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"Sun grows, Earth blushes 
From cold snap to rising sap
Winter’s memory melts."-

Ostara 2012
Ostara-The Spring Equinox Has Arrived! This is a celebration of the awakening of the Earth revealing her vitality and renewed energy. With this renewed energy and vitality it also awakens our hearts, minds and spirits inaction. What have you been dreaming and nourishing since Yule? Dance with Gaia as she asks you to walk outside, plant a garden, talk to the Fairies-they all want to come out and play! Sit with her under a tree and just listen in silence as the birds begin to sing again basking in the Sun God's warmth and strength!

This issue you will learn to Create a Witches Garden, Commune with Ostara as well as learning to make Gem Elixirs! Having an Ostara Feast? Well, there's a menu for that too!
Teach your children about Ostara with Kat Dyer's Megan's Ostara!

We also have a book review of Dr. Steven Farmer's Earth Magic as well as getting in on some simple fertility advice from our Columnist Nadia Romanov in The Fertility of Spring!

Ostara is a time to play, rejoice and be happy! Gather with friends for a Springtime tea or just take a nice soulful walk with your favorite canine companion and just bask in the joy of welcoming and celebrating Spring's Return!
Cover Art by Emilia from DeviantArt at http://evidriell.deviantart.com/

Cover Story

Goddess Eostre the Eastern Star

Goddess Eostre the Eastern Star

by Jennifer Seitzer

Sat, Mar 03, 2012

"This is a celebration of the awakening of the Earth revealing her vitality and renewed energy. The seeds that have been dormant have now sprouted and are pushing themselves to bask in the sunlight. Like these seeds within Mother Earth, those seeds we have planted since Yule have begun to sprout and push themselves into the light. as well. What seeds have you been nourishing?"-Jennifer Seitzer

Lead Stories

Creating a Witches Garden

Creating a Witches Garden

by Jennifer Seitzer

Mon, Mar 05, 2012

To feel the earth within your hands and beneath your feet is a sacred and sensual experience given to us by our Beloved Mother Gaia. Creating a witches garden is a ritual all unto itself from choosing your location right down to planting and nourishing your chosen seeds. Photograph by *UKTara at DeviantArt at http://uktara.deviantart.com/

The Fertility of Spring

The Fertility of Spring

by Nadia Romanov

Mon, Mar 05, 2012

"We all seek fertility ~ relationships that are of the right substance to be fertile ground for true connection and commitment, businesses that can grow and produce financial abundance, a home atmosphere that nurtures love and light…"-.Nadia Romanov

The Muse of Spring

The Muse of Spring

by Michele Geyer

Sat, Mar 03, 2012

"Goddess Ostara, you bring us the light, and the balance of the night. We look to the East, feeling the wind on our faces, breathing in and breathing out, clearing Winter's dross: the external and internal cobwebs, making space for new inspiration."-Michele Geyer Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/4210001 Photography by Irina Barcari from Devinart at http://theautumnleaves.deviantart.com/

Communing with Ostara

Communing with Ostara

by Unknown

Sat, Mar 03, 2012

Photography: Ostara Altar 2006 by Druidstone from Devinart at http://druidstone.deviantart.com/