Month: March 2016

Tuesday

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Tuesday

A god, goddess, or planet governs each day of the week. It is usually easy to spot the ruler of the day by its name. The word Tuesday, however, is not so easy, but if we look at the word in Spanish, Martes, we clearly see its connections to Mars.

Because Tuesday revolves around the energy of Mars, Tuesdays are good for business, mechanical things, buying and selling animals, hunting, beginning studies, gardening, sexual activities, and confrontation. This is a day for sex magick, energy, stamina, and health. As in the old saying, Tuesdays child is full of grace, is also good for success magick and defense against enemies.

Angels of Tuesday are Camael, Samael, Satael, Amabiel, Friagne, and Hyniel. When invoked, Camael takes the form of a leopard. In Druid mythology he is a god of war, which is why we see him associated with Mars. Camael is said to be a member of the “Magnificent Seven” in some circles. Camael is another “terminator” angel.

Samael walks both worlds as a magician and sorcerer. some see him as the angel of death, others as “the bright and poisonous one.” Many consider him more of a demon, and accuse him of being Satan. However, there is reference to the satans (plural) as enforcers of the law, a sort of angelic police, if you will. Supposedly, when Samael is around, dogs howl in the night. On one hand, he is the ruler of the fifth heaven and in charge of two million angels; on the other, he is the one who changed into a serpent and convinced Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit of knowledge.

Satael is an angel of air invoked in magic rites and is the presiding spirit of the planet Mars. Amabiel is another spirit of the planet Mars; however he spends his energy on issues of human sexuality. Friagne, also an angel of this day, is invoked from the east. He is a member of the fifth heaven. Hyniel also belongs to this day and is subject to the east wind.

On Tuesdays the hour of sunrise and every eight hours after that are also ruled by Mars, and that makes these times of the day doubly blessed. These four hours are the strongest ones to do ritual in. Check your local newspaper, astrological calendar, or almanac to determine your local sunrise.
 

Source

Gypsy Magic

Top 10 facts you didn’t know about March

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Top 10 facts you didn’t know about March

1. March was the first month of the year in the ancient Roman calendar. January and February were thought too bleak to have names at all.

2. March is National Bed Month and Veggie Month in the UK.

3. It is also the month of The Great Daffodil Appeal, raising money for Marie Curie nurses.

4. March was named Martius by the Romans after Mars, their God of War, as March was the start of the military campaigning season.

5. March 1 is not only St David’s Day but is also the Independence Day of Bosnia-Herzegovina.

6. According to an old Devon superstition, it was unlucky to plant seeds on the first three days of March which were known as “blind days”.

7. The saying “mad as a March hare” refers to the behaviour of hares in their March mating season.

8. The town of March in Cambridgeshire took its name from the marshes surrounding it before the fens were drained from the 17th century onwards.

9. March is the only month with three consecutive consonants in its name in English.

10. “It was one of those March days when the sun shines hot and the wind blows cold.” (Charles Dickens, Great Expectations).
 

Source

Express, Home of the Daily and Sunday Express

Pagan Calendar for March

KEEPER OF THE CELTIC FAIRYS
Pagan Calendar for March

1: Matronalia, the Festival of Women
6: Birthday of “official witch of Salem” Laurie Cabot in 1933
17: St. Patrick’s Day
17: Celtic Tree Month of Ash ends
18: Celtic Tree Month of Alder begins
20: Ostara
20: Mabon (Southern Hemisphere)
23: Full moon — Storm Moon at 8:01 am
26: Birthday of author and folklorist Joseph Campbell
28: Death of author Scott Cunningham in 1993

 

Source

Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article published on & owned by About.com

Welcome to the Month of March

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Welcome to the Month of March

March rolls in like the proverbial lion, and if we’re really lucky, it might go out like a lamb. It’s the time of the Storm Moon, the month when Spring finally arrives, around the time of the Equinox, and we see new life begin to spring forth. As the Wheel of the Year turns once more, heavy rains and gray skies abound — the earth is being showered with the life-giving water it needs to have a fertile and healthy growing season. This is also a time of equal parts light and darkness, and so a time of balance.

Correspondences:
Colors: Green, yellow, light purple
Gemstones: Bloodstone, aquamarine
Trees: Dogwood, honeysuckle
Gods: Isis, the Morrighan, Artemis, Cybele
Herbs: High John, pennyroyal, wood betony, apple blossom
Element: Water

Use this month for magical workings related to rebirth and regrowth. New life is blooming during this phase of the moon, as is prosperity and fertility.

