winter solstice – Freethought Nation

Come join us on the winter solstice!

N. B.
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Hi there – Tomorrow, December 21st, I will be doing a radio program hosted by Mythicist Milwaukee, beginning at 8:00 PM EST/7:00 PM CST/5:00 PM PST/1:00 AM GMT. The show can be heard live here: http://www.riverwestradio.com/ Scroll down to the audio box or “bambuser,” where you will see our program,…

Is December 25th the winter solstice?

N. B.
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There is some confusion as to the meaning of the date “December 25th,” with some claiming that is not part of the winter solstice. This contention is erroneous, however. The reality is that the ancients celebrated winter festivals from the last half of November until the first half of January.…

New sun ceremony at the cenote Ik Kil near Chichen Itza, 12/21/12

Acharya S
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Below is a video of the group I was with in the Yucatan, on the morning of the winter solstice, December 21, 2012. We are in the magical cenote Ik Kil near Chichen Itza, a fabulous sunken and naturally round water hole where we held a ceremony at around 5:00…

Christianity and the summer solstice

Acharya S
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From the below article at Examiner.com, it looks like somebody’s been reading my work. Except: “the sun mimics the death and resurrection of Jesus!” Is that what they teach at Harvard Divinity School, that the sun is mimicking Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ during the winter solstice? Couldn’t it…

Solstice Day Song: ‘Long time ago in Egypt…’

Acharya S
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Here’s a little song I put together for this special time of the year! Seasons Greetings and Happy Solstice! Solstice Day Song From the (hypothetical) album: “How the Christians Stole Solstice” 🙂 Lyrics Long time ago in Egypt, So the ancient texts do say, Isis’s boy-child, Horus, Was born on…

Christmas and the ancient winter festivals of light around the world

Acharya S
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These days many people understand that “Christmas” represents the continuation and remake of the very ancient observation of the winter solstice, the time of year when the sun “dies” and is “reborn” or “resurrected,” as the daylight hours decrease to their shortest point and then begin to increase again. This…

Manhattanhenge: New York’s ‘magical’ astronomical alignments

Acharya S
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Here’s a short article about a phenomenon that demonstrates astronomical alignment of buildings even in a modern city. Popular astrophysicist Dr. Neil DeGrasse Tyson is quoted here about “Manhattanhenge,” a term he coined almost a decade ago. However, I would be very surprised if Manhattan is the only city in…

Archaeologist: American churches astronomically aligned

Acharya S
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One of the more important aspects of my work is to bring to light the ancient religious practice of aligning sacred sites with astronomical events, such as the daily, weekly, monthly and annual movements and phases of the sun, moon and other celestial bodies. This practice dates back thousands of…

The true meaning of Christmas

Acharya S
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As can be seen from the Discovery clip here, the mainstream media and academia are finally catching up with what I’ve been saying for 15 years online and many others for decades and centuries before that. Too bad our educational system doesn’t teach important and interesting facts like these to…

Was Krishna born on December 25th?

Acharya S
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A brand-new article of mine! Enjoy and pass it around! Was Krishna Born on December 25th? In light of his traditional summer, rainy-season birth, the contention made by several writers over the past couple of centuries that Krishna was born on “December 25th” or the winter solstice appears to be…