The Old Farmer’s Almanac for March 8: TIME TO SCRAP DAYLIGHT SAVING? 28 COUNTRIES MAY END DST.

TIME TO SCRAP DAYLIGHT SAVING? 28 COUNTRIES MAY END DST.

NEW PROPOSALS TO END DAYLIGHT TIME

By Catherine Boeckmann

It’s a popular myth that Daylight Saving Time is for farmers—a myth that some of us were taught in schools. This practice—which only became regular in 1966 (which may also surprise you!)—was challenged by farmers and is increasingly being challenged by modern society. Last month, Europeans changed their clocks back to standard time, possibly for the last time. Some states have also questioned the practice. Read on …

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN THE 1970S

When I grew up in the 1970s, I remember Daylight Saving Time (DST) being popular. The government and schools seemed to promote it as a positive and beneficial force. When the clocks moved forward an hour in March, my mother would get a grumpy me out of bed and say, “Look! All you kids have more time after school to play outside!” (As I consider my son’s 7th grade class, I ruefully think that this was a time when more kids played outside.)

Interestingly, DST wasn’t a regular “thing” until April 12, 1966 when President Johnson signed it into law. The Uniform Time Act established a system of uniform (within each time zone) Daylight Saving Time throughout the U.S. and its possessions. States were allowed to opt out (and some did).

Before then, DST was briefly used during World War I and World War II to conserve fuel—and then there was a short stint during the oil crisis of the early 1970’s under Nixon. (Read more about the checkered history of Daylight Saving Time.)

DAYLIGHT SAVING IS NOT FOR FARMERS

The myth is strong with this one. DST has nothing to do with farming. In fact, farmers have often been the strongest lobby against the change. Farmers didn’t like DST when it was first introduced and don’t like it to this day.

During the first World War I experiment in 1918, farmers were extremely opposed to having to turn back and forward their clocks. Not surprisingly, it disrupted their schedules and made it more difficult to get the most out of hired help.

Imagine telling a dairy cow used to being milked at 5 A.M. that their milking time needs to move back an hour before the milk truck is coming to do a pickup. For the farmer—and the plants and animals—it’s the sun and the seasons that determine the best times to do things.

After the war ended in 1918, the DST law (which lasted 7 months) proved so unpopular with our agrarian society, the federal law was repealed (in 1919). Some state and localities continued the observance.

In the early 1960s, observance of DST was quite inconsistent across U.S. states. Businesses and transportation companies pushed for standardization. The farmers, however, were opposed to it.

DAYLIGHT SAVING EXTENDED IN 2007

In 1986, DST began at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of April and ended at 2:00 a.m. on the last Sunday of October.

Beginning in 2007, Congress extended DST with the assumption that energy consumption would be reduced.

In the United States—as well as Canada—Daylight Saving Time:

Ends at 2:00 a.m. on the first Sunday of November (November 4 in 2018)
Begins at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday of March (March 11 in 2019)

SO, WHO BENEFITS FROM DAYLIGHT SAVING?

Some constituencies profit from changing our clocks.

For example, today, we drive our cars everywhere. The lobbying groups for convenience stores know this—and pushed hard for daylight saving time to last as long as possible.
Extra daylight means more people shop in retail environments. Outdoor businesses such as golf courses and gardening supply stores report more profit with more daylight hours.

Does DST really conserve energy? According to Congress, this is the main reason for the switch. When the Energy Policy Act extended the hours in 2007, Congress retained the right to revert back should the change prove unpopular or if energy savings are not significant.

A Department of Energy report from 2008 found that the extended DST put in place in 2005 saved about 0.5 percent in total electricity use per day. However, the closer you live to the equator, where the amount of daylight varies little, actually increased after the clocks were switched.
In Indiana, where I currently live, the change to DST in 2006 actually cost us. Matthew Kotchen, a Yale economist, found a 1 percent increase in electricity use in Indiana. Due to higher electricity bills and more pollution, Indiana’s change ended up costing consumers $9 million per year.
Further studies in 2008 showed that Americans use more domestic electricity when they practice daylight saving.

Today, as modern society marches forward, the energy argument may become obsolete. In terms of work, we’re not really a 9 to 5 society any more. Factories have different shifts. Office workers use the internet. Farmers will use daylight hours, no matter what. At home, our electricity demand is no longer based on sunrises and sunsets. We drive instead of walking which means daylight saving actually increase gasoline.

It’s quite possible we are now wasting energy.

And with computers, TV screens, and air conditioning using more energy, more Americans find switching clocks increasingly unpopular.

OUR BODIES, OUR HEALTH

Energy isn’t the only thing to be considered. What about our health? Polls show that the switch between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time each year is miserable for most humans.

Clocks are man-made. Changing the time disrupts our body clocks or circadian rhythm. For most people, the resulting tiredness is more of an inconvenience twice a year. For many folks, however, it’s a more serious issue.

Studies show it leads to more car accidents and heart attacks—the latter by as much as 24 percent.
Studies link the lack of sleep at the start of DST to workplace injuries, suicide, and miscarriages.
In the workplace, studies have found that there is a decrease in productivity after the spring transition.
What about November when you get an extra hour of sleep? The reality is that most people don’t sleep extra. And the disruption in the body’s daily sleep-wake cycle can affect sleep for several days.

You could argue it’s better for school children (not going to school in the dark); however, I’d disagree.

Teenagers definitely don’t do well with DST during the spring change when they lose an hour of morning sleep.
And consider the parents with small children; the kid that gets up a 5 A.M. will now be getting up the equivalent of 4 A.M. Parents will certainly lose sleep and spend weeks adapting twice a year—and studies show that their happiness levels are lower.

A MOVEMENT TO ABOLISH DST

Congress allowed states to opt out of Daylight Saving Time—though they they did not allow states to make daylight saving permanent. Either option would mean no clock changes.

Most of Arizona does not change its clocks. Perhaps this makes sense given Arizona’s desert climate with hot temperatures and cool evenings.
Several states in New England — Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Rhode Island — have created commissions or introduced proposals to have year-round DST. These areas deal with very early winter sunsets. In New Hampshire, where The Old Farmer’s Almanac is based—the Sun sets at 4:14 P.M. on December 1.
California has also considered abolishing the practice.
This fall, the Florida Legislature passed the Sunshine Protection Act to make DST all-year-round—with overwhelming public support. That means no time changes with later sunsets (and later sunrises) all-year long. However, Congress has not approved Florida’s bill. (Remember: States can opt out of DST but they can’t go 100%.) When I think of my state of Indiana, which didn’t adopt DST until a decade or so ago, being out of sync with other time zones did create some problems attracting businesses to the state.

