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Spell for Today – 3 To have Someone Call You Spells

 

To Have Someone Call You

Put a glass of water in the middle of your altar. Pour two or three teaspoons of salt into your dominant hand, and use it to make 3 equal armed crosses over the glass allowing some salt to fall into the water while doing this chant:

Hear me, call me get in touch
We need to talk please hurry rush

Expect to hear from the person by the time the water evaporates.

 

 

Another Spell To Have Someone Call You

Firmly push a needle into the center of a yellow un-anointed candle until the eye is flush with the candle. Inscribe the persons name onto the candle using your athame or a pin, light the wick. The person will usually call before the candle burns halfway down.

 

 

The Phone Charm

Take a piece of fine writing paper, inscribe the person’s name twice in a circle to make the ends meet. As you do this concentrate on their face and your desire for them to call you, then while still concentrating put a needle through the circle then place the charm by the phone. In either 5 minutes or 5 days your call will come, depending on how much energy you put into it!

Source

Cottage Witch, Natural Magick for Hearth & Home
Ellen Dugan

Some of the Witchcraft/Magickal Correspondence for Wednesday

From flyingthehedge.com

Wednesday
This day of the week gets its name from Woden’s Day, an Old English name. It is a direct translation of the Latin term mercurri dies, “day of Mercury.” When they translated the day, they changed to god Mercury to a local god, Woden, so people would understand. This is a great day to work on communications, thought, wisdom, self-expression, and the arts. Also a good day for divination.
Color: Purple, orange
Planet: Mercury
Deities: Odin, Woden, Hermes, Mercury, Athena, Lugh
Crystals: Adventuine, agate
Herbs: Aspen, lilies, lavender, fern
Associations: Business, communication, debt, the arts, transportation, fortune, chance, creativity

From learnreligions.com

Wednesday is named for Woden himself, although the Romans called it dies Mercurii. This is a day associated with the color purple, the planet Mercury, and the metal quicksilver—which is also called mercury. See a pattern here?

When it comes to deities… yes, Mercury! However, there are a few other gods associated with Wednesday, including Odin and Hermes, Athena, and Lugh. Gemstones like adventurine and agate come in handy as well, as do plants such as aspen trees, lilies, lavender, and even ferns.

Business and job-related issues, communication, loss and debt, traveling, and journeys are all tied into Wednesday. This is a good day to do a working to open up lines of communication—especially if your actions are preventing you from being an effective speaker or listener. Go someplace new or return to an old favorite stomping ground, step up your game, and settle up your accounts.

Goddess Of The Day – Hexe

Hexe

Saint Hildegard Dies

 

Themes: Health, Banishing:Magic

Symbols: Healing Herbs and Charms

 

About Hexe: This ancient Germanic witch’s goddess rules over health, banishing curses and teaching

people the effective use of spells, charms and other mystical procedure for improving well being, Thus

we come by the old phrase “hex doctor”.

 

To Do Today: Living in the 1100’s St Hildegard was a renowned Benedictine nun living in Bingen and

ministering to people with herbal preparations received in visions. Many of these had magical overtone,

perhaps guided by Hexe’s influence. In any case, today’s theme is learning the art of weaving, “Hexes”

for physical, mental and spiritual health.

 

On the physical level take a natural object like a cut potato and rub it against an inflicted area. Bury the

potato to “bury” the malady and decompose it. Or carry a jet stone to absorb the problem, then cleanse

the rock in saltwater to wash the bas energy away. For mental well being, enjoy a soothing cup of mint

tea stirred countercockwise so tensions and negativity will wane. Or, carry a flourite stone with you

throughout the day to strengthen your mental powers. For spiritual health, sprinkle nutmeg-laden water

clockwise throughout your aura to empower your physic self. Or, carry a lapis or amethyst stone to draw

goddess centered thinking and action into your day.

 

 

By Patricia Telesco

Goddess of the Day – Aphrodite

Aphrodite

Greek goddess of love and beauty

By deTraci Regula, About.com Guide

Aphrodite

From ‘The Dictionary of Classical Antiquities’

Aphrodite’s Appearance:Aphrodite is a gorgeous, perfect, eternally young woman with a beautiful body.Aphrodite’s Symbol or Attribute:Her Girdle, which has magical powers to compel love.

Strengths:Potent sexual attractiveness, dazzling beauty.

