ISIS: Iconoclasts (S.S. Revisited) Incorporated

In what struck me as an astonishing insight/'revelation' - as I revisited the History Channel's dvd set, 'Nostradamus: 2012', specifically its first dvd (by the selfsame title) early yesterday afternoon...I repeat, I was simply astonished/stunned - beyond measure... Well aware as a prophecy buff, and moreover - (for a fraction under) three-some decades now - belonging to a Christian 'tradition' well-known for the same (i.e. its prophetic/end-time emphasis/understanding)...that prophecy is best understood 'after the fact'[i.e. event outlined] - since every man and his dog is otherwise only too capable of and willing to indulge in endless fanciful, imaginative interpretations of pretty well anything, and indeed everything under the sun - well into this long (one-and-a-half hour-long dvd) upon the predictions/'prophecies' of the likes of Nostradamus, the Mayans, Hopi Indians, (ancient) Egyptians, the Order of Freemasons et al...relating to whether, as a species, we're presently 'approaching a massive cosmic collision, a global environmental disaster, or an Armageddon-like religious showdown'...as I was 'saying', I was suddenly brought up short... For it was indeed rather difficult to fully credit what I had - once again, this time with 'gobsmacking' impact - stumbled upon/across... For amidst the seven-fold collection of symbolic image-adorned cards 'transmitted' by the alchemist Nostradamus was this rather stunning one: *An 'S', much like a sibilant snake diagonally curled/draped around/across an upraised blade held by the hand at the end of an outstretched arm. Quite apart from such (ISIS) instantly springing to kind - no doubt, for all sorts of obvious reasons - its' hugely impactful role in majorly significant worldwide-impacting conflict at present, its characteristic (brutal and bloodthirsty, yet simplistically crude and primitive) weaponry...but what then hit me across the face as it were was my then (involuntary, even quite natural and logical) 'setting' of this symbolic image penned/drawn by Nostradamus all those centuries ago in its clear and obvious context...which was 'the coming [December 21st, 2012] Galactic (Re)-alignment'... And then it hit me in all its raw power...said upraised sword 'en-tentacled' by its menacing-looking letter S was pointing - as the contributers to said dvd pointed out themselves, in fact - right up towards, even 'into' the point of this 26,000-year galactic (re-)alignment...- i.e. (and here I admit being a word buff no doubt helped immensely) right up into the very eye of said GRA, i.e. the very 'eye of the (coming) storm'... And tell me, prithee, what does an S wrapped around an I (eye=I in symbolic shorthand, if you will) suggest...and no, you're no brain surgeon or Einstein for so guessing, I assure you... But as if that alone were not anough to give me the goosebumps and then some...as if that alone were insufficient - in and of itself - to readily 'commend' such an interpretation to an impartial mind/disinterested onlooker, amidst the various and sundry 'quatrains' of the ever-enigmatic 'Nostradamus' was one disturbing yet eerily up-to-date poetic 'offering'(just a little earlier in said dvd) citing how 'the (ancient) pyramids of Geza' would be destroyed...an unimaginable prospect even in comparatively recent times, one would presume, yet now 'all of a sudden' an all-too-imminent prospect on the very near horizon for humanity... Yes, no longer quite so unimaginable, as we warily watch and await these neanderthals from the Dark Ages even now - this very day, or rather night - entering the ancient historic city of Palmyra and preparing to wreak their will upon humanity's shared collective treasures of yesteryear... Important and (as I see it) Necessary Caveats (to the foregoing) Well aware that any 'offering'(of mine) such as this will be seen by some as only playing into the hands of such terroristic thugs and inhuman barbarians - about which, incidentally, a new neighbour - evidently as a number of others in modern-day Western society - apparently disbelieves, supposing such stuff all a media fabrication/conspiracy to keep one and all of us in the dark about what's really going on 'and down' upon Planet Earth - by thus 'naming' and identifying them as the subject, God forbid!, of prophetic writing...since they are evidently only too willing to be seen as fulfilling some apocalyptic end-time scenario role in world events...be that as it well may, I nevertheless feel it my duty to alert anyone willing to listen that the One Above 'is not ignorant of the wiles [of such, the devil's little henchmen - and women)'...and so, doing nothing without alerting His servants upon Earth, is not desirous of our remaining in naive ignorance a moment longer that we in fact do... Moreover, as events now move rapidly into Syria, I am once again reminded of the various cryptic messages in Michael Drosnin's The Bible Code and The Bible Code 2, in which he reveals the notable place of Syria in final end-time military scenarios, perhaps - if we homo sapiens fail to heed due warning, resulting in a nuclear 'cataclysm' - itself mercifully limited maybe to Israel and in particular Jerusalem as things really start to wind down upon this Earth... Interestingly, and as many of the contributers to aforementioned Nostradamus dvds often remind viewers, whether December 12th, 2012, as the time of the 26,000-year galactic realignment of our Milky Way, represents the actual 'end of all things' or rather 'the beginning of the end', i.e. the countdown thereto, is really one of personal conjecture and interpretation, and so to those who instantly dismiss anything related to such prophetic surmising as unworthy of any educated person's perusal much less credence, I would simply 'beg' this of you...go along to a dvd rental etc and view such programming in its entirety and then see where you stand...

