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nmazca.blog embedded in the floating world |
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And since the BBC has a comment form attached to their stories, I commented: If this statement is to believed, then why give any coverage to the event at all? Am I -- along with other readers -- supposed to believe that because there's little scientific value to such an event, it's worthy of an "Ooh, that's pretty" and nothing more? Such a dismissive and dispassionate appraisal of what I consider one of the most magical and mesmerizing events that a human being can witness is unfortunately typical of Western reductionist thought. Too much attention is placed on mechanics, objects and process; emotional, intuitive or holistic aspects are considered unrefined, uninformed or illogical. Mr. Whitehouse made mention (if perhaps patronizingly) of lunar eclipses being considered "'the time of the blood of the Great Mother's wisdom', linking the Moon's colour with menstruation." This was indeed "a natural thing to do," because traditional, nature-based societies kept/keep time with the phases of the moon... which, in my opinion, is indicative of a more grounded, intimate and reverential relationship such societies had/have with their environment. This is certainly more than those of us who live in supposedly informed, technological societies can claim. It is precisely because this kind of event involves planetary bodies set apart at astronomical distances -- a divergence from normalcy and a stirring of wonder -- that it is important. To behold such scenes and to be made conscious of one's place on Earth (and of Earth's movement through space) is essential and precious. One only needs to look at the widespread disconnection from and disregard for the natural environment to see that that Great Mother's wisdom of old is an awareness that we need to cultivate, rather than give sway to the narrowly focused empiricism of science. For some unscientific reason, millions watched the Moon pass through the Earth's shadow |
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