Calendar of the Moon

Ash Tree Month

Color: Pale Blue
Elements: Water and air
Altar: On a cloth of pale blue set a great bowl of salt water in which are set many shells and stones, a shell full of salt, incense, and the figures of sea-birds and fishes.
Offerings: Wash something clean, or air it out.
Daily Meal: Either fish or seafood, or poultry.

Nion/Anthesterion Invocation

Call: Now is the time of wind and water.
Response: Now is the time of sea and sky.
Call: Now is the time of the Gods of weather.
Response: Now is the time of the great waves.
Call: Now is the time of terrible flooding.
Response: Now is the time of needed rain.
Call: Now is the time of battering gales.
Response: Now is the time of winds of change.
Call: Now is the time of fear of change.
Response: Now, and always, change will win.
Call: The wild winds disturb our dreams.
Response: The wild winds awake our minds.
Call: The heavy rains flood our hearts.
Response: The heavy rains water our future.
Call: The sea will sweep us away.
Response: The sea will bear us up.
Call: The sea is cold and unending.
Response: The sea is the source of life.
Call: We are ships on the lost expanse of the ocean.
Response: We are winds that call to one another.
Call: We will brave the wind and water.
Response: We will bring together mind and heart.
Call: We will come home safely after wandering.
Response: We will anchor safely after our journeys.
Call: We will come through wind and water!
Response: We will come through wind and water!
(Repeat last two lines twice more.)

Chant:
We will come through wind and water
We will come through sea and sky

[Pagan Book of Hours]

MARCH IS A MONTH OF LIBERATION

• OLIVIA PEPPER

It is the end of the winter and as above, so below. As the northern hemisphere thaws, the motion of the cosmos also becomes more fluid, nebulous, and dramatically transitional.

The month kicks off big, with Venus in Capricorn squaring Uranus in Aries at the anaretic degree of each sign. This tense and potentially disruptive square affects intimate partnerships, financial agreements and anywhere we are cultivating abundance—but the disruption is necessary and provides us with a more clear-eyed path as we forge ahead.

Immediately after making this aspect, Venus transits into Aquarius and becomes the dazzling hyper-queer sexy android version of herself, moving collective ideals of love and sex toward excitingly futuristic and potent horizons. Queers to the front! When Venus moves through Aquarius, it is always a thrilling opportunity to reevaluate your sexuality and all of your means of attraction to be certain they are authentic to your truest self. In other words, Venus in Aquarius is an invitation to bring your eccentricity to the forefront—to come out of the closet, as it were. Even if you don’t identify as queer, Venus in Aquarius is liberating and unusual.

Mercury is spending more time in Pisces than it usually spends in any sign, and the fleet-footed messenger is considered debilitated in the sign of the Fishes. All the Piscean 12th-house dissolution energy confuses and confounds Mercury, who splutters and sinks into the murky poetic depths. Mercury’s retrograde motion surely adds to the blurriness of this transit and dominates much of March’s mood. The retrograde officially kicks off on March 5th, but we are already in the shadow period. Keep in mind, Mercury stays in Pisces all month long, so all mercurial affairs (communications, technology, commerce, among many others) are seen through the underwater lens of Pisces.

March 6 brings a new moon in dreamy, ethereal Pisces and Uranusstationing firmly into Taurus, reinvoking issues that were shaken up by its initial movement into Taurus last May. This is a major transit that will have global effects, especially on issues ruled by Taurus. Over the next seven years, we should expect colossal shifts in beauty standards, materialism, environmental consciousness, and global finance. The powerful new moon lends us the ability to center our thoughts on futurist ideals and be a part of innovation that will lead the way to a better world.

What do the stars have in store for you this year?

March 14 is arguably the height of Mercury retrograde’s shenanigans when the sun catches up to Mercury and Mercury is cazimi, or conjunct the sun. The Pisces energy will be very pronounced on this day; best to dedicate your energies to creative, dreamy pursuits rather than anything concrete or technical.

March 20 finds the sun entering Aries and spring officially begins in the northern hemisphere. A ripe and lush full moon in Libra follows, shining a healing and harmonious light on ideals we are committed to. There is an invitation to recognize the beauty in our bonds, in our agreements. Intentions set at this time are likely to flourish, but because Mercury is retrograde in watery Pisces, avoid making specific demands of the universe or being narrow-minded in manifestation work. Focus on the greater good rather than a particular expectation or outcome.

