jenn vanderslice

Unfortunately, those of us in the US of A will be unable to view this
total lunar eclipse in the sign of Scorpio (though, this doesn't mean
you can't go out and enjoy at cigar @ 4:34 pm EDT)...but those in Europe
should have a good cigar moment this evening as they watch the eclipsing
moon rise.
http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_1219_1.asp

Also, here's a very ~*interesting*~ opinion on today's eclipse from a
Seattle Astrologer named Eric Francis <http://planetwaves.net/> :

"The May 4th eclipse of the Moon occurs on Beltane. Ladies and
gentlemen, this is juicy. Beltane is juicy: it is the holiday with the
theme "*** equals abundance." It is a holiday devoted to f*cking. There
is a tradition of f*cking people other than your espoused mate; it was
traditionally a day when the normal rules of *** were suspended and the
natural forces of attraction and reproduction could have their way. The
children born of these pairings had a special place in the community.

While Beltane may seem like fun and games, honouring the natural forces
was traditionally no joke. *** in the fields ensured an abundance of
food, and this abundance would have to last the whole year, including
the harsh and often disease-ridden winter. Yet the celebratory aspect --
celebrating the arrival of spring and having survived winter -- was an
obvious part of the ritual. This is the season of Taurus, the sign
symbolised by the Sacred Cow: fertility, food, and assistance with the
difficult labour of agriculture. Today we associate Taurus with large
purchases in the Eddie Bauer Home catalogue.

In the Christian world, with its obsessive emphasis on purity and guilt,
early May has become associated with labour and politics. (May 1 used to
be Labour Day in the States, but thanks to the Communist overtones of
this holiday, it was pushed back a month.) In the allegedly puritanical
Western world, we don't usually mention the associations between life,
abundance and ***, but in the alt.reality known as astrology, we
certainly can.

A total eclipse of the Moon on Beltane surely emphasises the point of
Beltane. I assure you: the days leading up to the eclipse and the day
itself will be times to remember, full of wonder, growth, change and
powerful developments, if we open ourselves up to these things."

/J
--
Two things fill the mind with ever new and increasing wonder and awe -
the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me. - Immanuel Kant

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hogg

Yeah, it's all fun n games til you give the whole village crabs and the
first snow sets on ya.
: )

kristine

Jenn Vanderslice says...

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[***]


Hot damn!! ;-))


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Kristine

miss elaine eos

I thought it was "all fun & games until somebody gets an eye poked
out..."

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lee watters

Now that's a holiday!

alex w.

http://skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/article_1219_1.asp

Now this should really confuse the werewolves of London...

capitalistpig

OK...so...we're all gonna get laid or something? ;-)

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capitalistpig

Easy there, girlfriend! Easy!

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anon3c67

All lunar eclipses occur during full moon.

françois yves le gal

No, not you. Even if you go to the zoo.