Weaknesses:A bit stuck on herself, but with a perfect face and body, who can blame her?

Aphrodite’s Parents: One genealogy gives her parents as Zeus, King of the Gods, and Dione, an early earth/mother goddess. More commonly, she was believed to be born of the foam in the sea which bubbled around the severed member of Ouranos when Kronos slew him.

Aphrodite’s Birthplace: Rising from the foam off of the islands of Cyprus or Kythira. Milos, where the famed Venus de Milo was found, is also associated with her in modern times.

Aprhodite’s Husband:Hephaestus, the lame smith-god. Also associated with Ares, god of War.

Children: Eros, a Cupid-like figure.

Some Major Temple Sites of Aphrodite: Kythira, an island she visited; Cyprus.

Basic Story: Aphrodite rises from the foam of the waves of the sea, enchanting anyone who sees her and inciting feelings of love and lust wherever she goes. She is a contender in the story of the Golden Apples, when Paris chooses her as the fairest of the three goddesses (the others were Hera and Athena) and Aphrodite decides to “reward” him for giving her the Golden Apple (the prototype of most modern awards) by giving him the love of Helen of Troy, something of a mixed blessing that led to the Trojan War.

Interesting Fact: The island of Cyprus has many places believed to have been enjoyed by Aphrodite when she was on earth. Recently, the Cypriots have revived a tourist-friendly version of some of Aphrodite’s festivals at the town of Paphos.

Crystal, Gems, and Stones Meanings and Magickal Usage – 5 Way to Recharge Your Crystals – Printable

c. 2018

Flower Meaning, Symbol and Spiritual Meaning

Hibiscus Flower Meanings & Symbolism + Hibiscus Planting, Care & Uses from Uniguide.com

Hibiscus flower meanings include ephemeral beauty, romantic love and passion, friendship, hospitality, and joy. The quintessential tropical flower, the hibiscus originated in Asia and then made its way to other warm places around the world, including Polynesia, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, Florida, and the Caribbean. Not only are hibiscus flowers considered beautiful, they have significant spiritual meanings in many cultures.

In this post, we’ll explore all aspects of hibiscus symbolism and meaning, including hibiscus spiritual and color meaning. In addition, I’ll provide some information on growing hibiscus plants, their care, and uses.

March 22 – Divination Journal – Part 1

Tarot Cards

Today there will only be the GENERAL Tarot Card because I will be working. Tomorrow I Will return with all four of the Tarot Card Readings.

Today’s Tarot Card Reading come from The English Magic Tarot by Rex Van Ryn, Steve Dooley and Andy Letcher Copyright 2015 (The unfamiliar terms used with this deck is in England’s English)

General

The Star – Major Arcana

Description: Sir Isaac Newton stands amidst the heavens, He holds a prism that splits starlight into a rainbow. Planets wheel about him.

Interpretation: The Star representsa hope. We have always looked to the heavens for portents and omens, the Star in the East. Astrologers the world over have sought to understand the influence of the planets on our mundane lives. Renaissance natural magic consisted largely of the attempt to draw down benign astral influences from the heavenly spheres.

We now know what our ancestors did not; that starlight has travelled countless light-years to get here. To see starlight is to see back into the endless depths of the ancient past. Moreover, every element from the periodic table that makes up the world around us was forged in a star. We are quite literally stardust. I find all of this beautiful, mysterious, and profoundly hopeful. No wonder that magical consciousness, the statement fall into when we do magic, is sometimes called starlight consciousness.

Our card shows Sir Isaac Newton, the great English physicist, splitting light with his famous prisms. His fame as a scientist now obscures the that he spent much of his life studying alchemy. So although he’s here doing science, splitting the world into it’s constituent parts, he’s also reaching out to try and understand the greater mysteries. He seems on the Brinkman knowing. His body is filled with hope.

Reading: The atar suggests you’ve everybreason to feel quite hopeful. Perhaps the greater mysteries lie within your grasp. If reversed,then you may well have a done hope or fallen into a state of despair. Allow yourself to be touched by starlight, literly or metaphorically. It will remind you to wonder.

Rune

From The Rune Site

Berkana

Sound: “b”
Stands for: Birch Tree (or Birch Twig)
Color: White (Blue)
Casting meaning: Like the birch tree coming to life from a seed planted in the earth, Berkana represents a new beginning and is also a powerful birth rune.

