Occult & Psychical Sciences: Solstice 🌕

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The word occult comes from the Latin occultus (clandestine, hidden, secret), referring to "knowledge of the hidden"

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*This group's aim is polite philosophical debate*

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Summer solstice (Lunistice) 2025

Fri, Jun 20, 2025, 10:41 PM

In the Northern Hemisphere, the summer solstice, marking the start of summer, will occur on June 20, 2025, at 10:42 PM EDT. This is the day with the most daylight, and the Earth will be tilted most toward the sun during this time. Conversely, in the Southern Hemisphere, the winter solstice (their summer solstice) will occur on December 21, 2025. 

The Summer Solstice 

A major lunar standstill, also known as lunistice, occurs when the tilts of both Earth and the moon are at their maximum. During this period, the moon rises and sets at the extremes of its range. It rises at its very highest northeasterly point and sets at its very highest northwesterly point.First 'major lunar 

The summer solstice or estival solstice^[i] occurs when one of Earth's poles has its maximum tilt toward the Sun. It happens twice yearly, once in each hemisphere (Northern and Southern). For that hemisphere, the summer solstice is the day with the longest period of daylight and shortest night of the year, when the Sun is at its highest position in the sky. At either pole there is continuous daylight at the time of its summer solstice. The opposite event is the winter solstice.

On the summer solstice, Earth's maximum axial tilt toward the Sun is 23.44°.^[7] Likewise, the Sun's declination from the celestial equator is 23.44°.There is evidence that the summer solstice has been culturally important since the Neolithic era. Many ancient monuments in Europe especially, as well as parts of the Middle East, Asia and the Americas, are aligned with the sunrise or sunset on the summer solstice (see archaeoastronomy).^[9][10] The significance of the summer solstice has varied among cultures, but most recognize the event in some way with holidays, festivals, and rituals around that time with themes of fertility.^[11] In the Roman Empire, the traditional date of the summer solstice was 24 June.https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki

Celebrating solstice with the pagans and the ravers

Every year, thousands of people crowd into Stonehenge’s ancient circle to cheer the dawn — I’m one of them

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This group is named after "Complete illustrated Book of the Psychic Sciences" a book by Walter B. Gibson 1966.A fun and interesting read.

Walter Brown Gibson (September 12, 1897 – December 6, 1985) was an American writer and professional magician, best known for his work on the pulp fiction character The Shadow. Wikipedia

Walter B Gibson's Shadow 

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(Native Americans celebrate the Solstice yearly)

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For centuries, Indigenous people across North America celebrated the summer solstice with ceremonies and prayer. Many Indigenous communities celebrated the first day of summer as a time of renewal.

Summer Solstice Being Celebrated with Ceremonies and Prayers

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