“Do we have time? Yeah, I think we have time, but every moment that we waste is a moment that we delve further into madness.”
Peter Boghossian
So, no matter how crazy it gets, remember…
The Flow Must Go On!
And…
The Human Spirit Shall Prevail!
To all you totalitarians. Consider yourselves warned…
“The more you tighten your grip Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.”
Princess Leia
The End of the Dollar as the World's Reserve Currency? What They Said Could Never Happen....
I like Andy Schectman and I also like Kitco News. Here, Andy is interviewed by Michelle Makori. The Petrodollar deal which Kissinger made with Saudi Arabia is discussed, along with Nixon’s departure from gold-backing and the world’s current moving away from the dollar. There’s a one-hour video and a short article…
End of the Petrodollar?
Excerpts from the article:
Saudi Arabia reportedly let the 50-year petro-dollar agreement expire on June 9th, opting to sell oil in multiple currencies instead of exclusively using the U.S. dollar. Andy Schectman, President and Owner of Miles Franklin Precious Metals, warns that if the "petro" is taken from the "dollar," the U.S. currency will be backed by "nothing," which could trigger "catastrophic" consequences…
The foundation of the petrodollar system lies in a 1974 agreement between Saudi Arabia and the United States. Under this deal, Saudi Arabia agreed to recycle its petrodollars into U.S. Treasuries in exchange for a security guarantee from the U.S., creating a strategic alliance that has significantly influenced global politics for decades. By 1975, all OPEC members had agreed to price oil in dollars and invest in U.S. government debt…
If the U.S. dollar is no longer the primary payment option for oil, Schectman foresees a massive spike in interest rates as one of the consequences, with the situation getting quite chaotic for the U.S.
“If this happened all at once, it would be catastrophic. It would be chaotic because the natural reaction of the dollar being dumped globally is hyperinflation. It would hit our shores in a tsunami of inflation,” Schectman said. “The dollar would collapse, the stock market would collapse, the bond market would collapse, the banking system would collapse, the insurance companies would collapse. Everything. This is the great reset.”
…The move away from using the U.S. dollar in international trade transactions is not new, but it has been accelerating…
Update
I know this month’s output has been light, but I hope some of you have tried my homemaker hacks (men can do them too!). Feel free to share yours as well, and we may post them.
We’ve been working on our house and will be, for the rest of the year. I will have to try to balance it all a bit better. We’ve been hiking as a family and spending some wonderful times together...and I’ve been working on my healthcare. These are always great and necessary things, but with the continued degrading of the state of the world, it seems more urgent than ever…to push forward, take advantage of opportunities while we still can, and stop and smell the roses. Geopolitical tensions are tighter than they have been in decades and there is concern about the upcoming US elections (or possible failure to hold elections at all, as some are predicting).
I would urge all our readers to print the “15 Points Preparedness Worksheet” (see link on Home page) and work on it with your family. Also, please print our “Eclipse Pilgrimage of Mercy” supplemental prayers. Included is Cardinal Burke’s 9-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe and a prayer for the United States.
I have also been getting ready for my trip to the Catholic Land Movement Conference at Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in northern New York (about a 4-hour trip for me), this coming weekend! I’m so excited, it is my first time there. This is a traditional Catholic organization and the Tridentine Mass will be offered. These are the kinds of things I do as research and networking, to bring the knowledge I aquire, to all of you. I hope to share some pictures and some of what I will learn, in the coming days. It’s going to be like a retreat/agrarian/prepper learning experience all in one! There will be wonderful Catholic devotions and confession, along with workshops and social time. There is an optional farm visit, where animals will be slaughtered, which I will be attending. Some of the workshops I plan to go to are “Garden Planning at Home,” “Wells and Spring Development,” and a presentation of 2 faith-centered farms. I also hope to attend Chris Martenson’s Peak Prosperity Annual Summit 2024 in New Hampshire in September (the early-bird rate is ending June 30). I attended his conference last year in Massachusetts and it was life-changing.
Due to the fact that I will be away this weekend, our Month of July post may be a day or 2 late. God bless you all and your families! Chiara F Mathews:)
Pentecost / Whitsunday: Come Holy Ghost!
“I’m coming again, and this time it’s no more Mr. Nice Guy!”
Carmina Burana
Andrew Cuomo Admits Covid Mandates Were Unlawful!
