Here and Now...What's Happening?

[astrid]

Yes.

I just replied to a thread that seemed very obvious to me,
especially for us Avalonians.

Frankly I'm surprised by the responses,
but here in lies the BIG problem.

Too many children and not enough adults.

[Guest]

Return of the Light

Happy Spring Equinox and New Moon

The Cosmic Story: Aries New Moon & Spring Equinox 2012

Spring Equinox, the day the Sun crosses over the Equator into the Northern Hemisphere, occurs this leap year on Monday, March 19 at 10:15pm PDT and on Tuesday, March 20 at 1:15am EDT and 5:15 am GMT. In the Southern Hemisphere, people are celebrating the Autumn Equinox and the harvest.

Awakening the Spring Maiden by Elana Gibeault

Both the Spring and the Autumn Equinox bring us to a balance of day and night as the Sun sits on the Earth's equator. Now the days will grow longer north of the equator, and shorter south of it. Spring Equinox begins with the Sun's entry into the sign of Aries. Our western, tropical astrology is earth-based and so we work with the symbolism of Aries starting the astrological year at Spring Equinox. In sidereal astrology, based on the constellations, Spring Equinox changes with whatever constellation rises on Spring Equinox. Right now the early degrees of Pisces are rising, due to the earth's wobble and the precession of the equinoxes. Soon, the stars of the constellation of Aquarius will be rising at Spring Equinox, heralding the dawning Age of Aquarius. The easiest way to think of the discrepancy is to understand that Pisces is the backdrop to our tropical zodiac. There is a more Piscean flavor to our Arian warriors than back when Aries was rising at Spring Equinox.
Spring Equinox is a rebirth of life and energy, and is often a time of religious celebrations, such as Easter and Passover. Spring Equinox is the celebration of the return of Persephone from the Underworld. Most of our religious celebrations are related to the changing position of the Sun as reflected in the Wheel of the Year: the solstices, equinoxes and cross-quarter holidays of Imbolc, Beltaine, Lammas and Samhain. In Mexico, we can see one of the most beautiful examples of the return of the light at the famous main pyramid at Chichen Itza, where along the sides of the staircases, an enormous snake of sunlight appears to slither down the stairs at the precise moment of the equinox. http://www.opednews.com/articles/Spr...20319-982.html


The Villagers bring a smile to my face.


Love


Nora

[Calz]

Posted by astrid (here)
PL , lol
clever new avatar,
love it.

We have come to expect nothing less from our village wizards

[but it did give me a moment of pause wondering just what the heck happened ... ]

[ulli]

Posted by dan33 (here)

Posted by PurpleLama (here)
I saw Cat People at a very young age. It lead to quite a crush on Nastassja Kinski that lasted on into early adulthood. I believe she is the daughter of Klaus Kinski, IIRC.

Hi PurpleLama yes, she is the daughter of Klaus Kinsky.

I was once an extra in a movie which Klaus Kinski starred in. I will never forget him...such a nice man. We had to wait for hours on the set...it was a German Italian co-production filmed in London. By the evening everyone was tired just waiting around for the camera to start rolling. By then Klaus had figured out that I spoke German.
So he asked me how much are they paying you for a day. And I said ten pounds...which to me was a lot of money in those days...nearly like a normal working week's wages. This was in 1968.
Yet he was so shocked he became angry and cursed the producers for their meanness.
He put his hands in his jacket pocket, fished out 25 pounds in five pound bills..and gave them to me. Turned on his heels and walked away.
I was stunned.
No one had ever been that generous to me before. Bless his soul. I don't remember the name of the movie.

Wow...funny how memory works...combined with the Internet.
I found it. It was called Double Face. Also staring Christiane Krueger, the daughter of German actor Harry Krueger. She was standing next to him when he gave me the money.

[astrid]

Hopefully Tom will post his update soon,

got Tom withdrawals....

[Carmody]

Found an interesting note from Hunter S:

"I have never felt comfortable around people who talk about their feelings for Jesus, or any other deity for that matter, because they are usually none too bright... Or maybe "stupid" is a better way of saying it; but I have never seen much point in getting heavy with either stupid people or Jesus freaks, just as long as they don't bother me. In a world as weird and cruel as this one we have made for ourselves, I figure anybody who can find peace and personal happiness without ripping off somebody else deserves to be left alone. They will not inherit the earth, but then neither will I... And I have learned to live, as it were, with the idea that I will never find peace and happiness, either. But as long as I know there's a pretty good chance I can get my hands on either one of them every once in a while, I do the best I can between high spots."

[Solstyse]

Posted by Carmody (here)
Found an interesting note from Hunter S:

"I have never felt comfortable around people who talk about their feelings for Jesus, or any other deity for that matter, because they are usually none too bright... Or maybe "stupid" is a better way of saying it; but I have never seen much point in getting heavy with either stupid people or Jesus freaks, just as long as they don't bother me. In a world as weird and cruel as this one we have made for ourselves, I figure anybody who can find peace and personal happiness without ripping off somebody else deserves to be left alone. They will not inherit the earth, but then neither will I... And I have learned to live, as it were, with the idea that I will never find peace and happiness, either. But as long as I know there's a pretty good chance I can get my hands on either one of them every once in a while, I do the best I can between high spots."

As much as I like Hunter there is a good deal of debate whether he wrote most of his stuff, or if he was so high at any given time that whatever wife he was abusing at the time had to decipher his scribblings that a lot of what he "wrote" was actually written by them.
And this quote uses one of those words I don' like so much. "stupid"
Hunter had something for a while, but as his career went on his writing became somewhat ridiculous. It is a shame he never over came his personal demons.

[mojo]

the power of our words...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DiZrsVyWbQ4

[Solstyse]

Posted by mojo (here)
the power of our words...

