It's the #NewMoon but it's also an eclipse, so instead of a simple little past-present-future #tarot thing, I used a special "As Above" spread "intended to offer guidance and insight into the energies at play during the upcoming Aries eclipse."
@jdekg and I got this spread at an #Ostara lesson & ritual we attended at the occult shop. The very nice witches gave it to us.
Anyway, the cards have a clear message for me tonight.
This post continues my holiday series. In these posts, I don’t get into details about the origin of the Wheel of the Year, or any academic study, because there are already tons of good blogs covering those aspects.
The goal here is to give a glimpse into how I personally celebrate these holidays. I hope to inspire others in their celebrations, and to show the newcomers and the curious what real-world pagan practice looks like.
Artistic little bed hoggers on this first night of Spring 2024, Spring #Equinox or #Ostara -- Clear out what is no longer needed in your life. Begin again. On the #CatsOfMastodon
The Osterbaum is up, happy equinox all!
We've been doing this for a few years now, as a family, and we add a couple new blown-egg ornaments each year to commemorate.
I love the idea of modern mythology. Stories don't have to be ancient to be valid. As long as people keep telling them, and contemplating them, they become myths. So here's me keeping the tradition alive, telling a popular, modern Pagan mythology about the Spring Equinox:
Ostara, Goddess of the Dawn, was walking through the woods on the morning of the equinox. She was giving her blessing to all the growing buds of life beneath the soil, when an injured bird fell from the sky at her feet.
She was not able to heal the poor bird's delicate wing, and she transformed it into a hare so that it would be able to live on the ground. The bird was thankful to survive, and went along on its way.
The hare soon discovered that although it was now a rabbit, it still laid eggs as if it were a bird. Embarrassed, it hid the eggs in the woods where the local children would find them, and they too would receive the blessings of the Goddess.
Blessed #Ostara my friends! May Spring bring you new and renewed growth. May love flower in your life, and may you prosper in all that you desire. So Mote It Be.
Looking for an adult craft idea for Spring Equinox. We planted seeds last year so not that.
I thought about maybe having each person weave their own little next out or lemongrass, then decorate mini eggs with what they want to fertilize in their life over the growing season.