IN BLOOM-A NOTE ABOUT THE SPRING EQUINOX

Yes, it’s still a little gray with the chill in the air, most of the branches of the trees are bare and the weather report says that there is a chance of snow this weekend.

No matter how deceptive it may seem, spring is indeed here. The Spring (Vernal) Equinox has arrived, and it’s time to act accordingly.

The spring equinox is usually the day that the Sun moves into Aries. Aries is the first sign of the zodiac, and on the astrology wheel, where everything really starts. For the Earth, the spring equinox is the beginning of the year; it’s where the ground, trees and living creatures are waking up to warming light in the sky, and responding to being gently woken up from the long winter slumber.

With the Spring Equinox, we are welcoming the return of Freya, Osiris, and Persephone to the earth.

The sphinx was built to face the growing sun of the spring equinox.

In the western Christian calendar, Easter is determined as the first Sunday after the Paschal Full Moon, which is the first full moon after the spring equinox.

This is where we set up our plans. Maybe you had some kick ass New Years Resolutions. Chances are at this time they have lost steam. However, with the Spring Equinox, you get to really get into it. You get to work on your real plans, to get down into the dirt and plant your seed.

What do you want to happen? What do you want to see grow and live in bloom by the Summer Equinox? What do you want to reap and harvest in 6 months during the Autumnal Equinox? What do you want to enjoy and treasure and refine come the Winter Equinox in 9 months?

Ways to celebrate? Make some hot cross buns, which honors the equinoxes and the four corners of the year that it covers. Light some red candles to give a push to your plans. Use this equinox to rejuvenate yourself and your life.

What’s your checklist on what you want to accomplish look like?

I’ll help you cheat: find the thing that makes you excited, the thing that makes you feels free. Figure that out, and go with it. Grow your garden to your satisfaction.