Podcasts about Pollux

Fall promo mix 2025. For bookings: djr3negade@gmail.com or instagram.com/djr3nenegade Track list: GMS & Stryker – High Of The Tiger Alban vs. BACMAN – Acid Goes On Marie Vaunt – Burning Inside Andy Lizard – Utopia N Trance – Set You Free Markhese – Techno Sound Mark Sherry & David Forbes – Put The Record On Jens Lissat – It's Like That Castor & Pollux & Josh Le Tissier – System Overload Alberto Adami – The Acid Therapy Avao – Out Of My Mind FLKN – Renegade Nadia Ali – Rapture Kevu & Mykris – Bass Is Pumpin Krid P & Claas Inc. – Mind & Soul Lee Rose – Everybody In The Place N4RR4 – Celestial Morris, Da Rick & Blvckprint – Hey B!tch Lusso – Btches Kane Scott – Take Me Away Frankyeffe & Amiley – Save Me 2025 DJ Isaac – Let There Be Hardstyle Andy Whitby – Better Off Alone Andy Whitby – Toca's Miracle Annie – In Fact, I'm Drunk AZYR – I'm Here Once Again Benefice, LeStrange & Paolo Ferrara – Duality Steve Bates & Rosey – Love Akona – The Devil's Acid Thunderball – Here We Go Again Comadoses – Came Here 2 Dance Ilyaa & Badjack – Freestyler KX CHR – Do You Wanna Dance Fantasm & Exproz – NFWU Olly James, Marnik & 3rd Wall – Black & Yellow Showtek & Sub Zero Project – FTS Samuel Moriero – Pump This Bass Salvyan – Vamo Samba Remon Verhoeve – Kick It Louder R.O.X.X – Hard Walk Alberto Adami – Let's F**ing Go The Prodigy, Samuel Moriero & RBX – No Good le Shuuk x Sunbeam – Outside World Veseli – Drop It Hard Sonotik & Nelayan – Power Bass Darren Styles & Toneshifterz – Clarity

Follow me: Facebook: fb.me/xabionly Twitter: twitter.com/xabionly Youtube: youtube.com/xabionly Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/xabionly Instagram: instagram.com/xabionly TRACKLIST: https://1001.tl/20ujlwb1 Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4STV7DPVgwI4ntvi1sQvjh?si=CU6lCNZcRkKiZytdXaI5TQ TRACKLIST: 01. Monolink - Sirens (H3RMES Edit) 02. TH;EN - Bodyrock [SPINNIN' DEEP] 03. Mathame, JONOS & Son of Son - Meet Me [MATHAME] 04. Sentry & Max Robinson - ID 05. Alesso, Sentinel & Sick Individuals - Upside Down (MORTEN Remix) [TOMORROWLAND] 06. Fideles - Snaps [IMPRESSUM] 07. KREAM & Alika - Dangerous [LIQUID:LAB] 08. Mila Journée, Olivier Giacomotto - Spaceship [SIMULATE] 09. Joris Voorn & Goodboys - Utopia (Korolova Remix) [ARMADA] 10. DONT BLINK - ITS OUR HOUSE [AETERNA] 11. Skytech & Amber Revival - End Of Time [ARMIND] 12. Massano - Do It To Me [SIMULATE] 13. Usher - Yeah (ROZYO Remix) 14. Tiga ft. Pusha T - Bugatti (Benny Benassi & Laherte Remix) [ARMADA] 15. ANNA, Vintage Culture - Feel The Rhythm [AFFAIRS MUSIC] 16. Tomas Otero - Emotions Revealed [SIMULATE] 17. Joel Fletcher & Open Till L8 - Faded [BLACK LISTED] 18. Son of Son - HIDE (AYDEN LOYDE Remix) 19. ROZYO - ID 20. Wave Wave & MORGANJ - Push It [ARMADA] 21. Aldor, Jeef B, Kxne - Pure NRG [FIND YOUR HARMONY] 22. Rem Siman - It's Time [DAYS LIKE NIGHTS] 23. Jop Govers & Wux - Victory Lap [HYSTERIA] 24. W&W ft. Sophia Ayana - How Many [MAINSTAGE] [CLASSIC] 25. ID - ID w/ Fragma - Toca's Miracle (Acapella) 26. The Goodfella$ - Borrowed Love (Club Mix) [FLUENT RECORDS] 27. ID - ID 28. Cassian ft. Matt Ryder - A Feeling I Miss [TSZR] [RELEASE OF THE WEEK] 29. Axis Zero - Do It [AETERNA] 30. TUCCI - Grim Reaper [AETERNA] 31. ID - ID w/ Linkin Park - Numb (Acapella) 32. Cherry (UA) - Puer [SIMULATE] [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 33. David Lindmer - Lockdown [SIMULATE] 34. Chapter & Verse - Louis V [ATOM] 35. SIAK, NESHR, Silvertone (US) - No Phones [AETERNA] 36. Nick Havsen, AvAlanche & Favro - Lifestyle [GLOW] 37. Giulia (IT) - Acid Love [KURAI] 38. Eli Brown & Anna Reusch - Done Searching [ARMADA] 39. Ørjan Nilsen - Go Fast! (20 Year Anniversary Mix) [ARMADA CAPTIVATING] 40. NERVO, 22Bullets - Destination Unknown (Calabria) [SMASH THE HOUSE] 41. Castor & Pollux, Ozgun - Find Our Way [GENERATION SMASH] 42. Sebastiaan Hooft & Laybe & Bruno Power - Let's Go (Slim Black Remix) [REDESIGN] 43. YellowHeads - Hypervoid [REVEALED] 44. Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me (Nick Havsen x B00ST Remix) [FREE] 45. ID - ID 46. Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike x Maddix x Da Hool - Meet Her At The Love Parade (Luca Agnelli Remix) [SMASH THE HOUSE] [PROMO OF THE WEEK] 47. Sub Focus, Grimes - Entwined [POSITIVA]

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him. 17 Three days later he called together the local Jewish leaders. When they had assembled, Paul said to them: “My brothers, although I have done nothing against our people or against the customs of our ancestors, I was arrested in Jerusalem and handed over to the Romans. 18 They examined me and wanted to release me, because I was not guilty of any crime deserving death. 19 The Jews objected, so I was compelled to make an appeal to Caesar. I certainly did not intend to bring any charge against my own people. 20 For this reason I have asked to see you and talk with you. It is because of the hope of Israel that I am bound with this chain.” 21 They replied, “We have not received any letters from Judea concerning you, and none of our people who have come from there has reported or said anything bad about you. 22 But we want to hear what your views are, for we know that people everywhere are talking against this sect.”

11 After three months we put out to sea in a ship that had wintered in the island—it was an Alexandrian ship with the figurehead of the twin gods Castor and Pollux. 12 We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. 13 From there we set sail and arrived at Rhegium. The next day the south wind came up, and on the following day we reached Puteoli. 14 There we found some brothers and sisters who invited us to spend a week with them. And so we came to Rome. 15 The brothers and sisters there had heard that we were coming, and they traveled as far as the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns to meet us. At the sight of these people Paul thanked God and was encouraged. 16 When we got to Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with a soldier to guard him.

Returning guest, singer/songwriter Oscar Herrera (The Sleep of Reason, Black Tape for a Blue Girl), brings us Bauhaus and their 1980 debut full-length: 'In The Flat Field'. Often cited as a foundational release in the Goth-rock genre, there's no denying this darkly theatrical, often ferocious collection of songs STILL packs an unsettling punch. Happy pre-Halloween! Songs discussed in this episode: Dark Entries (Bauhaus cover) - Revolting Cocks (Feat. Gibby Haynes); I Have A Task - Oscar Herrera; God Of Thunder - Kiss; Isolation - Joy Division; Jigsaw Feeling - Siouxsie and The Banshees; His Box - Dalis Car; Castor and Pollux, To The Sea, Validation - Oscar Herrera; Double Dare, Antonin Artaud, In The Flat Field, God In An Alcove, Dive, The Spy In The Cab, Small Talk Stinks, St Vitus Dance, Who Killed Mr Moonlight, Stigmata Martyr, Nerves, Bela Lugosi's Dead, Telegram Sam (T-Rex cover), Ziggy Stardust (David Bowie cover) - Bauhaus; The Black Harvest (Live) - The Sleep Of Reason; Rose Garden Funeral of Sores (John Cale cover, live) - Bauhaus; Vienna (Ultravox cover) - Oscar Herrera

Check the full tracklist here: David Guetta, Morten - Lucky DJ Artin - On My Mind - VIP Mix Pavel Petrov, Th en - Move Don Diablo - Little Lies Sam Feldt, Tribbs, Andy Dust, Dotter - Like You Do Tiesto, 7 Skies - My Frequency feat. RebMoe Joel Corry, Abi Flynn - Phases The Chemical Brothers - Galvanize (Chris Lake Mix) Michael Fearon - Skyfall Justus - You Are My X Simon Doty, Maur - Super Freak The Chainsmokers - Smooth DJ Artin - Liberation Julian Cross - KUTMUG (Hardwell & AFROJACK Edit) Castor & Pollux, Jaysic - Lose Your Mind (Club Mix) 2Aces - Therapy Niels Van Gogh - Infinity Andrew Rayel - Rave Angel Bennett, Creeds - Milky Way Tigerlily, Vassy - Secrets W&W, Timbaland, Steve Aoki - Cry Me A River

In der Nacht zu Dienstag lohnt sich ein Blick in den Himmel. Gegen Mitternacht steigen der Halbmond, Jupiter und die Zwillingssterne Kastor und Pollux über den Osthorizont. Im Laufe der Nacht lässt sich gut die Bewegung des Mondes verfolgen. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

