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It’s all about balance. Whether you’re mindfully experiencing the seasons, caring for your home, organizing your finances in a thoughtful way, planning your next goal, cultivating a gratitude practice, or taking a moment to examine your life via journaling, we are here to help. You can balance your progress with ease, intention, and joy.
Introduction to Ostara
Through these symbols, Eostre reminds us to cultivate our passions, plant the seeds of our goals, and nurture them with patience and intention. She encourages us to live with a sense of hope, joy, and gratitude for the abundance that surrounds us, inspiring us to celebrate the beauty of renewal and the endless possibilities of life.
Eostre and Ostara
Her name is thought to be the origin of the modern word "Easter," and she is often linked to the changing of the seasons, particularly the transition from winter to spring.
How to Celebrate Ostara
Decorating for Ostara is a wonderful way to bring the energy of spring into your home and honor the changing season. Look for decorations that reflect Ostara themes like growth, light, and nature. Fresh flowers like daffodils, tulips, and hyacinths can brighten up any space, while greenery and budding branches symbolize the Earth's awakening. Fairy lights or candles can honor the lengthening days. Pastel colors, reminiscent of soft spring hues, can be incorporated for a warm and inviting atmosphere. And of course, here’s your chance to go all out with Ostara symbols such as eggs, rabbits, butterflies, and birds!
Litha Meditation
Welcome to this Sun Blessing Meditation. As the Wheel of the Year begins its cycle at Yule, the darkest time of the year, we honor the rebirth of the sun and the return of its light. Yule reminds us that even in darkness, there is the promise of renewal, growth, and hope. This meditation is an opportunity to connect with the sun's life-giving energy, to invite its blessings into your life, and to reflect on the cyclical nature of time and light.
Journal Prompts for Litha
Write about a moment when you felt recharged by sunlight.
What areas of your life feel most abundant right now?
How have you grown personally since the last solstice (Yule)?
Ostara Associations
Green aventurine, often called the "stone of opportunity," is deeply connected to themes of growth, renewal, and abundance, making it a perfect crystal for Ostara. Its vibrant green hue resonates with the energy of spring, symbolizing new beginnings and the flourishing of life. Green aventurine is believed to bring luck, enhance confidence, and inspire optimism—qualities that align with the hope and potential of the season.
Lammas Meditation
Visualize yourself gathering these dry stalks and placing them in a separate pile. With love and gratitude for the lessons they’ve brought, imagine a gentle fire consuming them, transforming them into ash that will nourish the soil for future growth.
Journal Prompts for Lammas
How do you (and can you) share your talents to help others or build community?
How are you a leader in your life? How do you nurture your leadership skills?
Write about a time when thinking strategically led you to personal growth.
Ostara Meditation
Imagine yourself in a beautiful garden on the verge of spring. Beneath the earth, dormant seeds are awakening, just as you are beginning to awaken to new possibilities within. Allow yourself to connect with the energy of these seeds, each one holding the potential for growth, for beauty, for vibrant life. As the earth nourishes these seeds, so too are you supported in this season of transformation.
Introduction to Yule
It is also a time to light up the dark night with our gratitude, laughter with loved ones, and lights. We can indulge our seasonal whimsey and decorate a Yule tree to our hearts’ content! And it’s time for a Yule log: Burn a decorated log (traditionally oak or ash) in the fireplace or symbolically in a candle ritual. As it burns, make wishes or express gratitude for the past year and hopes for the next.
How to Celebrate Yule
If you have access to a fireplace, why not try out the tradition of the Yule log? You can either burn a special log over several days or simply burn a large piece of wood during the solstice itself. Some people like to decorate it with holly or other natural materials before burning it. As it burns, take time to think about the year ahead, focusing on new beginnings.
Beltane Meditation
Look around at the lush greenery, the vibrant colors of flowers in full bloom, and the rich, dark soil that is soft and ready for new life. The energy of Beltane is all around you, full of life, love, and possibility. This is a time when the earth, filled with the energy of creation, is awakening and inviting you to plant new intentions, ideas, and dreams.
Journal Prompts for Beltane
The Maypole dance represents unity and rhythm. What would your life look like if you embraced more flow and rhythm in your day-to-day existence?
How do you nurture the things you want to grow in your life? What care and attention do they need from you?
As we transition into the warmth of summer, what is one thing you want to let go of in order to embrace new energy?
What qualities of the earth and sky do you want to bring more of into your life this Beltane? How can you embody them more fully?
Yule Meditation
Imagine yourself in a cozy, warm room on a cold winter night. A crackling fire burns brightly in the hearth, casting a golden glow and filling the space with warmth and light. In front of you lies a beautifully decorated Yule log, carefully chosen and prepared for this special moment. This log, made from sturdy oak, symbolizes strength, longevity, and the return of light.
Journal Prompts for Ostara
Describe your ideal garden. Even if you don’t have the time or space now—or even if this fantasy involves hiring a gardener! What would you plant in your garden?
What qualities of the rabbit—such as vivacity and energy—do you see in yourself? How can you embrace these traits more fully this spring?
What are your favorite symbols of spring (flowers, animals, etc.), the ones you look forward to the most? What do they mean to you?
Journal Prompts for Yule
How do you incorporate nature and its magic into your Yule celebrations?
Reflect on the significance of the winter solstice. What does this turning point of the wheel of the year mean to you?
Write about the importance of stillness and introspection during this festive season.
Yule Associations
No Yule celebration is complete without the aromatic allure of spices such as cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. These spices are staples in Yule cooking, imbuing foods with flavors that not only delight the palate but also warm the body.
the Oak King and the Holly King
The Oak King and the Holly King are strong representations of the two types of male energy in nature. Mythologically, these two figures fight twice a year to mark the changing of the seasons. This fight represents the natural world's endless cycle of growth and retreat.
Introduction to Imbolc
Imbolc is a turning point, a reminder that we always have the chance for a restart and renewal. It’s an opportunity to give our routines new life, to make new plans, and to find new inspiration. Let’s light candles to celebrate the return of the light, celebrating the return of the sun and the spark of fire and creativity in our lives.
Journal Prompts for Imbolc
Set a goal for your physical space, whether it’s a small new habit or a large project. What is it, and how will you achieve it?
What goals do you have for the next year? How do your goals demonstrate your values?
What are you planting this year, in terms of your personal development? What are your plans for growth?
How are you transforming during this season of transformation?