A lot of Easter traditions – including hot cross buns and lamb on Sunday – stem from medieval Christian or even earlier pagan beliefs. The chocolate Easter egg, however, is a more modern twist on tradition.

Chicken eggs have been eaten at Easter for centuries. Eggs have long symbolised rebirth and renewal, making them perfect to commemorate the story of Jesus’ resurrection as well as the arrival of spring.

Although nowadays eggs can be eaten during the fasting period of Lent, in the middle ages they were prohibited along with meat and dairy. Medieval chefs often found surprising ways around this, even making mock eggs to replace them.

For Easter – a period of celebration – eggs and meat, such as lamb (also a symbol of renewal), were back on the table.

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InnerSelf's Daily Inspiration

April 9, 2023
The focus for today's inspiration is:
I approach my problems with perfect confidence that their solution is already there, waiting to be found.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:
I choose to make a difference for others by empowering them.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:
I invite the universe to use me as a tool of revolutionary benefit to the world.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:
I drop all judgment of myself and others.

The focus for today's inspiration is:
I breathe deeply, and imbibe what life has to offer.

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The focus for today's inspiration is:
Stillness is essential to a pleasant existence.

The focus for today's inspiration is:
I am growing up to be a contented, loving, and lovable person.

Astrologer Pam Younghans writes this weekly astrological journal based on planetary influences, and offers perspectives and insights to assist you in making the best use of current energies. This column is not intended as prediction. Your own experience will be more specifically defined by transits to your personal chart.
Aspects of Note this Week:

All times listed are Pacific Daylight Time. For Eastern Time, add 3 hours; For Greenwich Mean Time (GMT), add 8 hours.

MON: Mercury enters Taurus, Mercury square Pluto
TUE: No major aspects are exact today
WED: Mercury sextile Saturn, Sun conjunct Chiron, Full Moon 9:34 p.m. PDT
THU: No major aspects are exact today
FRI: Venus sextile Neptune, Mercury sextile Mars
SAT: Sun semisquare Saturn 
SUN: No major aspects are exact today

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LIBRA FULL MOON: A Full Moon is on the calendar this week, at 9:34 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, April 5. It occurs when the Moon is at 16°07´ Libra and the Sun is at the same degree of Aries. The Aries-Libra polarity of this lunation requires us to find a balance between self and other, between assertiveness and tact, between independent action and cooperative effort. 

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The focus for today's inspiration is:

I am becoming more centered, awake, and peaceful in the midst of daily activity.

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