NOTE: This article is a bit extensive, and I'm gifting a chapter of my audiobook at the end—just scroll down. Enjoy!

Five Years Ago: The Matrix Imposed Itself

Do you remember what was happening five years ago? Or have you tucked that chapter neatly away, refusing to re-read it?

I don't forget. I don't forget how the world surrendered to an imposed narrative, how property rights—starting with the fundamental right to one's own body—were obliterated by mandates and collective hysteria.

Five years have passed, yet I'm struck by how many continue living under the spell of other people's narratives. Even now, many remain incapable of questioning the very authorities that misled them, that coerced them, that used fear as a weapon against critical thinking.

Some of us saw through it then, and we see through it now. We maintained our North Star—the inviolable principle that our bodies are not collateral for someone else's sense of safety. We recognized that surrendering the sovereignty of our physical being was not just a temporary concession but the first domino in a cascade of lost liberties.

Those five years revealed who would stand firm when pressure came, who would protect the sacred boundary of their own existence. As Neptune moved through Pisces, its fog descended upon the collective consciousness, blurring the lines between truth and propaganda. Reality itself seemed to bend and distort, with many unable to distinguish between protection and control, between safety and submission.

And now, as Neptune prepares to enter Aries, we face a new test: can those who surrendered their autonomy reclaim it? Or have they become so comfortable in their chains that they mistake them for jewelry?

Human action, as Ludwig von Mises laid out, is not just an economic principle—it is the very assertion of one's authority. When the state dictates what you must inject into your body, it has already won the war on private property.

These past five years have been full of deep education. I attended numerous workshops with Gabor Maté (Compassionate Inquiry), Bessel van der Kolk, Peter Levine, Stephen Porges, (Polyvagal Theory), Betsy Polatin, and Thomas Hübl, among many others, diving deep into trauma work. I learned to access my somatic intelligence and apply it practically through my work with a Hakomi practitioner, such as Kai Mantsch, who remains an anchor in my journey. I also trained in nonviolent communication, a practice that reshaped my ability to articulate my needs and stand in my truth without resorting to reactionary defensiveness.

I also deepened my studies in observation and correlation by facilitating small study groups on Human Design and Evolutionary Astrology. Practice makes mastery...

At first, I felt ridiculous engaging in Circling—an insightful practice I learned from John Vervaeke and Guy Sengstock—repeating phrases like, "I hear you saying..." But I soon discovered its profound value. Circling is a relational practice rooted in deep empathic listening, presence, and authenticity, creating psychological safety and mutual understanding. It transformed not only how I connected with my own needs but also how I engaged in relationships, redefining communication as a space for true understanding rather than reaction. Looking back, I sense an incredible shift within myself.

And then there was Bitcoin. I didn’t just read about it—I immersed myself. I started with a group led by Tansy Baigent, but my hunger for knowledge pushed me further. I began volunteering, connecting with fellow Bitcoiners, and engaging more deeply with the space. I enrolled in Saifedean Ammous’s program, completing a rigorous study of Austrian economic principles.

I also facilitate small study groups on Bitcoin and have begun leading workshops that introduce newcomers to three key axioms of the Austrian school, demonstrating how they align perfectly with Bitcoin. Through learning, practicing, and sharing with others, I’ve realized that the more I engage, the deeper my own metamorphosis. This journey has profoundly transformed my understanding of value, accountability, and long-term thinking, reshaping my entire perception of what it means to operate outside the coercive state system.

Running Away So I Could Tell This Story

If I hadn't seen what was coming, I wouldn't have been able to make the move I did in 2020. New York was collapsing into dystopian control, and I knew I had to leave. That wasn't escapism—it was strategic relocation. That decision has allowed me to be here now, to tell this story, to share what I have learned in these five years of relentless questioning and transformation.

In leaving, I found clarity. The physical distance provided perspective that would have been impossible had I remained immersed in the collective psychosis. Sometimes you need to step outside the fog to see just how thick it really is.

“Praxeology helps us understand economic phenomena through clear reasoning rather than complex mathematics. Its ideas are time-tested, ensuring that each step in the deduction process is meaningful and accurate. This perspective provides us insight into market dynamics and resource allocation, where each choice reflects the exercise of personal freedom. By making decisions over time, individuals assert their autonomy and control over their lives. In this framework, property rights also emerge as a vital expression of liberty. They protect the individual's ability to act, ensuring that one's labor, resources, and creations are safeguarded from unwarranted interference. For instance, if a person owns land, they have the right to cultivate it, sell it, or build upon it, free from excessive government control.

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However, when governments intervene through excessive regulation, taxation, and control, they disrupt this delicate balance, stifling economic freedom and undermining personal sovereignty. This became particularly evident to me in 2020 and 2021, when government mandates began to interfere with what I consider the most fundamental property of all—my body. These mandates, often justified as collective actions for the greater good, highlighted a troubling reality. We have unknowingly surrendered our liberties because we had lost the ability to discern between collective and individual rights and responsibilities. This expansion of state power during this period was a stark reminder of how easily freedom can be compromised under the guise of public safety.

Human action is not just an economic theory, but a defense of political freedom, a safeguard against the overreach of government.”

Monika Bravo, The Nature of My Reality, Human Action [freedom & responsibility] Page 90

As we navigate this transformative period, it's crucial to reflect on the lessons of the past five years. The challenges we faced have stripped away many illusions, revealing truths about our society and ourselves. The upcoming Equinox and Neptune's ingress into Aries invite us to harness the energies of renewal and courage, to act upon these truths, and to initiate a new chapter both individually and collectively.​

Zero Degrees Aries: The Reset Button

March 20, the Equinox, marks the moment the Sun enters zero degrees Aries—the cosmic reset button. This year's Equinox is particularly significant as Neptune prepares to transition into Aries on March 30th, a shift that hasn't occurred in 165 years.

In harmonics, the 0° marks the axis of the cardinal signs that divide the circle into four quadrants, each initiating a fundamental aspect of ourselves: Aries (individuality), Cancer (emotional body), Libra (relationship to others), and Capricorn (direction of our path). These points aren't rigid boundaries but vibrational thresholds—places where energy shifts from one state to another. Nothing is static; we are all wavelengths in constant motion. These cardinal points serve as measurement tools for understanding resonance versus dissonance in our personal and collective journeys.

Zero degrees Aries is the moment of initiation. The past dissolves, and a new cycle begins. But to move forward, one must first understand what came before.

-What have we learned?

-What illusions have shattered?

-What truths have emerged?

And most importantly—are we willing to act upon them?

In the Northern Hemisphere, it aligns with spring, a time of renewal and awakening, and in the Southern Hemisphere, it signals the descent into autumn. But I didn't grow up with this concept. In the tropics, time wasn't segmented into equinoxes and solstices dictating the rhythm of life. We had two seasons—rainy and dry. We were in an eternal equinox, which meant equal night/day. It wasn't about rebirth in March or decay in September or vice versa; it was a fluid cycle, dictated by something more primal.

Yet after living more than half my life in the Northern Hemisphere, I adapted to these seasonal shifts. Initially, I resisted, but I learned to move with them. Then I moved to Miami Beach in 2020, and suddenly, I was back in the rhythm of rainy season and non-rainy season. And yet, the artificial imposition of daylight savings still lingers, a ridiculous vestige of a society obsessed with controlling time rather than understanding it.

The last time Neptune entered Pisces? 2011—the year of the Fukushima disaster. What happens when Neptune transitions into Aries? We don't know yet, but history suggests that whenever an outer planet enters a new sign, collective waves ripple through the unseen layers of reality. Last time it entered Aries? The Civil War.

Neptune, the planet governing the unconscious and spiritual undercurrents, moving into Aries—a sign of the fiery spark and action—signals a profound metamorphosis in our collective consciousness. Neptune in Aries brings a dynamic yet elusive energy, combining Neptune's themes of dreams, illusions, and transcendence with Aries' pioneering, assertive, and individualistic nature. How this manifests depends on the house placement, which determines where this energy plays out in life.

Limitations and Expansion: The Paradox of Freedom

It's ironic—I always tell my commissioners that I work well with limitations. And this proves it. During the most restricting time I have ever lived—when my movement, my body, and my choices were regulated—this is when I expanded my perspective the most. I learned new technologies, new languages, and new ways of expressing myself. But beyond that, I created public art that carries this message embedded within its very DNA. Art is where these ideas live beyond words. They move through space, unconstrained by censorship, telling the story of resistance and the triumph of personal self-governance.

"A woman rises out of the water, a seal rises and embraces her."

~The Sabian symbol for one degree Aries, Dane Rudhyar

This image encapsulates the essence of emergence and new beginnings. The woman symbolizes the birth of individual consciousness emerging from the collective unconscious, represented by the ocean. The seal's embrace signifies the harmonious integration of our instinctual nature with our evolving selfhood. This symbol serves as an important reminder of our potential to rise from the depths of uncertainty and embrace a new reality, merging our primal instincts with conscious intent.

The Responsibility of the Individual

We are entering a period where the individual must take full responsibility for their actions. The notion of 'we' dissolves when it is not grounded in principle. There is no collective without strong, responsible individuals. Neptune in Aries will test this. It will either wash away those who refuse to stand for something, or it will embolden those who take action from a place of clarity and self-ownership.

A Crucial Week of Realignment

From March 20 to March 30, we are entering a rare and pivotal window where Venus and Mercury, both retrograde, will conjoin the Sun and then immediately re-enter Pisces. As they do, they will merge with Neptune, dissolve into the unconscious, and then conjunct the North Node before moving forward again. It's almost as if every idea we have about what we truly value—individually and collectively—must undergo dissolution. Everything that surfaced during the recent lunar eclipse, every shadow that revealed itself, must now be readdressed. Not with judgment, but with a different lens—one that seeks patterns of forgiveness rather than condemnation.

Personally, I have been giving myself the space to feel the awkwardness and the anger of my vulnerability, how it was seen in the past, how it shaped my choices. But now, I am in a different place. This is about witnessing the past, becoming fully aware of it, embracing it, forgiving it, and allowing myself to stand in a completely different reality before Venus and Mercury station direct in the coming weeks.

There is a profound sense of closure in this. Having these two personal planets—so deeply intertwined with our inner world—meet Neptune, Saturn and the North Node is like living the culmination of the last five years. This period isn't just a reflection; it's a turning point.

The Larger Cycle of Change and the Weight of Transformation

Jupiter and Saturn met at 0° Aquarius on December 20, 2020, marking a pivotal moment that restructured collective patterns. By then, the world had already adapted to restrictions, and many had internalized the notion of limited movement. That alignment has since evolved into a slow-moving first-quarter square, which has intensified in recent months. This cycle will culminate as Saturn reaches 0° Aries on May 24, 2025, while Jupiter approaches 0° Cancer in June—a direct activation of the North Nodal Axis in Cancer at the same degree on May 4, 2020. This activation is particularly significant, as it recalls a period when many foundational decisions were made about our understanding of home and safety, shaping the trajectory of global events.

