posted October 16, 2002 06:45 PM         

Here is part of it - -

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Introduction
On October 21, 1995, the world had cause to grieve. Linda Goodman, the internationally adored astrologer and metaphysician, had left this realm on her journey to the next.
I mourned heavily, along with the millions of others who had been touched by Linda's words and work. But my grief also held a personal note. Although I had never met Linda face to face, I once had a memorable encounter with her on the telephone, and had made contact with her on several occasions through a mutual friend. Linda's genius had influenced my life greatly--and early--beginning with my first copy of Sun Signs at the age of nine. Her unparalleled achievement as an astrologer led to my own life-long love affair with the stars. And like her, I had developed the blessings and quirks that are part and parcel to being born under the sign of the Ram.
When Linda Goodman’s Star Signs was released in 1987, I was mesmerized by the material, but specifically attracted to her approach to numerology. I found much that I recognized in her use of the Chaldean number system. The Major Arcana of traditional tarot decks is predominantly derived from this same approach. I continued to study the magical energy of numbers and explored other numerology philosophies. During the course of my exploration, I had some very spirited discussions with others in the world of metaphysics. I always returned to this, the ancient system recognized by the Kabala. Linda stated on many occasions her firm belief that this is the only correct system of numerology. My own faith in Linda’s teachings has resulted in an amazing journey of discovery, which eventually led to the creation of these Chaldean “Star Cards.”
In the fall of 1997, a decade after my initial Star Signs indoctrination, I had the wonderful opportunity to travel to the Holy Land and study the Essene mysteries. This journey was caused, indirectly, by Linda’s passing. On the shores of the Dead Sea during a full lunar eclipse, I was given more information about this wonderful and powerful system of number vibrations. I learned to understand the deeper mysteries of the relationship between planets and numbers, blending the ancient wisdom of both astrology and numerology. I was instructed to take these teachings and share them with the world.
Several months later--through an extraordinary series of synchronicities--I was introduced to Crystal Bush, Linda’s friend and confidante. Crystal informed me that she had been given the heavy, if wonderful, responsibility to carry on the Goodman legacy. We developed a wonderful friendship and began to work on projects that would continue to bring Linda’s teachings to her many fans, as well as reach a new generation of enthusiastic truth seekers.
Then on December 8, 1998, I fulfilled a special and secret promise that I keep to Linda each year on that date. This day was celebrated by the ancients as the festival of Isis and Osiris. It specifically commemorates the healing of the maimed god, Osiris, by his wife and twin-soul, Isis. Every year since Linda passed, I have performed a special ceremony to commemorate the miracle of love, high on a hill in Hollywood, where a white cross marks a sacred spot. Readers of Linda’s brilliant and epic love story, Gooberz, will recognize this reference. She spoke often of looking out the window of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel to the place where the white cross stood.
As I stood atop that hill on a lovely windswept December evening, I heard a clear voice, advising me to create a tool that would facilitate the teaching of the Chaldean numerology system. I saw the cards in my mind’s eye and knew that this was an appropriate course. I have personally used tarot cards since childhood, and know what a powerful and accessible tool those can be for enlightenment. As I climbed down the hill, I thought about how much I would personally love to own a set of cards based on the Chaldean system. I drove home, ran through the door, and called Crystal Bush immediately. Crystal understood the special meaning this date held for Linda, and understood why I was so driven to create these cards. They were born on that night, December 8, 1998, a date that adds to the number twenty, signifying a grand Awakening of consciousness.
