The following blog post is a short excerpt from my book, The Divine Me: Embracing Your Inner Goddess, pages 82-85, from the chapter "The Goddess in Every Month".
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March ~ Eostre
Origin: Germanic
Influences: spring and dawn, fertility, birth
AKA: Ostara
Symbols: rabbits, eggs, spring flowers, butterflies
This goddess is all about spring, birth, fertility, and the
changing of seasons, the return of spring bringing with it the planting season,
the return of warmth and promise and new beginnings.
The oddest myth that follows Eostre is the story of how she
saved a bird from freezing to death in the winter. Its wings were frozen together. Eostre magically changed the bird into a
rabbit, a rabbit which retained its ability to lay eggs.
I don’t know about you, but this puts a whole new spin on
the Easter images I grew up with.
I would imagine, in ancient times, when the rituals of this
goddess were regularly practiced among the people, she was looked upon with a
sigh of relief, as in another winter has passed and we survived. Symbolically, it seems, the celebration for
this goddess on the spring equinox would herald the return of daylight, as well
as preparations for planting and the birthing of farm animals for sustenance.
In other words, it feels like the world is coming out of a
dark frigid isolating winter and things are starting to move again, coming to
life.
Hmmm… “Eostre” sounds an awful lot like “estrogen”, just
saying.
March’s Magick/Seed Moon
A Protection Spell
The main thing about someone who thinks they need a
protection spell is that there’s something that’s making them feel threatened
in some way.
Who, or what, are you afraid of; or what is the set of
circumstances that makes you feel threatened?
What do you think you need protection from? Think about it, and then proceed with the
following spell, if you still feel that it’s needed:
Let’s create a mojo bag for protection, as this is a very
versatile way to create protection for a wide variety of reasons.
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Start with the bag, a drawstring bag – I
would choose black to repel negative people, entities, or circumstances; to
banish unwanted things; to neutralize negative energy. But you choose whatever color makes you feel
safe and secure, warm, and fuzzy… protected.
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Second – write down on a small piece of
paper what you want protection from, be specific, be blunt and to the
point. Next, take a red ink pen or
marker and with intention, along with much vigor and emotion, maybe a little
cursing and spitting, draw a large red X through this list. It’s okay to get emotional, get angry, get
all riled up – what you’re doing is raising energy.
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Third – let’s add some other
“ingredients” to this bag, just so the universe and Spirit get the full
picture. This could be personal effects
from an individual, and not just the stereotypical “hair and fingernail
clippings”. It could be the button off a
shirt, a coin from their purse or wallet, a photograph, a piece of jewelry (an
earring, or ring, or necklace chain), a tube of lipstick, a cigarette butt – you
get the idea. Be creative.
Tie this bag closed, preferably with three knots. Keep it in a secret safe place and allow it
to work undisturbed. Should the time
come when you no longer feel the need for it, you can: 1) toss it in the
flame of a fire and let it burn to ash, 2) dismantle the bag and its
ingredients and toss them into the trash, or 3) bury it somewhere off
your property.
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