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Tarot Interpreted – Suits Summary
March 7th, 2010 | 
Author: | Suit | Gender | Element | Suit description | Typical Physical Characteristics | Starsign |
| Wands | Male | FireExtrovert | Action: Enterprise, Creativity, Practicality. Power (good & bad). | Blonde / red hair, green eyes | Aries, Leo, Sagittarius |
| Cups | Female | WaterIntrovert | Emotions: Love. Family. Protection. | Light brown / fair hair, blue eyes. | Cancer, Scorpio, Pisces |
| Swords | Male | AirIntellectual | Intellect: Authority. Judgement. Courage. (Way we think). | Dark brown/ grey hair. Hazel/blue eyes. | Gemini, Libra, Aquarius |
| Pentacles | Female | EarthPractical | Matter: Finance. Trade. Business Ventures. (Money & emotional security / insecurity). | Black/grey hair, dark skin & eyes. | Taurus, Virgo, Capricorn |
March 2010
| 1 | Annual | National Day of Wales. Feast day of St David. |
| 1 | 1887 | The western occult society, the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, was founded. Members include the poet WB Yeats and occultist AE Waite, creator of the Rider-Waite tarot deck. |
| 1 | Annual | Matronalia, the Roman Festival of Motherhood |
| 3 | Annual | The third day of the third month is considered a good time for witches to perform spells of self-empowerment. Invoke the Triple Goddess of the Full/Waxing/Waning Moon and charge up your energies. |
| 4 | Annual | Sacred to Rhiannon, Celtic Mother Goddess. Listen to the song Rhiannon by Fleetwood Max |
| 4 | 1968 | The Church of All Worlds in America, was formerly chartered becoming the first federally recognised church of Neo-Paganism |
| 5 | 1936 | The British fighter plane Spitfire made its first test flight from Eastleigh, Southampton. Powered by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine the aircraft will enter service with the Royal Air Force in the next two years |
| 7 | 1876 | The Scottish-born inventor, Alexander Graham Bell, patented the telephone. |
| 7 | 2009 | NASA’s Kepler Mission, a space photometer which will search for extrasolar planets in the Milky Way galaxy, is launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, USA. |
| 8 | Annual | International Women’s Day United Nations Day for Women’s Rights and International Peace |
| 8 | Annual | Cranberra Day is a public holiday in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) on the second Monday of March each year. It commemorates Canberra’s official founding in 1913 and highlights a major festival in the territory. |
| 11- 13 | Annual | Festival of Holi, Central Asia. The Festival of Holi begins on March’s Full Moon and is the first major festival in the Hindu calendar. While the first day of Holi is signified through the lighting of fires, the second day is celebrated by people all over Northern India, Nepal and Mauritius who spend the day throwing colored water around. |
| 13 | Annual | This is said to be a lucky day for witches due to significant numerological vibrations. This is a time to do things that you have been putting off as results are guaranteed |
| 15 | 44BC | “Beware the Ides of March” – Julius Caesar is stabbed by Marcus Brutus. |
| 15 | Annual | Tagata Shrine Hohen Festival, Nagoya, Japan. The village of Komati (just north of Nagoya City) hosts a truly bizarre harvest festival. Komati celebrates the harvest (and continuing fertility). In order to offer a symbol of fertility to a designated deity, the residents of the small town carry a hulking great phallus through the streets, before setting it down in front of a shrine. Meanwhile, onlookers cling to smaller incarnations, while snacking cheerfully on penis-shaped foods. |
| 15 | Monthly | New Moon |
| 16 | Annual | Rosh Chodesh Nissan |
| 17 | Annual | Green, green, and more green. St. Patrick’s Day. The first St. Patrick’s Day parade took place not in Ireland, but in the United States. Irish soldiers serving in the English military marched through New York City on March 17, 176. http://www.history.com/content/stpatricksday/history-of-the-holiday |
| 18 | Annual | Sacred to Sheila-na-gig, Pagan Fertility Goddess |
| 19 | Annual | Las Fallas celebrated in Valencia, Spain. Over a five day period leading up to St. Joseph’s Day, satirical statues made of paper-mache are displayed throughout the city of Valencia. Then, come the 19th, they’re set on fire! |
