Month: March 2017

Conjuring for Tuesday

Celtic Green WomanConjuring for Tuesday

Tuesday – is associated with Mars

Candle colors – Red or Orange

Magickal Work for Tuesday – Taking Action, Crossing, Uncrossing work, Aggression, Cut & Clear work, Law Stay Away, All Battles

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Old Style Conjure Wisdoms, Workings and Remedies
Starr Casas

 

In The March Sky

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In The March Sky

March 14: Moon, Jupiter, and Spica
The dazzling planet Jupiter and the fainter star Spica rise almost even with the Moon this evening. All three objects are within the borders of the constellation Virgo.

March 15: Quasars
Amateur telescopes reveal amazing sights. Perhaps the most amazing looks like an average star. It’s a maelstrom of gas around a massive black hole 2.5 billion light-years away. Known as 3C 273, it’s in the east at nightfall, above the brilliant planet Jupiter.

March 16: Giant Cannibal
Betelgeuse, the bright orange shoulder of Orion, is high in the south-southwest as night falls, above the hunter’s three-star belt. Recent research says that when Betelgeuse was younger, it might have swallowed a companion star as massive as the Sun.

March 17: Venus and Mercury
The Sun’s two closest planets are staging a switcheroo. Mercury is climbing higher into the evening sky, while Venus is dropping out of the sky. Venus is the brilliant “evening star,” with much fainter Mercury close to its lower left tonight.

March 18: Moon, Antares, Saturn
The planet Saturn is in good view early tomorrow. It looks like a bright star to the lower left of the Moon at first light. The bright star Antares stands about the same distance to the lower right of the Moon.

March 19: Vernal Equinox
Those of us in the United States will wake up to a new season tomorrow. Spring begins at 5:29 a.m. CDT, which is the moment of the vernal equinox. It occurs when the Sun crosses Earth’s equator from south to north.

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StarDate

 

 

Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, March 14th

Celtic King Your Daily Sun & Moon Data for Tuesday, March 14th

The Sun
Sun Direction: ↑ 131.40° SE
Sun Altitude: 38.35°
Sun Distance: 92.427 million mi
Next Equinox: Mar 20, 2017 5:28 am (Vernal)
Sunrise Today: 7:06 am↑ 92° East
Sunset Today: 7:01 pm↑ 268° West
Length of Daylight: 11 hours, 54 minutes

 

The Moon
Moon Direction: ↑ 286.92° WNW
Moon Altitude: -27.48°
Moon Distance: 246264 mi
Next New Moon: Mar 27, 20179:57 pm
Next Full Moon: Apr 11, 20171:08 am
Next Moonrise: Today9:12 pm
Current Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
Illumination: 95.8%

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timeanddate.com

 

A Bonny Dea Dé Máirt Morn ‘Chun Gach Ár Brothers Siúracha lómhara an Ceardaíochta! Is féidir leis an bandia Bless tú Is mise!

Translated Means

A Bonny Good Tuesday Morn’ To All Our Precious Brothers & Sisters of the Craft! May The Goddess Bless You & Yours!

Sleepy Saturday

Love Is The Law

 

Do what thou wilt is the Whole of the Law
The time of The Will
Bursts forth Now, in the Spring
Implacable bud

Let your Love burst forth and blossom freely
Thunder of roses
Unfettered by harsh will
Love willed to be Free

To soar with on Her Wings into New Heavens
Over pure New Earths
Love is Will purified
Love is Her own Law!

Sun is born again in primitive Light
With Arian Force
In the Spring House of Mars
New Life Exploding

From cold Winter’s Icy dark Womb
Gives force to our Wills
Time of re-SOL-ution
We are born again

Juices of Spring wash us from Winter Womb
As Spring buds push out
We drop from Her belly
Like damp, new born colts

This is the time to re-SOL-ve our new lives
With Nature’s Forces
Supporting and healing
As Old Winter dies

Spell of the Day for March 13 – Doorstop Spell (An Ostara Spell for Balance)

Today’s Spell-of-the-Day for March 13 is an Ostara spell called “The Doorstop Spell.” The intent of this spell is to help you find balance in your physical life as well as your mental well-being.

 

You will need:

One charcoal disk on a fireproof dish

Matches

Incense blended from equal parts of frankincense and myrrh

One black pillar candle (12 in. tall)

One white pillar candle (12 in. tall)

Two teaspoons of almond oil in a saucer

One egg cup of salt in a dish

 

Now the spell…..

