Readers, please enjoy this guest blog post by Debra L. Burris, author of the new Weather Magic. On April 8, 2024, my farm in the Arkansas Ozarks will be near the midline of totality of the solar eclipse. My astrophysicist self has been involved in all sorts of planning events, and I've given dozens of presentations to civic groups, planetarium shows to school groups, and a fair number of programs at metaphysical fairs. This is one of my favorite parts of my job: sharing my love of celestial objects as their mysteries with people. I also love connecting my spiritual practice to science. Talking to people about the why of the eclipse (why it is so rare to see a total solar eclipse) is