Traditionally, eclipses were seen as incredibly powerful, spiritually significant events. Stonehenge was built over 5,000 years ago in order to accurately predict eclipses: An extraordinary example of archaic engineering that still functions today. For the ancients, eclipses might indicate a profound shift in the Ages or a movement into a new structure of human consciousness, or provide an opportunity to commune with the gods. I wrote at length about Stonehenge, which both predicted eclipses and harmonized the solar and lunar cycles in one monumental construction, in my book Quetzalcoatl Returns. I have included that section, below, for those who want to dive deeper into ancient archaeology and planetary harmonics! We are three weeks away from launching our next seminar, Embracing Our Emergency. This seminar brings together an extraordinary lineup of movement builders and thought leaders, all of them notable for their courage and commitment to justice. People like Bill McKibben, Jane Fonda, Doug Good Feather, Nate Hagens — to name a few — are among a rare breed of heroic human who speak truth to power and put themselves on the line to try to change our destructive, unsustainable society before we hit the wall. We can learn so much from them. In celebration of the eclipse, we are offering half-priced tickets to our seminar, available today and tomorrow. (See link in the comments) In a sense, we live in a society that is under a long eclipse — a civilization based on lies and delusion, disregarding our innate relationship to the natural world. This culture has put future generations in peril in its insatiable quest for profit and endless unsustainable growth. We all know in our hearts that this system can't and won’t continue for too much longer. But we don't know what comes after it. Most people are totally unprepared for what is going to happen as what Hagens calls the "Great Simplification" continues. Since our institutions will not help us, we must take it upon ourselves to learn and prepare for what’s coming. With Embracing Our Emergency, we offer you the opportunity to join a new cadre of regenerative leaders. Over the five weeks, you will gain a deep understanding of the current state of the global climate movement as you access the tools and context you need to make productive, positive changes in your own life and community. During our seminar, you will have an opportunity to develop an action plan for the future that helps you flourish and thrive even as life becomes difficult — even with surprise disruptions or shortages. We will also explore more holistic ideas and theories: For instance, the idea that the current planetary "polycrisis" is our invitation for personal growth and planetary initiation: Instead of ignoring the polycrisis as long as possible, we can take it our our calling to access our inner greatness. Neil Theise, author of the bestselling Notes on Complexity, will help us reframe the current crisis as part of a long evolutionary cycle, where destruction leads to rebirth and recreation. Visionary engineers like James Ehrlich of RegenVillages point toward a self-sufficient future where our buildings produce much of our basic energy and nutrient needs. We will be meeting on Sundays and Wednesdays — but don’t worry if you can’t make the live sessions. All of the meetings will be recorded so you can access them at your leisure. We will also have a social network and a resource library for those who want to go deeper. Stonehenge and Eclipses: According to astronomer Gerald Hawkins, author of Stonehenge Decoded—a 1963 bestseller that sparked the entire discipline of archaeoastronomy— Stonehenge was an astronomical “computer,” printing out, ad infinitum, a coded message of solar-lunar integration. The temple is on a raised platform, encircled by fifty-six evenly spaced holes, known as the “Aubrey circle,” that probably held wooden posts. By moving stones along these posts each day, Stonehenge functioned as an accurate predictor of lunar eclipses. Its numerous alignments and sight lines followed, and synchronized, the movements of Sun and Moon over long cycles, lasting decades, requiring occasional reprogramming... (read the rest on Substack) (fb)

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