Universe slowing down, because of...?

How dragons may relate to an expanding universe...

a dragon gleefully snacks on the moon imagined by DALL-E

“Eternity is in love with the productions of time.”

- WILLIAM BLAKE 

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So it turns out, the universe may be expanding in a way we didn’t expect. It seems to have variations and isn’t constant like we thought. One of the fundamental ideas of cosmology is that everything looks the same in all directions if you look over large enough distances. A new study using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory and ESA's XMM-Newton is challenging that basic notion. Like mycelium growing through a food source, the universe is slowed down or sped up depending on the environment it’s growing into. They speculate it’s because of dark matter—something else we don’t understand. And as long as we are speculating, why not dragons!?

Speaking of those mythic creatures, we are officially in the dragon hole! The space between eclipses is indeed a window into the nature of our stories and how wild they can get when the dragons (Rahu & Ketu) are near the luminaries. I wonder if it was in a dragon hole when Einstein visited Hubble to become convinced of the expanding universe theory and to call his own theory of a static one the “biggest blunder” of his career. This is wisdom. It’s in stories like this that we should take notes—to be able to change one’s mind, to admit when we are wrong, what a novel idea…

For those of you afraid of eclipses, your perspective is founded and based on deep tradition, but they are more than something else to be feared. For those of you elated by them, chasing them all over the planet—from festivals to healing retreats to epicenters of totality—because you love them so much, there is some good evidence of why you should be more cautious and aware of what else is going on. You see, eclipses are little miracles we get to experience every six months; they are also portals, and what comes through those portals can rip apart our reality tunnels. Which can be a good thing, but it can also be terrifying (see: Veronika).

The gentle, partial lunar eclipse that happened this morning in Libra has spawned a whole weyr of dragons in my belly. It’s the kind of excitement I used to get before big games as a child; it’s the kind of insect—usually a butterfly—that portends exciting twists and turns just around the corner; it’s the kind of magic that happens when you change the name once again of your podcast you have been doing for 15 years. That’s right, no more Holes to Heavens! Gone, along with my old website. No more.

The new show is called Constellating Cosmos. You may or may not notice any changes to the content. But I do feel a shift that is quite noticeable around it. Ever since my old site (holestoheavens.com) was hacked and turned into an ebony porn site for a short time, I’ve never related to the name in the same way. I’m sure you can understand. So, with the new site (www.adam-sommer.com) and the 3rd wave of the podcast, I invite you all to enjoy this dragon hole like it were your first. Be like Einstein or Chiron and be willing to change your mind. There’s so much to learn in here…

Thanks for reading. More to be found below:

-adam

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Stoicism & Astrology

ADAM SOMMER

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FEB 28

In this show, I try to reconcile the differences between Stoicism and Astrology. There was a time when they existed side-by-side, and it seems they are doing so again today. Both have seen a generous climb in popularity in recent years and I feel they need eachother—well, one needs the other more than the other. I make a case for this in the pod. It…

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Recent writings:

Eschatothesia

ADAM SOMMER

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MAR 14

Every generation has their own apocalypse. However, the "lifting of the veil" roots to this word may not be the right one to fully describe the dilemma. Perhaps it is: Every generation has its own eschaton ("end of time"—or an aion). My own generation has seen at least two: Y2k and 2012 with supposedly another on the way; older g…

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Aether Madness

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MAR 6

Mercury has been missing from the sky for weeks. Somewhere, on the far side of our star, he races at impossible speeds for another glimpse of Earth, and we of him. When it happens, Mercury will be seen in the West. It's in this phase of the cycle where we try to remember the themes from the beginning (end of 23'; Capricorn) an…

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Recent Podcasts:

The Trans-Neptunian Planets with Jenn Zahrt

ADAM SOMMER

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JAN 29

In this episode, Jenn returns to share with us some intel from the outer edges of our solar system. You see, in the early 20th century, there was a school of German astrologers who became fascinated by these "hypothetical" planets beyond Neptune. This was before Pluto's discovery and gained much momentum in certain circles. If you have ever seen the …

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A Trinity for 24' "Endless Inquiries"

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DECEMBER 31, 2023

This is the final podcast of 2023. Instead of doing a recap of the year, I've decided to choose the top 3 themes of 24' I've been thinking about, and share what I think about them. It's also a solo show. I know, I attempted to do all of them as solo shows at the start of the year but had to squeeze a few conversations in there. I felt lonely. Anywa…

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