A reflection for Creation Tide and Season of Creation
The rays of the sun shine.
93 million miles away, a million times larger than the earth,
is a cluster of hydrogen and helium wrapped in energy
and covered in an unstable magnetic field,
this is the sun.
It is a constantly changing environment,
periodically waxing and waning,
its sunspots parting and reconnecting
in ever new arrangements.
During this, eruptions of energy, solar flares,
are given off like mini volcanoes,
causing geomagnetic storms in space.
These have a powerful effect on the earth
and on all living creatures.
Without the sun there would be no life on earth.
Its rays give us light,
they warm us, lift us and feed us,
but they also harm us.
We know we need to cover up, to drink more,
and limit exposure,
but now we know the sun’s waves change us.
Geomagnetic waves alter the Earth’s magnetic field,
disrupting power, communication and navigation systems
and our bodies have all these things,
our brains and our hearts change during solar flares.
The ever-present risks become greater,
our blood thickens, and our nervous system alters
and even the way we think is affected.
Creation is connected and we are never separate,
we cannot live without the sun,
so, we must seek wisdom to live with it.
Explanation from Heather:
Our recent book group theme was sunshine, which got me thinking back to a book I read, 'The Bond' by Lynne McTaggert, a scientific journalist. In it she explores some of the science which is impacting our understanding of our humanity which ties in with quantum theology. One of the chapters reflected on the activity of the sun and in particular solar flares which happen periodically and which result in waves of magnetic energy flowing through space, which in turn interact with the earth's magnetic forces. This interaction has been discovered to affect not just the earth in terms of communication, navigation and power systems but our own bodies and how we think, communicate and physiological phenomena such as our blood thickening temporarily. I was inspired to write a reflection and to paint an abstract watercolour of the sun to go with it.
Heather Whyte
Artwork: The Sun, Heather Whyte, UK