The Voice

I hear your voice on the wind
And I hear you call out my name

Listen my child you say to me
I am the voice of your history
Be not afraid - come follow me
Answer my call and I’ll set you free

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice - I will remain

I am the voice in the fields when the Summer’s gone
The dance of the leaves when the Autumn winds blow
Never do I sleep throughout all the cold Winter long
I am the force that in Springtime will grow

I am the voice of the past that will always be
Filled with my sorrow and blood in my fields
I am the voice of the future
Bring me your peace, bring me your peace
And my wounds they will heal

I am the voice in the wind and the pouring rain
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice that always is calling you
I am the voice

I am the voice of the past that will always be
I am the voice of your hunger and pain
I am the voice of the future
I am the voice

- The Voice by Celtic Woman

I recently heard this song performed by them in concert, and have since picked up the CD with this song on it to put it on my MP3 player. I won't claim to know the author's state of mind in writing it, and I know others would claim The Voice that was calling was a different source then I would take it as. It is still a beautiful song. Moreso if you hear them sing it.

There are many topics that I have intended to address that are backing up since I have not been able to find time to post them. Perhaps later today I will have more time. I suspect if things continue to be as they have been that there may be extended periods in which I don't have time to post, followed by days where I include several posts. Sorry for the inconvenience to any of you who still bother to come around here. You may return now to your regularly scheduled life, or something close to it.

The Storm Moon

The Storm Moon will rise over Rochester, NY at 5:56pm EST. It becomes full at 6:17pm EST and becomes fully eclipsed at 6:22pm EST. It will set at 6:58 am EST on March 4th.

It rises over Farmington, NM at 6:09 pm MST (Having become full at 4:17pm MST) and will set at 6:59am MST on March 4th. The eclipse should only be visible in Eastern North America.

The Storm moon comes at a time when there is a significant changing of the seasons again. The last storms of winter come through and make way for spring. While spring is often thought of as a gentle time, spring has storms of its own. We know more now about the differing pressure systems and their impacts on each other as the seasons change, but there was a time where such knowledge wasn't so technical. It was just known that around the time of this moon, the storms that came with the changing of the seasons could be expected. This moon was also known as the Worm Moon, for similar reasons, as these storms softened the land and the worms returned, at least visibly so.

The eclipse is a particularly prominent occurrence to those who who give credence to the power of the moon, and lunar enchantments are said to be particularly powerful at this time. The reason being that in the course of the moon's shadow crossing the earth, the moon gives the appearance of going through all phases in a single day. A matter of hours in fact.

The next new moon will be March 18th at 10:42 pm EST. 9 minutes after a partial eclipse of the sun that will be visible only in Alaska.
The next full moon (The Wind Moon) will be April 2nd at 1:15pm.
The next Sabatt will be Ostara on March 20th.

There is your solar, lunar and holiday update for this month. You may return to your life, or something close to it.