Ostara Goddess - Spring Equinox ritual

 

Ostara, or other spelling of her name Eostre, Eostra is Anglo Saxon goddess of Pagan tradition; her name can have several connotations and meanings; She comes with the awakening the light of the awaken Sun in Spring Equinox (20-22 March) which was major festival for all shamans and pagans. Her name is related with old German name of Eaostremonath (or April), when the earth becomes fertile and prepared for the warm Spring days.

    Her connection with the Greek Goddess Eos (Aurora) of the dawn is very clear. Ostara is linked with awakening, direction East fertility, new beginnings, her symbols are white hare, spring flowers and eggs.

      The spring goddess has amazing appearance as her name means “light of the rising sun”, her direction is East, and her colour is green and red. Ostara had festival with gathering clean spring water and cleansing the home and energy, young maidens were dressed in white, symbolising purity, renewal and rejuvenation. This is festival of beginning of warmth and birds of spring.

In this time it`s perfect for home cleansing, setting intention what you need to do and a fresh start to a project. Think how your life needs to be changed in a positive new direction.

Other symbols of Ostara are: white hare, rainbow, birds, daffodils, butterfly, full moon;

    In Ancient pagan traditions this is the time for colouring egg (which was adopted later by the Christian church in Easter). Each colour of egg symbolises different intention and gives blessing to certain area of life. For example colour red is for good health, fertility; green – growth and rejuvenation; yellow – joy, vitality; blue – peace, calm mind;

 

Personal Ritual  for Ostara ❥

You can make the following ritual, or adapt it to be your own (rituals are very personal creation of energy);

You need 6 white or green candles on the altar;

Bowl with water and sea salt;

Crystal wand or athame (by choice);

Spray with water and lavender, clarie sage oil;

    Now light up the candles in any appropriate time. Imagine yourself surrounded by light, and your aura expands. Take a few deep breaths and say “I call the goddess Ostara now to be with me for this ritual. I ask the goddess to bring me blessings of health, love, rejuvenation and creative energy in all aspects.”

 Visualize steraming green light coming from your Crown chakra and down all your body.

Then take one candle and start to from East: “I invoke the spirits of the East, spirits of Earth to encircle me with green light and blessing of health and rejuvenation, stability and grounding. Thank you.”

Move with the candle to the South and say: “I invoke spirits of the Fire, spirits of South to encircle me with red and yellow light; bring me blessing of passion, inspiration and motivation; Thank you, spirits of South.”

Move with the candle to the West: “I invoke the spirits of Water, spirits of West, encircle me with blue light  and bring me blessings of peace, love and purity. Thank you spirits of West.”

Now repeat the words to the North direction: “I invoke the spirits of Air, spirits of North, encircle me with crystal white light, send me blessings of wisdom, knowledge and clarity. Thank you spirits of North.”

Now you can meditate for a while with this strong enhancing energy and blessings in your space. Then take your crystal and draw circles, spirals in each corner of the room, visualizing the negative energy being pulled inside these spirals. You can say affirmation or words like “I ask angels of cleansing and protection to remove, clear and cleanse all the negative energy from my space now, in all directions of time and space. Amen.”

The last step is to sprinkle the water and spray with lavender and clairy sage in each corner of the room.

Your ritual is finished and you can thank the Goddess Ostara, bring the flowers, and coloured eggs on the altar if you have.

Happy Spring!  

Nina Lea-Nour *

Angel`s medium 
© Mar. 2021