March 26 Venus enters Pisces, where she is exalted. Our sympathies are heightened, compassion becomes more possible. With this dreamy transit, the world thrums with more romance, sentiment, and nostalgia. On the same day, Mercury goes direct, alleviating some of the fog.

Finally, right at curtain call, on the last day of the month, Mars makes an ingress into Gemini, diversifying our ambitions and opening us up to new possibilities and diverse outcomes for our best-laid plans. We now have an opportunity to infuse our actions with shimmering intellect and to engage in playful contemplation of many angles. With Mercury in Pisces and Mars in Gemini creating a bit of creative tension, we may as well embrace the possibilities and try something new.

–Astrology.com

COSMIC CALENDAR

• FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Whenever the moon is traveling through the last earth sign of the zodiac, the higher Capricorn energies can lead toward reaching the executive penthouse of your professional aims. While the lunar orb does make a harmonious trine with action-oriented Mars in Taurus (6:27 p.m.) and a supportive, 60-degree liaison with the illuminating sun in Pisces (7:11 p.m.), a trio of celestial party-crashers attempt to block your forward progress.

The sun forming a square and Mars making an off-kilter, 150-degree link to usually nurturing Ceres (3:10 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., respectively) materialize as frustration-builders while Venus square Pallas (1:39 p.m.) puts a temporary crimp in your problem-solving abilities. Anticipate a bold start to March on Friday when Venus enters Aquarius and contacts Uranus and Chiron while the moon attempts to mellow out the coarser natures of Saturn and Pluto by uniting with them in Capricorn.

[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.]

Copyright 2018 Mark Lerner & Great Bear Enterprises, Ltd. 

Astrology.com

March 2019 Ascension Energies – Creative Flow

a message from Jamye Price

The accompanying video to this article can be found here.

February Review

As we’ve been moving through this Year of Freedom, we are intensifying our lightbody upgrade with January’s Patient Potential, which creates an open, relaxed energetic structure. That offers greater flow as the Peace that Passes All Understanding, connects new understanding. February’s energy of Power Vision strengthened the lightbody to create more focus, clarity and determination within. As we move into March, we are energizing our lightbody to amplify our impact into our lives.

February had an interesting flow. In many ways it felt quick and smooth, as details often settled in the unconscious to be accessed at the appropriate time. This resulted in quite a few ah-ha moments interspersed in a quick clearings and readjustments. February’s spiraling of time was offering us the strength of focus within constant movement. The balance of stillness (January) and movement (March).

Creative March

The energy I was shown for March is Creative Flow. I was shown that we are energizing our lightbody to sustain our powerful flow of Love as our spiraling energy amplifies our creative expression within/without/within/without. The breath of life is flowing to you, through you and from you. Breathe life in deeply and exhale your infinite Love into your world.

I was also shown a braid—three strands becoming one pattern of life woven together. If you look at a braid and knew nothing of how to braid, it is not obvious that there are three strands weaving together. As they become one pattern, the origin becomes blended into new form.

This mimics your polarity integration of the duality experience. You are weaving opposites together, the proton and electron of potential form, weaving through you. You are the third strand, connecting two opposites together through your inner choice and your external actions. You are creation, marching forward through linear time.

You are the future, creating in this present moment, the invisible forming within. The future is offered to you now. What will you weave with it?

Freedom March

As you bless this March with your powerful Love, you may not yet see the creation. This is the continuation of the February energy of the power of your vision and envisioning your power—the reflection.

Own your power to create.

Your freedom is an inside job. Your true freedom is within you, where your stillness has the imperceptible movement to touch All. It’s invisible, it flows through your inner vision, February’s preparation. You choose to let it flow – March (is) on. Own your power to create.

You don’t have the power to control unless you can suppress another into compliance. That’s so old paradigm, and unsustainable through the movement of Time. Life will consume that. Or you can transform that. Love’s opportunity is the powerful passive force connecting opposites into new form. That connection, like your Love, begins within you.

In Summary

March will be asking you to create, to connect, to change. What will you have to change in order to hold the space of potential within you? What strand of Love will you connect, to weave into the fabric of your life? What future will you create as the present story unfolds? Hold the power of your vision. Relax into a peaceful stillness. Weave your invisible strand of Love into your life, creating the new. Own your power to create.

Copyright: © 2005-2019 Jamye Price www.jamyeprice.com All Rights Reserved. You are free to share this work for non-commercial use in complete and unedited form with this copyright information displayed in its entirety.

