Jake's Blog

  My day began early with Spooky Soozy on my mind and it seems 817 will end the same way.  I know well enough that when something preys on my mind to this degree it needs to be spoken. 

If you were not blessed to encounter Sooz on the Mystical Forum during her time, I encourage you to search her posts and read.  And learn.  There are a few things that may not be readily obvious which are equally important to those that are.   Sooz had a wealth of natural psychic talent and was absolutely fearless in that persona.  I've been fortunate to meet some very talented people, but it was Sooz who I connected with and who made me understand that embracing our gifts is absolutely okay.   To thine own self be true  - but we are not.  We pretend because it's easier.  Sooz didn't pretend and she'd let you know PDQ.   She simply embraced all she was and I, for one, will be ever grateful.  Soozy also had a great sense of humor, although not everyone might get it every time.  I am reminded when I read an old message she sent where she pointed out if I knew, and she knew, we really did not have to speak it out loud, and I should have figured that out by now.  Suffering psychic fools was not in her wheelhouse.  Got it Sooz! 

History is pretty humbling when it comes to being "different."   Intelligence, religion, appearance, fashion, sexuality, gender, wealth, poverty, property lines, not to mention pet choice, hair color, language and, of course, talking to "God" are all documented inciting factors for death and destruction of man and woman kind. I equate courage not with being different but rather standing firm in who you know yourself to be.  This is a lesson I work on every day, and Sooz certainly helped me get my head around what matters. 

Sooz reminded me that leaving this world was simply our spirit changing clothes.  Unavoidable, difficult at best, but absolutely necessary.  I can only think of the positive brilliant light she was.   She loved numbers and the lottery.   She could certainly lay down the winners but you had to pay attention.  I see many on the forums paying attention and it does my heart so much good.  Everyone here is looking for that winning strategy, that "key" that will open the coffers and make it rain.  Fair enough.  I would humbly suggest that you embrace the endeavor by asking the Universe for help and opening your mind to accept the answer.   

Time runs short, 818 approaches.  I selfishly need to sleep tonight, to dream, and to find some peace.  I will ask in my prayers the same for each of you. 

Happy Birthday Sooz and, for the record, I am clearly still a work in progress so do not even think of bailing on me.  Love you my friend.  Jake. 08172019

 I rarely shop Royal Farms now because of the changes made with the DE Lottery, but today I decided to stop in and, lo and behold, the Delaware Lottery terminal was back on the counter.   It was silent, unattended, and a little sad actually.  Most of the employees I knew by sight at this store are long gone - hours cut if not jobs.  I would not want to venture (and I'm sure RF will not admit) how much revenue they've lost due to the change.   We are a small community, so a little change is a big deal especially when it comes to revenue.  Of course, the automated dispenser is still present and equally less than busy.

  No matter how small Delaware is, stumbles of this magnitude do little to inspire confidence in players.  My take is that we are trying so hard to be ahead we are falling behind.  Sports betting, Keno, drawing games, scratch offs - all have their place in the stream but if you cannot access play, none of the actual games matter.  For instance, RF was not a huge Keno draw, but it was growing because they provide a comfortable place to sit, play, and/or eat.  Taking away the store terminal killed that.   The timeline on playing Keno is tight to begin with but without human intervention, automated dispensing is just not an option.  One player will get tickets, the next 3 players will not, at least not in time. I happen to believe Keno will be phased out soon in Delaware.  Sports betting likewise is not an option with automation, at least not yet.  I have no predictions on the failure or success of sports betting, however, I have familiarity with these players.  I'll put it this way, what they lack in numbers they more than make up for in juice.  Talk about enthusiastic if not downright obsessed.   With respect, it does get a little comical when a player has no clue how this gaming works and they try to mix it up with the clerk.  Knowing every stat, every player, and all the odds will not help one bit if you do not understand the flow of parlay. 