The month’s moon names: Seed Moon, Lenten Moon, Crow Moon, Storm Moon

 

Source

Patti Wigington, Paganism/Wicca Expert
Article published on & owned by About.com

The Sky This Week: Mar 1 – Mar 6

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The Sky This Week: Mar 1 – Mar 6

 

Tuesday, March 1
The Last Quarter Moon officially arrives at 7:11 p.m. EST, but you won’t be able to see it until several hours after that. Our nearest celestial neighbor will rise in the east around midnight and reach its highest point in the southern sky around sunrise. The Moon will be in front of the stars of the constellation Ophiuchus the Serpent-bearer. In the early morning hours, Luna will lie some 12° northeast of Antares, Scorpius’ brightest star.
Wednesday, March 2
Tonight will be a great time to become familiar with Lepus the Hare, one of the sky’s lesser-known constellations. Approximately a dozen medium-bright stars form Lepus, which sits directly below (that is, south of) Orion the Hunter. Lepus is a mid-size constellation. Out of the 88 star patterns that cover the sky, Lepus ranks 51st in size. It covers 290 square degrees, or about 0.7 percent of the sky. Lepus has two named stars, magnitude 2.6 Arneb (Alpha Leporis) and magnitude 2.9 Nihal (Beta Leporis). The best date to see the constellation (when it lies opposite the Sun in the sky as seen from Earth) is December 14, but because it sits so close to Orion, it’s easy to see throughout the Northern Hemisphere’s winter. Just don’t look for it around June 15 because that’s when the Sun is in Lepus’ part of the sky.
Thursday, March 3
Can you still spot Venus before the morning sky brightens too much? Although it rises an hour before the Sun, it doesn’t gain altitude quickly. Even 30 minutes later, it appears only 5° high in the east-southeast. Still, it shines at magnitude –3.9 and shows up in bright twilight, so chances are good that you can see it this week. This task will be much more difficult as March comes to a close.
Friday, March 4
Around 8 P.M. local time, the brightest star in the night sky — Sirius (Alpha Canis Majoris) — lies due south. With a magnitude of –1.46, Sirius triples the apparent light output of Orion’s brightest star, blue-white Rigel (Beta Orionis). The common name Sirius comes from the Greek term for “sparkling” or “scorching.” Richard Hinckley Allen, writing in Star Names and Their Meanings (G. E. Stechert, 1899) attributes this star’s name to the Greek poet Hesiod, who lived in the latter half of the 8th century B.C.
Saturday, March 5
Because the Moon is out of the evening sky now, this is a great time to search for asteroid 5 Astraea. Your best guide star to this main-belt asteroid is 8 Leonis, a magnitude 5.7 star located 9° northwest of Regulus (Alpha Leonis). Fortunately, this part of the spring sky is a long way from the Milky Way, so Astraea, at magnitude 9.3, glows brighter than most of the stars around it.
Sunday, March 6
Comet Ikeya-Murakami (P/2010 V1) swings past the Sun every 5.4 years, and from a dark site you can spot it tonight through a 4-inch or larger telescope within the boundaries of Leo. Just search the area 1° north of the magnitude 4.5 star Kappa Leonis. Look for a modest, non-stellar glow between 8th and 9th magnitude.

 

Source:
Astronomy Magazine

 

Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, March 1st

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Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, March 1st

Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 152.63° SSE
Sun Altitude: 42.05°
Sun Distance: 92.122 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 19, 2016 11:30 PM (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 6:20 AM↑ 99° East
Sunset Today: 5:45 PM↑ 262° West
Length of Day: 11 hours, 24 minutes

 

Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 248.14° WSW
Moon Altitude: 0.65°
Moon Distance: 247451 mi
Next New Moon: Mar 8, 20167:54 PM
Next Full Moon: Mar 23, 20167:00 AM
Next Moonset: Today10:49 AM
Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 52.8%

 

Source
timeanddate.com

 

Welcome To The Month of March! May It Be A Very Blessed Month for All Our Dear Family & Friends!

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The Cauldron Chant

We form the Circle,
The Circle most round.
We form the Chalice,
The Chalice now found.

We call the Goddess,
to meet the great need.
We call the God,
To plant His fertile seed.

We call the quarters,
which we call four.
We summon the powers,
that contain the force.

We stir the Cauldron,
from which we were born.
We call the Gods,
from whom we were torn.

We say the words,
which lead us round.
We pass the kiss,
with our lovers found.

We face our dreams,
in nights psychic flight.
We face our hopes,
in bright moon of the night.

We face our fears,
on the Dark Lords Horn.
We face our failure,
in the Mothers new planted corn.

We live our lives,
druming and dancing on the meadow.
We confront our Death,
in the dancing moon light shadow.

Our paths run quickly,
on fleet foot and wing.
Our Circle is joyous,
with our Queens and our Kings.

Let our little Circle be happy,
with Bell, Bowl or Bow.
And form now this Circle,
with gracious Love, Joy and Hope.

—Ammond ShadowCraft
Published on The Pagan Library