As history tends to repeat itself, this issue of time zone coordination across the country is a clearly a factor.

OUR EUROPEAN COUNTERPARTS

This brings us to our European contemporaries. They also practice Daylight Saving Time. For most of Europe, DST:

Begins at 1:00 a.m. GMT on the last Sunday of March and
Ends at 1:00 a.m. GMT on the last Sunday of October

However, Europe recently proposed ENDING the clock-changing. This past September (2018), the European Commission proposed scrapping DST altogether for ALL of the European Union. That’s 28 member countries! If approved, the last EU-wide clock change would be on Sunday, March 31, 2019. (In reality, it will take some time for this legislation to get approved.)

Other countries have ended DST. Argentina stopped daylight saving in 2009. Russia ended its daylight saving in 2014. Turkey ended DST permanently in 2016.

Just as is the case with North Americans, the EU population overwhelming wants to abolish DST. A poll was conducted in which 80% were in favor of eliminating it.

The head of the European Commission, which drafted the directive to end DST, said, “It would be pointless to ask for people’s opinions and not act on it if you don’t agree with them.”

I find it interesting that the Europeans—who first started DST (with North America following)—are now proposing the end of moving clocks twice a year.

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The Old Farmer’s Almanac for March 8: SEE WHEN DST STARTS AND ENDS, PLUS THE HISTORY OF DST

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 2019: WHEN DOES THE TIME CHANGE?

SEE WHEN DST STARTS AND ENDS, PLUS THE HISTORY OF DST

By Catherine Boeckmann

When does Daylight Saving Time 2019 begin and end? Find dates here—as well as the history of Daylight Saving Time, which highlights the seemingly endless debate about saving daylight and changing our clocks.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac (around since the beginning of time or, at least, Benjamin Franklin’s day) answers your frequent questions …

WHAT IS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?

Daylight Saving Time (DST) is the practice of moving the clocks forward one hour from Standard Time for the summer months, and changing them back again in the fall. The general idea is that this allows us all to make better use of natural daylight. However, DST has many detractors.

Note that the term is “Daylight Saving Time” and not “Daylight Savings Time” with an “s” at the end of “Saving.” (The word “saving” is singular because it acts as part of an adjective rather than a verb.)

WHEN IS DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME IN 2019?

To remember which way to set their clocks, folks often use the expression, “Spring forward, fall back.”

DST begins on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 A.M. Remember to “spring forward” in the spring and set your clocks forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour).

DST ends on Sunday, November 3, 2019, at 2:00 A.M. At this time, we “fall back” in the fall by setting clocks back one hour (i.e., gaining one hour).

Note: Since the time changes at 2:00 A.M., we generally change our clocks at Saturday bedtime.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME DATES

(The exceptions to DST are Arizona, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa.)

Year	Daylight Saving Time Begins	Daylight Saving Time Ends
2019	Sunday, March 10 at 2:00 A.M.	Sunday, November 3 at 2:00 A.M.
2020	Sunday, March 8 at 2:00 A.M.	Sunday, November 1 at 2:00 A.M.
2021	Sunday, March 14 at 2:00 A.M.	Sunday, November 7 at 2:00 A.M.

THE HISTORY OF DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME

Does changing the clocks really provide benefits? We’ll let you be the judge.

BLAME BEN?

Benjamin Franklin’s “An Economical Project,” written in 1784, is the earliest known proposal to “save” daylight. It was whimsical in tone, advocating laws to compel citizens to rise at the crack of dawn to save the expense of candlelight:

“Every morning, as soon as the Sun rises, let all the bells in every church be set ringing: and if that is not sufficient, let cannon be fired in every street to wake the sluggards effectually… . Oblige a man to rise at four in the morning, and it is probable that he will go willingly to bed at eight in the evening.”

DST’S TRUE FOUNDER?

The first true proponent of Daylight Saving Time was an Englishman named William Willet. A London builder, he conceived the idea while riding his horse early one morning in 1907. He noticed that the shutters of houses were tightly closed even though the Sun had risen. In “The Waste of Daylight,” the manifesto of his personal light-saving campaign, Willet wrote, “Everyone appreciates the long, light evenings. Everyone laments their shrinkage as the days grow shorter; and nearly everyone has given utterance to a regret that the nearly clear, bright light of an early morning during Spring and Summer months is so seldom seen or used… . That so many as 210 hours of daylight are, to all intents and purposes, wasted every year is a defect in our civilization. Let England recognise and remedy it.”

Willet spent a small fortune lobbying businessmen, members of Parliament, and the U.S. Congress to put clocks ahead 20 minutes on each of the four Sundays in April, and reverse the process on consecutive Sundays in September. But his proposal was met mostly with ridicule. One community opposed it on moral grounds, calling the practice the sin of “lying” about true time.

WORLD WAR I LED TO ADOPTION OF DST

Attitudes changed after World War I broke out. The government and citizenry recognized the need to conserve coal used for heating homes. The Germans were the first to officially adopt the light-extending system in 1915, as a fuel-saving measure during World War I. This led to the introduction in 1916 of British Summer Time: From May 21 to October 1, clocks in Britain were put an hour ahead.

The United States followed in 1918, when Congress passed the Standard Time Act, which established the time zones. However, this was amidst great public opposition. A U.S. government Congressional Committee was formed to investigate the benefits of Daylight Saving Time. Many Americans viewed the practice as an absurd attempt to make late sleepers get up early. Others thought that it was unnatural to follow “clock time” instead of “Sun time.” A columnist in the Saturday Evening Postoffered this alternative: “Why not ‘save summer’ by having June begin at the end of February?”

The matter took on new meaning in April 1917, when President Woodrow Wilson declared war. Suddenly, energy conservation was of paramount importance, and several efforts were launched to enlist public support for changing the clocks. A group called the National Daylight Saving Convention distributed postcards showing Uncle Sam holding a garden hoe and rifle, turning back the hands of a huge pocket watch. Voters were asked to sign and mail to their congressman postcards that declared, “If I have more daylight, I can work longer for my country. We need every hour of light.” Manhattan’s borough president testified to Congress that the extra hour of light would be a boon to home gardening, and therefore increase the Allies’ food supply. Posters chided, “Uncle Sam, your enemies have been up and are at work in the extra hour of daylight—when will YOU wake up?”

With public opinion in its favor, Congress officially declared that all clocks would be moved ahead one hour at 2:00 A.M. on March 31, 1918. (Canada adopted a similar policy later the same year.) Americans were encouraged to turn off their lights and go to bed earlier than they normally did—at around 8:00 P.M.

