Voodoo bullshit !!! ...and remember, if you let the evil shadow touch you, reverse the effect by having anal sex with a dead goat by the dark of the moon. Word to the wise.
--- Rick Archer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Blaine Watson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 8:53 AM > To: undisclosed-recipients: > Subject: tonight's eclipse > > > > An eclipse in jyotish is considered inauspicious and > is something to be > avoided. I am getting a lot of flack from new age > types who are always > trying to convince me that everything is good, light > and dark. This is true > in the cosmic sense. An eclipse is good, for disease > and starting wars and > famine and drought etc. So shadows are not good in > the progressive and > healthy sense of the word and are to be avoided. > The eclipse tonight > begins at 5:43 pm pacific time and totality is at > 7:01 pm pacific time. > Draw your curtains. Say inside and do not allow the > shadow to be seen and > especially do not let the shadow touch you. We > should not eat or drink > anything while an eclipse is going on. It is a good > time to meditate. I > had said in my first announcement 2 weeks ago that > the eclipse was on the > 21st. That was calculated from Greenwich. My > apologies for any confusion. I > hope the below information helps. It came directly > from the NASA eclipse > page at NASA - Total Lunar Eclipse: February 20, > 2008 > > > > A total eclipse of the Moon occurs during the night > of Wednesday, February > 20/21, 2008. The entire event is visible from South > America and most of > North America (on Feb. 20) as well as Western > Europe, Africa, and western > Asia (on Feb. 21). During a total lunar eclipse, the > Moon's disk can take on > a dramatically colorful appearance from bright > orange to blood red to dark > brown and (rarely) very dark gray. > > > > An eclipse of the Moon can only take place at Full > Moon, and only if the > Moon passes through some portion of Earth's shadow. > The shadow is actually > composed of two cone-shaped parts, one nested inside > the other. The outer > shadow or penumbra is a zone where Earth blocks some > (but not all) of the > Sun's rays. In contrast, the inner shadow or umbra > is a region where Earth > blocks all direct sunlight from reaching the Moon. > > > > If only part of the Moon passes through the umbra, a > partial eclipse is > seen. However, if the entire Moon passes through the > umbral shadow, then a > total eclipse of the Moon occurs. > > rom start to finish, February's lunar eclipse lasts > about three hours and > twenty-six minutes (not including the penumbral > phases which are very > difficult to see). The partial eclipse begins as the > Moon's eastern edge > slowly moves into the Earth's umbral shadow. During > the partial phases, it > takes just over an hour for the Moon's orbital > motion to carry it entirely > within the Earth's dark umbra. The color and > brightness of the totally > eclipsed Moon can vary considerably from one eclipse > to another. Dark > eclipses are caused by volcanic gas and dust which > filters and blocks much > of the Sun's light from reaching the Moon. But since > no major volcanic > eruptions have taken place recently, the Moon will > probably take on a vivid > red or orange color during the total phase. After > the total phase ends, it > is once again followed by a partial eclipse as the > Moon gradually leaves the > umbral shadow. > > > > The total phase of a lunar eclipse is called > totality. At this time, the > Moon is completely immersed within the Earth's dark > umbral shadow. During > the February 20 eclipse totality will last just > under 50 minutes. This is > quite a bit less than the last total lunar eclipse ( > August 28, 2007) which > lasted 90 minutes. > > > > The major phases of the eclipse occur as follows > (all times are GMT or > Greenwich Mean Time). The partial eclipse commences > with first umbral > contact at 01:43 GMT or 8:43 pm EST. Totality begins > at 03:01 GMT, 10:01 pm > EST and lasts until 03:51 GMT, 10:51 pm EST. The > partial phases end at 05:09 > GMT. > > > > February's lunar eclipse is well-placed for North > and South America as well > as Europe and Africa. Observers along North > America's west coast miss the > early stages of the partial eclipse because it > begins before moon rise. > Alaskans in Anchorage and Fairbanks experience > moonrise during totality but > bright evening twilight will make it difficult for > sourdoughs to view the > event. Western Europe and northwest Africa also see > the entire eclipse. > Further to the east (east Africa and central Asia), > the Moon sets before the > eclipse ends. None of the eclipse is visible from > eastern Asia or Australia. > > > > Preceeding and following the eclipse are hour-long > penumbral phases but > these are faint and quite difficult to see. The more > interesting and > photogenic partial and total phases always take > center stage to the > penumbral phases. > > > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.8/1288 - > Release Date: 2/19/2008 > 8:47 PM > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ
