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Samhain (The Fall Equitherm) Approaches (+ Online Rituals)!
This is one of the most sacred times of the year for me – a time when I feel my Ancestors even more closely than usual, as well as a time to remember those who have died this past year. In addition to another year going by – with new lives being born and some lives ending (including both famous lives and lives close to us), this October also gives us an annular solar eclipse, a Friday the 13th, and a lunar eclipse on October 28th, near Samhain.
In both recognition and celebration of the lives and contributions of all the dead, I’m nearly done with the house decorations, and our family is already doing our Samhain Ancestor card dinner graces (see below). Samhain (the Fall Equitherm) is just a couple weeks away! Read More
Michael Dowd, who gave us all so much, has died [Starstuff, Contemplating]
With a heavy heart I must bring the news that Michael Dowd died this past weekend. He was a bright star who, along with his wife Connie, have brought a scientifically real, cosmically inspiring, reality based spirituality to literally hundreds of thousands of people. They were instrumental in getting me on the path of proclaiming our awesome evolutionary roots to the world.
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Gratitude for Ancestors, and the Treasure Trove of Knowledge they gave us – Remembering W. Jason Morgan [Starstuff, Contemplating]
It’s easy to take for granted the wealth of knowledge we have today. Today’s third graders today know more about our Universe than the educated elite of the Renaissance – and so many of us know so much more than today’s third graders! So many of our Ancestors would have paid any price imaginable for even just a tiny slice of the knowledge we take for granted today.
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Happy Fall Equinox!
Happy Fall Equinox, or Mabon! Of course, our spherical planet also gives us the beautiful symmetry of the Spring Equinox (& Ostara) being celebrated now by our Southern Hemisphere friends. The equinoctial moment, this year, is on September 23rd, at ~6:50 am UTC (or 2:50 am EDT). Coincidentally, the possible awakening of the Vikram lander and Pragyaan rover with the Lunar sunrise are anticipated near the moment of the September Equinox!
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