On July 25th, Sirius (the dog star) rises with the sun. In the 13 Moon Calendar this day is observed as a day “free of time”. It doesn’t “belong” to any particular cycle of time. It is a Monopoly-Game-like “Free Parking” zone.
This “free day” is the closing of a 13-month by 28-day reckoning that results in a 364-day year.
Adding the Day Out of Time re-aligns the 13 Moon calendar to the solar 365 day year.
The Day Out of Time serves to re-align humanity into renewed appreciation for our inherent divinity and our intimate connection to nature. Through nature you can:
- Estimate hourly cycles by watching the MOVEMENT of the sun through the path of the sky.
- Observe one-day cycles by watching the sun, or the moon rise and set.
- Observe two-week cycles by watching the new-moon to full-moon cycle.
- Observe a monthly cycle by watching new-moon to new-moon, or full moon to full moon cycle.
- Observe three month and semi-annual cycles by observing the solstices and the equinoxes.
- Count annual cycles by keeping record of the above.
- And, as the Mayans did, through recording and counting you may keep track of up to 26,000 year cycles.
Nature IS a time-piece.
The Day Out of Time is celebrated the world over. Its theme is universal, however the activities and events on the Day Out of Time are determined by the participants in their respective localities. The Day Out of Time incorporates:
- A day of reverence and respect for all life,
- a dedication to the beauty of eternal time, and
- an outreach of cultural and community exchange.
In short, its a day to recognize unity and encourage awareness of the importance of eternal time exhibited by nature.
Happy day out of time this July 25th!