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š¶āš«ļø āSQUISHMALLOWS! POKEMON! BUBBLE SKINCARE! STANLEY CUP!ā All my daughter had to do was read her Christmas list aloud to me. The next thing I know, my Instagram feed is swarmed with ads. Itās Pikachu and his cuddly counterpart holding the revered water cup with scented lather on his cheeks! Blame it on ultrasonic beacons. Humans canāt hear ultrasound. But the microphones on phones pick up background noise with these signals. The āmagicā marketing comes from ESPIONAGE! To be a good human spy you must both listen and decipher meaning.
āFrom an NSA Friendā
šļøāšØļø š« š„ Is there any James Bond in you? How about trying to crack the code for a Christmas card? The UKās intelligence, cyber, and security agency (GCHQ) has your challenge! This yearās Christmas Puzzle hails as the ātrickiest yet.ā See how you fare by downloading it here! https://www.gchq.gov.uk/files/2023%20GCHQ%20Christmas%20Challenge.pdf
MY FAVORITE SPIES OF ALL TIME ARE SYDNEY BRISTOW OF ALIAS, MICHAEL WESTON OF BURN NOTICE, JAMES BOND, AND SHERLOCK HOLMESā CHILD INFORMANTS!
Right now Iām obsessed with āSlow Horses.ā It airs on Apple TV and twists the typical spy narrative. The screw-ups at MI5 are sent to Slough House. They still somehow get roped into the game and will do anything to redeem themselves. Gary Oldman makes the series. Heās their undaunted, cringe-like leader, Jackson Lamb. Itās based on the book by Mick Herron.
Photo Courtesy: Apple TV
š Thereās a secret communication in the way I formatted my upcoming novel āSOLHUBOD.ā Once the book releases next Spring, I hope you try your hand at unlocking it! Whoever wins will get something slay š
āCOMING IN 2024ā
š« THE BEST SPY STORY OF ALL TIME MAY JUST BE THAT OF THE MAGI. Why? The astrologists from Persia used both SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) and HUMINT (Human Intelligence). The infusion of both led to WITNESSING and experiencing Jesus. That unlocked an even stronger, intangible intelligence: Wisdom Intelligence.
King Herod commanded the scholars to report to him once they found the rumored King of the Jews. The āmagic intellectualsā followed the signals: the star combined with prophecy. The star stopped directly over where the child was.
āThey could hardly contain themselves: They were in the right place! They had arrived at the right time! They entered the house and saw the child in the arms of Mary, his mother. Overcome, they kneeled and worshiped him.ā Matthew 2:10-11 (MSG)
Was it serendipity? Or was the God of the universe at work? Experiencing the child and mother elicited an emotional response, not common for elite spies. The mysterious intensified further. A dream led to actionable, supernatural intelligence. They felt warned against returning the intel to Herod.
āSo they worked out another route, left the territory without being seen, and returned to their own country.ā Matthew 2:12 (MSG)
āWONDER IS THE WEAVE BETWEEN THE WHYS AND WISE.ā
?? Curiosity ignites the seeking. Whether it be solving a medical puzzle to treat a disease or figuring out how solve a disputeā¦the questions spur the journey. Sometimes, something quite rare happens. Photographer Nigel Danson experienced a phenomena. He witnessed a quadruple rainbow!
āFour: The Number of Creationā
š What could this mean? Why four? Does this ancient Biblical sign illuminate anything in your being? Why? If rainbows are really full circles in physics, what does this form?
We enter the fourth season of the year tomorrow. WHAT MYSTERY AWAITS? Is there anything more surreal than the birth of a refugee that inverted the QUEST of three kings into a hidden and humble path? A MIND OF MYSTERY CAN REVEAL THE SOUL OF THE SEEKER.
May your heart stay open to all the emotions, signs, and human connections this Christmas. Thank you for joining this odyssey!
āHear the unseen.ā ā¤ļø š
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