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[kimberlysteele]

Can you believe it is nearly March in the year 2023? Neither can I...  Gods bless you for refraining from swear words in the comments.

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[kimberlysteele]

My Facebook friend says her friend who lives in Florida received this email from the Florida Board of Health:

Health Alert on mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Safety

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many challenges that the health and medical field have never encountered. Although the initial response was led by a sense of urgency and crisis management, the State Surgeon General believes it is critical that as public health professionals, responses are adapted to the present to chart a future guided by data.

The State Surgeon General is notifying the health care sector and public of a substantial increase in Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) reports from Florida after the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

Overall reports submitted to VAERS, Florida 2006–2022 - v2
Overall reports submitted to VAERS, Florida 2006–2022
In Florida alone, there was a 1,700% increase in VAERS reports after the release of the COVID-19 vaccine, compared to an increase of 400% in overall vaccine administration for the same time period (Figure 1).

The reporting of life-threatening conditions increased over 4,400%. This is a novel increase and was not seen during the 2009 H1N1 vaccination campaign. There is a need for additional unbiased research to better understand the COVID-19 vaccines' short- and long-term effects.

The findings in Florida are consistent with various studies that continue to uncover such risks. To further evaluate this, the Surgeon General wrote a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) illustrating the risk factors associated with the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines and emphasizing the need for additional transparency.

According to a study, Fraiman J et al, Vaccine. 2022, mRNA COVID-19 vaccines were associated with an excess risk of serious adverse events, including coagulation disorders, acute cardiac injuries, Bell’s palsy, and encephalitis. This risk was 1 in 550 individuals, which is much higher than other vaccines.

A second study, Sun CLF et al, Sci Rep. 2022, found increased acute cardiac arrests and other acute cardiac events following mRNA COVID-19 vaccination.

Additionally, Dag Berild J et al, JAMA Netw Open. 2022, assessed the risk of thromboembolic and thrombocytopenic events related to COVID-19 vaccines and found preliminary evidence of increased risk of both coronary disease and cardiovascular disease.

While the CDC has identified safety signals for stroke among individuals 65 and older following the bivalent booster administration, there is a need for additional assessments and research regarding safety of all mRNA COVID-19 vaccines.

To support transparency, the State of Florida reminds health care providers to accurately communicate the risks and benefits of all clinical interventions to their patients, including those associated with the COVID-19 vaccine as additional risks continue to be identified and disclosed to the public.

The State of Florida remains dedicated to protecting communities from the risks of COVID-19 and other public health concerns, specifically by promoting the importance of treatment and promoting prevention through healthy habits. We encourage our health care partners and providers to do the same.

[(Anonymous)]

I'd asked a while back whether the ogham would say that leaving my job on the 5th anniversary would be auspicious and it indicated no. It also mentioned later in another reading potential health issues that I'd figure a way past which I have.

I think the hidden root of those health issues was the biggest reason why leaving would have been inauspicious. Resolving them has cleared paths not just physically but mentally and possibly spiritually. The anniversary has come and gone, I did not resign. I'm still resolved to leave this job, but I'm glad I waited. More and more, every day feels a bit like a step across a bridge from an old world and worldview and into one of immense possibility.

[kimberlysteele]

Thank you for the feedback and insights! I have a great deal of work to do in this life when it comes to accepting my body for what it is and being grateful for it. I talk a blue streak about being grateful for material things so they can be sublimated, but when it comes to being grateful to my body for carrying my soul for this incarnation, I am as bad as anyone else when it comes to taking it for granted. I came within 30 minutes of dying because I had done such a good job of ignoring/kicking the can down the road with my undiagnosed gall bladder disease -- after that, I changed my attitude towards overworking myself but I still didn't develop the kindness that comes with true self-acceptance. Did the Ogham give you Fearn? That's what your bridge analogy sounds like to me.

[(Anonymous)]

Fearn did not appear during the reading where I asked about leaving the job. However, Fearn *did* appear in the reading that involved potential health dangers.

I had completely forgotten about that, actually!

[mr_nobody1967]

I'll bet you're happy that Lori Lightfoot (AKA "Major Beetlejuice") was soundly trounced in Chicago's most recent mayoral election! Which candidate do you favor, if any, for the run-off election?

