Today, (The 20th of March 2017) the Sun enters Aries and we begin a freshly ignited cycle of the stars and seasons whilst honouring the equanimity an Equinox can bring. Each March Equinox heralds the start of the Western Astrological New Year.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Aries, our lord of the head, the first Star Sign in the Zodiac, our fearless and often naïve lord who is energetic, pioneering, and ready for combat, has arrived! With the Sun in Aries we can begin to associate ourselves more with our projected image, understand better our attitude, our defense mechanisms, how we relate to our immediate environment and what exactly it is we need to start in our lives. It is a time to start, to finish and to be quick about it.
An Aries-driven month has a direct and self-involved feel that requires clear planning; otherwise we may get a little taken by the fire. Use the next few weeks to accelerate your plans in a charismatic fashion and enjoy the added energy from the cosmos.
In Hellenistic Astrology the constellation of Aries is associated with the “Golden Ram” of Greek mythology that rescued Phrixos and Helle on orders from the god Hermes, and bore Phrixos to the land of Colchis.
What is so evidently beneficial about Aries energy is the ability and willingness to lead. If we invoke the support of this fire-lit constellation, we can return to a more confident state and begin anew with a mighty dive through a ring of flames (whilst enjoying it).
We celebrate all those born under the Aries sign and work with their infectious warrior-like focus.
May the innocence that is prominent now lead us to beautiful grounds, and may we believe in our goals just like an Aries, never giving up or slowing down until we witness the glory in the result.
How to Work Spiritually with Equinoxes & Their Significance
Since the time of the Ancients, the cycles of the Sun have had a central and often magical symbolic meaning to human beings. The movement of the seasons shows us our own inner movement from the material to the spiritual, from darkness to light. Against the change of the seasons we mark our own journey through this life and our own quest towards awakening.
In the Northern Hemisphere, today is the beginning of Spring and signals a time of rebirth, of new creation, when life dormant over the winter begins to leap back into its full blossoming joy, and when the light divinely returns to all living beings.
It is an occasion of balance and renewal, a period of new beginnings and opportunities. It is now that the creativity that lay very quiet over the cold months can come exuberantly into renewed energy, and can build towards vital fruition. We can work with this time just like the Ancients and celebrate the beginning of Spring through song, Sun Gazing, setting our intentions for the new Astrological year, sit or dance by big warm fires and imagine all the accumulated negativities through the dark of the cold released from us. Take the time to smell the flowers and plant something if you can. Sit with this charming energy and let it fill you up with colourful delight. Let it open you and bring forth your enthusiasm to live and share.
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In the Southern Hemisphere, we now begin the transition to the period of sleep, of inner journeys and introspection. It is also the harvest time, a period when people often feel a sense of yearning and closeness to the immutable spiritual enchantment of nature. This is called Autumn Equinox.
It is important to note that everywhere in the world, an energetic turning point is taking place RIGHT NOW and it is the moment when light and dark are in equipoise, when the power of the cosmos generously pours down and when the deep and wise rhythm of Mother Earth can be felt in our very bones. Think of it as a symphony of equilibrium, the perfect perfect tone and allow the harmony in nature to better balance our own inner polarities. Our own Yin and Yang energies can be balanced now, through this melodious turning point we can walk in the middle ever so perfectly.
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The world is full of Ancient Sacred Sites that are aligned with the Equinoxes, showing how important the Sun and these transitions are to cultures throughout the world. A few that are most significant:
Angkor Wat, Cambodia
The Sphinx and The Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt
Temple of the Grand Jaguar in Tikal, Guatamala
The Mnajdra Temples, Malta
Stone Henge, United Kingdom
The Temple of Kukulcan , Mexico
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An Equinox Poem
Resurrection is not a matter of faith,
though also, of course,
it is. Winter’s hand at last
releases the egg,
balanced on end,
and day comes swaying past,
balancing night
upon its head.
Come, let us give occasion
to faith. These rituals
of sage and sweetgrass
are more necessary
than fodder. We forget
the taste of the holy,
those starchy roots
dissolving to sweetness
on the tongue, forget
that we are spinning,
dancing like angels
on a pin. In these
new days given us
however many, however
few, let us stitch ourselves
in time with time,
plant our desires
in the dark moon
of our dark hours
and rise with our savior
in the spring.
Whether or not we believe we are
miraculous, akin.
– S. DEFREITAS
BLESSINGS FOR ALL!
Love and light,
Tashi