UPSWING

EQUINOX PARTY
AND COSMIC FUNDRAISER
Benefiting the C G Jung Society of North Texas
Date : Saturday March 20, 2010 7:00-11:30pm
Location : St Thomas Episcopal Church
Cost : $20 suggested donation
Silent Auction
Live Music and Dancing
The UpSwing Jazz Band - 25 piece band
Games – Handwriting analyst and more
Movies – The Way of the Dream
with Marie-Louise Von Franz
Murray Stein Video Presentation on “The Red Book”
Poetry reading and Artist Gallery
Guest Speakers:
~ Amy “Moonlady” Martin ~
channeler of the universe and major Dallas leader in earth centered spirituality
~ Fred Turner ~
2004, 2006, 2007 Nobel Prize for Literature nominee
Heavy Hors d’oeuvres – wine and beer
The Vernal Equinox falls on March 20 and marks the first day of Spring. The sun has reached the equator so the hours of day and night are equal
around the world-a perfect balance of dark and light. At this time, we celebrate life emerging once again from the earth and we move out of darkness
into the season of growing light. This festival is also known as Eostre, in honor of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of Spring. It is from her name that the
word "Easter" is derived. "East"-the direction of the first light and warmth of the dawning sun-is also derived from the name of the Goddess of
Spring. Eggs and hares, symbols of fertility, are also tied to the Vernal Equinox. March began the rutting time of hares-typically shy, the normally
quiet hare becomes quite fanatical and fervent. They run for miles and can even become aggressive and can appear quite mad, hence the English and
French expressions "as mad as a March Hare." The date for Easter, the resurrection of Christ, is also tied to the Vernal Equinox and guided by the
moon. Easter falls on the first Sunday after the full moon that occurs either on the equinox or any of the following 28 days.