In 150 AD, Greco-Roman writer and astronomer Ptolemy catalogued this object in his Almagest as a star on the horse's back, "Quae est in principio scapulae". Omega Centauri is one of the few globular clusters visible to the naked eye—it appears almost as large as the full moon when seen from a dark, rural area, and is 12 billion years old.
Some transformations are quick and alchemical, others take decades or perhaps thousands of years to complete and play out. There is always a starting point though, a moment, an idea, a letting go in order to transform. What starting point will be chosen? In what alchemical crucible will it begin? What central star will we choose to emanate from?
