Cottage in the woods

There is a special feeling about Spring equinox (or Easter), it is one of freshness and purity, of new growth and of new beginnings. At Imbolc the changes and the light were delicate and hidden within, but at Eostar, we see changes in the outer world....the birds are singing loudly, flowers are blooming, animals are mating and becomming fertile, lambs are being born. The first warm days arrive with the fresh scent of growing foliage.This time of year is akin to the energy of the teenager....boisterous, independent, wanting to break free from the bondage and control of winter and discover a new world full of possibilities. A need to strike out on their own and make things happen......change the world with their idealism. Spring is the time to put our plans and our new ideas into action.....to push forward into the growing energy of the year.




" Do you see the white hare, standing still for a moment?

There are footsteps there......

Underneath the earth, the lady is rising.....

feel the lady rising.....

see the lady rise.

And the Lord of the wood, is waiting....."


Decorate your table or Altar for Eostar with bright yellow daffodills, catkins, pussy willow and forsithia. You can burn yellow and green candles and decorate your own eggs with bright colours. Bring some of the outside springtime energy indoors. If you like, you can take your eggs outside and bury them in the earth or throw them into the water, symbolically releasing your energy into the outside world.