The Ides of March…
In ancient Rome, the Ides of
March were equivalent to our March 15th. If you’ve heard of the Ides of March, is
probably to William Shakespeare. In his play Julius Caesar, a seer says to
Caesar: Beware the Ides of March.
In the play, and in reality, Caesar
was indeed assassinated on the ides of March, March 15 in 44 B.C. In the
ancient Roman calendar, each month had an Ides. In March, May, July, and
October, the Ides fell on the 15th day. In every other month, the Ides fell on
the 13th. The word Ides derives from a Latin word which means “to divide.” The
Ides were originally meant to mark the full moon, but because calendar months
and lunar months were different lengths, they quickly got out of step.
The energy is division and it
certainly rings true sometimes that people become divided, in groups and
within.
