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Re: Summer Solstice 2015
Jul 05, 2015, 10:33
"I think its generally accepted that Stonehenge is about the Winter Solstice."

Indeed. And the sunset, not the sunrise. And as viewed from outside, not inside. (All based on EH's research and the observation that the outer faces of some stones were specially dressed to set off the latter spectacle.)

Personally I'm very lucky, I have a bay window that provides distant horizon views of sunsets throughout the year so I can watch the sun's progress as it moves North for half a year then South for the other half - marking out my life I suppose or providing a bit of a spiritual connection, depending on my mood! I find dressing up as Arthur and shaking a mop at it adds a certain quality to the event.

It's a bit unfortunate isn't it, that most of us live where we are pretty unaware of the magical time keeping going on in the sky. Not to be too dramatic about it but it does lend a certain feeling of context to life, which is probably beneficial.
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