OSTARA BLESSINGS 2023
March 20, 2023 2:24pm PDT
(Vernal Equinox)
Sun at 0° Aries / Earth at 0° Libra
Astrological New Year!
Solar energies fuse with earthly energies to herald the rising of the God
THE ENERGIES
Axis: Aries / Libra
Self / Other
Independent / Partnered
Individuality / Duality
Trivinity: Line
raw, directed energies
These signs initiate (Aries, Cancer, Libra, Capricorn)
Sabbat: Minor
The Minor Sabbats initiate each of the modern seasons.
The equinox is a time to reflect on balance and duality; the polarities of flux. Representing both life and death, the God is both a Sun and Earth deity. At the Vernal Equinox, the solar energies birthed at Yule unite with the earthly energies growing out of Imbolg to bring forth life and the rising of the God at Ostara.
THE WHEEL OF THE YEAR
The pure vitality of the God (sun in Aries) unites with the fecundity of the Goddess (earth in Libra) to resurrect life.
The God at Ostara
“Alala!”
Hear the battle cry of the God as the Sun moves into Mars-guided Aries, the sign of action, initiation, and the warrior…and the first sign of the zodiac. Day and Night are equally matched today but, at the end of the battle, Day will win and light hours will begin to outnumber the dark.
At Yule, the God was born. At Imbolg, he became the saviour hero, bringing the divine gift of fire. Now at Ostara, the God becomes the divine fire – the rising one – embodying the vitality and virility of life itself.
The Goddess at Ostara
As for the Goddess, she gained a sense of herself in Leo and has spent the last month moving through the earth sign, Virgo (Virgin meaning “whole unto Herself”). Now, the Goddess ascends from the earth and moves into harmonizing, Venus-guided, Libra. In the partnering sign of Libra, the fecundity of the Goddess unites with the virility of the God to resurrect life on earth.
GIRDLE OF THE GODDESS
In the language of Theodomy, the 12 signs of the zodiac are further divided into 36 primordial energies of the divine feminine, called the Girdle of the Goddess.
At the time of Ostara, the Sun is in the 1st primordial energy activating Anat, the Goddess of Aggression and Will. See my post ANAT for more details.
Other posts to check out at Ostara:
EQUINOX
THE ELEUSINIAN MYSTERIES
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What sprouted at Imbolg grows roots at Ostara.
May your workings bear fruit in the coming months.
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OSTARA & THE FIRST QUARTER MOON
Moon Squares Sun 90°
Rises ~noon Sets ~midnight
7 – 10 ½ days after New Moon
Roots
Light and Dark in Balance, Light Gaining
Act, Decide, Build, Confront, Motivate, Organize, Assert, Empower, Materialize, Form, Pursue
At the First Quarter phase, the life force must firmly establish itself in its environment and take direct action to build the organic structure that is to become the vehicle for the life purpose. With the light gaining, the structural outline of what is to be comes into form. The symbolic seed establishes its root and stem structure.
Roots go deeper, the stem shoots up further, and leaves form as a new strong body is created.
The First Quarter Moon looks at newly devise plans from a distance and gives a first glimpse of objectivity. This can create a sensitive issue or it can give the resolve necessary to make improvements and keep going. This phase is about empowering, strengthening and taking action.