Tag: Equinox

Keeping the Sabbat Holy

Tomorrow is Mabon. Some people refer to it as the fall or autumn equinox, and it’s really just the changing of the seasons from summer to fall. As far as the calendar is concerned, I think the official first day of fall is this Saturday, the 23rd, but generally, the first day of fall is usually celebrated between the 21st and 23rd.

From our perspective here in the northern hemisphere, the sun is directly over the equator giving equal sunlight to both the northern and southern hemispheres. Winter is the next season for us, so this is actually a time of departure.

The Sun is crossing over the celestial equator heading south, which is why it gets cold up here in the north during the winter. At the time of the spring equinox, the sun is once again over the equator giving equal sunlight to both the northern and southern hemispheres. The sun crosses paths with the celestial equator and heads north for spring and the rebirth of life.

We celebrate this time with brown and cinnamon candles gourds, pumpkins, and the wonderful shades of orange, green, reds, and browns.

I always loved the fall, it’s a time that will forever remind me of the beginning of the school year, football season, Halloween, and Thanksgiving.

Have a blessed day, and I hope your harvest is abundant.

Ramming Our Way In

Despite the gloomy day we just had, there’s much to celebrate today as it’s officially Spring.

Back in the day-like way back when armies had to break through fortifications to breech a castle’s grounds, they used battering rams, and if you ever saw a picture of a batter ram from the medieval era, you’ll notice the side they rammed with was shaped like a rams head-hence the name.

The mainstream astrological wheel starts a new cycle today also. The Spring Equinox, not only marks the first day of Spring, but also the sun’s entrance into the astrological sign of Aries. If you look at a chart for today, you’ll notice the sun sitting on the 0 degree, or cusp of Aries.

It’s easy to get confused at this point because Aries looks like April, and both we associate both with the Spring. The first day of Spring is not April 1st, and the beginning of Aries isn’t the beginning of April.

For everyone born on April 1st, your sun is on the 12th degree of Aries. Aries begins today in March on the 20th. So, yes, the sun will remain in Aries until the middle of April, I think the 19th to be exact.

And don’t forget, we just had a full moon on the 19th.

So that means we have the first day of Spring today as the moon wanes down bringing closure to all of our plans that took root at the beginning of March. And then we begin April, a brand-new month with a brand-new moon in Aries!

Have a blessed day tomorrow!

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