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Friday, March 27, 2009
Obsessing About Amanda Knox Case: This Blogger Going Mad by Grains
Ramblings:
I am an obsessive person. When something grabs my interest, I reflect on it extensively, often using I Ching or Tarot cards as a contemplative aid. An I Ching Analysis and Tarot reading on Amanda Knox reveals her as "among the overthrowers" yet somehow slated to be vindicated.
Is it possible that she was in fact not the ringleader, nor the knife wielder, but a bystander in a game which had gotten out of control? This is the irritating thing about consulting oracles: One does not know if this is truth being revealed from the collective unconscious, or simply a chance reading, or an aspect overlooked. If one takes, as I do, the philosophical stance, then oracle consulting is just the mirror to one's own subconscious. The acausality of which Jung speaks would account for the way in which the reading is somehow connected to the question, but outside of empirical and causal facts.
One possible scenario is that Rudy Guede was the ringleader, or became it. Or Sollecito. But all of this muddies the waters. It does not resonate with spirit and intuition.
The I Ching replied to the question, What is Amanda's true role in the murder? with Hexagram 23, Splitting Apart , with "movement" in lines 3 and 6. Line 3 reads: The line shows its subject among the over throwers, but there is no mistake. He splits with them. Line 6 reads, There is a large fruit yet uneaten. The superior one finds support again, and is carried by the people; but the inferior is overthrown. Fresh impulses to a deteriorated situation.
Some truth has not been uncovered. Might it be that Amanda really left the room, and covered her ears at the sound of Meredith's scream, as she had asserted? Could Rudy be the true rapist and killer, with Amanda and Raffaele playing only the part of instigators? And this will all be made clear in time? The Tarot reading (using Hanidl deck) for Amanda was: The Past : Empress, Reversed - Difficulty with one's mother and in expressing one's emotion. The Present: Daughter of Swords , Reversed - loss of confidence and strength; depression and futility. The Future: Father of Swords, Upright - a strong, intellectual judge predisposed to fairness.
Or could Raffaele be indicated in the readings? Sometimes one does a reading with a question in mind, only to receive an answer to a different question, lurking in the recesses of the subconscious mind.......
Another possibility: The "bad" Amanda may have come out due to drug use. Now that she is imprisoned and no longer polluting her brain chemistry a "good" Amanda may emerge. This is the strong and fair judge, when viewed this way. She may be "splitting" with her old self, who DID in fact act as knife wielder and ring master.
I find myself desparate to know who Amanda really is. Why is this so important to me? Do I see my own youth in her; what might have occurred to me also? Why is it that I do not fear, in retrospect, having fallen into Meredith's fate, but into Amanda's? Does she symbolize some part of my adolescence which from which I escaped, only by sheer luck, unscathed?
I ask once again, for the I Ching to clarify regarding Amanda: Jealousy and anger are disruptive. Action taken is dangerous. Testing times. Not remaining committed leads to shame. SIGH. Now I am getting the impression she "backed out" after having begun the whole thing. Better let it go, I have a migraine headache now............Let the courts figure this one out, I am "Amanda-ed" out.....
Thursday, March 26, 2009
I Ching Analysis of the Perugian Murder Night
"Life must be life's parent, ever.""Blood, though it sleep a time, never dies; The gods on murderers fix revengeful eyes."
My blog is entitled "Musing" because that is the kind of journalism I wanted to do here, as a blogger. In terms of the Amanda Knox case, I have blogged on it as an interested thinker, a philosopher, and as one who has read a great deal of psychoanalytic critique and analysis. I am not covering it as an investigative reporter, nor as a legal or psychological expert. My interest is personal and speculative: I seek to comprehend the psychological underpinnings and dynamic of such an act of supreme evil ( allegedly by Amanda Knox, Raffaele Sollecito, and Rudy Guede) on so innocent and undeserving a victim (Meredith Kercher).
