Last week Florian Harms, chief-editor of SPIEGEL
ONLINE, explained to his declining readership what goals the editors have set
for this year. The goal is to “even better inform the readership about current
world events”, and to continue to practice “journalism based on clear rules and
principles.” According to TrafficEstimate.com, Spiegel.de has lost 14.6% of its
traffic over the course of the last year. The losses actually wipe out gains
made as the Ukraine conflict began to heat up. Later, as Spiegel's bias made
itself evident, German readership began an exodus, resulting in a nearly-20%
drop over the course of five months. April 8 http://russia-insider.com/en/german_media_inspired_rt/5121
Most world events
in the current period are affected by the two powerful eclipses in the last one
month. Shown here is the chart for the
lunar eclipse of April 4 drawn for Berlin, Germany. The eclipse Moon is placed
in the third house which rules newspapers, magazines etc.
Third
House rulership [1]
National
rumours, propaganda. The press. All means of disseminating news and information
such as the post office, communication networks, computers, telephones, faxes, newspapers,
magazines, emails, publications, literature, periodicals and television.
The eclipse
Moon [14li] is conjunct Algorab, delta Corvus [14li] and stars of the Virgin. This
was discussed in a previous post on the US Main Stream Media [2]. The extracts below
explain the reason for the decline in readership and do not require any
commentary.
Corvus
is the Latin name for both the raven and the crow and these two birds are
usually paired together in mythology. From the same family, their obvious
intelligence and ingenuity, as well as their distinctive caw, has given them a
widespread association with trickery, storytelling, the relaying of messages,
and the serving of self-interest. But the colour of their plumage has also
drawn a universal connection with malevolence, sinister forces, and ominous
warnings. The stars of Corvus share this reputation and the classical myths
that relate to the constellation speak of mistrust, shameful motives,
insincerity, glorification in the misfortune of others, and the bearing of bad
news [3].
The
Crow is a talking bird, and these are
people in love with gossip, tidings, what’s happening, what’s new, what’s up –
many journalists, newsmen and media people are born under these stars. The
worst of them become greedy, scavenging and exploiting opportunists. But also here are the stars of the Virgin
which longs for “truth” and “purity”.
Few other skyscapes are so polarized between light and dark, clear air
and suffocating darkness, with a tremendous conflict between the Virgin’s
honest, upright will-to-do good and the Hydra’s dark lair of greed and arrogant
self-interest [4].
[4]
Secrets of the Ancient Skies; Diana K. Rosenberg (v.2, p.78-80)
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