FARMERS DID NOT FAVOR DST

Many Americans wrongly point to farmers as the driving force behind Daylight Saving Time. In fact, farmers were its strongest opponents and, as a group, stubbornly resisted the change from the beginning.

When the war was over, the farmers and working-class people who had held their tongues began to speak out. They demanded an end to Daylight Saving Time, claiming that it benefited only office workers and the leisure class. The controversy put a spotlight on the growing gap between rural and urban dwellers. As a writer for the Literary Digest put it, “The farmer objects to doing his early chores in the dark merely so that his city brother, who is sound asleep at the time, may enjoy a daylight motor ride at eight in the evening.”

The Daylight Saving Time experiment lasted only until 1920, when the law was repealed due to opposition from dairy farmers (cows don’t pay attention to clocks). No fewer than 28 bills to repeal Daylight Saving Time had been introduced to Congress, and the law was removed from the books. American had tolerated Daylight Saving Time for about seven months.

DST RETURNS

The subject did not come up again until after the attack on Pearl Harbor, on December 7, 1941, and the United States was once again at war.

During World War II, Daylight Saving Time was imposed once again (this time year-round) to save fuel. Clocks were set one hour ahead to save energy.

After the war (which concluded with Japan’s final surrender on September 2, 1945), Daylight Saving Time started being used on and off in different states, beginning and ending on days of their choosing.

LOCAL DIFFERENCES AND INCONSISTENCY

Inconsistent adherence to time zones among the states created considerable confusion with interstate bus and train service. To remedy the situation, Congress passed the Uniform Time Act in 1966, establishing consistent use of Daylight Saving Time within the United States: Clocks were to be set ahead one hour on the last Sunday in April and one hour back on the last Sunday in October.

That was the rule, but some state legislatures took exception via a loophole that had been built into the law. Residents of Hawaii and most of Arizona did not change their clocks. Residents of Indiana, which straddles the Eastern and Central time zones, were sharply divided on Daylight Saving Time: Some counties employed it, some did not.

In 1986, the U.S. Congress approved a bill to increase the period of Daylight Saving Time, moving the start to the first Sunday in April. The goal was to conserve oil used for generating electricity—an estimated 300,000 barrels annually. Still, some resistance remained:

In 1997, a bill was introduced to end Daylight Saving Time in Nevada.
In 2001, the California legislature requested that its state be allowed to enact Daylight Saving Time year-round in order to eliminate rolling blackouts caused by the electricity crisis in that state.

Neither of these proposed changes came to pass.

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME TODAY

The current daylight saving period was established with the Energy Policy Act of 2005, which went into effect in 2007. As a result, most Americans now spring forward (turn clocks ahead and lose an hour) on the second Sunday in March (at 2:00 A.M.) and fall back (turn clocks back and gain an hour) on the first Sunday in November (at 2:00 A.M.).

However, even today, farmers’ organizations lobby Congress against the practice, preferring early daylight to dry their fields and a Standard Time sunset for ending their work at a reasonable hour. Some farmers point out that the Daylight Saving Time is deceptively misnamed. “It is a gimmick that changes the relationship between ‘Sun’ time and ‘clock’ time but saves neither time nor daylight,” says Katherine Dutro, spokesperson for the Indiana Farm Bureau.

Most of Canada is on Daylight Saving Time; only portions of Saskatchewan and small pockets of British Columbia remain on Standard Time year-round. However, the practice has its detractors. In the words of a current-day Canadian poultry producer, “The chickens do not adapt to the changed clock until several weeks have gone by, so the first week of April and the last week of October are very frustrating for us.” Similarly, one Canadian researcher likened an increase in traffic accidents to the onset of Daylight Saving Time. Other experts insist that the extra hour of daylight reduces crime.

–Old Farmer’s Almanac

The Old Farmer’s Almanac for March 8: DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 2019: WHY DO WE HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?

DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME 2019: WHY DO WE HAVE DAYLIGHT SAVING TIME?

THE STRANGENESS OF DAYLIGHT SAVING

By Bob Berman

This weekend brings the long-awaited start of Daylight Saving Time, which suddenly fills our evenings with brightness. The way our clocks “spring ahead” is a strange business.

DST begins on Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 A.M. We are told to “spring forward” in the spring and set our clocks forward one hour (i.e., losing one hour).

It means that this Saturday night, you cannot have an appointment with anybody at 2:30 AM because that simply does not exist. Or, you could boast that in solidarity for World Peace, you will remain balanced on one leg from 1:59 until 3:01 AM. Mr. Spock and other logic-loving Vulcans still might not be too enthusiastic, for the way our clocks “spring ahead” is downright illogical.

It didn’t have to be; In fact Daylight Time starts off being a wonderfully sensible idea.

WHY WE CHANGE OUR CLOCKS

In a nutshell, we modify our clocks so that an hour of brightness that would fall in the generally unusable realm of five in the morning gets transferred to a time when we’re all awake.

Changing the clocks does not create extra daylight; however, it causes the Sun to rise and set at a later time by our man-made clocks. When we spring forward an hour this Sunday, we add 1 hour of natural daylight to our afternoon schedule.
A century ago, DST was supposed to save energy because it used less artificial light. However, today, the amount of energy saved is negligible or even non-existent, due to modern society’s use of computers, TV, air conditioning units, etc. When the state of Indiana decided to introduce DST in 2006, a study found that the measure actually increased energy use in the state.

But being human we apparently found it impossible to make the project fully rational, so we’ve added a wild, screwy twist.

We advance the clocks now, 11 days before the spring equinox. So far, so good.
Common sense then demands that we set them back again when the Sun and length of day symmetrically return to their present positions, which will happen soon after the autumn equinox, specifically October 1. Instead, however, Daylight Time is bewilderingly set by Congress to end over a full month later, on November 3.
If for some reason we couldn’t bear to give up November’s date, then the start of Daylight Time, for balance and logic, ought to be the first week of February! Nobody has ever offered a syllable of justification for the current system; It just is, like raisin bran and the bow tie.

It used to be worse. Before 1986, Daylight Time began even later, on the last Sunday in April, which made even less sense. Alternatively, one might opt out of the whole thing, the way Arizona and Hawaii do. And Africa. And most of Asia. Or one could keep fooling around with it, the way Russia did when it had year-round Daylight time until 2014, and then switched to year-round standard time.

Odds are, no one’s finished screwing with this.

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Today’s Holidays Around the World: International Women’s Day

March 8

Not only is this day commemorating women one of the most widely observed holidays of recent origin, but it is unusual in that it began in the United States and was adopted by many other countries, including the former U.S.S.R. and the People’s Republic of China. This holiday has its roots in the March 8, 1857, revolt of American women in New York City, protesting conditions in the textile and garment industries, although it wasn’t proclaimed a holiday until 1910.