My editor at GnosisArts Multimedia Communications , Eric Bryant, often writes - in OpEd pieces - critical analytic commentary about some important political or cultural matter, based on consulting the I Ching regarding it. He is a Philosophical Practitioner, and a member of the American Philosophical Practioners Association. This movement was spearheaded by philosophy professor and renowned author, Lou Marinoff, of City University of New York. I am not a formal practicioner, but I am a philosophical scholar, and have read Marinoff and attended some of his conferences. I became intrigued in the late '90s with his advocacy of the I Ching not only as a book of ancient Chines philosophical wisdom, but as a serious contemplative tool; and have studied the Legge, Wilhelm, Lynn, editions, among others. During the 2008 Presidentail election season, I consulted it often regarding Barack Obama, and was stunned by its accuracy ( posts regarding these consultations are in this blog's archives).
So after some hesitancy I decided to consult it regarding the Perugian murder of Meredith Kercher, allegedly at the hands of Amanda Knox, Rafaelle Scolocitto, and Rudy Guede. Below are the hexagrams and lines I received, with commentary. Once again, the received answer was eerily applicable to the situation.
I adhere to Carl Jung's theory that although the "moving" lines one receives are of paramount importance, all of the lines apply as part of the overarching theme of the hexagram. My question was: What were the true circumstances involving these suspects on the night in question? The I Ching ( Legge, Wilhelm, and Lynn Translations and Commentarys applied ) replied:
Hexagram 62 : Preponderance of the Small
The flying bird brings the message that it is good to stay low, it is dangerous to fly high. The flying bird is losing its voice. ( eerily, the Lynn version has these words of Wang Bi: "this denotes a funeral.")
Changing lines: 3 and 5
Line 3: The third line, undivided, shows the subject taking no extraordinary precautions against danger, and some in consequence finding opportunity to assail and injure him. There will be evil.
Line 5: The fifth line, divided, suggests the idea of dense clouds, but no rain yet from the western border. It shows the prince shooting his arrow, and taking the bird in his cave.
[Line 6: The sixth line, divided, shows a bird exceeding its proper course, and flying far aloft. There will be calamity and evil. This is disaster and self-injury. ]
Analysis: The idea of the hexagram is a warning to stay low, to not fly high. This to me bears on the fact that Amanda and Raffaele were flying too "high"; not only on drugs, but on a wave of exhiliration and a feeling of wild rebellion. Line 3 is eerily relevant to Meredith's lack of awareness as to the danger Amanda posed. She believed they could argue and have differences in a reasonable way and with no grave consequences. She was completely oblivious to the dangerous anger building up within her "friend".
Line 5 is difficult to decipher. I believe it is either pointing to what the prosecution's theory would later be (i.e., grasping the underpinnings of Knox and Raeffaele's dangerous dynamic) . The western border would point symbolically to the law, courts, the light of facts and the ethics of reason. The cave appears to be that which is hidden and submerged. The prosecution has taken the "bird", but in a sub-textual manner.
Line 6 was not a changing line. However, as per Jung's theory, the top line of the hexagram is often a warning of a potential outcome if current trends continue. I think the "self-injury" was the calamitous evil brought down on their own heads (AK, RS). Perhaps it also indicates the innocent Meredith, still unaware of just how out of control and capable of evil were the characters of her "friends", that she may have "provoked" the fatal knife thrust (i.e., saying (quite reasonably, but she was not dealing with reasonable people) something such as , "I will definitely report you all to the police.".
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Amanda Knox and Group Dynamics: Addendum
There is a fascinating discussion taking place on the blog, Lies Our Mothers Told Us, written and directed by " Miss Represented" , concerning the group dynamics of what occurred on the night that Meredith Kercher was murdered in Perugia, Italy. At first glance, the sweet -faced college coeds, the all- American Amanda Knox and upper middle class Italian Raffeale Scolocitto, seemed the least likely of all suspects. But as details of their dynamic unfolded, together with the addition of Rudy Guede, all began to emerge and form a picture, like a slowly spreading ink stain on a white tablecloth.