Pluto's ingress into Aquarius, occurring three times before its final stay, further highlights the weight of collective transformation. This energy has been repeatedly punctuated by Mars and Venus meeting at this same degree. And now, with Saturn having moved from Capricorn into Aquarius, then into Pisces, and soon into Aries, we are completing nearly five years of structural upheaval.

The question emerges: as structures dissolve and resurrect,

-how do ideas expand and embrace emotional needs?

-What aspects of our lives were defined and transformed in this time?

Pluto in Aquarius signals a deep collective metamorphosis, but the individual experience of that change is just as crucial.

A Farewell and a Beginning

Grief has been a constant companion lately. My second Saturn return brought three exact passes last year, and as Saturn moved into my Chiron, it did the same. Now, Saturn has moved past Chiron and squares my Venus, and I feel it—this deep farewell.

When the nodes shifted into Gemini in May 2020, it marked a period of questioning the very meaning of life. Locked down, people were forced into self-inquiry. Then, 18 months later when the nodes moved into Taurus, the collective question became: What do we truly value? Another passage through Libra-Aries until past January 2025 gave us the glimpse on focusing on creating space for our individuality. All collective garbage must be revoked. Now, as the nodes transit Pisces, it is about dissolving the old ways of being, shedding outdated constructs, and preparing for the dawn of a new era. The next nodal shift into Aquarius and Leo (in 16 months) will challenge us to embody individuality in ways we haven't yet defined.

Through this, I have felt immense sorrow. I am saying goodbye to thirty years of my life since moving to the U.S. I am saying goodbye to the person who arrived in New York, built a life of creativity, merged with others, and then realized she had betrayed herself. The person who woke up, knowing the road ahead would be long and difficult. The person who, ten years ago, chose to walk that road anyway.

The journey has been everything—falling, rising again, climbing, resting, regaining strength, acquiring tools, summoning courage, and finally, leaving. Leaving behind the familiar, stepping into a space where my sovereignty mattered more than external validation.

Now, after five years, I know—I am ready. Ready for the new everything. We are at the dawn of something immense. I don't know what it is yet, but I can feel it. The sorrow, the sadness, but also the energy that whispers: Why not?

The Realignment of Time and Nature

Taoist cosmology teaches that time is not just a measurement but a realignment with the natural order. When humans live in accordance with the rhythm of the seasons, their qi—vital energy—flows harmoniously, bringing balance to health, prosperity, and well-being. However, when one is misaligned with time, disruptions emerge in the form of illness, financial instability, and emotional disarray. Time is perceptual, shaped by our internal cycles, the foods we consume, and the movement of our bodies.

Just as the seasons shift, our own internal rhythms must be acknowledged and honored. In failing to align with the deeper structure of time, we create friction between ourselves and reality. This Equinox is not just about the celestial mechanics of the Sun entering Aries—it is an invitation to recalibrate, to attune ourselves to the organic flow of life, and to step into true sovereignty, both physically and spiritually.

Some articles where I delve deeply into the changes we are all experiencing—archetypes are markers!

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The Struggle Between Discernment and Surrender

One of Shakespeare's most profound explorations of discernment and surrender is found in Hamlet. Prince Hamlet is faced with a crisis of action and destiny, caught between his desire for justice and revenge and the need to trust the unfolding of fate.

At the start, he overanalyzes everything—questioning reality, truth, and even his own instincts. His famous soliloquy, "To be or not to be," is an exercise in discernment: does he act rashly, or does he allow time and deeper wisdom to guide him? Yet, as the play progresses, Hamlet moves away from obsessive analysis and toward a more intuitive surrender.

By the end, he utters a line that perfectly encapsulates the lesson of this eclipse:

“There is a divinity that shapes our ends, rough-hew them how we will.” (Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2)

Here, Hamlet acknowledges that no matter how much we attempt to control, refine, or carve out our own paths (Virgo), there is a larger force (Pisces) at work, shaping things beyond our immediate grasp. This moment—right before his final confrontation—mirrors the Virgo-Pisces axis we are all navigating.

We must act with awareness and precision (Virgo), but ultimately, we must trust in the larger flow of life (Pisces). This eclipse is our moment to step out of the Hamlet-like paralysis of overthinking and into the surrender of trusting that the universe, in its own way, is already shaping the outcome.

Last week, I wrote about the tension between being defined and refusing to be defined. You can read that piece [here].

When I started this BLOG in February 4, 2022, I wasn't even thinking about subscriptions. I just wanted a place to share my writings, my perspectives, and how I see the world. Then, last year, I briefly considered the idea of a paid subscription, but now I'm back to not wanting to go that route at all. The reality is that most of you who support my work have done so through other means—buying my book, booking a reading, or engaging with my work in ways that hold actual value.

So, I've decided to leave everything open and free. If you want to come here, take a peek, read something, enjoy it, share it (or not), comment (or not), I don't care. Because at this point, if you appreciate something, you'll show it in your own way. And if you don't understand what appreciation even means, that's not my problem—that's yours.

What has changed is that I've started writing another book.

The working title is The Art of Synthesis, and I've decided that this is where my best writing will go. This book will be the place where I weave together ideas, deep reflections, and the connections that truly matter. This BLOG, on the other hand, will become more like an open journal, a space for thoughts and explorations, but the deeper work will be saved for the book. So, what does this mean? It means that if you're here for my most synthesized, refined insights, you'll find them in my book when it's ready.

For the current paying subscribers, no need to fret, I will be dropping preliminary chapters of my new book.

I decided to leave my BLOG open because, frankly, I don't want you, my dear friend, to become my employer. You see, my work thrives under commission, where there's an established arrangement—clarity about what I'm going to deliver and what you, the client, will receive. Having subscribers pay me monthly creates anxiety for me, a subtle pressure that restricts my sense of freedom. It becomes difficult for me to decide what to place in front of or behind a paywall. So, I'm returning to the model that works best for me: I work by commission. I have my time booked and am happy about that.

However, if you feel moved to donate or to express your appreciation by supporting my upcoming book (which I plan to complete by the end of the year), I will gratefully accept your contributions or prepayments. If not, that's also perfectly okay. This, again, is about appreciation—but it's more about how you appreciate my work than how I do. I deeply appreciate you as a reader, and I'm committed to putting my energy and insights freely out into the world.

Now, as we shift our gaze from the personal to the celestial, let's explore what this powerful eclipse means for all of us—both collectively and individually—and how we might navigate its transformative energies.

Culmination + Shadows: Where Do You Need Discernment/Surrendering?

This full moon total lunar eclipse in Virgo at 23 degrees is a culmination point. This is a South Node Virgo eclipse, meaning it applies to anyone with Virgo ruling that particular house in their chart.

For me personally, this eclipse is major. It happens in my eighth house, near but not conjunct my Pluto, making it even more significant because my biggest astrological signature is that I have to create a polarity point in the second house. My Vertex is in the eighth house, opposing my Chiron in the second house, squaring my Venus. This is a direct lesson in negotiating my self-worth—standing firm in what I bring to the table, recognizing when and how I engage with others, and ensuring that I do not yield to external definitions of value.

But beyond my personal chart, this eclipse is a moment of discernment for everyone. With the South Node in Virgo, the challenge is to let go of excessive control, perfectionism, and analysis, and instead surrender to Piscean trust, intuition, and a broader sense of connection.

And what are we surrendering to?

The massive Pisces stellium— the Sun, Neptune, Saturn, the North Node, and the upcoming Mercury and Venus retrograde back into Pisces. This is the gravitational pull of the entire chart. Whatever house this Pisces energy falls into for you is where you are being asked to surrender. But in order to do so, you must first let go with discernment in the house where this full moon eclipse lands.

OIKONOMICS

Eight years ago, during the previous Venus retrograde cycle in the same place, I confronted the profound vulnerabilities symbolized by my Chiron in the second house—an astrological placement revealing deep insecurities around self-worth, money, and resources. I used to believe that earning—a word rooted in Old English earnian, meaning "to labor for, to merit"—was merely about exchanging effort for survival, or what we call living, derived from Old English lifian, meaning "to remain alive."

My previous mindset involved finding external sources to cover (Old French covrir, "to shield or protect") my sense of security (Latin securitas, "freedom from anxiety"), rather than cultivating inner abundance. Even the idea of purpose felt external—something to be chased, achieved, or fulfilled—as opposed to naturally aligning with my true design.

Now, my Pluto polarity point has guided me precisely toward that self-sustainability. I am my own well of wealth. Why do I say that? Because I finally understood that value is subjective. This is one of the axioms that I truly embodied through my studies in Austrian economics.

If value is subjective, and if my time on Earth is the most scarce asset I have, then how do I ensure my value is preserved and multiplied across time? This is where low-time preference becomes crucial—it's about consciously acting with the future in mind, prioritizing sustainable growth over immediate gratification. This is precisely the topic I'll be exploring in my upcoming workshop at BitBlockBoom in Dallas next April.

Reflecting on this, I ask you: Are you drawn to communities promising new economic models without first deeply understanding what "economy" truly means, or what money fundamentally is as a technology? Do you realize the word "economics" originates from the Greek oikonomia, meaning "household management"? Are you operating under the impression that profound systemic issues can be repaired through ignorance or good intentions alone?

I have to admit that eight years ago, I was profoundly ignorant in these matters myself. It was only by confronting that ignorance and aligning authentically that I discovered true freedom, understanding, and abundance. We're all standing at that fork in the road right now. By the end of 2025, if you haven't done this inner and outer work, the toll many will pay will be extraordinarily high—because without this deep understanding, you won't have the leverage to truly choose what is correct and aligned for you.

We are moving into a time where people who understand value will move forward, and those who don't will be left scrambling. You can either define your own worth or let others define it for you. The choice has always been yours. Without understanding the technology of money and self-worth, you remain vulnerable to distraction by other psychological operations.

One of the biggest delusions is what the Federal Reserve and everything that happened since its inception has constructed: value debasement creating further enslavement.

Last but not least, just as I offered astrological readings last week, I'm also offering study groups for anyone interested in deeply understanding economics through the lens of the Austrian school. These study sessions can be done one-to-one, tailored to your pace and needs. You'll learn not only about the history of money and money as a technology but also why Bitcoin represents the ultimate asset to invest your valuable time in, given its inherent scarcity. If this resonates with you or you'd simply like to learn more, let me know—I'm here to share what I've discovered.

Footnote: I have opened all my past articles that were previously behind a paywall. They contain important information on what is transpiring from the lens of the skies.

