Parade of the Planets: A Fairytale Journey Through the Worlds of the Solar System

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 Episode 13 of Tales of Astronomy , titled Parade of the Planets , is a wonderful turning point in the series. Instead of focusing on just one planet, this episode looks back at the entire Solar System and brings together many of the scientific ideas introduced in earlier adventures. True to the spirit of the series, it does this not through a dry review lesson, but through a magical and imaginative story full of humor, worry, invention, and reflection. At the heart of the episode is a familiar pattern that Tales of Astronomy handles especially well: fear leads to curiosity, and curiosity leads to knowledge. This time, the fear comes from Pitia, who has heard that a “parade of the planets” is coming and immediately assumes it must mean bad luck and disaster. To calm her down, Yavor, Kristina, and Wendelin use a strange new invention — a machine that captures and displays memories. With its help, they revisit everything they have learned so far about the planets. This structure mak...

The ABC's Of A Great Life: "C" Is For Create

 The act of creation - bringing forth that which is within us outward into the world, in material or ethereal form - is a vital part of a rich and fulfilling life. Yet, unfortunately, it is a part of our lives that is often stifled well before we are old enough to realize its true meaning in our lives and far before we are capable of understanding its actual value.

When most people say that they feel empty or unfulfilled, what they are often missing is that necessary dose of vitamin "C." Instead, they spend most of their time numbly floating along in the current of mundane and often mindless activities that make up their day without ever allowing themselves to express themselves freely or just let who they are out into their world. But each of us needs this generative spoonful of sugar to help the medicinal parts of our lives go down easier and smoother. Without it, our life consumes us, rather than reflecting and supporting us.


How are you enabling the creator to have the freedom to run about and play in your life? Sometimes it can be as simple as taking up a forgotten hobby or allowing spontaneous fun. In contrast, for others, it may be as drastic as pulling up stakes and moving into a new way of living that is more of an authentic creation of their life energy rather than a dictatorial subjugation of it. To create something of yourself into your life every day, and in the end, you will find that you have made a truly extraordinary life.

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