Title: Love One Another Text: Acts 28:11-16 FCF: We often struggle remaining self-focused even with our Christian brothers and sisters. Prop: Because hospitality and brotherly love in the church is needed by all in abundance, we must love one another like Christ loved us. Scripture Intro: [Slide 1] Turn in your bible to Acts chapter 28. In a moment we'll begin reading in verse 11 from the New English Translation. You can follow along in the pew bible or in whatever version you prefer. Since chapter 27, Luke has been telling us the maritime adventure story of Paul on his way to Rome. The greater story of Paul going to Rome actually began all the way back in Acts chapter 19 when Paul decides to go to Jerusalem on the leading of the Holy Spirit. So, we have been in this final narrative of the book of Acts for quite some time now. Although it has only been 7 months for us to learn about Paul's journey to Rome, it has already taken Paul about 3 years having arrived in Jerusalem around AD 57 and now having wintered in Malta, arriving in Rome in AD 60. Today we will see the completion of this adventure and see the providence of God to use His church to bring Paul safely to Rome. Please stand with me to focus on and give honor to the Word of God as it is read. Invocation: Our Father in heaven. Your name is of more value than any name that has ever been or ever will be. May Your Kingdom permeate this world so that Your will reigns in the hearts of all people. We ask as Your children that Your Spirit might feed us today on Your Holy Word and help us to love one another as Your Son has loved us. Father do not allow us to be overtaken with the temptation to love ourselves or to be self-focused. But deliver us from the deceptions of the Evil One who walks about like a roaring lion waiting to feast on us. Instead, let us take up Your armor to extinguish his fiery darts. We seek all these things from You, because to You belongs the Kingdom, the power, the glory, forever and ever. We pray in Jesus' name – Amen. Transition: [Slide 2] The Puritan Richard Sibbes once said, “No man can love a saint as a saint but a saint.” In other words, the only way it is possible for a Christian to be loved as a Christian ought to be loved, is if he or she is loved by another Christian. The English Evangelist of the Great Awakening George Whitefield said, “As soon as the love of God was shed abroad in my soul, I loved all, of whatsoever denomination, who loved the Lord Jesus in sincerity of heart.” Truly being a follower of Christ requires and naturally produces unconditional and self-sacrificing love for others who are followers of Christ. This… is what we will see today. Let's start in verse 11. I.) Hospitality and brotherly love should abound in the church, so we must love one another as Christ loved us. (11-14) a. [Slide 3] 11 - After three months we put out to sea in an Alexandrian ship that had wintered at the island and had the “Heavenly Twins” as its figurehead. i. And so, the final leg of the journey to Rome begins. ii. After wintering on Malta for 3 months the passengers of the Alexandrian grain vessel which was no more, no doubt split up between various ships on Malta to go to various destinations. iii. But Paul, his companions, the soldiers, Julius the centurion, and the rest of the prisoners all board another Alexandrian ship headed for Rome. iv. This ship had wintered in Malta, arriving well before the storm no doubt. v. But then Luke includes a final detail about the ship, and for a casual 21st century western reader of the text, it would very easily slip past unnoticed. vi. Luke records that the ship had on the bow a figurehead. Now this could be carved wooden images or perhaps an engraved or painted image. We are not exactly sure. But regardless, Luke dutifully records that on the bow were “The Heavenly Twins.” vii. Which should lead us to ask two basic questions. viii. First, who are the Heavenly twins? And second, what is the significance of Luke mentioning this? 1. [Slide 4] So, who are the Heavenly twins? a. In Greek mythology the Heavenly twins, or The Sons of Zeus, are two heroes named Castor and Pollux. b. The story goes that their mother Leda was seduced by Zeus who posed as a swan. On the night she conceived her children her husband was with her too. c. She produced 2 children hatched from an egg. d. Castor was the son of the human father and Pollux was the son of Zeus. Yet they were identical twins. e. Both sons were renowned for their prowess in battle. They were patron deities of navigation and protection of travelers and are represented in the constellation Gemini. f. This answers the question as to why they would be included on a sea faring vessel. g. The way the story goes… The twin brothers abducted two sisters, and because of this two of the women's cousins came after Castor and Pollux. Pollux killed his pursuer but Castor was not so lucky. h. Zeus killed the man who killed Castor and then gave Pollux a choice. i. Pollux was his son and asked if he would rather stay with him on Olympus forever or share his immortality with his brother. j. Pollux chose to share his immortality and he and Castor alternated days being either immortal or bound in the realm of the dead. 2. [Slide 5] So, why does Luke mention this? What is the significance of this figurehead? a. Is Luke simply recording details to reinforce the reliability of his information? i. Adding this detail would mean that a person could go and look up this ship in the future to confirm the story was true. ii. In fact, some older commentators suggest that this was actually the name of the ship or even the owner of the ship. But that is not a very common interpretation. iii. Assuming it isn't the name of the ship or the owner of the ship, mentioning this figurehead would not have been a great way to increase reliability, since so many ships which sailed the Mediterranean would have a figurehead of the Castor and Pollux. iv. Furthermore, not many people would question the believability that Paul and his companions sailed safely to Italy from Malta. v. It would have been the fact that they all survived a Nor'easter that would have been the far-fetched maritime tale. vi. No. I don't think this is an instance where Luke is detail dropping to increase the believability of his story. b. Is Luke praising Castor and Pollux? i. Another possibility is Luke recognizing some kind of authority of these gods to actually impact the world around them. ii. We know that Paul and his companions arrive safely in Rome and even, as we'll see, experience a favorable south wind to make their travel swift. iii. If Luke is praising these gods for getting Paul to Rome, then we probably need to dismiss the entire book of Acts and Luke from our cannon of scripture or we need to radically change our monotheistic view to recognize that other gods should be looked to for various things and not Yahweh alone. iv. So no, I do not think that Luke is saying that the success of their trip was due to Castor and Pollux blessing them. v. If anything, Luke might be making a somewhat comical comparison to these impotent gods of paganism and how they are really only able to save these sailors when the weather is good and only Yahweh can save His people through bad weather and storms. c. [Slide 6] Is Luke including this detail to further contrast the state of unbelieving Gentiles and unbelieving Jews? i. Theophilus is the recipient of Luke's two scroll tome. ii. Luke begins his gospel expressing that the things he writes are to reinforce what Theophilus has come to believe. iii. Theophilus is probably not the true name of the person Luke is writing to. More than likely Theophilus is a gentile who probably knew quite well who the Heavenly Twins were. He also was probably relatively high up in the Roman government, and has come to know Christ as Savior and Lord. iv. As such, Luke has tried to emphasize a few themes in the book of Acts. v. One of these themes is that Christianity is not a direct threat to the Roman Empire. 1. Over and over again, although Christianity is at the center of unrest throughout the empire, Luke has shown that it is actually the unbelieving Jews who are stirring up trouble because they will not accept their Messiah, Jesus of Nazareth. 2. Unlike the zealots and the Jews in Judea at the time of his writing this book, Christians are not actively opposing Roman rule. 3. In fact, the Christians are generally peaceful and submissive toward the Roman government. 4. Christian beliefs and ideology stand opposed to the paganism of Rome in many ways… but not in every way. vi. Pagan gentiles share some common practices with Christians that unbelieving Jews seem to lack. 1. The story of Castor and Pollux emphasizes the brotherly love and hospitality valued in Roman culture. 2. Values that are directly associated with paganism. 3. Luke connects the Maltese brotherly love to this figurehead which stands for the same thing. 4. And soon he'll be talking about Christians who show similar love and hospitality. 5. But by the end of the book of Acts, the unbelieving Jews do not afford the gentiles a similar love. 6. In fact, they are absolutely appalled at the thought that the Jewish Messiah would be offered to Gentiles. 7. Which leads us to another reason Luke would include this detail. vii. Paul has not allowed his Jewish sensibilities to prevent him from giving the gospel to the Maltese or from getting to Rome to give the gospel to Emperor Nero. 1. Throughout the three months on Malta, Paul certainly ate with gentiles. 2. And more than likely, he ate whatever was set in front of him. 3. Meaning that Paul did not follow the Jewish dietary laws while on Malta. 4. Now he boards a ship with obvious idols at the bow. 5. These practices would have been repudiated by every good Jew. Indeed, to even eat with gentiles (even if the food was kosher) would have been culturally taboo and somewhat illegal, especially in Judea. 6. Remember, Paul is headed to Rome because of the Jews' hatred of gentiles being welcomed into the Nazarene sect of Judaism known now as The Way or Christianity. 7. Paul forgoes these sensibilities to do what the Lord Jesus had commanded him to do. 3. So, to take a long answer and make it very short, Luke includes this detail to continue his comparison between three groups of people. 4. Unbelieving Jews, unbelieving gentiles, and Christians. 5. And his point is clear. 6. In many ways, unbelieving gentiles are more receptive to the truth of the gospel, and closer to the teachings of Jesus, than unbelieving Jews are. 7. This seems to conform to Paul's point that he has already made in his letter to the Romans that the Gentiles coming to Christ in droves are part of God's plan to make the Jews jealous. 8. We are praying, even still today, that there would be an awakening among the Jews to the one whom they have pierced. 9. So, what's next on the trip? b. [Slide 7] 12 - We put in at Syracuse and stayed there three days. - 13 - From there we cast off and arrived at Rhegium, and after one day a south wind sprang up and on the second day we came to Puteoli. i. Largely we merely see itinerary here. ii. [Slide 8] The band of travelers make their way through the Strait of Messina. They land first in Syracuse on Sicily. Then on to Rhegium in Italy. iii. After staying there a day, a south wind favored their travel and they made it to Puteoli the next day. A trip which would have probably taken a little longer. c. [Slide 9] 14 - There we found some brothers and were invited to stay with them seven days. And in this way we came to Rome. i. And so here we have the comparison and contrast between Christians and the Maltese people. ii. How are they similar? Both groups welcome Paul and his companions and the soldiers and the other prisoners to stay with them. iii. They were shown hospitality as strangers. iv. Publius entertained them for 3 days and the Maltese villagers took them in after they were shipwrecked. v. Here we see a subtle difference. vi. Publius was a leading man. A man who probably had a good deal of wealth. vii. Luke doesn't mention anything about the station of these individuals. He only says that they were brothers. They were believers. viii. And they hosted Paul, his companions, Julius, the soldiers and the other prisoners, for an entire week. ix. Julius would have had the right and responsibility to requisition a room and provisions from the cities they went to, but this would have no doubt been a tedious task and the rooms they got would have no doubt been quite unpleasant. x. Discovering people who willingly desired to host them, without force, for an entire week, would have been a perplexing but welcome surprise. xi. Lengthy stays like this among pagans would have been generally discouraged. Two or three days was the typical threshold for social etiquette. xii. Indeed, to commit to an entire week's stay would have been very rare and reserved only for family or very close friends. xiii. But we get the impression that these Christians are not following some social convention or cultural requirement – but rather this is the heart of Christians welcoming and caring for other Christians. xiv. As though they are very close friends or family. xv. So, we can see and understand that the pagan sense of hospitality is rooted in social norms and moral examples of their somewhat morally ambiguous gods. But the Christian form was rooted in mutual love as we are one in Christ and follow His perfect example to love others. xvi. And now after a long maritime adventure, Luke rather modestly reports how Paul arrives in Rome. Luke isn't saying this as though Paul had already arrived. Rather he is saying this as a way to close out the sea travel and indicate that they approach Rome by land on the Appian Way, the main road leading to the great city of Rome. d. [Slide 10] Summary of the Point: In a world where culture seemed to value hospitality and brotherly love, we might wonder what Jesus might mean by His statement to His disciples that the world will know that they are His disciples by their love for one another. Certainly, if our love for one another merely parallels the love that pagans show each other, then the world would not see us as any different. But by way of direct comparison to the Maltese unbelievers' hospitality and care, we see the brothers in Puteoli taking in and caring for Paul and his companions for an entire week. This shatters the social convention and proves that something is indeed different about the way Christians exercise hospitality and brotherly love toward one another. Indeed, hospitality and brotherly love in the church should be in abundant supply. And as our culture devalues these traits or limits them to family and friends, it becomes even easier for God's people to separate themselves from the culture and love one another abundantly. For this is what we must do. We must love one another. How? As Christ has loved us. Transition: [Slide 11 (blank)] So we see that loving one another is a normative practice in Christ's church that should be so abundant that the world recognizes it as peculiar and different than what they can find anywhere else. It is a love based on connection in Christ which transcends and goes deeper than all the normal things that usually bind people together. But is this something that only weak Christians need? Do only weak Christians need to be loved and cared for abundantly? Let's take a look at the last couple verses of Paul's journey to Rome. II.) Hospitality and brotherly love is needed by all in the church, so we must love one another as Christ loved us. (15-16) a. [Slide 12] 15 - The brothers from there, when they heard about us, came as far as the Forum of Appius and Three Taverns to meet us. When he saw them, Paul thanked God and took courage. i. So, the brothers here are referring to brothers from Rome. Rome was referenced in the last verse. ii. [Slide 13] We see on the map behind us that in reference to Rome and Puteoli the Forum of Appius and the Three Taverns are roughly ¾ of the way to Rome. iii. The Forum of Appius is about 43 miles from Rome while the Three Taverns was about 33 miles away. iv. No doubt these brothers were either two separate groups of believers or 1 large group that went to meet Paul. v. The first group stopped at Three Taverns knowing that Paul would certainly travel through there on the Appian Way to Rome. vi. The second group went on to meet him at the Forum of Appius. vii. But what are these places? viii. They are two famous way stations along the Appian way as one traveled to and from Rome. ix. The Forum of Appius is really not a Forum at all. It is actually a market town where people rested during their travels. x. The Three Taverns is another rest stop along the Appian Way which included shops, booths, and inns. Tavern for us indicates a bar – but that was not the meaning at this time. xi. [Slide 14] When Paul saw these Christian brothers, he thanked the Lord that he was being received to Rome with such love and care. xii. He also took courage for the time he would remain here knowing that he would certainly be provided for and have the ability to connect with the church in Rome. Something he had desired to do for quite some time. xiii. Notice that Paul the apostle who this entire trip has trusted God to get him