In Great Britain and the United States, International Women’s Day is marked by special exhibitions, films, etc., in praise of women. In the former U.S.S.R., women received honors for distinguished service in industry, aviation, agriculture, military service, and other fields of endeavor.

CONTACTS:
United Nations, Global Teaching and Learning Project
United Nations HQ, Rm. 931-B
New York, NY 10017
212-963-8589; fax: 212-963-3358
http://www.un.org

SOURCES:
AnnivHol-2000, p. 41
BkFest-1937, p. 284
BkFestHolWrld-1970, p. 73
FolkWrldHol-1999, p. 205
OxYear-1999, p. 111
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Magickal Activities for March 8, Mother Earth Day

Gaia Offering

Items needed: One green votive candle and holder; fresh flowers; patchouli incense.

Place all the required items on a table or altar covered with a green cloth. Light the incense. Take a few moments to meditate on the Goddess Gaia, your connection to her, and the earth. In your own words, ask the Goddess to bless and protect you and your family. Light the candle and place it in front of the flowers as you recite the blessing:

To your heavenly vault I lift my eyes,

My hopes fears at your feet are laid.

For you who built the earth and skies,

Shall keep me strong and unafraid.

Leave the candle to burn out. Place the flowers in the main room of your home as a reminder of the power and potential of the Goddess.

–-Celebrating Wiccan Spirituality: Spells, Sacred Rites, and Folklore for Each Day of the Year

Lady Sabrina

This Day In History, March 8: Mother Earth Day

Mother Earth Day

On this day in China, the Goddess Hu Tu is honored as Mother Earth with parades, fireworks, and feasting. Offerings of flowers, coins, and incense are placed in small holes in the ground, blessed, and then covered with soil to bring prosperity and good fortune to the community. Dating back to the Sung dynasty, the celebration pays homage to the ground itself in the form of the great Goddess of productivity, fertility, and the elements of wind and rain. In many ways this commemoration ration of the earth resembles our own Earth Day that honors the spirit of Gaia.

—Celebrating Wiccan Spirituality: Spells, Sacred Rites, and Folklore for Each Day of the Year

Lady Sabrina

Witchy Quote of the Day for March 8th

“Never put your faith in a Prince. When you require a miracle, trust in a Witch.”

― Catherynne M. Valente, In the Night Garden

Your Daily Rune for March 8th is Tiwaz

Tiwaz

What is higher than the self is the Self become Higher.”

Tiwaz – “Tea-waz” – Literally: “The god, Tyr” – Esoteric: Justice, Sacrifice

Rune of the balance and justice ruled from a higher rationality. The rune of sacrifice of the individual (self) for well-being of the whole (society).

Psi: spiritual warrior, honour, righteousness

Energy: sovereign order, sacrifice, right decision making

Mundane: the rule of law, fairness, peace keeping

Divinations: faith, loyalty, justice, rationality, self-sacrifice, analysis, victory, honesty, even-handedness; or mental paralysis, over analysis, over-sacrifice, injustice, imbalance, defeat, tyranny.

Governs:
Obtaining just victory and success in battle, litigation or legal matters
Building spiritual will and development of sound judgement
Develops the power of positive self-sacrifice
Develops the “force of faith” in magic and religion

Your Daily Tarot Card for March 8th is The Lovers

Tarot Card of the Day

The Lovers

Although it has taken on a strictly romantic revision of meaning in some modern decks, traditionally The Lovers Tarot card reflected the challenges of choosing a partner. At a crossroads, one cannot take both paths. The images on this card in different decks have varied more than most, because we have had so many ways of looking at sex and relationships across cultures and centuries.

Classically, the energy of this card reminded us of the real challenges posed by romantic relationships, with the protagonist often shown in the act of making an either-or choice. To partake of a higher ideal often requires sacrificing the lesser option. The path of pleasure eventually leads to distraction from spiritual growth. The gratification of the personality eventually gives way to a call from spirit as the soul matures.

Modern decks tend to portray the feeling of romantic love with this card, showing Adam and Eve at the gates of Eden when everything was still perfect. This interpretation portrays humanity before the fall, and can be thought to imply a different sort of choice — the choice of evolution over perfection, or the choice of personal growth through relationship — instead of a fantasy where everything falls into place perfectly and is taken care of without effort.

Get A Jump on Tomorrow, Your Horoscopes for Saturday, March 9th

Moon Alert

Caution: after noon EST today (9 AM PST) avoid shopping or important decisions. The Moon is in Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Don’t get your belly in a rash when talking to parents, bosses, VIPs and the police today because you might be tempted to do this. It will not behoove you to mouth off at anyone. (Believe me.) Therefore, guard against knee-jerk reactions, even if you’re annoyed. Stay chill.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You might be doing a slow boil about something today. You’re not happy but you feel you can’t speak up because you’ll sound petty or it will be inappropriate. (Yeah, you’re stuck between a rock and a hard place.) Fortunately, you are someone who waits to choose your time to speak.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Don’t get embroiled with an argument with a friend or a member of a group today because it’s just not worth it. This is also a poor day to volunteer for anything or to try to redo anything that’s important. Check the Moon Alert above. Easy does it.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

Avoid arguments with parents, bosses and the police today because they could be nasty. Furthermore, you will not achieve anything because for most of this day, it’s a Moon Alert, which means whatever you initiate will just fade off into the ether. Be smart.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Avoid touchy subjects like politics, religion and racial issues today because you’ll get in trouble. You might go head-to-head with someone in a nasty way. You might have big travel plans today or be hopeful about a legal outcome.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Disputes about shared property, inheritances and wills might arise today. You might also be tempted to give away too much money. Whatever the case, this is actually a poor day for financial decisions – factoid. Postpone big decisions until Monday.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

This is a tricky day because for most of this day, there is a Moon Alert. (See above.) People are excitable and quick to argue, so keep this in mind. It’s also easy to be too optimistic about something or overextend yourself. Don’t promise more than you can deliver.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Do not make suggestions about improvements and reforms at work today. Don’t tell someone how they can do something better because it could trigger resentment or an argument. Avoid big plans today – wait until Monday. Check the Moon Alert above.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Romantic couples must be patient with each other today because jealousy and a tendency to argue is lurking beneath the surface. Likewise, parents must be patient with their kids. And yet, fun times and exuberant occasions are also possible. It’s a tricky day. (See Moon Alert.)

