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       The
      New Year's Star ~ Sirius 
      Sirius
              and Its Tiny Stellar Companion 
      Image 
      
        The above
            image is a photograph of Sirius A, the brightest star in our nighttime
            sky, along with its faint, tiny stellar companion, Sirius B. Sirius
            A is twice as massive as the Sun with a surface temperature of 18,000
            degrees Fahrenheit (10,000 degrees C) 
         Sirius
            B is 98% as massive as the Sun with a surface temperature of 45,000
            degrees Fahrenheit (25,000 degrees C)! This measurement, announced 12/13/05,
            was done by an international team of astronomers using the Hubble
            Space Telescope. The white dwarf’s mass was calculated by noting
            how its intense gravitational field alters the wavelengths of light
            emitted by the main star. Read
            More ~ Hubble
            News Release 
        Image:
              Sirius Compared to Our Sun 
    Our Sun is a million-mile-wide cool yellow star. 
    Sirius is almost twice as wide and a very hot white star. 
       
      The
          New Year's Star is Sirius,
          the brightest star in the night sky. Every New Years Eve at midnight,
          Sirius reaches its highest point in the sky directly on the meridian,
          known as its zenith point. It's as close as it gets to your crown chakra
          (the top of your head). No matter where you live, just look due south
          and up to see this dazzling star heralding in the New Year. Star
          maps If you miss it at New Years, you can still see Sirius
          in this location through the first week of January.
          Find Sirius anytime of the evening by Navigating
          with Orion.  
      BTW: When
          we look at Sirius we see the light that left it 8 1/2 years ago! 
      The Ageless
            Wisdom teaches us that the energies and powers of this star
            are instrumental in our creation and in the establishment of the
            guiding forces of our planet and the mysteries of initiation.
            It has been referred to as the Christ Star. It is also said that
            a sacred planet is responsive to the life of Sirius.
            What the Soul is to our personality is what Sirius is to our Solar
            System. For this reason Sirius is known as the God
            Star. It is also known as the Dog Star, for it is the brightest
            star in Canis Major. 
      
        The Sirius
            system is directly "upstream" of our solar system within the galactic
            arm of our Milky Way Galaxy. Because of this, we now know that the
            polarized energies of Sirius do indeed wash over us. Modern science
            is yet to discover if this vast current of highly charged particles
            affects solar activity or life on Earth. 
        By coming
            directly towards us, Sirius creates an axis of rotation with Earth
            relative to the stellar background. Because of this, of all the stars
            in the sky, only the annual heliacal rising of Sirius exactly matches
            the length of our solar year, 365.25 days. 
        Even today,
            unbeknownst to most of the people of the world, our New Years Eve
            celebration is a continuation of a most ancient ritual honoring the
            return of Sirius to the midheaven position at midnight. Occurring
            down through the ages around January 1, this midnight alignment marks
            the moment when the energies of Sirius, directly overhead, most closely
            touch our lives with her most singular purity. For countless thousands
            of years and all around the world, without knowing the hidden reason,
            we have marked this midnight moment by jumping for joy as the rush
            of this vital connection surges through us. Freya
            Owlsdottir 
       
      These Sirian
          forces can aid in the service of those who are spiritually attuned.
          If you are one of these people, just open your crown chakra and allow
          the evolutionary energies to flow in and take hold. May only the Greatest
          Good come forth for all of us this New Year! 
      
         Think
            of it ... the brightest star visible from our planet reaches its
            highest point above the horizon at midnight every year on New Year's
            Eve. How wonderful, how poetic, almost like a cosmic reminder that
            this most brilliant of stellar lights is welcoming in and shining
            on the new year, giving us all hope for a bright new beginning. Star
            Gazer 
       
       World
              Healing Day and Meditation 
New Year's Eve  
4:00am PST (12:00 UT) 
World
Healing Meditation 
      World
            Spirituality Day 
  New Year's Eve  
      Universe
            Day 
  Noon Dec. 31 - Noon Jan. 1 
      Happy
            New Year! 
        
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        May your Night Sky traveling always be filled 
        with Celestial Delights and Treats! 
      Susan Sun 
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