January 8th 2026 Influence is power without force Influence is power without force Influence – from the Etymological dictionary. late 14c., an astrological term, “streaming ethereal power from the stars when in certain positions, acting upon character or destiny of men,” from Old French influence “emanation from the stars that acts upon one’s character and destiny” (13c.), also “a flow of water, a flowing in,” from Medieval Latin influentia “a flowing in” Influence is flow versus force. Yet...

January 7th 2026 Modern spell casting Modern spell casting Interpellation – programming ideas into people’s minds by addressing them as if they were already true. For example, if a law enforcement officer calls out urgently – hey, you – there is often an immediate sense of guilt, even when innocent. The myth is written into existence. This is one of the many tools of propaganda. In Australia, as in the USA and UK, the Murdoch press writes ideas into existence every day. We begin to question...

January 6th 2026 Promises made, promises broken Promises made, promises broken For one brief moment, after the horrors of two World Wars, there was a sense of unification through the creation of the United Nations, the International Court of Justice, the International Criminal Court, and various other global initiatives. None of them was perfect. But they acknowledged that with the nuclear bomb, we had shifted from the age of nation-states to the age of one Spacehip Earth. What happens over...