Witches’ Rune

From summergoddess.wordpress.com

ROMANCE

The Romance Rune suggests a great desire surfacing in your life or becoming infatuated with a person different from the people you normally associate with.

Turning up this stone indicates being drawn into situations or affairs that defy reason or being drawn away by forces outside of your control.

This stone carries with it forces that drive us beyond our usual good sense.

It indicates good luck in the short term as it denoted getting fired up by daring new plans and options.

It can also indicate becoming obsessed about an idea.

Ogham

From learnreligions.com

NION/NIN

N is for Nion, sometimes called Nuin, which is connected to the Ash tree. Ash is one of three trees which were sacred to the Druids (Ash, Oak and Thorn), and connects the inner self to the outer worlds. This is a symbol of connections and creativity, and transitions between the worlds.

In Norse legend, Yggdrasil, the World Tree, is an Ash. Its roots grew down far into the Underworld, and its branches reached all the way up into the heavens. Odin hung himself from the tree for nine days as a sacrifice. Ash also features prominently in the Irish myth cycles, and is often depicted growing beside a well or pool of wisdom.

Nion Correspondences

Mundane Aspects: Remember that for every action, there is a consequence, and these effect not only ourselves but others as well. What we do in our life will carry into the future and possibly even beyond. Every one of our words and deeds has some sort of impact.

Magical Aspects: The Universe is like a giant web. Strands bind us all together, either closely or at a distance. We are all connected in one way or another, so it is important to find harmony between the spiritual realm and the physical, and between all living beings. Endeavor to live a spiritual life that considers the needs of the natural world around you.

 

March 22, 2023 Birthday Horoscope

May the next year of your life be more positive than the past year! 

Click here to read anyone’s birthday horoscope from sunsigns.org

IF YOUR BIRTHDAY IS March 22, you are a fun loving person that never meets a stranger. Your zodiac sign is Aries and you are impulsive, vibrant, and passionate. Although you are a bit high strung, you have a way to bring people together.

Yes, people are drawn to you, Aries because you know how to make a person feel special. Your birthday characteristics show you to be intuitive and you know what to say in certain situations to change people’s attitudes and this is what makes those born on this day special.

The negative side of 22 March birthday personality trait is that you can be an awesome team leader but not a team player. Most of the time, you have your own ideas and have trouble following directions.

This is not good for those of you born on March 22. It can cause conflicts between you and your friends or family, co-workers and your boss.

Mainly, what you desire is security across the board but you cannot seem to get those relationships right. With friends, you can be a bit wishy-washy. Today, you can be friends but tomorrow, you may not be!

What in the world is happening, Aries? You cannot treat people as if they are dolls. You cannot take them off the shelf when it is convenient for you. Friendships just do not work that way. Work on this, as you would not want it done to you.

The 22 March birthday horoscope predicts that as an Aries, you are subject to romantic relationships that give you security. You like to be with someone who mirrors your aspirations.

Someone who can keep your ego on an even keel but this is hard to do, Aries. You love the attention and those like you, get their share and it can sometimes, make you jealous. Oh, you are so confusing.

If today is your birthday, you are a workaholic and risk-taker. You need to concentrate on professions that will distinguish yourself as an activist. You have high expectations and need to make calculated efforts to ensure success with unlimited potential.

Arians, take it one step at a time… crossing off each goal as they are completed. You see the big picture and strive to be financially and personally content with your life. You can excel at anything you do when it comes to your profession.
As the March 22nd birthday astrology predicts, you have positive energy but can be quite moody. Aries people are likely to have health problems relating to the nerves or will suffer with sinus issues, skin rashes, and gum disease.

Some of you will be accident prone leading to head injuries. Did you know that some say that the mole or birthmark on your face has a certain meaning? Most of you born on this day will have this mark.

Arians love company as you bring out the best in people. You are fun to be around. While this is true, you have a tendency to take friendships for granted. One day you guys are cool and the next, you are not speaking.

Aries zodiac birthday March 22nd, have trouble following. You cannot take orders and have a hard time following the script. You can be moody but you will make a great leader.

