A Triple Eclipse in 2011
June and July 2011 are exciting months for astronomy (and astrology) buffs. These months mark a “triple†eclipse in a solar–lunar–solar cycle. The solar eclipses will be partial, but the lunar eclipse will be total. A triple eclipse is an uncommon event, though perhaps not rare. The last one was in 2009 and was a...
A Brief Introduction to Lunar Cycles and Pagan Seasons
A few weeks ago, our friend Bekki commented there will be a lunar eclipse on December 21st (thanks, Bekki!). You might be wondering about the significance of one or both of these events. This had me thinking about our blog. It occurs to me that we are writing about pagan “holidays,†without really explaining them....
