Title: How do eclipses affect us? - Quora
Headings: How do eclipses affect us?
How do eclipses affect us?
Content: It is at these times - eclipses, transits, occultations, and conjunctions - that we are aware that the universe is not some distant painted stage. It is in motion and we have a place as part of it. A total solar eclipse is the grandest of these immersive experiences. There is a spectacular display in the sky. Next the skinny finger of the moon’s shadow reaches down and touches us. Finally the spectacular solar corona is revealed and the planets and stars in the sunward half of the sky are revealed. This is a transcendental experience. With knowledge, we move from an observer of the universe, to a profound feeling of our place in it. Without knowledge, it appears to be an apocalyptic event. Animals around us also react with confusion.