Equinox 2011 in Malibu (Wright Ranch)

Wisdom Quarterly

(JoeDuraes) The History Channel's "Lost Worlds" series features the Pagans of the Orkney Islands, Skara Brae and the Ring of Brodgar.

• Join Wisdom Quarterly for Equinox at the Wright Ranch
• Fall Equinox [PagaBu] Potluck Celebration
  Saturday, Sept. 24th, 5:00 pm - 9:00 pm
  Potluck dinner, seasons greeting, music making.
  Please bring your favorite veggie dish to SHARE!
  $10-20 suggested donation

(Kineticfoto/Flickr)

Autumnal Equinox 2011: Sky Show Caps First Day of Fall
John Roach (National Geographic News)

Jupiter, Big Dipper add to Northern Hemisphere's cosmic display.

Stars and planets are lining up for the change of seasons during the Northern Hemisphere's autumnal equinox -- the first day of fall -- which will happen in 2011 at 5:05 a.m. ET Friday.

As if to mark the first full night of fall, the bright star Arcturus will hang high above the point where the sun sets on September 23, said Alan MacRobert, senior editor of Sky & Telescope magazine in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Off to Arcturus' right will be the Big Dipper, positioned so that its ladle-like shape appears upright to ground-based observers, with its bowl to the right and handle to the left.

Meanwhile, planet-hunters will be able to watch brilliant Jupiter glide across the sky almost all night long from the fall equinox through the end of October. More

Sunscreen is toxic! Protect skin with food

Ashley Wells & Amber Dorrian (Wisdom Quarterly)

Sadly, "sunscreen" and "sunblock" has all been a scam. They do not protect us from the Sun. But they do disrupt our hormones (feminizing men and disrupting female physiology and body chemistry).

Blockers only filter one form of solar radiation, leaving us far more exposed to other forms. They encourage longer exposure, even beyond claims on bottles. "SPF" was long ago understood to mean little to nothing (certainly SPF 100 is not 100 percent protection).

But nanoparticles (like titanium dioxide and "natural" sounding minerals) and "New FDA research data reveal that a type of Vitamin A (found on the label as "retinyl palmitate" or "retinol"), which is in 41% of sunscreens, may actually increase the growth of cancerous skin tumors and lesions."

Loss of Vitamin D is also a serious consequence of the "solarphobia" used to promote sales and use (consumer consumption) of these toxic products. The skin can absorb chemicals better than the lining of the gut. So as hard as it is to believe, here is a general rule to live by: "If it's not safe to eat, it's not safe to apply to skin." The same goes for the scalp, which is skin that we often overload with super toxic chemical agents hidden in hair products.

Here's another counterintuitive message: The Sun is good. The Sun alone does not cause sunburn. Sunburn is the result of acidic body chemistry exposed to sunlight. An alkalizing diet and avoiding excessive exposure is the solution even as we lose our protective ozone layer due to environmental degradation thanks to the petrochemical industry, which also sells the major ingredients to sunscreen makers.

Fighting Skin Cancer With Food
(CBS 4, Miami, June 22, 2011)

Preventing skin cancer is vitally important especially for those who live in sunny South Florida. We already know skin cancer and premature skin aging from the Sun are preventable with[out toxic] sunscreen but…

There are non-toxic alternatives -- virgin olive oil, organic cocoa butter, avocado, aloe vera, king coconut water -- consumed along with other alkalizing foods. Spreading on skin before exposure is also soothing.

• CDC: Americans carry body burden of toxic sunscreen
• SAFECAST.org: world radioactivity readings
• Using aborted fetal cell lines to test food flavor enhancers (biotech monsters Senomyx)
  
• Will warmer seas be smellier?
• Toxic estrogenic chemical sunscreen ingredients
• Free Radicals, Gender-Bending Estrogenic Chemicals

  For decades, cosmetic companies and a small group of very vocal, publicity-seeking dermatologists have strongly advocated heavy use of chemical sunscreens applied before any exposure to sunlight, even on young children. This prevents skin cancer and protect health? A lack of safety testing of these chemicals means they were doing more harm than good. (Now most dermatologists are being more careful.)

Summer Solstice! (Stonehenge/Colorado)

Stonehenge on the morning of the solstice with New Age, neo-Pagan, hippie revelers and a few scientists welcoming the Sun (AP)

LONDON (AP) — A damp overcast morning has failed to deter thousands of people gathered at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice.

Around 18,000 neo-pagans, new agers, and curious visitors gathered Tuesday in heavy rain to watch the Sun rise over the ancient stone circle on the Salisbury Plain about 80 miles (130 km) southwest of London.

The celebrations are a modern twist on solstice celebrations that were a highlight of the pre-Christian calendar.

Police say the event was good natured, but 20 people were arrested for drug and public disorder offenses.

Stonehenge was built in three [major] phases [and lots of tweaking] between 3000 B.C. and 1600 B.C. It is one of Britain's most popular tourist attractions with over 850,000 visitors a year. More

Spiritual healing in Crestone, Colorado
ChicagoTribune.com

For thousands of years, the high, arid San Luis Valley has spawned tales of the strange and the fantastic. Later inhabitants noted a peculiar energy attributed to a combination of wind, 8,000-foot altitude, and an enormous aquifer beneath the highest high desert outside of Tibet. Some went further, claiming hidden UFO [i.e., Deep Underground Military] bases and mysterious portals where aliens enter and exit our world. All the while, the largest alpine valley on Earth became a magnet for eccentrics, dreamers, and seekers. Native Americans called it the Bloodless Valley, setting aside their weapons as they made vision quests up sacred Blanca Peak, the great sentinel of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains whose bony spine winds dramatically from southern Colorado to Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Annual celebrations prove Stonehenge is more than just a Pagan magnet