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You might have big ideas about how to make home improvements today; however, someone might not agree. Don’t push issues today because arguments can arise. It’s also easy to overestimate something. In addition, today is a Moon Alert! (Wait until Monday to act.) Oy vey.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Do not promise more than you can deliver to anyone today although you might be tempted to do so. Furthermore, do not be quick to jump into an argument to try to prove your point. It’s not worth it. Because of the Moon Alert today, just coast. Restrict spending to food and gas.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is a poor day to spend money on anything other than food, gas or entertainment. Guard your possessions and your cash against loss and theft. Don’t make financial promises or agreements – wait until Monday. You’ll be glad you did. Check the Mon Alert above.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actress Brittany Snow (1986) shares your birthday today. You are intuitive and tuned into the vibrations of the universe. You are also playful and humorous. This year you have responsibilities to family and yourself because service to others is important. Therefore, take care of yourself so that you are a strong resource. Nurture relationships you value. Tap into your personal creativity and hobbies. Make your home a welcome place.

–GeorgiaNicols

Born on March 8, Happy Birthday Pisces!

happy belated birthday to you dear Mira..from Piedad

For those born on March 8th….

Happy Birthday, Fellow Pisces!

IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS March 8, you are one amazing individual! You have the gift of mystic abilities. Your psychic perception runs deep. The astrology sign for 8th March is Pisces and you enjoy having this quality.

You may use it to enrich the lives of fellow human beings. You are responsive to the needs of others and you can be seen serving meals to the homeless. This ability to see the best in people makes it easy for you to believe in love.

The 8th March birthday meaning shows you to be sensitive and sometimes shy. Being you, Pisces, you get your feelings hurt a lot. You cannot be so vulnerable when people are only being honest with you or just joking around. You have to laugh at life sometimes, and even at yourself.

Amongst your friends and family, few are close to you. Those of you with birthday March 8 are great friends. You love your little circle of support and are totally devoted to them. However, Pisces, you have your favorite picks.

They are usually the ones that give back as some people will take advantage of your kindness. You must say no to your friends and sometimes, especially no to your family.

Pisces 8 March birthdays usually have a hard time trusting people. You feel that trust like love is something given or earned over time. It does not require rushing in.

If you are involved with someone who is born on this day, you have found someone who is romantic, attuned to his/her partner’s desires, and needs. You have remarkable intuition, Pisces. Yes indeed… you have an awesome gift of imminent powers.

Once a Piscean has found that someone special who deserves to be treasured, you will be a committed and dutiful lover. Your somewhat timid nature could pose a problem for your partner if he/she is the same way. Look for your opposite to compliment you Pisces, as you can be accommodating when it counts the most say your birthday personality.

Most Pisceans do not work for the money – you work for the reward. The best career you could have would be one that combines your dedication and creativity. Maybe you would be interested in human services or an information technologist as a possible profession. To those born on this day 8 March, meeting the immediate and long-term goals are more important than salary.

On the other hand, Pisces zodiac birthday 8th March realize that you want to live a certain way and you have to be able to afford your spending habits so maintaining status financially is important.

When it comes to money, Pisceans could go either way. You will likely be thrifty or you will max out your credit cards. Whichever the case may be, you will manage to overcome any financial burdens.

If yours is an 8 March birthday, you may suffer with bad feet and skin disorders. You could have inherited this condition or it could be a general nuisance. Perhaps an old injury is giving you chronic pain.

Try using holistic health care methods to possibly treating your problem areas. Treat yourself to an oatmeal bath or one with sea salts. Do not forget the candles and wine. You might as well pamper yourself.

According to the March 8 birthday astrology analysis, you are not authoritarians when it comes to parenting. Looking back at your past, you tend to be more lenient with your own children. As a child, Pisces, you were the outcast. You were different and you were perhaps treated as so.

To tell you the truth, you do not know what to think or how to behave toward your family members as a result of this treatment. Pisces, you do not want to subject your children to any special or indifferent treatment and will go through great lengths to see that they are treated equally.

Your birthday horoscope shows that you may have your preference but the group most likely to be entertained by you is your closest friends and family members. Those of you born on March 8 tend to take a relaxed approach to child rearing.

You are likely to be detached from your own parents and want to avoid a second generation of dysfunctional behavior. Of course, you are at your best when helping others, personally or professionally. Pisces, cover up when out in the sun. Protect yourself. You are subject to skin problems.

Famous People And Celebrities Born On March 8

Alan Hale, Jr., Lester Holt, Boris Kodjoe, Gary Numan, Freddie Prinze, Jr., Aidan Quinn, Kenny Smith, Nick Zano

This Day That Year – March 8 In History

1586 – A new Dutch chief legal advisor appointed; Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
1813 – The Royal Philharmonic’s first concerto
1817 – The NY Stock Exchange is established on this date
1924 – Castle Gate Utah; coal mine explosion kills 171 people

March 8 Meen Rashi (Vedic Moon Sign)
March 8 Chinese Zodiac RABBIT

March 8 Birthday Planet

Your ruling planet is Neptune that stands for love, fantasies, mercy, and spiritual awakening.

March 8 Birthday Symbols

The Two Fishes Are The Symbol For The Pisces Zodiac Sign

March 8 Birthday Tarot Card

Your Birth Day Tarot Card is Strength. This card symbolizes confidence, courage, resilience, and willpower. The Minor Arcana cards are Nine of Cups and King of Cups.

March 8 Birthday Compatibility

You are most compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Capricorn: This will be a patient yet passionate match.
You are not compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Sagittarius: This relationship will be full of adventure.

March 8 Lucky Numbers

Number 2 – This number stands for diplomacy, equilibrium, and sensitivity.
Number 8 – This number symbolizes authority, materialism, power, and reputation.

Lucky Colors For March 8 Birthday

Red: This is a regressive color that symbolizes determination, anger, willpower, and courage.
Green: This color signifies growth, stability, rejuvenation, and compassion.

Lucky Days For March 8 Birthday

Thursday – This day is ruled by Jupiter and stands for abundance, happiness, charm, and sincerity.
Saturday – This day is ruled by Saturn and represents difficulties, perseverance, patience and long-term gains.

March 8 Birthstone Aquamarine

Aquamarine is a gemstone that helps you get in touch with your inner spiritual self.

Ideal Zodiac Birthday Gifts For People Born On The 8th Of March:

An aquarium for the man and a cashmere scarf for the woman.

–SunSigns.org

Your Daily Horoscopes for Friday, March 8

Moon Alert

We have the “all clear” today to shop and do business. The Moon is in Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

This is an excellent day to do research because you have the energy for this. Your mind will be steady, focused and will pay attention to detail. You will be very productive because you have the patience and endurance to finish what you begin.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

You can benefit from others today, especially older people or people who are more experienced than you. Listen to their advice because you can learn something. (After all, you don’t have to reinvent the wheel. Why not stand on the shoulders of those who have done this before?)

