Long before I called myself Pagan, long before I knew the names to call the Goddesses, long before I saw a drawing of the wheel of the year, long before I knew that there were other people like me and that they did not consider themselves crazy....I celebrated the turning of the Wheel.
I have always observed the Solstices and Equinoxes. Sometimes I felt silly, sometimes I felt childish, but I still felt compelled to somehow mark these days.
I didn't have formal ritual; no lighted candles, no chanting, no circle. I was always aware of the presence of the Elements.
On the spring Equinox I nearly always found a few moments to be by myself at noon. I would give a silent thank you to the Spirit of Spring. I always felt that somehow this was appreciated.
My Spirit of Spring I now call Eostre, but I add Spirit of Spring. I had never, that I recalled, read anything about Eostre. I had no way of knowing that she embodies spring, childhood and celebration. I had no way to know that pastel colors, spring winds, the hare and easter eggs all belong to her. But somehow I knew all this. Not consciously, because I didn't analyze or really think about these things.
I just knew it was important to say hello to the Spirit of Spring.
That is so wonderful that you had that connection.
ReplyDeleteI was in awe with the solstices and equinoxes in a scientific way but I am so glad I found my path b/c it fits together so well with the science and my spiritual sense.
Blessed Ostara to you.