Monday, December 21, 2020

Friday, December 18, 2020

Solstice Star

People all around the world will be celebrating the once in a lifetime “Solstice Star” on December 21. The phenomenon actually involves Jupiter and Saturn coming so close to each other on the night of Winter Solstice that they will appear as one bright star. The last time they appeared this close in the night sky was during the Middle Ages, 1226 CE to be precise.

Related Off-site Link:
Jupiter and Saturn Will Form Rare “Christmas Star” on Winter Solstice – Eric Betz (Astronomy.com, December 7, 2020).
The Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, the First of Its Kind in Centuries – ABC News, December 18, 2020).

See also the previous posts:
• Winter Solstice Blessing
• Let the Spiral Turn and Turn
• Winter Hare

Monday, December 14, 2020

Tan Lines

Image: Subjects and photographer unknown.

See also the previous post:
• Tan Lines – 8/22/08

Saturday, December 12, 2020

Nanabozho

In Anishinaabe aadizookaan (traditional storytelling), particularly among the Ojibwe, Nanabozho (also known as Nanabush) is a spirit, and figures prominently in their storytelling, including the story of the world's creation. Nanabozho is the Ojibwe trickster figure and culture hero (these two archetypes are often combined into a single figure in First Nations mythologies, among others).

– Source

See also the previous posts:
• Nanabush
• The Great Hare
• A Powerful Hero
• Xōchipilli
• Hare of the Agave
• The Self-Sacrificing Hare
• A Certain Power
• Good Luck
• Among the Egyptians
• Totem Animal

Image: Pictogram of Nanabozho on Mazinaw Rock, Bon Echo Provincial Park, Ontario.

Tuesday, December 8, 2020

Saturday, December 5, 2020