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JOHN LENNON
God acts by His works: in Heaven, by angels; on earth, by men.
In the heaven of human conceptions, it is humanity that creates God;
and men think that God has made them in His image,
because they make Him in theirs.
IMAGINE ...
there’s no heaven*It’s easy if you try*No hell below us*Above us only sky* IMAGINE ...
all the people*Living for
today…* IMAGINE ...
there’s no countries*It isn’t hard to do*Nothing to kill or die for*And no religion too* IMAGINE ...
all the people*Living life in
peace…* IMAGINE ...
no possessions*I wonder if you can*No need for greed or hunger*A brotherhood of man* IMAGINE ...
... all the people*Sharing all the world…*You may say I’m a dreamer*But I’m not the only one*I hope someday you’ll join us*And the world will be as one* ~ John Lennon
John: All of us are artists and we’re nothing else, so we can’t manage ourselves or look after ourselves in that way. It’s a lot for four bigheads like The Beatles to stay together for such a long time, and in the early days there was the thing of making it big or breaking into America and we had a goal together. But when we reached about twenty-eight or twenty-nine it began to be: ‘What’s the goal? We’ve made it.’ We were getting more talented. George began to write lots of songs, and you couldn’t make an album – you were lucky to get a track on an album. Then we all started getting more interested in our own music and going different ways.”
Paul: What happened originally was that back in Liverpool John and I didn’t know about song publishing. We literally thought that songs were in the air and everyone owned them. That’s how we met our first publisher, Dick James. He said, “Come in. Sit down. Is that what you think? Sit over here.’ And that was the deal he did. To this day I’m virtually on that deal. So that meant we were pretty much sewn up from the word go.
In March 1969, when I was on my honeymoon and John was doing his bed-in, Dick James sold the songs - while we were out of town. When we got back to town, we said, ‘Dick! You can’t do that!’ He said, ‘You want a bet?’ And he was quite right. It’s just the way these things go. So it was sold, and it became merchandise then. It was then bought by Lew Grade, who used to control ATV. So that was how John and I lost the ownership of so many of our songs. And George, too – he lost some.
Paul's Star Menu
George: They chose Paul’s wedding day to come and do a raid on me, and to this day I’m still having difficulty with my visa to America because of this fella.
He came out to my house with about eight other policemen, a policewoman and a police dog, who happened to be called Yogi – because, I suppose, of the Beatle connection with Maharishi. They thought they’d have a bit of fun.
They took us off, fingerprinted us, and we were busted. It was written in the papers like a fashion show: ‘George was wearing a yellow suit and his wife Patti had on…’
Ringo: In February I started filming ‘The Magic Christian’ with Peter Sellers. I’d read the book (which was written by Terry Southern) and we got the film together by my knocking on Peter’s door. I said to him, ‘Let’s make this movie.’ So as he was Peter Sellers, three phone calls later they put the money in and we were off…
John being involved with Yoko and me making a film shows as an absolute fact that we were going different places. I’ve mentioned it before: the energy for The Beatles was waning. We used to put in a thousand per cent, but now it was dwindling. Now it was like, ‘Oh dear – do we ‘have’ to turn up? Do we have to do those things again? I want to do this and John wants to do that and George wants to do something else…’ We had families. The energy was dissipating because we had other things to do.
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Ceiling Painting
ennon was born John Winston Lennon during an air raid in war torn England. Winston was a name bestowed as a blessing and to provide support, in honor of Sir Winston Churchill, England's hope during those difficult times. When construction of the star chart is based on PM nativity time Lennon’s ascendant is Aries, The Ram. Obviously, as the first sign of the zodiac, Aries is the leader, the Sun sign at dawn on first day of Spring, The Vernal Equinox. Although Aries ascendant individuals don’t always seek the role of leadership, opportunities to claim authority seem to be ever present. Consistent references throughout Lennon's (mystical, esoteric) names, to the Ram and horn of the Ram (calling to prayer, announcing the beginning of new times, anciently associated with anointing and leadership) are symbolized via the Ram, inherently sought as the ‘Golden Fleece.’ Society’s ritual quest for the Fleece, The Holy Grail, Fountain of Youth and Lapis, links the four cardinal signs to each other.
Aries (pioneer, anointed/shaman, entrepreneur) is enthusiastic, extroverted, quick to react – although natives with this ascendant often leap before they look due to unsuppressed impulsiveness. This sign, like it’s bi-polar complement Libra, is big on eye contact and usually prefers simple, direct communication over shrewd business tactics, clever wording, and subtle scheming. Personal honor and self-respect are essential to an Aries ascendant; little patience may be expected from the independent thinker when these are challenged by an enemy.
"JOHN" contains the call, to speak to "the congregation" as a resonance rings within those who hear "the voice" ~ yet one of the most compelling associations with his name via the system of Qabbalah is the reference we find in "Daniel 12:13 But go thou thy way till the end: for thou shalt rest, and stand in thy lot at the end of the days."
known as the Lunar Return. Consciously, he felt he was exchanging
names with his wife, Yoko Ono (his progressed Sun conjunct Ceres w/i a degree of perfect); unconsciously (Qabbalah value) his new identity corresponded with the emergence from the belly of Jonah's whale, an initiation process of profound spiritual importance. The serene expression on Lennon's face captured by Annie Leibovitz for the cover of Rolling Stone Magazine (RS 335) reveals the intensity of this spiritual chemistry. The name "ONO" corresponds to the value of the infamous "rib" as well as "the flank, and side."
For anyone familiar with this photograph of John in his 'birthday suit' next to Yoko, fully clothed, this
super-imposition touches a spiritual mainspring. In the chart analysis, we recognize the tendency for men to enjoy the warmer reception from the audience if the name is changed during Solar aspect (career, public image) as opposed to a Lunar aspect (emotion, psyche shape shifter). Even in the political correctness of today's entertainment industry, name changes still present a problem for men when they reveal their 'soft white underbelly' to the masses. See the comparison to STING's star chart. Sting changed his name during a Solar aspect in contrast to Lennon donning a new jacket in the middle of his Lunar Return.
Sir Winston Churchill wrote, "The repulsive features fade from the picture and are
replaced by colour and even charm as the summit of power is reached. We see the Lord Protector in his glory .... the patron of learning and the arts. We
feel the dignity of his bearing to all men, and his tenderness toward young people .... No one can remain unconscious of his desire to find a moral basis for his
power or of his sense of a responsibility to his country and his God ranging far beyond
the horizon of his life."
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are challenged, and destined to summon such alternate and counter
-culture revolutions that Lennon helped us to navigate. We all live in a yellow submarine!
Strawberry Fields and Penny Lane