See: Famous Celebrities Born On March 22

This Day That Year – March 22 In History

1790 – US Secretary Thomas Jefferson appointed under President Washington
1861 – Marks the first chartered nursing school in the US
1873 – Puerto Rico – slavery abolished
1954 – Southfield, MI – first shopping mall opened

March 22  Mesha Rashi (Vedic Moon Sign)
March 22 Chinese Zodiac DRAGON

March 22 Birthday Planet

Your ruling planet is Neptune that symbolizes imagination, fantasies, compassion, and spirituality.
Your ruling planet is Mars that stands for authority, command, expression, and sexuality.

March 22 Birthday Symbols

The Ram Are The Symbol For The Aries Star Sign
The Two Fishes Are The Symbol For The Pisces Zodiac Sign

March 22 Birthday Tarot Card

Your Birthday Tarot Card is The Fool. This card symbolizes new journeys, time to begin new ventures, projects and relationships. The Minor Arcana cards are Two of Wands and Queen of Wands

March 22 Birthday Compatibility

You are most compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Capricorn: This can be a truly passionate and fiery relationship.
You are not compatible with people born under Zodiac Sign Virgo: This will be a hot and cold match.

See Also:

March 22 Lucky Numbers

Number 4 – This number signifies strength, obedience, trustworthiness, and loyalty.
Number 7 – This is an intellectual number of a person who seeks knowledge and holds no value for money.

Read about: Birthday Numerology

Lucky Colors For March 22 Birthday

Red: This color stands for love, willpower, passion, and excitement.
Purple: This is a stable color that stands for wisdom, creative, pride and spiritual awakening.

Lucky Days For March 22 Birthday

Tuesday – This is the day of planet Mars that stands for authority, energy, rashness, and pursuit.
Sunday – This is the day of  Sun that stands for mastery, leader, energy, and vitality.

March 22 Birthstone Diamond

Your lucky gemstone is Diamond that can be used for emotional healing and chakra balancing.

Ideal Zodiac Birthday Gifts For People Born On The 22nd Of March:

A How-to book on their favorite subject for the man and a new set of kitchen knives for the woman.

March 22, 2023 Daily Horoscopes

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Moon Alert

There are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The Moon is in Aries.

Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today the Moon is in your sign lined up with lucky Jupiter, which makes you feel happy and generous to others. You feel courageous and confident! It’s good to know that today you will get what you give, especially in terms of kindness, friendship and nurturing support.

Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Your idealism is aroused today, which will make you have a greater concern for the deeper aspects of life. Some of you will experience metaphysical or spiritual insights or some kind of an epiphany. You will think with your heart today rather than your mind.

Gemini (May 21-June 20)

This is a fabulous day to enjoy the company of others, especially warm friendships. You will enjoy making contact with your bestie. You will also enjoy interactions with clubs, groups, organizations, conventions and conferences. You will love dealing with large groups!

Cancer (June 21-July 22)

You make a fabulous impression on others today, which in fact, you have been doing all week. Today however, you’re over-the-top! Everyone sees you as successful, generous and capable of doing whatever you want. Expect others to approach you to help them.

Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Your desire to travel, learn and seek adventure (especially in new places) has been growing this week; and today, it culminates in a strong need to do something that expands your world. You feel good about yourself and good about your future. You’re up for anything!

Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

So far, this week has been a beneficial time for you in terms of shared property, getting funding or money from others, or asking for favours. Today is the culmination of this energy, which means it’s the perfect day to ask for a loan or mortgage. It’s also a perfect day to ask for help from anyone!

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

It will be encouraging for you to know that the next several months are favourable for all your closest relationships and partnerships. In particular, you will feel this dynamic taking place today. Enjoy fun times with those who are closest to you.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Work-related travel might occur for many of you today. This is also the perfect day to get a raise, or praise, or a promotion. If you feel unappreciated where you are, then look for another job because you will be lucky in finding what you want.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

You are a sign that likes to party hard and work hard. Today is a classic example of this. If you work in the entertainment world or the hospitality industry, you will work hard and successfully so. In any case, this is a wonderful, fun-loving day to party! Enjoy!

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Many of you can see that you will improve your living circumstances or where you live or your home in some way. You might do this by renovating or repairing where you live or you might move. Today you have marvellous opportunities to set these wheels in motion. Great day to entertain at home as well!

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today your optimism knows no bounds. You feel confident, fearless and eager to seize your future. For many of you, it feels like a heavy weight is being lifted from your shoulders. And you’re right – it is. Thank goodness!