Unfortunately, as changes abound without any sign of letup, the lack of oversight and transparency available to players has finally taken a real foothold in the playing community.   While conspiracy theories are always floating with computerized drawings, every day people play P3 and P4 and win.  Hard to tout foul play in the face of cashing a ticket.  However, the reality is a little more difficult to wrap your head around.  Most players I've talked to bring it down to a basic - the money wagered on a particular number is hedged against variables known only to the agency and then what falls is monitored and a tiny little reset button changes the outcome so that the house shines where it needs to.  Notice I did not say that the house always wins, because it does not.  Numbers played do fall and people do win, but the "control" you believe you have concomitant with randomness simply does not exist.  Actually, the problem is too much randomness.  That a computer generates a 3 or 4 digit number is believable.  If a number is generated, tossed aside and the next number generated takes its place, what exactly has occurred?  Manipulation of order but both numbers were, in fact, generated "randomly" by the computer.   I do understand greater brains have pointed out that there is no such thing as "random" with regard to computer generation.   I have ignored this for a long time but recently someone I know who is close to the agency whispered in my ear that I need to stop playing P3 and P4.   Here, my logical brain kicks right in - how long exactly and how many people can be expected to keep a secret or knowledge of this type without spilling to someone?  The other side of my brain just kicks in that it's not actually a secret, just something built into a computer program that keeps the wheels spinning until they land, much like a slot machine, where they are programmed to land.  And here is where that fuzzy, yet to be defined part of my brain kicks in -  What do I believe?  Deep breath (this is painful to admit) - I believe that computerized drawings have allowed manipulation of the numbers that fall vs. the numbers that are presented as having fallen.   If there is anyone who can convince me that this is not or could not be the case, I welcome the insight.   I would like to be wrong on this.   

   Pretty sure I'm on the road to drawing negative energy which likes to seep in when you just can't find the upside in a situation.  But I tried.

   On the road at 5 a.m., stopped at my favorite Royal Farms for gas and decided, since things were extremely quiet, to get my last two holdout numbers from the machine.   

  Put my money in and started the process at which point a RF manager walked over and said "I had this locked out" as the machine was spitting out tickets.   So, of course, I apologized for getting tickets.  I said absolutely nothing else.  The manager then announces that "this is going nationwide."   She's basically standing on my feet and tapping a heel while I'm trying to finish up.  Apparently, I interrupted the flow.   Sorry. 

   I stand corrected.   Retail employees now have some access to the machines.  I'm overjoyed. 

   Playing (and hopefully winning) the lottery brings me a brief respite from the chaos and stress of life in general and that found in being responsible for two adults who cannot take care for themselves.  All things considered, it feels like someone is messing with my "happy."    Not the retailer, employees, other players, the machine, or even the wind.   Blaming the DE Lottery seems convenient, but change is a constant in all things and most people see these changes as progress.  I'm left thinking perhaps the Universe is trying to get my attention.  Maybe it's time for me to change.  At the very least, think about changing how I approach all things lottery.  I can see the positive in the potential. 

   It's 7:18, of course.

 The other shoe is dropping in Delaware for dedicated lottery players.  True, I could naively continue to herald the DE Lottery as moving forward boldly into the 21st Century.  Today's reality was a bucket of ice water leaving me looking for different if not greener pastures.   When the first automatic dispensing machines (ADMs) were introduced to "much" fanfare by the DeLottery at Wawa, I thought it was about time!  After all, we are always leaps and bounds behind our nearby MD playing cousins.  Wawa lost my general business really quickly after local stores announced that lottery sales did not jibe with their mission statement, therefore, no lottery.  Fast forward to now and the State's offer of ADM and Wawa is back in the lottery hunt.  But not so fast.  Wawa never had dedicated space nor personnel for the lottery and now, with the exception of the machine, they still don't. 

 My first use of the ADM was a bonefide disaster.  I waited a few days for any kinks to get out.  I inserted cash, requested one ticket, and just like magic my ticket was spat out correctly if not slowly.  Feeling very confident, I decided to go ahead and get multiple tickets for both day and night as I might do at any retailer via a clerk.  I inserted my money, made my selections, watched said money amount decrease to zero, and waited for my tickets to be dispensed.  And waited.  And waited.  And waited....    I diligently watched the machine (which is top to bottom an interactive touch screen).  There was no indication of any kind that anything was amiss.  In fact, the ADM indicated my tickets were in progress.  Several minutes and no tickets later, I got the attention of the Wawa MOD who informed me in short order that they (Wawa) has nothing to do with the operation BUT it might be offline.  So, no help.  Nada.  As I waited, people began to queue behind me in order to get their tickets.  After about 20 minutes there was a different movement on the ADM screen and after about 5 more minutes, a small ticket-size paper appeared which was a voucher for the cash I inserted into the ADM initially.  We are talking $18 out of $20 inserted.  Two tickets printed and 18 did not.  I presented the voucher to the Wawa cashier who informed me I would have to go "somewhere" else because they did not handle any lottery in their store.  All told, 45 minutes later, I found a retailer whose employees had no clue what the voucher was, but a manager overheard the issue, stepped in, and did a 2-minute inservice to his staff and cashed my voucher. 

