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82Fellow Creatures at Christmas: a Ranter's Yuletide Fable
Christmas: It is a Christian thing. It is a Northern thing. It is a pagan thing. It is a Celtic thing. It is a European thing. It is a human thing. You cannot ignore it.
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83When will the world end? Will it be 2012?
.2012, and in particular the Winter Solstice of 21 December of that year, has become a subject of debate with many people thinking of it as some sort of doomsday or end of the world. Others see it as the end of an age or merely the last date at the...
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81The Oracles of the Last Days: 2012
Those named as notable “prophets” or “seers” are all over the internet, television and countless books. So much attention is focused on the Mayan and Hopi Indians, Nostradamus, and Edgar Cayce; all of these are referred to as “oracles”. What do they all have in common?
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83Does the Mayan calendar predict the end of time?
With the release of the film 2012, more and more people are taking an interest in the ancient Mayan calendar and are asking the question 'Does it really predict the end of tiime?' Some regard it as an accurate...
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83Yule, the Winter Solstice
Yule is the pre-Christian holiday celebrated on the Winter Solstice. Traditions include delicious feasts and gathering around a Yule log fire.
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80There Is Something About Stonehenge
There’s something about Stonehenge. It’s buried in the soil around here. It’s carved into the stones. It’s marked out in the landscape. It’s in the air you breathe.
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80Winter Solstice Florida Style
The shortest day of the year, and even in South Florida, dusk begins at 4 PM. But it's so lovely, the best time of the year. Celebrate Winter Solstice, Florida style with me.
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80What is an earthquake: tsunami height, and statistics on risks of big earthquakes, near December solstice
What is an earthquake? I asked myself the question - 'Why do big earthquakes happen near the end of December?; and I found a glimmer of an answer. It's the date of the solar stand-still, the Solstice. Should Governments invest in new ideas in earthquake prediction?: I look forward to your comments on if this line of research is worth following.
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79The Real Cosmological Significance of December 23rd 2012
There is a lot of speculation and prophecy concerning Dec. 21st, 2012. Prognostications of great disaster notwithstanding, the Maya system is more about a change from one age to another. This however has not stopped some publishers from cashing in on end of the world scenarios.
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78The Lost Sign of the Zodiac
In 2004, I took an Astronomy class as a Science requirement for my Associate in Arts degree. It was fascinating and awe-inspiring to learn about the planets and the space we live in. But the most fascinating bit of information was hearing our...
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