March 2008: The Mystic's Wheel of the Year

* 2/26 eve to 3/4 eve: Lesser Eleusinian Mysteries. * 2/6 to 3/20 (OC 3/10 to 4/19): Lent. * 3/1: Day the production and use of landmines was outlawed world-wide (1999); day to mourn their victims. * 3/1 to 3/31: Gender Equality Month– Time to honor both genders; time to meditate on the equality of women and men, on the respect due to both women and men, and on Goddess-God manifesting as woman and man. * 3/1: Mindfulness Day– Zen Buddhist day for being mindful that you are connected to each and every sentient being that has ever existed. * 3/2: Christian feast of Blessed Mary, partner of St. Joseph and mother of Blessed Jesus--honors her as nurturer, teacher, protector, and guide of all mothers. * 3/2 to 3/20: Baha’i feast honoring the one Deity as ‘Ala’--Loftiness, followed by the Fast--time of purification by fasting from sunrise to sunset. * 3/5: Navigium Isidis– Old Romano-Egyptian festival honoring Goddess Isis as Lady of the Moon and Ruler of the Sea; celebrated with the launching of a boat of offerings. * 3/5: Day commemorating the birth of Taoist Lao-Tzu (570? BCE). Taoists seek enlightenment and live in harmony with Nature. * 3/5: Great American Weigh In– Day to commit to a healthy diet and daily exercise. * 3/5 to 3/6: Mahashivaratri– Hindu fast, night vigil, and feast for God-Goddess Shiva-Shakti (union of Will and Power), who dances to create, destroy, and re-create the universe. Tantric Hindus believe Shiva is within all men and Shakti within all women. * 3/7 (12:14 p.m. EST): New Moon. * 3/8: International Women’s Day– Day to mourn victims of gender-based oppression and misogyny (past and present), make peace, and celebrate women’s empowerment. * 3/8 eve to 3/9 eve: Remembrance day for Rabi’a al-‘Adawiya (d. 801), Sufi saint and preacher; she loved Deity passionately. Sufis seek Truth through love, wisdom, and action. * 3/9 (2:00 a.m.): Daylight Savings Time begins--set clocks ahead 1 hour. * 3/9: Day slavery was outlawed world-wide (1927); day to mourn its continued existence. * 3/10: Death day of Harriet Tubman (1913), who risked her life to guide slaves to freedom. * 3/13: Birthday of Joseph Priestley (1733), Unitarian who found Biblical basis for belief in a unitary Deity, and recognized Jesus to be Deity’s Great Prophet. * 3/13 eve to 3/14 eve: Feast of Old Greek Goddess Artemis (Roman Diana/Slavic Diwitsa)--as protector of wild animals and vegetation. * 3/25: Yoruba/Santeria feast of Oshun, Orisha of Passion and Fertility. * 3/15 to 3/21: Old Anglo-Teutonic festival of Goddess Ostara, celebrating the annual rebirth. Her Hare gave gifts of eggs--signifying rebirth. * 3/16 (OC 4/20): Palm Sunday– Christian feast marking Savior Jesus’ entrance into Jerusalem to teach love and justice for all humanity and to sacrifice Himself for the liberation and redemption of all. * 3/16 to 3/20: Zoroastrian celebration of Divine Spirit Spenta Mainyu, creator and protector of humans. * 3/17: St. Patrick’s Day– Old European festival marking rebirth of the Green Man/Green George (God as deciduous vegetation); merged with the Christian feast of St. Patrick. * 3/18: Day the first woman served as imam, leading a public, mixed‑gender, Muslim congregation in Jum'ah prayer, and delivering the sermon (2005). * 3/18 to 3/22: Holi– Hindu festival celebrating the courting of God Shiva by Goddess Parvati, and the efforts on Her behalf by Kama (God of Love) and Rati (Goddess of Passion). Shaivas are devoted to God Shiva in all His aspects. * 3/19: Yoruba/Santeria feast of Osanyin, Orisha of Deciduous Vegetation. * 3/19 (some transfer to 3/31): Christian feast of St. Joseph, partner of Blessed Mary and foster-father of Blessed Jesus--honors him as nurturer, teacher, protector, and guide of all fathers. * 3/19 eve to 3/20 eve: Mawlid al-Nabi– Day commemorating the birth of Muslim Prophet Muhammad (570). * 3/19 eve to 3/21 eve: Jewish fast of Esther and fest of Purim– Recalls a planned