The Oddest Month of the Year Comes To An End

The Sky This Week from February 28 to March 3

The Daily Sun & Moon Almanac for Thursday, February 28

The Sun

Sun Direction:134.24° SE↑

Sun Altitude:33.07°

Sun Distance:92.081 million mi

Next Equinox:Mar 20, 2019 4:58 pm (Vernal)

Sunrise Today:6:27 am↑ 99° East

Sunset Today:5:47 pm↑ 261° West

The Moon

Moon Direction:210.42° SSW↑

Moon Altitude:24.40°

Moon Distance:248476 mi

Next New Moon:Mar 6, 201910:03 am

Next Full Moon:Mar 20, 20198:42 pm

Next Moonset: Today 12:36 pm

Current Moon Phase: Waning Crescent

Illumination: 29.2%

–timeanddate.com

February 29 would mark….

The Beginning of the Salem Witch Trials

On this date in the year 1692, Abigail Williams and Ann Putnam, two young girls from Salem Village, Massachusetts, accused three local women of using the black arts of Witchcraft to torment and bewitch them. On the following day, Sarah Good, Sarah Osburne, and a West African slave named Tituba were arrested, marking the beginning of the infamous Salem Witch Trials of 1692. By the end of the year, when the trials were finally brought to a close, over 200 women and men had been arrested and jailed, 19 had been hanged at Gallows Hill, and one man had been pressed to death.

–The Wicca Book of Days

Gerina Dunwich

Pagan Events of Interest for February 28

In ancient times, a Chaldean Sabbat known as the Sabbatu was celebrated each year on this date. On this day of the year, the Earth-Goddesses Ceres, Demeter, Gaia, Ge, and Mauri are honored by many Pagans and Wiccans around the world. Also honored annually on this day is the ancient Pagan deity Zamyaz, who was worshipped and offered sacrifices by the ancient Chaldeans and Persians.

–The Wicca Book of Days

Gerina Dunwich,

Today’s Historical Events for February 28

• 202 BC Coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place, initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty’s rule over China
• 364 Valentinian I becomes Roman Emperor
• 870 8th Ecumenical council ends in Constantinople
• 1570 Anti-Portuguese uprising on Ternate, Moluccas
• 1638 Scottish Presbyterians sign National Convent, Greyfriars, Edinburgh
• 1646 Roger Scott tried in Massachusetts for sleeping in church
• 1653 -Mar 3] 3 Day Sea battle English beat Dutch
• 1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands
• 1700 Today is followed by March 1 in Sweden, thus creating the Swedish calendar
• 1704 Frenchman Elias Neau opens a school for blacks in NYC
• 1704 Indians attack Deerfield, Mass, kill 40, kidnap 100
• 1708 Slave revolt in Newton, Long Island NY results in 11 deaths
• 1710 In the Battle of Helsingborg, 14,000 Danish invaders under Jørgen Rantzau are decisively defeated by an equally sized Swedish force under Magnus Stenbock

–Onthisday

Tooth Fairy Day

At one time or another, all of us have been visited by the tooth fairy. So, it should come as no surprise that somewhere along the line, Tooth Fairy Day was born. The tooth fairy herself (or himself; as the verdict is still out on whether this spirit is male or female) has been around since at least the Middle Ages although the exact origins are still unknown. In fact, the fairy may have just been a means to calm a child that was undergoing the strange experience of losing a tooth (after all, we have all been there).

Still, Tooth Fairy day is a date that is designed to pay homage to this generous spirit that is known to leave treats or coins underneath our pillow. Interestingly enough, the exact date of celebration is under conjecture; some claiming it falls in February while others state that it is held in August. This actually makes a bit of sense, for we have yet to find a way to leave a coin or a snack for the fairy, as we are not even sure if she (or he) has a pillow!

–daysoftheyear.com

Venus Square Uranus 1 March 2019

Venus square Uranus natal gives an interesting love life. Issues involving commitment in close relationships can stem from a strong need for personal independence. You are not bound by the traditional societal or moral standards which apply to marriage and intimate relationships in general.

It is not only this need for freedom, but also a need for simulation and excitement that can cause instability in your relationships. Stimulation and excitement go hand in hand with change, the prime keyword of Uranus. In the words of the American novelist Toni Morrison:

In order to be as free as I possibly can, in my own imagination, I can’t take positions that are closed. [wiki]

Although talking about her attitude toward feminism, this need for freedom mainly affects love relationships but also applies to your values and beliefs. Venus rules love, money, and how you rate, or value yourself. To maintain a healthy self-image, or to truly love yourself, you must express the spontaneous, electric nature of Uranus.

