Stirring Message of Community Connection from Sendai, Japan

A gift about simplicity - the following message was shared with us through a friend about "the new" day-to-day life in the city of Sendai, Japan following the Earthquake and tsunami waves of March 11, 2011 (note Sendai was close to the quake's epicenter):

Virgo Full Moon March 19: Awakening a Deeper Service to Humanity

"I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you."  Oprah Winfrey

"Service...
Giving what you don't have to give.
Giving when you don't need to give.
Giving because you want to give."

Damien Hess, Musician

Virgo Full Moon comes to light on March 19th at 8:10 am in Hawaii, 11:10 PDT, 2:10 pm EDT, 6:10 pm Greenwich Mean Time, It occurs on the 20th in India and east to the International Date Line. This is the closest (Perigee) Full Moon of 2011, and the closest to Earth in the past 18 years. Hence, the Moon, especially when rising or setting may seem quite larger than usual.

Here's our video discussing in broad terms the significance of this Full Moon and its ensuing

Pisces New Moon March 4th: Dreaming the dream

"A Chinese philosopher once had a dream that he was a butterfly. From that day on, he was never quite certain that he was not a butterfly, dreaming that he was a man."
Unknown

"I have heard it said that the first ingredient of success - the earliest spark in the dreaming youth - is this: dream a great dream."
John Alan Appleman, Author & Poet

Pisces AstroActivator© by Kathryn Andren

Pisces New Moon arrives on the 4th (or on the 5th for points east of Iraq to the International Date Line). Symbolically, as the last sign of the zodiac, the water sign of Pisces represents completion and transcendence on many levels of consciousness, especially those accessing dream states and the transpersonal. It also places added emphasis on the realm of emotions and feelings.

New Moon energy is further intensified by the presence of 4 potent planetary energies in Pisces: Mercury (communication), Chiron (healing), Mars (assertiveness) and Uranus (quick change). These archetypes signal the old ways of connecting are coming to a close. With a very strong line-up of Aries energy waiting in the wings around mid-month, we now witness a passing of the torch. Life is evolving