| 20 | Annual | Mabon (Southern Hemisphere) |
| 20 – 21 | Spring Equinox (Northern Hemisphere) when the length of daytime is exactly equal to the length of night time, thousands gather round the ancient Mayan ruin at Chichen Itza and gaze as the temple’s steps cast the shadow of a snake creeping down towards the ground. | |
| 20 – 23 | Annual | Ostara, one of the lesser Sabbats. It is a time of initiation into male mysteries and celebration as Spring is under way and the land is waking up (Northern Hemisphere) |
| 21 | Annual | International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination |
| 21 – 28 | Annual | Week of Solidarity with the Peoples Struggling against Racism and Racial Discrimination |
| 22 | Annual | World Water Day |
| 23 | Annual | World Meteorological Day |
| 24 | 1603 | The crowns of England and Scotland were united when King James VI of Scotland succeeded to the English throne. |
| 26 | 1902 | British imperialist Cecil John Rhodes died in Cape Town aged 48. Rhodes who controlled 90% of the world’s diamond production, was influential in establishing the British crown in South Africa and Rhodesia. |
| 27 | 1871 | England and Scotland played their first rugby international, in Edinburgh; first blood to Scotland. |
| 27 | Annual | Lazarus Saturday is the day before Palm Sunday and is part of the Easter celebration of Eastern Orthodox Church and observes the time when Jesus raised Lazarus from the dead depicting Jesus’ power over life and death. Christians have celebrated the day before Palm Sunday as “The Saturday Of Lazarus”. |
| 30 | Monthly | Full Moon |
| 30 – 6/4 | Annual | Pesach/Passover. Passover begins at sundown on 29 March and ends at sunset on 6 April. |
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February 2010
| 31st Jan – 2nd Feb | Imbolc |
| 2nd | World Wetlands Day |
| 2nd | Lammas, otherwise known as Lughnasadh (Southern Hemisphere) happens at the beginning of the harvest season when apples are ready and grain is beginning to ripen. It’s also a day for honouring Lugh, the Celtic craftsman god. |
| 2nd | Groundhog Day |
| 2nd | This day is sacred to the Celtic fire goddess, Brigid |
| 4th | World Cancer Day is marked on February 4 to raise awareness of cancer and to encourage its prevention, detection, and treatment. |
| 6th | International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation. This day is set aside in an effort to make the world aware of female genital cutting and to promote its eradication |
| 6th | Sacred to Aphrodite, Greek Goddess of love |
| 6th | The board game, Monopoly was first published commercially in 1935 |
| 7th | British novelist, Charles Dickens was born, 1812 |
| 8th | French novelist, Jules Verne was born, 1828 |
| 9th | Sacred to Apollo, Greed God of the sun, music and prophecy |
| 9th | In 1964, 73 million Americans tuned into the Ed Sullivan Show to watch The Beatles for the first time. |
| 10th | Sacred to Anaitis, Persian Goddess of the Moon |
| 12th | World Darwin Day. Darwin Day commemorates the anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin on 12 February 1809. The day is used to highlight Darwin’s contribution to science and to promote science in general. |
| 12th – 28th | The 2010 Winter Olympics will be held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada |
| 14th | New Moon |
| 14th | The beginning of the Chinese Year of the Tiger |
| 14th | Valentine’s Day. If you’re giving (or getting) Roses for Valentine’s Day, it’s worth knowing what the different colours mean. |
| 15th – 21st | Random Acts of Kindness Week |
| 16th | Tomb of King Tutankhamen unsealed in Egypt, 1923 |
| 16th | Mardi Gras, also known as Fat Tuesday (Mardi Gras is French for “Fat Tuesday”) or Shrove Tuesday, is the last day of feasting before Lent begins on Ash Wednesday. |
| 17th | Sacred to Kali, Hindu Goddess of death and life |
| 17th | Ash Wednesday marks the first day, or the start of the season of Lent, which begins 40 days prior to Easter (Sundays are not included in the count). |
| 18th | The planet, Pluto, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh in 1930 |
| 20th | World Day of Social Justice |
| 22nd | World Thinking Day. By definition, a “No brainer” is dong something that is simple, easy, obvious, and/or totally logical. Today is the day for you to do all those “no brainer” tasks and activities. |