to Rome… thanks God and takes courage at the sight of Christian brothers. xiv. Even Paul, though he had the promise of God, took comfort in the fact that there were people he could see, hear, touch, and speak with that would care for him and see him to Rome. b. [Slide 15] 16 - When we entered Rome, Paul was allowed to live by himself, with the soldier who was guarding him. i. And so, Paul's journey to Rome officially comes to a close. ii. He arrives in the city and is permitted to rent a house for himself. iii. He would be kept under guard of a single soldier. But he would enjoy a significant amount of freedom in the city of Rome while he awaited his meeting with Caesar Nero. iv. We'll see a bit of that freedom next time in the book of Acts. c. [Slide 16] Summary of the Point: So once again we see highlighted for us the brotherly love of these fellow Christians who traveled 43 miles to meet with and escort Paul safely back another 43 miles to Rome. But unique in these last couple verses is the need Paul had for Christian brothers to surround him and see him safely to Rome. Paul trusted God without question. During the storm, he may have been one of the few who kept on believing God's Word. But now, on his last leg of 120 miles from Puteoli to Rome, Paul finds great comfort and courage in Christian brothers surrounding him and caring for him. If PAUL needs this kind of hospitality and brotherly love, it seems like no one in the church would be without this need. So, since the weakest to the strongest of us need love from one another… we must love one another as Christ loves us. Conclusion: So, CBC, what have we learned today that informs or corrects our beliefs and guides and shapes our lifestyles. Basics of Faith and Practice: [Slide 17] In chapter 28 Luke has shown us the general hospitality and care that unbelieving pagans were capable of. But since beginning the church on Malta, Luke has transitioned to showing us the necessary and abundant hospitality and brotherly love of the body of Christ. First with the Maltese sending Paul away with wealth and provisions. Then with the brothers in Puteoli putting Paul and his companions and even Roman soldiers and other prisoners up for a week. Then with these brothers who traveled over 40 miles to ensure that Paul and his companions arrived safely in Rome. So, we see how necessary abundant hospitality and brotherly love is to the church. We also see that every member of the church needs this necessary and abundant love from time to time. In seasons of doubt, lack, and hardship – this love is especially necessary – even by those who we would say are spiritually… strong. Strength does not mean invulnerability. The obvious application for both of these truths today, is that we as believers must love one another as Christ has loved us. This implies not only that it is necessary that we love one another but that we must love one another abundantly. But let me apply these teachings and applications a little more specifically this morning. 1.) [Slide 18] Mind Transformation: “What truth must we believe from this text?” or “What might we not naturally believe that we must believe because of what this text has said?” We must affirm that abundant brotherly love is required in the body of Christ. a. Jesus told His disciples that He gave them a new commandment. That they should love one another. b. Now that in and of itself is not a new commandment at all. c. In fact, that is a command given in the Old Testament Mosaic Law. d. Jesus affirmed that law during his ministry when the Pharisees were trying to set him up for failure by asking what is the greatest Old Testament law. e. He said to love God with all your heart, mind, and strength and the second is like it (or similar in importance and value) which is to love your neighbor as you already love yourself. f. Then He said that on these two laws hang all the law and the prophets. g. So why did Jesus call His command new? h. His command no longer required for His disciples to love one another as they already loved themselves. His command required His disciples to love one another as He loved them. i. To be plain, Jesus said to love other disciples of Christ unconditionally and self-sacrificially. j. Then Jesus goes on to say that if we love each other this way – the world will know we are His followers. k. Real, abundant, unconditional, self-sacrificing love is absolutely required of all the members of the body of Christ. l. So much so that if you are not loving your brother, the apostle John points out that you cannot love God. For how can you love God whom you haven't seen if you can't love your brother whom you have seen? 2.) [Slide 19] Refutation: “What lies must we cast down” or “What do we naturally believe, or have been taught to believe, that this passage shows is false?” We must deny that strong Christians do not need abundant brotherly love from other Christians. a. Another way we might say this is that our real, abundant, unconditional, and self-sacrificing love for other believes is not selectively applied to any category of person. b. All Christ followers need this love. Who among us does not need the love of Christ? Any hands? c. If we are to love one another like Christ loved us – does Christ truly love His bride? Is there any of His sheep that He has despised? d. The goats He will turn away to be sure. But will any of the sheep His Father has given to Him be lost? e. My friends, this pastor needs Christians loving him. f. Your Elders need Christians loving them. g. Our missionaries need Christians loving them. h. Paul, an apostle, thanked God and took courage from the hospitality and brotherly love given to him by the believers in Rome. i. God should have been enough for him. God should be enough for all of us. j. But Paul needed assurances. God gave him the love of other believers. k. We all need the love of Christ to flow through us. l. These truths give us one application and one warning. m. First, by application… 3.) [Slide 20] Exhortation: “What actions should we take?” or “What is this passage specifically commanding us to do that we don't naturally do or aren't currently doing?” We must love one another as Christ loved us. a. If you are actually a Christian, you should love other Christians the way Christ loved you. Without question. Without excuse. Without pause. Without complaint. b. That is why you are here. c. You aren't here to have your career. d. You aren't here to be parents. e. You can have these goals but it isn't your primary purpose here. f. You are here to build the Kingdom and lay up treasures in that kingdom that cannot be destroyed. g. Think of it this way, you will spend the rest of your eternal life with these people. h. You might as well start loving them now! i. And now is when we get to practice loving them the way Christ loved us. In the New Kingdom there will be no sin, which means that to love unconditionally will actually be quite easy. j. It is very difficult to love other believers when they are selfish. When they are immature. When they hurt you. When they are acting sinfully. When they don't deserve it or don't think they need it. When they love you conditionally, it is very hard to love them unconditionally. k. But we get to be refined in fire in this life. We get to love when it is hard now. l. And this is how people will know that we are Christians. Because in spite of all our differences and in spite of whether someone has earned it – we still love them. m. That is weird. REALLY weird. n. Our culture tells us to write people out of our lives who treat us this way. o. Jesus says to love them. p. Our culture calls them toxic. q. Jesus says to love them. r. Our culture says you have to protect yourself. s. Jesus says to love them selflessly and sacrificially. t. Now part of love is rebuke. As Christians they don't get a free pass to live this way forever… and that is the warning… 4.) [Slide 21] De-Exhortation: “What actions should we stop doing” or “What behaviors do we naturally practice that this passage tells us to stop doing?” We must not become self-focused or self-serving in our love for one another. a. Because abundant, unconditional, self-sacrificing love is required by all believers, we must not allow our love to become self-serving or self-focused. b. Imagine we have two cables attached to posts stretching out in a V shape. c. Unconditional, self-sacrificing love is when two people stand on either of these cables and lean on each other to walk toward the end. d. But when one of us becomes self-focused or self-serving, when one of us stops giving love and only seeks to take love… what happens? e. It is like if one person stopped leaning in and began to shift their weight back to protect themselves from falling face first. f. What does that produce? What hurts does that cause? g. I will suggest to you two hurts come from this. i. First, the Christian who has become self-serving and self-focused will feel as though others are not loving them the way they had before. 1. When you lean in on someone else, you feel all their weight against you. But when you pull back it seems like they aren't leaning in the way they should. 2. The more self-seeking and self-focused we become in the church, the less we will appreciate the love others offer to us. 3. In an effort to care for ourselves and protect ourselves, we actually end up ensuring that we won't feel loved or cared for. 4. And that might lead to bitterness and resentment. ii. Second, the Christian who is loving unconditionally will be hurt in one of two ways. 1. Either we will also become self-focused or self-serving in our love… since this Christian has stopped loving us unconditionally, we will stop loving them unconditionally. 2. OR, we will fall flat on our faces and wonder what happened. We will become gun shy about loving someone unconditionally in the future because we know the hurt that can be caused when that relationship is not characterized by mutual unconditional love. h. Can you imagine what we would do if Jesus loved us like this? i. We must love one another. We must do so unconditionally and in a self-sacrificing way. j. Because the moment we make it about what we get rather than what we give… we will hurt ourselves and others. 5.) [Slide 22] Comfort: “What comfort can we find here?” or “What peace does the Lord promise us in light of this passage of scripture?” God has provided Spirit indwelled human ministers to encourage and care for us. This is the necessity of the local church. a. We ought only to need the Lord. b. But we are weak. c. And God knows our weakness. He knows that although He is enough, that we would need Spirit indwelled flesh and blood to come alongside us and love us. d. That is why He built His church. e. When it works the way God designed it… we have a perfect relationship where we lean in on one another and we can walk this life all the way to its end… together. f. And God's grace can give us the strength to love each other in this way. g. And this is the greatest argument for the local church. h. As believers in Christ, we are all part of the universal church. i. But the universal church which is spread throughout the world and throughout time, doesn't know my hurts and failings. The universal church doesn't see me in my weakness. The universal church can't tell that my countenance has fallen. j. And I can't meet the needs of the universal church. Those needs are too great for me. k. But here… as a local assembly… we can know each other… well. l. And without derision and without judgment we can cling to one another for help when we are at our weakest. m. People who insist that it is normal to do church from their couch. People leaning heavily into their immediate family rather at the expense of gathering with their local church. n. You need to hear me. Your couch will burn up. And your family relationships won't exist any longer in the New Kingdom. o. You know what will? p. The church. q. The late Voddie Baucham said, “Church membership is the most important aspect of lifestyle evaluation. Let that statement sink in for a minute. I'm arguing that the most important thing for a family shepherd to do—when he's evaluating how he's leading his family—is to ensure they're healthy members of a healthy church. This is more important than his assessment of their financial status, their use of time, where and how they live, what they drive, where and how their children are educated, or any other lifestyle issue. None of those things is as significant as church membership." r. The local church is a gift to us and we cannot survive without it. s. Which brings me to the nature of the church and its reflection of the gospel… 6.) [Slide 23] Evangelism: “What about this text points us to Jesus Christ, the gospel, and how we are restored?” The church is completely different than any other organization or group because we love one another deeply, many times in spite of our differences. a. Any human made organization can engineer connections and friendships around common interests. b. In fact, many churches do this on purpose thinking that they are helping people in the church to form lasting relationships which will make sure they stay at the church. c. But all they do is segregate the body of Christ into likeminded interest groups that are essentially separate churches operating within a larger church. d. The body of Christ is different than any other human organization in that we may be completely different people. e. We may have different interests, different hobbies, different social statues, different ethnicities, different cultures, different upbringings. f. We might be in different places in life, either a kid, a young adult, a young married couple, a young married couple with kids, a middle aged married couple with older kids, a middle aged couple with grown kids, an older couple with adult children, an older couple with grand children, widows, widowers, single and never married, and the list goes on… g. And in spite of all these differences… we are still here together… worshipping God. h. Why? i. Because of Jesus. j. He connects us more deeply and more fully than any other common interest we may share. k. And indeed the intergenerational nature and diversity of the church is essential. We don't need to be divided into what earthly circumstance we have in common. Instead, we must be united based on what we all have in common. l. That is Christ has saved us from our sins! m. If we are united with others around our common interests we may as well be a club. A VFW. A fraternal order. Why? n. Because that is what everyone does. o. But to intentionally disregard common interests and unite together under the commonality of Christ… is to truly grasp what it means to be the church. p. To have such deep unconditional and self-sacrificing love for someone who isn't your age, who doesn't like the things you do, who isn't in the same place in life that you are, who isn't your family… THAT… is WEIRD! q. And that is what Jesus meant when He said they will know you are my disciples by your love for one another. r. The 12 disciples were made up of i. Fishermen ii. Tax collectors iii. Zealots iv. Some were family, being brothers v. Some were from Galilee, others from other places vi. Some of them were fiery vii. Some were skeptical viii. Some were warm and winsome ix. Some were given an elevated status x. Some were wealthy when they were called to follow Jesus xi. Most were poor s. They were a diverse crowd to be sure… t. But you know what… u. All but one of them were tortured and killed for preaching Jesus Christ crucified, risen, and coming again. v. And all of them suffered for the name of Jesus. w. What does that mean? x. It means that this entity known as the church… is no man-made thing. Because it shouldn't work. We don't have enough in common to love each other this way. y. Yet… we do. z. If you desire to know this gospel that binds us all together in love – Speak to an Elder today. [Slide 24 (end)] Let me close with a prayer by the church father John Chrysostom. Lord, help us never to distance ourselves from you. Instead, let us hold tightly to the care of our souls, and to love each other. Let us not injure other members of our own body, as that would be insane. But let us be kind to others even more as we see them feeling poorly. Though we often see many persons physically suffering from difficult or incurable illness, we never stop offering possible remedies. What is worse than painful arthritis in the foot or hand? Would we just cut off the limbs? Not at all! We do everything possible to relieve the pain, even if we cannot cure the disease. Let us do the same for our brothers and sisters in Christ. Even if they have an incurable disease, help us to still tend to them, and let us bear one another's burdens. That way, we fulfill the law of Christ, and obtain the promised good things, through the grace and lovingkindness of our Lord Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever and ever with the Father and the Holy Spirit, Amen. Benediction: May He Who has revealed to every nation His everlasting righteousness, Who sits enthroned in ageless splendor, Rule in your hearts since as members of one body you were called to peace. Until we meet again – go in peace and in love for one another.

