The image below is not a Halloween witch flying past the sun.

From Spaceweather.com Monday October 26, 2009

As we approach Solar Maximum, 2009 has been a surprise with record low sun spot activity. The image above is Sunspot 1029 which could become the biggest sunspot of 2009.

Solar maximum or solar max is the period of greatest solar activity in the solar cycle of the sun. During solar maximum, sunspots appear. Solar maximum is contrasted with solar minimum.

Solar maximum is the period when the sun's magnetic field lines are the most distorted due to the magnetic field on the solar equator rotating at a slightly faster pace than at the solar poles.

The sun takes about 11 years to go from one solar maximum to another and 22 years to complete a full cycle (where the magnetic charge on the poles is the same).

The last solar maximum was in 2001, and the next one has been predicted for Dikpati's forecast puts Solar Max at 2012. On March 10, 2006 NASA researchers announced that the next cycle would be the strongest since the historic maximum in 1859 in which the northern lights could be seen as far south as Rome, approximately 42 degrees north of the equator.

The Sun is in Scorpio and it would appear many people are feeling what is called 'The Scorpio Sting' which comes out of the nowhere. The NY Yankees certainly felt it in Game 1 of the World Series on Wednesday night. This is not about Scorpios, per se, but life itself that is bringing stinging closures everywhere as 2009 comes to an end and many are caught in the web of the recession and more.

As for Ellie and Scorpios - they are one of my most compatible signs. Though most people go through transition in Virgo, Scorpio always brings changes for me, especially with things linked to my spiritual journey.

When the Sun moves into Scorpio death is all around us, in the falling leaves and in the fading light of day ~ as the nights grow increasingly longer. The Sun enters the sign of Scorpio Friday, October 23, 2009.

Halloween, happens in Scorpio, and with it's witches, ghouls, ghosts, and goblins, we are reminded that Scorpio is the time of year for facing our own scary realities, for working on psychological and spiritual transformation, for looking into sexual issues, for dealing with joint finances and debts...and for learning to trust and let go of our attachment to suffering itself.

Scorpio, the 8th sign of the zodiac, is a fixed water sign. As one of the three water signs Scorpio has a almost unlimited capacity to feel and a heightened sense of intuition. But unlike sensitive nurturing Cancer or dreamy psychic Pisces, Scorpio is about passion, desire and the extremes of emotions and feelings. As a fixed sign Scorpio endures and does not flinch when confronted by these powerful emotions. Scorpio is intense, passionate, brooding, magnetic and driven by emotional extremes. It acts covertly to manipulate power and naturally understands "what evil lurks in the hearts of men". Intrigued by the darker side of life, Scorpio is prone to dive into the murky waters of the subconscious or delve beneath surface appearances to find the true source of life.

Scorpio's end game is to know the unknowable, see the unseeable and think the unthinkable. It's not surprising that the year's most haunting holidays ~ Halloween and it's Latin counterpart Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) ~ both happen while the Sun is in the dark and mysterious sign of Scorpio.

When Scorpio fearlessly delves into the darker aspects of human nature - it crawls along the ground, hides in corners and is prepared to defend itself if threatened in any way. The Scorpion represents the earthly and aggressive intensity of Scorpio's rage and it's sting as a means of self-protection, while the Eagle shares Scorpio's ability to distance itself and then with probing eyes, see what others miss.

But the most intriguing and inspirational aspect of Scorpio is represented by the transformational symbol of of the Phoenix. It's not in the Scorpio nature to run from the fiery destruction of emotional intensity, because Scorpio understands that within that fire is the secret of immortality and resurrection. It is Scorpio, along with its ruler Pluto, that gives humanity the courage to enter the fire, break through limitations, face death, and be reborn.

Scorpio is often called the sexiest sign of the zodiac, but Scorpio is not about the simple enjoyment of sex. Scorpio desires 'La petite mort' - the little death. La petite mort, a French metaphor for orgasm, does not refer to the physical release that comes with orgasm but rather the spiritual release and the transcendence that results from the loss of self in an altered state of consciousness. Click to finish the article.

Halloween ~ Scorpio's Special Day

We all seek freedom ... from whatever limits us. To have one's powers is to be free, to never be a victim, and to feel invincible. Once outside the physical, we all have powers as we are light, but as long as we play 'in the box', there is an eternal/internal driving force to find something that moves humans beyond their limitations and boundaries.

Metaphysics is allegedly a vehicle on the road to accessing one's powers through divination, ritual, healing, questing, other. It goes back to the Dark Ages and continues until we ALL return to light.

They say your powers return when: your DNA activates ... you connect with something (someone) beyond this realm .... through technology ... something else we do not as yet understand ... or you die!

People have meditated, prayed, and/or performed rituals throughout history. Samhain is part of that energy, linked to Halloween. If you practice Celtic pagan traditions, enjoy.

Reality is Myth, Math, and Metaphor, with a sprinkle of Magic. On Halloween, all sorts of mythical characters allow people to take a look at their alter egos - from the very popular vampire, aliens and space travelers, to other strange beings from the realms of science fiction and our imaginations -- all of whom have powers.

Who will you be this year ... or who would you like to be on Halloween? No one wants to be a boring human drowning in their issues, powerless to move beyond them.

In Wednesday's wake up dream,
a white owl sat on the branch of a tree looking at me.

'White Owl' symbolizes (transformation) death and rebirth.

Owl Symbology by Cultures

'Wise Owl' Crop Circle - Woodborough Hill, Wiltshire

Reported August 1, 2009
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Vesica Pisces

Everything is recycled often changing the names of alien groups to sound original. Every researcher I know is waiting for disclosure - the rest is boring and/or catch-up time for those remembering, in so doing, learning to use their intuitive abilities.

  
Disclosure: Why It is a Must   Whitley Strieber - October 29, 2009

Once again there are rumors that the United States government may make some sort of admission that there is an unknown intelligent presence here. Whether these rumors mean anything or not I do not know. I do know this, though: unless we begin to address this phenomenon intelligently and make use of the knowledge that it offers us, we are going to continue on the current death-spiral of economic and environmental decline.

Saturday night, before I learned about Mac Tonnies, my friend Chris and I discussed government disclosure of UFO's, etc. as there is so much buzz about it on the Internet. The energy for disclosure is stronger out of the US than here, but it will become a domino effect once proof is given. Chris and I agreed ... it won't happen until the end of the program, if ever, unless UFO's appear and aliens make physical contact for the world to experience.

Cover-ups are not just about hiding the fact that aliens have visited here and conducted biogenetic experiments, etc. It's more about technologies and black ops that have cost billions and ... well you can read about it on any conspiracy website. Reverse engineering from alien space craft is a major part of the cover-ups and explains rapid advancements in technology since World War II. It's aways about money.

  
UFO researcher Mac Tonnies, 34, died Thursday 10/22/09. Mac Tonnies YouTube.

Mac Tonnies on Coast to Coast 9/28/09

Author, blogger and Fortean researcher Mac Tonnies argued that the ET hypothesis (that aliens are visiting our world from other star systems) is somewhat of an outmoded concept, and the truth may be stranger than we can imagine, involving a myriad of overlapping explanations. The notion of parallel worlds has gained credence in the scientific world, and the aliens could represent a kind of symbiosis with beings from another dimension, he noted. The so-called ETs could be a species of intelligent non-humans, or Cryptoterrestrials (the title of his forthcoming book) who covertly share our planet with us. Because aliens are typically described as a bipedal and human-like species, it suggests to him they have developed here on Earth.

Yet, the prototypical alien-- the spindly, big headed 'grey,' has the physique to be an ideal astronaut with few physical requirements-- perhaps they were designed for space travel, Tonnies commented. Cultural associations also influence how the aliens are perceived. In Zimbabwe for instance, entities wearing silvery suits associated with metallic craft have been described as the "ghosts of ancestors".. Regarding the alien's reported hybridization program, we could be dealing with something beyond the understanding of our neurological hard-wiring. Tonnies sees humans themselves in a kind of transitional state, eventually merging with technology and becoming more evolved and compassionate. He also talked about how some of the artifacts on Mars, such as at Cydonia, are a genuine scientific mystery. While not yet definitive proof of ET presence, they merit serious study, he said.