| 28th | Purim begins at sundown. Purim is a two day event beginning at sundown on the fourteenth day of Adar, the twelve month of the Jewish calendar. |
| 28th | The Chinese Lantern Festival. The Last Day of the Chinese New Year Season is a Day for Lovers. |
| 28th | Full Moon |
| 28th | Sacred to Demeter, Ceres and Gaea – the Earth Goddesses. This is a great day to do something specifically to honour the Earth. |
| The month of February:
Birthstone: Amethyst Birth flower: Violet Aquarius (21 January – 18 February) Pisces (19 February – 20 March) COLORSTROLGY reference: Sheer Lilac, Pantone 16-3617 February is Black History Month in the United States. It pays tribute to people and events that shaped the history of African Americans. February is Lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) History Month. and it is International Friendship Month. |
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| See February’s newsletter under the News tab; there’s also lots more information available on my blog. | |
| This information is correct to the best of my knowledge as I collect the information from many on and offline resources. | |
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January 2010
| 1st | New Year’s Day, very significant day in medieval superstitions regarding prosperity, or lack of it, in the year ahead |
| 1st | Global Family Day, grew out of the United Nations millennium celebration, “One Day of Peace,” January 1, 2000 |
| 1st | World Day of Peace, established by Pope Paul VI |
| 1st | Being the first day of a New Year, it is appropriate to honour Janus |
| 2nd | Believed by the Saxons to be one of the unluckiest days of the year |
| 3rd | Sacred to Dionysus, Greek God of Wine. Feasting, pleasure and fertility |
| 4th | Louis Braille was born in 1809. He was 3 years old when he lost his sight as a result of an accident |
| 4th | Sir Isaac Newton’s birthday |
| 6th | World day for War Orphans |
| 8th | Sacred to Freya, Norse Goddess of love and fertility and to Felicitas, Roman Goddess of good fortune. |
| 13th | St Hilary’s feast day |
| 15th | The first solar eclipse of 2010 occurs at the Moon’s ascending node in western Sagittarius. An annular eclipse will be visible from a 300-km-wide track that traverses central Africa, the Indian Ocean and eastern Asia. http://eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov/OH/OH2010.html#SE2010Jan15A |
| 15th | New Moon |
| 17th | The Beatles UK album Yellow Submarine was released, 1969 |
| 18th | Martin Luther King, Jr Day |
| 19th | Sacred to Thor, Norse God of thunder and lightning |
| 23rd | Sacred to Hathor, Egyptian cow-headed Goddess |
| 24th | Compliment Day. This day was created in 1998 by Kathy Chamberlin, of Hopkinton, NH. and Debby Hoffman, of Concord, NH |
| 24 – 26th | Celebrations to honour Gaea. A temple was built approximately 268 BC on the forum Pacis. This is where her celebrations were held and pregnant cattle were sacrificed to her. The main celebration (Sementivae) was held between January 24 until 26 January |
| 25th | Burns Night |
| 27th | Mozart was born in 1756 in Austria |
| 27th | International Holocaust Remembrance Day |
| 28th | Data Protection Day |
| 29th | The Victoria Cross originated in 1856. The medals were made from the metals of guns in the Crimea |
| 30th | Full Moon |
| 31st – 2nd Feb | From sunset on the 31st Jan to sunset on the 2nd Feb is the Festival of Imbolc (31st July – 2nd August in southern hemisphere) |
| The month of January:
Birthstone: Garnet Birth flower: Carnation Capricorn (22 December – 20 January) Aquarius (21 January – 18 February) |
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| See January’s newsletter here; there’s also lots more information available on my blog. | |
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December 2009
Birthstone: Turquoise is both a protective crystal and it enables verbal communication. |
Birth flower: Narcissus, also known as Daffodil (symbolizes respect, modesty and faithfulness).  |
Sagittarius (23 November – 21 December): Ruled by Jupiter. A mutable fire sign, Sagittarius energy can be used for optimism, fresh perspectives, long-distance travel and house moves, creative ventures and expanding horizons.
Capricorn (22 December – 20 January): Ruled by Saturn. Capricorn is a cardinal Earth sign. Use Capricorn energy for ambitions, perseverance, loyalty and for the acquisition of money.