A bright star and planet team up with the Moon early tomorrow to form a tight, beautiful triangle. Pollux will stand close to the lower left of the Moon, with much brighter Jupiter about the same distance to the lower right of the Moon. Pollux is the brightest star of Gemini, while Jupiter is a planet. Jupiter is by far the giant of the solar system. It’s more than twice as massive as all the other planets combined. And it’s about 11 times the diameter of Earth. That makes it big enough to hold 1300 Earths. But a recent study says that Jupiter might have been much bigger during its infancy – about two or two-and-a-half times its current diameter. That would have made it big enough to hold thousands of Earths. Scientists came to that conclusion by studying the orbits of two of Jupiter’s small, close-in moons. The orbits are slightly tilted. Simulations showed that the moons were pushed into those orbits by the larger moon Io as it moved away from Jupiter. Those calculations revealed Jupiter’s original size and other details. Jupiter probably formed in just a few million years – much quicker than most of the other planets. By then, the supply of planet-making materials had dried up. So Jupiter’s gravity began squeezing it and making it spin faster. Eventually, the planet reached a point where it couldn’t shrink any farther – leaving the smaller but still-giant world we see today. Script by Damond Benningfield

Nick Jeffery and John Granger opened the Orthodox New Year with a conversation about, you guessed it, Rowling-Galbraith's Hallmarked Man. Both of them confessed that they were struggling with the most complex and carefully integrated novel in the author's oeuvre, with five different candidates for the body in the silver vault, a cast of characters for each candidate, all of them spun together with the Strike-Ellacott cum Murphy-Bijou ‘shipping madness as it unfolded. Neither of them was ready to talk about the book's structure in any detail.They chose instead to discuss the most obvious and most neglected of Rowling's Seven Shed tools, the signature writing elements she uses to craft the inspiration from her Lake springs and from her touchstone Golden Threads into the stories that fascinate her admirers around the world. That tool is her ‘Big Twist' finish, the surprise ending that shocks the reader caught in Rowling's narrative misdirection, the story clues sprinkled throughout a story to foster believing something that isn't true. Every Rowling reader knows this is what she is doing, but very few are conscious of the set-up until the narrative trap is sprung.One thing that readers can be looking for, consequently, are the ‘pushes' Rowling puts into her story to have us accept as facts that we have some reason based on textual evidence (and Tools, Springs, and Golden Threads) to think may not be true. Whence John's prediction post Running Grave that Robin was sterile. Whence Nick's theories that Charlotte was murdered and that Cormoran and Robin will forever be best mates, not husband and wife.The ‘pushes' in Hallmarked Man that John felt were positioning of a Strike-Ellacott reader for a judo move in Strike 9? There are five, three of which turn on paternity):* Per Ed Shardlow, that Murphy is not a good guy deserving of Robin's sympathy but a very bad man, in fact the man behind the gorilla mask (and if his surname has any mythological weight, the likely murderer of Castor and Pollux in Strike 10);* That “proper man,” Edward ‘Uncle Ted' Nancarrow, is Cormoran Strike's biological father consequent to an incestuous union with his much younger sister, Margaret (aka ‘Peggy,' aka ‘Leda Strike');* That Cormoran Strike is the biological father of Bijou Watkins, Esq.'s daughter, Ottolie, and that he was risibly reckless in his DNA testing for paternity;* That Jonny Rokeby was fooled by Peggy-Leda and Ted's management of his positive paternity test the way that Cormoran was hoodwinked by Bijou's sleight of hand with his negative result; and* Peggy-Leda told her older brother that she was going to tell Whittaker that Rokeby wasn't Cormoran's father, which led to her execution staged as a suicide.On to Week Three of Hallmarked Man! Next week we'll discuss Rowling's consolation tweet to Strike and Robin fans in “extreme trauma” from Strike 8's last chapter, a message that included a Cupid and Psyche painting, in addition to conversation about the importance (and difficulty!) of getting the surface story straight before diving beneath it Thank you for your support!The Quadrigal or ‘Reading at Four Levels' (John Granger, December 2021)The ‘Locked-Room Mystery' or ‘Impossible Crime' Subset of Detective Fiction (Wikipedia)Boris Akunin (Gregori Chkhartishvili) and the Erast Fandorin novels (Wikipedia)Who Killed Leda Strike? Uncle Ted Did It (John Granger, January, 2020)Who Killed Leda Strike, Suicide Victim? Leda, Rokeby, Whittaker, Ted, or Dave? (John Granger, December 2020)The Value Of Interpretive Speculation or “Why We Know Dave Didn't Kill Leda” (John Granger, January, 2021) Get full access to Hogwarts Professor at hogwartsprofessor.substack.com/subscribe

