This week sees a far rarer celestial event in addition to the lunar eclipse. There is also a Grand Quintile where five planets draw out a pentagram in the sky, the Moon, just after the eclipse, is the final arm in the star.

A friend in New York has asked me to pass on the following message to as many people as possible so I hope you don't mind me posting it here. If you want more astrological info, please check out my website http://www.clairechandler.com as it's posted there rather than clogging up the forum.

thanks

Meditation/Prayer vigil for US Presidential Election 2004

This is a plea from a New Yorker to the rest of America and the Planet.
On September 11, 2001 and in the dark days that followed, you sent us tremendous support through your prayer vigils and meditations and positive thinking. All of us here felt the power of your spiritual support. Thank you.

There is a very important article, "Without a Doubt", by Ronald Suskind (senior national affairs reporter for the Wall Street Journal 1993-2000) in the NYTimes magazine of 10-17-04 ( www.nytimes.com). It is important not only for its great potential to motivate voters to go to the polls but for another equally important tactical point.

I believe this very close election will be won by the power of prayer.
Bush has a extensive army of evangelical Christian fundamentalists who pray deeply and regularly for him. Kerry has not to date inspired a similar kind of prayer community around him, perhaps because he appeals more to the 'reality-based' voter than the faith-possessed.

We can change that.

I know that there are many of you out there in the world who would give a great deal to vote in this election but cannot because you are citizens of other countries. Others of you are Americans who live in states that are not considered decisive to winning this 2004 Presidential Election. You may be thinking there is not much you can do to influence the course of this election. On the contrary, you can make a difference.

This is the plea: YOU can use the incredible power of prayer and focused meditation and positive thinking to effect change in the real world.

Here is the proposal: A deep and focused meditation/prayer vigil for seven days starting October 28 through November 3.

There are many, many more of us all over this beautiful green Earth, (many millions and millions!) who feel strongly about having a new President in the White House than there are those who want four more years of the same. There is a powerful strength in numbers in prayer, and this is one thing that everyone on this magnificent Planet can do. Bush and his faithful do NOT have a monopoly on God or prayer.

Thank you and may God bless us all.