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Moon Forecast Archive
New Moon 15th March 21:01 GMT
Sun at 25°
10' Pisces
Moon at 25° 10' Pisces
What
a joy it is to hear the dawn chorus. With wonder
I listen to the bird song, heralding the beginning
of the new day. They are the messengers between the
earth and sky. It is said that they take the prayers
of humans to the Gods and return with a message.
Different birds have different symbolic meanings,
e.g. buzzards are associated with pampering ourselves
and the bluetits’ message is about being resourceful.
Connect with the birds in your garden and see which
ones are your companions.
The snowdrops are fading away now. The multi-coloured
crocuses and yellow trumpet flowers of the daffodils
are covering the countryside. Buds are starting to
appear on the trees. The days are noticeably longer
and warmer. The Sun is gaining in strength. Nature
is giving us a loud and clear message that spring is
on its way.
The Night Sky
Mars is still to be seen in our evening sky. On the
10th of March it stations before turning direct. Saturn
will be at its closest to the Earth on the 22nd of
March. This is a good time to view and photograph this
beautiful ringed planet. Venus has returned as the
evening star. How wonderful it is to be graced with
her presence once more.
Mothering Sunday 14th March
Mothering Sunday is celebrated on the fourth Sunday
in lent. In the past, it would have been looked upon
as a welcome break from the Lenten fasting that was
common practise centuries ago. The tradition would
have been to bake a cake known as a Simnel cake. [Latin-
simila, fine flour.] This celebration has an affinity
with the Roman festival of Cybele, the Mother Goddess
and the holy day of Rhea the Greek Goddess of the Earth.
To honour Cybele, gifts and offerings would have been
taken to her temple; for Rhea, the tradition would
have been to acknowledge river sprites or nymphs. In
folklore Sprites are small supernatural beings like
an elf or a fairy and are associated with water. In
mythology, Nymphs are minor goddesses or spirits of
nature inhabiting areas of natural beauty such as woods,
mountains, and rivers and traditionally take the form
of beautiful young women. These festivities would have
taken place on the Ides of March, on the 15th of March.
This is a time to remember our mothers.
The Chart of the New Moon
This New Moon occurs on the Ides of March. In the chart
there are 5 planets in the mutable water sign of Pisces.
The Sun, Moon, Mercury and Uranus are in a very tight
configuration. Pisces is a sign of contradiction with
various different possibilities. Being the compassionate
one, it grapples with the diversity of human nature.
Pisces is a very forgiving sign, often giving preference
to other peoples’ needs over their own. Pisces’ challenge
is to take space for themselves. Like their astrological
symbol of the two fishes swimming in different direction,
they often feel pulled in two. Due to their empathic
and sympathetic nature they have a great capacity to
understand the suffering of humanity. Pisces’ gift
is a vivid imagination and foresight into future possibilities.
As Tchenka says in Astro Calendar 2010 let us hope
that the collective waves of emotion generated by the
Piscean dissolving influence do not involve large scale
suffering.
Uranus, discovered in 1781, colours this new Moon.
The energy of this planet is to shake things up, bringing
about new breakthroughs that give us greater freedom.
Uranus asks for integrity, independence and truth.
Listen to your intuition; make a note of sudden insights;
write down any weird and wonderful dreams you have.
With Uranus we have to be careful not to throw the
baby out with the bath water. The potential for new
possibilities is endless.
The ongoing conjunction of Neptune and Chiron has been
in my mind quite a lot. These two planets ride together
through the zodiac for a long time. Neptune, the planet
that rules Pisces, connects us to our spirituality
and Chiron is the wounded healer, it often represents
the unfairness of historical and social injustices
such as war and natural disasters. The thought that
keeps coming to me, is that they hold the potential
for the healing of wounds in religious matters.
The Spring Equinox 20th March
This is the midpoint between the Winter and Summer
Solstices. It is the time when day and night are of
equal length. The Sun is directly overhead at the Equator
and enters the sign of Aries, marking the beginning
of a new astrological cycle. Winter is over and Spring
has begun. Seeds that were planted at the Winter Solstice
start to germinate. Celebrate the return of the light
and the lengthening of the days.
The Full Moon 30th March
The energy of the full Moon is very different that
of the new Moon. The Sun and Moon are square to Pluto,
the planet of transformation. The resources of the
earth could be very much in the news. One thing I have
noticed since our harsh winter, is the bad state of
our roads. This for me, is one representation of the
cracking up of our infra structure! The full Moon falls
in the sign of Aries. This sign is optimistic and pioneering,
so new projects could be afoot.
So I leave you with a quote: “dreams are part of our
hearts and soul. Our dreams go to the depth of our
thoughts, wants and needs to fulfil our destiny. In
order to fulfil our destiny we must fulfil our dreams.”
By J.R. Davis 1994
Blessing of this time to you all. Linda Day.
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