This Week on Planet Waves FM Identity and Violence in the Global Village Dear Friend and Reader: The Global Village is where we live. It's the "space" where the whole world has been drawn together by instantaneous electronic communication. When a violent event happens, the shockwaves go through the village, magnified by hundreds of millions of people who are impacted and thereby become involved.
The question is, what function does violence serve? People complain about violence, and then blockbuster films based on death and destruction succeed wildly. The vast majority of people -- Republicans and Democrats -- favor stricter (as in actual) background checks and a ban on military-grade weapons for civilians. Yet they keep re-electing politicians who do nothing. Violence serves a purpose, which is to help people forge identity. It's not the only way, but it's the one most often chosen. In this case, most of what we have is virtual violence, since I doubt anyone reading this was at the scene. It's all a media event, transmitted digitally. What is the impact of this? In tonight's edition of Planet Waves FM [play episode here], I look at these issues carefully. I investigate at the astrology of the purported shooter, and of the event, and where the two meet. [See charts here.] My musical guest is Jimmy Be Free of Portland, Oregon, a gifted musician who plays electric six-string violin. Planet Waves FM is sponsored by our subscribers and members, and by the generosity of personal contributors to our project. Thank you if you're one of them, and if you're not, please consider signing up now. Your options are here. Lovingly,  PS -- I am aware that reports that this incident was staged or false flag are circulating widely, and are being given credence. The video of apparent crisis actors is disturbing, as are obvious problems with how the crime scene is being described. For our purposes, whether this event happened as described, or some other way, the effect is the same. If you're one of those people who is asking questions, I encourage you to keep going. Plenty is being posted to my personal Facebook page by other readers. Planet Waves (ISSN 1933-9135) is published each Monday morning, and Tuesday and Thursday evening, in Kingston, New York, by Planet Waves, Inc. Core community membership: $197/year. Editor and Publisher: Eric Francis Coppolino. Web Developer: Anatoly Ryzhenko. Designer: Lizanne Webb. Finance: Victoria Pomante. Astrology Editor: Amanda Painter. Astrology Fact Checker: Len Wallick. Copy Editor and Fact Checker: Jessica Keet. Eric's Assistant: Cortney Britton. Client Services: Amy Elliott. Media Consultant: Andrew Marshall McLuhan. Research, Writing and Editing: In addition to those listed above, Planet Waves is produced by a team consisting of Fe Bongolan, Judith Gayle, Kelly Janes, Rob Moore, Amanda Moreno and Carol van Strum.
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This Week on Planet WavesIt probably goes without saying that we are all horrified by Sunday's mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando. Our thoughts are with the victims, their loved ones and the LGBT community. -- With love from the Planet Waves editors  Eric looks at the charts for Sunday morning's mass shooting at a gay club in Orlando. These incidents would be meaningless if they did not comment on our society. Mars in Scorpio factors prominently into this chart, which invokes earlier discussions of this Mars retrograde -- it's about the intersection of religion and sex.  This week, Eric considers the horrific mass shooting that took place in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday. He examines the intense current astrology and its contacts to the chart of the presumed shooter, and asks some tough (and incredibly important) questions about sexual repression and violence.  On Thursday, Uranus aligned in a conjunction with Eris for the first time since 1928. Because Uranus goes retrograde and then direct, there will be three conjunctions in close proximity, just like with any Uranus event. In this week's edition, Eric discusses the implications for humanity, our identity and how technology is shaping us.  Tapping into an introspective Mars retrograde now in Scorpio, Rob Moore reflects upon being on the receiving end of unwanted advances as a young adult. But he found there was something valuable to take from it. From youth to midlife transition years, Rob considers how our priorities can notably change.  Recently, Amanda Moreno found herself caught in a war of ideas with a friend. Since then, she has been thinking about how one person's version of realism can be another's idealism, ultimately echoing this question: How do we keep from being distracted by these seeming standoffs and instead be the change?  What is it to lose your body? The statement by Emily Doe, the Stanford rape victim, went viral as Uranus and Eris approached their conjunction in Aries. Fe Bongolan examines the broken justice system for rape cases, and the political, social and legal machinery determined to keep women silent.  Any difference to be made in the wake of the fear and grief felt by so many since last week will not be made by nations, corporations or cultural institutions. Rather, it will be you. Len Wallick reflects on the events in Orlando, offering that the astrology supports us to empower ourselves with compassion for others.
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