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THE END OF WINTER is finally at hand. Many people are coming out of a timefilled with cold and often darkness as well. For many, the winter monthscan be downright depressing between a lack of sunshine and bad weather. Withthe coming of Ostara and spring, the sun is shining once more. The weather isimproving and growing warmer each and every day. Birds are returning, flowersare poking through any leftover snow, and grass is turning from a faded yellowbrownback to a vibrant green. While thoughts and projects have been
internalized during the winter months, it’s now time to focus once again on theworld blossoming outside of us.Ostara, which is also known as the Vernal Equinox, falls generally on March20 in the Northern Hemisphere (September in the Southern Hemisphere), andmarks when the sun hits its zenith, the point on the celestial sphere directly overthe equator. Each year the time of the equinox shifts about six hours, making itpossible for the precise equinox to fall between March 20 and March 21. Ostarais the official start of spring in the Northern Hemisphere whether you live in anarea that is warm year-round, or in an area where the ground is still covered insnow when this date rolls along.While there is a rather complicated mathematical formula to figure out whenthe precise equinox will occur, most people are happy to use an almanac, check acalendar, or look up the day or even the precise moment somewhere online.Though the equinox is said to be equal amounts of day and night (and literallybreaks down to mean equal night—Latin aequus meaning “equal” and noxmeaning “night”), this isn’t exactly true. It all depends on where you live. Thoseliving closer to the equator still see more daylight than darkness, while thosefarther away from the equator will see less daylight, something that is oftenoverlooked when people talk about us having an equal amount of daylight andnighttime. The most important aspect therefore of the equinox isn’t really theamount of daylight or nighttime, it’s that moment when the sun does actually hitits zenith. This is something that happens all over the world at the same time.When the sun hits its zenith, it hits it. There is one precise moment in time onthat given day when the sun is perfectly lined up with the equator, whether youare in America or Australia. This moment is when spring hits and when light andday begin their triumph over dark and night.After Yule, because of the tilt of Earth’s axis, the sun’s light moves farthernorth and gives those of us in the Northern Hemisphere days that are growing inlength. At Ostara, the day and night are close to equal with the sun still growingstronger and the days longer. With more sunlight and the heat given off due tothe angle of the sun’s rays, the earth begins waking up. From the plants startingto sprout from the ground to the trees growing buds for leaves and flowers toburst from, the animals that come out of hibernation, and others that begin their
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If you see small bubbles in the wat
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Divination by FloromancyUsing flowe
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When doing card readings or other t
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If you don’t already meditate, Os
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Your LifeThis meditation is pretty
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Meditation for New BeginningsIn thi
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balance that is healthy and benefic
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of equal day and equal night,on thi
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RITUAL IS THE CEREMONIAL aspect of
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Ostara Ritual for a SolitairePurpos
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Today brings the dawning of a new s
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I will continue to fight for what I
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Turn to the north, and say:Depart f
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The third altar is your altar of ne
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join with us tonight
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of equal dayand equal night.Next, t
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on this sacred day
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of equal dayand equal night.Next, t
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on this sacred day
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and soon flowers shall be fragrant
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We will walk hand in hand with the
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Ostara Ritual for Two PeopleThis ri
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of equal dayand equal night.The oth
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Using the list on the next page as
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yin
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active
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love
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noon
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white
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male
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life
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stop
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up
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over
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friend
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pain
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easy
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openThese will give you a jumping p
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If the representation is a candle,
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Balance
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change
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growing in strength
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new beginnings
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rejuvenation
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Magickal Focus
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balance
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fertility
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lust
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new love
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prosperity
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Suggested WorkingsBonfires creating
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Female
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Mother of the Earththe Goddess in t
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the Green Man
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GoddessesAmalthea (Greek)Aphrodite/
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ColorsGreen: Abundance, calming, fe
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clean crisp air
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crocus
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daisy
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honeysuckle
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jonquil
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narcissus
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primrose
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any spring floral scent
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Tarot Keys
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the Fool
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the Priestess
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Justice
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Symbols and ToolsBaskets: Gathering
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dill
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honey
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lettuce
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seafood
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DrinksDrinks that come in spring co
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Activities and Traditions of Practi
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cascarones
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egg hunts
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making plans for the yearpainting o
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start seedlings
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Acts of ServiceAssisting with the h
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BooksBreathnach, Sarah Ban. Mrs. Sh
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Sofaer, Anna P., and Sinclair, Rolf
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MidsummerRituals, Recipes & Lore fo
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