Happy spring, yall! I had a lot of fun this weekend. I participated in a trance to meet the Green Mother with the Mud Lotus Project, which was very insightful. During that journey I spent time as a seed, a Calla Liliy, a Snake Plant, an Aloe Vera, and a Calla with rose petals and peony leaves. The Green Goddess took me on an adventure about respectful healthy communities and boundaries. Seeing human communities as ecosystems--all of us, other animals, bugs, flora, fungi, all are one ecosystem. I was shown the Kabballah Tree of Life, which each sephira being many many different ecosystems, all working together in one great Tree of Life. It was gentle but no less important. Others in the group had similar messages.
I celebrated with this wonderful holyday with the Evermoving We Rise Temple and with my family. My family and I read Ostara children's stories, like Ostara's Hare by Tara Waddle, The Sunchildren: A Seasonal Thanksgiving for Families of the Earth: Celebrating the Spring Equinox by Ancient Amber, and A New Beginning: Celebrating the Spring Equinox by Wendy Pfeffer. My kids were also gifted two lovely books ABC's with Deities by Lori Fonseca Bennett and Ostara Letters: Grani Hulda's Wheel of the Year Series Wee Pagan Kids Activity Books by Grani Hulda.
If you have an interest in Pagan or Spiritual Children's Books, check out my Goodreads Shelves: Pagan Kids in Training or any of my Kid's Seasonal selves, like Spring. I have little pagans at home and I am working on being a pagan children's author one day, which means I'm usually on the hunt for spiritual books for kids. If you know of others that aren't on my lists, feel free to comment!
My family and I also had an egg hunt filled with jelly beans, puddin peeps, and coins, and ended our spring filled weekend with a feast of deviled eggs, chicken salad sandwiches on toast, and fairy milk for the kids (warm milk with cinnamon and honey) and mead for the adults. Yum! After feasting I had a scry with Odin, to learn His message for my family this year.
If you observe, what did you do for the Equinox? Or what do you have planned? I know some groups aren't celebrating until a later time, which I'm glad, because it means that I can attend, too!
A wonderful local ADF Grove in Central Ohio, called Three Cranes Grove, is having their ritual on March 27th, at 11:30 am. I've been attending their in-person and Zoom rituals for years. They're a lovely community.
For more about Ostara, check out Witch Hat Chat's show all about it! Check out their other great videos featuring wondering guests, like Byron Ballard, SJ Tucker, Dorothy Morrison, Starr Ravenhawk, David Shi, and just this past Sunday, Tommie Starchild. Tune in this Sunday, at 1pm, for Hearth Foxlynx. Yup, I'm stepping way outside of my comfort zone and am checking something off of a Bucket List that I didn't think I'd have the courage to actually get done!
Today I'm going to draw cards for the Collective--for whomever comes across this post and is interested in this reading.
Since the Spring Equinox is about Balance, I'm going to be using the Temperance spread from Instagrammer @mystic.the.shapeshifter (@mystictheshapeshifter on Vero) who asks,
Where in life you have balance?
Where in life you're lacking?
Where in life you have excess?
How to cultivate harmony in life?
Today's decks are the Fairy Tale Fortune Cards by Liz Dean and the Crow Tarot by MJ Cullinane.
1) Where in life you have balance? "Temperance" a Crow Spirit said.
- The Fox - I heard "Self Deception" It said you have a balance of truths you tell yourself and lies, too.
- Judgement - Sometime you are in control, sometimes your fears are in control. - Page of Wands - A kind-hearted person and a bully (of self) exists within you.
2) Where in life you're lacking? - The Cross and The Tower - Support - 7 of Wands - Threats to your Confidence. -7 of Cups - Too many choices, stuck. List the pros and cons and make a realistic choice. - 8 of Cups - Knowing your boundaries. Knowing when to let go.
2 Sevens - Sevens tend to be about Mini Crisis in your life, but also being prepared, and rebalancing your life.
2 Cups - Cups are about emotions and relationships. So far this reading has been all about the relationship with yourself. The balance of Light Self and Shadow Self. Confidence and Fear.
It's like me right now. The recording for Witch Hat Chats is tomorrow, and yet my toxic comfort zones are trying to give every excuse as to why I should back out of it. Giving me all of the negative and paranoid What Ifs...
I keep fighting them with the positive What Ifs, like What If I enjoy myself while hanging out with friends? What if this experience inspires and sparks something greater? What If it'll be wonderful for my small business? What If other good things come pouring in my life? I won't know the answers to those What Ifs if I stay in my toxic comfort zone that wants me to be safe and boring.
Those nerves are building and I am anxious, but I'm not backing out. I made a commitment to my friend and to myself. Fighting off those toxic zones, I see that I have a lot of support--I hope you do too. If not from physical people, then from your spirit allies, your ancestors, rooting for you, too. Nothing wrong with rooting for ourselves, too.
Spend more time in those Discomfort Zones and the land of positive What Ifs.
3) Where in life you have excess? "Isn't that obvious by now?" the Crows ask. "Too much in the fear department, too little in the confidence department. But not by much. Through out life this balance will follow you. Sometimes fear is healthy and protective, sometimes it is unhealthy and over protective. It's up to you to figure out which one, or at least learn to listen to your allies, your support, and yourself--intuition. When trauma blurs the lines, that's when outsiders are necessary. Second and third opinions. Sometimes the first or second opinions aren't coming from good sources. Sometimes you don't know what those good sources are." A Raven cocks his head to side, "Gwah!" "Get yourself a diverse group of friends, cheer team," The Crow says. A small colony of House Sparrows arrive. A small family of Blue Jays. A Cardinal couple, too.
"Ah, yes, even them," Crow sighs, as two Bald Eagles land in a tree. "Diverse friends. You'll be surprised at who has your back and who just wants you to stay in their toxic comfort zones." "Who wants to control you and who wants you to control yourself." Says another Crow. "Important lessons to learn and master." "Self mastery. Self healing." - The Man - A man or male presenting person in life. Could be you. - The Fish - Crow says this card is reversed, meaning there's a block somewhere. No flow. "Fear flow" Crow corrects me. "Perhaps flow isn't the right word. More like a dam, not a natural damn or beaver made, but a man-made dam, built with pollution and garbage. Your inner pollution and garbage. Or as the Hellenics say, 'Miasma'. Spiritual pollution, spiritual uncleanliness. Not to be confused with toxic sin. There's for no hell for you--no outside place anyway. An inner hell self created. An inner hell that can be cleansed. Removed. Transformed." "Gwah!" The Raven agrees. Crow nods. - 6 of Pentacles - Crow says this card is also reversed. "Giving too much to the wrong energies. I don't need to say more. It's already been above. You are feeding one side too much.
4) How to cultivate harmony in life? - The Woman - You or someone in your life. - The Knight of Pentacles - "Be gentle with yourself. Take your time, but keep moving. Resting when you need to." Crow says.
"Gwah" says the Raven. - Strength "Learn to find the gray, the liminal space between. The balance of Fear and Courage. It takes a great deal of strength to do this. No instant gratifications here. Long journey. Discipline journey. Rewarding journey nonetheless." "Follow through," Bald Eagle says. Their mate chortles.
Did this reading resonate for you?
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