Goddessing

An unidentified "mystery ape" (new species? subspecies? hybrid?) is being tracked by primatologist Shelly Williams. Williams is studying a family group in the remote Bili forest in the Republic of Zaire, formerly the Belgian Congo. She's been as close as 15 feet to these creatures who are so big and strong that some locals have called them "lion eaters."

They are bipedal walkers (that's upright, not on all fours), and some are taller than 6 feet.

According to the article at CNN.com, "...the mystery apes hoot when the moon rises and sets...."

Now why didn't I do that last night, watching that big orange moon rise over the lake, with spectacular Mars nearby and orange-red itself. Furthermore, why aren't we all doing that, every moonrise and moonset? This is the kind of ritual I want in my life, more of this and less of the big public orchestrated ceremonies that define much of neopagan religious activity. I'm not saying I want none of those; I'm not saying they're not worthwhile activities; I'm not saying I haven't had primal experiences between a floor, a ceiling and four walls. I'm just saying this:

Hoot, hoot...hoot.

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