Hello Dear Readers,
Well if you live in the USA the big thing here is about the
total solar eclipse which will transverse across the US from Oregon down to
South Carolina.
The Eclipse will start at about 9 a.m. PDT and end at 11:30
PDT. If you live in the mid-west or East
Coast it will start later for you, so check the internet for the time in those
areas.
But one thing that I must stress to everyone, even if your
area you’ll only get a partial eclipse, DO NOT LOOK AT THE SUN WHILE IT’S
HAPPENING. I cannot stress this
enough, if you do look at the sun while the eclipse is happening you will burn
out your eye retina and become blind and this will be permanent.
The most absolute safest way to view this happening is to
get either a paper plate or a large piece of cardboard and with a pencil or
something a little larger punch a dime size hole into it.
Hold this cardboard to one side of you so that the sunlight
will stream through the hole and reflect on the ground or a flat concrete
surface, this makes it an indirect pin-hole camera obscura and you will see as
the sunlight is reflected on the ground how much the moon is covering the sun
without burning your eyes.
Now because many area’s use solar power to power up their
various equipment, for the 2 ½ hours the sun is blocked will cause a drain on
the power grid, unless it is necessary avoid un-necessary use of electricity,
having your refrigerator working is fine and running a fan if it’s very hot,
but avoid anything else that would be a drain.
But what is the magical meaning of an eclipse especially this
one, well for one it does occur when the
moon is new, both the sun and the moon are in the sign of Leo when this
happens. This would be a good time for
spiritually charged waters and crystals but do not charge any tools that you
use in ritual during a solar eclipse, it
would confuse how to direct it’s energy.
Waters charged during an eclipse could be used for rituals
to remove obstacles, burdens or flaws, so for banishing or taking things away
but not for blessings. It is also
believed that a solar eclipse breaks things, metaphorically breaking symbolic
changes that hold something down such as a project or getting rid of
something.
Some people believe that
charged waters from a solar eclipse is good for rituals involving
shape-shifting or presenting a different aspect of one’s self that is if one
considers that the sun would be masked by the Moon and is wearing the moon as a
mask. If you are going to capture solar eclipse
waters put it into a black bottle or wrap the bottle in black paper or cloth.
There are legends in regards to solar eclipses as well as
customs such as to never plant a seed or breed an animal during an eclipse or
during the day of an eclipse that animals behave strangely during an eclipse
and will not take care of its offspring.
That among humans a solar eclipse causes young people (teenagers) to
become emotionally upset.
On the darker side it is believed that doing a dark ritual
during the time the eclipse begins allows for the gathering of dark energy and
spirits that are attracted because it's tied to the sky darkening. It is also believed that people born in the
sign of Leo may become more sensitive such as feeling frightening spiritual activity around them or even
becoming very emotional.
And it was often
believed that wherever the eclipse was visible a cataclysmic event would occur
that could possibly lead to change or the leader or the king of whatever
country would pass away or be assassinated.
I do know that where I live we will have about a 77% eclipse
of the sun, and that will be pretty spectacular.
Now for my 2nd part of my post.
I am right now very slow to respond to any questions or
comments at this time and may not be able to get to them until after the
eclipse, I have more family visiting and
I get to see some young family members before they start their school year and
I’m enjoying their company.
So for those of you who have posted a question or comment, I
will respond, but it will be a in a few days so please be patient. Thank You.
And before I forget, if you don’t want to make a pin hole
camera to see the eclipse then use a colander that one uses to wash salad and
veggies, it has a lot of holes in it and you can see multiple eclipses.
Bright Blessings,
Ms. Q
I saw a bunch of people looking at it yesterday and I was mind boggled. Lol.
ReplyDeleteHello Camilla,
DeleteEven though we only had a partial 3/4's eclipse, we had to travel to get away from clouds and fog, even it was a fantastic event.
People around us were crying, this is such a huge manifestation of something beyond our understanding and yet it happens.
It reminds us that there is something out there that is greater than ourselves.
Bright Blessings,
Ms. Q