Mark,
Maybe I've wasted your time with my two statements, which at best are personal trivia. I made no proclamation of Truth. You seem a very interesting man with very dynamic ideas. Cheers to you, Marsha On Dec 20, 2010, at 12:06 PM, 118 wrote: > Hi Marsha, > > Interesting. Personally I do not see how a religion would detract > from mysticism. If anything it would seem to promote it. Religion is > a true metaphysics, it has many guises. The explanations of religion > are from the heart, not from the brain. When the brain gets involved, > it makes religions seem silly. Perhaps it is the brain that is being > silly. Creating all those artificial colors with star pictures is > more like a painting. > > We still look up into the sky and wonder, it is a human thing to do. > We can wonder at the rippling of a pond, or at a 3-D movie. They are > all the same thing. Putting names to things seems to take the wonder > away from some people, but even that process is one of wonder. > > Personally, I am not a big fan of the Hubble premise of an expanding > universe. It is based on evolution, and the need for some kind of > beginning. That the universe has always existed and in continually in > flux makes more sense to me. This way one does not have to get stuck > in these time paradoxes. But we generate ideas to fit things into our > comfort level. The mystical is another such comfort level. It is > great how we adapt, a wonder in itself. > > I am a big fan of astrology since I believe in the power of gravity on > our awareness. Juxtapositions with the stars is as reasonable as a > juxtaposition with our next meal. > > Cheers, > Mark > > On Sun, Dec 19, 2010 at 11:11 PM, MarshaV <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Hi Mark, >> >> Not being a member of an organized religion, I do find the events in nature >> still mystical. I like to celebrate seasonal events, and the full moons and >> Sabbats seem the right place to remember that connection in a more formal >> way. >> >> The arrogance of science is sometimes amusing, at least the public-relations >> portion. But there are some truly beautiful offerings: >> >> http://hubblesite.org/hubble_discoveries/hubble_deep_field/ >> >> >> Marsha >> >> >> >> >> On Dec 20, 2010, at 1:07 AM, 118 wrote: >> >>> Hi Marsha, >>> >>> Thanks I'll check that out. >>> >>> Hey, to take a break from Astrology, I also found this in the same >>> newspaper: >>> >>> "550 million year old oxygen enzyme explains animal life explosion." >>> >>> Now we do not have to worry about that one any more... >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> 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