As an analyst once said of the infamous murderers of the Clutter family, Dick Hickcock and Perry Smith, "Neither would have committed the murders on his own. But together, the two men created a third "person"; "he" is the one who did it. So too of the three that night in the Perugian cottage : They created a fourth, who was everyone and no one. And was able to carry out the horrific events which would otherwise have remained locked within the dark recesses of the psyche.
Something in the Way She Smiles: Amanda Knox's Emerging Profile
Additionally, I now believe that her inner problems - coped with by her in solitary mode over the course of many years - metamorphised into a sociopathic personality which has become her "mask". Very little honesty is likely to ever be forthcoming from her. In a sense, she probably has convinced herself that she is innocent. A journalist mentioned that there is something "odd" about Amanda's smile in the courtroom: Not only is it inappropriate in such a situation, but it seems incongruent and at odds with her eyes. I would wager that this is a symptom of her disocciation: From herself, and from aspects of reality which she never had a chance to cope with and to incorporate.
Her family does much to further the disingenuousness of her presentation: Filling her with terror that if the "real Amanda" were known to them, they would have her locked up and the key thrown away. It will be interesting to see if the actual truth of the events of the muder will come to light in this trial; not from her, but from her lover, Raffaele Scolecito. It would appear that he presents as far more reality based: Serious and scared looking, as though the full implications and consequences of the night are fully comprehened by him. Amanda looks to be like a little girl watching a story unfold.
Changing of the Guard: Obama Brings Era of Global War on Terror to its Close
Bringing the era of the global war on terror to a close, Obama replaces it with "Overseas Contigency Operation" : It is clear that the W Bushy-Cheney years are over, and a new era of diplomacy begins. To the right, this will look frightening and irresponsible; to the left, a welcome changing of the guard. And for those of us in the middle, it will represent Change: for good or ill, a movement forward, and into the fourth turning.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Obama Press Conference March 23
Obama will hold 2nd prime time press conference about the state of change. . . Monday, March 23, 2009
Felled by Inner Demons , Amanda Knox 's Story is Tragic
As details emerge about the childhood and teen years of accused killer Amanda Knox, I am beginning to feel very sorry for her. Two excellent posts I found - one on a blog called, Lies Our Mothers Told Us, and one an Enneagram analysis of Knox's personality type - were so in-depth in their analysis of the facts that I now feel I know Knox, and strongly identify with her ( although not with her alleged violent crime).
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Prophetic Dreams of President Obama ?
Prophetic Dreams About Barack Obama 's Presidency? In trawling the internet, I came across a blog in which a man related a dream about Barack Obama's presidency ( impending) which he dreamed in October 2008. What gave me stern pause was that it was similar to the dream I had on the night of November 2, 2008, just prior to the election. My dream also seemed prophetically connected to the election. The blogger's dream can be found HERE . In any case, his dream consisted of two teams, playing against each other; one is vastly superior, but the latter wins due to an error or oversight on the part of the former. The blogger (James Hartline) viewed this dream as depicting the error on the part of the Democratic Party to check Obama's birth certificate. ( I am of the belief, however, that the will of the people will prevail, and that it would be easier to amend the constitution than to oust Obama.) What startled me was the similarity to my own dream: Not in detail, but in tone. My own dream: I am with my husband and son on Cape Cod. A storm is building, and all the TV stations are reporting on it, calling it "The Storm of the Century". I am seeing an aerial view of Cape Cod, and the winds are howling, people are running to and fro , and a dense, swirling fog is creeping up the Cape, to the North. The sound of winds and people's shouts is a din. Suddenly, I look toward the end of the Cape, and see two huge dark clouds part, and a huge ray of sun beams down. The winds stop, and all is silent. It is as though a great joy has come upon the land. However, I become alarmed as I see in the distance, out at sea, a tornado, funnel cloud, huge and black, heading toward the land. I realize that the joyful celebration is only the calm before the coming storm. I awaken and think, "Barack Obama". Obama and his new Pledge Project Canvass
It is insane to think that mass mentality has not been the shadow always of free enterprise. The expanison these last 3 decades, of social services, and the courts; of police powers and homeland securtiy, has been invasive as nothing this nation has seen before, or will see again.
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