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

This is a year when you can get richer. You will feel more affluent. Today is one of the reasons these feelings will manifest for you this year. Look for ways to boost your income or get a better paying job. Everything’s coming up roses for you! The key is to believe in yourself!

If Your Birthday Is Today

Actor William Shatner (1931) shares your birthday today. You are imaginative and hard-working. You’re also frank, direct and clear-sighted about what you hope to achieve. This year is full of exciting changes and chances to expand your personal freedom. Be open to new opportunities. Let go of whatever hold you back. Expect to travel.

March 22, 2023 Northern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Northwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Los Angeles, California, USA

March 22, 2023
10:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM PDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:02 Aries 01
Moon:17 Aries 57
Mercury:07 Aries 29
Venus:07 Taurus 11
Mars:28 Gemini 46
Jupiter:16 Aries 57
Saturn:01 Pisces 45
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 13

Chiron:15 Aries 03
Ceres:00 Libra 03 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 42
Juno:06 Taurus 25
Vesta:19 Aries 11

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northern Hemisphere

This local time is in Chicago, Illinois, USA

March 22, 2023
08:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 56
Moon:16 Aries 46
Mercury:07 Aries 19
Venus:07 Taurus 05
Mars:28 Gemini 43
Jupiter:16 Aries 56
Saturn:01 Pisces 45
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 23
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 16 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 55 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 13

Chiron:15 Aries 02
Ceres:00 Libra 05 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 41
Juno:06 Taurus 22
Vesta:19 Aries 09

Eris:24 Aries 20

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Northeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Frankfurt, Germany, Europe

22 March 2023
03:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM CET
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 43
Moon:13 Aries 48
Mercury:06 Aries 54
Venus:06 Taurus 50
Mars:28 Gemini 38
Jupiter:16 Aries 53
Saturn:01 Pisces 43
Uranus:16 Taurus 21
Neptune:25 Pisces 22
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 11

Chiron:15 Aries 02
Ceres:00 Libra 07 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 37
Juno:06 Taurus 15
Vesta:19 Aries 03

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

22 March 2023 Southern Hemisphere’s Planetary Positions

If you need to calculate the planetary positions for a specific use and time, click on this link

Currentplanetarypositions.com

To figure out GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) to your local time use this link  

For Your Local Time and Date 

Southeastern Hemisphere

This local time is in Sao Paulo, Brazil, South America

22 March 2023
06:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM BRT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 51
Moon:15 Aries 35
Mercury:07 Aries 09
Venus:06 Taurus 59
Mars:28 Gemini 41
Jupiter:16 Aries 54
Saturn:01 Pisces 44
Uranus:16 Taurus 22
Neptune:25 Pisces 22
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 12

Chiron:15 Aries 02
Ceres:00 Libra 06 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 39
Juno:06 Taurus 19
Vesta:19 Aries 06

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Southern Hemisphere

This local time is in Cape Town, South Africa

22 March 2023
01:00 pm GMT 3:00 PM SAST
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 38
Moon:12 Aries 37
Mercury:06 Aries 44
Venus:06 Taurus 44
Mars:28 Gemini 35
Jupiter:16 Aries 51
Saturn:01 Pisces 43
Uranus:16 Taurus 21
Neptune:25 Pisces 22
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 17 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 56 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 11

Chiron:15 Aries 01
Ceres:00 Libra 09 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 36
Juno:06 Taurus 12
Vesta:19 Aries 01

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

Southwestern Hemisphere

This local time is in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

22 March 2023
04:00 am GMT 3:00 PM AEDT
Zodiac: Tropical (Standard Western)

Sun:01 Aries 16
Moon:07 Aries 14
Mercury:05 Aries 58
Venus:06 Taurus 17
Mars:28 Gemini 24
Jupiter:16 Aries 46
Saturn:01 Pisces 40
Uranus:16 Taurus 20
Neptune:25 Pisces 21
Pluto:29 Capricorn 59

True Lunar Node:04 Taurus 18 Rx
Mean Lunar Node:05 Taurus 58 Rx

Lilith (Black Moon):08 Leo 08

Chiron:15 Aries 00
Ceres:00 Libra 14 Rx
Pallas:15 Cancer 30
Juno:05 Taurus 59
Vesta:18 Aries 50

