Spring Equinox (ostara): journal prompts and playlist
A spring equinox or ostara playlist, with journal-prompts, for breath work, rituals, or gatherings.
Spring Equinox or Ostara: rebirth, renewal, and fertility
Hello friends. Today I’m sharing my playlist with journal prompts for the Spring Equinox or, Ostara. I have a whole set of playlists around the Celtic Pagan Wheel of the Year. Each time the wheel turns I update my post and playlist from the previous year. As I’ve reflected in other posts, this is always a really interesting exercise in observing my own repeating themes and cycles. For an overview of The Wheel of the Year you can check out this post.
As we step into the Spring Equinox this year I’m reflecting, as I did this time last year and the year before that, that I am ready for longer days and warmer weather. We had a couple of days, a week or so ago, where the temperature was warm enough to sit outside in a t-shirt but that’s shifted back to frosty mornings in the last few days. I am ready to bask in the sun and I really welcome the return of days that are longer than the nights, as we reach the point of spring equinox.
We have made it through the winter. Celebrating new life and fertility at the spring equinox.
The spring equinox is a point of emergence and renewal. We have made it through the winter and we’re at the point in the year where the hours of sunshine begin to exceed the hours of darkness. Many pagans celebrate the equinox as Ostara, which is a time of rebirth and fertility, as the earth awakens from winter slumber and life begins to bloom again.
The name Ostara comes from the Germanic goddess of the same name, who was associated with the dawn, springtime, and new beginnings. This time of year marked the beginning of the agricultural cycle for our ancestors. We can connect with this in a modern context though as we emerge from winter and embrace the energy of renewal and rebirth.
Ostara and the balance between light and darkness
A playlist to reflect and journal
You can use this playlist to reflect and journal, as part of meditation practice, as a background for a movement-based practice, or as a tool to accompany breath work. You can find some guidance about how to practice breathwork here.
Here are some prompts that you might wish to reflect on as part of your practice:
How do you feel about stepping into Spring?
As we reach the equinox, take a moment to reflect on what’s light for you right now? And what’s dark?
What seeds are you planting? What needs to be brought into fruition?
Where do you need to find balance?
Where can you connect with joy?
