Tag: History
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Pink skies and Moonrise…
I’ve just discovered that in 1638 there was a Total Lunar Eclipse that fell on the same day as the Winter Solstice. 372 years later and we have another one. Lunar Eclipses happen quite regularly, and there is nothing unusual in that. It is much more rare that they occur on the Solstice. What is…
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Carols
Well, it’s getting close to Christmas, and I’ve already mentioned it in a couple of my posts recently, so here is my first official Christmas post! I know it is only the twelfth of December, but for years I thought this was the first day in the carol ‘The Twelve Days Of Christmas’, so it’s…
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1642, Galleons and Galileo
During my conversation with my Mum the other day about past lives, I mentioned that I occasionally get an image in my mind of an old galleon either coming in to port, or sailing away. It’s a strange thing to randomly think of, as I don’t live near to a port and I don’t think…
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Past lives
I was talking yesterday with my Mum about everyday things such as reincarnation and past lives, as you do. We usually talk about the weather, or the special offers that are on at the local supermarket, and I think it was during one of these chats that this topic came up. We were also discussing the concept of time,…
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5th November
Before I go and ponder, a huge explosion outside of my window has just reminded me that tonight is Guy Fawkes Night, Bonfire Night. I don’t know how I could have forgotten, to be honest. How I remember the days back in 1605 when the Gunpowder Plot was thwarted by the discovery of Guy Fawkes…
The Mansionic Perspective 