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

Bosses and authority figures will be impressed with you today because you are diligent and productive. Whatever you do, you will have a serious, respectful attitude and care about the results. You have the wisdom to see the long range benefits of the effort you put out today.

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You’ll find it easy to study today or finish important papers for school projects because you will stay focused on the job. Likewise, you can finish writing projects connected with publishing and the media. Work connected with medical or legal matters will be productive.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Recently, you have been focused on red-tape issues connected with wills, inheritances, shared property and insurance matters. Today will be an exceptionally productive day for you to finish this kind of work. Listen to the advice of someone who is more experienced.

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

This is the perfect day to sit down with a spouse, partner or close friend and have a serious, practical discussion about the division of labour or how to share expenses. People will be receptive to doing this, which means you will make strides. Try it!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Some Fridays make people want to slack off; however, not this Friday. Quite the opposite. You will be productive at work today because you are focused, energetic and conscientious. You won’t overlook details and you’ll finish what you begin. Bravo!

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

This is a productive day to practice or hone your skills, especially if you are in the arts. Whether you need to play arpeggios and scales or memorize your lines or perfect your painting technique – you will have the patience to do so. It’s also a good day to practice for sports events or to teach kids.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Listen to the advice of an older family member today because what they have to say will likely benefit you. You will see ways to strengthen, repair and solidify your home base today, which will be helpful! You might also be in a position to give sensible advice to a family member.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

You have an orderly state of mind today, which will allow you to make concrete plans and execute them in a practical way. Whatever you do, you will do carefully with no loose ends. Your powers of concentration are great and you won’t overlook anything. (I’m impressed.)

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

You will be frugal and practical with your money today whether this is regarding your personal spending habits or business decisions. Above all, you will avoid waste and loss. You will be very careful in decisions regarding spending money.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

It’s easy to demonstrate self-discipline today because you’re in the right frame of mind. For example, you’re prepared to defer your present gratification and wait for another day for your rewards. This is why you will choose to work and accomplish as much as possible today.

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor Aidan Quinn (1959) shares your birthday today. You’re a perfectionist; and you are cautious about others until you get to know them. This is a year of change, new opportunities and lots of fast action! Expect to encounter stimulating situations! Grab opportunities to travel and expand your world. Embrace change and explore new opportunities. Let your personal freedom be one of your goals this year.

–GeorgiaNicols

Your Daring Dating Horoscopes for the Weekend of March 8th

David Wells, Astrologer

From The Astrology Room

Aries
Seeking relationship advice from your friends isn’t such a bad idea, if they know you well enough to be critical without overdoing it? This week you’re getting feedback, take it as it’s intended and use it to find your way to someone new as the dating sites and random nights aren’t working.

Taurus
There are options this week T, does that sound even slightly romantic, options? It could be if you see it as someone who understands you have a choice and he or she goes out of their way to help you pick them? They’re trying to find the right person, they think it’s you. That’s romance.

Gemini
As long as you ruler is in reverse, and he is, it’s better to leave yourself plenty of time to get to first dates, coffee with mates or that hot new club where hot new club goers go-go. It’s not biggie but getting dressed up, making the effort and not getting in could be annoying. Pay attention to details and timing.

Cancer
With Saturn so close to Pluto some would say its real soulmate time for you Cancer. It certainly isn’t outside the realms of possibility, but give it a week or two before you decide? Falling head over heels is something that could happen but get yourself the right way up before deciding if it’s permanent.

Leo
Venus opposite you and Jupiter in your new love sky is as good as it gets for signs, for omens, for reasons to get out there and see what’s going on. It’s also great for marriage counselling, relationship advice generally, just in case you’re already in a relationship but it doesn’t quite feel like it.

Virgo
Happily making things about you isn’t going to happen. You’re really not as adept as some when it comes talking about themselves with ease, with confidence and without taking a breath. But you must reveal a little of your wants, your needs; your desires. Someone is interested, show them around.

Libra
Next week the Sun moves into your relationship sky. This week Venus is in your new love sky. That’s a combo aching to be exploited as you take something new and move it into something a bit more established, a bit more about dating than just testing out the waters. Armbands off Libra, jump in.

Scorpio
As you sit there watching the coming and going of your mates, their dates, their break-ups and make-ups, isn’t it a good feeling to know you’re not going to be bothered by all of that? This time it will be different, you’re sure about what you do and don’t want. You may be right. Time to find out.

Sagittarius
Honestly Sagittarius, still a bit slow on the dating front. That’s the last time I will say that for a good few months so make the most of it but putting your feet in for some maintenance, or your hair up for a new do. Mind you, there’s some gossip around, look who’s suddenly single? Still Interested?

Capricorn
Mars is offering you some relationship advice but it’s coming through your tough ruler Saturn. This set up is something that’s not taking any nonsense but isn’t what you’d called the most romantic of line ups. Soften the edges, consider a pause before you march in and plant a flag.

Aquarius
Venus in your sign offers you some sort of VIP pass, a way through to love interests and the world of dating without doing too much hard work. You don’t really need to know that Aquarius, all you need to do is sashay your way to the front of the queue because surprise, surprise your name is on the list.

Pisces
The pressure of an ex, some hangover from your relationship with him or her or joint friendships, such cheery things to think about. But think about them you must Pisces as you’re asked to finally cut the chords that bind from all of it. Once done you’re free to explore the world of dating like never before.

Your Love Horoscopes for Friday, March 8 & Saturday, March 9

Pisces Daily Love Horoscope

Friday 8th of March 2019

Your curiosity could take you into new territory where affairs of the heart are concerned, perhaps involving a need to reassess or re-evaluate what you felt certain of not long ago. Your emotional and physical needs – and possibly your desires – could be entering a new and potentially thrilling phase. However, you’ll need to be honest about what you want – and don’t want. Certain needs might need upgrading!

Pisces tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

You needn’t rely strictly on words to convey thoughts or feelings now. Your intuition can help you create a powerful link with someone special. Words can come later, as this unique connection needs to be nurtured and strengthened. It’s also possible you could have a clearer understanding of a loved one’s needs than they do – and allowing actions to prove this could thrill them!

Capricorn Daily Love Horoscope

Friday 8th of March 2019

You have a chance to embark upon a new love life chapter and your curiosity could lead you to venture into new romantic or relationship territory. If you’re single, then the prospect of a new romance with an intriguing person could capture your imagination. If you’re attached, then your heart could push you to remove a love life comfort zone and be a bit more imagination or adventurous in the name of love!

