Sabtu, 22 Desember 2007

The Tau, the Ankh, and the Anchor

The Winter Solstice. The longest night of the year and the shortest day of the year. For 3 days, the Sun will appear to hover in the sky as measured against its noon zenith, neither falling nor rising as measured from any series of marking points on the Earth. After 3 days, the Sun will be visibly moved about 1 degree on the ecliptic.

Hallelujah! The Sun is Born!

Manley P. Hall, in Secret

Selasa, 18 Desember 2007

Of Libraries and Librations

The Library. A curious place. Save for traditional churches or morgues, perhaps no other place in the world is sacrosanct as to preserving silence than libraries. There is a traditional layer of respect within Western society that upon entering a library, respect and silence are deemed proper and expected. And just as one would not loudly shout and speak in disrespect at a local church or