Episode #54: The Folsom Prison Escape of 1903 & the 1903 Zodiac Back

1/22/2025: On today’s episode, Valerie covers the largest prison break in Folsom Prison history and the revolving number of men who made it to freedom - some of them were never caught! This wild story includes a bit of the prison’s history and the chaos of the escape and its aftermath. Move over Johnny Cash. (Just kidding, we love him!) Next, Amy Jo covers the recent node changes and the upcoming new moon in Aquarius - just like 1903. Our sign of the week is Libra, and Amy Jo identifies the planet of transportation. We find out what our sun sign “practical mode of transportation” is, and a final highlight is the story of Alan Leo and the criminal history of astrology, in the 1903 Zodiac Back.

Cover Photo: -The 13 inmates who daringly escaped Folsom Prison in 1903 used makeshift weapons to attack prison guards and flee into the foothills. Five of the 13 were never caught.

1. Folsom Prison, circa early 1900s.

2. Folsom Prison aerial view

3. Oxen and horses were used to help build the walls at Folsom Prison. The dog was owned by the guards who took the pet with them around the prison. (Photo circa 1910)

4. Folsom Prison cell buildings, late 1800s.

5. Inside Cell Building, Folsom Prison

6. The famous Folsom Prison gates.

7. Johnny Cash Folsom Prison Blues single sleeve.

8. New Moon in Aquarius, January 29, 2025 chart

9. January 28, 1903 chart

10. Moon Phases graphic

11. January 1, 1903 chart

12. December 31, 1903 chart

13. Libra graphic from chaninicholas.com

14. A photograph of the astrologer Alan Leo(1860-1917).

15. Mimeograph Image

16. Billy Sunday portrait- Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-69880

    
    

Sources/Photo Sources

Intro Sources:

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The Folsom Prison Escape of 1903 Sources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_State_Prison 

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2023/06/08/explore-the-history-of-folsom-prison/ 

https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-sep-10-me-18507-story.html

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467155939

https://www.everand.com/read/786088065/The-Folsom-Prison-Bloody-13-The-Big-Escape-of-1903#

https://vocal.media/criminal/top-10-most-famous-prisoners-held-at-folsom-state-prison

https://www.kcra.com/article/the-history-behind-the-granite-walls-of-folsom-state-prison-1/13135305

https://www.comstocksmag.com/article/violent-bloody-folsom-prison-escape-1903

Book: The Folsom Prison Bloody 13 by Josh Morgan

The Folsom Prison Escape of 1903 Photo Sources:

https://www.cdcr.ca.gov/insidecdcr/2023/06/08/explore-the-history-of-folsom-prison/

https://www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/9781467155939

https://www.kcra.com/article/the-history-behind-the-granite-walls-of-folsom-state-prison-1/13135305

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folsom_Prison_Blues#/media/File:Johnny_Cash_Folsom_Prison_Blues_single_sleeve.png

https://www.comstocksmag.com/article/violent-bloody-folsom-prison-escape-1903

1903 Zodiac Back Sources:

https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/history/timelines/entry?etype=5&eid=1

https://w’ww.almanac.com/libra-zodiac-sign

https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/calculate-astrology-ephemeris-december-1903/?&presnost=1&

https://mooncalendar.astro-seek.com/new-moon-january-2025 https://thesandb.com/46835/opinion/horoscope-which-practical-mode-of-transportation-are-you/

https://www.researchpublish.com/upload/book/paperpdf-1614594982.pdf 

https://www.fairobserver.com/culture/book/birth-of-horoscopes-whats-your-sun-sign/# 

1903 Zodiac Back Photo Sources:

astro-seek.com

https://horoscopes.astro-seek.com/calculate-circular-graphic-moon-calendar/?narozeni_rok=2025&calendar=0&moon_center=&velikost_stopy=1&barva_planet=2&luna_path=0&barva_stopy=4&bg_white=0&barva_invert=0#calendar_graph

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mimeograph

https://www.thearda.com/us-religion/history/timelines/entry?etype=5&eid=1 

https://chaninicholas.com/libra-season-horoscopes-2022/