As I began this editorial for the May 2022 Horizons, it morphed suddenly when longtime spiritual brother Frank T. Maiello passed. We shared interest in Theosophical ageless wisdom teachings and it was thru them I learned the importance of the Wesak full Moon. May 16 is the full moon in Scorpio, known as Wesak, which is widely celebrated throughout the East as the Festival of the Buddha. For students of esoteric metaphysical philosophy aka ageless wisdom, it is the high point of the spiritual year when “forces of enlightenment flow from the higher worlds into the mind of humanity.” While Buddhists celebrate Wesak as the time that marks the birth, death and enlightenment of the Buddha, ageless wisdom students regard it as a living event. At the exact moment of the May full moon — sun in Taurus, moon in Scorpio — the Buddha is said to return momentarily to earth, appearing to those gathered in a secluded valley in the Himalayas who are able to see him. Some have dreamt of being present at the ceremony. Continue reading →

One Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helicopter, they also have green & white

Attention all my neighbors who freak out when they see and hear low flying planes and helicopters overhead at all hours: they’re not always chasing some bad guy in your yard.  The Facebook neighborhood watch pages are always filled with it as if we’re being invaded, but here’s what’s up:

WHO ARE THE HELICOPTERS & AIRCRAFT?
1.  There’s a military annex 6 miles away, Malabar Annex Space Force Base, doing training missions. They have to have so many flight hours that include a variety of maneuvers, including hovering, low-to-ground hold and different speeds. I see them often.

2.   The Melbourne International Airport is 12 miles due north with the flight pattern directly over our heads. I see low flying aircraft often.   Continue reading →