Tuesday, March 30, 2010  Ostara: Time to Hatch Out  All life
springs forth from the egg.  The origin of the cosmos has been
symbolized by the egg among many cultures - like the Orphic Egg
of ancient Greek mysteries (shown here) and the Akasha of
Hinduism.  To be a witch is to bend and to shape. Hence the
nature religion Wicca, like the processes of nature herself, is
all about change. [1]  The first half of the Sabbat wheel have
passed. In Samhain, Yule, and Imbolc we have learned about
death, birth and purification which are all in fact different
modes of transformation.  The season of Ostara is a time for
awakening. The name Ostara itself refers to the breaking of the
dawn in the east. It is aptly celebrated in the time of Spring
Equinox or, in astrological terms, when the sun enters the
zodiac sign of Aries - the sign of action. The change that
Ostara brings is radical and forceful change; such as to the
point of breaking one's own limits. No other symbol represents
this idea as perfectly as the ancient em