Dear Humans,

You’ve probably heard a lot about today’s eclipse. I’ve heard and read umbraphiles (that’s what you call eclipse chasers) rave about the life-changing experience of being in the path of totality. One person compared it to “traveling through space” because of the unique perspective it gives you of the heavens. 

But what really strikes me is how explainable and ordinary it really is. The Moon has orbited Earth every month for about four billion years. But every once in a while it lines up just right and in a specific place and time you experience pure magic.

And I think maybe that’s how magic always happens. Something easily explainable, and yet the human experience of it feels like so much more.

Sincerely,

Mr. Curt