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That’s just part of Vermont’s charm! But it’s important for us to cherish what we are given, even if it’s small buds on the trees while other places have full blooms. Here in Vermont, we often receive snow through May. For many of us in the northern hemisphere, spring doesn’t always mean flowers. Take a Walk – Enjoy the sun and be mindful of Ostara’s small changes.Try our Blodeuwedd maple syrup in a violet vinaigrette for a unique taste that capture the flower goddess’s spirit. Now is the time to fall in love with salads again, as the growing season is coming upon us and ingredients will be fresher than ever. Prepare a Salad – Nothing compares to a salad packed with fresh, green veggies.Start your Garden – For those of you in warmer climates, get your garden beds ready (us Vermonters will have to wait a few more months)! Take your gloves off and really dig into the soil.Re-gift old items that no longer serve you. Burn sacred herbs to cleanse your space to remove any lingering negativity from winter. Spring Cleaning – Grab that Florida water and mop your floor.Using: light colors, flowers, eggs or egg shells, rabbit totems, green and white candles, lavender, crystals: carnelian, amethyst, clear + rose quartz, scared herbs of your choosing. Create an Altar – Keep the theme of Ostara in mind here.Carrying a lighter and brighter attitude in your heart and mind into the spring will set you on the right path for the rest of the year. There is no limit to how you can celebrate! The important thing is to hold the intention of renewal. Blodeuwedd is a spring goddess who truly represents the cyclical nature of the seasons and therefore is perfect for your Ostara offerings. Her story is one of loneliness, but also fulfillment: flowers must bloom in the spring, and they must wither in the fall. She was caught and transformed into an owl, doomed to solitude from people and fear from other animals. She fell for another man and plotted her husband’s death. This Welsh goddess was formed from flowers to be a bride.

Freya, Norse goddess of fertility, is known to come to earth in the spring to revive its beauty, and she should be thanked for that.Īnother spring goddess worth honoring is Blodeuwedd. There are many gods and goddesses associated with spring, flowers, and renewal that you could honor in this time. The hare is a symbol of fertility and the moon. The egg is the rebirth as well as the cosmic egg ( egg yolk/egg white), the balance of light and dark & male and female. Her two key symbols are the hare and eggs. One is that she turned a wounded bird into a hare to save it, and the bird-hare laid decorated eggs to thank her (which eventually morphed into the Easter Bunny giving colorful eggs to children, if you’re wondering). There are various stories of Ostara/Eostre. Shake off the gloom of the long, dark winter and welcome a new season. Ostara is the perfect time to step back and appreciate these changes. Although Ostara is marked by a balance between light and dark, daylight is on the rise and darkness diminishes. Picture the snow melting, flowers in bloom, bears coming out of hibernation, and baby animals being born.

The time of Ostara also represents new beginnings. T he naming of the hormone Eostrogen, essential to women's fertility is no doubt from her name. It's the first of Spring! Ostara takes its name after the Germanic goddess, Eostre/Ostara, and is celebrated to bring fertility, renewal and re-birth. From March 19 th to 22 nd, embrace the coming of spring! Commonly known as the spring equinox, Ostara is a time of renewal and rebirth from the cold grip of winter. As we set our sights on brightest days, we must also prepare our hearts and minds for Ostara.

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