Solar and Lunar eclipses have been a feature of human psyche since time immemorial. Even before astrology was formalized into a system, eclipses were seen as omens and predictive of the future. The truth is that they were almost always seen as negative, since what happens is that one of Read more…
In a recent blog post, I looked at timing using a technique called Firdaria. This technique breaks the life of a person into planetary periods. Each planet rules for a certain amount of time, and becomes more sensitized during that period. Included in that schema are the North and South Read more…
In the last post, we looked at the dubious idea of “Supermoons,” and then at the high number of eclipses that we’ll have in 2020. When Solar Eclipses are so dead-on, there’s a high likelihood that both Full Moons for each eclipse will also be eclipses. That is, at the Read more…
What’s so “super” about a “Supermoon”? And what’s with all these eclipses in 2020?
Today’s Solar Eclipse occurs just after midnight Dec 26 EST (still Dec 25 in other US time zones). It’s annular (meaning ring-like) which means that the Moon’s apparent diameter will be a bit smaller than the Sun’s, making the light of the Sun appear as a ring around the Moon. Read more…