There's more, so I will line this up loosely as "ADM vs Clerk" and see who wins the battle for player money:

 ADMs are computers which require consistent Internet access.  Any interruption in service is an interruption in your play if you've inserted money.  If something goes wrong (for instance, a gust of wind), you will wait until the computer effectively reboots and provides a voucher for any tickets that did not make it to print initially.  And, while you are waiting, the only indication that something is wrong is the fact that you are waiting.  There is no message of any kind that says, sorry, this ADM is down, out of paper, offline, etc.  So, to be safe, insert a dollar, play a ticket, insert a dollar, play a ticket, and repeat until you are finished.  ADMs are only (at this time) attended to by agents of the DE Lottery not the retailer.  If there is a problem after you have inserted your money, you are SOL.   I should mention that Delaware has perhaps the worse Internet access track record in the US.   Clerk 1, ADM zero.  Customer: Loss of sanity.

 Retailers which have ADMs have no formal terminal access.  It's all or nothing.  I thought DE would do what MD does - most retailers have both.  Today, I visited my favorite store after hearing that Royal Farms are now ADM retailers.  I should note this retailer is typically rocking and Friday is always crazy.  Not this Friday.  Customers who had not heard about the change were walking in, being pointed to the machine, and mostly walking right back out.   That's not only a loss of lottery but tobacco sales, gas sales, and food sales (which RF touts hugely).   I am versed in how to operate the ADM:  I did 10 tickets individually and in the time it took the ADM to work, 4 customers behind me walked out.   Sorry, but I'm not taking any chances on getting ahead of the screen by entering my tickets without waiting.   Clerk 1, ADM zero.  Retailer and customers lose. 

You have to know how to play the DE lottery and understand basic computer screen navigation to use the ADM.  With the line forming behind you, ADM 101 is not advisable and probably will be poorly tolerated.   That is, of course, providing everything goes perfectly with the ADM.  Right now, ADMs are dispensing everything but Sports Betting.  Keno, the Big Games, P3, P4 and Scratchers, all at the speed of not light.   Of course, player data entry ensures that no human clerk can be faulted for the wrong numbers being played, for being new/slow, having less than a positive attitude, or be stuck with unwanted unvoidable tickets that a customer insists they did not request/play.   Of course, any clerk can tell you in 3 seconds that the system is down and/or hand you back your money.  Clerks also change paper and remove jams, help with questions, and generally move 100 times faster than the ADM.    Clerk vs ADM:  Draw (and I think I'm being generous). 

Let's say for the sake of the holidays that the PB jackpot climbs to 500 million.   Pray that you find a retailer who still has a manual operation.  I know personally individuals and businesses that pool hundreds of dollars for major jackpots.  I cannot even imagine utilizing an ADM for anywhere near this kind of play, not to mention the lines.   Clerk 1.  ADM less than zero. 

 So, before I exited my once favorite lottery retailer, I asked if they were able to do anything manually.  The response was that they could cash vouchers.  Not tickets.  ADM generated vouchers.  Now, I happen to know there is a huge caveat on this response without being told.   Most lottery retailers handle lottery money in, lottery money out, separate from their general product.  Here, it is rare to find smaller stores that will cash a ticket over 250, and most will outright refuse every payout short of the smaller scratch off winners.  More luck to be found in grocery and liquor stores at least in the past.  Those retailers with ADMs will effectively be funneling customers with winning tickets to certain places to cash out.  I know for a fact that using safety concerns as an excuse, many retailers here will not maintain cash on hand just in case someone needs to cash a ticket whether they are ADM or manual.  If you are a player, you know what this ultimately may mean.   The ADM and Delaware Lottery win this hands down. 

  I am a player who welcomed the technology of automated dispensing and sought it out.  I believed, as an adjunct to manual play, it would be a winning proposition for all involved.   To me, a bigger picture is taking shape, and it's not enticing to the mundane P3,P4 player especially.  Urban areas (we only have one, north of the canal) will fair better.  Our 1000 square miles of rural county is a different story.  One thing that struck me today was strictly human - employees I know and who work regularly were gone.  Hours cut and jobs potentially lost two weeks before Christmas for a concept that was not player polled, not road tested beyond a retailer who was never a factor to begin with, and clearly designed with an element of tunnel vision in play.   In my opinion, no one is winning this one.  If you need me, I'm probably on my way to MD to play. 

 Some very smart people are kicking around the notion that a planet's moon may have a moon of its own.  The Moon of a Moon will henceforth be known as said planet's MoonMoon (their idea, not mine). 

  Despite not being in any realm even close to your average astronomer or astrophysicist, I still can see some problems with this theory.

  Our Earth has a single Moon.  If we think in terms of offspring, a little Earth MoonMoon does not seem so farfetched.  Of course, NASA might take issue given how many people they've sent or tried to send to the Moon.  I mean, if we went to the Moon but failed to mention little MoonMoon sitting off in the distance, have we really been to the Moon?  So as not to offend, these very smart people believe the Earth once had a MoonMoon but now we don't.  At least I think that's what they meant.  Are they ruling out the Earth having another MoonMoon in the future?  I can only imagine that pending arrival notice.  Baby MoonMoon showers will be the rage.  But, I digress....

