Now on Level 95 of Differences: Online Journey.
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Saturday, September 30, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Isang panaginip ang hndi hndi ko po makakalimutan at ito yung panaginip na nakahukay ako ng GINTO KALDERO at GINTO SIBUYAS, madali ko lang sya nahukay gamit ang rebar na bakal, yung lupa kasi parang may halong buhangin kaya madali ko nahukay, mga yr 2013 yata po ito im not sure.
"At ito panaginip ko ito ay may konnection sa panaginip ng nanay ko wayback early 90's. Na nanaginip sa may kaldero ginto daw na binabantayan ng maliit na matanda na mahaba ang balbas, lalapit daw sya sana kaso nagalit daw yung matanda nag babantay sa kaldero ginto, binato daw sya ng bolang apoy at buti naka takbo daw sya sa kubo at doon sa hagdan tumama yung bolang apoy."My reply:
Hello ______!
Never take your dreams or others' dreams literally.
The pot of gold represents the spirituality you need to make your life complete; it is related to alchemy, or the archetypal activity of converting lead into gold. The gold onion is a symbol of courage and peristence that you will need.
On this planet and in this country, the only material treasures you will amass are those that you work for.
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You with five syllables in your name: Every day is new beginning, a new life. Always think positively
Friday, September 29, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Do not neglect your maintenance medication Always dedicate a specific budget for it. Replenish when it is time to replenish.
Thursday, September 28, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Keep warm, keep dry, and stay indoors. The weather of extremes will soon cast its net of colds, fever, and the flu on the unwary.
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Hello po Sir Tony. Good day po.
"Nagask na po pala ako with regards to a dream. Magpa interpret lang po sana ako ulit. "Recently, I've been thinking about snakes. Like out of the blue snakes po naiisip ko. Yung tipong baka biglang may makapasok sa room ko so icloclose ko windows or basta out of nowhere po talaga maiisip ko snakes. Then syempre makikita ko po siya habang nagiiscroll ganon. "Tapos kanina lang I dreamt of snakes. I love animals actually. Snakes even. Tapos natuwa ako na pinapakain sila ng someone(diko nakita face). Nag iba yung scene tapos may baby snakes in a wooden na lalagyan, circular po siya. Siguro mga 4-5 baby snakes po andun then tinataas nila ung ulo nila then parang gusto pakainin ko. Pero nung una natutuwa ako. Pero nung nilabas na nila totally yung face nila, natakot ako then bigla ko tinakpan. Mukhang cloth lang din pinantakip ko. Then may isang snake na nalabas ung ulo. I don't remember being bitten but alam ko binitawan ko somewhere ung wooden na lalagyan na maraming baby snakes kasi ayaw ko makagay. They felt poisonous din po kasi. "Tapos after that the scenery changed na ang daming big snakes siguro po mga 2-3. Then that's all I remember po "Looking forward po ulit sir sa response niyo po! Thank po sir in advance
"My reply:
There are two possible meanings that the snakes represent in your dream:
--Healing and being healed, because snakes are archetypes of the creatures let loose in the Temple of Asclepios
--fear of the penis and of being violated.
For a deeper analysis of your dream, I suggest that you consult an elder psychologist of your own gender.
Two-hour, deep tissue massage. For some reason, while the masseur was doing my back, a random memory came in. I was in fifth grade, it was late at night. and I'd just finished watching an episode of The Twilight Zone on black-and-white TV. I cannot remember the episode, but I remember the Firestone commercial that played and how it left me with a very deep feeling of grief. The phone rang in my father's study. I picked it up; it was one of my classmates who wanted to ask me about some school work. He, too, had watched the episode on TV. I asked him if he remembered the Firestone commercial. I tried to explain to him how the commercial made me feel, but he could not understand me and I was extremely frustrated.
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You with seven syllables in your name: Even as late as now, why are you still unsure of what you are, what you want to be, what legacy you will leave behind, and how you will be remembered by your countrymen?
Tuesday, September 26, 2023
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You with seven syllables in your name: Turn your back on the tragedies of the past. Step forward and be proactive. Make a name for yourself, for that is what your deceased loved ones want you to achieve..
Monday, September 25, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Hi Sir Tony, good noon! I hope I am not disturbing you.
"I recently did your spell to avenge myself against enemies. I went out soon after. "My house helper told me that while I was out, she heard loud banging of glass in my bedroom. She checked when the noise stopped and didn’t find any broken glass. "This same thing happened on the last day of ghost month, when we lit nine joss sticks and I was also out. "Sir Tony, do these incidents mean anything? We haven’t had these incidents before. Am I being asked to do anything else? "Thank you for your guidance, Sir Tony! Have a wonderful week ahead."My reply:
Hello ____!
