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Natural wonders

Part of being spiritual or religious can include feelings of wonder and appreciation at the order and beauty in the world.

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These links show photos, video, and audio that give glimpses and reminders of some of the wonders of nature.

Surface of the Sun as you’ve never seen it
Conception to birth (video: starts at 2:00) 
“Murmuration” (changing formations of a flock of starlings in flight)  
David Attenborough (nature films)
…..Our Planet (8 episodes)
…..A Life on Our Planet (Official Trailer)
Photo ark (photos of 8,000+ species)
Weather
Nature sounds (rain and thunder)
Sierra Club – Daily ray of hope
Small world (winners of the Nikon photomicrography competition)
Caterpillars
Mandelbrott set – deep zoom
Cosmos – NASA space images
Virtual voyage across the cosmos (narrated, video begins at 1:37)
….(or, video and music only)

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