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=DiZrsVyWbQ4

Beautiful absolutely beautiful.
Activist, protester, rebel.

It all boils down to Humanist.

[Cottage Rose]

Greetings Fellow H&N Weirdos

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=vJC0WMmoJRg

[Guest]

Vernal Equinox

Attachment 14874 The Earth in its orbit around the Sun causes the Sun to appear on the celestial sphere moving over the ecliptic (red), which is tilted on the Equator (white) While in reality the Earth goes in an orbit around the Sun, it seems from the Earth that the Sun moves over the ecliptic (red) on the celestial dome. When the Sun seems to pass through the vernal equinox (longitude 0°), the longitude of the Earth itself is 180° longitude. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ecliptic_path.jpg


Very cold on the mountain tonight and the forest and its' creatures are quiet.
Drinking a good hot cup of tea and enjoying the warmth of the fire.

Have good dreams

Love

Nora

[astrid]

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GtqYaeMXSOw

YAYS!!

[ulli]

I was just rereading what I wrote last night...that Klaus Kinski was a 'nice' man.
Hahahaha...talk about Ulli making a subjective statement.
So what...so he gave me money...
Man, it was in he middle of the Hippie era, in London...it was the hip thing to do. At least he didn't hit on me.
"Nice"moment for me..since I was as poor as a church mouse.
But I don't believe Klaus Kinski has ever been called 'nice' before, until last night.
I'm sure for him it was just another chance to express his disgust at his authority of the moment..
Namely the producers of the movie he was working on.

[modwiz]

Posted by astrid (here)
Yes.

I just replied to a thread that seemed very obvious to me,
especially for us Avalonians.

Frankly I'm surprised by the responses,
but here in lies the BIG problem.

Too many children and not enough adults.

I just went there and lent my here and now two cents on the matter.

[modwiz]

Now here, (A flip of here/now) is an uplifting story I found on Rense. Not to worry, this link does not go to facebook. I'd rather turn myself into a toad than link to that entity.

Israeli-Iranian solidarity exchange sweeps facebook
http://972mag.com/israeli-iranian-so...acebook/38565/

[ulli]

Posted by astrid (here)

Source: https://youtube.com/watch?v=GtqYaeMXSOw

YAYS!!

All I have to add is this:
poor parents of the babies born the next few days.

[Marianne]

Love to the village on this spring morning/autumn evening. A bit belated ... Happy Vernal / Autumnal Equinox!

MW, thanks for the link. Kudos to those involved. Hating people is difficult when we see them as human beings.

Eaglespirit, bet your sweat lodge experience was over the top.

Nora, love your spring equinox posts. We usually wait until Easter to plant tender crops here, but potatoes and cool crops like cabbage can go in as early as February. It's good to choose the appropriate moon phase depending on the crop -- potatoes go in at waning moon, being a root crop when the energy is directed downward, a decreasing moon phase - above ground crops like tomatoes and peppers go in during waxing (growing) moon. And then the sign of the zodiac can be considered too. Some signs are fertile, some are barren, some are in between. Those who plant by the moon plan their activities well ahead and pick the most advantageous times. My grandma planted by the moon, and I do when I can.

Samsara, beautiful video. Yes, it's so good to be alive ... despite difficulties -- our connections to each other, the love we feel for one another, makes all the difference.

One, great job posting Wave on Wave video. And what you said about sharing, I've had that on my mind lately too. I've been seeing a homeless man around, and from the back, the way he's built and his hair, reminds me of my older son. I always think I want to do something, but I don't know what. Talk to him, give him money, what? I don't know, but something. It reminds me of MW's link, when we see people as individuals, it's different, we can get a heart connection ... instead of just seeing 'a homeless guy.'

I have so much more to say to everyone, but have to go now.

Love to all,
Marianne

[dan33]

Posted by ulli (here)
I was just rereading what I wrote last night...that Klaus Kinski was a 'nice' man.
Hahahaha...talk about Ulli making a subjective statement.
So what...so he gave me money...
Man, it was in he middle of the Hippie era, in London...it was the hip thing to do. At least he didn't hit on me.
"Nice"moment for me..since I was as poor as a church mouse.
But I don't believe Klaus Kinski has ever been called 'nice' before, until last night.
I'm sure for him it was just another chance to express his disgust at his authority of the moment..
Namely the producers of the movie he was working on.

Nice words Ulli, and funny

That's the documentary about him, directed by Werner Herzog.



http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0200849/

[eaglespirit]

WoooHooooooo...Get on Your Horse and RIDE!!!! Thanks Astrid, Thanks Tom !

...
A Wonderful Sweat last Night with Kevin and Gene and "Lucy's Spirit" and All the Love of the Ancestors!

Lucy, an 83 year old Grandmother and close Friend of Carol and Kevin, passed to the other side yesterday...Carol was called to Her home,
the Sweat Lodge was in Her Honor and Memory. I had fortunately seen Her a few weeks ago when we got our last heavy, wet snow....we went and cleared Her driveway and sidewalk and visited. I am grateful now as I told Her She had touched countless Lives in a Beautiful 'Lucy' loving way!
You All would Love Her...She smoked like a truck driver and had that ol' new england sarcasm and was sharp as a tack....She would help Anyone directly and indirectly and quietly...She kept the balance with All of Her Friends and Relatives in the neighborhood and beyond. A Giver!
We Love You Lucy!!!
You are with Us forever!

[Belle]

Posted by modwiz (here)

Posted by astrid (here)
Yes.

I just replied to a thread that seemed very obvious to me,
especially for us Avalonians.

Frankly I'm surprised by the responses,
but here in lies the BIG problem.

Too many children and not enough adults.

I just went there and lent my here and now two cents on the matter.

I'm in...just dropped my two cents in the bucket, too, fwiw.