Days to Celebrate

   
Pinus monophylla (Pinyon pine)

Days to celebrate this week begin with Saint Patrick's Day on Thursday, March 17 and then the full moon on March 18. We all know about the day for the Irish to celebrate. However the full moon, since it happens every month, is often often overlooked. Here is what Susan Levitt, astrologist, has to say:

"2022 Virgo Full Moon in Rabbit Lunar Month

March 18, 2022 is a full Moon in Virgo at 12:17 am PDT. Earth sign Virgo rules the 6th house of health, work, and service. For some, it's time to reassess work commitments and ways to be of service. For others this full moon, and as the moon wanes, is time for nurturing and attention to health.

Virgos tend to be analytical, and their actions are usually well thought out. Virgo is ruled by Mercury, as is Gemini. The one astrology sign opposite Virgo is the intuitive and sensitive Water sign Pisces. The Sun, Mercury, Jupiter, and Neptune are all in Pisces at this full Moon. Your rational mind tells you one thing while your heart tells you another!

With many planets in Pisces, follow your heart. It's easier to do in this Water Tiger year and Water Rabbit month. Rabbit correlates to the Western sign Pisces, adding to the Piscean ability to easily flow and adapt to change. . . .

Venus conjuncts Mars in Capricorn that's fortunate for love and romance. Venus and Mars square Uranus in Taurus. This can be disruptive, but also liberating. So be patient with loved ones -- or get things out in the open to reach a deeper understanding. Maintain Rabbit kindness and flexibility with Tiger's need for direct expression."

 Ribes sanguineum var. glutinosum 

 (Pink flower currant ‘Heart’s Delight’) 

Then on March 20 we have the Spring Equinox at 8:33 AM, Pacific time. Exactly halfway between midwinter and midsummer the Sun is directly 

above the Earth's equator with day and night of equal length.

as my eyes

search

the prairie

I feel the summer

in the spring.

               CHIPPEWA SONG

Equinox comes from the Latin aequi which means equal and nox which 

means night thus together translates as "equal night". Since the Sun is 

right above the equator both hemispheres receive the same amount of 

the Sun's rays making day and night approximately equal in both 

hemispheres.

The sun is entering Fire sign Aries marking the beginning of the solar year.

After the lock down brought on by COVID-19 virus truly this Spring Equinox

heralds awakening . . . a Spring awakening. "Pisces compassion and Equinox balance are for everyone, and are most transformational for Earth signs Virgo, Capricorn (Dwight), and Taurus (Cathie) and those born in Rat, Ox, Rabbit, and Snake years," says Susan Levitt as she closes her post.

Shasta is a Water Dragon.
Water soothes her . . .  after a bath she is so mellow and relaxed.

As we all enjoy these eventful March days surely we must also take delight in a hardy