Let’s just define a few things rather quickly. So, when it comes to projectiles in the sky, let's make some differentiations by definitions. So the first, the asteroid. An asteroid, you've heard of that, right? An asteroid, a comet and a meteor. So what's the difference? Well, an asteroid, it's a rock, and it's always a floating rock that happens in space, but it usually occurs between the planets Mars and Jupiter in that beautiful asteroid belt. So that's an asteroid, okay?

The second, a comet. A comet is made of ice and dust, and it floats through the sky, usually starting in the Oort Cloud, moving through our system, continuing on out through and around. Now, a meteor is the smallest piece out of all of these, between the asteroid, the comet and the meteor. They're the small little tiny metallic space rocks, you think of it that way, and they're actually the shooting stars that we see in the sky. And sometimes they actually do make it onto the Earth, where they're called meteorites. They land. Hopefully they're very small when that happens. So these are the three, just as a quick little refresher. Science was a long time ago for a lot of us.

Now, in various mythologies as well as in spiritual beliefs throughout the ages, meteors were considered as divine messages. They were signs from the spiritual realm. This was when science was still qualitative. We understood the quality of the experience that we were having, not just the quantity, a numerical expression. This was when we connected to a deeper resonance within ourselves to understand the natural world around us. And different cultures had their own interpretations of the spiritual meanings behind seeing a meteor.

In Greek mythology, the shooting stars were believed to be the souls of [the] deceased traveling through the heavens. This belief influenced the practice of making wishes upon a shooting star. Have you ever made a wish on a shooting star? Well, now you know that stems from the ancient Greeks.

In Hindu beliefs, meteors were believed to be the souls of great warriors falling from the sky, and they symbolized bravery and honor. In Native American traditions, meteors were seen as messengers from the spiritual realm carrying a significant meaning or warning. They were viewed as a form of communication from ancestors and the celestial spirits and guides. Now, in Chinese culture, meteors were associated with a concept of fire stars, which just sounds really cool, and they were believed to bring good fortune. They were seen as auspicious, and they were associated with both prosperity and success.

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Now, the cool thing about the Orionids is that they actually come from Halley's Comet. You see why we're having all these definitions in space talk? It's all intertwined. Now, Halley's Comet is a comet that orbits the Sun every 76 years or so, and these meteors are like steam coming from a locomotive. They're dust particles that are expelled from the comet's nucleus and left behind in its path, and we intercept this path late October each year. And you know what, guys? It's late October.