OSTARA
SPRING EQUINOX
MARCH 20th - 23rd
Ostara, or the Spring Equinox, is when the light and warmth overtake the darkness of Winter until its power peaks at Summer Solstice in June.
Ostara is a time of new fire. The light and dark are in perfect balance, but the light is growing and the Sun is about to burst forth with new energy. It is a season of fertility and growth.
Ostara is the Anglo-Saxon goddess of spring to whom offerings of cakes were made. Rabbits were sacred to her, especially white rabbits, and she was believed to take the form of a rabbit.
ALTAR For Ostara
-- Candles should be light green.
-- Incense may be jasmine.
-- Decorate the circle with spring wilddflowers.
-- Place an earthenware or wooden bowl containing soil or a large seed of some kind on the altar.
MAGICAL HERBS
lily of the valley, tansy, lavender, marjoram, thyme, tarragon, lovage, lilac, violets, lemon balm, dogwood, honeysuckle, orrisroot, sunflower seeds, rose hips, oak, elder, willow, crocus, daffodil, jonquil, tulip, meadowsweet, acorn, vervain.
STONES
Clear quartz crystal, rose quartz, agate, lapis lazuli, garnet.
FOOD
Spring lamb, cream and milk, bake bread, spring salad, hot cross buns.
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