Dienstag früh nach 1 Uhr strahlen am Osthimmel vier markante Himmelskörper: Die abnehmende Mondsichel steht in der Nähe des Riesenplaneten Jupiter und der Zwillingssterne Kastor und Pollux. Bis Samstag früh erscheint der Morgenhimmel wie gemalt. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

Early risers are in for a treat tomorrow. Venus, Jupiter, and the twins of Gemini congregate around the Moon. The group climbs into good view a couple of hours before dawn. Venus is close to the lower right of the Moon, Jupiter is farther to the upper right, and Gemini’s twins are to the upper left of the Moon. The brighter twin, Pollux, is especially close to our satellite world. Venus is the “morning star” – the brightest member of the group after the Moon. It shines so brightly because it’s close to Earth and the Sun, and because it’s topped by clouds of sulfuric acid. They reflect about three-quarters of the sunlight that strikes them. Jupiter is the next brightest – mainly because it’s the largest planet in the solar system. It’s about 11 times the diameter of Earth, and it’s more than twice as massive as all the other planets and moons put together. And Earth is moving closer to Jupiter now, so the planet will grow even brighter over the next few months. Pollux and Castor, the twins, are true stars. But they’re hundreds of thousands of times farther than the planets, which dulls their countenance. Even so, they’re easy to see through the moonlight – part of a beautiful panorama in the early morning sky. Another bright light rises well below the group: Mercury, the Sun’s closest planet. The Moon will stand close to it on Thursday, and we’ll talk about that tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

In den nächsten Tagen verzaubern die Planeten Jupiter und Venus, die Zwillingssterne Kastor und Pollux und die Mondsichel den morgendlichen Osthimmel. Das Quintett trifft sich am rötlichen Dämmerungshimmel - ein Kunstwerk wie von Caspar David Friedrich. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

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Hosted by Chris Beckett & Shane Ludtke, two amateur astronomers in Saskatchewan. actualastronomy@gmail.com The Actual Astronomy Podcast presents The Observer's Calendar for August 2025. In this episode we talk about the Moon pairing with Antares, Saturn, Mars then Antares again! We also talk about finding 4 asteroids at oppositions, Ausonia, Pallas, Julia and Hebe. There is also a great line in the sky formed when Jupiter, Venus and the Moon line up with Castor and Pollux after mid-month.   Aug 1 - Carbon Star V Cyg at it's best Aug 2 - Lunar Straight Wall and Eyes of Clavius Aug 3 - Antares 0.6 N. Of Moon - Ausonia at opposition m=9.3 Aug 6 - Wargetin Pancake visible on Moon Aug 9 - Full Moon - Mare Orientale - NGC 6723 well placed Aug 10 - Jupiter and Venus within 2-degrees this week - Pallas at opposition - m=9.4 - Julia at opposition m=8.8 Aug 11 - Neptune, Saturn and Moon congregate in late evening Sky Aug 12 - 5 am Endymion sunset rays visible on Moon - Perseid meteor Shower Aug 16 - Last quarter and many star parties over next 2 weeks Aug  19 - Mercury at greatest elongation 19-degrees from Sun in morning sky Aug 20 - Jupiter, Venus and Moon line up with Castor and Pollux in morning sky Aug 21 - Moon & Mercury  Aug 22 - Old crescent moon in east before sunrise - Variable star Khi Cyg at Max mag. =3.3 Aug 25 - Asteroid Hebe at opposition m=7.6 Aug 26 - Mars 3-degrees N of Moon Aug 31 - Antares 0.7 North of Moon   We've added a new way to donate to 365 Days of Astronomy to support editing, hosting, and production costs.  Just visit: https://www.patreon.com/365DaysOfAstronomy and donate as much as you can! Share the podcast with your friends and send the Patreon link to them too!  Every bit helps! Thank you! ------------------------------------ Do go visit http://www.redbubble.com/people/CosmoQuestX/shop for cool Astronomy Cast and CosmoQuest t-shirts, coffee mugs and other awesomeness! http://cosmoquest.org/Donate This show is made possible through your donations.  Thank you! (Haven't donated? It's not too late! Just click!) ------------------------------------ The 365 Days of Astronomy Podcast is produced by the Planetary Science Institute. http://www.psi.edu Visit us on the web at 365DaysOfAstronomy.org or email us at info@365DaysOfAstronomy.org.

Castor & Pollux, VESK GREEN - Break It Down [Mainstage] Castor & Pullox join forces with VESK GREEN for latest rave tool 'Break It Down'. Furious & aggressive basslines paired with sharp electronic synths, build the energy to its highest depth. Followed by arp melodies with an unique design, making this Big Room anthem a perfect boost, when you need that extra fuel. Listen / Download ▶︎ https://skink.ffm.to/sk370 Follow our 'Bass Music' playlist ▶︎ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZMLnMoO4gdMOscI8OutYZ?si=751b3b6b34004773 Connect with us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/skinkrec/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@skinkrecords Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/skinkofficial Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/skinkofficial For demo's and more info → https://skinkrecords.com/ Connect with Castor & Pollux: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fHUILCpBvfSHB48AEciPG?si=aOYIJkikSd2QwBez9ylFYA Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/artist/castor-pollux/273671201 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/castorandpollux_music YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@CastorAndPolluxOfficial Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/castorandpolluxmusic/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/candpmusic TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@castorandpolluxmusic Connect with VESK GREEN: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/4D6SwsmIOKAcd2sMavDqxo Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/cn/artist/vesk-green/1445176261 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/veskgreen_music YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjaY-qgec935Imhcd44zd6w Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/vesk_green_music/ Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100091459285567

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We should have never let Akutsu do the Castor & Pollux. I can't say for certain that that's where it all began- I haven't done my homework like that. But it just makes sense. He did those two-faced robots, those Janus-headed little jerks, and it just gave him a taste for reversible two-identitied designs that... I'm sorry, they're bad! There are some things to like about the Mirage Frame, but the two-faced elements just make it kinda crap. The Blazing, though! The Blazing rules. You can find a video version of this podcast for free on Scanline Media's Patreon! If you want to find us on Twitter, Dylan is @lowpolyrobot and Six is @sixdettmar. Our opening theme is the Hangar Theme from Gundam Breaker 3, and our ending theme for this episode is Resumption from Gundam Breaker 4. Our podcast art is a fantastic piece of work from Twitter artist @fenfelt. Want to see a list of every unit we've covered from every episode, including variants and tangents? It's right here. Units discussed: MBF-P05LM Gundam Astray Mirage Frame MBF-P05LM2 Gundam Astray Mirage Frame 2nd Issue MBF-P05LM3 Gundam Astray Mirage Frame 3rd Issue JMF-1337B Blazing Gundam

We leave behind the sensual landscape of the Second House and wander into the neighbourhoods of the Third — the realm of language, mimicry, siblings, and the looping rhythms of early life. In this episode, we explore how our voice is shaped by what we echo, the childhood accents we absorb, and the environments that teach us how to move, speak, and remember.From the myth of Echo to the sibling stories of Hermes and Apollo, Castor and Pollux, and even Cinderella, we reflect on how our earliest dynamics continue to ripple through our adult relationships. We touch on memory, mood, writing, gossip, vehicles, and the lunar rhythms of daily life — all woven together in the Third House's tapestry.As always, astrology is our map, but myth, story, and experience fill in the terrain. Plus, a brief invitation to “untrain your parrot” — and begin listening for the deeper voice beneath the chatter.Speaking of... Untrain Your Parrot is a book by Elizabeth HamiltonThe Sibling Constellation by Brian Clark is also discussed.Podcast Musician: Marlia CoeurPlease consider becoming a Patron to support the show!Go to OnTheSoulsTerms.com for more.