   The problem, from my incredibly narrow viewpoint, comes into play with the rest of our solar system.  Being gifted in spatial relationships but horrible at math, I offer the following:  Jupiter has 70+ known Moons, Saturn 50+, Neptune 10+, Uranus 20+.... Perhaps you can see where I'm going with this.  If only half of these Planets known Moons have MoonMoons, I'm pretty sure the Universe is a little more crowded than originally thought.  Now, as I understand it, the Universe has a lot of motion going on and a lot of ice and big chunks of rock thrown in for good measure.    So, let's bring Newton's 2nd into this - I'm no rocket scientist (clearly) but I'm pretty sure this new theory essentially turns our Universe into one big extension of Six Flags Bumper Cars on steroids. 

   Time to go back to sleep. 

I am not good at statistics. I'm not good about consistently posting predictions on the predictions page.  Blame the Gemini brain, please.  I also recognize and give all due credit to those great pickers here who post predictions consistently and do so well.  The problem is that if I try to regiment myself, I lose my focus and ability to intuit.  In other words, I start over thinking things and my play skews. 

 I am very consistent in that virtually every single day I check the Results Forum, Daily Numbers section, and scan each of the falls for every game listed, P3 and P4.    I have the ability to physically play 2 states without much trouble as long as I'm mobile.   I often lament that while I can intuit numbers about to fall, I cannot pinpoint as well where they will show up.  I get asked frequently to help with certain states and that is what I shoot for. 

 All that said, I will now commence with kicking myself, which would be a whole lot easier if I stood just a little over 5 feet.  I would also like to grow wings so I can drop in on several other states each day and play their games.  I have not kept my skill set in tune with playing outside my mobile area, talking strictly P3 and P4.  Using the ample resources here at LP, I finally did a 30-day look back at all falls for all the P3P4 games listed.  Crying and whining will commence immediately after this post.  The wailing you hear in the distance coming from the general direction of the East Coast this quiet Labor Day is me. 

The bottom line:  For the period 08/03 thru 09/02, I had at least 1 boxed 3-digit hit in each state save for 2.  More striking, in 13 states I had multiple wins many of which were straight and many of which were 4-digit.  To be clear, these are numbers I played which hit in other states and the majority were straights (and I guess if anyone worries about such things, I have the losing tickets played here to prove this). 

The top states were:

NY - 5 hits    PA - 4 hits   TN - 4 hits    RI - 1 hit but straight p4.     SC - " "   "     "           "    Conn:  3 hits     Tri State:  3 hits

So, in 7 out of 13 states, had I played each drawing at least .50 for the period of 08/03 to 09/03, I would have obviously spent a lot of money.  However, I would have won more as there are many straight P4 hits in this tally.  Had I focused on all 13, profit would have still surpassed losses.   

This is not new.  The states that I hit most also change slowly rather than dramatically.  For instance, it's been a slack time for GA but typically I am completely tuned into the Peachy State I love so much.  I seem to gravitate as well toward states where I have a strong emotional connection.  NY is way high up along with Mass and WV.   I may not have as many hits in these states but when I do, it's typically for straight money. 

I think I need to retire and start a new career out of playing the lottery.  Sounds absurd, right?   Right? 

Please allow me to dream of winning lottery numbers and to remember those numbers when I awake....

A simple mantra that can be tailored to your choice of words but should remain brief and specific. 

You must make this your last primary conscious thought before sleep consistently. Way easier said than done.  I know people who can fall asleep without effort virtually every time, and those whose mind needs to unwind for hours before sleep is entertained.  Retraining your sleep efforts to fall more consistently in a better place is possible and very important if you wish to dream for profit.  "Profit" includes anything that makes your life better.  Financial prosperity, finding lost items or pets or loved ones, better health, employment, a new house.  Can anyone dream for profit?  I believe the answer is yes but the individual struggle to get there is going to vary greatly. 

