☄️ Night of the Geminids. The Great Star Rain 2026

While the Perseids get the fame, astronomers know the truth: the Geminids are the king of meteor showers. Peaking on the night of December 13-14, 2026, this extraordinary shower produces up to 120 meteors per hour, that's two every single minute, and unlike most showers, the Geminids deliver meteors in multiple colors: white, yellow, blue, green, and occasionally red, created by the varying mineral compositions burning up in our atmosphere. The Geminids are also unique in their origin. While most meteor showers come from comets, the Geminids originate from 3200 Phaethon, a mysterious rocky body that some astronomers classify as an extinct comet and others as an asteroid. Phaethon is named after the son of the Greek sun god Helios, who tried to drive his father's chariot across the sky and lost control, a myth that resonates deeply with the Fire Horse year's themes of ambition, power, and the fine line between mastery and chaos. And in 2026, the cosmic gift is perfect conditions once again: a New Moon on December 12 means the sky will be at its absolute darkest during the peak. Combined with December's longer nights in the Northern Hemisphere, observers will have maximum hours of darkness to witness this celestial spectacle. For tropical latitudes like Costa Rica, the Geminids are visible from mid-evening onward, with the radiant point high in the sky by midnight. At Dynamis, this night serves as the sky's grand farewell ceremony for 2026, one week before the Winter Solstice, as the Fire Horse year approaches its final days. We gather around sacred fire, grounded by mambe, with eyes turned skyward. The multicolored streaks of the Geminids become a natural mandala, a cosmic fireworks display that requires no human technology, only presence, darkness, and the willingness to be astonished. What to expect: Sacred fire ceremony as the evening begins Mambe circle for grounding and collective presence Open-air meteor watching from Dynamis grounds Guided stargazing identifying constellations and meteor origins Hot cacao and light food served through the night Periods of contemplative silence Closing reflections on the year of the Fire Horse Why the energy is amplified: The 2026 Geminids will peak under a New Moon, creating the darkest possible sky for the year's most prolific meteor shower, up to 120 multicolored meteors per hour. This is the cosmic grand finale of the Fire Horse year, occurring just eight days before the Winter Solstice. The Geminids' origin from Phaethon, a body named after a figure who tried to harness the power of the Sun itself — mirrors the Fire Horse year's central teaching about power, courage, and wisdom. To witness 120 streaks of cosmic fire per hour during the closing chapter of a once-in-60-years Fire cycle is to experience the sky's own ceremony of completion.