
Happy Summer Solstice! Did you get a chance to see the eclipse (even if by simulcast)? Here in Michigan, the fog thinned just enough to see the last stages of the eclipse from my house – nice! Even better, Up North many areas had wonderful views of the Sunrise eclipse, such as the stunning photo with the Mackinaw bridge, above (and available for purchase at Lake Superior Photo).
This coming Saturday, just in time for Solstice, we are fortunate enough to have a Naturalistic Pagan panel at the Free Spirit Gathering! It’s one of the oldest Pagan events in the United States! It shows how far we have come, from being attacked in 2014 (and, of course at other times), towards being fully accepted in the Pagan community. Register now!
As you read this, the enormous mass of the Moon is hurtling towards the path of sunlight in line with the Earth. In the early morning tomorrow, the Moon will block that pathway, giving us a solar eclipse! However, the Moon is a little farther away in it’s orbit, so it won’t be close enough to fully block the Sun, anywhere on Earth. This gives us an “annular” eclipse, and not the stunning darkness of a total eclipse (as the Great Eclipse of 2017 was). Without a total eclipse, it’s easy to not notice it, even if you are in the eclipse path (this will be nothing like the stunning experience of a total eclipse). Also, few of us are in the eclipse path. So for many us, we have an opportunity to celebrate the eclipse (and watch it on simulcast!). Some of us (including me!) are able to see it in the sky. Read More
With blinking eyes and cautious steps, somewhat like the Brood X cicadas swarming parts of the Eastern United States now, we are re-emerging as the pandemic winds down. What stays? What changes?