Druid symbol on veterans' headstones

clipped from paganwiccan.about.com To date I have not received any new letters from vets stating their desire to have the ‘Awen’ symbol on their headstones, nor any copies of letters to next of kin or clergy stating the same. It will be very hard to proceed with this cause as a religious freedom issue unless we can show that there are Druid vets out there who want the symbol. The campaign is at a critical point once again and we really need those letters. Can you please alert your members? It is a good idea to get letters from Druid vets and Druids on active duty in the US military who state that they have the Awen symbol as their emblem of belief and that they want it added to the Va’s list of emblems of belief that can be included on gravestones it issues for deceased veterans. Their letters should state that after death, they would like the Awen included on their VA-issued grave marker which will be ordered by next of kin.

Vernal Equinox - Busting the Myth of Balancing Eggs

clipped from www.universetoday.com Spring officially arrives for everyone, including astronomers on March 20. The word "Equinox" literally means "equal night". It's all about the balance of light - not the myth of balancing eggs. On the universal date (UTC) of Friday, March 20, 2009 at 11:44 (am) both the day and night are the same length. But what's so special about it? It's a date that most of us recognize as symbolic of changing href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/why-earth-has-seasons/" rel=external>seasons. North of href="http://www.universetoday.com/guide-to-space/earth/" rel=external>Earth's equator we welcome Spring, while people south of the equator are gearing up for the cooler temperatures of Autumn. So where did the urban myth of balance eggs on vernal equinox come from? It may very well have been the good folks in China who orginally began the myth by patiently practicing standing eggs on end during vernal equinox to symbolize the restoration of balance to the world after a season of darkness. If this symbol of fertility could be balanced on such a day of significance, then surely nature was in harmony!