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Today there was a massive rainbow around the sun. I discovered this morning that such a phenomenon is known as a 'sunbow' or a 'whirling rainbow'. I have seen one or two before in my lifetime, Sunbow but none as big, bright and dramatic as this one. Its span was so large that not everything could fit in the photo, so just imagine the portion you see in the photo existing in a complete ring. It felt as significant as an eclipse, yet I wonder how many people saw it. I myself was inside trying to do some work and would not have seen it had it not been for a friend who called excitedly from the road and told me to "run outside and look at that rainbow around the sun!!"

This site explains the symbolism of the whirling rainbow/sunbow as follows: While meteorologists have a physical understanding of the circular rainbow around the sun, wisdom keepers of the Americas and Tibet have complementary spiritual understandings about this dramatic omen around the Sun which is known as the Whirling Rainbow or the Sunbow.

For some traditional native people, the Sunbow or Whirling Rainbow is considered to be a sign from Creator, marking a time of great change, or transition on the Earth. This full-circle rainbow around the Sun, some elders say, can be understood as a sign to people of the necessity to live a life in respect and harmony with all the creations that make life possible: plants, animals, waters, minerals, fires, winds, and other human beings.

Posted by Elspeth on May 11, 2006 | Permalink

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i think that it is the living God, who sent His son Jesus here, i think that it is a sign and wonder that the Bible talks of...if you have not introducted yourself to the Lord, ask Him into your heart right now, ''Lord, forgive me for messing up, and missing the mark, please come into my heart and make yourself known, i know by asking you into my heart, that i will have eternal life'' find a Bible and or a local cell group or Christian church and learn about Jesus. He is real and his signs and wonder rainbow is a sign for you

Posted by: stephen | May 23, 2006 at 01:17 PM

May 17th, 2008---saw a double halo around the sun today above Jackson, MS. The halo nearest the sun was more clearly defined as a rainbow, while the outer ring was fuzzier, but clearly had the rainbow colors. Hope it is a good sign of good change coming to Mississippi. Katrina was a doozy of a storm and we're still recovering from her fury and probably will be for a long time.

Posted by: Charlotte | May 18, 2008 at 12:52 AM

March 25th
Saw a rainbow halo around the sun in Guyana, South America

Posted by: Arvin | March 25, 2009 at 12:28 PM

Beutiful circular rainbow around the sun in Washington, Michigan at noon today

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Saw one on the november the 26th or 27th it was beautiful and from my understanding from shows and stuff it's a bad omen...

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I saw the amazing sight in annapolis missouri 2-18-10 Trying to learn more about it

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It doesn't matter is the rainbow is on a poem, a cake , a draw in the wall, in our hair , in the sky or in any other place is always beautiful to see all those colors.

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