Ostara and the Spring Equinox
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What is the Spring Equinox?
The spring equinox in the northern hemisphere marks the moment the sun passes over the equator. Wiccans and neopagans celebrate the day as Ostara, though any spiritual person can celebrate in ritual. It is a celebration for honoring the change of the season from darkness into the bright and joyous spring light.
It is said that Ostara was created from ancient Saxon and Celtic spring holidays, later adopted and Christianized into the Easter holiday, which oddly falls during the resurrection or rebirth of Christ. Whatever your religion or spiritual beliefs, we all celebrate during this time of year and for similar reasons.
Who is Ostara?
Ostara, aka Eostra, is the Germanic Goddess who heralds the beginning of spring. She symbolizes rebirth, growth, and fertility.
Her name hold great meaning, dawn or east, representing the return of the sun and the gentle warmth is vibrates through us, and the extension of days. The root meanings in English are Easter and Oestrogen.
She provides us her warmth, joyous, energetic, and compassionate energy.
Her symbols are the rabbit/hare and the egg. Symbolizing energy, fertility, and rebirth.
Mythology says that, a dying bird who migrated back for the warmth, found that spring had not come. Ostara had arrived late and a day later. She ran across the dying bird, she warmed him up and then turned him into a hare. This is where the Easter bunny most likely derived from.
You can honor and celebrate Ostara during the spring equinox and the first full moon after the equinox.
Altar Tips:
- Place a picture of Ostara on your altar
- Herbs and Oils - Floral, fruity, and citrus
- Gemstones - chrysoprase, fluorite, emerald, rose quartz, fuchsite, moonstone, bloodstone, labradorite, and many more which represent joy, growth, fertility, and rebirth.
- Colors - spring colors
She reminds us of the different stages of womanhood. Which brings me to her archetype, The Maiden. She is one of the aspects of the Triple Goddess. The other two being the Mother and the Crone. They represent the cycles of the moon and stages in a woman's life.
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Spiritually, spring is a magical time! Where we come out of hibernation and shed our scales and are reborn into our new sacred shell. It is a restart and renewal; a rebirth. It is a time to celebrate the equinox and Ostara. For more info on them, check back to my blog to learn more! https://jennifersmetaphysicalhealing.blogspot.com (going up this evening)
Imagine walking through a field of freshly bloomed trees and flowers with the scents that are fruity, floral, and citrus. It is like a breath of fresh spring. With my Rebirth blend, that is exactly what you get! With carrier oils of almond. It is meant for celebration, honoring Ostara and the spring equinox, for ritual, and meditation. I am wearing it constantly right now! In the blend you get a dose of gemstone magic as well! With there being many and hundreds of stones perfect for Ostara and the spring, and rebirth, I have chosen FIVE gemstones to place in this blend to help support your rebirthing process and to give you a smooth transition into your new sacred and spiritual shell, but also give you the energy of spring in a bottle; labradorite, citrine, rose quartz, bloodstone, and emerald. WHAT!? Yes, because I just couldn't choose one! Surprise spiritual friends! It like a ritual in a bottle! Enjoy!
I have also added into this trio my Cleansing blend that is in my House Cleansing hand poured soy candles. When we start a new, we want to also spring clean our spaces to get rid of old issues, stagnant energy, and negativity! We want to make way for a new! Check my blog on a quick ritual to get rid of the old and make way for the new! The cleansing blend has notes of Palo Santo, rose absolute, and dragons blood, just to name a few! Comes with black obsidian stone chips inside. It also has holy oil within it! (SPRAY AVAILABLE)
My Last blend that I offer you is my Blessing oil blend that is the same blend I use in my Blessing hand poured soy candles. After you do a cleansing, it best to close the ritual with a blessing ritual. Check my blog for tips on blessings. The notes within this divine and angelic blend are angelica, sweetgrass, and rosemary, just to name a few. It comes with rose quartz chips inside. This also has holy oil within. (SPRAY AVAILABLE)
With these three powerful ritual blends, you will start spring off spiritually cleansed, blessed, and supported so that you can go forward in the most positive and powerful way possible!
Many blessings and Namaste!
Jennifer