[kimberlysteele]

I just heard Lightfoot was deposed today from my mom! They say Lightfoot is the only mayor in Chicago's long history NOT to be elected to a second term... Sheesh! I'm glad Lightfoot is out. She is a grifting racist shill who isn't fit to supervise a school lunchroom let alone an entire city. May her retirement be long and spent far, far away from politics.

I don't know the other candidates. I do hope they are better. It's kind of hard not to be better than Lightfoot.

[kimberlysteele]

Like any good meme, this one sums it up:

[kimberlysteele]

The only thing it gets wrong is there should be a blood splotch/poop pile on the ground with some discarded needles and a filthy, abandoned paper mask strewn around it.

[(Anonymous)]

Congratulations on getting rid of that worthless revolting piece of vile villainous vermin from your city's high office. Not fair to call her a snake person because all of the reptilians have much more class.

[kimberlysteele]

Thank you! I truly hope that Chicago's next mayor helps the city restore some of its seemingly lost positive aspects. It used to be a lovely place. My mom and dad both grew up there when it was far more safe and kind to the middle class.

[(Anonymous)]

My car broke down recently and I’m looking for a used car within my budget. Does anyone here have recommendations for used car purchasing? The situation feels like a Huath situation.

[kimberlysteele]

My very trustworthy, diamond in the rough mechanic says you cannot go wrong with Toyota or Honda. They run FOREVER. I am currently driving a 17 year old Toyota Scion.

[(Anonymous)]

Yeah, I would second that. Toyotas have a well-deserved reputation for reliability. My old car was 16 years old and had a Toyota engine, which was pretty much the only thing still working when I eventually sold it! No one I know who's had a Toyota has ever had any major issues with them, and my current car is a Toyota. They're not flashy, but they're reliable, affordable and efficient.
At least here, they now have a 10 year warranty as well, so a second-hand one may well still be under warranty.

Hondas are also pretty good from what I've heard - again I've known friends and colleagues with 15+ year old Hondas that are still going strong. Honda engines are generally very reliable, as they're used in all sorts of things like lawnmowers and motor boats.

German cars, interestingly, have a habit of developing faults just outside of their warranty period... Replacement parts are also horrifyingly expensive and they tend to use very few 'standard' parts. (The same is also true of power tools - Bosch etc all use their own stupid custom fittings for everything instead of the standard sized ones)

Mr. Crow

[kimberlysteele]

That said, it absolutely sucks to be at the mercy of a nonexistent/bad public transportation system. I am happy to pray to Hermes and other gods for your assistance in this matter, FWIW.

[(Anonymous)]

Late to the party as usual, but I just want to throw in that I drove a Honda for 22 years, and probably would have had her for 32 if I'd washed her regularly--the undercarriage got eaten up with rust and I didn't have the money to fix her. In the 1990s the rust/corrosion issue was the one thing plaguing Japanese-made cars; IDK if that's still the case. She was the most wonderful car, and I still keep her key and hood emblem on my vaettir shrine.

--Sister Crow

[heloise8]

Lovely picture, Kimberly!

Recently one of our (Christian) priests casually mentioned a relative who moved into a house haunted by a dark presence. He then briefly talked about a ceremony to bless the house he did in response.

My kid is disturbed by the notion of haunted houses being real. And by the possibility that other things from horror movies may also be real. It's fine for God and Angels to exist. Malevolent spirits, not so much.

We say a prayer of protection together often, but I don't think it clicked.

Q for anyone who wishes to share - How do you talk about evil (or even just illl intentioned) non-humans?

