Winter Solstice 2018 Coincides With Both A Full Moon And Meteor Shower

“The winter solstice, falling on December 21, 2018, will mark the shortest day of the year as well as a full moon in the night sky. The upcoming full moon named the Cold Moon or the Long Night Moon will be visible during the longest night of the year.

The two events don't perfectly align. The peak full Moon will occur on December 22 at 12:49 p.m. EST while the winter solstice falls a day earlier on December 21. However, to the typical person viewing the moon, it will appear full for several days.

The winter solstice marks a transition period where days begin getting longer in the Northern Hemisphere and shorter in the Southern Hemisphere. The evening of the winter solstice will be the longest of the year for the Northern Hemisphere. This is because Earth's poles create a maximum tilt away from the Sun in the Northern Hemisphere and maximum tilt toward the Sun in the Southern Hemisphere.”

— Trevor Nace

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“Good men don’t need rules. Today is not the day to find out why I have so many.”

— Doctor Who, A Good Man Goes to War

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A pagan take on a still another holiday classic.

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Calendar and personal ramble

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I like the composition and how it suggests a magickal landscape.

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A pagan take on a still another holiday classic.

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“ ”OF COURSE the Puritans banned Christmas.”

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Where to find out what's happening.

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A man who truly touched lives

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❝That which is known but not told.❞

— NeoWayland

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“The desert is natural; when you are out there, you can get in tune with your environment, something you lose when you live in the city.”

— Robyn Davidson

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Here are some physical parts of a spell I improvised last night and used this morning. It's one of the better "booster" spells I've come up with in a while. It takes a bit of prep time and you need to greet the sun, but it works.

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