The energy of the equinox

Today I’d like to talk about faerie energy.

We at Mind Key chose to talk about yin and yang and balance this month because March heralds the spring equinox, which happened yesterday (March 20th) at 12:30 AM (EDT).  The equinoxes (one in the fall and one in the spring) occur when the earth’s axis is almost perpendicular, the sun shines directly on the equator, and we experience an (essentially) equal amount of light and dark over the course of one day.  The equinoxes remind us of how humanity, like Mamma Earth, experiences a brief period of balance in our lives.  Those moments may or may not coincide with the equinoxes, but these are good points in time to reflect upon those moments, and to recognize how fleeting they are (essentially only a few moments twice a month—as far as equinoxes go).  This year, this energy is counterpointed by an alignment of earth, sun and moon which caused a solar eclipse on the 8th and an upcoming lunar eclipse on March 23rd.  Be prepared for a lot of intensity this month, and a lot of “moving through” of issues that need resolving.

So why talk about faerie energy?

Perhaps because the fae are so in tune with the turning of the earth.  They are of the earth, perhaps even more so than we are.  Their energy is not only in tune with the God-given planet we live on, but they are the magic behind the science that created it.

For example, there are several cards in The Faerie’s Oracle that represent the energies of Yin and Yang.  Here are two:

She of the Cruach and He of the Fiery Sword

She of the Cruach is the cup, the holy grail, the mother, the energy of nurturing and creativity.  Although she is represented brightly here, she represents the darkness of growth within the womb of her cup.  He of the Fiery Sword represents passion, drive, activity, as the sword often does. He is the counterpoint to the Cruach.  Without the darkness to nurture the ideas, the power and light could not drive them into being.  The opposite is, of course, also true.

The Bright Mother and Himself

The next two cards also represent Yin and Yang, but in a more physical way.  The Bright Mother is the nurturer, representing fertility, creativity, softness and stillness.  A dreamy card that allows for contemplation.  Meanwhile, Himself has eyes that pierce through to your soul.  While the mother, with her back turned, doesn’t need to see you to know you (don’t they all have eyes in the back of their head?), Himself looks right through you—makes you see yourself.  There is no escaping it.  Either you are driven to action, or you fold under his gaze.  Together he and the mother represent creation—without one or the other the world would cease to turn, would cease to exist.

Which brings me to another point, and the impetus for writing about faerie energy as we move through this point when the earth is at its most balanced and aligned.

The Bright Mother and The Dark Lady Two sides of the same coin

My four year old daughter brought to my attention that the Bright Mother and the Dark Lady are two sides of the same coin.  In fact they are!  If the Bright Mother represents the full moon, the fullness of womanhood, fertility, ovulation and pregnancy, then the Dark Lady represents the new moon, the silence of womanhood, of menstruation, of quiet growth and loss.  In this pairing, the Bright Mother no longer represents the yin, but the yang side of the equation.  She is the mother who is pushing her children forward, showing them the way as she looks in the direction they need to go, letting them fly.  The Dark Mother, on the other hand, is the yin energy.  Growth in the darkness, quiet nurturing through the difficult times where there is no indication of what’s ahead. Her bared breasts represent that silent nurturing of a mothers milk that happens in the warm darkness of infancy when growth is uncertain and scary.

Perhaps the beauty of the equinox is that it reminds us that when there is balance, neither one thing or another reins.  That roles can switch quite easily.  That what was once yin can become yang.  That there are no roles, no definitions—instead, just a gentle shifting of light into dark and back again.  We are human, so we move, and so where we stand in any given moment, in the yin or in the yang, is entirely up to us.

If you’re interested to see more of the Faerie’s Oracle cards, visit me on Facebook, where I do a daily Faerie card reading or at www.mindkey.me/Danielle.