tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post44116450977322063..comments2023-10-21T11:46:32.529+01:00Comments on Madame Arcati: John Dee and how to turn base views into gold in modern journalismMadame Arcatihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-72027922497796123092012-02-25T10:32:56.066+00:002012-02-25T10:32:56.066+00:00Unlike guests to the late great Ned Sherrin's ...Unlike guests to the late great Ned Sherrin's radio programme, I'm not in the position to authenticate that particular tall story, being out of touch with the great JC, but when I moved in those circles it was widely reported; and that he bankrolled a certain guru with some of it.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-69357598401198784032012-02-25T09:31:48.980+00:002012-02-25T09:31:48.980+00:00Thank you Vincent. Is it true Cainer makes a £1m p...Thank you Vincent. Is it true Cainer makes a £1m pa from his astro phonelines?Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-18576637163150427402012-02-25T09:30:42.645+00:002012-02-25T09:30:42.645+00:00- " I can't think of one professional cr...- " I can't think of one professional critic, book reviewer, hack, editor or other commentator who does not peddle a gospel cobbled together from the ums and ers of a dreary lab - "<br /><br />Wonderful line MA.RMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-6867291359017768692012-02-25T08:17:06.337+00:002012-02-25T08:17:06.337+00:00I had that Jonathan Cainer in the back of my cab o...I had that Jonathan Cainer in the back of my cab once. No, I'm not a taxi driver, but I gave him a lift to the station after a function we'd both attended. So I asked him the obvious question: "Do you believe what you write, or are you simply the highest-paid journalist alive, measured in pounds per word?"<br /><br />To which he gave the obvious answer that it was all based on sound methods, and he didn't just make it up.<br /><br />Clearly, I'm not up to Duncan Fallowell's standards of interviewing. But I have you to thank, chère Madame, for introducing me to DF's work; and I won't hear a word said against him.Vincenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18297306807695767580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-2221933258097333862012-02-24T18:39:19.153+00:002012-02-24T18:39:19.153+00:00What a dreadful and ungrateful wretch you are Mada...What a dreadful and ungrateful wretch you are Madame Arcati.The late Patric Walkernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-8087030304231161062012-02-24T18:34:40.313+00:002012-02-24T18:34:40.313+00:00We may be more alike than is apparent, JK. I have ...We may be more alike than is apparent, JK. I have no idea about god, magic or afterlife - astrology is not about 'magic' but a methodology which either works or does not. I'm sufficiently captivated to treat it as a work-in-progress with all the risks that entails.<br /><br />Your quest for, or accidental collision with, wisdom is exciting.Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-16990108207353824362012-02-24T16:44:08.503+00:002012-02-24T16:44:08.503+00:00One of the many things I love about Madame is that...One of the many things I love about Madame is that she doesn't allow her personal feelings to influence her critical opinions. The older I get, the more open minded I become. I don't believe in a "God' and I don't believe there is not a "god" element. I'm an "it doesn't matter-ist" - I lead my life by what I can see, feel and touch but I don't reject aspects I do not understand. And I'm always willing to be informed. As I get more and more ancient I hope to become more and more wise.Jonathan Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00889011672143943088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-91065751308362040562012-02-24T15:37:48.913+00:002012-02-24T15:37:48.913+00:00My sanity I'll leave to the scienters to deter...My sanity I'll leave to the scienters to determine (such a good idea on second thoughts). Some arcane matters are plainly the work of fanciful thinking; some of observation and experience. A blanket dismissal of everything that falls outside your GCSE level science awareness is not very sensible.Madame Arcatihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04823823014493798116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-24211107525266758812012-02-24T15:35:15.535+00:002012-02-24T15:35:15.535+00:00I don't understand why you persist in espousin...I don't understand why you persist in espousing things that are unproven and probably fake, Are you mad?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-36847807349365887612012-02-24T15:27:42.335+00:002012-02-24T15:27:42.335+00:00Stick to fiction. You have a talent for it.Stick to fiction. You have a talent for it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-26982462616140730832012-02-24T15:22:48.229+00:002012-02-24T15:22:48.229+00:00'Madame' grows more militant. Must be your...'Madame' grows more militant. Must be your age.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-61648871089822172252012-02-24T15:18:01.582+00:002012-02-24T15:18:01.582+00:00Dee elected the date for the Queen's coronatio...Dee elected the date for the Queen's coronation. This was the main reason why she trusted his divination. The nonsense that she believed alchemy would replenish her Exchequer is a fantasy dreamt up by sceptics. She simply wasn't that dumb.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-87612563767480924302012-02-24T15:11:33.751+00:002012-02-24T15:11:33.751+00:00Have Madame and Duncs fallen out at long last? Tra...Have Madame and Duncs fallen out at long last? Tragedy!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30643113.post-58535164555516233862012-02-24T15:10:35.597+00:002012-02-24T15:10:35.597+00:00Well said Madame!Well said Madame!Lillynoreply@blogger.com