Send us a textRolling in the Netherdeep has evolved into Few and Far Between!!Few And Far Between Ep 124The Marrow Valley BluesLapuhs finds Pollux stuck in a tree. Voka is concerned about opening someone else's mail. North re-ties a knot. Orgoth finds more questions than answers.Watch us live on Wednesdays 4:30 Eastern/1:30 Pacific on Twitch!Thanks to Critical Role for helping us build worlds of adventure!Connect with us via our Linktree!Ron Murphy – DM, @ron88keysRBDMLaphus Prismawing - Jaiden Ramirez, @ffoxtrotXIVOrgoth Skullcrusher - Bill Roper, @billfreakinroperNorth Star Maedrick - Jaime R. Bishop, @steelcladvicarVoka Nildrith - Mira Luttrell, @cubedmangoesFollow us on Twitter at @SeveredSonsDnD or on Instagram!Join our Discord! Join our Patreon!Now, you can support us through the Buzzsprout website too!Give us a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify,  GoodPods or on our Twitter page and we'll read it on the air.   Support the show

In this Gemini New Moon episode of Cosmic Cousins, we explore Gemini's dual nature as both playful messenger and sacred psychopomp, guiding us through themes of contradiction, transformation, and communication. Jeff weaves in mythic stories of Castor and Pollux and the grief of the Seven Sisters. We're invited to embrace inner contradictions through journaling, movement, and curiosity, grounding into uncertainty and reaching toward truth. The episode also reflects on Gemini Ryan Heffington's Self Portrait Photo Exhibition EMOTIONALANDSCAPES, and features a heartfelt conversation with musician Heirloome (Lilith O'Rourke) about their grief album Cycles, sibling loss, and art as a bridge between worlds, alongside tarot reflections on the Lovers, the Devil and High Priestess cards, and invitations for ritual, gathering, and deeper astrological mentorship. On this podcast episode, other queer artists mentioned include: Root Inward Studio  Lovejoy Paradise,  Felix III If you are in the High Dez, this Thursday night at Milk Thistle in Yucca Valley, we are gathering through ritual in honor of Gemini. In addition, check out ‘Chart Your Career' podcast in which we dive deep into discussing astrocartography; as well as the Zine Witch's youtube discussing Neptune in Aries & the First House. In addition, I'm now offering Deep Dive Astrology Readings and Tarot Soul Journeys. These sessions are available online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. I'm also opening up space for a few one-on-one mentorships for those seeking ongoing guidance and support on their personal or spiritual journey. If you're feeling called, I'd be honored to connect. In addition, I'm also offering Deep Dive Astrology Readings and Tarot Soul Journeys. These sessions are available online, so you can join from anywhere in the world. I'm also opening up space for a few one-on-one mentorships for those seeking ongoing guidance and support on their personal or spiritual journey. If you're feeling called, I'd be honored to connect.

Relax and get sleepy with the myth of Gemini. We'll explore the Greek myth of the twins Castor and Pollux, the divine bond that defied mortality, the layered duality within the Gemini soul, and the constellation's place in both the cosmos and our hearts. Let this calming journey of mythology and starlight guide you into restful sleep. 

New Moon in Gemini: Sacred Twins, Duality & Getting Social The Gemini New Moon is here, and she's bringing duality, depth, and an open mic. In this episode of Chakras & Cusswords, we dive into the myth of Castor and Pollux — the immortal twins who gave Gemini its celestial identity. One was divine, the other human, but both were forever bonded in the stars. Their story is more than ancient myth — it's a reflection of our own dual nature.This New Moon invites us to reset how we communicate, connect, and show up socially. Whether you're the loud one in the room or the quiet thinker, Gemini energy says: it's time to speak up, mix it up, and make space for new conversations.We'll talk:The astrology of the Gemini New Moon and what it means for your throat chakraHow to reclaim your voice and social confidenceWhy honoring both your light & shadow selves leads to more authentic connectionsAnd yes, how to get social without losing your soul✨ This is your moment to flirt with fresh starts, call in curious conversations, and stop hiding in the damn shadows. About the Host: Katherine is an esteemed practitioner of Chakra, Astrology, and Tarot Alchemy, harnessing the cosmic forces and energies to manifest magic and success.As the visionary behind the acclaimed Chakras & Cusswords Podcast, she curates an oasis for the contemporary mystic, guiding seekers on a transformative journey of self-discovery. Her illustrious presence has graced prestigious platforms such as Good Day Sacramento, The Astrology Magazine, TMZ and the revered Aura app.Elevating her craft to the forefront, the Chakras & Cusswords Podcast has earned distinction as one of the Top 5 Chakra-inspired Podcasts.Furthermore, Katherine is a certified life, chakra, and meditation coach, specializing in the holistic healing of mind and soul through the profound resonance of sound energy. Her expertise serves as a beacon of hope and renewal for those embarking on the path of personal growth and spiritual enlightenment.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chakras_cusswords/Lifestyle, Nurse Love 101: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtWgA6zxwaZd-CpNUi3CO5wTik Tok:https://www.tiktok.com/@chakras.cusswordsWebsite: https://chakrascusswords.com#manifestation #lawofattraction #chakrascusswords #fullmoon #newmoon #spirituality #meditation #chakra #astrology #Gemini #newmooningemini

Send us a textRolling in the Netherdeep has evolved into Few and Far Between!!Few And Far Between Ep 123Pollux In The PokeyPollux the elven bard appears at the Twin Maidens and gets arrested for singing about the goddess, Sehanine. Watch us live on Wednesdays 4:30 Eastern/1:30 Pacific on Twitch!Thanks to Critical Role for helping us build worlds of adventure!Connect with us via our Linktree!Ron Murphy – DM, @ron88keysRBDMLaphus Prismawing - Jaiden Ramirez, @ffoxtrotXIVOrgoth Skullcrusher - Bill Roper, @billfreakinroperNorth Star Maedrick - Jaime R. Bishop, @steelcladvicarVoka Nildrith - Mira Luttrell, @cubedmangoesFollow us on Twitter at @SeveredSonsDnD or on Instagram!Join our Discord! Join our Patreon!Now, you can support us through the Buzzsprout website too!Give us a review on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Spotify,  GoodPods or on our Twitter page and we'll read it on the air.   Support the show

Follow me: Facebook: fb.me/xabionly Twitter: twitter.com/xabionly Youtube: youtube.com/xabionly Mixcloud: mixcloud.com/xabionly Instagram: instagram.com/xabionly TRACKLIST: https://1001.tl/1146lp99 Spotify playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4STV7DPVgwI4ntvi1sQvjh?si=CU6lCNZcRkKiZytdXaI5TQ TRACKLIST: 01. AN3M - Fire [LOUD MEMORY] 02. Kapuzen - Gimme Tha [TOOLROOM TRAX] 03. MORTEN & ARTBAT - Culture [INSOMNIAC] 04. KASIA & Skuro (IT) & Arkaden - Luminate [TOMORROWLAND MUSIC] [PROMO OF THE WEEK] 05. Nathan C & Brody Jenner - Voices [SPINNIN] 06. MATTN & DJs From Mars & Treetalk - Sweet Escape (Zero Gravity Festival Remix) [SMASH THE HOUSE] 07. AVLIS - Won't Break Me [FUTURE RAVE MUSIC] 08. Martin Jensen & Sami Brielle & Carrie Keller & Hektor Mass - YES, PLEASE [ONE SEVEN] 09. Dirty Palm & SGNLS - Call My Name (Toxic Wraith Remake) 10. G-POL - Renegade Master (Don Diablo Edit) [HEXAGON] 11. Marshmello & Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion (Gil Glaze Remix) [REPUBLIC] 12. CRÜPO & MBP - Nonstop [CRASH YOUR SOUND] 13. Rafael Cerato & Kled Mone - Citadel of Reeks [ZAMNA MUSIC] 14. ZEYB - Amber [SENSE] 15. Ugo Banchi - Deep Control [WHEN STARS ALIGN] 16. Rebūke - Glow (Nick Schwenderling Remix) [ERA] 17. Trenom - Flight [FUTURE RAVE MUSIC] 18. Skytech - The Rhythm [STMPD] 19. Rico - Floor's On Fire 20. Jyye & Julia Temos - The Middle [GEMSTONE] 21. Dennis Sheperd & Simon Leon - Remember [A TRIBUTE TO LIFE] 22. Delerium ft. Sarah McLachlan - Silence (John Summit Remix) [TOMORROWLAND MUSIC / EXPERTS ONLY] [TRACK OF THE WEEK] 23. Ice MC - Thinking About The Way (Kyros Remix) 24. OverLine - Cosmos [LEGION] 25. Maurya Sevak - Mantra [DHARMA] 26. Ravekings & Sandpokers - Free Your Mind [SKINK] 27. Ian Storm & Aresta & Sergio Garabal - Run [STORM INFINITY BEATS] 28. NAEMS - Addicted to that Sound [KURAI] 29. ZYNØX - Energy [REVEALED RADAR] 30. Eli Brown - Wavey [INSOMNIAC] [RELEASE OF THE WEEK] 31. Castor & Pollux & Josh Le Tissier - System Overload [REVEALED] 32. MATTN & Mairee - Dodo [SMASH THE HOUSE] 33. NAEMS - Kabuki [KURAI] 34. T Guys - Deeper [GENERATION SMASH] 35. Kevin D'Angello ft. Miss Beullah - Summer Of Love [REVEALED] 36. GMAN & Ryan Millar - Run [REVEALED] 37. Blasterjaxx & Brennan Heart - Together As One [MAXXIMIZE] 38. Martin Garrix & Mesto - Limitless (Arcando Remix) [STMPD]

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This episode of Space Nuts is brought you with the support of Saily. If you love travelling, you need Saily by your side. To find out more and get the special Space Nuts listener discount, visit www.saily.com/spacenutsSpace Nuts Episode 512 Q&A: Cosmic Colors, Gamma Ray Bursts, and Terraforming VenusIn this enlightening episode of Space Nuts, host Heidi Campo takes the helm alongside astronomer Professor Fred Watson to tackle a range of fascinating cosmic queries from our listeners. From the vibrant colors of celestial bodies to the dangers of gamma ray bursts, and the challenges of terraforming Venus, this episode is a treasure trove of astronomical insights that will spark your curiosity about the universe.Episode Highlights:- Cosmic Colors: Heidi and Fred discuss Rusty from Donnybrook's inquiry about the colors of stars, particularly red giants like Pollux and the blue hues of certain stars. They explore how large telescopes enhance our perception of these colors and the subtlety of what we actually see through the eyepiece.- Gamma Ray Bursts Explained: The duo dives into the nature of gamma ray bursts and why their intensity diminishes with distance. Fred explains the inverse square law and clarifies the effects of dust and gas on signal strength, providing a comprehensive understanding of these powerful cosmic events.- Terraforming Venus: A thought-provoking discussion on the feasibility of terraforming Venus reveals the planet's extreme conditions and the challenges posed by its thick atmosphere. Fred shares insights on whether blocking sunlight could reverse the runaway greenhouse effect and the implications of Venus's proximity to the sun.- The Double Slit Experiment: The episode wraps up with a listener's question about the double slit experiment and the puzzling behavior of photons. Fred elaborates on the concept of quantum superposition and entanglement, shedding light on this fundamental experiment that underpins our understanding of light as both a particle and a wave.For more Space Nuts, including our continually updating newsfeed and to listen to all our episodes, visit our website. Follow us on social media at SpaceNutsPod on Facebook, X, YouTube Music Music, Tumblr, Instagram, and TikTok. We love engaging with our community, so be sure to drop us a message or comment on your favorite platform.If you'd like to help support Space Nuts and join our growing family of insiders for commercial-free episodes and more, visit spacenutspodcast.com/aboutStay curious, keep looking up, and join us next time for more stellar insights and cosmic wonders. Until then, clear skies and happy stargazing.(00:00) Heidi Campo welcomes Professor Fred Watson to Space Nuts(00:30) Andrew and Fred have some questions for you about telescopes and color(06:36) Radio waves and gamma rays get weaker the further away they get(09:41) Mike Cupid from the UK has a question about terraforming Venus(11:41) How could you terraform Venus without losing runaway greenhouse effect(16:45) Our very, uh, last question is from Todd. He's from Utah. His question is about spring skiing(17:13) Todd from Utah has a question about the double slit experimentBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/space-nuts-astronomy-insights-cosmic-discoveries--2631155/support.

