March is named after the Greek god of war, Mars.
Magical works to concentrate on in March include: healing, love, prosperity, new beginnings and/or growth, spiritual growth, garden magic, fertility, balance, seeing the truth, protection, vision quests and transitions.
Magical works to concentrate on in March include: healing, love, prosperity, new beginnings and/or growth, spiritual growth, garden magic, fertility, balance, seeing the truth, protection, vision quests and transitions.
March 2012's Moon Phases
1 - First Quarter
8 - Full Moon
15- Last Quarter
22 - New Moon
8 - Full Moon
15- Last Quarter
22 - New Moon
The Full Moon of March is called:
- Algonquin: Catching Fish
- Northern Arapaho: Buffalo Dropping Their Calves
- Cherokee: Strawberry (or Windy) Moon
- Kiowa: Bud Moon
- Navajo: Small Plant
- Omaha: Little Frog Moon
- Zuni: Little Sand Storm Moon
Other names for March include:
- Cree: Eagle Month
- Finland: Maaliskuu (Earth Month)
- Haida: Noisy Goose Month
- Hopi: Month of the Whispering Wind
- Ukraine: березень (Birch Tree)
Zodiac signs for March: Pisces (Feb. 19-Mar. 20), Aries (March 21-April 19). March birthstone is aquamarine. It's birth flower is the daffodil. The number of March is 3.
Consider working with the colors sky blue and light green in March
If you are looking for stones to work with this month, consider amethyst, aquamarine, jasper or blue topaz. Carry one or more on your person, use them in a monthly magic mojo bag, or set them out this month on a window sill to charge throughout the month. Choose one or more to research and add to your book of shadows.
March animals include: cougar, crow, lamb, lion, worm To incorporate these animals, add a statue or photo of your choice of animal to your altar or read about how them can be used as totem animals.
Mythical animals to work with: storm spirits
Plants associated with March include: daffodil, Irish moss, High John, violet, willow. Keep a small pot of one on your altar, add one or more to your monthly mojo bag, research them, plan recipes around them or make an infusion of them to add to your cleaning water.
Deities of March:
- Goddesses: Artemis, Astarte, Athena, Hecate, Holda, Isis, Luna, Minerva, the Morrigan, Ostara
- Gods : Ares, The Green Man, Mars
Invoke the deities of March for ritual. Honor them on your altar. Research them for your BOS or create an artwork in their honor.
Month Long Observances of March:
- Deaf History Month
- Irish-American Heritage Month
- National Color Therapy Month
Sources:
The Pagan Book of Days: A Guide to the Festivals, Traditions, and Sacred Days of the Year
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5 Comments:
any particular reason the deities of Feb are in this post?
@Katie K: Because I was using last month's post as a template to make sure I got all the same info in, and forgot to change that particular title over.
It's been corrected.
Mercury is gonna be retrograde from the 12th on, I'm planning on hiding under my bed until April 5th. Worm moon gets in before the retrograde though, that should be nice.
Did any of the books happen to have any more information on why Hecate is associated with March? I'd be interested in hearing more about this. Blessings!
@WindDancer:
The book that expressed that Hecate was related to the month of March did not explain the connection, but with a little googling, I found:
The end of March/beginning of April are the days of the Khthonoi - when offerings are give to the Chthonic Deities (deities of the underworld).
Hecate is honored by Hellenic practitioners on the last day of every month.
I'm sure some deeper digging would yield more results. =)
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