THE BEST WAY TO UNDERSTAND A PRINCIPLE IS THROUGH ITS OPPOSITES. AT SOME POINT, YOU CAN ALLOW THE SYNTHESIS TO EMERGE FOR WHAT IS NEEDED IN THAT SPECIFIC MOMENT.

Eclipse in the First House Discernment: How are you defining yourself? Are you stuck in self-criticism, constantly refining how others perceive you? Have you created such rigid boundaries around your identity that you've become imprisoned by your own definitions?

Surrender to the seventh house (Pisces)—allow relationships to reveal deeper truths about your identity. Trust that you don't have to be a perfectly defined version of yourself. In the mirror of others, you may discover aspects of yourself previously hidden from view.

Eclipse in the Seventh House To Discern: Are you losing yourself in relationships? Are you letting external expectations dictate your choices? Have you become so focused on harmony and connection that you've forgotten where others end and you begin? Surrender to the first house (Pisces)—reclaim your individuality without guilt or apology. Remember that the most authentic partnerships arise from two whole beings choosing each other, not from two halves seeking completion.

Eclipse in the Second House To discern: Are you holding onto financial or material stability out of fear rather than true value alignment? Surrender to the eighth house (Pisces)—embrace trust, interdependence, and deeper exchanges rather than clinging to control over resources.

Eclipse in the Eighth House To discern: Are you negotiating from a place of strength, or are you giving away your power? Surrender to the second house (Pisces)—stand firm in your self-worth, allowing trust to replace control.

Eclipse in the Third House To discern: Are you overloading yourself with information and analysis without truly absorbing wisdom? Surrender to the ninth house (Pisces)—trust intuition and direct experience rather than relying solely on logic.

Eclipse in the Ninth House To discern: Are you clinging to what you think you know, refusing to explore beyond your comfort zone? Surrender to the third house (Pisces)—embrace curiosity and adaptability rather than rigid beliefs.

Eclipse in the Fourth House To discern: Are you clinging to outdated definitions of home and security? Surrender to the tenth house (Pisces)—step into a new role in the world beyond the comforts of the past.

Eclipse in the Tenth House To discern: Are you defining success by external validation rather than your deeper purpose? Surrender to the fourth house (Pisces)—align your work with emotional and spiritual fulfillment.

Eclipse in the Fifth House To discern:: Are you seeking validation from others instead of cultivating joy for yourself? Surrender to the eleventh house (Pisces)—your creativity is meant to serve something greater.

Eclipse in the Eleventh House To discern:: Are you surrounding yourself with people and ideals that no longer resonate? Have your communities become echo chambers rather than spaces for growth? Are you holding onto outdated visions of the future because they're comfortable, even when they no longer inspire you? Surrender to the fifth house (Pisces)—prioritize authentic self-expression rather than groupthink. Allow your unique creative force to guide you toward the collectives that truly nourish your spirit and purpose.

Eclipse in the Sixth House To discern: Are your daily habits truly supporting you, or are you micromanaging your well-being? Surrender to the twelfth house (Pisces)—let go of excessive structure and allow yourself to listen to your body's needs rather than imposing control.

Eclipse in the Twelfth House To discern:: Are you escaping into fantasy or refusing to integrate spiritual insights into daily life? Surrender to the sixth house (Pisces)—ground your visions into action and allow practical steps to support your inner journey.

"If it be now, ’tis not to come; if it be not to come, it will be now; if it be not now, yet it will come—the readiness is all." (Hamlet, Act 5, Scene 2).

For me, this eclipse is a direct lesson in negotiation.

* Am I clear on what I am worth?

* Am I willing to stop compromising in places-partnerships that don't honor my value?

* Are you engaging with my content in a way that brings you value?

* Do you want me to explore more on appreciation and negotiation?

* Is this something you'd like me to reflect on in the future? Let me know in the comments.

* Have You Been Using Discernment?

Venus is still retrograde thus values are on the spot, Mercury will trace the same retrograde steps next week…

Sun + Saturn—if it feels restrictive, make the limit become your support: make a plan, create a strategy even in Pisces. The polarity point is Virgo: discernment. I am seeing these transits as so positive—Mercury turning retrograde too—leave things clear or postpone until the end of the cycle.

I wonder where you find yourself right now on your journey. Perhaps in a moment of uncertainty, doubt, or perhaps questioning what you thought you knew. Have you taken time to check in with your own inner wisdom? Since the nodes changed signs, what have you let go of that no longer serves you? What old patterns have you finally released? Or are you still looking outside yourself for answers, believing someone else holds the truth you're seeking? I'm not here to prescribe your path. I'm simply offering a space for reflection—a chance to recognize your own capacity for discernment and growth. The choice, as always, remains yours.

My focus is on how I respond to my own reality. This eclipse is a moment of culmination, a moment to recognize what's yours and what never was.

My eighth house forces me to release attachment to what I thought I needed from others. And sometimes, that release is what allows the right connections to emerge.

The Choice of Perspective: Finding Hope in Transition

There are always two ways to see things: through the lens of optimism, hope, and "there's always something that I can do," or through the lens of doom, disillusionment, and chaos. Which way do you want to stand? So, here it goes. How to keep optimistic when you turn on the news and everything seems to be imploding, or you look at the markets, and you see that everything is collapsing? Well, I've been talking about this being the end of an era, so this shouldn't come as a surprise. What is surprising is that a lot of people are still whining about it. That's when I see that there's no hope.

As Viktor Frankl wrote, "When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves." This eclipse calls us to that precise moment of realization—where we recognize that true power lies not in controlling external chaos, but in choosing our response to it. The old structures are falling away not to leave us adrift, but to reveal what has always been ours to claim: the authority to define our own worth in a world that's being reborn.

Jim Rohn, above - video snatched from the internet

"The moment you accept the idea as a fact, it is made flesh. When you doubt it, you are delaying the process. Doubt is simply not believing in the reality of your assumption." ~Neville Goddard

This piece is a gift as we are in a profound time of delusion, disillusion, dissolution and renewal. With the Moon moving into Cancer today, we are invited to connect deeply with our inner world, with our emotional needs, and with the parts of ourselves that have been waiting to be embraced. As Mars in Cancer stirs action from the heart, this is a moment to step into clarity—not through force, but through synthesis. I hope this finds you at the right time...

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I was born with Saturn in Pisces. Even though it sits in the first few degrees, I carry its energy fully. Right now, we’re all living through the Saturn-Neptune in Pisces cycle, the energy of structures dissolving, of systems that once held things together now slipping through our fingers. This is not a collapse—it’s a revelation. We are seeing what was never stable to begin with. What seemed to define us—our roles, our careers, our identities—is unraveling.

And I have lived this energy all my life.

I was also born with Neptune, the planet that dissolves boundaries, sitting in the 10th house—the house of Saturn, of structures. My life has been a process of dissolving the idea that I need to define myself in relationship to society.

“I am this, I am that.”—No, I am not.

For years, I wrestled with the expectation that I had to fit into a singular category until I arrived at the only answer that felt true: I am a multidisciplinary artist—which is still a definition—but even more than that, I am a polymath.

And this is not something I say to showcase my knowledge of Greek. Polymathia comes from poly (many) and mathematikis (learning).

My path has always been about learning, diving deep into curiosity, and embodying my own wisdom rather than just acquiring it.

The Opponent is Not Outside of You

The real strength in dissolution is not in finding an enemy or creating division. This is not Libra, where we look for balance by seeking an opposing perspective.

This is something entirely different.

When structures dissolve, the unconscious fear is to replace them with opposition—us vs. them, right vs. wrong, past vs. future. But dissolution does not seek to argue—it seeks to transform. We are not meant to find an external enemy to blame; we are meant to integrate, to ask:

-What do I take from this?

-What is left when everything else fades?

-This is the way forward: synthesis.

Instead of fighting what is dissolving, we take the essence. We absorb the experience. We move forward with what remains.

-Not everything needs to be saved.

-Not everything needs to be carried into the next cycle.

-And the next cycle, my friends, is a very big reset.

This is the invitation: to step out of the need to define through opposition and instead to define through what remains essential.

-What is inside of you?

-What are your needs?

-Are you taking care of them?

The Mastery of Time

Saturn is the ruler of time—Chronos—the force that structures reality. In Pisces, Saturn does something paradoxical: it dissolves structures, but through time, it teaches us that there is a deeper order—one that cannot be grasped through rigid definitions.

The more I tried to define myself, the more I felt constrained.

The more I let go, the more I understood who I truly was.

This is what the world is experiencing right now.

Saturn is moving toward Neptune in Pisces to their conjunction, a process that will last a whole year until 2026, when they both move into Aries.

We are collectively closing a cycle, and with it, we are experiencing the struggle [challenge] of letting go—of identities, belief systems, and external definitions of success. If you resist, you might be going against your own evolutionary process.

This is a time not only of dissolution but of disillusionment.

We are completely disillusioned with society, and that is part of the deal.

But letting go is not weakness—it is wisdom.

The wisdom of Saturn in Pisces is that non-definition is its own kind of power.

I call these archetypes the magicians. Abundance defines form, my friends!

Readings as Synthesis: A Mirror to the Unconscious

I do a number of astrological and Human Design readings a week, but I don’t call myself either an astrologer or a Human Design reader.

People who are aligned with my frequency find me, and when they do, we engage in something far deeper than just a chart reading.

My readings are not just about astrology or Human Design—they are a direct engagement with the unconscious, an excavation of what is waiting to emerge.

My North Node in Cancer, ruled by my Scorpio Moon in the 9th house, shapes the way I connect. My approach is deeply intuitive, but it is playful—my Venus in Gemini in the 5th house, along with the North Node in the 5th house, brings a natural curiosity and lightness that allows me to connect to the heart of the person I’m reading.

I don’t impose—I invite. I create a space where the unconscious can speak.

With my Moon in Scorpio balsamic to Neptune, I have the ability to dive deep, navigate the unseen, and bring forth what is hidden.

(BTW, Balsamic is a closing aspect where two planets meet at the end of a cycle, merging into a new experience).

The 9th house impact makes my inquiry both expansive and deep, allowing me to see the larger patterns shaping someone’s life.

But I don’t just explore—I synthesize.

A chart reading with me is an act of alchemy.

I ask the right questions, and I like to go deep. And in that dialogue, something happens. The unconscious reveals itself when it is ready to be seen.

My Uranus-Pluto balsamic conjunction in the 7th-8th house has taught me how to hold space for transformation, how to sense the underlying tension between what needs to be integrated and what is ready to be released.

I see myself as both a mirror and a triggering agent, allowing the person I am reading to recognize something within themselves that they may have forgotten.

This is the essence of my Left Angle Cross of Alignment in Human Design—I tune into what is needed. I take a moment to retreat to assess, and if the person is ready and willing, I deliver what is purposeful for their life in a a very caring and nurturing way.

If you are in a moment of transition, and if you feel that something within you is waiting to be revealed, my readings are intense because they are not just about your chart—they are about your evolution thus far.

