Ostara

(Spring Equinox)

March 19th

Ostara/The Spring Equinox represents the dramatic point of each year when the days are of equal length everywhere on the planet. The seasons, planetary movements, and tides triumphantly renew themselves, and for Witches, create an enchanted borderland time outside of time where a magical seam joins the light and the dark. This subtle change from dark to light is subtle, yet profound, and sends the exquisite message to all here on Earth that Springtime is the season of rebirth. The Maiden Goddess becomes the Mother once more, giving birth to the power of the Sun. The icy snow melts, giving way to green petals. Ostara is the Goddess of fertility and rebirth, standing amid the flowers and vines of Spring holding an egg in her hand. Birds fly overhead, and rabbits hop playfully at her feet. Ostara and the egg she carries are symbols of newborn life. In our rituals, we also honor the Celtic flower maidens like the Welsh Bloudeuwedd, as well as the Arthurian Guinevere. Great swaths of white clover represent her paths, leading us to higher explorations of ourselves and inner wisdom.