Capricorn tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

Where you might have felt confident about romantic aspirations or a vision of the future of one connection, you could find you feel differently about where something is heading or unfolding now. Revealing your thoughts or ideas could highlight ways in which your freedom is restricted or something within a love relationship is at risk of becoming stifling or smothering. Romantic or relationship progress might require you to identify not only any potential problems but have a solution or two ready!

Sagittarius Daily Love Horoscope

Friday 8th of March 2019

If you’ve pondered your many sexy and fervent visions of your romantic future then guess what? You’re about to receive a cosmic push to take action to make one special vision real. However, if you’re unsure about what you want from matters of the heart, then you can hone your vision until it feels right. Either way, you’re about to feel more openminded and openhearted about embracing your love life future. All that’s needed is one confident step toward a new passionate purpose.

Sagittarius tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

Stress or tension could find a way to permeate your emotional world encourage you to detach yourself and seek some ‘you time’ to get to grips with the cause of both. You could feel uncertain about how obliged you are to someone close and where your responsibility toward them ends. If you sense an imbalance with the levels of dependency in a relationship, then a bit of detachment could help you come up with a solution to address it.

Scorpio Daily Love Horoscope

Friday 8th of March 2019

Your attitude toward affairs of the heart could have altered significantly in the light of recent events but don’t overlook romantic dreams that remain unfulfilled. Don’t be hard on yourself either if you haven’t reached an important romantic or relationship destination yet, because you could still be at an early stage of a new era in your emotional life. Be honest about the romantic dreams that still hold a special place in your heart, because you could be in a better place to fulfill them.

Scorpio tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

What you see in a clear-cut way and not needing any deep assessing or intense conversations could be seen by a loved one as vague, confusing or uncertain. They could be clinging to an idea or vision you let go of long ago and that could be a source of tension at this time. The future you can create together needs common ground to be found first. The more open your conversations are now, the easier it will be to find it.

Libra Daily Love Horoscope

Friday 8th of March 2019

Your romantic outlook is superb and although you have many reasons to feel optimistic about the future, you could spend much time looking backward. Whether this is to past lovers or love lessons learned, appreciate the events that have brought you to where you are now. Whether you’re single or attached, you have more experience-based wisdom to draw upon that you might realize. Don’t overlook or underestimate how helpful it can be to make romantic or relationship progress now.

Libra tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

Before opening up or instigating a certain exchange with your sweetheart or potential partner, be clear in your mind about the outcome you want. If there’s any uncertainty or vagueness on your part, then this conversation or discussion could drag on for some time. If you intended for it to steer itself, then you’d be better off biding your time for a while longer before having what could be a far-reaching and transformational discussion.

Friday 8th of March 2019

You probably prefer to remove emotional boundaries within a love relationship but might need to define or redefine one or two at this time. This needn’t feel like a chore or something that enhances any feeling of restriction in your emotional world. It might be time to be clearer about a new set of romantic or relationship goals if previous ones aren’t helping to meet your emotional and physical needs. Be honest with yourself about what you want and make some tweaks to a current paradigm to bring it.

Aquarius tomorrow love horoscope:

Saturday 9th of March 2019

Whether you’re single or attached, you could be experiencing new intellectual, emotional and physical bonding now. Your curiosity about someone you’re seeing or where a relationship is heading could encourage you to push the boundaries of what has been safe or predictable until now. You could also experience powerful or profound emotions attached to what’s unfolding now. Even if this is due to experiencing something outside your romantic sphere, it could have a positive effect on your love life.

Your Daily Motivator for March 8: Worth your effort

Worth your effort

Misfortune is bad enough on its own. Don’t let it become an excuse for you to be less than your best.

Life is difficult enough already. Don’t make it ten times more difficult by getting aggravated at the difficulties.

Instead, see each difficulty as a reason to raise your expectations. As long as you have to deal with the difficulty, you definitely want to make it well worth your effort.

Sure, misfortune can serve as a perfectly reasonable and understandable excuse to sit back and do nothing for a while. Yet it can just as reasonably be the fire that ignites your passion and pushes you up into a higher level of achievement.

When you’ve experienced misfortune, you’ve already paid a costly price. Choose to get something good and valuable for the price you’ve paid.

Misfortune can motivate you in a way that nothing else can. Tap into that energy and call upon it to propel you in a positive direction of your choosing.

— Ralph Marston

Inspiration for the Day, March 8:

Looking At What We Don’t Want To See

BY MADISYN TAYLOR

The feelings that make us want to run away are buried treasure, full of energy and inspiration if we are willing to look.

It is one of life’s great paradoxes that the things we don’t want to look at in ourselves are the very things we need to look at in order to know ourselves better and to become more fully who we are. The feelings that make us want to run away are buried treasure full of energy and inspiration if we are willing to look. These feelings come in many forms, from strange images or snippets of information to recurring dreams and feelings that rise up seemingly without a reason. Whatever shape they come in, and no matter how scary they seem, these messengers bring the information we need in order to grow.

When we are tired of pushing something down, or trying to run away from it, a good first step is to write down what we think we are avoiding. Often this turns out to be only the surface of the issue or a symbol of something else. Expressing ourselves fully on paper is a safe way to begin exploring the murky territory of the unconscious. The coolness of the intellect can give us the distance we need to read what we have written and feel less afraid of it. It helps if we remember that no matter how dark or negative our thoughts or feelings may be, these are energies shared by all humanity. We are not alone in the dark, and all the gurus and teachers we admire had to go through their own unprocessed emotional territory in order to come out the other side brighter and wiser. This can give us the courage we need to open the treasure chest of what we have been avoiding.

Within the parts of ourselves that we don’t want to look at, there are emotions that need to be felt. Unfelt emotions are stuck energy, and when we leave emotions unprocessed, we deprive ourselves of access to that energy. When we feel strong enough, we can begin the process of feeling those emotions, on our own or with guidance from a spiritual counselor. It is through this work that the buried treasure of energy and inspiration will pour forth from our hearts, giving us the courage to look at all the parts of ourselves with insight and compassion.

Daily OM

Spirit Message of the Day – Let Blessings of Serenity Surround You

THE WHITE MAGICK WITCH
“There are times when our focus is on getting things done, and our energy, if it were a color, would be red, yellow, or orange. Sometimes we are growing or nurturing something, and our energy would be green. When we are in pain or mourning, we may say we’re feeling blue, but our energy would look black. If love is filling our lives then pink is the color of the day.”

