Orion, Due Straight Up
So I think it’s right that your view of the stars depends on where you are in our world. That would mean that the night sky in Virginia, say, is different than the night sky in Malaysia.
If true, it would explain why Orion’s Belt is directly above us … when it’s usually so low on the horizon.
I never thought I’d be in Asia … where Orion’s Belt is where it is … and where the sun *sets* OVER THE OCEAN. It’s not the cosmic differences that kept me from coming this far from home. It’s just that we live in a big world … and, despite the crazy and far-flung places I often visit with my job, I never thought my travels would bring me here. Ever. I think I even said as much on several occasions to friends.
Ever is … now … and I consider this turn of events under a new night sky (while Barry White sings his version of “Just the Way You Are” through lobby speakers).
According to Greek mythology, Orion was a giant and a hunter. (A little bit like Barry White!) I guess we’re hunters, too … hunting Echoes … and rooting out the places in our lives we never thought we’d visit.
When I was in Indonesia, I had the song “Southern Cross” by Crosby, Stills and Nash in my head for the entire month I was there because it was such a major feature of the night sky.
“When you see the southern cross for the first time, you’ll understand, now, why you came this way.”