In the wake of the Main Stream Media finally admitting the mRNA shots maybe sorta kinda weren’t all that great…
In a stunning change of narrative, former (dishonorably discharged) New York Governor Andrew Cuomo had this to say to Dr. Leana Wen (one of the main mouthpieces for the Goebbels-style Covid and “anti-vaxxer” fear propaganda, also former Planned Parenthood President):
"Government had no capacity to enforce any of this. ‘You must wear a mask.’ People wore masks in New York. If they said 'I'm not wearing a mask' there was nothing I could do about it. You must close your private business. 'I won't'. There was nothing I could really do about it. It was really all voluntary.”
Seriously? Re-writing history here!
As a New Yorker who suffered horribly during that time and witnessed the suffering of those around me with various human rights abuses, I hardly have any words in response to this.
If these mandates were not enforceable, then they MUST HAVE BEEN ILLEGAL. Is Cuomo actually saying there were no mandates? Tell that to the people who lost their businesses, lost teeth due to dental care lockdown, could not attend religious services at a time when they needed God the most, were forced to leave burials because they had more than 10 people, were thrown out of stores for having the mask under the nose, were refused public toilet facilities, not allowed access to almost everything in NYC if not “vaxxed,” forced Covid tests (nose rapes), told to stand on dots and remain 6 feet apart, separated like cattle, subjected to constant auditory and visual mind control…all of this resulting in increased OD’s, suicides, car fatalities and dysfunction of all sorts. SAFE & HEALTHY!
In fairness to Cuomo, it’s true there were many who were so quick to become the “prison guards,” lording their power over others in an almost sadistic way. And others who happily embraced it all because of fear…of what? Illness? Death? No trust in God. No ability to look around and see with their own eyes how extreme, unnecessary and in fact, counter-productive these measures were. Mass Formation Psychosis. This was no Spanish Flu or Black Plague, and even if it was, these measures would still have been grossly wrong. Let us learn that if something is not observable, do not believe it. Because these psychopaths are not done yet. (Example: Earthquakes and hurricanes are not a sign of climate change. They happen.) When true crises do occur, the real solution is prayer and repentance, not tyranny.
Cuomo laments how terrible it is that “people do not trust the government” anymore. Are we supposed to trust the government? Why should we? The American Founders were acutely aware of the dangers of leaders gone wrong. After all, they waged war against their own King George. That’s why they wrote checks and balances into the system and further warned of potential dangers of corruption. Well, here we are.
Video Clip from RealClear Politics
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.”
“Political language…is designed to make lies sound truthful and murder respectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind.”
George Orwell
"Financial Armageddon is Now Baked in the Cake"
"The Real Panic Hasn’t Even Started Yet, Part 1”
Chris Martenson, Peak Prosperity
The video above is a great introduction to understanding the current state of the financial system of the US…and that we are on an unsustainable path (admitted by Jerome Powell), which is nearing the breaking point. This is well worth the 44 minutes of your time today. For the adults remaining in the room, we have a responsibility to ourselves, our loved ones and to Holy Church, to be awake and respond appropriately to as is said below, “the hand we are dealt.”
Here are Martenson’s notes on the video:
“The core insights that define the Peak Prosperity way of seeing the world are set against real-world data in this episode. Energy, debt, wealth, currency, GDP, & the fiscal vandalism of Congress combine to assure that the future will consist of hard choices as we navigate self-inflicted predicaments…Staying on top of and making sense out of the world is a real problem these days. At times like these, I like to back way up and take a wide-angle, big-picture view of the situation. When I do, things clarify, although I often wish that the picture were more benign or hopeful. Alas, we play the hand we are dealt. Once enough people see things this same way, and we cross over the common knowledge boundary line, real financial panic will set in. That’s how it will be perceived and reported on, but it will actually be a sudden and quite necessary realignment between what we have been conditioned to think of as wealth and real wealth. The difference is between primary and secondary wealth which are real and tangible, and tertiary wealth which is abstract and nothing more than a claim on real, tangible wealth. Cash only has value if you can buy something with it.
To understand this and then act on it, it’s essential to grasp the connection between oil and the economy, and the degree to which our economy is fictional due to its dependence on the perpetual expansion of debt at a rate that far exceeds the underlying economy’s rate of growth. It’s a complicated set of connections, to be sure, but vital to grasp. Armed with this information and framing, you will be far in front of the rest of your fellow humans and able to more gracefully navigate the emerging risks and opportunities.”
