A nice article on Ostara

Click the title to go to the article on witchvox.com. Bronwynn Torgerson has written a nice article with ways to reconnect to the earth and to Ostara. While I don't think Ostara has become largely a children's Sabbat, I like her suggestions and the images she invokes. She even includes suggestions for a spring picnic, which you know I like!

Here is a little snippet from the article:

You may have to take the taste of spring camping with you. Put together a salad of spring greens and herbs. Set a dish of plump strawberries or blackberries for dessert. I dare you to play at face painting by tracing some of the juice across your nose or cheeks!

Pour yourself a glass of spring water with a sprig of mint. Dice up an apple and scatter it nearby, that the creatures of the earth might dine too. If you are led to say a pagan grace, it might be something like this:

“Blessed is the earth on which I stand. One Mother, giver of all life, renewed and renewing for time without end. Blessed is the goodness you provide to nurture my body and soul. May I walk gently, ever mindful of your grace. So mote it be.”

Savor your little feast and thank Ostara for feeding you once again. Take time to be grateful. After your meal, see what gift you can give back to the earth. Pick up some aluminum cans or trash. Pour the last of your water at the base of a tree, or bury a few silver coins for the unseen spirits of the land.

How lovely. Thank you, Bronwynn Torgerson.