Guest guest Posted March 20, 2002 Report Share Posted March 20, 2002 EQUINOX 2002 Equinox is upon us, a time for celebration and joy, a time of transition.As we let go of the difficulties and intensity of the last three months, wecan make the shift into the new. Yet again we stand on the threshold ofsomethng new. Spring is also a time of opening, cleansing and releasing andan opportunity to move into the fullness of our being, a chance to blossomlike the beautiful spring flowers that are opening and eager to share theirbeauty and delightful smells. As I watch my daffodils and hyacinths openingand look at the early morning mist lifting from the mountains, I feel a deepsense of awe and gratitude for all that has been given and for the wonder oflife. Make this time of the Equinox, today and tomorrow, one of specialcelebration, paying attention to the inner world. In your meditations thesedays, feel the transition, attune to the seeds of change and transformationand open to the joys of life. I wish you a beautiful, wonderful Equinox "Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing, praise for the morning Praise for the springing fresh from the Word." - Scottish Irish ballad * * * * * * * * * CLEARING FOR THE EQUINOX DAWN The worst feeling energies are being experienced at this tail end of theSnake / Mars zodiacal year. All the toxic remainder of the challenging Marsyear now ending is coming up to be transmuted. But great new energies willbe coming in soon with the Equinox and the Spring Full Moon. Those who are more feeling based and or more tuned to world need will havebeen suffering most the last few weeks. The more taken on to transform, themore the suffering, the more creative energy will be coming available in thenew cycle. Transforming is facilitated through prayer and fasting, singingand dancing. This is also a good time for Epsom salt footbaths and Shiatsufoot massage. The feet are the last part of the body through which psychictoxins are released. Sun in Pisces (and Pisces lunation that follows)is thetime for clearing in this way. The more psychic and physical toxins arecleared now the brighter will be the Equinox dawn. The month of March is named from the custom of setting armies marching atthis time of year. March is the month of Mars, the planet of vital energy,ambition and warfare. This is "scapegoat season," a time when it is easierto set people against each other. Shadow aspects of the psyche always arerevealed at the close of the zodiacal year. Whenever our cultural traditionsand personal practices fail us in integrating the personal and collectiveshadow, then this shadow is apt to be projected onto others. St Patrick chasing the snakes from Ireland is a metaphor for "chasing outthe old Mars," an ancient pagan practice for this time in the annual cycle.St Gertrude, the saint who chased the rats from Norway, is also celebratedon Mar 17th. Mars rules Aries, the first sign of Spring. Mars also rules the last thirdof Pisces, the Scorpio decan with its keynote "purging." The toxic residueof the last zodiacal year comes up in this time - Mar 10th to 20th - to betransformed and cleared. The old Mars represents outmoded behavioral patterns and beliefs, whatdrove us last zodiacal year but doesn't serve in the zodiacal year soonbeginning (Mar 20th). The old Mars is going out now in this Scorpio(elimination) subsign of Pisces. This clearing and purging process willcontinue through the Pisces lunation, the lunar cycle that began on Mar 13thand continues until April 12th. This is spring cleaning time. The better we do our spring cleaning andclear out our closets, physical and psychic, the more good will come to usin this zodiacal year. The trappings of the old zodiacal year are now to belet go. All the toxic residue of the past zodiacal year comes up to bereleased during this time. Psychic toxins may appear in the form of negativeand confused thought forms. Old psychic forms broken up now release energyback to the source within where it will be available for future creativeexpression. This process corresponds to "plowing under" in preparing agarden. Emotional and physical toxins always come up to be released from thesystem at this phase of the annual cycle. Many common illnesses aredesigned to help in the clearing process. Some herbs that can be helpful forinternal cleansing are dandelion, milk thistle, cayenne, gentian. Mother Nature also provides aromatherapy in a timely manner. It'simportant now to take time to smell the flowers that bloom around us. Eachscent has its special effect. And good smells encourage deep breathing.Drinking lots of fresh water and breathing deeply are important to rememberfor this time before the Equinox. Another way to prepare for the Equinox is to be near a large fire(fireplace or out of doors). Stretching exercises or massage near the firecan help release and transform what remains in the body to let go. Wilddancing around a fire is an age old group ritual for transformation. Thereis bioenergetic wisdom in this tradition. Clearing with fire, stretching,and deep breathing can help open this first Equinox Gate of Inspiration forthe new zodiacal year. This year will bring us great opportunities andgreat challenges. It will be easier to meet the challenges if we do what isappropriate for this phase of the cycle. Early spring is pivotal in theannual cycle of creation. Ancient celebration traditions provide guidelines for doing our inner workat this time of year. It is good to take care of the devils inside ratherthan project them outward. Pisces is also the sign of the waters and theocean of the collective unconscious. What we do consciously as individualsnow can have universal effect. This is a time for collective as well asindividual elimination and rebirth. The old traditions tell how. Costumed children parade through the streets ringing bells and crackingwhips in the Swiss celebration CHALANDRA MARZ. Women bang pot lids withwooden spoons to chase out "the Boog," old man Winter. Whoopity Scoorie, atime to drive out evil spirits and bless crops, is celebrated in Scotland .Cherokees drive bad spirits away by tapping around the outside of buildingswith sycamore rods. In general, this begins a time in the annual cycle forclearing out problem patterns of thought and emotion and dispelling thesethrough noisemaking celebration. * * * * * * * * * T o-day Through the strength of heaven; Light of Sun, Radiance of Moon, Splendour of fire, Speed of Lightning, Swiftness of wind, Depth of sea, Stability of earth, Firmness of rock. I arise today In acceptance of the Three, Supported by the One." * * * * * * * * *~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**~**There is a Divine Order to everything in life. It is for this reason that exactly where you are at any given time in life, is exactly where you should be according to the Divine unfolding of your consciousness and life. 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