The Light of the Universe

The Sun is not the only Source that can transform Darkness to Light. Science concludes that sun-like stars in the Milky Way produce superflares approximately once every 100 years. 

 

SUPERFLARES ON SUN-LIKE STARS: Now we have to worry about superflares. A new study published yesterday in Science concludes that sun-like stars in the Milky Way produce superflares approximately once every 100 years. Superflares are solar flares more than ~50 times stronger than the Carrington Event. If one hit Earth, it could bring down power grids, disable satellite networks, and more.

Led by Valeriy Vasilyev of the Max Planck Institut in Göttingen, Germany, a team of 10 astronomers looked at brightness measurements of 56,450 sun-like stars–far more than any previous study. The data were collected by NASA’s Kepler space telescope between 2009 and 2018.

“We identified 2889 superflares on 2527 sun-like stars,” they wrote in the paper. “This detection rate indicates that superflares with energies >10³⁴ erg occur roughly once per century on stars with sun-like temperature and variability.”

Previous studies of sun-like stars reached very different conclusions. “Those studies found frequencies approximately two orders of magnitude lower than our measurements,” the authors acknowledge. In other words, superflares would be expected only once every 1,000 to 10,000 years–a relatively safe interval.

Right: NASA’s Kepler space telescope

This new study may be superior, however. Improved techniques for analyzing Kepler data allowed the team to search for flares from tens of thousands of stars excluded from previous studies. Indeed, they found 1941 superflares never before noticed in Kepler’s data set.

In the Science paper, the authors compare flares according to their energy in ergs. A superflare is any flare >10³⁴ erg. The Carrington solar flare (Sept. 1, 1859) was ~5 × 10³² erg, while the strongest flare of the Space Age (Oct. 28, 2003) registered 7 × 10³² erg.

These dates and energies tell us that Earth has *not* been hit by a superflare in the past century or so. However, that doesn’t mean the study is wrong. We could simply be overdue. Or the sun may be less active than other sun-like stars.

“If our sample of sun-like stars is representative of the sun’s future behavior, it is substantially more likely to produce a superflare than was previously thought,” the researchers say. A big IF… but at the same time, disturbingly plausible.

THE GEMINID METEOR SHOWER–TONIGHT! Earth is entering a stream of debris from rock comet 3200 Phaethon, source of the annual Geminid meteor shower. Forecasters expect the shower to peak on Friday night, Dec. 13th, with a dozen or so meteors per hour visible in bright moonlight. The best time to look is 2 a.m. local time (Saturday morning) when the constellation Gemini is high in the sky. 

NOTE: Jupiter is the planet shining next to the Moon. 

2024 Geminid Meteor shower: online observation – Friday, 13 Dec. 2024

The Virtual Telescope Project – Live Telescope Views of Astronomical Events

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Mayan Time

11 Eagle/MEN carries us to a Higher Perspective of a Sight Unseen until it’s Time to Know. The Eagle/Flies by a Light at the end of the Unknown, focusing on the Unseen Possibility of a Divine Intervention. Higher Hopes and Aspirations are manifested by Faith in what the Creator can do. Eagle guides us to the Wisdom of CIB, the totem Owl with the power to see all-around, and to see what’s behind,  Truth within our grasp, to guide us to a Future of Unlimited Possibilities. To fly by intuition, the Eagle leaps and falls to the first current of Wind that catches its wings. Wind is the symbol of God’s Word of Truth. When aim for the future and lean into the Truth, the Creator will see that we reach our destination. If someone doesn’t give you the Time of Day, accept the Truth. Apply your Time to a Higher Purpose. God’s Words never return empty.

Signs are given in the heavenly vault. Clearly see the past to set your course for the future on the Full Cold Moon. Make an offering from the Heart. Don Alejandro, 13th Generation High Priest of the Maya and indigenous tribes was given the name Wandering Wolf for howling at the Moon Offer an Energy Exchange with all the Lights Above. Gratitude is the Magic that manifests the Light of the Creator’s mysterious ways.

When you See Signs it’s Time to Look for Signs. The planet that rules Friday is Venus. In astrology, Venus is associated with love, beauty, pleasure, romance, creativity, and socializing.  Light will draw us out of our shell. Venus is the symbol of the Scion. The Geminid meteor shower is bursting from the Heart of Gemini, the Light of Brotherly Love.  The Twins were polar opposites, mortal and immortal, until united by a Higher Power. Pollux wanted to offer his eternal life when Castor died in battle. A Source of Higher wisdom let him share half, so 2 could shine together. 13 is the Answer to a prayer in the Light of the Full Cold Moon.

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THE TRECENA OF SERPENT/CHICCHAN: AWAKENING THE GIFTS OF SPIRIT
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
11 Eagle/MEN, Cherokee, Eagle/UWO’HATLI, Destiny Kin 115, Position 15
December 13, 2024, 12/13/2024; A Round Before: July 12, 2023, 07/12/2023

THE TRECENA OF SERPENT/CHICCHAN: AWAKENING THE GIFTS OF SPIRIT

My gift for the Tzolk’in round is the “Tzolk’in Field Guide: A Daily Practice for Personal Discernment.” Volume 1 covers the first two seasons of the Tzolk’in round. The “Field Guide” is available to download from a link on the 13-day Trecena Guide Page.

Tracking your thoughts during one 13-day trecena, you will see the synchronicity of Time, and an ascension as the answer to a prayer you hold as an Intention of thought from the beginning.

The Serpent/CHICCHAN trecena is part of Season 2, found in Volume 1.

NOTE: If you see repeating numbers, SacredScribes is a resource to check the meaning of Angel Numbers.

11 Eagle/MEN (Cherokee, Eagle/UWO’HATLI) – Day 11 of 13 in the 1 Serpent CHICCHAN‘s cycle of “Light.”

Descriptions by Ian Xel Lungold (12 Sun/AHAU), wisdom preserved on MayanMajix.com

Galactic Tone 11: Resolution; 11 assists every new thing to find its place in the universe in the process of ‘fitting in.’ some modifications must occur. Eleven is the energy of dynamic actions facilitating change, simplification and improvement.

Eagle/MEN: Intermediary between Heaven and Earth. Due to the Eagles superior point of view and keen intelligence, they achieve material abundance and good fortune. A messenger gifted with patience and a deep sense of value, Eagle brings hope and trust on the wings of Spirit. Eagle persons are very detail oriented and technically inclined. Compassionate service to others sustains prosperity for Eagle personas as the flapping of wings would sustain their bird brothers. If Eagle becomes viciously competitive or possessive, greed and jealousy cause a fall from the heights. Eagles, being blessed with freedom of movement, should be aware of escapism. Eagles may be tempted to just fly away from troubles by using indulgences.

A GOOD DAY TO: Rise to a higher perspective.

Cherokee, Eagle/UWO’HATLI: Eagle’s symbol is Mars the Spirit Warrior. He is a minion of Grandfather Moon. Eagles were the warrior society, the braves the protectors of the nation. Women were included. There was no discrimination which is reflected in the language: third person singular is divided into animate, human and animate, not human instead of he and she. The energy of high hopes and anticipations, dreams and visions, cosmic consciousness and commitment. On earth, a provider of excellence, leader, husbandry, care-taking of others, financial security and inheritance.

[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]