{"id":7657,"date":"2013-03-01T01:10:47","date_gmt":"2013-03-01T06:10:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/paganpages.org\/content\/?p=7917"},"modified":"2013-02-20T00:11:26","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T05:11:26","slug":"interweavings-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/2013\/03\/01\/interweavings-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Interweavings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Book of Seasons<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nMarch<\/em><\/p>\n

Our next month in the Book of Seasons is March and the beginning of the turn of the wheel to Spring! \u00a0With the arrival of the equinox comes the perfect time to check in with our heart and breathe into the balance of the Earth. \u00a0\u00a0The deep quiet of winter is at an end. \u00a0Before the quickening of life begins, take time to enjoy the momentary lull. \u00a0Soon the stirrings of new life will begin and our focus will be drawn outward.<\/p>\n

My affirmation for March is –<\/p>\n

My inner world is in perfect balance with my outer world.<\/p>\n

As a way to engage heart and hands in the season I offer the making of a table top Medicine Wheel.<\/p>\n

The Medicine Wheel that I created starts with a ten-inch flowerpot saucer. \u00a0Any round and shallow dish will do. \u00a0I gathered sand from the banks of the river outside my home to fill the dish. \u00a0With stones the circle is divided into quarters. \u00a0Each one devoted to an element. \u00a0With symbols for each element I decorate the area. \u00a0In the corner for North sits a crystal and piece of cedar. \u00a0East has a feather and brass bell. South has two small candles and West has shells. \u00a0In the center of my Medicine Wheel is an antique dish with a porcelain statue of Mother Mary. \u00a0My prayer beads swirl around her feet. \u00a0I have it sitting by the door to the family room and can see it frequently. \u00a0The balance of the four elements is a reminder to center my energy.<\/p>\n

Another artistic idea would be to braid three long pieces of yarn, floss, string, or whatever calls you. \u00a0You will have a thread for the past the present and the future. \u00a0After braiding, space two knots across it. \u00a0Now tie onto wrist and cut any excess. \u00a0Each knot can represent the two equinox days. \u00a0Those days in our personal timeline of past, present and future that we remember our balance point is a time to reflect on where we are at this moment in our journey. \u00a0\u00a0Similar to prayer beads, this bracelet can act as a touchstone in our day. \u00a0In a particularly hectic moment the simple act of touching the braid can draw our energy back inside us and bring focus.<\/p>\n

March is also a wonderful time to bring new green food back in to our diet. \u00a0Fresh sprouts as well as green tea brings the vital energy of spring into our systems. \u00a0Think about foraging for wild edibles in your yard. \u00a0There are many sources on the internet to guide you in choosing delicious additions. \u00a0Dandelions are the most abundant weeds in our yard and the leaves make a lovely flavor offering to eggs and salad. \u00a0And the yellow flowers add such fun to any dish!
\nDon\u2019t forget St. Patrick\u2019s Day and all things green, green, green!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Book of Seasons           March Our next month in the Book of Seasons is March and the beginning of the turn of the wheel to Spring! \u00a0With the arrival of the equinox comes the perfect time to check in with our heart and breathe into the balance of the Earth. \u00a0\u00a0The deep quiet of winter is at an end. \u00a0Before the quickening of life begins, take time to enjoy the momentary lull. \u00a0Soon the stirrings of new life will begin and our focus will be drawn outward. My affirmation for March is – My inner world is in perfect balance with my outer world. As a way to engage heart and hands in the season I offer the making of a table top Medicine Wheel. The Medicine Wheel that I created starts with a ten-inch flowerpot saucer. \u00a0Any round and shallow dish will do. \u00a0I gathered sand from the banks of the river outside my home to fill the dish. \u00a0With stones the circle is divided into quarters. \u00a0Each one devoted to an element. \u00a0With symbols for each element I decorate the area. \u00a0In the corner for North sits a crystal and piece of cedar. \u00a0East has a feather and brass bell. South has two small candles and West has shells. \u00a0In the center of my Medicine Wheel is an antique dish with a porcelain statue of Mother Mary. \u00a0My prayer beads swirl around her feet. \u00a0I have it sitting by the door to the family room and can see it frequently. \u00a0The balance of the four elements is a reminder to center my energy. Another artistic idea would be to braid three long pieces of yarn, floss, string, or whatever calls you. \u00a0You will have a thread for the past the present and the future. \u00a0After braiding, space two knots across it. \u00a0Now tie onto wrist and cut any excess. \u00a0Each knot can represent the two equinox days. \u00a0Those days in our personal timeline of past, present and future that we remember our balance point is a time to reflect on where we are at this moment in our journey. \u00a0\u00a0Similar to prayer beads, this bracelet can act as a touchstone in our day. \u00a0In a particularly hectic moment the simple act of touching the braid can draw our energy back inside us and bring focus. March is also a wonderful time to bring new green food back in to our diet. \u00a0Fresh sprouts as well as green tea brings the vital energy of spring into our systems. \u00a0Think about foraging for wild edibles in your yard. \u00a0There are many sources on the internet to guide you in choosing delicious additions. \u00a0Dandelions are the most abundant weeds in our yard and the leaves make a lovely flavor offering to eggs and salad. \u00a0And the yellow flowers add such fun to any dish! Don\u2019t forget St. Patrick\u2019s Day and all things green, green, green!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":125,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7657","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/125"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7657"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7430,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7657\/revisions\/7430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7657"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7657"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paganpages.org\/emagazine\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7657"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}