[kimberlysteele]

The problem, I think, with talking about non-human entities is that people (especially followers of mainstream religions) make gross assumptions about them. For instance, the Christian assumption that lumps in Athena with demons because she was neither created nor endorsed by Jesus is a terrible mistake. Personally I think Christianity has created some horrible karma because of its collective arrogance on the matter of how to worship the Divine, and its nasty habit of displacing and punishing people who have no issue with Christians but just want to worship other gods in peace. Like all collective karma, one's own part in it all depends on individual choices and whether or not you decide to move with the pressure of the herd.

https://kimberlysteele.dreamwidth.org/1051.html

We live in an era where most people, including many self-professed or appointed experts, are ignoramuses about the subtle planes of existence. It is my opinion that we are in a spiritual dark age. Most people have no equipment with which to deal with demons and that is exactly how you end up obsessed or possessed by them. I don't have kids but I think the best bet if you do have them is to introduce honesty in small pieces when you feel the child is ready. Yes, demons are real, but angels and gods are far more powerful than demons and furthermore, demons need an invitation to get in. The best way of fool-proofing yourself from haphazardly inviting a demon into your life is to do lots of discursive meditation and to pray to gods in a humble way where you listen as much or more than you make requests. My best insights that I have occasionally shared on this blog came from gods (I think they did, anyway, who knows?) because I am simply not that bright. Angels and gods are much more willing to kick a demon out of the way of someone they have a meaningful, two-way relationship with who doesn't make a bunch of prefabricated assumptions about the nature of God.

From my experience talking to them, 90 percent of ghosts are dead people who lived and died as spiritual illiterates, so once they are dead and what they expected to happen does not happen -- Christians don't bounce right up to heaven or down to eternal hell as expected, atheists find out they did not truly die -- they have no choice but to stick around and wander around confused trying to get the attention of the living. The other 10 percent are a motley crew of whatever is passing through at the moment: good, bad, neutral. It's an ecosystem just like any other on this planet.

I hope this helps your little guy.

[heloise8]

Thanks so much for this! I appreciate your suggestions and your first hand experience with ghosts.

Gratitude is definitely a virtue I am trying to instill. Cultivating it in times of abundance really helps when times are tough.

Your criticisms are fair. I am teaching that we are trying to follow Jesus. That is our road. Others may choose a different road. We wish them a good journey and good relationships. Personally, I falter too many times to judge what others doing.

[mr_nobody1967]

I think it also helps to keep the thought firmly in your mind that demons and other beings of ill-intent are not welcome in your life, whereas all Divine manifestations of the Spirit and their agents are.

Favourite songs

[(Anonymous)]

Hi Kimberly,

If you don't mind answering, what are your favourite songs/musicians?

I realised the other week that 90% of my music is angry men and sad women, which doesn't seem particularly healthy, so I've been trying to slowly repopulate it with more wholesome options.

Thanks,
Mr. Crow

Re: Favourite songs

[kimberlysteele]

Thanks for asking! I tend to like old, pre-Enya Clannad songs. Poison Glen is my favorite song of theirs and I plan on covering it at some point.

I like the Brad Mehldau Trio's album Ode. House on Hill is a decent album too, but I find that Mehldau's other albums just are somewhere between empty virtuosity and clever musical wallpaper, and his current stuff is similarly lackluster.

LadyMoonCries a.k.a. Eva Holbrook is a lovely mandolin-playing singer songwriter: https://www.instagram.com/ladymooncries/reels/ Her band SHEL does a great cover of Battle of Evermore. This is my favorite song of Eva/SHEL's: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a19yuFc1Yjk

Re: Favourite songs

[(Anonymous)]

Thank you! I'll check them out.

Mr. Crow

[nebulous_realms]

Hey Kimberly, I enjoyed your post on how you maintain your health. Question: what do you use for shampoo and/or conditioner? I’ve generally used the Heads and Shoulder Anti-Dandruff stuff because of dandruff issues, but I’d rather find something that can treat dandruff without a bunch of chemical additives.

[kimberlysteele]

Thank you Neb! Hmmm, dandruff could be a zinc deficiency. Maybe try a topical zinc cream, oil, or ointment applied on the scalp after normal washing/conditioning. You don't need a doctor's prescription; zinc lotions and creams should be easy and fairly cheap to find online. I would try this while also supplementing with zinc. Personally, I take zinc orally every day because like Vitamin D, it is easy to be low on zinc. I use it to help my immune system. I also believe it improves my skin, hair, and digestion.

Every day I take a B spectrum vitamin, zinc, Vitamin C, and Vitamin D. If I were vaccinated or more prone to head colds, I would take all of the above plus Quercetin, NAC, and bromelain every day.

[temporaryreality]

In both myself and my cats, I found dandruff to be a signal of something off in my or their diet - a sensitivity or allergy, or something that was difficult for my body to get rid of - and a secondary symptom rather than a lone condition.

