Ostara Tarot Spread
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1- What needs to be cleansed to make room for rebirth?
2- What is the transformation focus for me this season?
3- What needs to be balanced better in my life?
4- What seeds should be planted now?
5- How can I nurture the seeds so they can grow?
6- What will blossom this coming season?
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Ostara (The Spring Equinox)
Ostara (oh-staa-ruh) is a modern Pagan holiday that celebrates the spring equinox. The equinox is celebrated around March 20th-22nd in the northern hemisphere and September 20th-22nd in the southern hemisphere. During this time the length of night and day are equal.
Ostara is named after the Germanic goddess Ēostre but she may have been avariant of Ishtar. Not much is historically known about the goddess and the name Ostara was first invented by Jacob Grimm in 1835. Just because something is not historical doesn’t mean it can’t be meaningful spiritually.
The English monk Bede made the lone mention of Ēostre in early literature in his De temporum ratione, also known as “The Reckoning of Time,” written in the seventh or eighth century. He stated that feasts honoring Ēostre had once been celebrated by Pagan Anglo-Saxons during Ēosturmōnaþ (the lunar month of March/April), but that the custom had long since faded by the time of his writing.
Ostara is associated with fertility, rebirth, beginnings, growth, transition, and sexuality. After the dormancy of winter, nature beings to reawaken and regrow. Days have become longer than nights. This is the time to set intentions, goals, clear things out to make a new. Common symbols associated during this time are eggs, rabbits, seeds, and flowers.
Correspondences
NH: March 20-22 SH: September 20-22
Colors: Gold, Light Blue, Light Green, Light Pink, Yellow
Decor: Baskets, Cauldron, Eggs, Flowers, Four Leaf Clover, Rabbits, Ribbons, Seeds
Animals: Bees, Butterflies, Chickens, Horses, Lambs, Rabbits, Snakes
Rituals: Abundance, Balance, Beginnings, Cleansing, Fertility, Growth, Goals, Rebirth, Transition
Herbs: Cedar, Chamomile, Clover, Daffodil, Elder, Honeysuckle, Iris, Jasmine, Lemon, Lemon Balm, Lemongrass, Lavender, Lilac, Mint, Orange, Patchouli, Peonies, Pine, Rose, Rosemary, Sandalwood, Tansy, Thyme, Tulips, Vervain, Vetivert, Violet, Willow
Crystals: Agate, Amazonite, Amethyst, Aquamarine, Bloodstone, Carnelian, Clear Quartz, Fluorite, Lapis Lazuli, Mookaite Jasper, Moonstone, Moss Agate, Rhodochrosite, Rose Quartz, Tigers Eye, Unakite
Ways to Celebrate
Plant seeds or a garden
Decorate eggs with natural dyes and draw sigils or symbols on them
Do some deep spring cleaning of your altar space
Pull some cards on the energy of this season
Make offerings to deities, your guides, land spirits and ancestors
Bake egg based dishes and desserts
Spend time in nature connecting with the spirits of the land
Set intentions and goals
Take a cleansing ritual bath
Sources
https://annafranklinhearthwitch.wordpress.com/2022/03/14/the-goddess-ostara/
https://familychristmasonline.com/other_holidays/easter/grimm.htm
https://www.patheos.com/blogs/naturessacredjourney/2016/03/a-brief-history-of-ostara/
Alden, Temperance. Year of the Witch. Newburyport, MA: Weiser Books, 2020.
McCoy, Edain. Ostara Customs, Spells & Rituals for the Rite of Spring. St. Paul, MN: Llewellyn, 2002.
A Look Back Tarot Spread
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Use this spread to look over the past year and reflect on what to work on the year ahead. This spread can be used for career, relationships, business, witchcraft practice, life in general, etc.
1- Overall energy of the last year
2- Lessons of the past year
3- Your biggest transformations from the year
4- What needs to be left in order to grow
5- Goals for the next year
6- What to take into the next year
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