Tag Archives: Trump

The Phoenix

Posted on January 22, 2018 by Trish and Rob

In college, I was a political junkie. Then again, it was the 60s and nearly everyone I knew was a political junkie because we were the ones who were pushing for change. We were the Baby Boomers, many of us … Continue reading →

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The Shutdown Synchro

Posted on January 20, 2018 by Trish and Rob

At midnight Friday, the U.S. government shut down. Saturday, January 20, began with no government. Again. Synchronicity. January 20 also marked the one-year anniversary of the Trump presidency. On January 20, 2017 Donald Trump was sworn-in as president. Now exactly … Continue reading →

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You’re Fired – and what the trickster says about trump

Posted on January 14, 2018 by Trish and Rob

  I never watched The Apprentice. But like most people, I know that it was the show where trump ruled like a king and found enormous satisfaction in telling people, “You’re fired.” Some days when I can actually bring myself … Continue reading →

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Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House

Posted on January 6, 2018 by Trish and Rob

Journalist Michael Wolff has written a stunner in Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House. I first heard about it when people on CNN and MSNBC started reading excerpts from it a couple of days ago. They’d gotten early … Continue reading →

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Trump: the Ultimate Trickster, Con Man

Posted on December 27, 2017 by Trish and Rob

If nothing else, trump is the perfect trickster. On November 8, 2016, I had a complete meltdown when I realized he had won. I was no Clinton fan, but voted for her when Bernie lost the primary. Now, thanks to … Continue reading →

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The Trickster in Politics

Posted on December 2, 2017 by Trish and Rob

  Several weeks ago, Rob and I sent our agent a new nonfiction proposal: One Nation Under Trump Meets Joseph Campbell’s Trickster Archetype. The idea, the hook, is that trump is the ultimate trickster who is surrounded by tricksters, and … Continue reading →

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Pluto in Capricorn

Posted on November 24, 2017 by Trish and Rob

Mundane astrologers take charts like this one, of the birth of the U.S., and make predictions about it. They use various techniques – transits, the daily motion of the planets; progressions, where the natal sun is brought forward in time; … Continue reading →

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Sex and the Trickster

Posted on November 22, 2017 by Trish and Rob

Since mid-October, when the Harvey Weinstein story broke and the hash tag #metoo was started, the sexual allegations against powerful men has proliferated beyond anything anyone imagined. Here’s an incomplete list from the NY Times:  Weinstein Spacey Russell Simmons Glenn … Continue reading →

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A Tsunami for Democrats

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Trish and Rob

art by Megan MacGregor The big wave in Virginia! In the year since Trump was voted into office, a year ago tonight when I had a total meltdown, the Democrats have enjoyed a massive triumph. Democrat Ralph Northam defeated Repub … Continue reading →

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Hurricane Maria, a Trickster?

Posted on October 24, 2017 by Trish and Rob

  Hurricane Names for 2017 Atlantic Tropical (and Subtropical) Storm Names for 2017 Arlene Harvey Ophelia Bret Irma Philippe Cindy Jose Rina Don Katia Sean Emily Lee Tammy Franklin Maria Vince Gert Nate Whitney   The 2017 hurricane season held some major … Continue reading →

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