This year I am blessed to welcome in the Spring in Central Europe, which will arrive today, March 20th, at 5:15pm.
The wee crocuses from my photo above survived a farewell snow storm that occurred yesterday in the mountains where I am staying. The photograph below I took on March 19th. An eerie, wintry silence; frozen, and beautiful, descended on the land, and just as quickly gave way to Spring. By this morning all the snow had melted, some of which I have gathered in a pot the night before for my Ostara altar.
As Winter went out like a lion the Spring is now being greeted with the birds singing, green grass and flowers, and a wonderful energy of renewal and rebirth in the air.
Some photographs I took of my altar and fire:
I have burned some of the remnants of my Winter altar including pine needles and cedar.
A mysterious local pixie who has become a travel companion and symbol of good luck.
For Eostre
by Galina Krasskova
"We hail the Goddess of spring,
of vibrancy, of stirring bounty,
of the waking earth,
that readies itself for the seed.
We hail the Goddess of sunshine,
and cycles, and changes,
and all good and terrifying things.
We pray for fertility in our works,
of minds, and hearts, and hands.
We pray for blessings,
and the gift of hope’s manifestation.
We hail the Goddess of spring,
as Her bounty covers the land.
Eostre, be Thou praised."
Wishing everyone in the Northern hemisphere a magical spring equinox, and everyone in the south an enchanted autumn equinox.
It has been a tough winter for many of my friends, and family I am wishing us all a hopeful and joyful Spring.
