Friday, March 25, 2011

You might think I'm nuts, but today's 'Pecan Day' celebrates energies directed towards the mystical, magical pecan. The word 'pecan' itself actually comes from the Indian tribal Algonquin language that holds some legend surrounding this nut. Those indigenous people believed that the pecan has a strong impact on anyone wishing to increase or gain a strong sense of self. It was believed that this one nut could confer a healthy overflow of esteem and an immensely enhanced sense of self worth. If you're feeling shy or insecure, looking for love, or even looking for a job (or even if you would like to gain greater traction at the one that you already have), then today's the day to indulge in eating anything associated with pecans. Pecan pie or pecan pralines, pecan butter, or pralines and cream represent just a few yummy ways to boost your confidence with just a few extra calories attached. In fact, anything else made with pecans can be added to your diet on any day if you're looking to expand your confidence, career opportunities and employment horizons. Here's more secret Shui: Eating nine plain pecans on the same day as an important job interview is believed to be especially effective as that act will guarantee that the potential new employers will be just nuts for you!

By Ellen Whitehurst for Astrology.com

Equinozio
Della Primavera
March 21/22
The Spring Equinox marks the beginning of Spring as in most traditions and
The Goddess returns to the light of the Earth from Hades. Her son/lover
Lupercus/Janus is already born and an adolescent--not yet ready for her, but
growing fast. In the different traditions of Strega, the names can be many, in
Northern traditions we have Tana/Jana/ Fana and corresponding names for the God
Tanus/Janus/Fanus and in Sicilian traditions Diana and Dianus with Losna as the
Full Moon and different intonations of Diana as Maiden and Crone. We also act
out the Myth of the Ascent of the Goddess.
March 25th in the old liturgical
calendar, is called the Feast of the Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary (or B.V.M., as she
was typically abbreviated in Catholic Missals). 'Annunciation' means an announcement. This is the
day that the angel Gabriel announced to Mary that she was 'in the family way'. Naturally, this
had to be announced since Mary, being still a virgin, would have no other means of knowing it.
(Quit scoffing, O ye of little faith!) Why did the Church pick the Vernal Equinox for the
commemoration of this event? Because it was necessary to have Mary conceive the child Jesus a
full nine months before his birth at the Winter Solstice (i.e., Christmas, celebrated on the
fixed calendar date of December 25). Mary's pregnancy would take the natural nine months to
complete, even if the conception was a bit unorthodox. As mentioned before, the older Pagan equivalent of this scene focuses on the joyous process of
natural conception, when the young virgin Goddess (in this case, 'virgin' in the original sense
of meaning 'unmarried') mates with the young solar God, who has just displaced his rival. This is
probably not their first mating, however. In the mythical sense, the couple may have been lovers
since Candlemas, when the young God reached puberty. But the young Goddess was recently a mother
(at the Winter Solstice) and is probably still nursing her new child. Therefore, conception is
naturally delayed for six weeks or so and, despite earlier matings with the God, She does not
conceive until (surprise!) the Vernal Equinox. This may also be their Hand-fasting, a sacred
marriage between God and Goddess called a Hierogamy, the ultimate Great Rite. Probably the
nicest study of this theme occurs in M. Esther Harding's book, 'Woman's Mysteries'. Probably the
nicest description of it occurs in M.Z. Bradley's 'Mists of Avalon', in the scene where Morgana
and Arthur assume the sacred roles. (Bradley follows the British custom of transferring the
episode to Beltane, when the climate is more suited to its outdoor celebration.)
Lady Day is one of the Lesser Sabbats or Low Holidays of the year, one of
the four quarter-days. And what date will Witches choose to celebrate? They may choose the
traditional folk 'fixed' date of March 25th, starting on its Eve. Or they may choose the actual
equinox point, when the Sun crosses the Equator and enters the astrological sign of Aries. This
year (1988), that will occur at 3:39 am CST on March 20th.
https://www.auburnwitch.com/Dates/March.html

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