As long as no one got hurt and nothing got damaged, consider these incidents as trickster activities.
It is also possible that the ghosts were telling you that your spell worked.
You need not do anything else but get on with your life.
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You with five and you with six syllables in your names: Take advantage of the tropical fruits of the season, before they are replaced by others.
Sunday, September 24, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: It is more healthful to celebrate with food rather than with alcohol.
Saturday, September 23, 2023
I wish someone would write a screenplay about three intertwined lives, as in _The Hours_: that of Carlos Celdran and that of Pura Luka Vega. There needs to be a third character, of course, and it would be an oppressed, teenage writer in the 1890s, on or about the time when the fountain pen was invented and Rizal was working on his novels.
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You with five and you with six syllables in your names: Turn your back on the past and all the mistakes that you made. Live in the present for the present, and look forward to the future.
Friday, September 22, 2023
What sin did the animals and all other creatures commit so that they were not only exiled from the Garden of Eden but also doomed to be abused, hunted, killed, and even eaten by men who were made in the image and likeness of their Creator?
Are men stewards of the earth merely in the service of their pleasure and their survival?
When you invite children to a feast, they will eat their fill and have fun.
When you invite a woman to a feast, she will eat little and have little fun, because her husband and her children are not there.
When you invite a man to a feast, he will, before leaving, ask to take some food home to his wife and children.
I asked Q. to rehang one of the full-body Halloween skeletons that my sister Sylvia sent me from Sydney beside the entrance to my bedroom. Strange, but everyone who sees it asks me if it's real.
It's made of fiberglass, but I am quite certain that it was molded or calipered after a real skeleton.
Still don't know where to locate the second skeleton.
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You with five syllables and you with six syllables in your names: Never let any weather condition get you down. All you have to do is meditate on fine weather and the pleasant memories you associate it with.
Thursday, September 21, 2023
Meet Casper, our child golem who's also a friendly ghost. Bought him off a mall pull-out sale after Hungry Ghosts Month (mall pull-outs always make me sad) and I felt that I was rescuing an abandoned kitten and giving it a home.
I thought I'd place him inside my bathroom and use him as a towel rack like a white blackamoor, but changed my mind. I have a lot of cosplay stuff to place on him anyway. Behind him in this photo is Diego, a flesh-tone mannequin, who is still garbed in Ifugao attire.
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You with six syllables in your name: Do not be swayed by the smooth talk of "friends". Remember that misery loves company, and they will usually do everything to drag you down along with them.
September 2023
At our side entrance
Our three pairs of "mag-asawang duwende" function as sentinels to the metal spirit house above Design Toscano's Ent, which my youngest granddaughter calls "Grandpa" whenever she sees it. At its feet is our antique, brass, Maranao hut.
The spirit house Is filled with coins, and is actually a heavy, iron, table lantern that I bought at Rustan's Gift Pavilion a long time ago. I light tea lights in a glass holder inside it at night.
The set-up also represents the three realms of existence on the Tree of Life (Lower, Middle, and Upper).
Wednesday, September 20, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Do not do too may favors for friends, especially those who do not return favors. Never allow yourself to be used, even in the name of friendship.
Tuesday, September 19, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Most of the lessons in your life are lessons of patience. Learn to wait and see. Everything usually turns out for the best.
Monday, September 18, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Continue to stimulate your mind with things you enjoy looking at and exploring, such as curios and objects from distant times and distant places. There are lessons to be learned that you won't find in any textbook.
Sunday, September 17, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Every so often, make a secret evaluation of your friends, for many of them are only pretending to be friends. Be concerned with your happiness and not with the happiness of others who have no relation to you other than "friendship".
Saturday, September 16, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Keep yourself updated on the news, but remain a mere spectator.
Friday, September 15, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Do not splurge on anything. Practice temperance and modesty at all imes.
Thursday, September 14, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Do not deal with arrogant workers, no more than you should deal with arrogant students. Leave them to their ignorance and their narrow-mindedness.
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Do not begrudge hungry children food and drink These nourish not only the body but also the mind.
Your Messenger message:
"Sir good morning, just wanna ask if you so rituals about making someone to come back in one's life..my wife for example.
"*do"
My reply:
Hello _____!
My advice is to go the way of logic and common sense. If you feel that there is still hope of her coming back to you, discuss the matter with her, but know that, even she comes back to you, things will never be the same again. If she left you with good reason, however, you need to accept that reality and get on with a life without her.