You might consider seeing if there’s something in your diet that your body isn’t liking.

[mr_nobody1967]

We all know what an utter dumpster fire the Lower Astral Plane is right now. It's a genuine "Thanksgiving Dinner at Grandma's house" for demons! And it seems like it just keeps getting worse. The thing is, the Hermetic Law of Polarity teaches us that the Universe eventually balances out all extreme imbalances, and I'm thinking a mega-doozy like the Black Oobleck accumulation on the LAP will be no exception. My question is, do you believe as I do that at this point, it may very well take a civilization-altering trauma to make that happen? And if so, do you have any notions of what that trauma might involve? The vax die-off and the meltdown of the "debtberg" economy would be my two nominees.

[kimberlysteele]

No doubt! It's comically bad right now. I have been sleeping about 6 hours a night and it's only the SoP that keeps my dreams at the low-level trashy state they are instead of all out nightmares every second I am asleep. I don't think there is any end in sight anytime soon.

I don't think civilization will melt down any more than it already is. The mass die-off of the quaxxed is not going to happen in my opinion, and frankly I am glad for it because I personally suck at homesteading/off-gridding. Some of them will die off in the next 10 years, but it won't be enough to disrupt city services in most of the free world. I don't think the economy will crash either -- I think we will still be lumbering along with stratospheric housing in a decade so that only the upper-middle class and above it can afford to own a home (this adds a tremendous amount of black oobleck to the existing mass) and the salary class falling deeper into its virtue signaling.

I see it all gradually fading away over the next 50 years. Around the time I die, there will be quite a few classes of people who have fallen down the economic ladder from the upper middle class to where I am now, in the struggling lower middle class. But there will still be plenty of people left, including the quaxxed.

[mr_nobody1967]

Well, I think that JMG's meditative visions about the dead suburbs are probably true in at least a symbolic sense, so here's one interpretation of those visions: The affluent suburbs are the major symbol in popular culture of the social and political ascendancy of the Professional-Managerial Class, so one way to look at JMG's visions instead of the literal way, is that enough people will die or be critically injured by the quaxxes that the moral stature of the PMC will be dead, and eventually the social and political ascendancy of the PMC along with that. And there will probably never again be the trust in authoritative institutions in North American society that there was previously. I choose to see that as the silver lining to this particular black cloud.

[kimberlysteele]

I wholeheartedly agree. A bunch of people rushed into taking JMG literally when he let it slip that he had dreamed of empty subdivisions. I have been owned far too many times by the Apocalypse Meme to allow myself to fall for it again. The suburbs symbolically dying and the PMC losing their "ascendancy" as you so aptly put it, and the demise of their stranglehold on culture and the economy over the next 30 years? Now that I can get behind.

[mr_nobody1967]

I don't know how much stock you might put in this sort of thing, but but this remote viewer who foresaw the pandemic two years before it happened claims that we are heading towards some sort of definite "event horizon".

[mr_nobody1967]

BTW, my gut is telling me that collapse of the PMC's status and power will actually be a fairly sudden and rapid thing in terms of sociological trends, so I'm thinking quite a bit sooner than "over the next 30 years"! Let's face it, they have been wearing out their welcome for a very long time now.

[kimberlysteele]

I just don't see it happening to them that way, but of course I could be wrong. I agree, they are absolutely insufferable. As a self-made, self-employed music instructor who depends on individuals paying me every month to make my bills, I can assure you that the richest ones are often the absolute worst about paying on time. They have absolutely no idea what it is like to have to buy gas and groceries on a credit card (and far fewer groceries than you'd like to be buying) because your bank account is running on fumes. One of the reasons I will never own a designer handbag even if I end up filthy rich is that I find it disgusting to wear an ostentatious show of wealth as if I'm better than someone who cannot afford a similar handbag. I can buy a nice, non-designer handbag from Goodwill anytime and spend my big bucks on something worthwhile, like founding a private library or a Druid church or something. I would also rather eat a live frog than ever own a McMansion, but I guess that's just how I roll. McMansions are architectural advertisements for the vacuousness and stupidity of the people who own them, IMO.