Eris:24 Aries 19

Fire:8
Earth:6
Air:2
Water:3
Cardinal:10
Fixed:6
Mutable:3

March 22 Today in Worldwide History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1622 First American Indian (Powhatan) massacre of Europeans in Jamestown Virginia, 347 killed

1765 Stamp Act passed; 1st direct British tax on American colonists, organized by Prime Minister George Grenville

1784 The Emerald Buddha is moved with great ceremony to its current place in Wat Phra Kaew, Thailand

1832 British Parliament, led by Charles Grey, passes the Reform Act, introducing wide-ranging changes to electoral system of England and Wales, increasing electorate from about 500,000 voters to 813,000

1954 Northland Center, the world’s largest shopping mall at the time, opens in Oakpark, Michigan

1965 US confirms its troops used chemical warfare against the Vietcong

2018 US President Donald Trump imposes $60 billion worth of tariffs on Chinese imports

Today’s Historical Events

238 Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor

752 Stephen II elected Catholic Pope (or 23rd)

871 Battle at Marton: Ethelred van Wessex beats Danish invasion army

1349 Townspeople of Fulda, Germany massacre Jews, blaming them for the Black Death

1421 Battle of Baugé – French defeat English

1556 Cardinal Reginald Pole becomes archbishop of Canterbury

1565 Turkish Armada leaves Constantinople bound for the siege of Malta with about 193 ships

1594 French King Henry IV festival in Paris

Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV

1895 Auguste & Louis Lumiere show their 1st movie to an invited audience

1928 Noël Coward‘s musical “This Year of Grace” premieres in London

1936 “The Great Ziegfeld” directed by Robert Z. Leonard and starring William Powell and Luise Rainer premieres in Los Angeles (Best Picture 1937

1941 James Stewart is inducted into the Army, becoming the first major American movie star to wear a military uniform in World War II

1944 American movie star Jimmy Stewart flies his 12th combat mission, leading the 2nd Bomb Wing in an attack on Berlin

1956 Musical “Mr Wonderful” with Sammy Davis, Jr. and father Sammy Davis, Sr. opens at Broadway Theater NYC for 383 performances

1962 Musical “I Can Get It For You Wholesale” starring Barbra Streisand in her Broadway debut, opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 300 performances

1964 Barbra Streisand appears on the cover of NY Times Magazine section

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1957 “All Shook Up” single released by Elvis Presley

1963 The Beatles release their 1st album, “Please Please Me”

1969 “Come Summer” closes at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC after 7 performances

1971 6th Academy of Country Music Awards: Merle Haggard and Lynn Anderson win

1972 Musical “The Selling of the President” opens at Shubert Theater, NYC; runs for 5 performances

1973 Joffrey Ballet revives Diaghilev’s “Parade” at The City Center, NYC

1975 “Dr Jazz” closes at Winter Garden Theater, NYC, after 5 performances

1975 “Letter for Queen Victoria” opens at ANTA Theater NYC for 18 performances

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1894 Stanley Cup, Victoria Rink, Montreal, Quebec: Montreal Hockey Club defeats Ottawa HC, 3-1 to win 3-team challenge tournament

1896 Charilaos Vasilakos of Greece wins 1st modern marathon in 3:18 at the Panhellenic Games

1907 69th Grand National: Alf Newey wins aboard 8/1 chance Eremon

1929 88th Grand National: Robert W. H. Everett wins aboard 100/1 outsider Gregalach

1952 Wales wins Five Nations Rugby Championship, Grand Slam & Triple Crown with a 9-5 win over France at St. Helen’s Ground, Swansea

1958 20th NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship: Kentucky beats Seattle, 84-72; Seattle’s future Hall of Fame small forward Elgin Baylor is named tournament MOP

1964 LPGA Western Open Women’s Golf, Scenic Hills CC: Carol Mann her 1st of 2 major titles by 2 shots from Ruth Jessen and Judy Kimball

1967 Muhammad Ali KOs Zora Folley in 7 for heavyweight boxing title

March 23 Today in Worldwide History

Today’s Important Historical Events

1490 1st dated edition of Maimonides “Mishneh Torah”, a code of Jewish religious law is published

1775 Patrick Henry proclaims “Give me liberty or give me death” in speech in favour of Virginian troops joining US Revolutionary war