Was it Linda’s voice I heard on the hilltop? Perhaps; I cannot be sure. But I have heard it clearly on several occasions during the last year as I have worked with Linda’s material. The most amazing--and humorous--occasion came during the creation of this companion book. I had several moments of anxiety during the writing process, because I feel such a profound responsibility to present such powerful information in the clearest and most accurate format. I wanted to make sure that I was completely loyal to Linda’s teachings, while illuminating further the mysteries of this magical numerology.
One night, I was sweating over the descriptions for “twenty-eight”, a difficult number to fully comprehend. As I wrote about it, I could feel the resistance; I wasn’t getting the meaning down on the page properly. What was bothering me the most was that my description for twenty-eight, “The Trusting Lamb” sounded almost identical to that of twenty-six, “Partnerships.” Both numbers caution against misplaced trust in relationships. In my head, I knew the distinction, but I was having difficulty articulating it. Finally frustrated, I decided to get up from the computer and take a break. I elected to have a shower, as I often feel that the element of running water helps to clear my head and inspire me when I have writer’s block.
I was standing there, washing my hair, when I heard Linda’s perfectly clear voice over the running water. “The difference is in the planets. Remember the astrological basics!” I was stunned for a moment and then burst into laughter. Of course! I was an astrologer many years before I tackled numerology. The difference was as plain as day! Twenty-six is ruled by Saturn and twenty-eight is ruled by the Sun. This provides for very basic fundamental differences in energy. I shouted out “Thanks, Linda!” and ran back to my computer, finishing the description for number twenty-eight.
The next morning, I told Crystal this story and she started to laugh.
“Oh Kathleen,” she said in her wonderful Irish lilt. “Didn’t I tell you that Linda used to do that? She took a shower whenever she needed to clear her energy. She felt that it refreshed her aura.” Crystal then added that Linda believed it was especially powerful if the hair was washed, because it stimulated the energy center (seventh chakra) at the top of the head and created a clearer channel for receiving.
But the shower miracle wasn’t over yet. Later that evening, as I was referring to Gooberz (which is always within arm’s reach) I came upon a passage that made me laugh out loud, again. There is a moment in the book where Linda scolds herself for not remembering something important about the planet Saturn, the ruler of the enigmatic number twenty-six. She says, “how could I have not remembered the astrological basics hammered into my brain?” They were the same words she had said to me, to trigger my own memory.
I have felt Linda’s presence on other occasions, some too personal to mention, others too unbelievable to explain. I hope and pray that this is an indication that she approves of our efforts on her behalf. For my part, I am honored beyond words to have the opportunity to work with Linda’s unpublished material and to be connected with her extraordinary legacy. I am grateful to Crystal Bush for her belief in me, and to her daughters, Kelly-Anne and Kate, for all of their assistance.
I will be forever thankful to my own family for their unwavering support as I flew off to the far corners of the earth in search of truth and to further Linda’s work: my magnetic Scorpio husband, Peter, who proves Linda’s theory that “fours attract fours” (he born on the fourth and I on the twenty-second); my amazing mother, who prepared me for this journey with the combined magic and genius that is only found in Aquarians; and my Leo father for his sunshine-warmth and endless generosity.
Everything I do is with the pure inspiration of my darling children: my special Scorpio-Eagle, Patrick, born under the glittering promise of the number fourteen; and my little Water Bearer, Conor, who embodies the magic of his birth number, twenty-one. I hope that this work will inspire them, and others of their budding generation, to seek the oceans of knowledge that await them at this dawn of a bright millennium.
Linda was fond of quoting the Apocrypha, from the book of Solomon. It seems the appropriate passage to end on:
“I thank Thee, O Great Creator of the Universe that Thou hast taught me the secrets of the Planets and that I may knowest the Times and Seasons of things, the secrets in men’s hearts, their knowledge and the nature of their being. Thou gavest me this knowledge which is the foundation of all my Wisdom.”