It would be safe to say that I have dreamed numbers, posted that info for all, played those numbers and went on to win.  I only cater to a couple of superstitions - one being if you dream it and speak it, "it" will not happen.  I often post numbers (not speaking ho hum) here without specific details on where they came from. I also know this superstition is neither reasonable or reliable - truly a Gemini brain thing.  I do not hold this superstition to task when asking for or providing dream interpretation numbers.  Bases covered, I think 

Dream state is complex and requires your intimate interaction and understanding of what you are dreaming.  If you want assistance from your dream state, keep a journal, a note pad, anything as long as it's a written record.  Do you remember what you had for lunch 3 months ago on the 13th?  Probably no and chances are you will not remember what you dreamed of that date either.   If you really want to use your dream state as a tool to profit, you need to document what you dream.   Dream state memory is best upon awakening but can come at any time.  Learning to recall your dreams requires quiet time to let the dream come back to you.  I frequently will not remember a dream on awakening but later will encounter a trigger that prompts the dream to pop up in my mind.  No one ever said the human brain is not complex.   Why is your dream from 3 months ago important?  Simple.  Your dreams are tailored to you.  By noting consistencies and quirks only your dreams contain, you can follow clues that help you.  If you follow any of my older posts, I have mentioned dreams about water being especially fortunate for me.  I am still amazed by these dreams - in essence the greater danger I am in with water involved, the more luck I will encounter.  I am never harmed by water or anything else in these dreams.  I learned only recently that water signifies your mother.  Having lost my birth mother at age 4, I grant great significance to these dreams.  In that significance, I find comfort as I have no conscious memory of my mom.  Complexity simply defined. Works for me.

No matter what life throws at you, as long as you can think and sleep, you can ask for help and guidance from your dreams.   Now, find what works for you. 

      Have you ever known someone who is adamant they never dream?  Not so.  They simply don't remember.  Now, this is not to be confused with not sleeping - another story altogether but important in our developing our ability to dream.  In case you are too young to know, a serious lack of sleep won't just kill you but will eventually make you nuts.  Sleep occurs in phases and during those phases is our dream time.  Not reaching the right phase means no chance of dreaming.  I know a little about insomnia and, therefore, I am a little nuts about all things sleep.  ...to sleep perchance to dream... indeed. 

   So, can we make our dreams better?  Yes, but it may prove difficult.  We are not looking for deep, exhausted sleep because that's not where true insight dreams prevail.  The things that can skew our dreams are stress, drugs, caffeine, alcohol, and interrupted sleep...  Several drugs now list dream issues as a side effect.  The good news for those who take routine Rx's is that after a while the body adjusts and your dream state may actually return to normal.   If dreaming and gleaning insights from your dreams is important to you, be aware of what may influence your dreams. 

  Is every dream important?  No and Yes.  Many believe that dreams, good and bad, are a subconscious outlet for stress.  Sorry, but IMHO having a wake-up-screaming nightmare is not a good stress outlet, especially if the dream bothers you for days.   Of course, giving your partner (or neighbors) a heart attack in the middle of the night will not help you win friends either.  What we see - real or imagined - can manifest in our dreams and again I don't believe this is necessarily best for us.  Of course, you know someone who will not binge watch TV during Shark Week for fear of nightmares.   Perhaps you already know your bad dream triggers and respect them where possible.   Great - you are actively working on making your dreamstate positive.  If you cannot unsee your day, before you sleep quietly ask that the negative of your day stay the heck out of your dreams.   Unfortunately, before we sleep we tend to relive, sometimes over and over, our day, our week, our stress.  Sleep is delayed and not restful and dreams stand little chance of being what they should.   This is a very serious issue for some, but all but the worst can be overcome and the worst can be dampened way down.  Again, I speak from experience and since my ruminations threatened my health and my dreams, I had to find answers which did not include drugs or a hammer.

  A brief note on nightmares, sleep walking, and night terrors:  While I don't advocate having a nightmare, the experience can alert you to something you need to work on.  Our worst stresses and fears can manifest occasionally.  Persistent nightmares that don't let up should not be ignored.

  People who ruminate about stressful issues tend to internalize and live the process in their head rather than talking it out or physically seeking a solution.  Can you comfortably watch the same movie, listen to the same song, or read the same book more than once routinely?  If you can, I'll lay odds you have trouble letting go of stressful issues without reliving them just short of a million times.  (Just fyi, air signs like me the Gemini tend to live in their heads and are VERY prone to this syndrome of sleep self-destruction).  I am not cured 100% but I have found what works for me.  I "listen" to what I am already very familiar with.   No, not meditation music or subliminal stuff or even those relaxation things that thump Delta waves.  Being a fan of old time radio and movies, I just use current technology to tune in to benign story lines that I already know.   I "trained" myself to respond to a specific episodes by falling asleep.  What you use can follow any line - an author, series, poetry, even Shakespeare.  You must be comfortable with the content, not something that equates to a learning experience.  I mentioned not using meditation music - meditation or chanting is different and may work for you.  Om vasudhare svaha respectfully comes to mind.  This is conditioning and it works and it will not influence your dream state as long as you are not learning something new.  Don't use a Russian language tape unless you are fluent in Russian. 