The folk alternative is to purchase a talisman called "sungay ng usa" cut from deer horn and keep it with you. Such pieces are usually sold in Quiapo and Baclaran.
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Thoughts and feelings come and go like the sunshine and the rain. Nothing is permanent, including joy and suffering, but the world will not end in this lifetime.
Monday, September 11, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Do not try to solve your problems by ingesting more food than you should.
Sunday, September 10, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: No matter how your day was, always ensure that you have a good night's sleep. It is the only, perfect closure to any kind of day.
Saturday, September 9, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Dreams are realized only when you take concomitant, positive action instead of just mulling over them.
Friday, September 8, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Good afternoon, sir Tony.
"I hope you’re having a fine and wonderful Saturday.
"Sir Tony, if I may, I’d like to share this with you. We’re losing all our forks in our home.
"We only now have 2 forks from the several we got.
"We can’t rack our brains where we placed it and misplaced it.
"This has been happening for months already.
"We tried to be logical about this and thought that one of our family members just didn’t took care of our cutleries.
"But it’s not even human nature to even think of doing pranks like this that will affect us.
If indeed one of our family members just hid or threw the forks away.
It’s just so unusual.
"Please shed light on this matter. Thank you so much. "My reply:
Hello _____
Nine times out of ten, cutlery gets thrown away in the trash along with paper napkins and excess food from plates by persons operating on auto-pilot, i.e. focused on other things or on the next chore they need to do. When unchecked, it becomes a blind habit.
On a symbolic level, forks represent males/men. What do you think losing forks as Freudian action-slips means?
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You with six syllables in your name: Evaluate your current status from time to time. What should you do next? What else do you hope to achieve?
Thursday, September 7, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Hi Pai,
My reply:
Hello ________!
Wait until Hungry Ghosts Month is over.
If you find it impractical to offer food, candy in a bottle will do plus a glass of drinking water. Tap water is preferred to purified or alkaline water. Active pranksters are usually spirits of the newly-deceased, so light two yellow joss sticks rather than the red ones.
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You with four syllables in your name: It is unwise to specialize in something that will make you no money and will only present you to the public as a mere curiosity. It is not too late to trod on a more lucrative path. Do it for yourself and for your children.
Wednesday, September 6, 2023
The Pope's Exorcist
Watched the USA's 2023 The Pope's Exorcist (1:43:05), based on the 1990 book An Exorcist Tells His Story and the 1992 book An Exorcist: More Stories by Gabriele Amorth. This is, perhaps, the most intelligent movie on exorcism I have seen so far, except for three things: like all other movies on exorcism it is directed like the 1960s Horror of Dracula, it is yet another Blatty sequel, and it is no acting vehicle for anyone in the cast.
July 1987. American Julia Vasquez has inherited San Sebastian Abbey in Castile, Spain from her Spanish husband, who died in a car accident. Having no more means of income, she moves to the abbey with her reluctant children, Amy and Henry, with the intention of having it repaired and eventually sold. Construction comes to a halt, however, when one of the men figures in a gas leak explosion in one of the underground chambers, and the crew walks out on Julia. It is later revealed that the chambers contain the 1475 corpses of victims of the Spanish Inquisition, and that the chief inquisitor, Friar de Ojada, initiated the Inquisition as actually prompted by Asmodeus, the king of hell. Very soon the young boy Henry is possessed by Asmodeus, and the Pope, who knows about the mysterious background of the abbey, sends Amorth all the way from Italy to perform an exorcism. The storytelling then proceeds like an underwater, detective investigation of a sunken galleon beneath a sunken battleship.
The movie is interesting enough, with some good special effects, except that it seems to have been preempted by the Amityille Horror series (pig images, house built on top of an Indian burial ground and torture chamber). It is also dismaying that exorcists seem to rely on routine prayers and props like items out of a vampire's kit--while the Devil himself is consistently as witty, as spontaneous, and as creative as a stand-up comedian. Watching the movie is like watching The Incredible Hulk: one patiently follows the story while waiting for the entertaining yet intermittent hulk-out sequences to happen. It also doesn't help that Henry, when possessed, looks like a young, Halloween version of Mick Jagger.
What I love about this movie, though, is its irreverence toward the rite of exorcism itself, almost as though it were really an anti-exorcism movie. The Confession scenes verged on being hilarious expositions, illustrating that life is hopelessly Freudian.
Yes, the Devil does exist, but the message of possession that comes across is that, without the Devil, we would have no need of God--and vice-versa.
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You with six syllables in your name: Enjoy having your parents while they are still around, but, for the most part, you need to learn how to be your own parent.
Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Conserve your resources. That way, you will always have something to draw upon on metaphorical rainy days.
Monday, September 4, 2023
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You with six syllables in your name: Do not fear losing the people who really love you, for, if they really love you, there is nothing to fear Rather, fear losing yourself.
Sunday, September 3, 2023
Your Messenger message:
"Good afternoon, Sir Tony! May I ask you additional questions on Hungry Ghosts Month?
"One of your past posts mentioned that if you get inexplicably sick, lose something, etc. during Hungry Ghosts month, light two joss sticks in a bowl, etc. next time. "Though not sick, I have been feeling very exhausted the last couple of weeks, especially from afternoons onwards. It’s very hard for me to concentrate at work. I also lost they key to our front door. I last remember putting it in my bag. "I have been lighting two joss sticks daily to accompany my food offering to the hungry ghosts. Though unsure if the above experiences are related, is there something else that I need to do as offering? "Thank you for always guiding me, Sir Tony!"My reply:
Hello _____!
The offerings of food, drink, and joss sticks are enough.
While many of the wandering spirits tend to play tricks on living human beings, go with the low cheerfully and each trick will eventually be replaced by a blessing. You'll know it when you receive it.
Your feeling of exhaustion, however, seems to be an unrelated matter. You could be in denial of work-related stress. Take a break from time to time and pamper yourself. You are also at the age in which you need to take one multivitamin pill daily, so do that faithfully.
Your Messenger message:
"Hello, Tony. I'm rather sensitive to trigger points and knots on my body that affect my range of motion. Over the years, I have learned to do work on them using various techniques and tools such as a hand held massager. You recommended taking B12 previously for my muscle spasms which I have and I've haven't had spasms since. I was wondering if you have any advice on how to avoid trigger points flare ups. I haven't been able to do a proper work out since the start of the Hungry Ghost month because of muscle tightness particularly in my back. I've gotten massages before but they don't really do as much since I stretch and do mobility work regularly. Thank you for your time.
"Thank you also for recommending senna tea. I drink it once a month now. It's a great addition to my regimen"
My reply:
Hello _____!
Take cold showers only, and Message me again after a week or two of doing this.
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You with five syllables in your name: Adapt to the weather, but seek to enjoy it rather than allow it to get you down.
Saturday, September 2, 2023
Aubrey arrived home this morning from their the condo unit; Angelique is staying there for the weekend.
Sent Bertod on day errands.
Still working on a new painting for Maryhill School of Theology. Yes I've been painting, but I no longer Post blow-by-blow accounts of my construction lines, layering, and glazing. I'll just Post photos of the finished products from now on.
Since I do not paint for a living, I take a break and do other things when I feel like it, and the same is true even when I'm putting together pieces for an exhibit.
I'll be painting and writing through my dying day, though. They are the activities I enjoy doing most.
Your Messenger message:
"Good PM, Sir Tony. Sana po ay mabuti kayo
"
"Gusto ko lang po sabihin na malaking tulong as guidance po yung mga fb posts niyo. Lahat po may kabuluhan at napapaisip talaga ako. Salamat po sa pagshare niyo.
Di ko po sure kung mababasa niyo po ito pero wala po kasi ako matanungan nito na reliable po. May gusto lang po kasi ako malaman. Tanong ko lang po kung ano po nangyayari at saan po napupunta ang mga aborted fetus po (kahit po yung mga hindi pa po developed, at dugo pa lang po) -- nagiging guides po ba sila? -- Pasensya na po sa tanong po gusto ko lang po talaga malaman.. Salamat po."My reply:
Hello ______!
The soul of an aborted fetus "falls in line" on the astral plane and re-enters the incarnation of the same mother's next, conceived baby--either of the same sex or a different sex. Thus, if a woman aborted three babies in the same lifetime, she is obliged, by karmic law, to give birth to and take care of three babies. This happens usually to women who aborted babies when they were single, and then gave birth to babies after they got married and settled.
If the woman has no intentions of getting pregnant again or has become unable to do so, the soul of the aborted baby will reincarnate as a baby of her next of kin--sister, daughter, or cousin, for example.
The same is true of the souls of babies who got miscarried during their mothers' pregnancy. They reincarnate rather than get lost in "limbo".
A soul is never wasted. It reincarnates and elevates itself until it comes close to perfection.
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You with five syllables and you with six syllables in your names: Do not be disturbed by the distance between you and the people you love, for, very often, you are more loved by those who are far away from you than those who are right beside you.
Friday, September 1, 2023
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You with five syllables in your name: Second to their fellow men, Nature can be humans' worst enemy, especially since, despite our personification of her, she really has no heart.
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