| 1st | World AIDS Day |
| 2nd | Full Moon |
| 3rd | International Day of Disabled Persons |
| 3rd | This day is sacred to Rhea, Greek goddess and great mother of Zeus and the Earth |
| 9th | International Anti-Corruption Day |
| 10th | Human Rights Day |
| 11th | International Mountain Day |
| 16th | New Moon |
| 20th | Sacred to Cerridwen, Celtic Triple Goddess of fertility/life/death, seen to take the form of a large white sow |
| 21st | “Silent Night” was performed for the first time at the Church of St. Nikolaus, Oberndorff, Austria, 1818 |
| 21st -23rd | Yule, one of the four Lesser Sabbats, is an astronomical event – the Winter Solstice. The exact date varies each year. The longest night of the year and a time of celebrating the bountiful qualities of life in the depths of Winter. The Yule log is burnt (the ashes are kept for good luck) and gifts are exchanged |
| 25th | Christmas Day |
| 25th | Feast of Frau Halle, Germanic goddess |
| 31st | Blue Moon at 2:13pm |
| 31st | Partial Lunar Eclipse |
| 31st | New Year’s Eve. A time to make a lot of noise at midnight to scare away any unpleasant times of the previous year and to welcome in good fortune for the coming year. |
All month: Look to the future
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October 2009
Birthstone: Opal
Libra (23 September – 23 October): Ruled by Venus. Use Libra energy for harmony, love, understanding, justice and a balanced outlook – and for all things beautiful.
Scorpio (24 October – 22 November): Ruled by Mars in the ancient system, now ruled by Pluto. Use Scorpio energy for penetration, courage and endurance, passion, transformation, perception, concealment and willpower.
2 October: Sukkot begins
2 October: Mahatma Ghandi’s birthday
3 October: Full Moon
5 October: World Teacher’s Day
9 October: Sacred to Felicitas, Roman Goddess of good fortune and luck.
15 October: Sacred to Mars, Roman God of battle.
17 October: Diwali
18 October: A day to honour Cernunnos, the Pagan Horned God of fertility, wild animals, forests and hunting.
31 October: Samhain is one of the four Greater Sabbats and an agricultural festival. On land, it is the third and last harvest of the year (Lammas and Mabon being the first two) and a time to store the final food stores away for Winter. Samhain is the beginning of the Witch’s year, a time of divination and prophecy and a time to honour the dead.
All month: Create your own good luck this month by putting last month’s period of reflection into action; be courageous and passionate.
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September 2009
Virgo (24 August - 22 September): Ruled by Mercury. Use Virgo energy for healing, mental clarity and concentration.
Libra (23 September – 23 October): Ruled by Venus. Use Libra energy for harmony, love, understanding, justice and a balanced outlook and for all things beautiful.
4 September: Full moon
7 September: Healers Day. A day to honour all Healers.
18 – 20 September: Rosh Hashanah (Jewish New Year)
20 -23 September: Mabon, one of the four Lesser Sabbats, is an astronomical festival the Autumn Equinox in which night and day stand equal (the actual day of the Equinox varies from year to year). This is a time to meditate and reflect on what it is to be a Witch and a time for renewing of magickal vows.
27 – 28 September: Yom Kippur (Jewish Day of Atonement)
28 September: Confucius’ birthday
All month: A month to reflect, renew and to feel beautiful.
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August 2009
August 2009
Leo (23 July - 23 August): Ruled by the Sun. Use Leo energy for charisma, self-belief, showmanship and creativity.
Virgo (24 August - 22 September): Ruled by Mercury. Use Virgo energy for healing, mental clarity and concentration.
1 August: Lammas (Greater Sabbat)
5 August: Full Moon
8 August: Honor Venus, the Roman Goddess of Love
13 August: Honour the goddess Hectate
15 August: Sacred to Vesta, Roman goddess of the hearth and home
17 August: Sacred to Diana, the Roman goddess who embodies the spirit of the Amazon
22 August: Ramadan
23 August: Sacred to Nemesis, Greed goddess of fate
All month: A month to concentrate of self-improvement and healing
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July 2009
Cancer (21 June - 22 July): Ruled by the Moon. Use Cancer energy for home, family, dreams, sea journeys, love, fertility, anything to do with comfort and protection.
Leo (23 July - 22 August): Ruled by the Sun. Use Leo energy for charisma, self-belief, showmanship and creativity.
5 July: Sacred to Maat, Egyptian goddess of wisdom and justice
7 July: Full moon
11 July: Sacred to the Greek god Kronos, Father of Time
13 July: Sacred as the birthdate of Osiris, Egyptian god of fertility and harvests
19 July: Sacred as the birth date of Isis, Egyptian goddess of motherhood and fertility
21 July: Solar eclipse
27 July: Sacred to Hatshepsut, Egyptian goddess of healing
All month: Be graceful and have fun
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