The third issue of Practical Magic carries us through the month of March, when the season shifts to Spring. Astrologer Fern Feto Spring, tarot reader Leila Jo Crawford, and crystal intuitive Renee Bastet share bite-size servings of spiritual insight to help you make the most of nature's cycles and cultural influences. And I'm offering up an Equinox ritual that will empower you to do your own thing better... with balance.

Blessings,

Monthly Tarot Meditation by Leila Jo Crawford CraftingTheSacred.com March 2010 — The Devil With the year well underway, it is easy for old habits and patterns to distract us from our path. This month pay attention to what hooks you and gracefully remove each shackle as you move forward.

Stone Medicine for March by Renee Bastet BastetJewelry.com

Garnet
Garnet solidifies our sense of physical safety, it firmly grounds us allowing a strong flow of energy from our bodies to the earth and back again into our bodies. This stone is great for releasing toxins from the body and the mind.

Ritual: Balance Your Polarities (and Priorities)
by Elka Eastly Vera
ElkaVera.com

On March 20, our planet balances upright on its axis in a moment of perfect poise. We call this the Equinox — the moment in time when night and day are equal in length, when the Earth tilts neither toward nor away from the Sun. A twice annual event — in Spring and Autumn — the Equinox is an invitation to mindfulness. How is your life in balance or out of balance? Do you have a tendency to tilt one direction or another? ... (continue reading)

March Moon Cycles
by Fern Feto Spring
WiseStars.net

NEW MOON
March 14, 2010
New Moon in Pisces
The New Moon in Pisces is conjunct Uranus and Mercury, which could bring the possibility of new and unusual forms of communication. This is a great moon for dreaming, accessing your intuition and communicating with animals and plants.

FULL MOON
March 30, 2010
Full Moon in Libra
The Full Moon in Libra forms a tense square aspect to Pluto, challenging us all to go deeper in relationship and face the issues we may have been avoiding. This lunation can bring healing and resolution if we are brave enough to face our fears.

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