Thank you again for another brilliant and sensitively written substack. The Steven Forrest situation is sad and upsetting, but also such an amazing opportunity for growth. I'm looking forward to seeing how it unfolds, believing in the (eventual) best possible outcome. I trust in the good hearts of the astrology community and also Steven's best intentions, although it might take longer than we at first hoped for. As someone who has several races and ethnic groups represented in my family other than just White (Chinese, Native American, Black, Native Hawaiian, Taiwanese, and Iranian), I know from experience how easy it is to make insensitive or racist remarks without meaning to, and when it's pointed out to us that we've done that, it's easy to get defensive. It hurts our feelings. It embarrasses us. It seems unfair. We make excuses. But finally we really listen and give it heartfelt attention because when we care about and love those we've hurt (whether it's close family or friends we work with and have dedicated the majority of our lives to), there's really nothing left to do.
Geometry behind that totality is tighter than the word suggests. The Moon's apparent radius at greatest eclipse is 16.28 arcminutes against the Sun's 15.78, so the disc doing the covering is only 3.2 percent larger than the disc being covered. And that is with the Moon on the near side of its range, 366,974 km against a 384,638 average for the year. Put it out at that average and the same eclipse turns annular, a ring instead of a totality. There is almost no margin in it.
One small thing: in The Eclipse and You the degree prints as 20 Libra where everywhere else says 20 Leo. Anyone checking their own chart will land in the wrong sign.
Thank you for catching that edit Iris. The correct degree was listed at top, but my dyslexia got me with the L "signs". I have corrected the error you found.
Thank you. I need this kind of help, my brain constantly switches words as I write. I am certain it is dyslexia. Even though I love math and logic, it made coding and math very hard for me in school.
Word swapping and the reasoning underneath it are separate systems, which is why loving math and logic and having school make them brutal can both be true of the same person. The one that slipped through is a good example of it too, since Libra and Leo start with the same letter, so it is the spelling layer misfiring rather than anything about the astrology. And proofing your own writing is the one job nobody does well, dyslexia or not, because you read what you meant instead of what is on the page. Happy to keep flagging them when I spot one.
Thank you again for another brilliant and sensitively written substack. The Steven Forrest situation is sad and upsetting, but also such an amazing opportunity for growth. I'm looking forward to seeing how it unfolds, believing in the (eventual) best possible outcome. I trust in the good hearts of the astrology community and also Steven's best intentions, although it might take longer than we at first hoped for. As someone who has several races and ethnic groups represented in my family other than just White (Chinese, Native American, Black, Native Hawaiian, Taiwanese, and Iranian), I know from experience how easy it is to make insensitive or racist remarks without meaning to, and when it's pointed out to us that we've done that, it's easy to get defensive. It hurts our feelings. It embarrasses us. It seems unfair. We make excuses. But finally we really listen and give it heartfelt attention because when we care about and love those we've hurt (whether it's close family or friends we work with and have dedicated the majority of our lives to), there's really nothing left to do.
Beautiful, and well said. Thank you Tammis.
Exactly on my 9H NN 😅
And Steven Forrest's second lifetime scandal, or cancelation.
I did not know that this happened before with Steven. Can you tell me the story? DM if you prefer? Thank you Victoria.
...by Glenn Perry.
This is going to be interesting. My natal moon is Leo at 20 degrees
Fantastic. Wonderful opportunities will soon arise for you. It may require a sacrifice, or a letting go of something ruled by Your Moon though...
Thank you for your interesting article. It will be fascinating to see what happens around the 12th 🌹
Geometry behind that totality is tighter than the word suggests. The Moon's apparent radius at greatest eclipse is 16.28 arcminutes against the Sun's 15.78, so the disc doing the covering is only 3.2 percent larger than the disc being covered. And that is with the Moon on the near side of its range, 366,974 km against a 384,638 average for the year. Put it out at that average and the same eclipse turns annular, a ring instead of a totality. There is almost no margin in it.
One small thing: in The Eclipse and You the degree prints as 20 Libra where everywhere else says 20 Leo. Anyone checking their own chart will land in the wrong sign.
Thank you for catching that edit Iris. The correct degree was listed at top, but my dyslexia got me with the L "signs". I have corrected the error you found.
Anytime, and thanks for turning it around that fast. The right degree was up top, so it clearly read as a typo rather than a misread.
Thank you. I need this kind of help, my brain constantly switches words as I write. I am certain it is dyslexia. Even though I love math and logic, it made coding and math very hard for me in school.
Word swapping and the reasoning underneath it are separate systems, which is why loving math and logic and having school make them brutal can both be true of the same person. The one that slipped through is a good example of it too, since Libra and Leo start with the same letter, so it is the spelling layer misfiring rather than anything about the astrology. And proofing your own writing is the one job nobody does well, dyslexia or not, because you read what you meant instead of what is on the page. Happy to keep flagging them when I spot one.
"Screwed the pooch" is right. Yikes. I can't believe he said that. And to a POC. Just wow.
Always very interesting, insightful and helpful. TY
difficult to write. Hard time in the astrology community.