As the Sun aligns with 0° Aries on March 20, the archetypal energies of the celestial ram eagerly reemerge from the throes of winter to charge forth into a new cycle of the astrological calendar.

This is the moment of the March equinox, when day and night are
experienced in nearly equal measure all over the globe.

In the Northern Hemisphere this is the time of year when light — both literally and symbolically — is born from the womb of winter’s darkness.

In this liminal time we’re invited to pause and reflect on what’s emerging from our depths and asking to be born into the light of the coming cycle — as well as on how best to balance the fiery Aries-inspired urge to forge ahead with the fragile nature of new beginnings.

On the Wheel of the Year the spring equinox is celebrated as Ostara. Both the nature-based celebration of Ostara and the Christian festival of Easter are believed to derive their names and traditions from the worship of an ancient Germanic fertility goddess named Eostre — Goddess of the Dawn.

 Accordingly, both Easter and Ostara celebrate the return of light & life to the land with the fertility symbols of hares, bunnies, birds, eggs, nests, and lambs. It’s a time of renewal, regeneration, resurrection and rebirth.