Forcing Healthcare

The human will to live is a very strong thing. I lived in San Francisco for 11 years and some of the street people who I saw when I first moved there were still alive and living on Market Street when I left. They lived even though Western Civilization had no use for them.

I wonder what effects Pluto in Capricorn will have on the idea of the Human Will. This is thought of as a cold, uncompromising combination and people need to either temper that with warmth and generosity or look very deep into it in order to come up with a better answer for how things are. Not how things ought to be (that's the Sadgo's thing, so cute) but how things can be. As such Pluto in Capricorn can represent Super Intelligence.

The Pluto in Virgo generation is not necessarily a warm crowd and has given birth to the Pluto in Scorpio generation which is born to test the human will. If we don't fear how narrow minded we can be and lacking in generosity of spirit we will not take humanity to the next level. This aspect is excellent for survival, especially when applied to the Sciences. But is survival all we really want? Don't we want improvement? Pluto in Capricorn might suck at honoring the idea of Free Will and Freedom. That's my personal fear. Or, it can excel at understanding what really is will and freedom, if given the chance to make the conscious decision to do so. Decisions belong to both Scorpio and Capricorn. As do Excellence.

I expect to hear a whole lot of stories like the one about a 13-year old boy in Minnesota who suffers from Hodgkin's Lymphoma who was been ordered on Friday by the Minnesota Courts to seek Medical treatment for his Cancer. Capricorn is about pushing and forcing. Scorpio is the sign of willfulness. These two together might end up being the worst possible thing together. Capricorn rules both Government and Judgment and the strict side of parenting.

This medical case brings up some really important issues that need to be discussed in society urgently in my opinion. Does Western Medicine have the right to force itself on others? This is how it gained prominence in the early 20th century -- by bullying. The Rockefellers were wanting to unload their money on some Medical endeavor and, although Nelson (was it Nelson? I may be wrong) preferred homeopathy, the Allopathic Dr. (whoever he was) made a better sales pitch and got the money. It has pushed other medicines out of the way ever since by declaring them frauds and illegal although it often can't boast better cure rates.

If the healings that this boy's family believe in could work, who would know? They are now squelched. The only cases that alternative doctors get are the ones who are already declared hopeless by the bastards who have rendered them as such. People are afraid to die of Western medicine more than of anything. Chemo? If overdone, you melt like a Hiroshima victim, I've seen it personally.

According to Wikipedia, Hodgkin's Lymphoma is said to have a very high cure rate. This is cancer of the lymph nodes. Interesting that the 13 year old boy, Secondary Progressed Lunar Return leading into 1st Saturn opposition. Moon = Glands, Saturn = Authorities, Parents.

In Western Medicine Hodgkin's Lymphoma has a high cure rate. That's why the Judge and the Doctors are so bossy about this. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hodgkin_disease. Capricorn is a very wise sign, the wisest, as a matter of fact. But, sometimes the media is the message. I don't like the word "Oncologist." To me it just means "Big Fat Ego."

On the other hand, a 90-95 percent cure rate is really impressive. According to Wikipedia this is the first Cancer to have shown a great response to Radiation/Chemo. ("Radiation and Chemo" are pretty much the same as "Lobotomy" in my mind. So I totally get what those parents are talking about. Still, I might try to consider this one.

The thing about sending someone to an oncologist is that, once you have Cancer it tends to come back. They call it remission when it goes away and then they call it metasasis (spelling?) when it comes back. The "cure" rate is not really a cure rate. It's more like a wait rate, 5 years? 10 years? 20? This is a dirty secret that people who have known people who have died of cancer will talk about, the rest of the population is blissfully stupid about this stuff. I tend to think that Cancer is related to very deep human feelings. And, if these aren't addressed the person is never healed, he simply becomes uninsurable.

So, I strongly feel that this boy's parents are also on the right track in bringing in Native American healing. The Native Americans were and hopefully still are more connected with the land than anyone else. And the land in the U.S. is the most impressive thing I've ever personally seen.

And the problem with the way the judge mis-handled this case was by not accepting the parents' viewpoint, because they are right. You can't cure Cancer by breaking peoples' wills. You need to speak to their spirit.

So, I propose that, if the Judge really thinks that the 13 year old Boy needs to see an Allopathic Doctor then the Judge ought to at the same time be forced to see a Native American healer who can offer him the spirituality and broadmindedness he needs in order to do his own job.

I am very aware that Western Medicine has forced its way into existence by pushing out other modes of healing which the boys' family have been trying to follow. Forcing it on others is horrible. Suzanne Sommers conquered her Cancer by using non-traditional methods. I know of one other woman who did as well. For chronic illness Allopathic medicine is great for diagnosis but in my opinion really lacking in treatment. Too aggressive, too much concerned with quick fixes, too restraining and authoritarian.

Western Medicine is already unaffordable in the United States and as such is so bad at organizing itself into a usable and useful not to mention helpful section of society, maybe its practitioners ought to consider cleaning up their own mess. A little Self-Management, a little chemo performed in the profession, hey, a Lobotomy, before outward management (i.e. force) on others.

First Do No Harm. Figure out what that means. After the 10 years of going-without-sleep in your stupid Internships, how could you? In the end, keep this kid alive. Treat him and his parents with respect. Honor their presence. (I'm sure glad I don't have your job, it's too hard). And Thank You. (I sent my Father's oncologist a Christmas Card and his reaction was unbelievable. I'm sure he had received a ton of honors but I don't think he had ever received much gratitude).

Please pray for Daniel Hauser.

End of rant.