durée : 00:19:29 - Disques de légende du lundi 14 avril 2025 - La version originale de Castor et Pollux Rameau a connu une création compliquée, avec un prologue historique qui laissa le public mitigé. Rameau écrira une seconde version des années après. William Christie préfèrera donner la version originale.

Castor & Pollux, Devloe - Pop Lock Drop [Mainstage] "Pop Lock Drop" is a high-energy Techno banger, featuring powerful kicks blended with oldschool Bigroom synths. Led by a catchy, mysterious vocal that builds the energy. Listen / Download ▶︎ https://skink.ffm.to/sk355 Follow our 'Bass Music' playlist ▶︎ https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4ZMLnMoO4gdMOscI8OutYZ?si=751b3b6b34004773 Connect with us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/skinkrec/ TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@skinkrecords Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/skinkofficial Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/skinkofficial For demo's and more info → https://skinkrecords.com/ Connect with Castor & Pollux: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/6fHUILCpBvfSHB48AEciPG?si=a Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/artist/castor-pollux/273671201 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/castorandpollux_music Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/castorandpolluxmusic/ YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@CastorAndPolluxOfficial Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/candpmusic TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@castorandpolluxmusic Connect with Devloe: Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/artist/22p8phB0SmIByCeLCGPIGo?si= Apple Music → https://music.apple.com/us/artist/devloe/1598605651 Deezer → https://www.deezer.com/us/artist/153309952 Soundcloud → https://soundcloud.com/devloe Instagram → https://instagram.com/devloe Youtube → https://www.youtube.com/@Devloe

The Mars InSight lander has been silent for two and a half years. Yet the craft is still teaching us about the Red Planet. In particular, it’s revealing more about what killed it: dust and the fickle Martian winds. InSight landed in late 2018 and operated for four years. It listened for marsquakes, and monitored the weather. It even recorded the soft sigh of the winds. The wind lofts the dust that coats much of Mars high into the sky. The dust then settles back to the surface. That “settling” was a problem for InSight. The lander was powered by the Sun. But as dust fell on its solar panels, they generated less and less energy. Scientists hoped the wind would clear the dust away, but it didn’t. So by late 2022, with its solar panels coated with dust, InSight fell silent. Scientists still keep an eye on the craft through images from a Mars orbiter. The pictures show that dust has completely covered the solar panels, giving them the same reddish orange appearance as the surrounding landscape. And the area cleared away by the lander’s rocket blast has filled in with dust as well. That tells scientists more about the planet’s winds and dust – the “killers” of Mars InSight. Mars stands close to the lower right of the Moon at nightfall. Its dust gives the planet an orange tint. Pollux and Castor – the twins of Gemini – line up farther to the right of the Moon. Script by Damond Benningfield

Abends bietet sich ein bezaubernder Himmelsanblick: Der zunehmende Mond zieht zwischen unserem Nachbarplaneten Mars und den Zwillingssternen Kastor und Pollux hindurch. Im Laufe der Nacht ist die Bewegung des Mondes deutlich zu erkennen. Lorenzen, Dirk www.deutschlandfunk.de, Sternzeit

The first-quarter Moon is gliding across the constellation Gemini tonight. Gemini’s twin stars and the planet Mars form a bright arc above and to the upper left of the Moon at nightfall. Mars is the brightest member of the arc. It’s roughly twice as bright as the star Pollux, which is twice as bright as Castor. Pollux is just 34 light-years away. And it hosts a giant planet – one of our closest planetary neighbors. The planet isn’t likely to be inhabited, though – the star, the planet, and the system’s age all conspire against life. The star is past the prime stage of life, so it’s puffed up to giant proportions. That bathes the planet in light, making it hot. The planet – known as Thestias – is about three times the mass of Jupiter, the giant of our own solar system. That means it’s a ball of gas, with no solid surface – probably not a good home for life. And the system is only a bit more than a billion years old, so there hasn’t been a lot of time for life to take hold. On the other hand, if the planet has big moons, conditions there might be a bit more favorable for life. But those conditions won’t last long. Pollux will grow bigger and brighter in the future, making the moons even hotter. After that, the star will cast off its outer layers, blasting the planet and moons. Only the star’s hot, dead core will remain – zapping the surroundings with deadly radiation. More about the Moon and Mars tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Recently, as I scroll through TikTok I come across a rapper's profile that caught my attention. His name is Robert AKA "Castor Pollux". A true lyricist to the fullest degree. As someone who aspires to own the experience of performing a hip hop song on stage at somepoint, I am thoroughly intrigued. His appearance as a performer not exactly reflecting your standard Hip Hop representative, led me to believe he may have something to offer with his vocalized talent. HE DOES NOT DISAPPOINT. Specifically, I'm fed videos of him behind a desk in a office cubicle. Wearing a cheesy polo apparently, lipsyincing to his own recorded songs. His chin draped in this ZZ top like beard narrowly avoiding a dip in his cup of Joe. I love the contrasting nature of his style. Reminiscent of a popular Hip Hop duo in the 90's titled "The High and Mighty", the sound of his unique voice and catchy cadence hypnotize the little chubby Hip Hop fan that resides within. Naturally, we hit it off as we journey into the past where it is revealed that our substitution for lack of a digital landscape fulfilling our need for adventure becomes the streets and it's inhabitants surrounding our broken family homes. A sacrifice of safety for a taste of the poetic yet dangerous side of reality. What better way than to transform the trauma into poetry. Spotify TikTok YouTube

durée : 01:27:54 - En pistes ! du jeudi 20 mars 2025 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Quelques figures mythiques nous accompagnent ce matin : Castor et Pollux, Agrippine, Prométhée. A retrouver aussi, une nouvelle anthologie des premiers enregistrements d'Antal Doráti avec le Philharmonia Hungarica pour les labels Mercury et Philips.

durée : 01:27:54 - En pistes ! du jeudi 20 mars 2025 - par : Emilie Munera, Rodolphe Bruneau Boulmier - Quelques figures mythiques nous accompagnent ce matin : Castor et Pollux, Agrippine, Prométhée. A retrouver aussi, une nouvelle anthologie des premiers enregistrements d'Antal Doráti avec le Philharmonia Hungarica pour les labels Mercury et Philips.

The Grand Canyon is impressive – a multi-colored chasm that’s 275 miles long, up to 18 miles wide, and more than a mile deep. But compared to the largest canyon system on Mars, it’s like something a toddler dug in a sandbox. Valles Marineris extends a quarter of the way around the planet – almost 2500 miles from end to end. At its widest, it spans 120 miles – so far that you couldn’t see from one rim to the other. And it’s more than four miles deep. Valles Marineris is named for the Mariner 9 orbiter, which discovered the canyon half a century ago. And geologists have been debating its origin ever since. They’ve wondered whether it was carved by water, ice, winds, volcanic activity, or some combination. Today, the leading view says it began as a crack in the crust. Over millions of years, a giant volcano near the eastern end of the canyon grew larger and larger. It became so heavy that it fractured the crust. The walls of that crack then collapsed, making it wider. The wind scoured out more of the landscape. And parts of the canyon may have been eroded by water or ice – giving Mars one of the grandest canyons in the solar system. And Mars is in grand view. It passed closest to Earth a few weeks ago, so it’s still pretty close. It looks like a bright orange star, high in the east at nightfall. Castor and Pollux, the twin stars of Gemini, line up to its left and lower left. Script by Damond Benningfield

So last week we went to the Opéra Garnier to see Castor et Pollux, a lyrical tragedy by Jean-Philippe Rameau, directed by Peter Sellars. I was afraid I wouldn't enjoy the show. But what did it turn out to be? That's what I tell you in this episode. In the notes that accompany the transcript, we're going to make a list of practical phrases for giving your opinion of a show, rather enthusiastically, and discover a range of formulations that may be useful to you in other circumstances too. Of course, there will also be photos of this unforgettable evening! So you'll discover, as I did, that the Opera is a place where you like to take your time, the Slow Way. I invite you to subscribe to the transcript.  www.cultivateyourfrench.com  

La semaine dernière, je vous ai présenté les trois spectacles que nous sommes allées voir. Mardi, le Songe d'une nuit d'été au Théâtre de la Ville, jeudi Castor et Pollux à l'Opéra Garnier et samedi Le procès de Jeanne aux Bouffes du Nord.  J'ai trouvé cette semaine rythmée par les spectacles presque magique dans le sens où nous avons vécu trois moments formidables, dans des endroits fantastiques et à un rythme effréné. Cela a rendu notre quotidien comme à distance puisque nous étions concentrés sur ces rendez-vous dans la semaine. Il fallait se mettre dans l'ambiance, s'organiser, mais aussi bien se renseigner sur ce que nous allions voir.  www.onethinginafrenchday.com