Some people have said that a session with me feels like 10 hours of therapy in one sitting.

So, would you like me to dive deep into your unconscious and mirror back to you what you already know but have forgotten?

Astrology is a Language, Not a Belief System

Right now, everything feels chaotic. People feel lost, unanchored, like the ground beneath them is constantly shifting. And it is.

We are in the middle of a major transition—personally and collectively.

I always say that astrology is a tool, but it is not a belief system—it is a language.

It doesn’t require faith, only curiosity. It is a way to recognize patterns, cycles, timing, and archetypes.

Not to predict, but to navigate.

It is a mirror that allows you to understand your own unfolding, your own process of individuation, by facing what is unconscious and bringing it to the light.

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I wrote about these very themes—how I went through a whole process of individuation, how I used astrology and other practices to reveal the path.

We are all moving through times of deep change.

If you want a framework, if you want to understand how to synthesize the uncertainty rather than be consumed by it, start with your own chart.

Because everything you need is in your body.

You just have to tap into it.

Footnotes: Deepening the Synthesis

1. The Balsamic Phase: The Energy of Endings and Synthesis

• The balsamic aspect occurs when one planet is in the final phase of its cycle with another—it is the energy of endings, dissolution, and preparing for a new cycle. In astrology, it carries the same archetypal essence as Neptune, Pisces, and the 12th house—meaning it is not about building, but about integrating, releasing, and surrendering to what is unfolding.

• Those born with balsamic aspects (like I have with Uranus-Pluto, Moon-Neptune, Jupiter-Sun-Mercury RX) live with an innate awareness that something is completing—not just personally, but collectively. There is often a sense of holding knowledge from previous cycles, acting as a bridge between what is ending and what is to come.

2. Why This is Important Now: The Collective Energy of Dissolution

• Right now, we are collectively experiencing a balsamic period. The North Node of the Moon (our collective evolutionary direction) is in Pisces, amplifying this energy of dissolution and surrender. Saturn is moving through Pisces, reinforcing this massive breaking down of structures and belief systems.

• Soon, we will also have Venus and Mercury retrograding back into Pisces, intensifying this process of review, release, and surrender. The past is dissolving, and what is left must be synthesized before we enter a new era.

• On a global level, we are in a time of major transition. We are not just witnessing endings in our personal lives—we are watching societal, political, financial, and institutional structures collapse. The key is to understand that this is part of a natural cycle—something must dissolve before something new can emerge.

3. Upcoming Eclipses & The Transition into a New Era

• The next Full Moon in Virgo (March 14, 2025) is an eclipse at 23° Pisces/Virgo, meaning it carries fated energy that will accelerate clearing out the old and revealing hidden truths. This eclipse highlights purification, discernment, and the need to restructure both personal and collective systems.

• On March 29, 2025, we have a total Solar Eclipse in Aries at 9°, (where both Mercury and Venus stationed retrograde) marking a massive initiatory moment. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, meaning this eclipse signals the true beginning of a new cycle—one where we shift from dissolution (Pisces) into action (Aries). Signaling the new era that will fully begin on Feb 20, 2026.

• Following the eclipse on March 31, 2025, Neptune enters Aries—after 14 years in Pisces. This is a once-in-a-lifetime shift from spiritual dissolution to raw initiatory force. Taking 165 years - 2 full Uranus cycles. The last time Neptune entered Aries was in 1861, when the American Civil War began.

-My question is? are we fighting our own demons projected onto the others?

We are witnessing the closing of one chapter and the emergence of something entirely new. The period between now and March 30 is the liminal space between past and future—a time to integrate, release, and prepare for the next cycle of evolution.

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I’m in a deeply introspective space, and I want to take full advantage of it. I’ve been looking at time, at cycles, observing where we stand at the very end of one—something still undefined, something we cannot yet name. The less external noise I let in, the better. This way, whatever I perceive, whatever I feel, it’s coming from a higher place, not from the static and distortion of the outside world. And there is so much noise. So much noise.

So, I’ll be brief.

With Venus retrograde and an upcoming Mercury retrograde, all I feel is the need to pull energy from within. We are approaching eclipse season—March 14th marks the first, a full moon in Virgo (remember, discernment), followed by the second on March 29th, a New Moon in Aries. What is unfolding for you?

I know last week I spoke about Dante stepping into the fire and about Damiel, the angel in Wings of Desire who leapt into the decision to embody his humanity. But this time, it’s not about action. This time, it’s about moving slowly through the fog, about trusting instincts, intuition, and inner vision more than anything else. What we see outside is only a reflection of what’s inside.

This is not a time for answers but for listening deeply. The stillness holds more than the noise ever could.

If you know what your needs are and you learn how to voice them, whatever is shaping the future will be defined by these moments of contemplation. And that will shape your perception. Trust that you will be ready.

I know you’re ready, Monika…

So I leave you with this:

We have to be willing to let go of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.

— Joseph Campbell

This is the threshold.

Let’s see what emerges.

“By this summer, you could be mastering the form of your own vision while allowing it to expand through the depth of your heart.”

For those of you that are not familiar with the Kybalion, I leave you this video, is a fascinating text that explores Hermetic philosophy, the book outlines seven fundamental principles or “laws” that govern the universe:

"All is mind; the Universe is mental."

"As above, so below; as below, so above."

"Nothing rests; everything moves; everything vibrates."

"Everything is dual; everything has poles."

"Everything flows, out and in."

"Every cause has its effect; every effect has its cause."

"Gender is in everything; everything has its masculine and feminine principles." [This does not refer merely to biological sex but to universal creative forces—active and passive, logic and intuition, expansion and contraction.]

Enjoy, and breathe!

"Fede e innocenza son reperte solo ne’ parvoletti."

"Faith and innocence are found only in little children." –Dante, Purgatorio 27.140

Preamble:

"Just one thought for the New Moon in Pisces, one lunation before the Eclipses: when you trust the light within, all is well…"

Wherever you have Pisces and early Aries, that is your fire. The New Moon, Saturn, Mercury, the North Node, Neptune, and Venus in Aries show where to surrender—then initiate—a beautiful square to Jupiter, opening 40 days of Venus retrograde… * A descent into the underworld. A part of you must die so something new can emerge. This cycle echoes through time—March–April 2017, 2009, 2001,1993. What patterns are returning?

*Get a personalized reading for the months ahead with me.*

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(Another article where I take from literature + Cinema to convey the times we are living in—metaphorically, allegorically, as a bridge between the seen and the unseen.)

The Threshold of Fire and Fog: A Dialogue Beyond Time

(Perhaps you have been here before, though you do not remember. A bridge suspended over a place that is neither past nor future. A fog so thick it curls around your thoughts before they are fully formed. A fire at the threshold—not consuming, not punishing—only waiting. The hum of something old, something inevitable. And two figures speaking just beyond your reach, as if they have always been here.)

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ENGAGE WITH IT—OR JUST READ IT…

A poetic reflection on transits—woven into mystery, in the mystery.

"𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀—𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝘆—𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘆𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀, 𝗮 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗴𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗽."

— 𝗜. 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗼

The City of Chao and the Promise of Paper

In the far reaches of the Khan’s empire, beyond the steppe and the great rivers, lies the city of Chao. Here, wealth is not measured in silver ingots or gold coins, but in slips of paper, pressed with the seal of the Khan himself. To walk through the city’s markets is to hear the rustling of promises—paper exchanged for silk, for spice, for jade, for the notion that value is something that can be written, rather than weighed.

“In Chao,” Marco Polo tells the Khan, “a merchant can buy a caravan of horses with a single slip. A spice trader, burdened with nothing but a scroll of inked characters, may cross the desert and return richer than before. The city thrives not on metal, but on belief.”

The Khan listens, tapping his fingers on the lacquered armrest of his throne. “And what happens,” he asks, “when the belief fades?”

“Then,” Marco replies, “the city finds itself full of paper and empty of trust. At first, the officials assured the people that each note could be redeemed for gold, for silk, for silver stacked high in the imperial vaults. But the scribes began to write more notes than there were vaults to hold them, and the markets filled with wealth that existed only in the ink of a promise. The more paper they printed, the less it was worth. The merchants of Samarkand, who once accepted Chao’s notes in good faith, began to demand metal again. The goldsmiths, who had once exchanged their bullion for the Khan’s slips, turned them away. The citizens, who had once bought their rice and fish with the mere signing of their names, found that their hands held nothing but weightless words.”

The Khan watches the candlelight flicker against the polished wood of the table. “And the city?”

“The city, Majesty, learned too late that the power of paper is only as strong as the trust behind it. When the illusion broke, the markets emptied. The people of Chao returned to barter—silk for grain, salt for iron, labor for protection. They set fire to the archives that had once promised them prosperity, and with them, the belief that wealth could be conjured with a brushstroke.”

The Khan exhales through his nose. “This has happened before.”

“And it will happen again.”

Zirma, the City of Mirrors

There is another city, Majesty, where illusion is not only traded but reflected infinitely: Zirma, the City of Mirrors.

“Tell me of Zirma,” the Khan commands, his curiosity piqued.

Marco bows his head slightly. “Zirma is built on reflections. Its streets are lined with mirrors that do not show what is, but what was, or what could be. The merchants there do not trade in goods, but in shadows of goods. A man may enter the market with an empty purse and leave believing himself richer than before. His pockets jingle with coins, but only in the reflection of a shop window. His wealth exists only in the gleam of the polished silver counters, in the nods of passing traders who accept his worth not for what he holds, but for what he appears to be.”

“And what happens when he reaches the city gates, where there are no mirrors to confirm his fortune?”

“Then he finds his hands empty.”

Ilithra, the City of Unwritten Light

“Majesty,” Marco Polo continues, “there is yet another city you have not seen, though its presence lingers in the air like the scent of ink drying on parchment. Ilithra is unlike Chao or Zirma. Here, the streets hum with the rhythm of artisans, their hands moving in time with unseen melodies. Gold does not dictate their worth, nor does the reflection of wealth in another’s eyes. Instead, value arises from the act of creation itself.”

The Khan raises an eyebrow. “A city where wealth is neither held nor mirrored? What, then, do its people trade?”

“They trade in breath and form. A sculptor carves a figure from alabaster, not to sell but to see the shape that emerges. A poet speaks a verse into the wind, and it is carried to another who needs its sound. Their wealth is not stored, for the act of creation is both its beginning and its end. It is in this cycle that they thrive—knowing that to bring spirit into matter is the highest exchange.”

The Khan considers this. “But does not the absence of possession invite ruin? How does the city endure?”

“Ilithra endures because its people know that what they create is never lost. A song, once sung, enters the ears of a thousand travelers. A painting, once seen, imprints itself on the memory of those who gaze upon it. Their wealth does not require vaults to hold it; it moves through the bodies of those who receive it, carried forward by time itself.”

