I only witnessed a partial eclipse and that was pretty weird, the sun in mid morning hazed and definitely looked like it was going to set. Temperature refreshing. I can only imagine what it is like a full eclipse.
Mccoy I was close to the area where it was in its totality. The Sun actually looked somewhat like a crescent 🌙 moon as I have shown here in a pictogram. There were no clouds ⛅️ in the sky in the area I was at the time. That is why, the Sun looked more like a very bright crescent 🌙 moon, glaring over the rest of the Moon; unless you wore protective glasses 🤓, in which case the Sun really did look like a crescent moon since it was covered most the way by the 🌚 moon. I’ll never forget that; the Sun appeared like a crescent moon thru the protective glasses. It was a bit eerie but since I knew what was happening I was more thoughtful 🤔 of just how much this activity would influence meditation. Having the Sun so bright despite its obliquity still made the day quite bright where I was at.
Perhaps I was somewhat influenced by the event that day but I found I had one of the most devotional meditations I have had for quite awhile. I probably will remember it for the rest of my life. And although nothing that I know of took place in the U.S. that was really evident-full - I still am curious about it’s long term effects, since I know that eclipses are known to presage events. Let us see what the near future holds for this country and Mexico-two countries which had a total eclipse for areas in those countries.
It is a gift of Mother Nature to give us such circumstances that highlight our spiritual aspirations!