{"id":40539,"date":"2011-06-21T16:32:40","date_gmt":"2011-06-21T20:32:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/?p=40539"},"modified":"2011-06-21T16:32:40","modified_gmt":"2011-06-21T20:32:40","slug":"the-sun-king","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/planetwaves.net\/news\/daily-astrology\/the-sun-king\/","title":{"rendered":"The Sun King"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Waterfall on the Grandmother Land, June 2011. Photo by Amanda Painter.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Summer Solstice Not What It Used to Be<\/h3>\n

By Ker Than for National Geographic News<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

For many of the ancients, the summer solstice wasn’t just an excuse to party or pray — it was essential to their well-being.<\/p>\n

Associated with agriculture, the summer solstice was a reminder that a turning point in the growing season had been reached.<\/p>\n

“The calendar was very important — much more important than it is now,” said Ricky Patterson, an astronomer at the University of Virginia. “People wanted to know what was going to happen, so that they could be ready.”<\/p>\n

But for many modern cultures — and Americans in particular — the solstices and equinoxes no longer attract the same kind of attention that they once did.<\/p>\n

“The only people who really pay attention to what’s going on outside on a regular basis still are like the neo-pagans in America and farmers, because it’s important for their growing and harvest seasons,” said Jarita Holbrook, a cultural astronomer at the University of Arizona in Tucson.<\/p>\n

“But we’re pretty much an indoor culture at this point \u2026 so we have less of a connection to the sky.”<\/p>\n

Full article here.<\/a><\/p>\n

… and then there are the astrologers. Do you have a favorite solstice ritual or story from a past solstice? Has anything serendipitous happened to you today? We’d love to hear about it in the comments below. The solstice may not be what it used to be, but then neither are we — thanks to the current eclipse cycle. – amanda<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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