Long before there were organized religions and their sacred
days, our long ago ancestors celebrated the ancient seasonal Fire and Solar
Festivals.
These ancient celebrations were marked off by the phases of
the Moon and the passage of the Sun.
They were anticipated, planned and prepared for; some were
solemn in their ritual, others were joyous with festivities.
Regardless, each festival recognized and honored the
feminine aspect of Nature, The Great Goddess.
She was the creator of all things, the giver of all things,
the protector of all things.
She was the Maiden, fertile, young, exuberant.
She was the Mother, nurturer, protector, calm.
She was the Crone, aged in experience and wisdom.
One only had to observe Nature to see the characteristic of
the Mother.
She is gentle, nurturing, pastoral, feminine, Yin, soft,
yielding.
The ancients honored the Earth and all creatures that lived
upon it. They created the Nature celebrations and festivals because they loved
Her and wanted to honor Her.
We, today’s people, have forgotten the ancient ways.
It is time to remember them again.
Ostara is an Ancient Solar Festival celebrated on the vernal
equinox. Or what we sophisticated
moderns call the first day of Spring.
The Truth about Ostara lies somewhere between our inner genetic
memories and modern myths.
Ostara is a celebration of new life, new growth, and new
energies springing forth to cleanse away the old stagnant energies of winter.
It is a time to consider ourselves, our Truths, to dispose
of what is not working in our lives, to find our Path, to rework our future.
It is a time to walk in newness of Life, as the Christian
Bible so aptly agrees in an analogy of the energies of Spring.