Initially, you may have a tendency to try to fit in, or live up to the expectation of family and friends. However, dull friends or a boring lover would cramp your style. You don’t like being tied down or being smothered by love. Enduring such a relationship would result from, or cause, a poor self-image. You would react to this by lashing out or doing something unexpected, like packing up your gear and walking out the door.

There is, however, a compromise available between living alone and being in an unhappy relationship. Although you don’t want to attract disloyal or overly eccentric partners, you can find someone who is open-minded, unorthodox or exciting like yourself.

The ideal relationship  is one in which both partners are able to express their uniqueness and enjoy freedom. Experimentation in the bedroom would provide the extra stimulation needed to remain satisfied and content over the longer term. Testing and challenging the rules of sexuality and relationship dynamics would also provide the thrills and excitement you desire.

This aspect can signify popularity, unique or stunning beauty and personal charm, plus great imagination and creativity. Just as relationships can start and end in a flash, you may experience some dramatic ups and down with your finances. Impulsiveness makes you fun to be around but can play havoc with your love life and savings.

Venus Square Uranus Transit

Venus square Uranus transit can challenge the stability of love relationships through unexpected urges or events. An increased need for freedom and excitement can test your patience with a love one or lead to wandering eyes. If you have been feeling smothered, confined or bored, then you may lash out in anger or through some other destructive behavior.

A healthy relationship will face no major drama, especially with an open-minded partner. Experimentation in the bedroom would satisfy your need to increased stimulation. The more demanding or conservative you partner, then the more likely you are to stir up trouble or have an affair.

I you try to resist the urge for change and excitement, and bottle this spontaneous energy up, then it is likely that you partner will express this energy through some unexpected and sudden action. Entertainment, amusement and novelties will suffice if you are not the daring type.

Singles may be attracted to exciting or eccentric people. Those who seem like a risk or are from a different cultural or ethnic background. New romance is possible but it would more likely be a brief relationship unless other longer term transits indicated otherwise.

Care needs to be taken when shopping, as you are more likely to impulse buy and spend too much and unnecessary items.

Venus Square Uranus Celebrities

Toni Morrison 0°06′, Tony Blair 0°15′, Joseph McCarthy 0°33′, Roy Castle 0°36′, Angelina Jolie 0°38′, Tracy Caulkins 0°42′, Kitty Kelley 0°43′, Jean-Claude Van Damme 0°50′, Amal Clooney 0°51′, Carl Lewis 0°52′, Prince 0°56′, Princess Diana of Wales 1°03′, Russell Brand 1°25′, Henry Ford 1°27′, Pope Francis I 1°40′, Elvis Presley 1°52′.

Venus Square Uranus Dates

Current Planetary Aspects for the Month of March

01 Mar, 07:31 am – Venus square Uranus
05 Mar, 01:18 pm – Mercury Retrograde 29 ♓ 38
06 Mar, 11:03 am – New Moon 15 ♓ 47
06 Mar, 07:59 pm – Sun conjunct Neptune 16 ♓ 09
09 Mar, 02:10 am – Sun sextile Saturn
10 Mar, 12:19 pm – Mars sextile Neptune
13 Mar, 10:29 am – Sun sextile Pluto
13 Mar, 09:29 pm – Sun square Jupiter
14 Mar, 06:02 am – Mars trine Saturn
14 Mar, 06:26 am – 1st Quarter Moon 23 ♊ 33
14 Mar, 09:47 pm – Sun conjunct Mercury 24 ♓ 11
15 Mar, 07:16 pm – Mercury square Jupiter
16 Mar, 09:08 am – Mercury sextile Pluto
17 Mar, 11:23 pm – Mercury sextile Mars
20 Mar, 07:41 am – Mars trine Pluto
20 Mar, 10:26 am – Mercury sextile Saturn
20 Mar, 09:42 pm – Full Moon 00 ♎ 09
21 Mar, 04:07 am – Venus square Mars
21 Mar, 10:16 am – Venus sextile Jupiter
24 Mar, 01:27 pm – Mercury conjunct Neptune 16 ♓ 49
27 Mar, 12:45 pm – Venus sextile Uranus
28 Mar, 00:09 am – 3rd Quarter Moon 07 ♑ 11
28 Mar, 09:58 am – Mercury Direct 16 ♓ 05

Current Planetary Positions
February 28, 2019