Everything "X" Eclipse!
“And God said: Let there be lights made in the firmament of heaven, to divide the day and the night, and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days and years: To shine in the firmament of heaven, and to give light upon the earth. And it was so done. And God made two great lights: a greater light to rule the day, and a lesser light to rule the night: and the stars. And he set them in the firmament of heaven to shine upon the earth. And to rule the day and the night, and to divide the light and the darkness. And God saw that it was good.”
Genesis 1:14
“The Great American Eclipse”
&
“The Great North American Eclipse”
2017 ~ 2024
Many believe the Total Eclipse of the Sun proves the existence of God. It shows obvious intelligent design, that the Moon fits perfectly over the Sun, to block out the day and show the glorious corona, that can never be seen otherwise. For many, witnessing this event is deeply spiritual and life-changing. Other cultures, notably the Native Americans and the Muslims, have taken eclipses very seriously. Let us pray that the upcoming Total Eclipse on April 8th will see a conversion in hearts for those living lives of sin or those who do not believe in the Divine Majesty. Let us also pray, for those already on the path of holiness, that they may increase in faith and trust in our Almighty Creator after witnessing such an incredible phenomenon.
What are the basic facts about these 2 eclipses?
The upcoming eclipse takes place on the feast of the Annunciation, when the Angel Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary, that she will bear the Savior of Mankind. Is this event an announcement of a sort? Even if it portends dark times, we know that there is always hope and in God’s time, a glorious ending. Totality starts in the Pacific Ocean, lands in Sinaloa Mexico, traverses from Texas to Newfoundland, Canada, and onto the Atlantic Ocean. This whole wavelike dance takes roughly 3 hours, 15 minutes (on land) and reaches maximum totality at 2:17 EDT. This eclipse is unique in that it will last roughly 4 ½ minutes (which is long), the sky will fall darker and the the Sun’s Corona will be quite active, as we will be close to a solar maximum (this refers to the Sun’s 11-year cycle). From astonomy.com:
“Everyone in the continental U.S. will see at least a partial eclipse. In fact, if you have clear skies on eclipse day, the Moon will cover at least 16 percent of the Sun’s surface…you’ll start to notice that the shadows around you are getting sharper. The reason is that the Sun’s disk is shrinking, literally approaching a point — and a smaller light source produces better-defined shadows. At about 85 percent coverage, you’ll be able to spot Venus 15° west-southwest of the Sun. If any trees are at your site, you may see their leaves act like simple pinhole cameras, with hundreds of crescent Suns appearing in their shadows…Unlike the 2017 eclipse, which covered only one large city, Nashville, the 2024 event will plunge several major metropolitan centers into darkness. [Following is edited for clarity.] Many lie directly along the path of totality, while others will have a smaller (but still significant) percentage of their areas covered. Among them are Mazatlán, San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Dallas, Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Cleveland and Buffalo.”
The last total eclipse 7 years ago, crossed the USA from Oregon to South Carolina. The 2 eclipses together, create an “X” across the Midwest: 9,000 square miles covering parts of Missouri, Kentucky and Illinois. The first eclipse occurred on August 21st, the date of the Our Lady of Knock apparitions in Ireland in 1879. This was a strange, silent vision, seen by many people, which included not only Our Lady, but also Our Lord in the form of a Lamb, Saint Joseph and Saint John the Evangelist, along with angels. The presence of the writer of Apocalypse may indicate a prophetic meaning, perhaps even speaking of our own times. It is also worth noting this occurred during the month of the Immaculate Heart and the year of the Fatima Centennial. There was also a 9-month-long astronomical event overlapping with this eclipse, to be discussed below.
What is the significance of the 7-year time period between these eclipses?
This is obviously in the realm of speculation. We would do well to take a look at what has transpired in the past 7 years. 2 years after the first eclipse, the world saw a weaponized virus descend upon it. It’s been a whirlwind ever since, with no end in sight. We are now engulfed in a variety of polycrises or multi-front attack vectors, which we will take a look at below. The Western world has indeed crossed a threshold during these 7 years. The Covid agenda successfully proved that all human rights we took for granted can now be breeched, even in “the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave.” Not surprisingly, in the wake of this unprecedented disaster, things are heating up all over. Since the US is the world’s great military power, anything happening here should concern the entire world…and there’s an “X” coming…and it’s hard to ignore.
