Tonight, on the eve of a total solar eclipse across the North American continent, it's worth remembering how in 1973 the Sun Ra Arkestra lifted their instruments in commemoration of the appearance of the Comet Kohoutek, an infrequent visitor to this part of the solar system.  It should also be noted that if Sun Ra were alive today, he'd hope that the eclipse would remind the whole world that we all occupy the same small isolated planet, and that we should put aside our petty differences in honor of the greater mysteries of the universe.

The truth is rarely expressed more openly or more explicitly than by an eclipse.  It literally shows us where we are in the cosmos.

Regardless of whether you listen to this song or not, some people will hear this message and some people won't.