Ostara 2025

It is the day after Ostara, the first day of Spring. Here is the reading I did regarding this blog:

The Reading

Past: V of Swords

The battle has raged, causing many casualties, but the war is not over. Regroup, study what went wrong, and discover blind spots or weak links. Underdeveloped communication is a key meaning of this card. Rethink your actions and how they affect others.

Present: The Lovers

This card represents the challenges of choosing a partner. I am at a crossroads and cannot take both paths. This card poses the question: Evolution or perfection? It advocates for personal growth through relationships—using others’ help to obtain goals in a healthy manner, ignoring the fantasy of perfection. Take full responsibility for your actions.

Future: King of Swords

Discover common ground and build on it. This card’s archetype is Solomon, the lawmaker. philosopher, and peacemaker. Take a more airy, philosophic approach and remove the strident rigors of the past. 

Jumped Card: The Devil (reversed)

This card suggests I am enjoying my time off and creating chaos and resistance. It suggests I am simply being irritating. Suppress the joker impulse to get away from careless behavior even though they seem amusing at the moment. This likely refers to drinking too much.

Ostara

So, I actually did a ritual for Ostara, welcoming the Spring. Gather your ingredients:

• Salt (I used table salt because that’s what was available)
• White candle
• Yellow candle
• Green candle
• Cauldron
• Charcoal
• White copal resin
• Catnip
• Raspberry leaf
• Solomon’s Seal pellets
• Hibiscus flowers (can substitute dried rose petals)

Here is what I did last night:

1. Go to the porch and make a circle in salt around the working area.
2. Place a charcoal in the cauldron and light it.
3. Add the white copal resin and the catnip.
4. Call the quarters:
   1. Face the East and say, “Spirits of the East, Spirits of Air, I call to you. Join this celebration, I ask, and share your wisdom. At this time of equal day and night, welcome Air!”
   2. Move clockwise to the South and say, “Spirits of the South, Spirits of Fire, I call to you. Join this celebration, I ask, and share your inspiration. At this time of equal day and night, welcome Fire!”
   3. Move clockwise to the West and say, “Spirits of the West, Spirits of Water, I call to you. Join this celebration, I ask, and share your love. At this time of equal day and night, welcome Water!”
   4. Move clockwise to the North and say, “Spirits of the North, Spirits of Earth, I call to you. Join this celebration, I ask, and share your stability. At this time of equal day and night, welcome Earth!”
5. Light the white candle.
6. Contemplate winter–-the good, bad, and neutral.
7. Say, “I let go of all that was not ideal. It no longer holds me frozen in place like the ice of winter. I am grateful for what it taught me, but I am moving forward and towards brighter days.”
8. Add the raspberry leaf.
9. Light the yellow candle.
10. Contemplate blockers, struggles, and uncertainties.
11. Say, “Let the light of this candle and of the returning springtime sun illuminate the answers I seek and need. I actively welcome clarity into my heart and life.”
12. Add the Solomon’s Seal.
13. Light the green candle.
14. Contemplate ways to grow and prosper as well as goals unmet.
15. Say, “Like the grass below our feet and the leaves upon our heads, I am ready and open to growth and renewal. I gladly invite positivity, change, and development into my life.”
16. Add the hibiscus.
17. Say, “Blessed be this day of new spring.”
18. Let the cauldron burn for a bit, contemplating the new spring.
19. Close the circle. Say, “Spirits of the North, West, South, and East, Spirits of Earth, Water, Fire, and Air, I thank you for your presence and your blessings. May there be peace and honor between us now and forever. Hail and farewell.”
20. Break the circle.

Conclusion

I’ll be back with more readings and other workings. I’m going to take it slow and not be so stringent.