The candle flickers. The Khan is silent.

Perhaps there is another city Marco Polo has yet to describe is one where no emperor controls the currency, where value arises from human action, not decree. But that is a tale for another night. Satoshira, the City Without a King.

But Now, Let Me Ask You This…

Is this the world as Marco Polo saw it in the 1290s? A world slipping into monetary illusion, where an empire prints more paper than it has gold, believing itself invincible until its merchants turn away and demand silver instead?

Or is this Italo Calvino’s world, where cities exist in the mind, their streets woven from ideas, their markets trading in philosophy rather than silk? Where Kublai Khan listens, not to a Venetian merchant, but to the whisper of history repeating itself?

Or—

Is this me, Monika, making things up?

Am I weaving this tale because the yuan of 1294 and the fiat currencies of 2025 share the same fate? Because paper money, once an innovation, has always fallen victim to the rulers who overuse it? Because every Chao, every Zirma, every empire that believes it can outrun reality eventually meets the same reckoning?

And if I am, does it make the lesson any less true?

What is real, and what is illusion?

The city of mirrors is collapsing again. The reflections are breaking. Will the merchants of this era recognize it before the gates close? Or will they, like the citizens of Zirma, continue trading in shadows until morning comes and the wealth they held at sunset vanishes with the mist?

Lately, I have found myself lingering at the threshold of Ilithra. The astrological transits pull at my second house, whispering that value is not in accumulation but in expression. My art, my words, my presence in the world are not dictated by external validation, but by the intrinsic act of bringing them forth. That is my realignment.

A Note on Invisible Cities

Italo Calvino has always inspired me, weaving playfulness and depth into his writing, his whimsical texts holding both lightness and inevitability. Invisible Cities has long resonated with me, so much so that between 2009 and 2012, I created Landscape of Belief, threading his words into the skylines of seven cities: New York, Shanghai, Paris, London, Brasi­lia, Istanbul, and Venice.

Projected onto two layers of transparent glass, dissolving behind a two-way mirror, the text-formed skylines appeared and disappeared, visible yet unreadable. It was a magical experience, a reflection of the impermanence of belief, of how meaning shifts with perspective.

At 45, I stood at a threshold, asking myself:

‘Is destiny something I create, or something I inherit?’

And here we are now, at another threshold. Can we make the best of the circumstances in this world? Are we doomed, or can we use creativity and imagination to move forward into a better state of being?

This is my message for now.

The inferno of the living is not something that will be; if there is one, it is what is already here, the inferno we live in every day, that we form by being together. There are two ways to escape suffering it. The first is easy for many: accept the inferno and become such a part of it that you can no longer see it. The second is risky and demands constant vigilance and learning: seek and recognize who and what, in the midst of the inferno, are not inferno, then make them endure, give them space.

-Italo Calvino, Invisible Cities

The Art of Observing the Observer

Consciousness is not a singular experience but a multidimensional interplay of time, space, vibration, and perception. Federico Faggin proposes that consciousness is fundamental—not emergent from the brain but the very fabric of reality—raising questions about the role of emotions, individuation, and the observer's influence on reality.

My book, The Nature of My Reality, explores these ideas through empirical practice, blending evolutionary astrology, Jungian individuation, Taoist and Buddhist thought, and vibrational harmonics, revealing how our emotional body shapes perception. Rather than laying out a fixed thesis, I invite you to explore these perspectives firsthand—whether through Faggin’s work on fundamental consciousness or by delving into my book, where I document my own lived experience navigating the unfolding of awareness.

Footnote on Transits:

• New Moon at 9° Pisces—a threshold where illusions dissolve and unseen forces whisper new beginnings- Feb 27.

• Mars stationing direct in Cancer—the undercurrents shift, the tides turn, action stirs in the roots of emotional memory. Feb 23.

• Venus retrograde from Aries back to Pisces—desire retraces its steps, unearthing what was left unsaid, unfelt, unseen check what was happening same time 2017, 2009, 2001,1993. These are cycles that repeat while your awareness expands. March 1st- April 12

• Upcoming eclipses along the Pisces-Virgo axis—the material and the mystical collide, unraveling the veil between tangible and intangible truth, surrender while discerning what? Time? Resources? Ideals?. March 14, March 29.

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LAST FREE ARTICLE THIS MONTH, AS I WILL BE SCALING DOWN MY SHARING PURPOSEFULLY…

The glitch is the fiat system. The glitch is the scam so deeply embedded in the fabric of daily life that most can’t even see it. It’s an economic Truman Show, designed to be too real to question, where the actors don’t even know they’re acting. The fiat illusion is glitching so hard that people mistake the distortion for reality, clinging to a system that is collapsing in real time.

“All my Bitcoiner friends are so smart.”

But is it because they understand money?

Or because they see the scam?

Does seeing the scam make them smart?

Or were they smart to begin with, and that’s why they see it?

This is the twist we’re living in—perception itself is being inverted. Those who question the system are ridiculed, while those who blindly trust it believe they are the enlightened ones.

We are in the age of glitches. The money is fake. The economy is rigged. Elections are illusions. The “news” is a simulation. The institutions we were taught to revere are crumbling under the weight of their own contradictions. The realis breaking through, and those who have trained their minds to spot deception are the ones navigating this transition with clarity.

Like Truman, we have reached the edges of our reality. The cracks in the sky are visible.

The Truman Show and the Nature of the Glitch

The Truman Show wasn’t just a movie; it was a warning. Truman Burbank lives inside a perfectly curated illusion, a fabricated world where every event, every crisis, and every relationship is part of a script. But when the glitches start—a spotlight labeled Sirius falling from the sky, his car radio picking up surveillance chatter, his wife’s jarring product placements—his world begins to unravel.

He reaches the edge of his existence, where the horizon is nothing but a painted sky. There, he finds the exit. Christof, the show's creator, tries one last time to keep him inside:

Christof: "I am the creator… of a television show that gives hope and joy and inspiration to millions."

Truman: "Then who am I?"

That is the real question. When the system is exposed, when the illusion fails, who are you outside of it? Truman chooses the unknown. He steps through the door.

We are at that threshold now.

DOGE and the Collapse of the Illusion

The Department of Government Oversight and Expenditure (DOGE), created under Trump’s administration, was designed to expose the grotesque misuse of public money. The world Truman lived in was built to keep him complacent—just like the system we’ve been living in. DOGE turned the cameras around. It revealed the siphoning of wealth, the funding of phantom agencies, the manufactured crises meant to justify bloated budgets.

For decades, people were told to trust the institutions. They were told that the national debt was just an abstraction, that government spending was necessary, that money could be printed infinitely without consequence. Now, as DOGE has begun pulling threads, the entire tapestry is unraveling.

The fiat system itself is a glitch—a distortion of real value, a manufactured construct that demands faith without backing. It is designed to crash, to be reset, over and over, while those who control it extract everything from those trapped inside.

Mike Benz about USAID, Israel, Ukraine & more | From Ep. 44 of You're The Voice [clip]

Between the Idea and the Reality

T.S. Eliot saw this moment long before it arrived.

"Between the ideaAnd the realityBetween the motionAnd the actFalls the shadow."

We have lived in that shadow. The space between what we were told and what is. The illusion of legitimacy, the performance of authority, the spectacle of control. But the shadow is shrinking.

Kafka’s The Trial was another warning. Joseph K., trapped in a system of meaningless rules, is put on trial without knowing the charges, prosecuted by an unseen force, until he meets his inevitable end. The system is the punishment. His crime? Existing within it.

But unlike The Trial, The Truman Show gave us an alternative ending. Truman didn’t submit. He walked out.

The war is spiritual, but the attack is psychological—an all-encompassing assault on perception, memory, and choice. The soul (ψυχή, psuchē) is caught in the battlefield of conditioning, layered with illusions that obscure its purpose. Meanwhile, spirit (πνεῦμα, pneuma) remains untouched, breathing in the background, waiting for the psyche to wake up.

“In Hellenic philosophy, the soul (ψυχή, psuchē) and spirit (πνεῦμα, pneuma) are distinct, each playing unique roles in human existence. The soul, or ψυχή, embodies an individual’s essence—encompassing emotions, thoughts, and consciousness—and is the immortal core that carries personal identity and experiences across different stages of existence, shaping one’s moral and emotional landscape. In contrast, the spirit, or πνεῦμα, represents the vital life force or breath that animates all living beings, a universal, divine essence connecting all life forms to the cosmic source of creation, transcending individual identity.”— Monika Bravo, "Saturn and the Moon: Inner & Outer Authority," The Nature of My Reality​

Most people are unaware of the glitch because they perceive only from the psyche—the programmed mind, the conditioned emotions, the reactive self. They don’t question their choices, their fears, their financial enslavement, or the narratives they have been given. They believe in authority, institutions, and history because they do not recognize the program for what it is.

Mastering life on Earth means understanding that we live between two breaths—between spirit and matter, between the illusion and the real, between incarnation and return.

Are you living from PSYCHE—the conditioned self, the character scripted by the system?

Or from PNEVMA—the raw, untouchable essence, beyond perception, beyond control?

And if you woke up today and realized it was all a program—would you still play the role?

Awareness is a Funky Thing

"Security and my desire for creative expression—this period urges me to set healthy boundaries, embrace my self-worth, and find equilibrium between material needs and creative fulfillment."— Monika Bravo, "Awareness is Indeed a Funky Thing," The Nature of My Reality​

Awareness doesn’t arrive all at once. It glitches in. You see one thing, then another, then suddenly everything that seemed stable is wobbling under the weight of its own contradictions. The moment you become aware that a system exists is the moment it starts to collapse in your perception.

For a long time, I lived under a structured, defined reality. And then, I started dissolving those forms. I stopped trying to fit inside something that was never designed for me. That process has been unfolding for months, if not years and I can already see where it’s going. I am stepping into something new, something undefined. The walls of my own construct have been breached.

Dissolution is not an ending. It’s an upgrade.

Can We Move Toward a Lighter Field?

“The last time Saturn and Neptune met—at 10 degrees Capricorn in 1989—literal and metaphorical walls fell, dismantling divisive ideologies. We anticipate a similar dissolution, as discerning truth amid a wave of delusion becomes increasingly challenging.”— Monika Bravo, "Can We Collectively Move Toward a Lighter Field?" The Nature of My Reality​

Saturn and Neptune conjoining in 0* Aries is a moment of collapse, just as we’ve seen in 1917, 1953, and 1989. The Soviet Union didn’t fall in a single night. It rotted from within, its foundations eaten away by the very system it tried to uphold. The Berlin Wall didn’t crumble because of an explosion—it fell because people no longer believed in it.

That’s where we are now. The dissolution is happening rapidly, but most are still hypnotized, unable to recognize the nature of the glitch.

