Spring Equinox

This year's 2019 Spring Equinox happens during the end of Winter and start of a supermoon over the arrival of Spring. It begins of Wednesday the 20th and 21st March as the supermoon blooms in the night sky over a Spring landscape when flowers and blossoms appear.  

Was Queen Mary 1 of England loved by Philip of Spain?

The dashing Philip was regarded as handsome, and he didn’t feel much towards the Bloody Mary. Love between royals back then was rare, even unknown because marriages were political. Mary was a bastard child, who didn’t know her mother, but she was Catherine of Aragon, who was married to her brother. She (Mary) was a Catholic and wanted to reform England back to Catholicism and overturn her father’s change to the country’s religion.

Before her brother Edward died, he made a will that placed their Protestant cousin Lady Jane Grey as heir to the throne. This didn’t happen and soon Mary became queen and then Lady Jane Grey was beheaded for treason. The decision to marry was to secure her place as a queen and prevent her legitimate sister Elizabeth from taking her crown.

She married Philip of Spain, who was younger than her. This sealed an alliance with Spain and removed any rival threats. Mary began to love Philip but he didn’t feel the same about her. There was a movement to usurp Mary, with her sister involved so Elizabeth was put in the tower.

Mary had always been sickly and had irregular periods. The strangest episode was the phantom pregnancy and Philip dumping her afterwards. It may be possible that there was a miscarriage or baby was stillborn because Mary had a bump.

Mary seemed to have a liking for bloodshed, and many lost their lives under her 5 year reign. Protestants were executed, and soldiers up to thousands died in a failed attempt to keep Calias. It was her death age 42 from an illness that passed the crown to Elizabeth.

Angry Mary turning in her grave? Not only is she a subject of the Bloody Mary game, but her wishes that would happen after death went completely ignored. The wishes included payment of her father and brother’s debts. She wanted her money to go towards the building of new churches. And for her mother’s body to be placed beside her grave. As those requests went ignored, Mary could’ve been very enraged from beyond. After her death, Philip moved in on her sister Elizabeth but because he was obsessed by everything Catholic, Elizabeth wasn’t interested in him.

By Rayne (originally posted on Quora)

Disney style lesson about periods

In 1946, Disney created a short animated film called "The Story of Menstruation". It's only ten and a half minutes long but it's so clear to understand and easy to follow with advice. It's also a very charming little film for girls. I don't know why this was ever shelved and banned. I and many other women agree that this is a nice film and does a better job at explaining puberty than modern school sex education classes. Have a look at this really cute Disney short about periods.
The Story of Menstruation by Disney
Enjoy!

Rowan

The rowan tree is also called a mountain ash. They can grow at very high altitudes and are found sometimes growing in odd positions, influenced by gravity and even weather. The bark of rowan trees are almost white. They produce blossoms that develope clusters of red edible sweet berries, high in vitamin C. These trees provide a food source for many animals including birds and butterflies. The ancient Celts nicknamed these trees fid na ndruad, which translates as "witch trees" and "wizards trees". Also the Celts believed that the rowan tree is otherworldly and was imported from a place called The Land of Promise.
Rowans and rowan berries were considered protection against evil spirits and the undead, so rowans were planted in graveyards. It was believed that a rowan stick was used to stir milk to stop it curdling. Rowan twigs are considered a good divining rod to locate water and treasure. People used rowan charms to prevent ailments such as rheumatism.
Unfortunately rowans get sick by diseases such as fire blight and silver leaf.
The ancient Norse and Germanic tribes used rowan wood to carve runic staves. The tiny stems of rowan berries are in star shapes that look like mini pentegrams. There are many pendants carved from rowans that can be found at online jewel and amulet shops.
In Finnish mythology, Rauni is a healer and goddess of the rowan tree. Rowans have been said to often grow next to megaliths, stone circles, fairy rings and dragon lines.