massacre of Persian Jews and their deliverance by Queen Esther; time for helping those in need. * 3/19 to 3/23: Quinquatrus of Minerva– Old Roman festival of Goddess Minerva (Greek Athena)--as font of artistic inspiration. * 3/20 (1:48 a.m. EDT): Spring Equinox– Marks the beginning of Spring and point of equal daylight and darkness; celebrates first, annual, and perpetual creation with egg hunts and exchanges. * 3/20 (OC 4/24): Maundy Thursday/Last Supper of Savior Jesus– He washed the feet of His male and female disciples, gave them bread and wine as His body and blood, and told of the Paraclete (Our Mother, the Holy Spirit) who would come after Him. * 3/20 to 3/21: Old Sumerian festival celebrating the return of Dumuzi (God of Life and Death) from the Underworld to be with Inanna (Goddess of Life) for the verdant part of the year. * 3/20 to 3/21: Festival of First Creation– when Goddess-God Amenet-Amen (as Goose and Gander) laid and fertilized the Cosmic Egg from which all emerged (Old Egyptian); when Goddess-God Teteoinan-Teteoitah created all Deities and all existence (Aztec); when concentrated matter flared forth to make the universe (scientific theory). * 3/20 eve to 3/22 eve: Feast of the Seas– honoring Goddess as Mamacocha (Inca), Hina Ke Kai (Hawaiian) & Tehom (Old Canaanite-Hebrew); and God as Njord (Old Norse). * 3/21 (2:40 p.m. EDT): Full Moon (White/Virgin Moon). * 3/21: Taoist festival honoring the Shen (Deities) of Water, East, and Spring; prayers are made for growth. Taoists believe the unity of Yin (Eternal Feminine) and Yang (Eternal Masculine) make up the psyche-matter-energy of the eternal all-encompassing Ch’i. * 3/21: Haru-no-Higan– Day Japanese Buddhists mark the time of change by meditating on the impermanence of death. * 3/21: Naw Ruz– Baha’i New Year (Year 164) and feast honoring the one Deity as Baha--Splendor. * 3/21: Beginning of Aries (the Ram/Ewe/Lamb). * 3/21 (OC 4/25): Passion Friday– Fast day to mourn the torture and killing of Savior Jesus by civil and religious authorities, and to contemplate the sacrifice made for the liberation and redemption of all. * 3/22 (OC 4/26): Holy Saturday– Vigil remembering Savior Jesus in His cave tomb. * 3/23 (OC 4/27): Easter/Pascha– Christian celebration of Lord Jesus’ resurrection by the power of the Holy Spirit. * 3/25 (some transfer to 4/1) (OC 4/7): Annunciation Day– Christian feast commemorating Blessed Mary’s fiat--choosing to conceive Child Jesus by the power of the Holy Spirit and to become catalyst of liberation and redemption. * 3/26: Mahayana Buddhist festival of Bodhisattva Tara/Kuan Yin/Kannon; celebrates Her “birth.” She declared women the spiritual equals of men. * 3/26: Birthday of Joseph Campbell (1904), who found Deity within all religions and myths. * 3/26: Day production and use of biological weapons was outlawed world-wide (1975); day to mourn their victims. * 3/28: Death day of Scott Cunningham (1993), who taught a reverent, ethical, egalitarian, and ecological form of Wicca. * 3/30: Day the Constitution’s 15th Amendment went into effect, recognizing the right of all ethnic peoples to vote (1870). * 3/31: Birthday of Cesar Chavez (1927), who won recognition of migrant workers’ rights through organization and non-violent protest. * 3/31: Vigil to mourn China’s annexation of Tibet (1959) and the killings, torture, and religious persecution of Tibetan Buddhists.

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All Gods and Goddesses
are aspects of
the One Deity

The One Deity
is reflected in
all Gods and Goddesses

The One Deity
is Deity of all

Deity is
male and female,
yet genderless

Deity is
all forms,
yet formless

Deity is
within all;
Deity is
beyond all

Deity is
all-embracing
love

With all that
is known by all
the world's sages,
with all that
is written in all
sacred books,
with all that
is experienced
in all
spiritual traditions,
we still cannot
know
the unknowable--

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