Day: March 17, 2012

Calendar of the Sun for March 17th

Calendar of the Sun
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Liberalia

Color: Purple
Elements: Fire and Water
Altar: On a purple cloth set a vase of many flags, a plate of offering cakes, and a great chalice of wine for the libation.
Offerings: Offering cakes made with honey and olive oil. Aid in the freedom of another being.
Daily Meal: Anything the community wants.

Liberalia Invocation

Papa Liber
Mama Libera
We honor you!
You who are liberty and freedom,
Yet whose priestesses are elder women
Because in order to know
What it is to be truly free,
One must have had experience
And understood the many prisons
In which life will try to trap us.
You who are in the spirit
Of the great phallus borne into
The marketplace for all to see and touch
Yet whose wreath is laid upon it
By a virtuous matron whose body
Has not strayed from her wedding vows,
Because in order to know
What it is to be truly free,
One must have had the choice of many chains
And freely chosen those bonds
In which one wishes to spend one’s days.
Liberty in all its contradictions,
Freedom in all its ambiguities,
The state which we can never quite define
Your country which we can never find on a map
Yet we always know
When we have touched its shores.

(The libation is passed around, and blessed, and then poured out. Each member of the community may choose what work they will do that evening, and none is to be given orders, yet they must explain the following day why they did choose in that way.)

Pagan Book of Hours

The Breviary of the Asphodel Tradition

Your Daily Cosmic Calendar for March 17th

In the early hours, the Sun and Moon form a constructive, 60-degree rapport (4:13AM PDT). You can accomplish a lot on your to-do list. However, a Moon-Saturn square of 90-degrees (6:01AM PDT) suggests taking a time-out as this lunar face-off also starts a void lunar uncertainty zone that lasts until 9:13AM PDT. Finish odds and ends during this 3+ hour lunar limbo time-span. Once the Moon enters Aquarian orbit at 9:13AM PDT, your weekend focus should be on participating in group projects, team sports, and volunteer efforts in your local community. Some of you may want to join forces with humanitarian projects around the globe that stir your soul. Surprises and shock waves can arrive with the emergence of a Sun-Uranus contra-parallel formation (9:35AM PDT). Try to tweak this Sun-Uranus combination into a helpful alignment that gives you a boost with high-tech interests or advanced studies in metaphysics and science – especially as the Moon also forms a supportive, 60-degree alliance with Uranus (4:47PM PDT). Love vibrations increase in frequency – thanks to an inspirational, 72-degree tie from Venus to Neptune (7:00PM PDT). Be more cautious and conservative in your attitudes overnight as the Sun is nearing an off-kilter, 150-degree connection with Saturn (clocking in exactly at 2:57AM PDT tomorrow).

Sorry I ran off……..

I hated to stop even before I got started, but I had company stop by. My birthday is Monday and they stopped in to wish me a “Happy Birthday!” They have to work Monday and they figured they would drop in for a bit today.

Anyway,  please forgive me and I will get right back to work.

Luv & Hugs,

Lady A

Your Daily Correspondences for Saturday, March 17th

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Correspondences for Saturday, May 17th

Magickal Intentions: Spirit Communications, Meditation, Psychic Attack or Defense, Locating Lost Things and Missing Persons, Building, Life, Doctrine, Protection, Knowledge, Authority, Limitations, Boundries, Time and Death
Incense: Black Poppy Seed and Myrrh
Planet: Saturn
Sign: Capricorn and Aquarius
Angel: Cassiel
Colors: Black, Grey and Indigo
Herbs/Plants: Myrrh, Moss, Hemlock, Wolfsbane, Coltsfoot, Nightshade and Fir
Stones: Jet, Smokey Quartz, Amethyst, Black Onyx, Snowflake Obsidian, Lava, Pumice
Oil: (Saturn) Cypress, Mimosa, Myrrh, Patchouli

Saturn lends its energies to the last day of the week. Because Saturn is the planet of karma, this day is an excellent time for spellwork involving reincarnation, karmic lessons, the Mysteries, wisdom, and long-term projects. It is also a good time to being efforts that deal with the elderly, death, or the eradication of pests and disease.

The Wicca Book Of Days for March 17th – A Liberal Festival

The Wicca Book of Days for March 17th

A Liberal Festival

The Liberalia was celebrated in ancient Rome on March 17, this being a festival dedicated to the God Liber or Liber Pater (“Liber, the Father”) – a deity who was said to make seeds fertile, and who was also associated with Bacchus (the Greek Dionysus) – and to the Goddess Libera, who was identified with the maiden Goddesses Proserpine (the Greek Persephone) and Ariadne. That the Latin word liber can also mean “free” may give you some indication of the riotous nature of the Liberalia, which took place at the time of year when seeds were being sown in the hope that they would grow vigorously, and that the harvest would be rich.

Cherish Your Chalice

Wine was offered during the Liberalia, and you may wish to do the same. A chalice is an essential tool for Wiccans/Witches, making this a good time to invest in a new one, or cherish your existing one. It also represents the Piscean element of water and the feminine principle.

Today’s Affirmation, Thought & Meditation for March 17th

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Today’s Affirmation for Saturday, March 17th

I have a wealth of knowledge and talents. Each day I spend some time in quiet contemplation to allow these riches to emerge.

 

Today’s Thought for Saturday, March 17th

“The world is but a canvas to the imagination.”

Henry David Thoreau (1817 – 62)

 

Today’s Meditation for Saturday, March 17th

Draw Spontaneously

Give yourself free rein to draw whatever images suggest themselves to you. Try not to censure what comes, simply express whatever surfaces from your consciousness. Now spend some time meditating on the images that you have drawn. In doing so, you may discover a deeper level of self, authentically expressed in the drawing.

If you are feeling adventurous, paint spontaneously or use another artistic medium, such as clay, to express yourself.

 

Reference:
Magickal Graphics