 Consistent restful sleep brings consistent insightful dreaming.  There are always episodic exceptions that cannot be avoided but strive for this to only impact your dreaming occasionally.  Remember, before you sleep, ask for help in finding answers you seek and remembering those answers, even winning lottery numbers.   What do you have to lose?   

  I wish for you Good Fortune, peaceful sleep - and a wonderful dream.   

Today has been building astrologically all week culminating in today's lunar eclipse in Leo's new moon.   What may not be readily apparent is that Mercury is well aspected in this lunar Leo framework (eclipse 947 a.m. GMT).   Briefly, if you've been following 718, 1718, 5718, since my first post a few days ago, you'll note they continue to fall.  I promise that's Mercury working its 718 magic.  The time of Leo is supposed to bring 1's and 4's (I've seen 1414 about a hundred times the last couple days), but I've seen 777 and 555 follow Leo with pride (pun intended). 

I wanted to touch on some aspects (earthly, kind of) that we don't discuss.  It's not because we cannot but rather because we will not.  Ever have a dream that you simply would not speak, would not bring up or discuss, because it was simply too much?  Too emotional, too frightening, too real?  This week, for some, that has been where our slumber has taken us.  So I will broach the subject here, albeit perhaps an uncomfortable discussion. 

We are heavily into the time of Leo.  That's no sleeping feline giant representing.  That's a roaring, in your face, I'm the King or Queen, energy that demands respect.  What this week has brought to some have been dreams too real to deal with on the conscious level.   

Perhaps you are heavily vested in the horror genre, or perhaps a crime whodunit addict, or perhaps watching the naked people try to survive is the thing.  Maybe a romantic, where Sense and Sensibility rules?  Every nuance, every minor detail in that other reality we tune into could have arrived on your pillow to jar you a little.   It could be music, a gym workout, or just being the gadfly about town.  My point is that what you are doing in your real world may have run headlong into your dream world this week.  If so, it's ok.  You do not have to talk about it, might choose to push it to the nether region of your mind - you get the picture.   My goal is to clue you into the fact that there are certain times of the year astrologically when these dreams will come and they are ultimately important. 

I have several different types of dreams - lucid, prophetic, nonsensical, to name a few.  The dreams of this week border on nightmares with the difference being no one actually gets hurt.   My dreams consisted of one about fire.  Everywhere fire.  I was not in danger but I could not escape the flames.  I did not panic and woke up wondering rather than yelling.  Another dream involved someone from the remote past who mattered to me the most but is now gone from me.  This person was sick, in a medical setting, and seemed to be asking me to stay or help in some manner.  However, every effort to reach this person ended in another corner, another elevator, just out of reach, and disappearing from view.  I awoke from this dream troubled because this person rarely walks through my conscious state let alone my sleep state.  Finally, the mother of all dreams this week was being in a household and identifying an ex of someone in the house (not me) who was inclined to violence.  There was back and forth, everyone was safe, and then came the banging on the door.  I was the only person present (but not the intended victim, at least I thought) when I noted a kitchen type chair that could be lodged under the door knob.   I was yelling to let others in the house know "he" was back, but I failed to make it to the door to lodge the chair.  At that point, the person on the other side started crashing the door in.  I awoke right at that point and was not in a good place at all. 

So this was my dream week and my inclination was absolutely not to think about it anymore let alone speak it.  I am up on current news flashes, follow a few feeds, and watch a small amount of cable news.   All of these dreams could be messages, numbers, etc., but none are nonsensical.  Rooted in each dream is something I need to pay attention to, like it or not.  Because of Leo's influence with Mars retrograde, I believe this is a strong time of not being careless - with anything - driving, working, playing, etc.   I often talk about astrological influence on impulse behavior, especially anger.  This is a little different because anger sometimes seemingly comes out of nowhere (like a bad day taken out on everyone) while careless behavior can trigger the worst anger and the worst result. 

Were my dreams the result of watching too much TV?  Most things in the waking world have the capacity to influence your dreams but for me this is way too easy.  For me, chances are greater I have not been paying attention to my dreams and my subconscious found another way to get my attention.  Ironically, I can get a little too focused on the numbers sometimes -like waking up and thinking, ok, what numbers are associated with "fire."   Even I can get carried away and miss the real point, even though fire is associated with 817 (hey Sooz!).   I said ultimately important.  A troubling series of dreams can be a purge of sorts.   You are building information, anxiety, questions, frustrations, and when you dream intensely, those emotions are right there.  I'm an innie - I do not wear my emotions and have a hard time letting go of anger.  Dreams can help us get this stuff out, whether we are ready or willing.  It may just be what is good for us in the long run. 