Where I Stand Now

Saturn is on my Chiron. Chiron is on my Mars. Jupiter in Gemini squares Saturn. This is not abstract astrology. This is my upgrade. The kind of recalibration that doesn’t just shift perspective but rewires it completely. I am watching the forms dissolve, not in theory, but in real-time—structures that held authority, belief systems that were unquestionable, financial paradigms that people still cling to as if they were built on anything but air.

And yet, in this dissolution, I ask myself: To what extent is anything real?

Even Bitcoin, the hardest money I’ve ever known—what if it isn’t real? What if it, too, belongs to something else? What if the only thing that has ever mattered is that I made my own decision? If Bitcoin goes to zero, if everything resets, at least I acted in full responsibility for my choices.

Because at the end of everything, when all the illusions collapse, human action is all that remains.

We are leaving the shadow.

The glitch is the crack.

The door is open.

Are you going to walk through it—even if the door itself may not exist?

Are you aware that there’s an edge you can touch, a limit where everything you’ve been fed—the history, the economy, the politics, the structure of reality itself—was nothing but a program? A construct designed to keep you playing a role.

Do you need to question your own assumptions?

Are you planning to exit the system—or has the system already exited you?

What will you choose?

How are you making decisions right now?

Rest in light Robert Gilbert

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"When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams—this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness—and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be."—Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote de la Mancha

Few literary characters have captured the paradox of human existence as profoundly as Don Quixote. He is the madman, the dreamer, the fool—and yet, within his supposed insanity lies a radical truth: he refuses to see life as others do. While the world laughs at him, he remains committed to his vision, unshaken by rejection, ridicule, or disbelief.

Cervantes wrote Don Quixote de la Mancha in two volumes, the first published in 1605 and the second in 1615, during Spain’s Siglo de Oro (Golden Age), a period of immense artistic and literary achievement. Yet beneath the novel’s humor and irony, Cervantes was deeply engaged in a philosophical meditation on illusion and reality, individual will, and the ever-present conflict between personal conviction and societal expectations.

Italo Calvino saw Don Quixote as more than a dreamer—he saw him as a force that bends reality itself. Quixote’s world may be imaginary, but the sheer strength of his vision makes it almost real. Calvino called Don Quixote ‘polyphonic,’ a novel that does not just tell a story but questions the very nature of storytelling. Isn’t that exactly what happens when someone dares to live outside the prescribed narrative of society? Their reality becomes disruptive, forcing others to reckon with its existence.

At its core, Don Quixote is not just the story of a man who reads too many chivalric romances and decides to become a knight. It is the story of all individuals who dare to live according to their own truth, despite being called mad for doing so. Cervantes challenges the reader to ask: What is more foolish—to chase an impossible dream or to live a life dictated by the limitations imposed by others?

Spain at the time was an empire at its height but also one that was beginning to fracture. The rigid structures of feudalism, the deep influence of the Catholic Church, and the monarchy’s grip on power made it difficult for individuals to carve out their own destiny. Cervantes himself was no stranger to hardship—he had been a soldier, was captured and enslaved for five years in Algiers, and later struggled with financial difficulties and imprisonment. His personal experiences shaped his writing, infusing it with a deep awareness of human suffering and resilience.

Through Don Quixote, Cervantes presents a character who—despite his apparent foolishness—embodies the ultimate freedom: the courage to live by his own principles. He is rejected, attacked, and humiliated, yet he never abandons his quest. His very existence forces those around him to confront their own illusions and fears.

And isn’t that precisely what it means to stand for something in today’s world?

"Whenever humanity seems condemned to heaviness, I think I should fly like Perseus into a different space. I don't mean escaping into dreams or into the irrational. I mean that I have to change my approach, look at the world from a different perspective, with a different logic and with fresh methods of cognition and verification."—Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium (Lightness)

The Role of Sancho Panza: The Anchor to Reality

If Don Quixote represents idealism, vision, and the unwavering pursuit of a dream, then Sancho Panza is the grounding force, the pragmatist, the everyman who walks beside the visionary yet never fully leaves behind the weight of reality. Sancho follows Don Quixote out of loyalty, curiosity, and the hope of material reward, but he never fully embraces the knight’s delusions—at least, not at first.

He is both a companion and a counterbalance, someone who doubts but does not abandon. At times, Sancho tries to reason with Don Quixote, pointing out the absurdity of his chivalric fantasies, yet as the novel progresses, something interesting happens—Sancho begins to believe. He starts to absorb the dream, to entertain the possibility that Don Quixote’s world of ideals might hold something real, something worth pursuing.

Sancho’s duality is the same one we see in society today. We live in a time when people are torn between pragmatic survival and the pull of something greater—an ideal, a higher vision. Some choose to walk the practical road, dismissing anything that disrupts the status quo. Others, like Don Quixote, insist on forging their own path, no matter the ridicule.

Sancho represents those who might not be willing to take the full leap into radical authenticity but who, nonetheless, find themselves drawn to those who do. They remain skeptical, yet they keep walking alongside the mad dreamers, the ones who refuse to conform.

There’s a moment in Don Quixote where Sancho, after years of journeying with his master, says:

"I am beginning to learn that the brave man carves out his own fortune."

Sancho, the ultimate realist, begins to understand that action—bold, unrelenting action—is what shapes destiny. He may never fully become Don Quixote, but he realizes that walking alongside him has given him a perspective beyond mere survival.

Full Moon in Leo: Tension Between Stability and Change

This Full Moon in Leo is deeply entangled in the ongoing evolutionary struggle between freedom and stability, personal validation and societal belonging, commitment and disruption. The astrology of this lunation presents a crucial moment of reckoning, where something has to give.

At the center, we have:

* The Full Moon in Leo: A moment of emotional culmination, where we are asked to recognize where we shine, where we seek validation, and where we must embrace the fullness of our individuality.

* The Sun Conjunct Ceres and Mercury in Aquarius opposing the Moon on Leo: This adds a layer of detachment and intellectual processing. Ceres in Aquarius suggests nurturing through freedom and nonconformity, while Mercury in Aquarius sharpens our ability to see the bigger picture. Together, this is about understanding how we care for ourselves and others without losing our independence.

* Uranus in Taurus Squaring the Full Moon (First Quarter Square): Uranus, the great disruptor, is shaking the foundations of comfort, stability, and material security. This fixed sign tension between Leo and Taurus demands a shift—are we holding onto outdated structures that no longer serve us? Are we afraid to step fully into our freedom because it threatens our sense of stability? Uranus is the wild card, and this square reminds us that true liberation often comes through discomfort.

* Juno in Scorpio (Last Quarter Square): Juno, representing commitment and contractual relationships, is in deep, transformative Scorpio, making a last-quarter square to the Leo Sun. This is a test of commitment—not just to others, but to ourselves. Are we truly loyal to our deepest values, or are we compromising in ways that keep us trapped?

What This Full Moon Asks of Us

* What is more important—our need for personal validation or our place in the world?

* The Leo Moon wants to be seen, acknowledged, and celebrated for its uniqueness. But with Mercury and Ceres in Aquarius, we are also being asked to detach from our perspective and view ourselves from a more objective one. Are we seeking validation in ways that keep us from stepping into our true individuality?

* Are we committed enough to our own values?

* Juno in Scorpio is a serious energy—it wants depth, truth, and unwavering commitment. But to what? Are we still clinging to external commitments that no longer align with our core principles? Or have we made a promise to ourselves to honor what we truly believe in? This Full Moon exposes any misalignments between our stated values and our lived reality.

* What resources are we grounding now to ensure expansion later?

* Uranus has been in Taurus for seven years, shaking up everything we thought was stable—our financial systems, our definitions of value, our relationship to personal security. Soon, Uranus will take a brief step into Gemini before returning to Taurus for one last round. This is the moment to ask: What have I built in the last seven years that truly supports my freedom? Almost a year ago, Uranus and Jupiter met in Taurus, expanding a new path forward. The effects of that conjunction should now be visible. Are you seeing that expansion in your life? If not, what is still blocking you?

Something Has to Give

Fixed signs (Leo, Taurus, Scorpio, and Aquarius) resist change more than any other. They hold the structures of life in place, maintaining continuity, but they can also become stuck, unwilling to adapt even when adaptation is necessary.

This Full Moon is creating a T-square in fixed signs, meaning the pressure is reaching a breaking point. The energy is not necessarily about letting go, but about reconfiguring what isn’t working.

* If your sense of validation is coming from outdated sources, it's time to realign.

* If your commitment is built on shaky foundations, it’s time to reinforce or release it.

* If your resources (financial, energetic, or emotional) are still tied to structures that don’t support your future, it’s time to make a move.

Back to the Bigger Picture

This Full Moon, much like Don Quixote’s journey, challenges us to distinguish between illusion and truth—between the fleeting need for external recognition and the enduring power of inner conviction. Uranus reminds us that freedom isn’t given; it’s claimed. Juno asks us: Are you ready to commit to your highest values?

And most importantly, this lunation is a checkpoint: What have you done in the last six months to embody the expansion that Jupiter and Uranus initiated almost a year ago? The universe is watching, and so is your future self.

Resonances across time

Something I love is finding resonances across time—moments where the past speaks to the present, where patterns emerge, confirming a deeper, unseen connection. Looking at Miguel de Cervantes' chart, I see those echoes, those threads that weave his journey into mine.

His Pluto in Aquarius square the nodes (skipped steps) tells the story of an individual pushing against the weight of history, forcing evolution by challenging the structures that seek to contain thought and expression. His South Node in Taurus, North Node in Scorpio—the eternal pull between survival and comfort (Taurus) and confrontation and transformation (Scorpio), between preserving the known and stepping into the unknown. That same tension lives in the world today, and it pulses in my own work—the necessity to disrupt the status quo to honor something deeper, more real.

When the second edition of Don Quixote was published, Chiron was at 6° Aquarius—a wound in the collective mind, a break in perception, a moment where the vision of one could no longer be dismissed. This Chiron point meets my Ascendant, and I feel that imprint—the push to bring forth ideas that might wound before they heal, that might unsettle before they liberate. There’s something profoundly fated about the way expression shapes identity—how being seen and heard can become both the wound and the medicine.

His Chiron and Ceres trine Pluto and form an inconjunct to the North Node at 21° Gemini—aligning with my Venus, reinforcing this idea of nourishing thought, cultivating language as a means of both survival and expansion. Words are more than tools; they are acts of rebellion, acts of devotion, acts of creation. His work—his defiance of literary and societal expectations—wasn't just about telling a story. It was about bending reality itself, proving that a vision, even if ridiculed, has the power to shape the world.

The drive to move forward, to challenge, to push through. The instinct to fight for what matters, to refuse to yield to the expectations of others. His Moon in Aries aligns with my natal Mars at the same degree—his emotional core was restless, urgent, independent. He did not wait for approval. Neither do I.

