Study of the sky at sunset, 1849
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Five, four, three, two, one…
Ignition.
The flight began.
Beyond the window of the spacecraft, a clear and sublime sky.
A spectrum of indigos, lavenders and pinks.
In the center, splendid and bright, the full moon of the beginning of the month.
Around me, the notes of David Bowie’s song “Space Oddity” (almost Space Odyssey), a great coincidence that perhaps contributed to this stellar experience as I drove from my son’s house to mine, on a clear March afternoon.
Yes, the rocket was my car, but the beauty of the sunset made me float in my mind.
I landed, turned off the engines in my garage, and went inside as the sun disappeared and twilight took over the sky.
I looked out my window. To the east, the full moon was visible, and to the west, near the horizon, I caught a fleeting glimpse of several twinkling points of light. I thought they were shooting stars, made a wish, and it reminded me of a funny anecdote that I’ll save for the end.
Later, I learned that those little lights were the alignment of six planets (Jupiter, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Venus, and Mercury), the last four visible to the naked eye, which appeared briefly just after sunset.
It seems to me that there has been a lot of astronomical activity this week, including a lunar eclipse in the early morning of March 3rd.
It’s a rare celestial synergy that I’ll take as a good omen; a spiritual connection with the universe, even if it sounds esoteric.
At times like these, I usually draw a card from my “Sacred Medicine” oracle (based on the traditions of our First Nations).
This is what the card told me:
“You are loved.”
What more could you ask for?
P.S. (and sorry if I am repeating this one):
The lovers were gazing at the sky when a shooting star flashed by.
“My love, make a wish,” he said.
“I wish you would stop drinking,” she said.
“Oh, I was wrong, it was a plane.”