I chose to talk about dreaming today because a constant here at LP is "how to come up with winning numbers?"   My first rule is to stay a part of LP - listen, participate, learn, agree, disagree - whatever you are comfortable with, just be a constant here.  Finding what works for you consistently will probably be a mix, or perhaps someone here at LP has the best system that works for you.  On a personal note, I am absolutely certain that if you want to use your given gifts and tools, developed or not, you can improve your ability to do many things, including picking winning numbers.  You have to open your mind and be willing to start.  Work on that. 

If your dreams bothered you this week a little more than normal, don't sweat it.  There truly is a time for everything.   I'll discuss more specifics on how to improve dream messages soon.  May the fortune you need find you.   

  Not my idea, but just read a great editorial by Zac Bissionnette - All those big banks that are living off taxpayer's dime (including their bailout bonuses) send out probably hundreds of thousands of credit card offers with those handy and helpful SASE's for your thoughtful return of the application, paperwork, etc.

So, why not remove any reference to you (name, postal code, etc.,) and just mail the blank paperwork back to the bank - The USPS needs the money and big banks need a little more motivation to do the right thing.

  Upon personal reflection, wouldn't this work for most junk mail offers that include a SASE?   Again, caution with making certain all personal references are removed.   My thought would just be a blank piece of paper with smiley face stickers or some such nonsense.

   Well, they are the ones that asked - I have a right to respond, don't I???   And so, I think, do you!   

   Another plane dream but different.  This time, I observer and participant.   I seemed to be walking with part of a flight crew through perhaps an airport.  Fast forward to watching some amazing type of plane land.   I've never seen anything like this, real or fantasy, but the plane came straight down nose first and then pulled back slightly allowing the nose/<snip>pit part of plane (shaped like a point, of course) to touchdown at which point the back of the plane flexed as though there was a joint that connected the rest of the plane to the <snip>pit.  Ultimately the flexibility allowed the plane to land at what appeared to be very high speed although I think it was a bumpy ride down :)

The good news, no crash! 

  Now why am I dreaming again about airplanes?  Specifically, it seems, airplanes that are coming to a stop.   I know the reason will be revealed to me in due course but I've ruled out stuff like over-saturation in the media or reading.  I have not watched anything related to airplanes recently.

   Time will tell.  I pray it's all good.  J 

   (Oh yes - HELLO OCTOBER!!!!!)

  I know without even looking that Scorpio is in the moon mix somewhere this early 9/22 morn.  I belong to an old school that says to speak a dream is to see it not come to fruition.  Truth be told, I speak very few of my dreams.   I have posted, especially since 2001, about specific dreams involving travel.   If I look at all things objectively and without bias, I would have to report that several factors are at play - I am mentally and approaching physically exhausted with work, have seen a September so jam packed with ups and downs that I'm dizzy from the ride (not to mention stressed), and I have been 'warned' repeatedly that the next week or so is absolutely, positively, without question not the time to travel anywhere.   Now, we know how much extraneous stuff affects our dreams and, with all that said, I'm about to do something I virtually never, ever do.  I am going to speak a dream publically.

  I was an observer, real or perhaps only in the spirit of the dream, in an observation tower-type setting, high above a very congested area. This was not a typical wide-open space airport or landing area as there were structures of all sizes all around, as if a city literally was built around an airport.  There was a woman speaking as if she were answering queries as a group of people watched events unfold. She was pointing out a specific passenger plane that was descending in flight as if to land.  I was not hearing the questions or remarks, only her answers.  The focus was on the specific plane and she was saying that unlike a prior plane that had apparently crashed (historically), this plane was "high enough" for it not to have the same problem.

  The plane came down but did crash.  What I saw was it went nose into the runway tipping tail up almost vertically into the air.  What I saw in conjunction with this was explosion and fire but not from the plane but rather structures nearby.  Then I believe there was another explosion in yet another structure which may or may not have been in the same airport.

   I was responsive to these events.  As I watched the plane land and crash, I repeatedly said "no, no, no."  I then forced myself to wake up as I did not want to see any more.  I did not see a single identifying flight number, street sign, runway number, nothing which tells me this may be a message dream of a different kind.

   This dream was very graphic, very real, like a movie.   Now, for the good news.  I do not dream about disasters typically in real time, real event fashion.  I do dream the events to come but the dream requires interpretation and is typically not a graphic reenactment of the event.   I've been dreaming a long time so my sanity remains intact because I'm normally pretty good with the interpretations.   My state of mind at the moment makes me worry about this dream.   Metaphorically speaking, my interpretation would be to take whatever aspect of a life that is a virtual train wreck and understand that unless you take control, events will unfold before you exactly as they have before.  In other words, once a financial/relationship/emotional/physical/etc train wreck, always a train wreck unless behavior is changed.  Scorpio does bring psychic awareness and opens doors that normally stay closed. However, the stinging one also can take us a little too far into the dark places once in a while.  I'll bet some of my friends are dreaming strongly now too.

