Tuesday the 22nd of September the Sun shifts into the Air sign of Libra and we usher in the Spring Equinox… the festival of Ostara. As the Astrological wheel shifts into a new season we too begin to feel the winds of change and a transitioning period in our lives begin.
The Goddess Ostara is the Norse Goddess of fertility. At the Spring Equinox we honor her, for she is the Goddess of Spring and renewal. Her symbols are the egg and the New Moon. Her animals are the rabbit and the butterfly.
The Goddess Ostara is associated with childhood and new life, and the God and Goddess are perceived as children, personifying youth and innocence before their entry into adulthood. The Goddess, as the Maiden, covers the earth with flowers and love while the God grows to maturity. This is a time to celebrate everything that is great about being alive.
Ostara is associated with new beginnings, rebirth, renewal, growth, planting the seeds, clearing, change, cleaning, fertility, love, prosperity, passion, balance and purification.
The Equinox is one of the most powerful times of the year. It is a day where we experience equal hours of night and day, symbolizing both duality and oneness.
The Equinoxes are the balancing points in the cycle of the seasons. Buds of flowers and leaf, all manner of eggs and just-born life are celebrated as we rejoice in the Earth’s reawakening after the long winter.
Ostara is a time of emerging back to life, of welcoming the growing season back and of planting the seeds of intentions for the months to come. This is a powerful and potent energy that taps into bringing into fruition that which is planted. This is a fertile time of creation.
This year our Spring Equinox falls amongst a powerful configuration with Mercury, Mars, Saturn, and Pluto. This configuration of planets is known as T-square and while it has been in operation for some time, it will be heightened on this potent, magical day.
The sense of changing and our transitioning energy is heightened by this T-Square of planets. Together, these planets call for us to take action, to make the changes we desire, but to also not rush ahead.
It’s this interesting dynamic of trusting our impulses and taking a leap of faith, but not getting caught up in ego or acting in haste.
Traditionally, the Equinox is also seen as a time where the veil between dimensions grows thin, as it represents this idea of light and dark coming into balance. It is also a reminder that one can’t exist without the other.
It is only when we have basked in the shadows that we can fully appreciate the light. It is only once we have ventured into the light that we can fully understand the shadows.
While the idea of both light and dark are very real to us on this dimension, they are an illusion. From Oneness all things are born.
On the Equinox, with the thinning veil, we can connect to the Oneness within and around us. We can also more easily connect with the wisdom of our ancestors and our loved ones on the other side.
The Equinox can also activate a strong pulse within the third eye chakra, offering us easier access to tune in to the wisdom of our intuition and psychic abilities. The coming weeks following the Equinox may feel like an uphill journey as we get used to the transitioning energies.
Each day may bring its own feeling, so it is important to be present, to sit with our impulses and inspirations. We may feel a little ungrounded due to the magnetic shift in Earths field, so connecting with nature will help to counterbalance any topsy turvy heady waves.
The Equinoxes are a magical time and a time when the magnetic field of the Earth is influenced by the Sun’s position directly overhead the equator. A doorway or portal opens to other realms due to a reduction in the Earth’s magnetic field.
This is a powerful time for ritual and meditation that can offer us wisdom, inspiration and guidance. The Equinox portal is open for just over 24 hours either side of the Equinox.
Spring Equinox is the time to clear the clutter from our lives, spring clean!! Release and cleanse ourselves of what does not serve us. Literally plant the seeds of our dreams and manifest our goals. Take the time to connect with nature, get out in the garden and sink your hands and feet into the warmth of the soil. Plant out your vegie and flower gardens.
Add fresh flowers to your space, or make a simple altar using flowers, yellow candles and burn rose or jasmine incense. Create a crystal grid for the new season and tune into the element of Earth…
Happy Spring Equinox… Love and Blessings ♥♥♥