1919 8th Congress of the Russian Communist Party re-establishes a five-member Politburo which becomes the center of political power in the Soviet Union. Original members Vladimir Lenin, Leon Trotsky, Joseph Stalin, Lev Kamenev and Nikolai Krestinsky

1933 Enabling Act: German Reichstag grants Adolf Hitler dictatorial powers

1945 Battle of Okinawa: US Navy ships bomb the Japanese island of Okinawa in preparation for the Allied invasion; it would become the largest battle of the Pacific War in World War II

2019 Syrian Democratic Forces announce that the last Islamic State territory has been retaken raising flags in Baghuz, Syria and ending the five-year Islamic State “caliphate”

Today’s Historical Events

1026 Conrad II crowns himself King of Italy

1066 18th recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet

1153 Treaty of Konstanz between Frederick I “Barbarossa” & Pope Eugene III

1174 Jocelin, abbot of Melrose, is elected bishop of Glasgow

1490 1st dated edition of Maimonides “Mishneh Torah”, a code of Jewish religious law is published

1534 Aragonese legal code formally recognised

1568 Treaty of Longjumeau: French huguenots go on strike

1579 Friesland joins Union of Utrecht

Today’s Historical Events in Flim and TV

1940 1st radio broadcast of “Truth or Consequences” on CBS

1950 22nd Academy Awards: “All The King’s Men”, Broderick Crawford and Olivia de Havilland win

1972 Geoge Harrison and Friends’ “The Concert for Bangladesh” concert film, directed by Saul Swimmer released in the US

1986 6th Golden Raspberry Awards: “Rambo: First Blood Part II” wins

1994 Howard Stern formally announces his Libertarian run for NY governor

1997 “Mandy Patinkin in Concert” closes at Lyceum Theater NYC

1997 17th Golden Raspberry Awards: “Striptease” wins

1997 WrestleMania XIII, Rosemont Horizon, IL: Undertaker beats Sycho Sid for WWF Heavyweight title

Today’s Historical Events in Music

1743 George Frideric Handel‘s oratorio “Messiah” premieres at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, London

1881 Gas lamp sets fire to Théâtre Municipal” opera house in Nice, France; 70 die, and building completely destroyed

1886 Tchaikovsky‘s “Manfred” symphony premieres in Moscow, Russia, conducted by Max Erdmannsdörfer

1896 Umberto Giordano’s opera “Andrea Chénier” premieres in Milan

1901 Australian opera star Dame Nellie Melba reveals secret of her now famous toast

1923 Frank Silver and Irving Conn publish their hit song “Yes, We Have No Bananas”

1933 Kroll Opera in Berlin opens

1939 1st performance of Béla Bartók’s 2nd Violin Concerto at the Concertgebow, Amsterdam with Zoltán Székely on violin and Willem Mengelberg conducting the Concertgebouw Orchestra

Today’s Historical Events in Sports

1877 39th Grand National: Fred Hobson aboard 15/1 shot Austerlitz wins by 4 lengths from Congress

1878 English FA Cup Final, Kennington Oval, London: Wanderers beat Royal Engineers, 3–1; Wanderers’ back-to-back and 5th title overall

1888 50th Grand National: George Mawson aboard 40/1 outsider Playfair easily wins by 10 lengths from Frigate

1923 82nd Grand National: Capt. Tuppy Bennett wins aboard 13-year-old 100/6 shot Sergeant Murphy; first US bred horse to win race

1930 US Ladies Figure Skating championship won by Maribel Vinson

1930 US Mens Figure Skating championship won by Roger Turner

1934 93rd Grand National: Gerry Wilson wins aboard 8/1 Golden Miller in race record 9:20.04; becomes only horse to win both UK’s premier steeplechases with Cheltenham Gold Cup victory 1934

1938 MLB Commissioner Kenesaw Mountain Landis frees 74 St Louis Cardinals minor league players from their contracts

A Thought for Today

I call to the Witches,

Both near and far.

No need to name you,

You know who you are.

Come Dane with me,

By the firelight,

and give praise to the Goddess,

this full moon night.

It doesn’t matter where you are.

Send your soul,

it travels far.

I’ll wait for you,

as the sun goes to rest,

tonight will be truly blessed.

Brothers, Sisters, dance with me.

As I will it,

So more it be.

By Shines Gaughan

Blessed Mabon