  I am going to document, as I always try to do, more details from this dream as I recall them.  Now I must turn my attention back to work as we are 2.5 people down which adds up to my covering.  My waking time dream is that I wake up and it's October already!     to 

     To all wonderful GA folk - the animal shelter at Lawrenceville has a whole gaggle of outstandingly wonderful dogs, brand name and generic, that are desperately trying to find new loving digs - including a pair of GORGEOUS Marley's - a boy and girl - who were owner surrendered and really, really need help asap.

 

      Please - if you are looking for a dog or know someone who is, check out the shelter dogs at Lawrenceville (they are online too with pictures!).

 

        Thanks for any help and for considering a shelter dog.     Jake   

    Based on the quality of the PA rescue that was involved in the filming of Oprah's April 4th show, I would recommend you make an effort to watch or tape and watch later if:

   You don't have a clue about puppy mills (and would like to have a clue).

    You want a dog and are considering buying from a breeder or considering paying a price (other than adoption fee or donation) for any dog, any breed, any age, anywhere in the USA. (another option - research Petfinders who currently have 250,000 puppies and adult dogs profiled that are up for adoption).

    I'm sure that there will be some "taming" of the film footage but I would advise caution if you are extremely sensitive to the plight of animals.   I add this because after 20+ years of conditioning, I still become distressed to the point of being physically ill under certain circumstances, certain "triggers" that are my special torment.  If you have a young child that is likewise very sensitive about animals, I'm not real sure I'd let them watch and certainly not alone.  I have no way of knowing how far the filming about mills will go, but I wouldn't want to take that chance.

   This is not about liking or disliking Oprah.  She has a venue which reaches the people that need to get a clue about this and I applaud the effort.  I am also not a fan of the State of PA lawmakers, politicians, etc., with regard to how they are dealing with animal problems in PA.  However, as I've pointed out before, there are wonderful people in PA who are doing the right thing and many good rescues operating.  I salute every rescue that is working toward stopping the insanity of abuse, neglect, and out of control breeding and population.

                    Yes, I know, there is a lot of insanity in the world every day.  I also know that every day in this country, maybe in your neighborhood, a dog stops a burgler, a rapist, a murderer.  Dogs are helping heal hearts and bodies, protecting our men and women in foreign countries and our police officers and civilians on our own dirt. They find heroin and coke and bombs. They search to find our lost loved ones.   If you've ever owned a dog that you know would die for you if necessary, you know that there is no more unconditional loyalty to be found in this world.

                     I also know that every 9 seconds a dog dies in a shelter.  These words don't make me sick.  They break my heart.  We can do better. Even if it's just 1 dog at a time.

    Did you see the news about the guy in, I think, Wis, who deposited $4000 in the bank and when a teller handled the money and smelled something funny ended up calling police who ended up going to the guy's house, finding a bag of pot and arresting him?

  This bothers me on several levels.  I read an article once about random forensic examination of paper money. The results were pretty wild - almost all of the paper money in circulation has cocaine residue that can be transferred to body of the person handling it well after it leaves the source.  Cocaine was only 1 of a lot of things on the money - some you probably would rather not know about.  Actually, if you handle large volumes of paper money in particular, I'd carry a perpetual supply of antibacterial wipes. 

  If the money was covered in blood or smelled of bitter almonds or a white powdery substance that might be terrorism-related, I can see a bank employee making the call.    Isn't our money scrutinized enough?  I understand (even if I don't like) the reasons why our banking habits are tracked and why some things automatically trigger Federal involvement. 

  Of course I understand the man may be a dealer but they are reporting the search of his home turned up a bag of pot.  My impression is that we're not talking pounds but an ounce.  Apparently the gentleman was on probation for something and this did constitute a violation and that was the grounds use for arresting him.  Also, being on probation negates need for a search warrant in most cases, so he had forfeited that right up front.  I'm not in a position to judge this man either way - he clearly put himself in a bad position either prior to or at the time of the money deposit.

       Even still, this just does not sit right with me.  I tried to put myself in the position of the bank teller.  If I found the money offensive because of smell, I'm sure banks have a procedure to despose/replace paper money that is "damaged."  The money by smell could not possibly have constituted a threat of any kind.  Maybe with homeland security and the depth and breadth to which those rules goes, there is some bank rule for employees that they have to report anything they find odd or suspicious.  Maybe someone here at LP is a bank employee and can shed some light for me.