Hi John, I think the point was that there has not been a full lunar eclipse at Winter Solstice since 1638. But you are correct to point out the mistakes in this article; it was a poor choice.
Marsha On Dec 19, 2010, at 8:06 PM, John Carl wrote: > Thanks Marsha, this kind of thing is very meaningful to me. Correction > tho, the full moon solstice occurred in Dec. 2000, not 1999. Followed by > the full moon eclipse one month later, bracketing the REAL millennial > shift, not that Y2K hype. > > I remember it well... > > John > > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 6:45 AM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Tomorrow night: >> >> >> >> For Pagans the full moon and Winter Solstice are powerful, >> spiritual times. This year the two have converged in an even more dynamic >> way. Not only will there be a full moon on Winter Solstice, but there will >> also be a total eclipse! >> >> There were full moons on Winter Solstice in 1980 and 1999 but >> the moon has not been eclipsed on winter solstice for almost four centuries. >> The last time this occurred, according to NASA, was in 1638 and it won’t >> happen again until 2094. The eclipse in 2094, however, won’t be visible to >> the western hemisphere. >> >> Don’t be confused by dates by looking for this rare occurrence >> on the night of the solstice, December 21st. The eclipse will occur in the >> early morning hours. The eclipse will begin a little after 1:00 AM in the >> morning on December 21st. For exact times look here. >> >> The powerful symbology of the divine masculine (the sun) >> covering and converging with the divine feminine (the moon) on the Winter >> Solstice needs no explanation. It speaks volumes of how to celebrate this >> rare and powerful celestial convergence. If you are already feeling the >> pull as this convergence grows nearer it likely is NOT your imagination! >> The Goddess as Luna has drawn her lover, the God as Sol, to her on this >> momentous occasion. In these hard times of a bitter winter and an even more >> bitter economy let us all pray this is a sign of fruitfulness in the year to >> come. >> >> Gather with friends or lovers and witness this beautiful and >> awe-inspiring spectacle. Dress warm and stay warm. >> >> >> >> Blessings to all... >> >> >> >> >> >> >> http://www.examiner.com/paganism-in-atlanta/winter-solstice-full-moon-eclipse >> >> >> ___ >> >> >> Moq_Discuss mailing list >> Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org >> Archives: >> http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ >> http://moq.org/md/archives.html >> > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org/md/archives.html ___ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org/md/archives.html