Darkness in the form of an “X”…or a cross. We know God has used darkness before as a sign and will use it again. The 9th Plague of Egypt was 3 days of darkness. And during Our Lord’s Crucifixion, there were three hours of darkness, about the same amount of time for this eclipse to traverse from Mexico to Canada:
“Now from the sixth hour there was darkness over the whole earth, until the ninth hour.”
Matthew 27:45
But darkness is only a metaphor, an eclipse is only a symbol for the spiritual eclipse which has taken place in our world. Sin has blotted out the Light of Christ. And repentance will bring it back.
What are the spiritual polycrises facing us?
Gender Ideology In Vitro Fertilization Pornography Fornication Homosexuality Contraception Abortifacients Abortion Child Abuse Sacrilegious Communion Modernism Scandal & Confusion in the Church Occult Practices Corrupt Entertainment Despair Drug Use Dishonesty Violence Materialism Divorce Nihilism Religious Persecution Corruption of Children Immodesty
What are the temporal polycrises facing us?
Energy Depletion Green Energy Pipe Dream Trillions in Debt Excessive Money Printing International Abandoning of Dollar Political Corruption Distrust of Institutions Mass Human Migration Mind Control & Mass Psychosis Breeches of International & Domestic Law All Human Rights in Jeopardy Climate Change Hysteria Screen Addiction Human Trafficking Genocide Geo-Political Tensions Supply Chain Issues Weaponized Government Media Lies Electronic Surveillance Artificial Intelligence Ecological Damage Crime Biotechnology Advanced Weaponry Breakdown of Family & Community Government Dependence Globalist Agenda Weaponized Healthcare
This is why we must pray for mercy. Of course these 2 groupings overlap in many ways and fundamentally all is a spiritual battle…
“For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers, against the rulers of the world of this darkness, against the spirits of wickedness in the high places.”
Ephesians 6:12
Why perform a Pilgrimage?
Pilgrimages, or physical travel to places of religious significance is a universal and ancient practice. It has been practiced by Catholics and also the Jewish people, including the Holy Family, were required to visit the Temple in Jerusalem 3 times per year. Pilgrimages connect the faithful to places of meaning, for we live after all, in a physical world. The physical contains the spiritual, as the body contains the soul, as the Tabernacle contains the Real Presence. Pilgrimages connect us to the transcendent and also each other. Physical travel, along with devotional practice, shows effort and contains some measure of sacrifice. It is extraordinarily beneficial and also offers opportunity to create beautiful memories with our loved ones.
The Eclipse Pilgrimage of Mercy first invokes Our Lord in the Divine Mercy Novena, which is a Pilgrimage of the Heart coming to Christ. Then we travel to a holy site to pray the Rosary, invoking Our Lady. Our Two Hearts, pierced by 2 swords of sin across the land, creating a cross, we pray, will receive consolation and reparation. We in turn, hope to mitigate the coming chastisement.
What role does Our Lady of Guadalupe play in these events?
Our Lady appeared to Saint Juan Diego on Tepeyac hill in Mexico. This coming eclipse begins on land, also in Mexico. The miraculous image which appeared upon Diego’s “Tilma,” shows the Mother of God surrounded by the rays of the Sun and standing upon a crescent Moon. One cannot help but see a connection to Saint John’s apocalyptic vision mentioned below, which some say appeared in the sky 33 days after the first eclipse. Also, Mary’s image on the cloak has been described as a kind of “eclipse,” as she seems to be blocking the Sun, while its Corona emanates from her.
Our Lady of Guadalupe is known as the “Queen of Mexico” and the “Empress of the Americas,” as her devotion spread throughout Mexico and to all the people of South America. The “X” Eclipse is given to North America, within her patronage (and hence to the world). She brings this warning to our land at a time when we are engulfed in crises like never before, with all manner of devastation looming. Just as she converted the pagans of Mexico, she now seeks to convert this post-Christian culture, which has forgotten its great Redeemer, and create a new world, close to God and nature…the Authentic Life.
April 8th’s Eclipse is overlapping with Raymond Leo Cardinal Burke’s Nine-Month Novena to Our Lady of Guadalupe, which began March 12th. He sees the polycrises all around us and has instituted this devotion as a response. Like a loving Mother, Our Lady always comes, not simply to chastise, but ultimately to console. Remember her words to Saint Juan Diego:
“Are you not in the hollow of my mantle, in the crossing of my arms?”
