Jones, from where did you get those numbers? In this NASA article http://science.nasa.gov/science-news/science-at-nasa/2010/17dec_solsticeeclipse/ they mention the year 1638, 372 years ago.
The discrepancy can be probably explained considering that's not so straightforward to estimate the exact date of solstices. A "lunar eclipse on December 21" is not exactly the same as "a lunar eclipse on the day of the solstice", because the solstices can occur one day and even two days before or after December/June 21. Accurate tables of solstice dates and full moon dates must be obtained and compared. Timezone and potential calendric differences must be also considered. Regarding ominous predictions, some are predicting a major earthquake in southern California in the window from now to January 1st. On 12/19/2010 01:23 AM, Jones Beene wrote: > > This year's winter solstice-an event that will occuronTuesday, ready > or not-will coincide with a full lunar eclipse - this hasn't been seen > in 456 years;and is consideredby some toominous.There is > areligiousslant that apparentlyismore thanmetaphorical,ifyou > canidentifythe current Mary.What is the omen, exactly--at least > insofar asits heritage derives from the previous events(in 1554)?It > certainly seems to be a'gal thing'if you have a yin for historyJ > > This celestial convergence holds significance fora number ofcults and > spiritualities that tap into themysticismof the winter > solstice,includingCelts and Britsand assorted Wiccans--andthe shortest > day of the year is associated with the rebirth of the sunin many > culturesgoing back tothe Pharaohs. There isplenty ofsignificance to > these things in Catholicismas well, so it is notpurepaganism.But if > there is anpresentomen at all--it probably relates to religion in some > way or anotherand to the feminine side. > > As for the last time around,Mary I(aka"Bloody Mary")hadbecomeQueen of > Englandafterbeheadinga fewof her rivals,including the reigning Queen - > formerlyLady Jane Grey(also known as"The Nine Days'Queen").Bloody > Maryis remembered for restoring England to Roman Catholicism after her > Protestant brother, Edward VIhad gone the other way.Those > Tudorswere'bi'in many ways.In the processof establishingdomestic > tranquility, sheordered at least300Protestantsburned at the stake.Her > re-establishment of Catholicism was reversed by her successor and > half-sister Elizabeth I, another'bi'.Bloody Mary herself died > childless at an earlyage--or else much of the subsequent history of > the USA could have beenmuchdifferent.Anotherwell-knownMary--aka'Queen > of Scots'was onthe scene, having been regent since the age of one. She > had actually been Queen of Franceas wellfor a few days,butalas-as omen > would have it--she toolost her headandafter spending thenearlyhalf her > life in prison. > > So there you haveafewhints ofthehistoricalsignificance, in this > wintersolsticeatthehighest (or lowest)levels...at leastinsofar as the > direct cultural heritagefor the USAgoesback through an important > period in English history.And you thought we havehighdrama todayin > politics, Ha. > > It could bea stretch to find arealparallel today...unless one sees the > tea-baggers as somehow the inheritorsofthereligious conservatism, > epitomized in one or theother of theMarys. > > ...think it's time to ponder thatone over a bloody...no celery please. >
