Strange and awesome power of the lunar eclipse/Winter Solstice

[cholas]

Interesting video about the lunar eclipse next week on the Winter Solstice based on vedic astrology. Very powerful times. I'm sure most of us can feel it. As he said, things will be uprooted, restoring truth and righteousness. It's not gonna be an easy ride. Much work to do within and without. Precious times...

Apparently one of the rare transits happening during this time has also occurred during three of the biggest tragedies in recent history: 9/11, Hurricane Katrina and the Tsunami in Asia."

The above was borrowed from another thread(http://www.cassiopaea.org/forum/index.php?topic=20944.0) and with this in mind, I wanted to share an unforgettable experience that occurred last night. Very close to the time of the eclipse where we live, to add to the weirdness.

After work in a nearby town, a friend/fellow-worker(we play as music duo) and I were driving home in his car. Though on a smooth two-lane highway, we were not traveling excessively fast(50mph). Suddenly there was an explosion of sorts in front of us and 'shrapnel' blasted in through the windscreen, shattering his face, only cutting up mine.

With said friend unconscious, the car went out of control, spinning around and eventually plowing into a ditch. At this point I seemed to go on 'survival autopilot', trying to revive the driver and keep the blood-flow to a minimum. Eventually other cars came to help, then an ambulance.

As it turns out we had a collision with a large, dark horse, whose legs went through the windshield when he was clipped, clobbering us, before rolling over the top of the car. We had no idea until the ambulance/police informed me what had happened. It was just so fast and intense.

Obviously by the time I finally got home, hours later, I could not sleep. The shock was heavy and the adrenaline, making me shake. It was, unfortunately perhaps, an ideal pipe breathing situation. My wife and I cried.......dug glass out of my face.

Today I am still shaken. Actually trying to avoid 'reliving' the scene. My friend is having reconstructive surgery as I write as he broke nearly every bone in his face. The question of 'why not me' occasionally pops in. It will be pretty difficult at work tonight, I imagine.

I was just recently chatting with another friend with heavy Indian-spiritual(yogi) interests and he was talking about karma and such. My thoughts, however lean heavily towards a serious wake-up call for us both, his maybe a bit louder. The thought of attack has also been there, but I don't think my friend would necessarily be the target of that. Did a 'higher' part of me offer this opportunity? Or perhaps it really was just a terrible accident.

Thoughts/feedback are most welcome. And please be careful everyone.

 

[Lilou]

Wow, Cholas, that is quite a shock to go through. I'm glad you're ok and I hope your friend recovers quickly. Did the police say where this large, dark horse came from? Did it belong to someone in the area or was it a wild horse? Hitting deer is relatively common around here, but I've never heard of anyone hitting a horse! That is really wierd.

Be safe and stay aware.

 

[shijing]

I'm sorry to hear about your accident, cholas, and as bad as it was, I'm glad it wasn't worse. That must have been very disorienting for that to happen without knowing the reason initially, and it is strange (not knowing more about the area where you live, anyway) that there was a horse out on the open highway like that. Best wishes to your friend during and after his surgery, and also to you as you recover from this!

 

[Gaby]

That is surely a shocking event! Take good care and a thousand eyes open.

 

[Laura]

Very shocking and you are lucky to be alive. I doubt that the horse survived. He gave his life, so I hope ya'll will honor it and figure out what the message is.

 

[Gawan]

Ouch! I'm glad that nothing worse happened to you and your friend, also when this is already really shocking.

A speedy recovery to you and your friend.

 

[Aiming]

That's a really shocking thing to go through and I'm glad both of you are alive. May both of you get well soon!

 

[RyanX]

Yes, you are lucky to be alive! Things could have been a lot worse.

This will probably stick with you for a long while. I remember after I was in a car accident when I was hit from behind, I had a hard time not glancing in my rear view mirror before stepping on the brakes under any situation. I was always trying to see if there was some other big vehicle on my rear ready to slam into me. There's always that feeling that I could have done something to prevent it. But like you said, in most cases these things happen way to fast for anybody to react.

I wish you and your friend a speedy recovery.

 

[tom32071]

I'm glad that you both made it through that. That could have been a lot worse. Accidents like that can sure leave an impression on you.

I was in an accident in back when I was in high school, a friend was driving, no one got killed or anything but to this day I do not like riding with some one else. If I go somewhere I want to drive.

 

[cubbex]

Poor horse. But you are living and your friend nearly with shinigami's hands. Just be careful, I think maybe you didn' saw the horse because of the color of it and it was night.

 

[Tigersoap]

Oh wow cholas, that must have been quite traumatic.
I wish you and your friend a speedy recovery !

 

[mada85]

That must have been REALLY shocking and you guys are lucky to be alive. 1,000 eyes open, as Psyche says, is a must. I hope you and your friend are feeling better soon.

 

[cholas]

Thank you all for the kind words. Indeed it was(is) very shocking and we are both very lucky and thankful to be alive. He will hopefully be recovering at home in a few days.

Today I will go to the Police to give an account of the accident so together with my friend's wife, who was the first person I called to the scene, we have been rehashing the details. Yes, the horse did give it's life. It actually wasn't a dark night(clear skies, full moon) but what apparently happened is that something spooked the horse and it was running fast from the left, across the road, just barely hitting the corner of the car. One second more and it would have hit the driver's side door. Neither one of us saw it coming. Obviously our thousand eyes were not open(lesson #1).

Though the situation has improved in recent years, it is still the 'wild west' here in that cows, horses and other livestock are regularly seen on highways(Mexican roulette). The prudent drivers(we thought we were- lesson #2) drive slowly and with extreme care at night.

The timing involved in this accident seems so mysterious. If we had just.......5 seconds, either side.

Therefore, I will continue searching for the greater message. Definitely not just an accident.

 

[mkrnhr]

Hello cholas. Glad you're physically okay. I hope your friend will be okay soon.
The incident is still fresh and you'll have the emotional aftershock after, maybe a few days, it depends. So be ready to manage the emotional effect and i suggest you to breath whenever you feel uneasy. Meditating regularly will help also.
I've been also in a car accident this year and i know it's not a pleasant experience. Take care!

 

[Keit]

Hi cholas, glad that nothing more serious happened, and wish you and your friend a speedy recovery.