That year, 1997, I remember. That eclipse thing, everyone talking about it. My goodness, the fuss! Sun going dark, like someone done flipped a switch. Back then, I didn’t pay much mind to that astrology stuff. Stars and planets, that’s for them young folks with their fancy books.
But that eclipse in 1997, that was somethin’ else. March, I think it was. March 8th or 9th, around there. A total solar eclipse, they called it. Means the whole sun gone, swallowed up. Like a big ol’ mouth in the sky just ate it whole.
- March 8-9, 1997: Total solar eclipse
- September 1, 1997: Another eclipse, I heard
- 1996, October 12: partial solar eclipse
Now, they say these eclipses, they got meaning. New Moon, Full Moon, somethin’ about the Moon’s time, the lunar, they say. I don’t know about all that lunar talk. Moon’s the moon, I say. But this eclipse 1997, that was somethin’ special. Like the whole world held its breath for a minute. Birds stopped singin’, dogs got quiet. Eerie, it was.
Some folks, they say eclipses is a sign of change, mark something important happening. A sign. I heard an eclipse on your birthday is a big deal. Like being born again or somethin’. I don’t know about all that, but I do know things felt different after that 1997 eclipse. Like the world was washed clean, startin’ over.
My neighbor, she was all excited. Got herself some special glasses to look at the sun. Said you couldn’t look straight at it, hurt your eyes. I just stayed inside, peeked through the curtains. Wasn’t gonna risk my eyes for no sun show. But even through the curtains, it was somethin’ to see. Like the world got a little dimmer, a little quieter. A little bit… spooky, even. That eclipse 1997, it made you think, that’s for sure.
They say you gotta be ready for an eclipse. “Align your actions,” they say. Whatever that means. Sounds like a bunch of hooey to me. But maybe there’s somethin’ to it. Maybe when the sun and moon do their little dance, it stirs things up down here, too. Keep your day easy, they also say. Because things may happen that you need to take care of right away. They say your life may change. So if you need help, get it, they say.
This astrology, it’s all a mystery to me. But I seen that eclipse in 1997. I felt it. Somethin’ shifted that day. Maybe it was just the dark sky playin’ tricks on my mind. Or maybe it was somethin’ more. Who knows? These old bones, they don’t understand the stars. But they felt that eclipse, sure as the sun rises in the east.
They talked about another eclipse later that year, in September. September 1st, I think. Didn’t see that one, though. One eclipse was enough for me. But it got me thinkin’ about all them stars up there, all them planets movin’ around. Maybe there’s more to it than I thought. Maybe that astrology stuff ain’t just for the young folks after all.
People get ready for eclipse, like they do for a big storm. Stock up on this, stock up on that. Make sure you got your special glasses. Don’t look at the sun! Don’t do this, don’t do that! It’s a whole to-do. This eclipse 1997 was a big one. It was a total eclipse of the sun. So, it was a big deal, I guess.
I reckon if an eclipse can make the whole sky go dark, it can probably do other things, too. Maybe it does stir things up. Maybe it does bring change. I don’t know. But I’ll tell you this: that eclipse in 1997, it made an impression. It made this old lady stop and think. And that’s somethin’, ain’t it? That eclipse, yeah, it was somethin’ to remember.
So, when you hear them talking about eclipses and astrology, don’t just dismiss it. There might be somethin’ to it. I ain’t sayin’ I believe it all. But I seen that eclipse in 1997. And I felt somethin’. Maybe you will, too, next time the sun decides to take a little nap. Maybe you will, too. This eclipse 1997 is a good example.