La semaine est riche en spectacles, après le formidable Songe d'une nuit d'été hier au Théâtre de la Ville, demain, c'est à l'Opéra que nous allons. Nous avons choisi d'aller voir la tragédie lyrique Castor et Pollux de Jean-Philippe Rameau, mise en scène par Peter Sellars. L'orchestre est celui du chef gréco-russe Teodor Currentzis, l'ensemble Utopia.  Ces places sont un cadeau que nous avons reçu sous la forme d'une « box », un coffret cadeau pour l'Opéra. Nous avons choisi ce spectacle il y a plusieurs mois déjà. Nous avions le choix entre la programmation de l'Opéra Bastille et celle du Palais Garnier.  www.onethinginafrenchday.com

A few months ago, Pietro and I were offered a ‘box', a gift box, to go to the Opera. We chose to go and see Jean-Philippe Rameau's lyrical tragedy Castor et Pollux, directed by Peter Sellars. The orchestra is the Utopia Ensemble, led by the Greek-Russian conductor Teodor Currentzis.   Before going to this exceptional evening, tomorrow Thursday 13 February, I did some research on the composer, but I also read some reviews of this new staging. I don't know if it was a good idea.  By the way, when I say ‘the opera', do I mean ‘the Opéra Garnier' in central Paris, built by Charles Garnier in the 19th century, or ‘the Opéra Bastille', inaugurated a hundred years later?  You'll find out in this episode.  The transcript is a very practical and effective tool for improving your understanding. It has a number of advantages, which I describe in detail on www.cultivateyourfrench.comThat's where you can subscribe to receive it and cultivate your French, the Slow Way.  This week, in the notes accompanying the transcript, you'll find a list of very natural expressions from this text and we'll be focusing on two words in particular with examples of their natural use in French. 

Things are changing on Mars. The Red Planet is about half way through spring in the northern hemisphere and autumn in the southern hemisphere. The switch triggers a kind of “see-saw” effect. As the north gets warmer, its polar ice cap gets smaller. And as the south gets colder, its ice cap gets bigger. That transition can cause the air pressure to vary by as much as a third across the entire planet. The ice caps are made mainly of frozen water. They’re up to a couple of miles thick. They’re marked by spiral patterns of deep valleys – perhaps carved by strong winds. A layer of dry ice forms atop each cap every autumn, and vanishes every spring. The carbon dioxide is pulled from the atmosphere, which is much thinner than Earth’s. So as the dry-ice cap moves from pole to pole, the atmospheric pressure changes by quite a bit. There’s disagreement about what lies below the southern ice cap. A few studies have suggested there could be liquid water – perhaps in a thin layer, or mixed with the dust and rock in the ground. But other studies say that liquid water couldn’t survive in the conditions below the ice at the south pole of Mars. Mars is in a crowded region of the sky tonight. It’s close to the upper right of the Moon at nightfall, and looks like a bright orange star. The true star Pollux is closer to the lower left of the Moon, with Castor, the other twin of Gemini, to their upper left. Script by Damond Benningfield

There’s a double burst of color in the sky right now. The planet Mars and the star Pollux stand side by side. They’re in the east at nightfall and soar high across the sky later on. Mars is by far the brighter of the two, with Pollux close to its left. Mars and Pollux both shine bright orange. But they achieve that color in different ways. Mars is a planet – a chunk of rock and metal about half the size of Earth. Much of its surface is coated with dust. It’s made mostly of iron oxide – it’s basically rust. And if you have any rusty iron pipes, you know it looks orange. That dust could be a problem for future Mars explorers. It’s so fine that it could get into machines and electronics. That could jam any moving parts, and short out the electronics. So mission planners will have to find ways to prevent astronauts from tracking the dust into their habitats. Pollux, on the other hand, is a star. And it’s an impressive one: It’s about twice as massive as the Sun, almost 10 times wider, and more than 30 times brighter. Pollux is so large because it’s burned through the original hydrogen fuel in its core. That’s made the core smaller and hotter. Radiation from the hotter core pushes on the surrounding layers of gas, making them puff up. As the gas expanded it got cooler. So the surface of Pollux is a couple of thousand degrees cooler than the Sun. At that temperature, the gas glows orange – a bit of color in the night sky. Script by Damond Benningfield

durée : 00:03:05 - Le Regard culturel - par : Lucile Commeaux - Le chef grec adopté par la Russie dirige ce mois-ci dans la fosse de l'Opéra de Paris "Castor et Pollux" de Jean-Philippe Rameau, l'occasion de revenir sur l'œuvre et la posture de cet étonnant musicien.

Mars is especially fetching this month. That’s because it lines up opposite the Sun on Thursday. It rises around sunset and remains in view all night. It’s also brightest for the year – it looks like a brilliant orange star. It shines as intensely as Sirius, the brightest true star in the night sky. Mars looks bright because it passes closest to Earth for the entire year today. It’s about 60 million miles away. That’s not an especially close opposition; at its best, Mars can approach to within about 35 million miles. But Mars’s orbit is lopsided, so the planet’s distance from both the Sun and Earth varies by tens of millions of miles. This time, we’re catching Mars near its farthest point, making this one of the planet’s fainter oppositions. But the view is enhanced by a couple of nearby stars: Pollux and Castor, the twins of Gemini. Pollux is closer to Mars, and the two of them will snuggle even more tightly over the coming nights. At their closest, they’ll be only about two degrees apart – the width of your finger held at arm’s length. Mars and Pollux have a similar color, but Pollux is only about one-tenth as bright as Mars. The Moon will heighten the drama tomorrow night. It’ll cross in front of Mars, blocking it from view. The disappearing act will be visible from the Lower 48 states. At most, Mars will remain out of view for a little more than an hour. We’ll have more about that tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

Zeskullz Presents mixtape by: Castor & Pollux 01. Charli XCX vs Breathe Carolina - 1999 vs Finally (Sell Out MC Mashup) 02. Shakira vs Fresh Coast - Hips Don't Lie (D'Amico & Valax Bootleg) 03. The Weeknd, Tujamo, Medum - Starboy vs. Heaven is a Place (Gin and Sonic Mashup) 04. Jason Derulo vs Two Friends x Loud Luxury - In My Head (If Only I' Edit) 05. J Balvin - Raggaeton (CAVALLI & Delayz Remix) 06. Lil Wayne, Drake, Future vs. NLW, Sidney Sampson - Love Me vs. Tech Wows (Afrojack Mashup) 07. Eric Prydz & NOME Vs Switch Disco & Ella Henderson - Pjanoo React (BNM Bootleg) 08. Tyla x Cream - Water X Closer (DASHONE and Felixx Edit) 09. The Weeknd ft. Playboi Carti & Madonna vs Mau P - Popular (Tim Vu 'BEATS FROM THE UNDERGROUND' Edit) 10. Chris Brown, Kastra, INViDA, Montagu - Forever vs. Constellations (Gin and Sonic Mashup) 11. Fergie, Bingo Players, Goshfather - London Bridge vs. Be Mine (Gin and Sonic Mashup) 12. Calvin Harris & Sam Smith Vs Hayley May - Feel Desire (BNM Bootleg) 13. The Weeknd, Pickle - Creepin' X Better Off Alone (Sir Gio VIP Edit) 14. MKTO, SMACK, KDH, SGNLS - Classic vs. With You (Gin and Sonic Mashup) 15. Taio Cruz, Flo Rida - Hangover (Gin and Sonic Remix) 16. Jazzy, Sonny Fodera & Belters Only Vs Jason Derulo - The Other Life Lesson (BNM Bootleg) 17. Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight (WeDamnz VIP Edit) 18. Rihanna vs Brittney Spears x Retrovision - Kiss It Better (Tim Vu 'Baby One More Time' Edit) 19. Two Friends & Loud Luxury - The Way It Is 20. David Morales vs. Mr. Belt & Wezol - Needin' U vs. It's Not Right (WeDamnz VIP)

To the eye alone, the star Castor looks like a single pinpoint of light. It’s one of the “twins” of Gemini. But Castor takes the “twins” business to an extreme. Instead of a single star, it appears to be a system of six stars, consisting of three binaries – three sets of twins. The sets are known as Castor A, B, and C. The members of each pair are so close together that not even the biggest telescopes can see them as individual stars. Astronomers use special instruments to determine the details of each star. Castor A and Castor B each consist of a star that’s bigger, heavier, and brighter than the Sun, plus a small, faint companion. A and B orbit each other once every 450 years or so. Astronomers have been watching the two binaries for hundreds of years. That means they’ve seen enough of an orbit to know for sure that the two binaries are gravitationally bound to each other. Both of the stars of Castor C are small and faint. The system appears to orbit the other two binaries about every 14,000 years. But astronomers haven’t been watching Castor C as long as the others. So they still can’t be completely certain that Castor C is tied to the others – making one of the “twins” of Gemini a family of three sets of twins. Look for Gemini near the Moon at nightfall. Castor is to the left of the Moon, with brighter Pollux to the Moon’s lower left. Mars rises well below them, and we’ll talk about it tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield

When astronomers compare the brightness of different stars, they use a scale known as absolute magnitude. That’s how bright the stars would look if they were lined up at the same distance: 10 parsecs, which is 32.6 light-years. One star they’d barely have to nudge is Pollux, the brightest star of Gemini. It’s only one light-year farther than that distance. So if it moved to exactly 10 parsecs, you’d have a hard time telling any difference in its appearance. That includes its color. Its orange glow tells us that its surface is thousands of degrees cooler than the surface of the Sun. Originally, Pollux would have shined almost pure white – an indication that its surface was much hotter than it is today. But the star used up the hydrogen fuel in its core. That triggered a series of changes that caused its outer layers to puff up to giant proportions. As the gas expanded, it cooled, making the star orange. Today, Pollux is the closest giant star to the Sun – a bit more than 10 parsecs away. Pollux is close to the Moon as they climb into good view by about 10 o’clock tonight. The moonlight will wash out some of the star’s color. Gemini’s other twin, the star Castor, will stand farther to the upper left of the Moon. They’ll be high in the sky at first light. By then, the Moon will line up half way between Pollux and an even brighter orange light: the planet Mars. We’ll have more about Mars and the Moon tomorrow. Script by Damond Benningfield