Skyscript Astrology Forum

Interesting to see the coverage of this upcoming eclipse phenomena by the Express - their angle is overly dramatic and their headline is provocative (as media astrology usually is):

APOCALYPSE NOW: Why a rare astrological event LAST NIGHT could herald the 'End of Days'

http://www.express.co.uk/news/world/469 ... ld-is-nigh

and as usual with above linked article...

The occurrence is very rare...(Once in 778 days. No typos)
Some Christians believe...(Something confirmed from a Holy Book)
NASA has something to say...(NASA needs to establish its one and only one spokes person)...

and we have a curry called 'End of Days'

Thank you very much 'Media'.

The comment that puzzles me most is this one:

"Strangely, the last one occurred in 1967 - far earlier than expected - precisely at the time of the Six-Day Arab?Israeli War."

We are talking about the effect of eclipses - how can they happen far earlier than expected? The Babylonians had figured out how to predict eclipses in the 8th century BCE.

Love the way the NASA representative points out how this eclipse "will occur at the lunar orbit's ascending node" - another little comment to help spice up the drama.

I think it is good that this eclipse event gets attention, I just wish it didn't have to be made ridiculous with the implication that it might herald the "End of Days", which I guess means the end of everything. Is it even worth me starting my diet tomorrow?

Woaw!

Blessed we are, for now we will have FOUR Returns of the King!

(and yes, it comes with a price to pay: FOUR Endings of the Days !!!!)

But don't the days end everyways?

Hehe.

Deb wrote:I think it is good that this eclipse event gets attention, I just wish it didn't have to be made ridiculous with the implication that it might herald the "End of Days", which I guess means the end of everything. Is it even worth me starting my diet tomorrow?

Well since fundamentalists want us to take everything literally... what they didn't say is that there would be an "end to nights". Party on...

There is a good reason why the UK press are increasingly interested in the 'End of Days' theme. Its a reflection of their likely fate according to circulation figures:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_ne ... irculation

Mark