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6.15.2011
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A rabbit and a snake. In Vedic Astrology the rabbit is associated with the Moon. In one version of the story it is because the Moon moves across the sky the fastest. In another, the shape of a rabbit is recognized instead of the face of the man in the moon. The same tradition also has a myth about Rahu and Ketu, two snakes who become planets. They personify time (past and future) and become enemies of the Sun and Moon. They attempt to swallow the Sun and Moon during eclipses. I improvised this drawing out of the blue last night and was pretty surprised at the imagery; which if you follow this site is pretty unusual stuff. I had never heard the stories and I did not know that there would be a lunar eclipse this afternoon.
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