And then there’s his Jupiter at 3° Pisces, sitting on my Saturn. His expansive, imaginative philosophy meets my structure, discipline, and the lessons I am meant to embody. What he initiated, I am grounding. His Uranus in Virgo, like mine, speaks to breaking systems from within, disrupting through precision, creating clarity where others see only disorder—while remaining a vessel of service through authentic behavior.

I don’t just admire Cervantes—I recognize him. The way he challenged narratives, the way he held onto his vision despite the world rejecting it, the way he used words as weapons and tools of liberation. His life, his struggles, his insistence on carving his own path—it all speaks to something I have always known.

The resonance is undeniable. Across time, across space, across the shifting tides of history, the same fire burns.

The Court of Authenticity

Last weeks, I wrote a lot about meaning and changing perspectives. On a personal note, I've been confronted with something that started emerging and becoming very clear. It was the rejection I was causing in a lot of people because of where I stand today and how people see my views as a threatening force, preventing them from allowing me into their lives.

At first, I didn’t fully understand what exactly they were rejecting. I could have an image of it, but then I just let it be. I don't like to judge judgments. Let’s put it this way: you judge me, and then I’m going to judge you for judging me. That’s wasted energy. But I am very attentive to understanding how I am perceived and also how people react towards me.

I have also found incredible value in how people respond to me even though we don't agree. I have the case of two different people that I've known for a while. I could add a lot to the first group—those who basically closed their lives to me with no notice just because I had certain standings. When I go back and confront them, simply asking—I have no idea what happened. I can imagine, but I'm not going to judge you. I just noticed that—they respond with something like, Well, your views. I became repulsed by them. I felt a very hard rejection. And I had to sit with that, read it, and see how my body responded to it.

So I’m in that process right now—response. I am aware of where I’m standing, and I am aware right now of how this made people react to me instead of responding. That awareness is so important because it gives me the support I need to keep on going and trusting my authentic values. Of course, I knew it had to do with those views—very radical views, according to people. But what interests me is that I have also had conversations with others who say, Even though we don’t agree on almost anything, we respect each other. And I find that incredibly enriching and wise, to say the least.

Don Quixote was ridiculed for seeing the world differently. He was mocked for believing in something greater than the accepted reality of his time. And yet, who among us has not been labeled foolish for refusing to conform?

So where do I stand with that? Do I go to my heart and say, Oh boo boo boo boo, it hurts that I'm not accepted and rejected and pushed away, closed and, I don’t know, discarded? Because that’s the word. Or do I stand firm in my views and ask myself, Do I have to change them to be accepted?

“The truth may be stretched thin, but it never breaks, and it always surfaces above lies, as oil floats on water.”

This is really the court of authenticity. You either keep standing for who you are, or you bend yourself into something more palatable for others. If people projected ideas of who I was, or who I am, or if I stood in different places before and then realized I wanted to change my mind, my perspective—and now, because of that, people stop having relationships with me—what is more important?

For me, the answer has always been clear: staying close to what I believe or at least what I stand for.

“He who loses wealth loses much; he who loses a friend loses more; but he that loses his courage loses all.”

Food for Thought: Meaning & Evolution

This Full Moon in Leo on Feb 12, forms a T-square with Uranus, just like six months ago, but in reverse. The Full Moon in Aquarius then, now this one in Leo. What have you done in the last six months that has given you the freedom to be yourself? Where are you shining your light? What steps are you taking toward your own individuation?

This is the journey of Don Quixote—choosing a path that may seem foolish to others but staying committed to his vision. Cervantes gave us a character who, despite ridicule and rejection, saw a world not for what it was but for what it could be.The question is: are you willing to be bold enough to hold your vision? To walk your own path?

I don’t want to be antagonistic with my belief systems. I want to embrace other people’s views without compromising my own values. But I will not stand for people coming at me with attacks or judgment. If someone doesn’t want me in their life, that’s their choice. But I no longer meet rejection with rejection. I used to be more radical about that—I used to be more dismissive—but I have come to understand that boundaries are different from exclusion. I only reject people who violate my personal boundaries. Those are the ones I draw a firm line with, and in that, my boundaries become meaningful.

Cervantes was writing during a time when the Spanish empire was at its height but also at a turning point, a moment of dissolution and rebirth. And isn’t that what we are living through now? Old paradigms are collapsing. New ones are struggling to emerge. Standing for something is seen as radical, even dangerous. But what greater purpose is there than to live in alignment with what you know to be true?

Everything is connected, isn’t it? The breaking, the rebuilding, the courage, the values—it’s all part of the cycle.

Bitcoin and Don Quixote: The Visionaries and the Pragmatists

If Don Quixote represents the bold, relentless vision of a world that does not yet exist, then Bitcoiners are the Quixotes of our time. They move ahead of society, seeing a paradigm shift long before others can grasp it. They are dismissed as lunatics, as hopeless idealists fighting windmills, but what they are actually doing is carving out a path that will one day be recognized as inevitable.

Sancho Panza, on the other hand, represents the pragmatists—the majority of society that hesitates before taking the leap. They are not necessarily against the vision; they simply require more proof, more stability before committing. Sancho follows Don Quixote not because he fully understands his master's madness but because, deep down, he senses that there is something real in what Don Quixote sees. Likewise, many people today hesitate to adopt Bitcoin, waiting for signs that the ground is steady before taking a step forward.

This is how history always unfolds. First, there are the trailblazers—those who walk ahead without guarantees, guided only by conviction and a sense of destiny. Then, there are the others—those who eventually follow, not out of opposition, but because they needed time. Neither path is better than the other; they are simply different roles in the process of evolution.

The world needs both—the Quixotes who charge ahead, unafraid of ridicule, and the Sanchos who keep them grounded, question them, and ultimately, once convinced, help bring their vision to the rest of society. This is how change happens.

As Cervantes reminds us:

“Too much sanity may be madness—and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be.”

Bitcoiners, like Don Quixote, see life as it should be. And history tells us that what is seen as madness today is often recognized as genius tomorrow.

And I trust this cycle completely.

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The language of Tlön resists the formulation of this paradox; most people did not even understand it. The defenders of common sense at first did no more than negate the veracity of the anecdote. They repeated that it was a verbal fallacy, based on the rash application of two neologisms not authorized by usage and alien to all rigorous thought: the verbs "find" and "lose," which beg the question, because they presuppose the identity of the first and of the last nine coins. They recalled that all nouns (man, coin, Thursday, Wednesday, rain) have only a metaphorical value. They denounced the treacherous circumstance "somewhat rusted by Wednesday's rain," which presupposes what is trying to be demonstrated: the persistence of the four coins from Tuesday to Thursday.

They explained that equality is one thing and identity another, and formulated a kind of reductio ad absurdum: the hypothetical case of nine men who on nine nights suffer a severe pain. Would it not be ridiculous - they questioned - to pretend that this pain is one and the same? They said that the heresiarch was prompted only by the blasphemous intention of attributing the divine category of being to some simple coins and that at times he negated plurality and at other times did not. They argued: if equality implies identity, one would also have to admit that the nine coins are one.

~Jorge Luis Borges, Thlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, 1940.

The World Will Be Cloned

True liberation comes from questioning everything, even oneself.

Today, we witness a conjunction of the North Node and Neptune at 28° Pisces. The last time a similar yet inverted conjunction occurred was with the South Node in 11/18/2016 at 9° Pisces. Looking back, I recall being in a state of deep illusion—disconnected from my own values, spiraling in uncertainty about my worth. That story is in my book, so I won’t retell it here, but I reference it because this particular conjunction with the North Node hasn’t occurred often—the last one was on January 18, 1858. This moment invites us to redefine our relationship with the narratives we tell ourselves, the fantasies we construct, and the ideologies that shape our world. North Node + Neptune offers the time to reflect with discernment on where your values are, based on your needs, thus assigning meaning toward a profound way of living.

Although Sagittarius, Jupiter, and the 9th house generate ideologies, by the time they reach Pisces, they become embedded belief systems—almost spirit-(ritual) in nature. Right now, with Jupiter newly direct in Gemini, we have an opportunity to question these frameworks, to reexamine the ideas we’ve accepted as truth. Since 2018, Uranus has forced me to step away from radical convictions, loosening my grip on fixed ideologies. My political views have been more openly expressed in the past year, yet even now, they remain fluid. I continue questioning everything—whether blue or red, left or right—because I refuse to assign absolute value to any single position.

Much of what we’ve accepted as "truth" has been carefully constructed, written in ways that discourage scrutiny. Borges, for instance, masterfully illustrated this in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius.

Jorge Luis Borges, one of the most brilliant literary minds of the 20th century, masterfully explored the nature of reality, language, and ideology in Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius, a short story first published in Ficciones (1940). The story presents a fictional world—Tlön—created by a secret society with the goal of reshaping human perception through fabricated knowledge. What begins as an obscure intellectual curiosity slowly infiltrates human thought, replacing reality with a meticulously constructed but entirely fictional world.

Borges anticipated the mechanisms of mass manipulation and ideological conditioning, showing how civilizations adopt false realities as truth when presented with a coherent, authoritative narrative. The story is not just a literary experiment—it is a warning. It eerily mirrors our time, where digital information, ideological agendas, and institutional narratives hold the power to overwrite reality itself.

Borges understood that whoever controls perception controls reality. In Tlön, reality is not merely rewritten—it is erased, replaced by a world where subjective belief supersedes material existence. As Borges famously concludes, “The world will be Tlön”, signaling that the real danger is not in the existence of false narratives, but in our willingness to accept them as truth.

We see this happening today. Ideologies have become so powerful that they distort perception, making people blind to what is in front of them. When narratives replace truth, questioning becomes an act of defiance.

In this world, reality is subjective, logic is rewritten, and over time, fabricated ideas infiltrate society until Tlön becomes the only recognized truth.

Are you still holding on to beliefs you once thought were absolute truths? Have you questioned them? In today’s world of extreme polarization, where discussions on gender, identity, and natural law are becoming battlegrounds, these questions matter more than ever. I recently read a post by an astrologer who, like many in that field, subscribes to a highly ideological worldview. It's interesting to me how so many astrologers lean toward the "woke" perspective, clinging to belief systems that give them a sense of certainty.

But I remind myself—and you, the reader—that whatever I write is my own evolving perspective. It is not absolute. My views shift as I continue to question.

This astrologer recently claimed that Chiron in Aries is about "toxic masculinity." I couldn’t help but laugh. While early feminism sought to empower women, later iterations have weaponized gender dynamics, undermining both men and women. Toxic masculinity is a fabricated concept born out of toxic feminism. What was once used to describe extreme aggression has now been twisted into an attack on masculinity itself, branding natural male traits—strength, leadership, and protection—as harmful. This narrative has not only emasculated men but has also distorted the natural balance between masculine and feminine energy, leading to widespread confusion about identity, purpose, and relationships.