I'll Stick With Barnaby rather than depthless Depp...

Undoubtedly my undying partiality for David L Wolper's inimitable, insurpassable, all-time wondrous original - and for me anyway, only 'true', authentic, ever-memorable - version of Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory(starring/showcasing Gene Wilder as Willy Wonka and Peter Ostrum as Charlie)has much to do with it, but - from word go - I've never had a lot of time for, much less been a fan of, 'celebrity' Johnny Depp... ...and so, following very recent events in Aussie, in particular after viewing Campbell Live's refreshing item on the tail-end of last Friday evening's (May 15th)show...all I can 'say' is: At last! A politician (Australian Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce) any self-respecting *anti-politico (can readily respect, and then some... Though, truth be told, I quietly and earnestly breathed a prayer that the two pooches in question, what're their names, **Pistin and Peaches? -whatever!...might have their lives spared: after all, who likes to hear of innocent defenceless pets being 'put down' through no fault of their own... ...still, my view of Mr Depp and his entourage of press supporters no doubt, in this regard anyway, is pretty well in synchrony with that of 'ye average true dinkum Aussie'... 'Stuff you', mate, get real...and get yourself together...and stop 'strutting your stuff' (though you probably really believe it)...somehow supposing that your 'big name', your endless fame and fortune etcetera, can in some way get you off the hook where 'us', your fellow 'lesser mortals', Joe and Jane Pleb, wouldn't have a chance, a brass razoo in fact, of getting dealt with similarly... Yes, 'power corrupts...(etc)', but all power to Mr Joyce - hopefully no relative (near or far) of our (i.e. God's Own) own Minister Joyce...yep, he's 'called out' Mr Depp for the ............ he apparently is...simultaneously giving all of us 'little guys' (and gals) a rare politician to look up to...in a day and age of endless policy 'wonks', gutless wonder wannabe politicos parading themselves as anything but... And how appropriate for John Campbell to air the item following one tub-thumping NZ Minister known of recent times as one only to happy and willing to throw his not inconsiderable weight around...and get away with stuff which, again, us lower-level 'plebs' never would or could have... And what a refreshing contrast in this instance where the shoe is well and truly upon the other foot...i.e. the politician is the one here doing the naming and shaming (rather than (some among the ranks of) the so often high and mighty realm of generally elitist actors and actresses who never tire of pronouncing upon matters political...contrasting this, in my own mind, anyway, almost without even trying, with some of our own (again, Aotearoa-New Zealand) politicoes of recent years (e.g. brain-fading P.M. John Key with ponytailgate and his predecessor Helen Clark with her own litany of paintergate, speedgate etc...). *classiless names well-befitting such a non-star as JD, anyhow.. *Including, surely, that British fella in the news of late (who fatefully-, or rather fatally-endorsed unsuccessful British Labour's here today, skedaddled tomorrow, leader Ed Miliband (David's younger brother; I say that as a David myself with an older brother), what'shisname, ah yes - at last: Russel(l) Brandt (I believe...) **Or were they 'Peaches and Cream' pr'haps?

A Brief Catalogue of Bouquets to Bestow & Brickbats to Bequeath...

*The United States' InJustice System...0-2 out of 10 *That Sugar Film...8/10 out of 10 *Lee Kuan Yew...A Good, even Inimitable Innings *Malcolm Fraser...Proof That Principle Ever Trumps Political, Ideological Partisanship *The British Election Result: Victory of The Personally Secure over their Opposite No. *Barnaby Joyce versus Johnny Depp: The Sheer Superiority of Depth Over Vain Vacuity *Euthanasia NZ-style Revisited: A Debate the Self-Opinionated Media Refuse to Let Lie All posted in brief simply due to being chronically time-challenged, computer-compromised and techno-thwarted of recent times, and moreover 'today' to mark/celebrate my 50th Year and 5th month to the day...