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Pic APOD Star Trails 2 Dec 06

We describe things outside our ordinary life experience as strange or weird.

Here in the Land of Oz, we have a cartoonist, Michael leunig, who has entertained us with ponderous chuckles for decades. His cartoon for November was about stopping and staring at anything unnusual. It does us good to stop amidst the rush and mayhem of our constructed lives to wonder at the beauty of life.

Venus has moved into Capricorn and it IS time to wonder about what really matters. With Uranus being challenged by all these planets speeding along in Saggittarius, we may consider being weird enough to stop and gawk at a sunrise, or chuckle at a sparrow. Life is precious, we need to slow down and truly appreciate it.

We are amidst bushfires and our land is being seared. The sun is hot, yet nights are very cold and the sea breeze coming off the southern ocean smells of old ice. ‘Tis indeed weird. Fire and Ice. The pic above is taken at the summit of an ancient active volcano in the Southern Pole region. It describes beautifully, what we are experiencing astrologically. The earth is spinning, leavings trails of star dust in our eyes. We may feel as if we sitting on a volcano about to erupt… and there is an iciness in the air.

This is a time to recover our sense of grace and graciousness. And to think about what we truly value.

I send a message stick to those with the grand task of contemplating social reform: How about allocating resources to support the work of our volunteer firefighters, our volunteer Life Saving guards at the beaches , and our volunteer SES teams? At this time of year, we are inundated with requests to assist those in need of help. As a nation we spend millions per day on war and weapons and creating disaster for others. What values does our civilisation express? Think about it … I have, and it ain’t right. Normal yes, but NOT natural. It just ain’t.

Life is precious.