 

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A Blast from the Past: Our Favorite Familiar of the Day

 

Name: Duck
 Age: Five and a half years old
Gender: Male
 Kind: Domestic Shorthair
Home: Connellsville, Pennsylvania, USA
Duck always wants hugs, he like to knead in your lap on a blanket; he loves water; he sleeps across my ankles at night. He has dark, Smoky Quartz eyes and the sweetest expression ever! All this despite being abandoned in my driveway as a young kitten; I don’t think he was over five weeks old when we found him- I mean, when he found us!!!

Duck was a stray cat I heard crying outside so my husband and I went looking and found this little, ragged, dirty ginger baby. He let us catch him pretty quick; I was trying to dampen some cat chow for him, concerned that he couldn’t eat the crunchies but he dove right in. Two of my older cats befriended him quickly- Buffy mother-henned him and Mr Sid showed him where all the food, litter pans and scratch pads were.

He has since turned into the ‘alpha male’ and thinks he is the boss, even though he is our smallest cat! He loves when the wood stove is on, he sleeps on top the wood pile. His favorite toys are thin hair bands, and he will bring them back when I throw them! He uses his paw to scoop out individual pieces of chow to eat. He loves water, always wants in the sink if water is running, and sits on the edge of the tub between the shower curtain and liner if you are in the shower. He always wants to sleep with me, usually wrapped around my ankles. He also talks constantly: when he’s running thru the house, playing, or just setting, he like to hear himself, I guess. He is a special little boy and I’m glad he is ours!!!

Astronomy Picture of the Day – Saturn’s Moon Pan from Cassini

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Discover the cosmos! Each day a different image or photograph of our fascinating universe is featured, along with a brief explanation written by a professional astronomer.

2017 March 13

Saturn’s Moon Pan from Cassini
Image Credit: NASA, JPL-Caltech, Space Science Institute

 

Explanation: Why does Saturn’s moon Pan look so odd? Images taken last week from the robotic Cassini spacecraft orbiting Saturn have resolved the moon in unprecedented detail. The surprising images reveal a moon that looks something like a walnut with a slab through its middle. Other visible features on Pan include rolling terrain, long ridges, and a few craters. Spanning 30-kilometer across, Pan orbits inside the 300-kilometer wide Encke Gap of Saturn’s expansive A-ring, a gap known since the late 1800s. Next month, Cassini will be directed to pass near Saturn’s massive moon Titan so it can be pulled into a final series of orbits that will take it, on occasion, completely inside Saturn’s rings and prepare it to dive into Saturn’s atmosphere.

Earth Sky News for March 13th: Moon and Jupiter March 13 and 14

Moon and Jupiter March 13 and 14

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Tonight – March 13, 2017 – and tomorrow night, look for the brilliant waning gibbous moon to pair up with the dazzling planet Jupiter and the nearby bright star Spica. Depending on where you live worldwide, the moon and Jupiter will rise over your eastern horizon an hour to a few hours after sunset. Click here for recommended sky almanacs; they can help you find the rising times of the moon and Jupiter (and the star Spica) into your sky.

Our chart at the top of this post shows the changing position of the moon relative to Jupiter and Spica, as seen from mid-northern North American latitudes. From the world’s Eastern Hemisphere – Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia and New Zealand – the moon is offset somewhat toward the previous date. As always, the green line depicts the ecliptic – the sun’s annual pathway in front of the constellations of the zodiac.

For all of us on these nights, as the Earth spins eastward beneath the starry heavens, it’ll cause the moon, Jupiter and Spica to travel upward and westward during the evening hours. The brilliant threesome will reach its high point for the night around 2 a.m. local time (3 a.m. daylight saving) on March 13. Afterwards, they’ll continue to move westward, to adorn the western predawn sky.

This is a marvelous time to start watching Jupiter. Earth will fly between this giant planet and the sun on April 7. This will be Jupiter’s opposition for 2017, when the planet appears opposite the sun in our sky, rising when the sun sets, brightest for the year.

Especially around now when the planet is so nearly at its best, you can actually view Jupiter’s moons as pinpoints of light with a modest backyard telescope or even good binoculars. Find out the present position of Jupiter’s moons on this handy chart, courtesy of skyandtelescope.com.

Three of Jupiter’s four largest moons are larger and more massive than Earth’s moon. In their outward order from Jupiter, the four major moons of Jupiter are Io, Europa, Ganymede and Callisto. Europa is a touch smaller and less massive than our own moon.

We’ve been asked why Jupiter’s moons move so quickly around Jupiter, although all four of Jupiter’s major moons lie farther away from Jupiter than our moon’s distance from Earth. For instance, Io – Jupiter’s closest moon – has a semi-major axis of 262,094 miles (421,800 km) in contrast to the semi-major axis of our moon: 238,855 miles (384,400 km). Despite Io’s greater distance from its parent planet, Io revolves around Jupiter in 1.769 days. Meanwhile, our moon takes a whopping 27.322 days to orbit Earth. Why?