“*Magick isn’t really colored, but colors are associated with magic and do have power. How do we use white *magick or energy? Many people associate it with peace, harmony, and healing. All of us have times in our lives when we need healing, be it physical, spiritual, mental, or emotional. Depending on the severity of your pain, the services of a professional may be called for, not an oracle. That said, there are cases where you can find healing, peace, and comfort on your own or from those close to you. Also, there are times when you will be called on to provide healing or to restore harmony.” Other times you may be called upon to provide emotional support for friends and loved ones.

“Our White Magick Witch represents the ability to heal and find the serenity that lives in all of us. She is draped in white and purple, the colors of spirituality, purity, and power. She wears a pentagram at her neck, a sign of the dominion of spirit over the earthly elements. Her white candles shine the light of peace and goodness against the darkness of discomfort and evil. Shimmery drops of light fall from her hair. The pale moths represent the transformative effects of healing power.”

MESSAGE FOR YOU
“You or someone you care about is in pain. This card brings with it the power and promise of healing and peace. However dark and uncomfortable it has been, a soothing, gentler time approaches. This card can also represent you in the role of healer or peacemaker. If you find yourself called to help someone else, answer that call. If you focus on the center of white *magick within your soul, you’ll be able to make a difference in someone’s life.”

HEALING WATERS
“If you are in need of some healing or peace-restoring *magick, here is a simple technique. Draw a warm, comfortable bath. Mix a few drops of lavender essential oil with two tablespoons of sweet almond oil, and add them to your bath. Light a purple and white candle (more, if you have them). As you relax in your bath, lie back and close your eyes. Visualize a soft white light filled with a soft, soothing scent and gentle music. Imagine it envelops you, gently supporting your body, casing your senses, quieting your mind. Stay in that safe, healing embrace for as long as you like –or until your bath water gets chilly.”

“To carry healing or peaceful energy with you, anoint a white ribbon with a drop of lavender as you say ‘Heal my body, feed my soul. Feeling healthy is my goal’ and tie the ribbon around your wrist or ankle.”

Today’s guidance is from Barbara Moore’s Enchanted Oracle and book called Destiny’s Portal with card Art by Jessica Galbreth. The author and artist reminds us to “shine brightly because *magickal energy is everywhere and available to everyone. Miracles happen. Deities hear and respond. Life is an amazing journey. Access and implement *magick into your life. Explore your connections to the past and to nature. Celebrate your glory and your uniqueness. Acknowledge your power. Be beautiful, and be kind.”

IN MY OWN WORDS
(THE SPIRITBLOGGER)
To me, *Magick is defined as the “High Art Of” and an active conscientious process of manifestation; which is the art of causing change in accordance with will. If we align our pure heart’s desire with our willingness and good intentions (with no negative thoughts or ill will towards the self or others), aimed only at our personal self, we can expend spiritual energy to visualize the specific changes we wish to see and then fully release it; thus working to make it manifest into our life and part of our reality. This involves setting an expectation with the universe by using faith, trust, confidence, and positive thinking without attachment to specific results, outcomes, and means, but rather focus for being open to infinite possibilities and believing the universe is capable of providing; once you deem yourself ready to receive its blessings. Expect a miracle.

—SpiritBlogger’s Blog

Daily Cosmic Calendar for March 8, 2019

COSMIC CALENDAR

MARCH 8, 2019

Breathe a temporary sigh of relief after 72 hours of cosmic hocus-pocus. Strengthen your leadership credentials and assertive nature as the moon in Aries forms a supportive, 60-degree alliance with Venus in Aquarius (4:30 a.m.). Comfort needy children and elders in your family circle as the moon trines Ceres in fire signs (10:42 a.m.).

Your capabilities as a savvy entrepreneur are greatly enhanced throughout the day—courtesy of a constructive, 60-degree rapport between the sun in Pisces and Saturn in Capricorn (11:11 p.m.). Cautionary impulses overnight make sense as the lunar orb approaches squares with Saturn and Pluto (forming exactly at 12:45 a.m. and 8:57 a.m. tomorrow, respectively).

[Note to readers: All times are calculated as Pacific Standard Time. Be sure to adjust all times according to your own local time so the alignments noted above will be exact for your location.]

Astrology.com

Calendar of the Moon for Friday, March 8

Calendar of the Moon
4 Fearn/Elaphebolion

Alder Tree Month

Color: Crimson
Element: Fire
Altar: Upon cloth of crimson set a flaming brazier filled with charcoal and incense.
Offerings: Purification. Write what has been dragging your down, and place it in the fire.
Daily Meal: Hot, nourishing food.

Fearn Invocation

Call: Now is the time of the warming of Earth.
Response: Now is the time of the Sun’s first warmth.
Call: Now is the time when the waters of Spring are banished.
Response: Now is the time when fire dries the flood.
Call: Now is the time when the heat rises within us.
Response: Now is the time when our tears are dried.
Call: Now is the time when our inner floods give way.
Response: Now is the time when our inner fields are greening.
Call: Like the birds who build their nests in the Spring….
Response: Like the creatures of the woods who brave the open fields…
Call: As they brave the world….
Response: So we now brave the world.
Call: As they seek sustenance of the body….
Response: So we seek sustenance of the soul.
Call: As they are driven forth by need and the cycle of life…..
Response: So we are driven forth by need and the cycle of life.
Call: No house can contain our souls….
Response: As no house contains the foundation on which it is built.
Call: We will be the piles that lift the house from the water….
Response: And we will lift our spirits from the winter’s flood.
Call: We will be the island in the river….
Response: The islands where the future is told…
Call: And we will see that future running like the current….
Response: Knowing not where it will lead….
Call: Save by the grace of the gods.
Response: Save by the grace of the Gods.

Chant:
We gather at the river
We bring fire to the water
Our fire burns within us
The river parts before us

[Pagan Book of Hours]

Calendar of the Sun for Friday, March 8

Calendar of the Sun

Media Hiems

Color: White and grey
Element: Earth
Altar: Set out a cloth of white and grey, a vase of bare branches, a single grey candle, a pitcher of melted snow or rainwater, pots of earth, and seeds to be sown and nurtured in the greenhouse.
Offering: Seeds, preferably saved from the year before.
Daily Meal: Vegetarian.

Media Hiems Invocation

Earth that lies asleep
Waiting for the touch of the Sun
To grow in strength and light
And awaken thee to life,
We warm thee with our breath,
We prepare thee with our hands,
We plant thee with our hopes,
We await thy awakening
With faith in the coming of Spring.

Chant:
Breath warms thee
Hands prepare thee
Hope sows thee
Sun awaken thee.

(All take seeds and plant them in the pots of earth, water them, and breathe onto them, visualizing the seeds awakening and growing. The remainder of the water is poured out as a libation to the Earth. The pots are then taken to the greenhouse in procession to be nurtured until planting time.)

[Pagan Book of Hours]

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