In the mythology of the indigenous Pomo people of Northern California, a Bear wanders along the Milky Way until he meets up with the Sun. Neither wishing to give way to the other, a fight ensues, which the Bear wins, resulting in an eclipse of the Sun. The Bear continues on his journey and soon his path crosses with the sister of the Sun, who is the Moon. The bear argues with her as well, resulting in a Lunar eclipse. And that is how the cycle repeats each time.
May we learn to give way to that which needs to be eclipsed in our own lives!
(Photo of lunar eclipse by NASA.)
