 Aries
2005 Edition
Aries, symbolized variously by the ram, ewe or lamb, has represented new starts since antiquity. Spring fever is not just a cliché. It is that impatient feeling we all have during the time the Sun is passing through Aries. We feel full of (Aries) new ideas and new starts but we may not have the (Taurus) resources, time or proper weather just yet to carry them out. Take advantage of this creative energy by making plans and getting in shape. The active time of the year is here. 
The monthly installment of The Great Astrological Light Bulb Joke: Q. How many Ariens does it take to change a light bulb? A. Just one. You want to make something of it? Note: I have no idea who originally wrote this. Erika sent it to me years ago and I still think it’s as funny as it is insightful! March 20th is the Vernal Equinox, Ostara, The First day of Spring and the Sun enters Aries: Happy New Year! The Spring equinox in the Northern Hemisphere is the beginning of the new zodiacal year. The rise of the constellation Aries indicates the beginning of a new cycle in evolutionary development. The equinoxes are the two times during the year when the dark of night and the light of day are in balance or equal. The vernal equinox is Ostara, from the name of a German Goddess of fertility, Oestarae. She is the deific equivalent of Aurora, the personification of the sunrise. Her name is where East and Easter both come from. This is logical considering that the sun rises in the East. A creature associate of hers is Ostara's hare or the Easter bunny. One story is that she transformed a pet bird into a rabbit in order to amuse the children who follow her everywhere. Even though the bird is now a hare, she still lays eggs, only now they are brightly colored eggs. Another version has Ostara herself becoming a hare in order to distribute colored eggs in the Goddess' honor. Neither work very well for me, but these are how later people explain the pagan tradition of Easter eggs. March 25th is a Full Moon: To learn more about actively using the Moon's energy in your life, see The Moon Through the Signs and Moon Phases. These guides are located in our Library. April 1st is the First Friday of the month and the Dunthor Open House! Click here to see details below. April 8th is a New Moon: To learn more about actively using the Moon's energy in your life, see The Moon Through the Signs and Moon Phases. These guides are located in our Library. Stone of the Sign - Carnelian
This pendant is an antique carnelian warrior intaglio that I wrapped in a single sterling silver wire. Intaglio is a style of engraving or carving below the surface so that design is hollowed out and an impression from the design yields an image in relief. It is sometimes called 'hollow relief or 'coelanaglyphic. It is the opposite of a cameo. Carnelian will help you shake off sadness, start a new project, enhance your assertiveness for engaging in competition or self-promotion. Wear carnelian when you need to shine as an individual. Carnelian, according to tradition, resonates with Aries and is used for energy, physical vitality and initiating activity. Silver is a conductor of energy and is said to aid in communication, it improves the transmission of nerve impulses. According to tradition, it is a good metal for healing purposes because it is in tune with the body. Silver can reduce anxiety and help you to relax when solving problems. It is believed to help conduct the energy of stones into your body and auric field. On Sale This Month: $35.00 USD Click here to see this item and more in my Catalog. To learn more about how to use Gemstones in your daily life, see "What Gemstones Should I Wear?" guide in our Library. There is a lecture coming up at the Kepler College Spring Symposium. Scott and I will be there and I highly recommend the speaker: Speaker: Rob Hand The lecture will be about the diversity of ancient astrology, what that means for our historical studies, and what that means for modern astrology.
Here's my final paper from last quarter at Kepler College where I'm earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in Astrological Studies: John Dee, His Historical Significance John Dee is the man most popularly associated with the intersecting spheres of science, astrology and magic in Elizabethan England. A controversial and famous personage for most of his life, he is said to be the inspiration for both the character of Prospero in William Shakespeare's The Tempest and Faust in Christopher Marlowe's Dr Faustus. He was acquainted with the occultist Jerome Cardan, cartographers Gerard Mercator, Matthias Haker, and geographer Abraham Ortelius. He was a long time friend and tutor of Sir William Pickering, the English Ambassador to Charles V at Brussels and was introduced to the young King Edward VI by William Cecil, later Lord Burghley. Click here to read more...... Letters from our Readers We think of this newsletter as a community forum. You, our friends and clients, are welcome to participate. We celebrate diversity and we'll print whatever you send in be it Wiccan, Christian, Pagan, New Age, etc., as long as it reflects Love. You may choose a one-time holiday to write about or have a regular column. We'll give you space and a byline! Please send in your own book reviews, ideas for rituals, ideas about stones, your journal excerpts, your experiences and most of all, ask us questions. We love answering questions!
From Laura: A link to an eagle carrying a minicam. Amazing flight footage! From Scott: Two very insightful articles by Simon Schama, a professor of history and art history at Columbia University, New York: The first is on the 1 year anniversary of 9/11. The second from just after the 2004 presidential election. And a quote: Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic. --Arthur C. Clarke The Monthly Dunthor Open House Please come join in the community that has been created over the years with the friends we've made through Inga's Earth Magic. You'll find insight, sharing, healing and fellowship and you are most welcome.
Just for fun, we've begun offering an astrological quiz based on the newsletter at our monthly parties. Our first one was for Cancer 2004. Click here to try your hand.
One neat surprise during the project was finding a crumpled newspaper page inside one of the walls. We gingerly flattened it out to find a January 27, 1948 issue of the Seattle Post Intelligencer. What was really wild was the ad for a minstrel show being held in the Eagles Auditorium at 7th and Union, right across the street where I now work in downtown Seattle. I went to work the next day and realized that the building is still standing and unchanged since 1948. You may also enjoy reading an exchange of emails between Tom, my Honda motorcycle dealer, and me, after I opted to spend my annual bonus on the bathroom project vs. buying another motorcycle from him. Click here to read it. Meanwhile, double click each photo to see the full size image. -- Scott Bruce Duncan */:-)
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