How does this Eclipse relate to Apocalypse 12:1?
What was the 9-month astronomical event which took place in conjunction with the Eclipse 7 years ago?
“And a great sign appeared in heaven: A woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and on her head a crown of twelve stars.”
Apocalypse 12:1
My research has yielded the following. This is speculative. Please make your own judgement. I am not responsible for errors, as I am not an astronomy expert.
On the feast of Christ the King, Novemer 20th 2016, an astronomical story began to unfold, which lasted 9 ½ months, correlating roughly with a woman’s pregnancy. Some believe a comet, which appeared at the outset, represented the Incarnation. And at the end of this period, a birthing, reflecting Apocalypse 12.
This story began with Jupiter, representing a king, entering the womb area of the constellation Virgo, representing a virgin. Jupiter was in “retrograde,” and spent 9 months in this position. The first half of the “X” Eclipse occurred on August 21st, 2017. On September 23rd, on the feast of Saint Padre Pio, in the month of Our Lady of Sorrows, the “birthing” was seen in the night sky. The planet came out of Virgo, the Sun rose directly behind the constellation, and the Moon was at its lower part. Saint John’s account depicts a crown of 12 stars upon the lady. Above Virgo, appeared the nine stars of Leo, along with Mercury, Venus and Mars. Some say the saga continues astronomically with the depiction of the dragon seeking to devour the child, etc.
Saint Pio may be significant, as he gave a number of warnings about the coming days. The woman in this verse, is often seen to represent the Church or the Virgin Mary. There are varying opinions as to the uniqueness of these events. Some insist that taken as a whole, such a progression in the sky cannot be ignored and would be extremely rare. The Eclipse in August is a local sky event that can be seen as overlapping with the other universal phenomena. Are we living through Apocalypse in real time? You decide.
Remember to be joyful and always trust in God!
He sends us this “X” out of love!
We have such a great Savior and such a beautiful Mother!
Peace be with you & your families!
PS If you are reading this after the fact…the “X” will remain relevant, it cannot be forgotten…you can always say the Divine Mercy Chaplet Novena and you can always pray the Rosary…please also pray Cardinal Burke’s Guadalupe prayer, see link above.
April is the Month of the Holy Eucharist
April begins with the joyful and festive Octave of Easter. Yes, this is the time we pray the Novena of the Divine Mercy (as Our Lord requested of Saint Faustina) and this year, we prepare for the “X” Eclipse, what seems like a warning that we best pay attention to. And yet, we must always remain joyful. It is an insult to Our Blessed Lord, Whom we receive in Holy Communion, to be anything less than exceedingly happy, even in the midst of sorrows and uncertainty.
Divine Mercy Sunday (also Low or Quasimodo Sunday in the trad) is the 7th. The day after, the feast of the Annunciation, is the Great North American “X” Eclipse. One sword pierced the heart of America 7 years ago and another pierces again. Perhaps these represent the swords which pierce both the hearts of Our Lady and Our Lord, due to our sins. Together they make a cross. As we pray in the Divine Mercy Novena:
“Oh Blood and Water which gushed forth from the Heart of Jesus as a fount of mercy for us, I trust in Thee!”
Let us seek to console Our Two Hearts and to draw down mercy, not wrath.
The 21st is Good Shepherd Sunday in the new. The 25th is April’s Major Rogation Day in the trad, a day for prayer and penance, very similar to the Ember Days, with a different origin. The Litany of the Saints is recited on the Rogation Days.
How may we honor and celebrate the Holy Eucharist this month? The many unworthy Communions of unrepentant Catholics is probably one of the main reasons we’re getting the “X.” Offering reparation and properly instructing your loved ones, even when it’s difficult, are some ways we can console the pierced Eucharistic Heart of Jesus.
Calendar of trad feasts for April: calefactory
It's Coming Like a Wave from West to East...
An “X” across the greatest military power in human history.
Spanning 7 years.
At the end of an Empire.
Pride comes before a fall.
But all ends also bring new beginnings.
What will our new beginning look like?
We will be the ones to decide.
“the great north american eclipse”
“the great american eclipse”
on the date of Our Lady of Knock apparitions, in the Month of the Immaculate Heart, in the year of the Fatima Centennial
crossing “the great north american eclipse”
on the feast of the Annunciation, in the Month of the Holy Eucharist
Images from timeanddate.com and astronomy.com