Men do not hate women. What they reject is the feminist agenda that undermines their role as protectors, providers, and fathers. Feminist women, on the other hand, often seem to resent femininity itself—rejecting motherhood, sneering at traditional family structures, and pushing ideological division rather than harmony. They have weaponized gender, distorting natural law, and promoting the illusion that men and women are interchangeable rather than complementary.

Chiron in Aries is not just a wound for men to heal—it is an opportunity for everyone, including hard-core feminists to understand the role of Yang energy within themselves. This is not about erasing masculinity but integrating it with Yin energy rather than opposing it. Aries and Cancer form a natural square—action versus nurture—a tension that must be resolved, not fought. The same goes for Capricorn and Libra, where structure and relationships demand balance.

Chinese cosmology teaches us that the answer is never simply A or B, masculine or feminine—it is the synthesis that emerges in the present moment. Feminism has rejected this, seeking destruction over integration, leaving both men and women disconnected from their essence. To move forward, we must restore the natural order, where masculinity and femininity, Yang + Yin, and “Me vs. Them” coexist in harmony—not in conflict. Being in conflict when it emerges from inquiry leads to mutation, and mutation brings evolutionary blossom.

This is what I expressed in response to someone who made a rigid ideological argument. But I don’t expect you to take my words as truth, either. I challenge you to check your own biases. If you are someone with agency, do not blindly accept narratives—whether from me, from institutions, or from the world around you.

Reality, as we perceive it, is being rewritten. We are living through an era where the very foundation of what we believe is being dismantled. If money—the core structure of our civilization—has been an illusion, manipulated for control, then what else have we been conditioned to believe? From education to politics to social movements, corruption seeps into every corner. When something is tainted, you don’t ignore it—you put on gloves and start cleaning.

And that’s where we are now. Cleaning up the wreckage of ideology, stripping away the illusions, and reclaiming our right to think freely.

Because if we don’t, the world won’t just be Tlön.

The world will be cloned.

[…]

The geometry of Tlön comprises two somewhat different disciplines: the visual and the tactile. The latter corresponds to our own geometry and is subordinated to the first. The basis of visual geometry is the surface, not the point. This geometry disregards parallel lines and declares that man in his movement modifies the forms which surround him. The basis of its arithmetic is the notion of indefinite numbers. They emphasize the importance of the concepts of greater and lesser, which our mathematicians symbolize as > and <. They maintain that the operation of counting modifies the quantities and converts them from indefinite into definite sums. The fact that several individuals who count the same quantity would obtain the same result is, for the psychologists, an example of association of ideas or of a good exercise of memory. We already know that in Tlön the subject of knowledge is on and eternal.

~Jorge Luis Borges, Thlon, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius

The Zero Point of Aries

Venus has just entered Aries, marking a crucial zero-degree moment—a complete reset, a raw beginning, an initiation into something entirely new. At this threshold, we are called to start fresh, to strip away the layers of illusion we’ve carried, and to return to the fundamental principles of existence. What is the essence of humanity? What does it mean to begin again?

Pisces, the sign preceding Aries, has spent its time dissolving, forgiving, and letting go. But the question is, have you truly let go? Have you taken the last five years—especially since 2020—to question the narratives you've been given? Or are you still clinging to belief systems that have been fed to you, without ever stepping back to reexamine them?

Ask yourself:

* Are you still trusting the government?

* Are you still trusting institutions that have been proven to deceive?

* Are you holding onto your beliefs out of emotional attachment rather than truth?

For many, the inability to let go stems from personal experiences—a friend whose parents died during the crisis, a child who wants to transition, a past that feels too painful to question. But are you stepping back far enough to see the bigger picture? Or are you only holding onto these narratives because they are tied to your heart, preventing you from seeing beyond them?

This moment—the zero degree of Aries—demands clarity. It demands that we ground ourselves in reality rather than illusions. Stand up. Feel your feet on the floor.

Ask yourself:

Is what I see truly what is? Or have I only been conditioned to see it this way? If I shift my position, my perspective, my understanding—what changes?

This practice extends beyond ideology; it applies to everything in our daily lives. We read something outrageous, and our immediate reaction is shock. But instead of reacting, what if we paused? What if we deliberately sought out an alternative perspective? This is not about blind skepticism—it is about intellectual rigor, about developing the habit of critical thought.

We are creatures of habit. Repetition forms belief. The question is: Are you simply repeating what you've been told?

* Are you following the same routine without questioning it?

* Are you trusting the same voices without seeking alternatives?

* If you’re a parent, are you raising your children to think critically, or are they merely absorbing the conditioning of society?

We have been programmed to not question anything, but now is the time to dismantle that programming. I often write about this because I was fortunate—I grew up with the freedom to question everything. And in hindsight, that ability has paid off more than anything else. Nevertheless, as I write in my book, I still got programmed when I lived in the same city for 27 years and slowly merged into the mold needed to survive and thrive within that environment.

This applies just as much to money as it does to ideology. What were you told money is?

* A government-issued note?

* A measure of wealth?

* A tool for stability?

But now, after years of inquiry, it’s clear—money has been an illusion. It has been the invisible mechanism of control, funding indoctrination, influencing education, steering political agendas.

Corrupt systems do not sustain themselves without financial backing. The fiat system has been the engine driving these illusions for over a century.

Just as you must question narratives, you must question what you value—literally. Money dictates the direction of civilization. If you haven’t examined what it is, you haven’t yet questioned the full extent of the world’s deception.

This is why the zero-degree Aries point matters. It is not just about astrology—it is about resetting our perception of reality. About seeing things as they truly are, not as we have been conditioned to see them.

It is about making choices not based on past illusions but on a future grounded in clarity and truth.

The old world is dissolving. Will you step into the new?

First Principles & The Direction of Spirit

At the core of everything, we must return to first principles—because without them, we get lost in ideological noise.

* Value is subjective. What you consider important today depends on where you are, what you ate, what you’re thinking, and how you feel. There is no universal, fixed value for anything—value is determined by the individual, in the moment, through experience, and it is based on the individuals needs.

* Every decision is an economic decision. Even if you say you don’t care about money—because money is evil, or money doesn’t matter—you are still making a decision about its role in your life. Choosing to reject money is still a choice with economic consequences.

* Personal responsibility is everything [proof-of-work]. The life you live is shaped by the decisions you make. No institution, no government, no ideology will ever absolve you of the reality that you are responsible for the consequences of your own choices.

If you want to understand the world today—truly understand it—you need to study the history of money. Because everything unfolding now, everything being revealed, all of the systemic corruption and deception—it is not new. These mechanisms have been in place for over a century, and whether we knew it or not, we have been unknowingly supporting them. By operating within a system designed to enslave us through debt, by believing in a monetary structure that strips us of sovereignty, we have participated in our own subjugation. This is the root of it all.

Which brings us to today’s North Node–Neptune conjunction—a moment that will not repeat. The North Node will not return to Neptune. Neptune is not going back to this point. This is a rare, singular alignment. It presents a spiritual directive—an opportunity to decide the trajectory of your consciousness.

Ask yourself:

* Where are you spearheaded?

* Do you want to align with something greater—something beyond yourself, your conditioned beliefs, your inherited fears?

* Or do you still want to be led by external narratives, institutions, and ideologies that have dictated your reality?

Because here’s the truth: If you are still operating under someone else’s doctrine, you are not free. No matter how much you convince yourself otherwise, as long as your worldview is dictated by external forces, you are a subject of another’s will.

And if you accept that, then that is your choice.

But for those who seek to break free—this is the moment to step beyond illusion and reclaim the ability to think, act, and value independently.

A full moon in Leo is coming. I may write about it separately. But today, this needed to be said.

The world will be cloned—unless you choose to see beyond the mirage.

If the world is cloned, it means human action ceases to exist. Clones do not act—they repeat. They do not choose—they obey. They have no responsibility because they lack autonomy. They have no authenticity because they do not create, only imitate. They have no authority because they do not govern themselves—they are governed.

A cloned world is a world without sovereignty. Without free will. Without agency.

Borges’ Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius is not just a story—it is a warning. When ideology overtakes reality, when narratives replace truth, when people stop questioning and simply accept, the world is no longer real. It is an imitation, a copy, a script written by someone else. And the worst part? Those trapped within it don’t even realize they are clones.

If we do not break free from ideological mirages, we will live in a world that is not real, but merely a copy of someone else’s fiction.

The Outrage Over Rapid Change & The Power of Perception

The outrage we’re seeing right now—especially in response to the rapid and definitive actions of the new administration in the United States—is revealing. It forces us to reflect on how we relate to information, how we process economic reality, and whether we even understand the mechanics of money itself.

For some, like me, this moment is necessary. We need transparency. We need to be absolutely clear about where the money is going—especially when we know that the system is built on inflation, creating money out of thin air and debasing real value over time. But if someone has never studied the history of money, the fiat system, or the mechanisms of inflation, they are more likely to believe that the past 12+ years of Democratic economic policies have been beneficial and, therefore, see these rapid shifts as outrageous.

But this isn’t about red, blue, or any other color.The real question is: How have you been relating to data and economic reality since 2008?

Let me remind you—2008 was an economic disaster. Banks were bailed out instantly, while everyday people suffered. That moment revealed the deep flaws in the financial system, yet most people moved on without questioning it.

If you want to understand exactly how we got here, I highly recommend reading The Big Print by Lawrence Lepard (see video below). I started reading it yesterday, and it lays out everything you need to know. If you don’t understand money, you don’t understand the world.

Efrat & Monika going live! Save the date: Wednesday Feb. 12th 1pm EST / 7pm CET / 8pm Israel - this is gonna be so fun Stay tuned

Announcement: Monthly Live Stream with Efrat! 🚨

I’m thrilled to announce that I’ve teamed up with my good friend Efrat for a monthly live stream—starting February 12th! Check for exact times, and we’ll be broadcasting across many platforms, including this one, X.

We’ll be diving deep into topics like:

* Austrian economics and its principles

* Bitcoin and sovereignty

* Politics and power structures

* Astrology and cycles of change

* And most importantly—questioning reality itself.

Because let’s be honest—none of this makes sense anymore. And that’s exactly why we need to keep the inquiry open—to make sense of it together.

One thing I’ve been reflecting on: we’re at the end of social and legacy media as we know it. What’s emerging isn’t just a shift in platforms—it’s a shift in how we engage with information. Passive consumption is dying. The future is about deep questioning, relational intelligence, and real dialogue.

Mark my words: by February 2026 (when Saturn and Neptune meet at 1* Aries), social & legacy media as we know them will be gone. The collapse has already begun.

Join us on this journey—starting next week. Let’s rethink, reframe, and rebuild. Live. 🔥