Ostara - The Vernal Equinox
On Sunday March 20, we honor the modern beginning of Spring, the vernal equinox, a celebration of divine and dynamic balance, of emerging dreams and of blossoming light. This Sunday, we celebrate the sacred trees and plants of Ash (Nion), Alder (Fearn), Gorse, Nettle and Hyssop.
The energies are stirring.
The Vernal Equinox is a time of sacred discernment. A time to reflect on the balance of action and contemplation and to tend to that which has been neglected during the colder months.
In a time and a world when so much is challenging, heartbreaking, confusing, and frightening, rooting into presence with the natural world can help us to strengthen our hearts and our resolve towards unyielding kindness, humility, and solidarity with our human kin and our plant kin alike.
May this Spring inspire our hearts towards ever more beautiful acts of service and compassion. Whether large or small, every kindness offers a pebble into the river of human healing.
May this Spring inspire our hearts towards ever more beautiful acts of service and compassion. Whether large or small, every kindness offers a pebble into the river of human healing.
May you and all you hold dear be showered in the blessings of the stirring energies of the season.
