who knows what those people get up to and in to when not observed by humans.
I've heard those references to planet influences and archetypes, but hadn't heard that story before.
Could tie into airship mysteries of past centuries. Lots to speculate on there. Too bad they hadn't been speaking French. Or German, rather. But French more likely to be nudists.
The Morning Star. Paradise Lost...
We went camping last weekend and I brought two books for reading. Penelope usually reads our shared book out loud. Still picking away at Venus on the Half-Shell by "Kilgore Trout" together when we camp. And it has THAT on the cover.
Other book I just picked up to start reading on those sorts of adventures was To Sail Beyond the Sunset by Robert Heinlein. Which ALSO has THAT on the cover. I didn't notice until we were there.
Main weird difference is on the first book mentioned, there's a dog, an owl, and Simon Wagstaff the Space Wanderer in the shell with the woman, and on the other book, it's a CAT.
And, once again I share my galactic signature Kin 88, yellow planetary star. In Jose Arguelles' Tzolkin, all the sun signs are associated with planets. Star is Venus. Lamat.
A blessing and a curse...
Thanks again for some fun retrospective perspective.
CU Bold-air? P-Leeeze!
I'm glad there were some synchronicities for you around that post. :) Just after I recorded it I learned that there are strange atmospheric anomolies rippling across Venus' cloud layer as we speak. So it seems to be going through the widespread changes we're seeing all over the solar system as well (not that this is a surprise, but the timing was intersting.) I look forward to knowing more about what's REALLY been happening in this system, it'll sure be interesting.
Well, we've "passed M9" so it's only getting brighter and brighter from here on. Woe to those who can no longer cloak themselves in darkness. Spiraling on!
Wooden Books has a cool poster of the Venus cycle and the pentagram it makes with its pattern.
I still need to read Paradise Lost. Even though we're "going back to the garden".
True, true. But it still will take a while to a return to sanity...unfortunately. Do you know of the story of the "nudists from Venus"? That UFO encounter happened in my county. This film about it was made by a friend of mine. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wId_djaIvI
Groovy.
Sounds about right for the best "real life experiences" pulp stories. Keeps it simple and safe for the times, although who knows what those people get up to and in to when not observed by humans.
I've heard those references to planet influences and archetypes, but hadn't heard that story before.
Could tie into airship mysteries of past centuries. Lots to speculate on there. Too bad they hadn't been speaking French. Or German, rather. But French more likely to be nudists.
tee-hee.