March 2018 I Do Believe In Miracles

March 2018 I do believe in Miracles.

So Spring is literally around the corner, with the official spring equinox occurring on March 20^th at 16.15 when the sun moves into Aries.  Days and nights are of equal length although it’s the start of the lightest half of the year, and the sun is returning!  Mind you, as I write gazing out the window at the fresh snow which has covered the ground outside, it doesn’t seem possible that spring is only a few weeks away. By the end of the month we will be looking back and remembering with surprise that early march was a time of Siberian temperatures, yet this is the miracle of nature, one day snow, another the optimistic prospect of sunshine and new growth. 

I’ve always believed in miracles, but sometimes ones faith gets a little jaded.  My sister lost her job in October 2016.  We thought it might take a couple of months at worst for her to get another.  She is a hard worker, enthusiastic with a sunny disposition and 20 years’ experience in her line of work.  It was not to be.  She took bar work, babysitting work for paltry minimum wage, whilst trying to live in London with a mortgage and bills to pay.  I lost count of the temping agencies she signed up with, at first full of enthusiasm, ‘yes no problem we’ll get you work don’t worry’ only to be left at the bottom of some incompetent person’s pile.  Jobs would come up which she would apply for, only to realise that the agencies who were advertising them already had her details but hadn’t put her forward for the jobs... At other times she would go for interviews and discover the job had been given ‘in house’ again and again.  My parents were worried sick, we were all doing our best to buoy my sister and each other up financially and emotionally.  I prayed, I chanted, (more of that in April column) I gave her spells….. Nothing seemed to change…. Then one day I in September last year I felt ok about it.  I let go of it.  I don’t know how exactly this came to pass (again I will explore this further in April column), but the situation FELT different.  I wasn’t full of anxiety or dread.  I didn’t wake up feeling sick or with that leaden weight in my stomach.  I had the strength to reassure my parents and my sister that something had changed and it was only a matter of time now before these changes rippled into her life. 

Suddenly she found an agency who did actually get her work, more longer term contracts, and then bingo a couple of weeks ago she was  offered a permanent job with a company she is very keen to work for.  Getting the news that she had got a job was like winning the lottery.  It felt like a miracle because as a family we had been in the dark for so long. 

I could tell you of a couple of other miracles too that have affected me hugely, but my point is that they do exist.  Look around you and instead of seeing the disasters, the disappointments, the dread, see the positive, the hope and the changes that can occur. 

Practical Magic

There was no ‘magic’ involved in my sister finally getting a job.  Although I did weave some spells for her to do they didn’t seem to work, at least, they didn’t work within the time frame that we had wanted!  I have also found its often tricky trying to do spells for close family members, perhaps I have too much invested anxiety within the situation so I am unable to be removed enough to weave the right kind of spell for them.  However, maybe it was as simple as saying the time wasn’t right then for her changes.  Who knows what lessons she was meant to learn during that very long period, or what lessons me and my parents were meant to learn?  One thing is for sure change always does occur, just not necessarily when and at the speed you want.  Have faith.  Trust.  Even when darkness envelops you keep that believe that your miracle is around the corner. 

I am always banging on about Vision boards but they are incredible!  I did mine in January.  Get some card just A4 size will do.  Have a flick through magazines and cut out any images that stand out to you and stick them on your board.  They should be things that you want to achieve, or feel this year.  So if you want to move and  you see a picture of your dream house, cut it out and stick it on your card.  If you want a baby, cut out a picture of a family holding a baby or a baby in a pram.  Images, words, photographs, affirmations, all these things will speak to you personally.  Whatever you find does, cut it out of the magazine and stick it on your card.  Put your vision board somewhere in your home where you will see it regularly and especially at times you feel a bit disheartened or have lost faith study your board and focus on those wonderful images that you are going to bring forth into your life. 

Crystal of the Month: Selenite

This silky creamy white stone, which can often be translucent is named after the Greek word for Moon.  You can buy this stone in wand shapes (as pictured), or clusters, or as simple palm stones.  It’s a deeply spiritual stone which is meant to connect you with the divine and the angelic realm, who will guide you and help you to fulfil your lives purpose.  Many people use selenite when meditating as it is a very peaceful stone.  It can also be used during healing, in fact healers will often make a wand of selenite and use this to pass over the patient’s body, when the vibration of the energy from the stone changes, the healer knows that this area of the body is the area which needs work.  Working on a higher level Selenite can connect you with past lives as well as your spirit guides.  One word of warning: when cleansing this crystal do not use water as it can start to break up and is incredibly soluble.  Instead use a sage smudging stick to waft around it and the cleansing power of the sage will work a treat.

Angel Card of the Month: Focus Upon Divine and Perfect Health

This card is all about being positive about one’s health.  Rather than focusing on your ailments or fears about possible illnesses try to count your blessings for the healthy good working parts of your body.   This card is a reminder to stay centred upon your desires and not your fears.  If you are facing possible long-term illness visualise your body responding well to treatment, imagine every cell in your body being filled with love and light and speak of yourself in terms of perfect health.  Easier said than done I know, but attitude does seem to have an effect on one’s health, so it’s definitely worth a go!  Possible specific meanings:  You’ll notice an improvement in your health/follow your intuition regarding health and healing/your life’s purpose involves healing/make positive changes to your lifestyle/use uplifting affirmations about your health/ seek a second medical opinion.

Moody Moon

This month is another special month in terms of the moon for there are 2 full moons in the same calendar month, hence forth the second full moon on March 31^st is known as a blue moon for this reason. (It occurs only once in a ‘blue moon’).  We start the month with a bang, on March 2^nd the moon becomes full at 00.51 in the sign of Virgo.  The next blue moon won’t be until 2020 so we must make the most of this one!  This first full moon in March is also known as the Full Worm moon as the ground is now sufficiently soft enough to encourage the earthworms to rise above the grounds surface.  Thus you will also start to see the return of the Robin to your garden, ready to catch these newly risen worms.  Virgo is an earth sign itself so it’s in a happy placement here, with the full moon accentuating issues particularly relating to health and diet.  Now is a great time to start a new health regime.  Virgos are usually incredibly particular about how they like things done, so this moon will encourage a clearing out for you in terms of paperwork or sorting through old boxes or clearing the loft even! 

The new moon falls on 17 March at 13.11 in the sign of Pisces.  I wouldn’t say this is a natural placement for starting new projects and new beginnings as Pisces can be a bit head in the clouds, dreamy, without focus. So don’t let your imagination, fear or procrastination stop you from starting anything around this time!  There is no time like the present, do not put things off!

Finally the second full moon, the blue moon, also called the Full Sap moon by Native American Indians, (this was the time the maple trees started to ooze their sap), occurs on 31 March at 13.36 in the sign of Libra.  Any issues that occurred at the beginning of the month should now be cleared up, this bodes well for legal battles too, there is a sense of balance and justice.  The world should look a particularly beautiful place today with the Libran effect. 

Eat: Sardines, spring onions, kale, mussels, cockles, oysters, winkles, clams, venison. (Not good if you don’t like shellfish!!/seafood)

Love: the fact that you have no idea what tomorrow will bring!

Play: outside……..BST starts at 01.00 on 25^th March, so the clocks spring forward and we get an extra hour of daylight so make the most of it!