Sunflower field near Mittikellur village, Lingasugur taluk, Raichur district, Karnataka, India Date 1 August 2013, 10:57:30 By MikeLynch [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons
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Cross-Quarter Celebration August 7th 2019

ByNovasutras Movement

Please join us to celebrate the midpoint between the June solstice the September equinox this week. There will be a synchronous global meditation and discussion via Zoom  Wednesday, August 7, 2019 19:00-20:00 UTC (noon-1pm PDT).

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If you have not used Zoom before, be sure to go to the Zoom.us site, download the app and check your settings before the event.

The moment of Cross-Quarter is at 19:19 UTC (12:19pm PDT), when the sun will be directly overhead in the Pacific Ocean, west off the coast of Mexico between Acapulco and Puerto Vallarta. At that moment, we will focus together on reverence, joy and loving-kindness – agaya and ubuntu – for the world.

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Please participate in the global Novasutras meditation during the exact moment of the cross-quarter, if feasible.

In the northern hemisphere this is the Summer-Fall Cross Quarter (associated with Lughnasad or Lammas, often observed August 1st or 2nd, with celebrations emphasizing the first harvest of grains).

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A celebratory feast, including a Novasutras cornbread decorated with beans, squash and greens.

In the Sourthern hemisphere this is the Winter-Spring Cross-Quarter (a.k.a. Imbolc), associated with new life.

Help spread the word about this Cross-Quarter – tell your friends, share on social media, and help us grow the Novasutras movement.

The global environmental and social challenges we face today are daunting, and they demand a response at a scale appropriate to the problem. Join us as we build a spiritual movement based in the principles of reverence for the living world, interdependence and loving-kindness: agaya and ubuntu.

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