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 Huomenta!

The spring equinox, also called the vernal equinox, occurs on March 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere and September 20 or 21 in the Southern Hemisphere.  This is the point when the sun crossed the plane of the equator, and day and night are the same length across the planet.  Earth Mother is pregnant and is birthing once again.  Crops can once again be planted.

 

This card features a rendition of Ostara, sometimes spelled Oestre or Eastre, as Germanic goddess of spring.  Ostara is also a northern European name for Astarte, which means “womb”; and is another name for Venus, the goddess of love, passion, and creativity.  The Christian holiday of Easter stems from this goddess, and in this card we see some archetypal symbols of the spring equinox that represent the rebirth of the world, such as rabbits, eggs and flowers.  It is indeed a time for renewal.

 

You thought this passage you have been through would never end.  Just as certain that the light of the world fade every few months, it makes its return, and the Earth rejoices.  The fresh breath of spring sweeps away the cobwebs acquired from the absence of the light.  The light is now obviously increasing as Nature begins to emerge in all her many forms, shapes and colours that remind us of the continual cycles of Earth Mother.  

 

This cycle of rebirth you are experiencing follows a considerably challenging time.  Any tears you may have shed have cleared the way for what has been gestating, which is now ripe and ready to emerge.  That which no longer serves you need to be put to rest so that a freshness and newness of spirit can make itself known to you.  

 

Sometimes birth can be painful, particularly in that passage just before delivery, yet what emerges can be fresh and beautiful.  Be with the emergence of this next cycle with faith and grace.  

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