THIS WEEK: Spring Equinox Sanctuary Ritual

This morning I learned an Ostara/Spring Equinox story that felt like a beautiful example of my soul work, and the work we do in the Body & Soul Sanctuary.
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Apparently, the word "Easter" is tied to a Germanic goddess named Eostre who radiates warmth from within, much like the Greek goddess Demeter (mother of Persephone) who represents the verdancy of spring. Eostre is often followed by creatures, including birds, who are messengers of her radiance and joy, helping it spread to the far corners.

It is said that one of Eostre's birds became sick or injured and was too weak to fly, so she turned the bird into a hare, whose strong body was much more grounded and capable of spreading Eostre's messages upon the ground. This hare never lost her bird-like ability to lay eggs, magical rainbow eggs that she lay all over the earth, maintaining both the spiritual memory of flight but now also possessing the embodied strength of the earth, and becoming a living example of renewal.

For those of us who have touched the Mystery and recall the magic of flight and are now called to sustain that light in the tangible ways we create our lives here on the ground, this story is perfect for the exact moment of rebirth happening on Planet Earth.

Alchemy is not about denying the dark, the pain, the tension, the corruption, and the woundedness as it reveals itself. But it is about recognizing that revelation (seeing with clear eyes what is) lays the groundwork for transformation. For how can we transform what we do not see? But clear seeing without nature's miraculous power of renewal can lead to depression, overwhelm, powerlessness, and a need to go back into numbness.

When we bring clear seeing (the gift of discernment, not naivete) together with the gift of renewal (the gift of an open heart that has not lost faith), we get the perfect container for rebirth.

In the Body & Soul Sanctuary, we will be celebrating renewal through a journey on the Wheel of Regeneration, experiencing it somatically together, sharing in simple ritual, and welcoming new members into our intimate container of initiation.