This evening, June 24, there is a Strawberry Full Moon. Take a few moments just after sunset and look towards the southeast to watch the full Moon rise gently above the horizon. There, it will appear large and golden hued.

A kind of interesting note is that this can appear honey in color and traditionally many weddings occur in June followed with a “honeymoon”.

Today, is the 50th anniversary of the launch of Apollo 11 to land astronauts on the moon. Two weeks ago the moon totally eclipsed the sun and now it’s the moon’s turn to have an eclipse of its own. Unfortunately, North America is unable to view the moon’s interaction with the Earth as the eclipse occurs during the day when the moon is below the horizon.

As I begin another trip around the sun, I move forward with the reminder — freedom is our greatest treasure, patience as a virtue, and to always see life through a generous and idealistic lens. 

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Ever since the moon and sun aligned, the summer’s end has brought with it a record breaking series of natures’ chaos.

Ocean tides, yearly calendars, women’s cycles, farmers crops, all are influenced by lunar cycles. It is evident that there is power in this practice.