Kathleen McGowan Los Angeles, 1999

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posted October 18, 2002 08:59 AM         

I really enjoyed reading her Emerald Tablets and I wish it was still up, I never got to finish reading all of it.

And yes, I understand her sentiments had changed, that is the interesting part, and I was curious of the outcome.

I wish her well and all the best, too!!

posted October 20, 2002 10:20 AM         

On a side note, I bought Relationship signs before I knew that Linda had allegedly passed. I was thrilled to hear from her again, until I started to read it. It now sits apart from the rest of my LG collection (which is in a place of honor by itself) and collects dust with other regretted purchases in a corner of my home. When I read that book, it just felt terribly wrong to me. Not that the info was wrong, just the use of the name I had come to love and trust.

OK, I've put my 2 cents in. I don't want to falsely accuse anyone of anything, but I can't help the intense feelings I get when I encounter this "new" stuff.

posted October 20, 2002 12:02 PM         

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"Keep thou not silent when evil is spoken, for Truth, like sunlight, shines above all." The Emerald Tablets of Toth, Tablet III - the Key of Wisdom

The Star Cards Controversy
In December of 1998, I began working on a project inspired by the late, great mistress of metaphysics, Linda Goodman. The Introduction to the project, below, will explain this in more detail. At the time, I was working with a woman who calls herself "The Keeper of the Vision" and claims to be the individual chosen by Linda to carry on her work after her death. At the time, I believed and trusted this woman as is obvious in the introduction. I no longer do. It is my constitutionally protected opinion that those who claim to represent Linda's work, including this self-proclaimed visionary and the publishing company, Hampton Roads, are deceiving the public in an outrageous and despicable manner.
After the self-styled "Keeper of the Vision" attempted to remove my name from all work I had done for her and proved through her actions total unworthiness to be associated with Linda's extraordinary integrity, I broke off my association with her. It was a bitter divorce. I have since learned that she is publishing the project I originally conceived, calling it her own creation and idea, and creating a fantasy about how the concept came to her while discussing it with Linda. I have just received a letter from the attorneys for Hampton Roads Publishing, a company which ironically declares itself to be "spiritual and inspirational", attempting to deter me from making any copyright claims on the material I created for this project. The full text of that letter will be printed here as a matter of public record in the next few days - I believe that the public has the right to know how this so-called "Spiritual" publishing house conducts business. Among other blatant lies and slanderous allegations, Hampton Roads Publishing, under the direction of "The Keeper of the Vision," claims that I was removed from this project because I was "difficult to work with, having been in and out of mental hospitals."
If it were not so twisted and sick, it would be rather amusing. And if the integrity of a true genius, Linda Goodman, and her legacy were not on the line, it would be almost entertaining.
For the record, I have never even seen a mental hospital, much less set foot in one - I have certainly never been "in and out of them." I can - and will - prove this in a court of law in the near future. Although I frankly don't see how that would make it acceptable for others to steal from me, even if it was the truth. But I cannot fathom that a company founded on spiritual principles would take such a low road in a desperate effort to protect their financial interests. I hope all who read this will consider the source very carefully before purchasing titles published by Hampton Roads - and by the company which now calls itself "Linda Goodman International."
Although Hampton Roads vehemently denies that they have used any of my material, I find it interesting that they will not allow me or my attorneys to view the material before it is published. Even more fascinating is the publisher's claim to "not be in possession of a copy of the manuscript." As a result, I have decided to publicly post MY OWN version of the manuscript here. This is the draft version that was originally rhapsodized over by the "Vision Keeper" and sold to Hampton Roads publishing. As we will not see their own version in print until some time in November, we will just have to wait and see if they are true to their word, and did not use any of my material and design. But you, Linda's fans and the general public, will have read my version first, and can make your own decisions.
PLEASE NOTE: I MAKE NO CLAIMS TO HAVING ANY RIGHTS TO LINDA GOODMAN'S INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OR PUBLISHED MATERIAL. THE MANUSCRIPT BELOW WAS WRITTEN FOR THE COMPANY WHICH LICENSES HER NAME, ORIGINALLY WITH THEIR FULL COOPERATION. I POST IT HERE SOLELY FOR PUBLIC COMPARISON.
IN THE FUTURE, I WILL PUBLISH THAT PART OF THE MANUSCRIPT WHICH CONSTITUTES MY OWN YEARS OF STUDY IN CHALDEAN NUMEROLOGY.
"He who oversteppeth the Law shall be punished, for only through the law comes freedom." The Emerald Tablets of Toth, Tablet III - the Key of Wisdom

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The above quote is what was above the part I posted earlier. I hadn't planned on posting it, but since you asked, I felt it was an important part of the whole story.

If you are interested, I do have her entire version of the meanings of Star Cards.

Ah, Carlo, I had read your review a long time ago and was glad to see it, because I had purchased "Relationship Signs" and was so disappointed. It just didn't sound like Linda and that was verification to me that my feelings were on target. As far as Carolyn Reynolds goes, I do feel she is not wholly to blame, but I wish they would have indicated all of Linda's words where they were in the book and indicated where the words were those of others. That would have much fairer and honest and up front.

Donna

posted October 20, 2002 04:42 PM         

Yes, I would definitely be interested in the real definitions of the star cards, if it's not too much trouble. (Email is fine with me if it's easier.)

So I will continue my search for Linda's true forthcoming works, whether through her new identity, or through a new body...her unmistakable style will always shine through.

posted October 20, 2002 09:26 PM         

I just glanced at them and can already tell the difference. Actually, right now, my kitty is laying on the hard copy, and won't get up! I guess he's asborbing the good vibes...

posted October 20, 2002 09:54 PM         

Donna, if it's not too much trouble, would you please email the same to me? I am exceedingly curious because I use tarot and numerology.

posted October 20, 2002 10:37 PM         

I found this: http://www.emeraldtablets.com
Was this the site you already knew of? I noticed the Emerald Tablets you spoke of were not up, but it looks like they will be soon...

posted October 20, 2002 11:49 PM         

Thanks so much!!

posted October 21, 2002 08:43 AM         

I would be eternally grateful

posted October 21, 2002 01:12 PM         

Ok, I will give it a try, it is a bit long. But, it would be nice for all to see.

Star Cards * * * * *

posted October 25, 2002 12:36 AM         

I remember you Carlo from the other LG site. Glad to see you here.