Playfully greet the springtime with these Spring Equinox spells, rituals, and activities. The official start of Spring, Ostara – also known as the Spring Equinox – marks the moment when the days and nights are roughly equal in length. After Ostara, the light steadily begins to predominate. The expanding warmth and brightness nudge the leaves…
Celebrate the ancient holiday of Ostara with these five fun little rituals. Ostara, also known as the Spring Equinox, is a day of balance. It’s halfway between the solstices, and the light hours have become roughly equal in number to the dark ones. Named after the Germanic fertility goddess Ostara (from whom Easter gets its…
Establish inner equilibrium as the sun moves into Libra. Mabon—also known as the Fall Equinox—is one of the two points in the year when day and night are of equal length. It’s a sacred time of balance, reflection, and renewal. In perfect cosmic synchronicity, the Autumn Equinox also marks the moment the sun moves into…
Celebrate the pagan holiday of Imbolc with one of these energy cleansing rituals. For those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, the ancient Gaelic holiday known as Imbolc begins at sunset on February 1st and continues throughout the following day. About halfway between Yule and Ostara (the spring equinox), it’s celebrated as the earliest dawn…
Here’s an overview of the Pagan holiday of Imbolc along with some simple but sacred ideas for how to observe it. “When the dark days of winter seem to have gone on forever, the first sign of spring refreshes our souls.” ~ Carl F. Neal in Imbolc: Rituals, Recipes, & Lore for Brigid’s Day What…