It’s Jupiter’s great mass that causes Io and Jupiter’s moons to move so quickly around Jupiter. The giant planet Jupiter has more than twice the mass of all the other solar system planets, dwarf planets, asteroids and moons combined. Jupiter’s mass is 318 times that of the Earth.

If the Earth were as massive as Jupiter, then our moon’s orbital period would be only 1.53 days. Or if Jupiter were as lightweight as Earth, then Io’s orbital period would be 31.55 days.

Little wonder Jupiter enjoys the King Planet designation!

Bottom line: Use the waxing gibbous moon to find Jupiter, the king of the planets, on March 13 and 14, 2017!

 

BRUCE MCCLURE

Bruce McClure has served as lead writer for EarthSky’s popular Tonight pages since 2004. He’s a sundial aficionado, whose love for the heavens has taken him to Lake Titicaca in Bolivia and sailing in the North Atlantic, where he earned his celestial navigation certificate through the School of Ocean Sailing and Navigation. He also writes and hosts public astronomy programs and planetarium programs in and around his home in upstate New York.

 

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The Wisdom of Buddha

The Wisdom of Buddha

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Your Charm for March 13th is Aquarius the Water Bearer

Today’s Charm

Today’s Meaning:
This aspect of your life will be strongly influenced by a person who is friendly, humanitarian, honest, loyal, original, inventive, independent and intellectual. If you can identify this person get close to them–they can be quite helpful.

General Description:
Eleventh sign of the Zodiac, Jan 20th to Feb 19th. Ruling planet Uranus; correct metal lead. Those born under the influence of the Aquarius were supposed to be intelligent, of strong will power, restless, inventive, deep thinkers, artistic and cautious in money matters. The Aquarius gems are Garnet and Hyacinth. The Garnet, through India and Persia, was a favorite amulet against plague and poison, also worn to attract cheerfulness and good health. In the middle ages used as a charm to protect against all inflammatory disease and to ensure happiness. It was also supposed to warn its wearer of approaching peril and danger.

 

Using the Ancient Symbol Cards, What Does This Week Have in Store For You?

The Outlook for the Week Ahead, March 13th

 

Past Influence whose impact on your life is waning.

The Peacock

The iridescent emerald plumage and spectacular broad tail of The Peacock make it the ideal symbol of both justified pride and vanity. It denotes the right for one to be proud of themselves for being who they are and for letting others know. In short, its okay to strut a bit. At the same time The Peacock reminds us that while pride and high self esteem are essential components of a healthy psyche, becoming too full of one’s self makes us vain, and vanity is never attractive in anyone.

 

 

 

 

 

Present Influence whose impact on your life is very strong.

The Green Man

Where the Green Man appears the mystery and untamed energy of nature abounds. The Green Man indicates the presence of choices and powers that have not been muted by civilization. The Green Man represents the antithesis of technology and industrialization. He offers primal energies veiled in mystery and derived from the spirit of nature in its purest form.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Future influence whose impact on your life is growing and will be very strong in the future.

Strength

Strength denotes an inner power, mastery of will, development of inner might, and the ability to lead effectively. Through mastering one’s emotions and learning from both success and failure the person Strength represents has reached a place where they are influential without applying physical force, able to weather the roughest of storms, and not likely to abandon the less fortunate. Strength also denotes a large capacity for forgiveness and compassion. Strength is not as much about winning as it is about overcoming hardship, and using well crafted persuasion to ease others to your side.

Your Ancient Symbol Card for March 13th is The Protector

Your Ancient Symbol Card for Today

The Protector



The Protector represents the presence of a strong ally ready to assist you when your path is full of difficult challenges. The Protector is represented by the Archangel Michael: God’s warrior angel. Archangel Michael is in the writings of many religions including Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. While Michael is male, in the context of this Oracle, The Protector is not gender specific. Regardless of whether Your Protector is male or female they can have a powerful positive influence when you find yourself facing trying times.

As a daily card, The Protector denotes the immediate presence of a commanding ally working to put the balance of power in your favor. The protector is especially powerful at helping you get what you rightfully deserve and thwarting underhanded schemes aimed at keeping you down.

Shuffling the Cards, Your Influences for the Week of March 13th

Your Influences for the Week of March 13th

 

Tarot Influence

Two of Swords

Relationships are rife with tension. Indecisiveness may be a problem. The rhythm of life is well sensed, but without direction.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Astrological Influence

Aries

The Ram is energetic, courageous, optimistic and obstinate. The Ram is not a quitter! He will get his way!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Element Influence

Water

Water is the card of hidden truths and emotions. It also calms and soothes and is basic to life. The Water card may denote a period of discovery, fulfillment through learning and the unraveling of mysteries.